At my recent wedding, the weather gods all had us set for a perfect wedding day. Bright blue skies, fluffy white clouds. My bride had envisioned walking down the baby’s breath-lined aisle to her loving groom in her venue’s gorgeous outdoor garden. Well, don’t you know that twenty minutes before the scheduled processional, the skies opened unexpectedly and 75 cushioned chairs were collecting all that liquid sunshine. As a planner, I remind my brides to think of their guests fi

The service that supports my website no longer supported the platform where my blog was posted. I "lost" tons of blog posts and am working to get them back up. Thanks for understanding!! With love, Billie

Danny & Victoria reached out to me when I was in the baby stages of my business and offered me the choice to sink or swim. And they didn't even know it. They hired me on as their wedding planner putting all their confidences in me that I could pull off a tented, backyard wedding for oh, say 300 people... and this was WAY before backyard weddings were trending (and when gatherings of 300 were allowed and awesome). I was up to the task. I rarely, if ever, have backed down f

So happy you're here, happy, healthy, and engaged! Way to go! You've shown off the ring, made the social media posts, and have, at least mentally, picked your bridal party. Now what? The next step is the most important step in your entire marriage if you ask me.... and you're reading my blog so that's basically like asking me, right? The very next thing I want you to do is to PRIORITIZE YOUR MARRIAGE. Never let your wedding plans come before your marriage plans. Take th