So, you’ve set up a Twitter, LinkedIn, FB, Instagram, or Pinterest account but you have no followers. How do you get dedicated followers? You earn EM. Why everyone thinks that others are going to promote them is beyond me. Unless you’re a superstar, no one is going retweet, repin, like or share your posts. Branding … [Read more…]
We call them the “Wedding Wild Card Moments” because often at our events something unexpected happens. Recently, I was asked to describe my thoughts at the time of how I overcome a “problem” on location so, today we will revisit the Wedding Heckler, the Woeful Wedding Bouquet, Attack of the Arbor, the Meddling Mother, Bounced … [Read more…]
This weekend is jam packed for the Pawning Planners with one event right after the other but, I took a phone call from Chad and made an appointment to meet with him 45 minutes before leaving for a wedding rehearsal to hear his story at my home. I’m going to work hard to help … [Read more…]
This morning my daughter in law, Stephanie Hafele, helped me load and organize for a wedding at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. I had met the couples several weeks earlier to discuss their wishes and the location for an intimate ceremony in the Japanese Gardens. Stephanie handled the photography and did a wonderful job. … [Read more…]
When you take trades for services, you come across some fairly interesting and even occasionally surprising items. My latest website Texas Twins Treasures offers items that have been carefully and artfully refurbished or couture clothing, jewelry, shoes and purses. When folks ask where we find the clothing the answer is more complex than you might think … [Read more…]
Home sick and checking my email, I came across an interesting request regarding a Christmas Wedding in November at WorthamWorld from a terminally ill father who had one last wish to see his daughter wed before “going home to see my wife again” his time was short and worried that he wouldn’t live long enough … [Read more…]
I was recently asked what we do? The answer is complex and closer to “what don’t we do?” You see from weddings to birthday parties, anniversaries and funerals and even estate sales, my Texas Twins Team do it all large or small! We’ve had a few interesting trades submitted recently and need to inform ya … [Read more…]
Yesterday evening as I waited for news of my niece to deliver her baby girl, Madyson Elizabeth Blais with my twin sister, Cindy Daniel, son and his wife Robert and Stephanie Hafele, Stephaney Mahaney with her twins Maryssa and Makenna Mahaney, friend Tammi Jane Leggett along with Leigh Ann’s husband Alex Blais. It became … [Read more…]
Texas weather continues to be an issue at outdoor events and it’s one that doesn’t bother myself or my team because we are accustomed to it and a little rain, sleet or hail is part of the business. You see, much like a mailman- we don’t reschedule due to weather unless the client chooses to. … [Read more…]
Everyday millions of people are posting items for sale on Twitter, Google Plus, FB and even Instagram. For the millions of folks promoting their “brand” at least half of them are failing to reach the audience or “hit the numbers” they desire for a very simple reason- these folks expect everyone else to share, retweet, … [Read more…]