Finding the Right Table Linens for Your Big Day!
One of the decisions that goes into planning your big day is what linens you’d like for your guest tables. Read the blog for a few options!
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Makayla Hannay
- Feb 15
How Being a Wedding Guest Helps You Plan Your Wedding
Did you know that reminiscing on the past weddings you’ve been to can help you with your own planning? Read on for how to use this trick!
Makayla Hannay
- Jun 3, 2021
It’s in the Details
My favorite part of my job as a wedding planner is seeing to all the little details involved in an event. It can be easy to overlook the details when you’re worrying about the larger tasks, but the small things are what truly make an event magical. If you’re someone who struggles with diving into the nitty gritty, take a look a few suggestions from me for your big day: | vow booklets | If you and your SO plan to write your own vows, I encourage you to purchase vow booklets fo
Makayla Hannay
- Apr 20, 2021
How to Capture a Beachfront Vibe
Longing to have a beachfront wedding, but nowhere near the ocean? Although destination weddings can be magical, not everyone wants to go far from home to capture the beachy vibe for their big day. Let me help you out here with some tips for capturing the “vibe” of a beach wedding without having to find the nearest beach. | find water | This one may seem obvious, but sometimes it can be easy to forget. Check out other bodies of water in your area (like lakes or rivers) and see
Makayla Hannay
- Mar 1, 2021
How to Tell If A Vendor is a Good Fit
Choosing your vendors can feel like a big task. These are going to be the people that support you and help create the vision you have for your big day! Of course you want to make sure that they are a good fit for you and your vision. We’re going to explore two areas I believe will help you determine if a vendor is a good fit: the job and the person. The job refers to the ability a vendor has to do the job you have entrusted them with. The person refers to how you feel in your
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 23, 2021
Building Your Wedding Color Scheme
Color palettes. Pinterest is a wealth of inspiration when it comes to building a color scheme for your big day. Deciding upon your colors is one of the first actions in decor planning for your big day. Without a clear color scheme, your design choices may lack a sense of cohesion and coordination. If you’re having trouble finding an inspiring color palette on Pinterest, feel free to build your own! Check out this website here where you can design you own mix of colors and see
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 18, 2021
Plan B: Making a Plan for Inclement Weather
When it rains it pours! Of course, the hope is that it doesn’t rain at all on your wedding day. However, wedding planners and couples do not yet have the power to change the weather. Until then, we must resign ourselves to coming up with brilliant Plan B’s for when the weather goes a different way than expected. I’m going to provide you with some common inclement weather plans as well as some helpful tips for planning! Option 1 | Rent a tent | Renting a tent is one of the lea
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 16, 2021
Three Reasons to Have a Backyard Wedding
With so many couples contemplating a mini-mony or scaled back event to celebrate their union, a backyard wedding has moved into the slot of the top wedding trend of 2021. While this style looks different than the large and lavish weddings of the past several years, there are several key reasons couples are making the switch. After hearing my top three reasons I think you’ll be contemplating a backyard wedding yourself! (1) Cost. For most couples, wedding expenses and budget a
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 9, 2021
Outdoor Wedding Backdrop Inspiration
As we’re gearing up for summer weddings, let’s dive into some gorgeous settings for a dreamy, summer wedding. In general, if you’ve chosen to get married outside, the goal of your decor is to accentuate the beauty around you, not cover it up. Most backdrops I recommend here are all designed to enhance the view and direct the attention of the guests to the focal point, the happy couple. Embrace the view. If you’re getting married outside, it’s likely that you find the view sur
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 4, 2021
What to Expect from Your Wedding Budget
Templates and tips for wedding budgets are plentiful! What can be harder to know is what you're likely to get with the amount allocated for each area. Read on to see what you can expect from common wedding vendors! Legend Base, More, Most - You will notice that there are no numbers in this article. I have organized it in this way because specific dollar amounts will vary from vendor to vendor. What I have provided instead is a scale to show you what you can expect to get from
Makayla Hannay
- Feb 2, 2021
Honeymoon Packing Lists for Every Destination
To make this the most helpful for you, I’m going to break each list down into essentials for any time of the year that will help you capture the vibe of your destination. They may not seem like what comes to your mind at first, but I think you’ll be convinced. BEACHY/TROPICAL sun hat | not only can you find some really cute ones, they will also keep sun off your face, saving you from sunburns or sun sore eyes. swim cover-up | in particular, you want to make sure this comes of
Makayla Hannay
- Jan 21, 2021
The Stickiest Step
One of the most difficult steps for couples in their wedding planning process is the guest list. This task seems simple at first, but the farther along in it you get the more you realize how truly problematic it can be. Let me start by assuring you that this is incredibly NORMAL. If you are struggling with who to invite or not invite, you are experiencing something perfectly typical of most wedding couples. Let me share the guest list process I recommend to my clients. Genera
Makayla Hannay
- Jan 12, 2021
To Book or Not to Book
If you haven’t had the chance to explore it yet, let me walk you through “The Invaluable Flowchart for Booking Vendors During a Pandemic.” This tool is meant to help you decide if you feel comfortable booking your vendors at this time based on their various rescheduling and cancellation policies. You will need your vendor contracts in order to walk through the flowchart and use the advice to make your decision! Here’s a sneak peek: If you like what you see, download the full
Makayla Hannay
- Jan 8, 2021
Dealing with Family Stress
Coming out of the holiday season, many of us are reminded of the joys of being with family. We also get reminded of the situations and conversations that can make family difficult to manage. They are people you, usually, care deeply about, and you respect their opinions and desires. Therefore, family stress can be a large factor in overall wedding planning stress. I want to set you up for success with a few tips for dealing with the stress of family interactions: Ground yours
Makayla Hannay
- Dec 29, 2020
When Should I Hire a Wedding Planner?
You may have been thinking of hiring someone to help you plan and coordinate your wedding for a while now or this may be the first time you’ve ever thought about it! Either way, the big question is: when should I hire a wedding planner? The answer can be tough to know, especially as everyone has a different experience in their wedding planning process, and engagements last for various lengths of time. So... let me help! Take this quiz to find out when you should hire a weddin
Makayla Hannay
- Dec 22, 2020
7 Ways to Cut Wedding Costs
We're all looking for ways to make the most of our money, especially when planning a wedding. There are plenty of strategies to reduce wedding expenses while still hosting a tasteful and lively party! Take a look at these 7 areas where you can cut down wedding costs: 1. Talk to your florist about in season flowers. If you are specifically requesting an out of season floral for your bouquet or décor, you are going to pay a pretty penny! I recommend chatting with your florist a
Makayla Hannay
- Dec 10, 2020
Where do I start??
Wedding planning can be an overwhelming process to know how to start. Do you look at vendors first? Should you tour a venue? Buy the dress? PAUSE. Before you go any further, I want you to stop and take a deep breath. You don't have to start with any of those tasks. Here's what you do first: Make a "Needs & Wants List." Get something to write with and your copy of MK Events' template to get started. Download the template here. Here we go! Needs You'll want to start with the el
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