Before Covid, meeting virtually was the exception rather than the rule. Events took place in person with a livestream added as a bonus. But fully virtual events? Definitely not the norm.  While having events in person has (thankfully) become an option again in most places, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the only – or… Read More

Years ago, I started a new job that included managing a major event. By major I mean about 2,500 people with mini events within the larger main event. This event had been occurring for years, so I assumed there must be an event plan somewhere that I could review. As it turns out, there was… Read More

There’s a bakery in DC that makes granola called “hippie crack.” It’s amazing. So amazing, in fact, that we had bags of it as favors at our wedding. But the main reason we had it as a favor is because it had significance for us as a couple. In one of the first conversations I… Read More

I don’t know about y’all, but I have found it to be both fascinating and frustrating to closely follow coverage of both Covid-19 testing and vaccine rollouts.  Here’s why: I’m admittedly a news junkie and love to stay informed and analyze coverage from a journalistic perspective since I studied journalism in college. I also love… Read More

The words “I don’t want to work in the event planning space” came out of my mouth more times than I can count. Know what else I said I’d never do? I said I’d never work or live anywhere near Georgetown in DC since it was “SO not me,” live in a basement apartment, or… Read More