Category: Event Planning Tips

Clients love the idea of hiring a planner but some—especially first-time clients—have no idea of the cost associated with your services.

Anyone who has ever planned an event knows how important vendors are to its success. This posts guides you through establishing solid vendor relationships.

When you properly execute a styled shoot, you can have your talent featured in major publications. At the very least, you connect with talented local vendors and are left with beautiful works of art that you can add to your portfolio.

Planning and coordinating an event is a stressful job! Whether experienced or novice, most event planners will make a mistake or two throughout their careers. 

In this article we get personal with Andrea DeLucia, one of QC Event School’s new tutors. She opens up about her career, her inspiration, and her recipe for success.

You might think that a client who praises you to the skies and back, would also be ready to pay you in a reasonable way and on time. Not so fast...

When Jess Adlington decided to plan her own wedding, she set out to create something unique and truly memorable. Her DIY wedding set off quite a stir, even getting her featured on i-do.com!

Forging Business Relationships So your business is off the ground. You have a good reputation, an online presence, and have acquired a few clients. Now’s the time to think about partnering with vendors and venues to get greater discounts and traffic to your company. The more partnerships you can forge with vendors, the less you’ll […]

Part 2: Building your Brand You have an angle, and you have registered your business name. Now it’s time to get serious. Building your own brand can be tons of fun and can attract some real attention if done right. Before diving into building your website, business cards, marketing collateral, etc., remember this one fundamental: […]

Event and wedding planning is a tough sell. You have to get noticed in order to get clients. Many new and aspiring event/wedding planners struggle with this area of the business… even more than the actual planning itself! In this series, we’ll look at the different requirements to building a professional brand, marketing yourself to […]