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When planning your wedding design, “guestimates” can result in table linen that’s too short or an overcrowded ballroom. Still trying to figure out what I mean? Think about how bad it looks when celebrities are “shimmying” between the banquet tables at the Golden Globes. (That ballroom is painfully too small for such an important event!)

5 Valuable Measurement Tools to Use When Planning Your Wedding Design and Decor

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I love how our talented Howerton+Wooten Events team members, LaShonda Lee and Marlo Smith, designed an outdoor photo shoot that is both elegant and absolutely swoon-worthy. Their vision came to life in the beautiful courtyard of the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore Hotel, a venue that perfectly blends historic charm with modern luxury.

Powder Blue and Gold Wedding Inspiration at the Sagamore Pendry Baltimore

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Let’s break out the tree, hang the wreath on the front door, and celebrate with a crisp, yummy cocktail for the grownups in the house.  My entire event planning team loves a good cosmo, so we loved finding the recipe for the Winter White Cosmo.

A Winter White Cosmo Cocktail Recipe

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Are you planning to host a dinner party soon? Here are some twelve (12) easy tips to help you make the dinner experience special.

12 Ways to Elevate Home Entertaining

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Best Man Giving a Toast. Howerton+Wooten Events.

If you are expected to give a toast at an upcoming wedding or even at your parents’ next dinner party, check out this list of tips we created for skittish toasters.

Ten Quick Tips for Giving a Flawless Toast

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As we begin planning weddings again, we might be surprised to find that COVID-19 is having a big impact on your overall wedding planning.  To keep you informed, I have noted below five (5) ways COVID-related service changes that may impact your upcoming wedding. And, when I say impact, I am speaking of the impact […]

5 Covid-Related Service Changes That May Impact Your Upcoming Wedding

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4 Things Wedding Planners Can Learn from the Fruit Snack Challenge

Have you ever been to a wedding reception where you are stuck in your seat waiting for the couple to be introduced? You are famished, but you are forced to sit and “watch” that pre-set salad wilt before your very eyes. It’s painful, isn’t it?!?  This guest experience is very similar to what some small children are going through on social media as their parents put them through a challenge called the “Fruit Snack Challenge.” 

4 Things Wedding Planners Can Learn from the Fruit Snack Challenge

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Negroni Cocktail with Hendricks Gin. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Whenever my Chris Wooten (aka my husband) and I go out on a date, he orders a Negroni.  I never thought much of his drink until I had a sip. That’s when I realized why he liked it so much! Yum.  This Negroni recipe is made with Hendrick’s Gin and it has Chris Wooten written all over it. 

Hendricks Gin Negroni Recipe for a Date Night With Your Bae

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Hey there Friends!  Good morning! If you are wondering how can you help others while you are quarantined at home, check out my seven recommendations below. We always feels so much better when we help others. Pray for Those Working on the Front Lines As you meditate, chant, sing or pray today, please remember the […]

Seven Ways You Can Help Others While Quarantined

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