With Love, Philadelphia xoxo

As many of you know, I graduated from Temple University with my degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management, which means there are many things that interest me beyond event planning.  Tourism is one of them, and we are in the perfect location for it.  When you live in Philadelphia, I think sometimes you forget how much our city has to offer both residents and tourists.  I love the GPTMC’s (Greater Philadlphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) recent campagin.  It is titled “With Love, Philadelphia xoxo”.  The campaign started in May 2009, and every time I see the latest creation of it I have to laugh.  I received one of the ads in the mail which inspired this post.  The campaign is the GPTMC’s recessionary attempt to promote the tourism of Philadelphia and overnight stays.  They have many different ads that they have created to appeal to many different audiences, all with a common theme.  Each of the ads is a letter addressed to someone and written by “Philadelphia” itself.  The letters are really very comical, and each one entices people to travel and visit our great city. 

There are 54 unique executions of the idea (letters from Philadelphia) which include :

• Dear World Champions
• Dear Guys who like guys and Girls who like Girls
• Dear Schools out for Summer
• AND MY FAVORITE – Dear Guy Who Claims He Never Cried During Rocky IV – http://bit.ly/63rFDc you have to look at it.  It’s very funny.

The agency responsible for creating this great campaign is Red Tettemer.  The campaign is running in Philadelphia, New York, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, York, Washington, and Nationally online.  The total cost of the campaign is $1.4 million and is being funded by the 1.2 % tax increase on hotel rooms which was approved by the Mayor of Philadelphia, the City Council, and supported by Governor Ed Rendell. 

I believe this campaign is coming to an end or has recently ended.  I can’t wait to see what the city comes up with next.

Great Wedding Resource! (Philadelphia, New Jersey Event Planner)

I have recently become more acquainted with Wedding Wire, a great resource that I am now using on a daily basis.  It is a great site that you can use to search for various types of professionals to assist you with your event.  It also has a multitude of useful tools to help you stay organized and on track with all the planning for your event.  They are very interactive on Facebook and Twitter, where they keep you posted on all their latest tips and advice.  You can now find Events by Monroe, LLC as a listed event professional on Wedding Wire, as well as Best Philadelphia Weddings, and Martha Stewart Weddings.  We are very excited to be expanding.  I hope you get some use out of these sites and the great tools that they offer!

Martha Stewart Weddings ONLINE Bridal Expo (Philadelphia, New Jersey, Event Planner)

Thanks to technology, and Martha Stewart , you can now attend a Bridal Expo in your pajamas, from your home computer.  This weekend, November 14th and November 15th from 11:00am – 4:00pm, MarthaStewartWeddings.com will be hosting a Luxury Bridal Expo right in your internet browser.

The expo will have virtual booths manned by live wedding professionals, to assist you and answer your questions.  You will also be able to chat with industry experts and magazine experts.  The main event will be a presentation called Wedding 101 which will discuss the basics of wedding planning.

Finally, there will of course be fun sweepstakes and giveaways to participate in for all attendees.

Please Help With This Great Cause. (Philadelphia, New Jersey, Event Planner)

Good Morning Everyone!

Many of you are not aware that I also participate in a program called Send Out Cards.  I use it a lot for my business, but there are many great features to this program.  One of these features is called Send Out To Give.  Every once in a while we will get an email asking us to send a card to a person we don’t know who is really in need of receiving it.  Here is the email I got this morning:

“Diana Harrison Biorkman (friend of a friend) has a 5yr old son Noah, He is in the last stages of a 2 1/2 yr battle with Nueroblastoma Cancer. The family is celebrating Christmas next week with him and Noahs request is to get lots of Christmas cards Please send cards to: Noah Biorkman 1141 Fountain View Circle, South Lyon MI 48178 Lets see how many cards we can get this little guy! Please forward.”

I have already send Noah a card this morning, and it would be great if you all could too!  There is something special about doing something selfless for someone who needs it, which is what the holidays are really about.  If you don’t have time to run out to Hallmark you can go to this link http://bit.ly/1Wl2pg and send a card for free by clicking the banner that says “CLICK TO SEND A FREE CARD”.  The card will be printed, stamped, and mailed without ever leaving your desk.  Less then five minutes out of your day can help make Noah’s dream come true. 

Thank you all for your help.  If you need any help getting a card sent out feel free to contact me by phone or email.  Also please feel free to forward this to anyone you like.

Exciting News! (Philadelphia, New Jersey Event Planner)

So.  . . as promised, here is the big announcement.  About two weeks ago, my boyfriend and I went out to dinner, and he proposed to me!  Of course I said yes!  We are both very excited.  I wanted to find a way to make this an exciting  adventure for all of my readers also, and here is what I came up with . . .

From now until the wedding I will be writing about all the details of our planning, no matter how big or small, exciting or aggrevating    You will all be able to follow along with all of the decisions we face, and I will even be taking polls to let you help us to decide on many things.  We would also love to hear any feedback and comments you have regarding our big day! 

So. . . now you will not only be staying up to date on all the latest trends and advancements in the event industry, but you will actually get to help in planning my wedding!  I can’t wait to start.