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Planning Your Chicago Destination Wedding

Planning Your Chicago Destination Wedding

by Jennifer Henderson | Jan 3, 2018 | Hiring A Wedding Planner

Chicago is a “destination” wedding spot in its own right. Tropical temperatures and palm-tree-lined streets? No, not exactly. A gorgeous lake and breathtaking skyline? Now, that we have! Are you currently planning your Chicago wedding while out of state (or know...
Are You or Someone You Know “Venue Poor”?

Are You or Someone You Know “Venue Poor”?

by Jennifer Henderson | Nov 9, 2017 | Hiring A Wedding Planner, Wedding Budgets

Venue poor—what exactly does that even mean?   Essentially, it means you took your overall wedding budget and you used a big ol’ chunk to pay for your venue that, knowingly or not, was well above what you should be spending on this portion of the planning....
8 People Who Are NOT Wedding Coordinators

8 People Who Are NOT Wedding Coordinators

by Jennifer Henderson | Sep 13, 2017 | Hiring A Wedding Planner

Over here at A Fresh Event, we offer coordination services in addition to our full and partial planning options. We do this because, even though we prefer to get involved much earlier in the planning process, we can understand the desire to plan your own wedding....
9 Steps to Hire Your Wedding Planner

9 Steps to Hire Your Wedding Planner

by Jennifer Henderson | Aug 2, 2017 | Hiring A Wedding Planner

If you’ve made appointments to talk with 14 weddings planners, you’re doing it wrong. Jen: When Kelley Kohler, owner of Haviland Events, and I got together a few weeks ago for drinks, we started talking about our jobs (because that’s pretty much all we talk about)....
11 (of, like, 112) Reasons Why Hiring a 24-Hour Coordinator is Not a Great Idea

11 (of, like, 112) Reasons Why Hiring a 24-Hour Coordinator is Not a Great Idea

by Jennifer Henderson | Jul 18, 2017 | Hiring A Wedding Planner

“Hot diggity—this planner is only $800, and she just shows up the day of our wedding and will make sure everything goes as planned!” You hire someone to coordinate your wedding day, and they simply show up that day and handle everything with ease. You and your new...
A Fresh Approach to Customer Service

A Fresh Approach to Customer Service

by Jennifer Henderson | Jun 21, 2017 | About A Fresh Event, Hiring A Wedding Planner

Here at A Fresh Event, we pinch ourselves daily because we get to be freaking wedding planners. Do you know how cool that is? Hard work, yes, but the time and dedication we put into each couple’s special day is so absolutely, totally worth it. We are beyond excited...
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