Just Got Engaged, What’s Next?

If you just got engaged, you might be thinking, “What’s next?” Let me ask you a question. Do you want to enjoy every second of your wedding focusing on your loved ones rather than stressing over the details? Before you start feeling overwhelmed about what to do or start Google scrambling local vendors, make sure to hire a wedding planner first. This key investment can help your budget in the long-run. Especially if you want your wedding to take place in 2022.

A planner becomes your right-hand person by putting on various hats such as designer, legal counsel, budget manager, coordinator and so much more—all so you don’t have to. Planners are also bringing with them their priceless relationships with vendors. Some vendors and venues don’t even deal with you unless you have a hired wedding planner. In order to ensure that you have the best team of experts bringing your wedding vision to life, having an advocate on your side is an invaluable asset.

Of course, this comes with the underlying condition that your wedding planner is the right one. Have a list of questions ready to go during your first meeting. Some of our favorites include:

  1. What are the services you provide and how does that service fit in with my wedding planning needs?

  2. What are your hours of service on the day of the wedding?

  3. Who is my main point of contact?

In all of my 10+ years in the industry, I've never spoken with a couple who regretted hiring a wedding planner, but I have heard from several who wish that they had hired one! Everyone deserves to have a low-stress and enjoyable wedding. And all myths aside, it can really be fun being a bride… when you have a team dedicated to capturing your vision while keeping you on budget!



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Behind-the-Scenes of Event Planning: The Hard Life

Everyone in the wedding industry knows that the beauty on the surface equates to a multitude of tears and sweat being shed behind-the-scenes of event planning. There’s nothing quite like the watching the hard work and energy you put into planning and executing an event come to life.

Before any thought is even given to the well-known aspects of event planning like venues and dates, before the menus are selected and the invitations designed, there are fees to be negotiated and safety risks to be considered. And what can’t be accounted for falls onto your shoulders as the main planner.

This entails a lot more meticulous planning, grunt work, and running around like a headless chicken on the day of the actual event than expected of the job.

At the end of the day, I love working with my amazing clients and team members. Here are a few snapshots of what goes on behind-the-scenes of making the magic happen.

If you need someone to bring your (realistic) wishlist to life, don’t hesitate to reach out at any time.

Design + planning: @livelovecreate

Traditional Korean Fall Themed First Birthday Dohl

We had a gorgeous traditional Korean fall themed first birthday ‘dohl’ at the East Angel in Downtown Los Angeles.

The natural, earthy tones and woody browns perfectly emulated an authentic Korean autumn! The celebration also fell on Halloween so the fall themed decorations included petite pumpkins and leaves.

We teamed up with Paper Lattes, a boutique party & design agency, for the custom displays and backdrops of the gorgeous ‘dohl’ setup.

Design + planning: @livelovecreate

Dohl setup: @paperlattes

Photography/Videography: @joekimstudio

Florals: @beloved_one_floral

Rice cakes: @luckyricecake @designbyeunice

Cake: @candyapple_cakes

Cookies: @sweetsbykeeks

Rental: @tacer_losangeles

Signage: @printologyco

Let us plan your baby’s first birthday ‘dohl’!