Guest Blogger Beaux and Belles: How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Photographer

I’d like to introduce to you Brittany from Beaux and Belles— she is A Well Crafted Sponsor and has taken the opportunity to guest post here on the blog. If you haven’t been over to Beaux and Belles, but you love parties, then you should hop on over. Brittany features events, party trends, and tons …

Love ’em or Leave ’em Party Trends: Paper Straws

Party trends come and they go— some are classic, and others are fads. Thinking through the many trends that I play around with or decide to leave out of my events, I came up with the following series. Love ’em or Leave ’em Party Trends I’ll feature a different party trend every so often and …

A Fairytale Halloween

Happy Halloween! For the past six years my husband and I have hosted a Halloween party at our home. We (or, should I say… I) love this holiday. I love the theatrical nature of it. I love the multitude of themes. I just love it. We’ve done several different themes over the years. So, this …

Featured: Three Tips for Making Kid’s Parties Fun for Everyone on Cup of Ting

  I was thrilled when Ting of Cup of Ting asked me to share a kid’s party post with her readers. One of the hardest things for me to learn when I went to having all adult parties to parties that also included kiddos was HOW to throw a party in which everyone could still …

Behind the Scenes: Sunjin Lee Wedding Dress Designer

How do you go to sketching and dreaming about designing buildings in Korea to having your wedding dress designs strutting the catwalk in Portland, OR? Well, you fall in love. At least, that is what Portland wedding dress designer Sunjin Lee did! She met her husband (who also acts as her business partner in many …