Besides the wedding day, a lot of destination brides ask me for suggestions on other events during their wedding week. The most popular one being the Welcome Dinner/Reception.
Although a Welcome Reception is a great way to invite all of your out-of-town guests to get together for the very first time, there is no rule that [...]
These are the two things that I would not recommend for any outdoor private estate weddings in Hawaii:
WEDDING SPARKLERS
They may look cool when all of your guests light them up right before the end of the reception, but they can be highly hazardous. One of my recent June weddings, the bride told me during her [...]
Not very often do I get a guest blog post from a groom-to-be or a past groom. Today, guest blogger Benjamin Parker, founder of GroomPower.com, would like to share with us a few tips on the groom’s speech.
Benjamin set up the site after his own wedding. He said: “There are so many helpful websites out [...]
I have had a few brides asking me what they should provide for the bathroom amenity baskets, and I thought this topic would make a great blog post and hopefully if you are thinking about the same thing, you will find your answers here.
You can put as many or as little items as you’d like. [...]
The one great thing about the wedding industry is that we are all very passionate about what we do, and we obviously care about our clients and the products and services that we provide. Therefore, any vendor reviews (good or bad) are very important to us.
Of course, I would love to hear from my clients [...]
I receive emails, cover letters and resumes every week from those of you who aspires to be an event planner or designer, and wants to join the Events by Evonne team. Although currently there are no open positions available, every Spring I do conduct interviews for new interns to join us for that year’s wedding [...]
I am very excited to share with you this post by Shirley Tan, the President of American Bridal. She has over 20 years experience in the wedding industry. She has been awarded the prestigious American retailer of the year award in 2007, as well as been featured on the hit show Designing Spaces (Bridal Edition). [...]
Today’s post is written by Kilee Johnson. Kilee is one of the two Events by Evonne interns/assistants that I selected for my 2009 wedding season. She grew up on the rainy Oregon Coast. After finishing a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Oregon, she moved to the sunny island of Maui. She spends [...]
One of the biggest challenges that we face with any outdoor destination weddings is the inclement weather. Gusty wind and pouring rain… we get them all here in Hawaii, especially between the months of November and March. But even during our regular wedding months, there will still be a constant breeze from the ocean. Here [...]
I know a lot of brides try to watch their diet before the big day, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest just listed their Top 10 BAD foods that we should never set our eyes on (in no particular order):
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1. Pepperidge Farm Roasted White Meat Chicken Premium Pot Pie
- This [...]
