Moving the blog from MySpace to Blogspot

I promise to all the readers out there (and myself, for that matter!) that I will be more consistent with blogging. Sometimes my wedding planning schedule gets so demanding that I forget to take time out to reflect, relax and blog. Oh, the joys of owning your own busy business! I think by moving from myspace to blogspot I'll be more apt to update it more frequently. I've become a facebook junkie during the past 3 months (can you believe I have nearly 300 friends?) and so I'm spending a lot less time on myspace. The old blog on myspace can be found by clicking here

My goal is to blog about a new and exciting topic at least each week, give you some insight into my life as a full time wedding planner and to post photos from some of the recent weddings we've done. I hope you enjoy it!

We ended up having 30 brides this year (most of which came from The Knot, internet searches and referrals from vendors and past clients), and each of those brides got at least one referral to another wedding vendor from us. (Some brides got as many as 30 vendor referrals -- each!) Your Dream Day makes an extra effort to network with the vendors because we like to create a fun, teamlike (as opposed to a dictatorship) atmosphere on the wedding day. This helps lay the groundwork for future referrals from wedding vendors for new business and them providing little perks, like add-ons and discounts, for our bridal clients. ( A lot of vendors laugh at the planners who have been in business for a short time and demand a discount for their client right on the spot simply because they're a wedding planner.) It's all about the bottom line -- if you send them business (or have a good track record with other vendors that they know of sending them business) they'll help you look good to your client. As a planner you need to earn that add on, discount, etc for your client, not just expect it. The wedding business is a business -- that's why it's so important to have a planner that can teach you the rules of this business while planning an emotion-filled event. Business 101! I think the reason why the turnover of wedding planners in general is SO high is because they don't understand that one simple trick. That's why it's always a good idea to hire someone who has been in the business for at least five years or someone who has a steady, proven track record.

My friend Karah was an episode of "Say Yes to the Dress" last week on TLC. So if you see Karah and Martin on TV, I went to high school with her and we did plays and show choir together for years. We caught up on Facebook, the virtual class reunion of anyplace you've ever been in your life. Later!