event planner with event conflict

adpiucf · #1 05-23-2006, 05:25 PM

As someone who lives far from all of my loved ones, every wedding I attend is a destination wedding! If the wedding is on any day but a Saturday, I very likely can not and will not attend. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but these are rare. It isn't fare for someone planning an event to not take out of town guests concerns in mind.

I understand your friend is excited to plan her wedding day, but she's effectively cut much of her guest list down by having a middle of the week party. Pretty smart if she is trying to keep costs down and still act like she is accomodating everyone...

I know you save money by doing a mid-week reception, but that just sounds awfully selfish to tell all the out of towners that they should make the effort... or just shady.

Buttonz · #2 06-13-2006, 10:41 PM

Doesn't seem as if she expects most out of towners to come...I woudln't either if it was a middle of the week wedding.

just tell her due to work you are unable to attend, and send a gift. I would hope she would understand.

JenMarie · #3 06-14-2006, 10:17 PM

An update:

I talked to my little and explained that my job won't let me have the day off. (I did actually ask.) She understood and was happy that I called because I'm apparently the first person from Cali to contact her since she made the decision.

She might be coming out here during the summer with her fiance so we can all meet him. So I told her that if she did come out here, I would help her little sis plan a shower for her here for everyone that wouldn't make it out. Or I offered to fly out there for her Utah shower.

But she is stressing with her fiance about money and stuff, so she was delighted to chat.

Buttonz · #4 06-14-2006, 10:49 PM

I'm glad it all worked out.

Can I ask a question about your job? How did you get started in the company? Was it all networking?

JenMarie · #5 06-15-2006, 08:36 PM

It was a really funny story... I got a degree in design and was part of an alumni yahoo group from school. The marketing director of my company posted a job opening mentioning a balance of design work and event planning. Turns out my job is almost 80% events, which worked out nice because I don't really want to focus on design anymore.

But I started volunteering and going to a lot of off-site events for animal shelters and event planning for other organizations. So that was my "experience."

Buttonz · #6 06-16-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JenMarie

It was a really funny story... I got a degree in design and was part of an alumni yahoo group from school. The marketing director of my company posted a job opening mentioning a balance of design work and event planning. Turns out my job is almost 80% events, which worked out nice because I don't really want to focus on design anymore.

But I started volunteering and going to a lot of off-site events for animal shelters and event planning for other organizations. So that was my "experience."

I'm doing Sports, Entertainment and Event Managment.

As much as I love the sports side of it, I'm looking more to get into a mix of the sports and event managment. I'm thinking about doing my externship (same thin as an interenship) out in Southern Cali, because I want a chance from the North East.