Comments for Stylish Planner http://www.thestylishplanner.com Full of practical and inspiring content on style, image and personal branding for wedding and event professionals. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Exciting new site for Wedding Planners: Planner’s Lounge by Debbie Orwat http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/exciting-new-site-for-wedding-planners-planners-lounge/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Debbie Orwat Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:01:40 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/exciting-new-site-for-wedding-planners-planners-lounge/#comment-2435 Thank you so much for sharing this with your readers! Thank you so much for sharing this with your readers!

]]> Comment on Black Fri/Cyber Mon Discounts – Good Biz or Bad Idea? by Jeannine Kennedy http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Jeannine Kennedy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:44:42 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/#comment-2395 Isha - I have learned so much from following your business - thank you for always sharing your knowledge and talent. XOXO, Jeannine Isha – I have learned so much from following your business – thank you for always sharing your knowledge and talent.

XOXO,

Jeannine

]]> Comment on Black Fri/Cyber Mon Discounts – Good Biz or Bad Idea? by Jeannine Kennedy http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 Jeannine Kennedy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:43:24 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/#comment-2394 Dana - I seriously thank you from the bottom of my heart for your transparency on this matter. First, I am glad that I wasn't the only one who blindly decided on pricing when I first started. Second, planners need to see that we all made (and still make) mistakes in business, but we LEARN and GROW from every mis-step we take. Your post also speaks to the importance of continuing education in our industry - there is invaluable information being shared, especially in the smaller forums where one on one face time is possible. I also love that you said after 6 years you are still growing and learning. I feel the same way and I think many others do as well. Wishing you the best in life and business, Jeannine Dana – I seriously thank you from the bottom of my heart for your transparency on this matter. First, I am glad that I wasn’t the only one who blindly decided on pricing when I first started. Second, planners need to see that we all made (and still make) mistakes in business, but we LEARN and GROW from every mis-step we take. Your post also speaks to the importance of continuing education in our industry – there is invaluable information being shared, especially in the smaller forums where one on one face time is possible. I also love that you said after 6 years you are still growing and learning. I feel the same way and I think many others do as well.

Wishing you the best in life and business,

Jeannine

]]> Comment on Black Fri/Cyber Mon Discounts – Good Biz or Bad Idea? by Dana | Elegantly Yours Events http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-2392 Dana | Elegantly Yours Events Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:47:30 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/#comment-2392 I appreciate this post and all the other bog posts from seasoned pros who have taken the time to share their views on pricing. When I first started out about 6 years ago, I was that eager beaver who desperately wanted the clients to come rolling in. I did a full service for $750. And we worked together for 13 WHOLE months.. Now adding that up, CLEARLY that's just a little over $14 a week. I dare not break it down into hours. I was an intern for my own company sad to say because this wasn't my first and only wedding at that price. I was making absolutely nothing, but giving my client more than 100% of me. Looking at where I am now (and I'm still growing and learning), I've taken classes on pricing and contracts and appreciated that there was a resource available to me to help me in understanding my values in this business. Thanks again for the post. I hope that other planners really consider the time and effort spent into what they do and set their pricing accordingly. I appreciate this post and all the other bog posts from seasoned pros who have taken the time to share their views on pricing.
When I first started out about 6 years ago, I was that eager beaver who desperately wanted the clients to come rolling in. I did a full service for $750. And we worked together for 13 WHOLE months.. Now adding that up, CLEARLY that’s just a little over $14 a week. I dare not break it down into hours. I was an intern for my own company sad to say because this wasn’t my first and only wedding at that price. I was making absolutely nothing, but giving my client more than 100% of me.
Looking at where I am now (and I’m still growing and learning), I’ve taken classes on pricing and contracts and appreciated that there was a resource available to me to help me in understanding my values in this business.
Thanks again for the post. I hope that other planners really consider the time and effort spent into what they do and set their pricing accordingly.

]]> Comment on Exciting new site for Wedding Planners: Planner’s Lounge by Charlene @ Sweetchic http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/exciting-new-site-for-wedding-planners-planners-lounge/comment-page-1/#comment-2379 Charlene @ Sweetchic Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/exciting-new-site-for-wedding-planners-planners-lounge/#comment-2379 Thanks for sharing this site... I'm off to visit it now! :) Thanks for sharing this site… I’m off to visit it now! :)

]]> Comment on Black Fri/Cyber Mon Discounts – Good Biz or Bad Idea? by isha | isha foss events http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 isha | isha foss events Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:22:07 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/11/black-fridaycyber-monday-discounts-good-business-or-bad-idea/#comment-2372 Great, great, GREAT post! I am totally in favor of professionals determining their own pricing, but understand what you're really making - and then decide! Great, great, GREAT post! I am totally in favor of professionals determining their own pricing, but understand what you’re really making – and then decide!

]]> Comment on DIVA Day with Linnyette Richardson-Hall by Emee http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/08/diva-day-with-linnyette-richardson-hall-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Emee Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:19:42 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/08/diva-day-with-linnyette-richardson-hall-4/#comment-2224 So true! So true!

]]> Comment on Serious Business: Allowing Changes to Your Contract by Jenn Kemper http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/07/serious-business-allowing-changes-to-your-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-2192 Jenn Kemper Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:40:11 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2011/07/serious-business-allowing-changes-to-your-contract/#comment-2192 You are so right! I have been so surprised to see the number of typos, spelling & grammatical errors and gray areas in contracts. I have also been suprised how many vendors contracts aren't legally binding or are broken by the professional "accidentally" because they weren't familiar with what they put into their own contract! That's why working with a lawyer directly rather than buying a ready-made contract is so important! Do you use a service to submit contracts to clients & receive their signature's digitally? You are so right! I have been so surprised to see the number of typos, spelling & grammatical errors and gray areas in contracts. I have also been suprised how many vendors contracts aren’t legally binding or are broken by the professional “accidentally” because they weren’t familiar with what they put into their own contract! That’s why working with a lawyer directly rather than buying a ready-made contract is so important!

Do you use a service to submit contracts to clients & receive their signature’s digitally?

]]> Comment on Stylish Planner of the week: Saundra Hadley by featured on the stylish planner | evansville wedding planner http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2009/12/stylish-planner-of-the-week-saundra-hadley/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 featured on the stylish planner | evansville wedding planner Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:51:40 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2009/12/stylish-planner-of-the-week-saundra-hadley/#comment-2159 [...] here’s my feature if you would like to get to know a little more about me. And thanks Jeannine for the [...] [...] here’s my feature if you would like to get to know a little more about me. And thanks Jeannine for the [...]

]]> Comment on WARNING: The Wedding Scammers – Ransom Taylor – 6/13/2011 by Ashley http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2010/02/warning-the-wedding-scammers-a-list-of-names/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Ashley Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:05:28 +0000 http://www.thestylishplanner.com/2010/02/warning-would-you-know-a-scammer-if-you-saw-one/#comment-2130 I received the exact email as Jeannine and Kristie on 7/7/11. I received the exact email as Jeannine and Kristie on 7/7/11.

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