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Best Of Preston: Inspiration: Giving Yourself a Second Chance

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have just returned from giving a speech in Columbia, SC.  I loved being there and cannot wait to tell you more about the experience on Friday. Today, I want to talk about the wonderful blessing that comes with connecting with my fellow vendors.  Nothing beats coming across a fountain of knowledge, [...]

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Dear Preston: Clients Won’t Pay Me The Amount I Feel I Deserve

Dear Preston: After receiving a degree in business and taking three planning courses, I took time out to carefully create a solid financial plan (two years to be exact), and I launched my planning company.  I did a lot of research on what other planners were charging in my city and found the average to be [...]

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My Interview With Arturo de Noriega

Dear Readers,   I am currently in Lima, Peru, one of the loveliest places I have visited.  The smells, colors, and people are intoxicating, and the food? I have gained five pounds!  Suffice to say that if you have not experienced Peruvian food, you have not lived.  My journey to Lima came by way of [...]

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What Are Your Clients Paying in Your Area?

Dear Readers,   Happy Monday!   Having the chance to travel around the world has given me the wonderful opportunity to speak to a number of planners, vendors, florists and others in the event industry.  When the topic of pricing comes into play, the conversation can become quite colorful.  I have recently heard the following statements: [...]

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Last Minute Cancellations Caused By Mother Nature

Dear Readers:   Many of you might have heard that those of us living in the East Coast of the United States are preparing for a visit from “Sandy”, a hurricane forecasters are calling “historic” for various reasons.  Though we have not yet seen a drop of rain, winds have picked up, and we have seen the [...]

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How Does Your Vision (Of Yourself) Impact Your Clients?

  Dear Readers, Today I would like to speak on the importance of self-respect and self-nurturing.  As event planners, designers, florists and artists, we are constantly giving to those around us.  I believe that I leave a piece of myself in every design I hand over.  While I have been blessed with appreciative, kind, and wonderful [...]

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Dear Preston: When Will I Be Taken Seriously?

  Dear Preston: After years of working in finance, I decided to quit my job and follow my passion and become a floral designer. Thanks to a thick rolodex of connections, I have managed to remain very busy, averaging about three clients per month. Very recently, I interviewed with a high-end client who told me [...]

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Preferred Vendor Lists: Helpful or Exclusionary?

Dear Readers, Many hotels, private clubs and catering halls have what is called a “Preferred Vendor List“. If you are on that list, you are lucky. If you’re not, well, you could easily lose jobs. I had two very bad experiences with venues who utilized this practice. The first was with a very well-known hotel [...]

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Fearless Design: How Will You Push Your Boundaries?

Dear Readers, One of the most wonderful things about being an artist is moving through your creativity, pushing boundaries (your own and those in the design world), and coming up with innovative ways to inspire and reflect the dreams of your clients.  As you know, transformation is a big theme in my work and business, [...]

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Have You Ever Been Wrongly Accused?

Dear Preston: I recently did a wedding at a beautiful hotel in my town.  This particular hotel has a number of elaborate chandeliers  hanging in their ballroom under which we placed  tall centerpieces with beautiful fall branches. A week after the event, I received a disturbing call from the hotel manager. He claimed that that my crew damaged [...]

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Dear Preston: My Client Won’t Pay Taxes On The Design

Dear Preston: I am a florist in New York City and recently had a client give me a budget of $20,000 to do a wedding for 300 guests.  It wasn’t easy, but we managed to come in under budget. When we presented the bill to the client, she noticed that we had added the additional [...]

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Dear Preston: How Much Did You Charge For That Arrangement?

Dear Preston: I am the owner of a floral shop who recently made a bet with my employees.  I am also an avid reader of your blog and Event Ideas.  You have always maintained that the escort card arrangements are an important part of event design being that it is one of the first things guests [...]

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Showing Courage In Your Work

Dear Readers, Happy Friday and a happy holiday weekend to those of you in the United States. Today, I would like to you talk about courage and risk-taking.  We live in a world that pressures us to conform to what is popular at the moment instead of what feels most authentic to us.  Many people [...]

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Taking a Moment To Breathe

Dear Readers, I cannot believe it is already the first of October. It seems like just yesterday it was summer, yet there is a crispness in the air and pumpkins laid about, reminding us all that fall is well underway. This got me to thinking about the concept of time and how it can either [...]

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Venting: The Power of Association

Dear Readers, Very recently, I had quite an interesting meeting with a client who hated roses.  Now, I always work to make a point not to judge the tastes and preferences of my clients, but her reaction was so strong that it left me intrigued. I decided to to do a gentle inquiry.  That’s when she told me [...]

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Mistakes: Doing Too Much

Dear Readers, I hope you are all feeling productive and energized as the week winds down. I wanted to talk a bit today about the importance of prioritization.  As professionals in the event business, we often have to juggle a number of important things on a daily basis.  Multi-tasking is an essential component to our [...]

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Exchanging Wisdom in Columbia, South Carolina

Dear Readers, As I mentioned on Wednesday, I have just returned from giving a speech at the Brookland Foundation in Columbia, S.C. I always love speaking and connecting with the men and women who come to these events as it allows me a chance to really get to know my colleagues in the event community. [...]

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Dear Preston: My Paid Internship Was a Waste

Dear Preston, I am new to the business.  I was married five years ago, and like many brides, I fell in love with the planning process.  In fact, I enjoyed the experience so much that I studied and worked very hard to become a party planner.  I was advised that the best way to go about gaining entry into the business was to become an intern for an established planner.  After significant effort, [...]

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Venting: Finding a Balance in Budgeting

Dear Readers, Not too long ago, I met with a potential client who insisted that she could provide all of the flowers I needed to create her dream wedding for free. A “friend of a friend” would give them to her and she wanted me to do the rest.  My initial response was, “OK, that’s [...]

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Who Inspires You?

Dear Readers, As the week comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for the time you spend here with me, sharing your thoughts and wisdom and for your kind comments.   This industry, while a blessing to work in, can also be demanding and competitive. It can [...]

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