Posts by Sarah Cavanagh

5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Certified Wedding Planner

5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Certified Wedding Planner

Amira Harris is the owner and destination wedding specialist of Aisle Travel™ based in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Aisle Travel™ provides Canadian couples with full group travel services, destination wedding planning, and customized wedding group experiences. In addition to running her own business, Amira is also one of QC’s leading tutors for the Destination Wedding Planning course. If you’re […]
Sarah Cavanagh

Why Event Décor Training is Essential to Your Event Planning Career

Why Event Décor Training is Essential to Your Event Planning Career

For event and wedding planners, often the most rewarding part of the job is to see the big day finally come together. Everything fits together like perfect puzzle pieces, the guests have a great time, and the client’s vision comes to life exactly the way they hoped. Part of what makes this overall experience such […]
Sarah Cavanagh

How to Become an Event Planner When You’re Introverted

How to Become an Event Planner When You’re Introverted

When most people think of wedding and event planners, they tend to think of extroverts. The common misconception about this industry is that, in order to succeed, you must be someone who thrives in social settings and is energized by being around others. However, this is definitely not always the case. Yes, while extroverts do […]
Sarah Cavanagh

Graduate Feature: Tazman Baker

Graduate Feature: Tazman Baker

Name: Tazman Baker Location: Rockhampton, Queensland (Australia) QC Courses you’ve taken / are taking: Event & Wedding Planning Event Décor Your website: https://whitefoxxevents.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/whitefoxxevents/ https://www.instagram.com/whitefoxx_events/ Tell us a little bit about yourself! I’m 26 years old, married to my soul mate, and recently became a mum. I’m no stranger to a lazy day on the […]
Sarah Cavanagh

The Importance of a Well-Written Event Contract in a Time of Crisis

The Importance of a Well-Written Event Contract in a Time of Crisis

Alyssa Perna has over a decade of event operations experience in leading multinational business-to-business conferences, festivals and trade shows, press conferences, large-scale fundraisers, complex social events, and more. She is the founder of Experience Events, as well as the Managing Director of Ingenuity Cleveland. She’s also the lead instructor (and tutor!) of the Corporate Event Planning […]
Sarah Cavanagh

The Ups and Downs of Being an Event Planner

The Ups and Downs of Being an Event Planner

You’ve likely been spending quite a bit of time at home lately. (Who hasn’t, right?) Maybe you’ve been maximizing that time by taking online wedding and event planning courses, and are working towards getting your professional certification. If so, congratulations on all your hard work so far! We’re very proud of you! We pride ourselves […]
Sarah Cavanagh

5 Tips for Supporting Your Mental Health During COVID-19

5 Tips for Supporting Your Mental Health During COVID-19

Let’s get real for a second. I don’t know about you, but I’ve personally lost track of which Quarantine Day I’m on at this point. There are times when it feels like it’s practically been forever. While there’s much for me to be grateful for, even during this difficult time, I’ll admit that not knowing […]
Sarah Cavanagh

How to Live Stream Your Client’s Wedding Online

How to Live Stream Your Client’s Wedding Online

As part of your wedding planner courses, you’ll learn the fundamentals needed to organize and execute the wedding of your client’s dreams! But what if she has important guests that can’t make it to her big day? Going one step further: what if she wants to elope in the privacy of her own home, but […]
Sarah Cavanagh

5 Steps to Planning a Successful Virtual Conference

5 Steps to Planning a Successful Virtual Conference

As a corporate event planner, your career DOESN’T need to suffer due to the COVID-19 crisis. Yes, while in-person interactions are not really feasible at the moment, you still have plenty of other opportunities available to you – including virtual services. There are so many ways you can utilize and offer your customers virtual services. […]
Sarah Cavanagh

How to Work Remotely as an Event and Wedding Planner

How to Work Remotely as an Event and Wedding Planner

Just because you need to stay home right now and practice social distancing, doesn’t mean there aren’t still a ton of ways you can work remotely as an event and wedding planner! Your career doesn’t have to suffer, even in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. By taking advantage of these opportunities still at your […]
Sarah Cavanagh