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Practical writing about coordinating events in Southwest Florida. These are the posts currently published on the live site.
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Getting started
Why event planning feels overwhelming — and what to do first
The first three decisions that make every later decision easier.
Getting started
Do you actually need a wedding planner?
An honest answer, including the cases where you don't.
Weddings
What actually goes wrong at weddings
Not the things you're worrying about. The things nobody warns you about.
Weddings
What it's like to plan a wedding with us
Start to finish, including the parts most planners don't describe.
Family
Planning a wedding when your family is complicated
Blended families, estrangements, and the seating chart nobody wants to make.
Family
How we handle divorced parents at weddings
A practical approach that keeps the day about the couple.
Family
Why I have a master's in family ministry — and what it has to do with planning your wedding
The degree behind the family-aware approach.
Quinceañeras
Planning a quinceañera when three generations want different things
Grandmother, mother, and quinceañera — and how to land it.
Quinceañeras
Three generations, three visions
The conversation that settles it before it becomes an argument.
Quinceañeras
Mexican, Cuban, and Americanized quinceañeras
What differs, what doesn't, and what to decide early.