With 2019 freshly upon us, our senses are prickling with new possibilities, experiences and new life. The experts over at Pantone must have been dwelling on these same feelings when they selected Living Coral as Color of the Year. Living Coral is perfect for bringing the outside in and the inside out, no matter what type of… Read More »
As a team of wedding planners and event specialists here at APHQ, we’ve made a fair share of mistakes over the years when it comes to planning and designing events. To save you from making the same mistakes, we thought we’d share 10 mistakes we’ve made when designing the perfect event layout and what we’ve… Read More »
I have always been crazy about weddings. We’re talking an absolute, uncontrollable obsession – the kind that catches my breath and leaves me weak in the knees over everything and anything wedding. So, it’s no surprise that, like many of you, I left the corporate world to pursue my passion as a wedding planner. It… Read More »
Regardless of how much you plan for this, plan for that (plan for everything), there comes a time in every wedding planners’ career that it hits the fan. From miscommunication, acts of god, and things that are just out of your control, your job, then, is to provide the best customer service you can. So… Read More »
It takes a couple things to be a successful wedding planner. You have to love working with people and be able to handle the responsibility of planning a very important day for them. You need to be patient, have grit, and let your creativity run wild sometimes. You have to build a tribe of trusted… Read More »
We don’t think we’ve met a wedding professional who hasn’t lost some sleep over pricing. Whether it’s because they don’t know where they stand in comparison to their competition or the sheer mental exhaustion of being asked to discount their prices for the millionth time, the topic of pricing can be described as nothing short… Read More »
As wedding professionals, we’re willing to bet you’ve come across budgeting articles on popular wedding websites that have you scratching your head wondering who gave them the idea that a bride should only expect to pay $199 for a wedding planner. In that same way we always cringe a little when we see wedding blogs… Read More »
As a wedding planner, it’s your job to support your couples throughout the entire wedding planning process. And, between managing a million details to pulling off the occasional miracle, you do just that! But, every once in a while something big hits the fan and your couples turn to you for support and (let’s be… Read More »
As a business owner, having a strong brand identity is important. From communicating the inspiration behind your business to your style and expertise, your brand is something to be shown off! And, because we love a good brand like a good glass of wine, we sat down with Courtney of Invision Events to talk about all of the… Read More »
Sometimes as a wedding professional (ok, a lot of the time) you go above and beyond for your couples. Whether it’s pulling off a mission-impossible-last-minute request or dealing with a rowdy family member, you do plenty of things that aren’t in the contract. So today, we wanted to talk about those times that you decide… Read More »