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What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas?

Actually, I hope that’s not the case for us in the event business next week. I am finishing up an event in New York tomorrow, then heading out first thing Sunday morning to Las Vegas for my Monday morning speech at the Event Solutions Idea Factory. I’d also like to thank you all again for [...]

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Preston Bailey, Marcy Blum, planner, Designer

Your Turn: Are you a wedding planner or event designer? (Or both?)

As you know, every week I like to do a Your Turn post so  we can get to know each other better. Obviously, by reading through your posts I know that most of us are in the events industry, but I got to wondering… Which of you out there are wedding planners and which of [...]

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Bailey & Blum 2.0

We enjoyed the first Bailey and Blum so much that we thought we would extend it to a summer weekend in New York (August 6th-8th to be exact). I can’t tell you how exhilirated and inspired I felt after that first session with all our mentorees. I loved that we had all different levels of [...]

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How to Make Money: Success is About Endurance

My friend Marcy and I had the most invigorating weekend with our mentoring program, Bailey and Blum. At first, we were ambitious in thinking we could have a large group of folks for the weekend. However, after some discussion and thought, we decided the most important part of the seminar was spending one on one [...]

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Preston at Speaking Event

Thoughts on Mentoring and Events

Being self-taught and having learned many lessons over the years (sometimes the hard way), sometimes I wonder how different it would have been if I had a mentor. There’s nothing wrong with figuring things out for yourself, but having a person to help guide you and teach you what they’ve learned certainly doesn’t hurt. A [...]

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Drink Bar

Conversation with: Marcy Blum, Event Planner Extraordinaire

Similar to how doctors shouldn’t treat their own family, it doesn’t work for me to plan my own parties. So, I turned to the best for help with the Celebrations launch party (and many others–Marcy and I have worked together for years). …And just because she happens to be one of my longtime friends who [...]

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More Information Is Up on BaileyandBlum.com!

As promised, we now have all the details up about the mentoring weekend Marcy Blum and I will be giving from March 5th-7th for a limited number of 40 attendees. Visit http://www.baileyandblum.com/ for more information about the weekend agenda and how to sign up.

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Ceremony Hall, Table Design,Chandelier,Floral Centerpieces

Marcy Blum

Hello again! I am down in Antigua checking out a venue, and all I can say is WOW! http://www.antigua-barbuda.org/. I always thought that Turks & Caicos had the most magnificent beaches, but I am starting to re-think that… The weather is perfect, and I have some “work” to do, but I wanted to make sure [...]

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