Wedding Planner Tools: Emergency Side Body BagHi Luppers, Today I want to share with you this side body cross over bag that me and the coordinators at Cue the Champagne Event Planning and Design use at every single wedding. Of course we have two big rolling emergency kits but when you are on the go there are common items that you need at a moments notice and these babies save us some major steps and time , so were fast to help our bridal party and guests. What's in the bag:
We never loose these items anymore:
Totally hope you enjoy this resource, Click here to order your own let me know what you think ! For more amazing tips, resources tools and education become a member, join us over on Facebook. Level Up + Plan In order to join you must be a wedding or event planner, coordinator, designer or florist or other creative in the events and wedding planning industry. You must have your professional business page linked to your personal profile in order for your membership to be validated.Are you interested rising and leveling up to the top of your game in your local industry and beyond? Join the Listen Girl Business Academy today, click here what our graduates have to sayShaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox. Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events. Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
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Interview with wedding planner and published author Crystal Marie Young-Lewis of Crystal Marie Events of Detroit MichiganTell us about Crystal Marie Events and How it all got started ? In 2008, I helped a friend with a fashion show. She was more aware of my talents than I was because I thought she was nuts when she urged me to start an event planning business. I made a bet with her—if the event was a success, then I would. If it wasn’t, well that’s a different story that I guess we’ll never know, because…the event was a huge success I secured national sponsors and the attendance was impeccable, the event was even in the Newspaper, which was a big deal to me... and that's how Crystal Marie Events LLC was started! What is your Jam? What is that one powerhouse thing you are known for when it comes to planning weddings. My JAM is stepping out of the box. Not doing your cookie cutter event. I love when clients come to me and say hey I need wedding transportation but I don't want a limo or horse and carriage..I say okay lets do a Trolley. Or my fiancé is part African and I want to surprise him with something special during the ceremony..I say okay lets open it up with African Dancers..clients like that keep me on my toes and keep my creative juices flowing. I love thinking beyond the norm and pushing events to the limit..that's how I stand apart from other companies in my area. What made you apply to be apart of Listen Girl Mastermind and mentoring cycle 1? I knew in order for me to reach the next level in my business I needed a mentor who had been there and done that..someone who shined in her own right and was as real and as honest as me. I knew that she would tell me what I needed to hear not what I wanted...let's face it everyone's an event planner but I knew with the knowledge and tips that I gained from Shaun and the other Listen Girls that I would be unstoppable rolling into the new phase of my business. You recently did a company rebrand , please share more about the process and those things you learned during the process? OMG!!! That process was so scary!! It was like childhood and the first day of school..lol. Would the other kids like me..lol. When it came down to it I had to be true to myself. My rebranding included a name change, new website, videos and a book all at the same time. I was becoming overwhelmed but I knew I wanted something different. Everything that I researched seemed so cookie cutter and I want my prices to reflect my brand. Finding a designer who understood my vision was the hard part. I wanted to feature more things about me and my company than the average rebrand so I did a week instead of a day. I also learned that rebranding is expensive..lol. The website, the pictures, the videos, me publishing a book, etc. but just how I stress to my clients quality over quantity I knew I had to hire professionals for the level I wanted to go. I learned that being yourself is the way to go. I kept tunnel vision through the whole process and really put confidence in myself to say hey you can do this and guess what..I DID!! What types of things has Listen Girl been able to assist you with thus far in your business? Overall confidence and putting systems in place. Really showing people that you are a business, not a hobby. Being comfortable in my pricing and standing true to that. What is one of your most proudest accomplishments to date ? The Girlfriends Guide To A Crystal Clear Bride! I never thought I could write a book. When I mentioned it to Shaun she gave me that extra confidence I needed to actually pursue it. I wanted something that would stand me apart from other planners and open doors to do other things within the industry that I love. I also wanted something to help other planners with their brides as well. Using the book as a welcome gift or help with their planning process if they are a month of client. Here is the link to my pride and joy click below to check it out! www If you could give any one piece of advice to aspiring or seasoned wedding planners that are looking to be inspired in their journey what would it be? Register Your Business (If you don't you are a hobby) Find a Mentor Invest in Your Business (event conferences) Come through Completely..don't half ASS anything! How can other wedding planners in the community connect with you ? www.crystalmarieevents.com https://www.facebook.com/crystalmarieevents https://www.instagram.com/crystalmarieevents @cmystyleevents on Periscope https://twitter.com/CMEventsllc https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalmarieevents http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+girlfriends+guide+to+a+crystal+clear+bride Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox. Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events. Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide. Mid- Week Motivation: Let's Be Clear on The Goal So this week over in Level Up + Plan we have been talking about "How to Follow Up with Clients after a no show" " so if you haven't checked that out be sure to check out the pinned post in the group as you could be letting couples who are already interested in your services walk right out the door with money you could be earning to increase your revenue. , but today I want to talk to you about the major goal. You are googling your competition like mad trying to see what they are up to and what they are doing. You have checked out their website and IG Pages and you are probably more familiar with what is on their landing page than your own. #epicfail . You can not level up in your own business when you are taking on the worries and stresses of someone else's business operations. STOP ITIt is good to know what is going on around you because the expectation is that you want to be nothing like your competition . Now if you are on the other end of the spectrum and you are like " I don't have competition " then you are crazy. I use to think that same thing to and then I woke the hell up. #Hello So now your like okay Shaun where are you going with this. The goal is not to compete . The goal is to dominate ! DominationWhen you dominate your market there is no one around you to compare apples to oranges . When you dominate you aren't focus on what your peers are doing because you are too busy beasting out the next new thing . The goal is not to blend in with what is going on around you but do something and create something so different that you dominate the market. When you dominate , what your competition is doing is not relevant. Wake Up |
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Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
Mid- Week Motivation Unleash the Fear
Hi Lovies + Fellow Dope LUP Members,
So this week over in Level Up + Plan we have been talking about the Three Vendors you need in your back pocket so if you haven't checked that out be sure to check out the pinned post in the group. , but today I want to change gears and talk about unleashing the fear in your life so that you can level up in wedding planning business, so Put your headphones in if you at your 9-5 :)
Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
Mid- Week Motivation: The Hustle Game
Hi Lovies + Fellow Dope LUP Members,
So this week over in Level Up + Plan we have been talking about how to maximize your clients design budget , but today I want to change gears and talk about your hustle and how it impacts your life, so I recorded an audio clip so that you can really hear how serious this is. Put your headphones in if you at your 9-5 :)
Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
Stop Therapy Seeking on Social Media
Last night I was laying in bed and it came to me just clear as day! Some wedding industry creatives can't level up because they are too busy seeking therapy all on social media. So today this Wedding Planner Mentor is making a house call to diagnose the non-sense you are doing in your business that is holding you back.
Let me give you three examples :
1. The "I have a Deal Seeker"
This is for sure a lifeline call. You are not Walmart or Target on black Friday. Stop having deals and running specials . You are training people to always wait for a discounted price and pigeon holding yourself to a place I know you don't want to be. You are looking to level up so stop putting out a lifeline call for help through Facebook special offers that you need business so bad .......that you will discount it!
2. The " I am Ghetto in my news feed but professional in my Business Seeker". Okay sorry not sorry, I said it. How are you ranting on Facebook one minute using profanity in a post, posting tasteless memes, or inappropriate comments , yet you want people to see you as a professional business owner. When you become a business owner whether your Facebook is your personal page or not, everyone that you come into contact with is a potential client or a potential referral source and trust they are watching every little thing you do. Clean it up, stop the rants and play the role, the role of a polished and professional business owner. You desire to play and joke create a private group for that with your friends but don't use your Facebook page it!
3. The "Debbie Downer Seeker" again let't be real here no one wants to buy something from someone that is always going through something. Today it is a headache , tomorrow your foot fell off , next week you are single, Friday you are dating the love of your life, last year you were divorced. Nobody wants to book me, poor me I can't win for losing. Today I booked 8 events- yay, next month the phone hasn't rung. Do you see the roller coaster I just took you on and how confused you were trying to figure it out , if you are using your Facebook social media account to document all your life happenings whether good or bad, potential clients are going to over look you as you don't look stable. Stop telling Facebook everything get a mentor, get an accountability partner, get somewhere and get some alone time and figure this thing out in private but stay off of Facebook trying to figure it all out !
Did I diagnose you or someone you know, don't be ashamed , just levelup , this weekly dose didn't even cost you a co-pay !
Let me give you three examples :
1. The "I have a Deal Seeker"
This is for sure a lifeline call. You are not Walmart or Target on black Friday. Stop having deals and running specials . You are training people to always wait for a discounted price and pigeon holding yourself to a place I know you don't want to be. You are looking to level up so stop putting out a lifeline call for help through Facebook special offers that you need business so bad .......that you will discount it!
2. The " I am Ghetto in my news feed but professional in my Business Seeker". Okay sorry not sorry, I said it. How are you ranting on Facebook one minute using profanity in a post, posting tasteless memes, or inappropriate comments , yet you want people to see you as a professional business owner. When you become a business owner whether your Facebook is your personal page or not, everyone that you come into contact with is a potential client or a potential referral source and trust they are watching every little thing you do. Clean it up, stop the rants and play the role, the role of a polished and professional business owner. You desire to play and joke create a private group for that with your friends but don't use your Facebook page it!
