Event Blog Articles

Even if you are super-organized, there are probably challenges to an outdoor wedding you have never considered.

Why should you pay for a wedding coordinator? So many reasons. Pretending to be a Rabbi is only one of them...

Just a few of our favorite ideas for summer parties now that we can party again!

Balancing budgets and blossoms. It's not an all-or-nothing scenario.

How about an off-white, lavender, or even black wedding dress. It's not as crazy as it sounds.

You might want a "Stir the Oatmeal" marriage, not boring or bland, but...

In wedding and event planning, there are family situations that resemble an elephant in the room. Learn how good event coordinators help navigate these challenges.

Diamond rings are the perfect metaphor for event planning. Only fake diamonds are perfect. Real diamonds are molded by time, heat, and incredible pressure!

When considering your wedding or event vendors, make sure your personality types mesh well, especially those that will be with you all day.

There are many "ugly" and/or behind-the-scenes aspects to a wedding. Leave it all to the professionals, or you might just find that someone forgot to rent port-a-potties!

As a Wedding Coordinator, we've heard some unusual quotes from the party guests. Read our top ten funniest moments and let your imagination do the rest.

After two years of living with COVID-19, we're celebrating again. Learn how the Japanese artform, Kintsugi, relates to an event planner and how brokenness can be beautiful.

Read about how life is like a tapestry -- the vertical strings are what you were given, then you add your own gifts, and when it's completed, it's a celebration of life.

Being an event coordinator is more than just planning parties. It's about making memories and building relationships.

The cherry on top... don't forget the dessert.

Outdoor events are becoming even more popular. Looking for fun, unique ideas?

Be sure to bring your toolbox, and also make sure you have the right tools in it.

5 Tips for the DIY Bride (and why you might not want to DIY).

"Keep the small stuff small."

How do you embrace the trends while valuing tradition?

Journey or Destination? Process or Pinterest? Dare I say both?

Orchestrated Events is about unity and celebration.

So every year, we celebrate January as a New Year. We throw around resolutions, we discuss clauses involving “new beginnings” and say things like, “out with the old and in with the new.” Never have these sentiments been more true than now, at the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. For those of […]

Everyone has a story. This is true every day, in every situation. But in 2020? Everyone has an adventure story! The narrative has changed, for all of us. And here at the end of it, as we prepare to celebrate Christmas and then another New Year, we’re not just looking ahead at resolutions. We’re looking […]

The calendar says November, and the season is changing, but thankfully the temperature has allowed us to hold onto a beautiful autumn for a little longer! Mother Nature has bestowed several 70-degree days on us in the last week, and in Northwest Indiana that IS a blessing! There is an urgency to enjoying warmth around […]

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