3. The "Debbie Downer Seeker" again let't be real here no one wants to buy something from someone that is always going through something. Today it is a headache , tomorrow your foot fell off , next week you are single, Friday you are dating the love of your life, last year you were divorced. Nobody wants to book me, poor me I can't win for losing. Today I booked 8 events- yay, next month the phone hasn't rung. Do you see the roller coaster I just took you on and how confused you were trying to figure it out , if you are using your Facebook social media account to document all your life happenings whether good or bad, potential clients are going to over look you as you don't look stable. Stop telling Facebook everything get a mentor, get an accountability partner, get somewhere and get some alone time and figure this thing out in private but stay off of Facebook trying to figure it all out !
Did I diagnose you or someone you know, don't be ashamed , just levelup , this weekly dose didn't even cost you a co-pay !
Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
Mid-week Motivation :Showing loved ones Grace
Hi Lovies + Fellow Dope LUP Members,
So this week over in Level Up + Plan we have been talking about how do we engage loved ones in our business to get them to buy into what we are creating on the path to entreprenuership, but today I want to talk about what happens when they don't get on board to give you a little boost!
So this week over in Level Up + Plan we have been talking about how do we engage loved ones in our business to get them to buy into what we are creating on the path to entreprenuership, but today I want to talk about what happens when they don't get on board to give you a little boost!

It's okay to dream and what is even better ? Dreaming big, You see your vision clear as day and you are fully committed to being the rockstar wedding planner or creative that you know you are destined to be . You are super charged with passion and drive and not even your day job will stand in your way, except for maybe one thing......that's right the F WORD, you guessed it family.
Why does it seem that of all people family are the last ones to support you on this journey that you are so madly in love with. Do they not see the blood, sweat, tears and sacrifices you are making day end and day out to pursue a life and career that you absolutley love????
I am going to be real with you here, that transparent moment that I am known for giving. Lovie they don't get it and for you to hope they will get it and understand is not fair. I know how you feel , if I had a dime for everytime in 2011,in 2012 that I hear Jay say, " you still over there playing on the computer" when I was researching getting a business license or looking into local classes at my small business bureau or working tirelessly doing my own website design because I didn't have the money to invest for a professional to do it for me, I tell you , if I collected only a dime for each time I would still be rich. We are raised in a world where you go to school, pay attention do well academically , continue to higher education, get in debt possibly trying to pay for it , get a good job with benefits and stability and if you do all those things well then you have made it ! Thats right made it big working for someone else for the rest of your life. This is rocket science this is American culture 101.
Wait a minute, what about us dreamers , us doers, us belivers, the faith seekers, the risk takers, what about us. Here we are, but guess what, while our world is trending towards a economy that is fueled by small businesses we are still the minority so how do you combat family that don't get it ? YOU DON'T. You don't argue, you don't cry ( at least not to them about it, cry in private) you ACT, you simply stay the path and show them , don't give up, you pursue your dreams , you hustle your butt off and you make it happen, not for the moment that you can say " I told you so " being filled with animosity towards your family but to watch them be so proud and to watch them become your biggest cheerleader, to watch them become your partner, guiding you on business decisions , looking out for your best decisions. You know what allows this shift to happen, seeing your determination helps but do not you know what helps more than that INCOME, just being honest here, when you are able to stop volunteering your time, doing probono work and really start to generate income that can pay for a family vacation , or the kids sporting uniforms oh honey get ready for your pat on the back encouragement.
GRACE give it for lack of understanding, give it for your sanity and share it when you come through to the otherside . Stay the course, dream and show GRACE, OUR JOURNEY IS NOT THE MOST COMMON ONE.
Shaun Cox of www.TheShaunCox.com. Shaun Cox is a Wedding Planner , Wedding Industry Mentor based in
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
offering training, consulting and education of Wedding Planners and wedding creatives nationwide. Shaun Cox is the owner of Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design Chattanooga and Cleveland Tennessee Premier
Wedding Planning and Event Studio Owned by Coordinator and Senior Wedding and Event Planner Shaun Cox.
Cue the Champagne Event Planning + Design offers Wedding Day Event Management Services formerly known as Day of Wedding Coordination, Full Service Wedding Planning Services, Elopement Planning and Event Design Services for all your Social and Corporate Events.
Cue The Champagne Event Planning + Design caters to Weddings and Events
in Cleveland Tennessee, Chattanooga Tennessee, and surrounding Tennessee, North Georgia Wedding locations and Worldwide.
Hey Lovie
Thanks for jumping on the blog and checking everything out ! You know this blogging stuff is important, I share that with you all the time so be sure that after you are finished up here you hop on over to your own blog and get things going over there to boost your own seo! Now enough lecture , let's get to the good stuff, carry out and enjoy your stay. XOXO- Shaun
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