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Skinny Strawberry Lemonade Cocktail. Howerton+Wooten Events.

A Weight Watcher Friendly Cocktail If you follow this blog, you know one of my favorite drinks to make for guests is a two-ingredient low-calorie recipe for strawberry lemonade. Since the 4th of July holiday is upon us, I am adding a little vodka to the beverage. Why?  Well, I am counting weight watcher points […]

Our Favorite Skinny Strawberry Lemonade Cocktail Recipe

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Bread for the City Good Hope Gala

Howerton+Wooten Events successfully managed the logistics of the annual fundraising gala for Bread for the City called the “Good Hope Gala.” 

Howerton+Wooten Events Successfully Managed the Bread for the City Good Hope Gala

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Are You Thinking About Giving Your Guests Wedding Favors? If you are on the hunt for unique favors that you can give your wedding guests, check out Sunset.com!  Yours truly (aka Kawania Wooten) was quoted in this Sunset.com article regarding wedding favors, because I recommended our favorite crab mallets! (I love them!) Head to Sunset.com For […]

Kawania Wooten’s Ideas Were Quoted on Sunset!

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Sorry. We are Closed. Howerton+Wooten Events.

I am a big advocate for event insurance, and this includes meeting planning insurance, event insurance, and wedding insurance.  So, when the editor in chief of “Washingtonian Weddings” magazine asked me about insurance, I happily obliged!

Quoted on Washingtonian Weddings About the Government Shutdown

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Some hosts/hostesses find the coordination of events in your home more stressful than cooking the actual meal. The key to minimizing dinner party stress is having a plan in place beforehand, so download my Dinner Party Planning Guide for some thorough tips and checklists.

A Dinner Party Planning Guide for Your Holiday Entertaining

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Wedding Guests Dancing. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Here is a list of five of the most common mistakes couples make while working with professional deejays (and how to avoid them).

5 Mistakes Couples Make When Working with their Wedding Deejay

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5 Things You Should Know About a BEO. Howerton+Wooten Events.

If you are unfamiliar with a banquet event order, check out my list of five (5) key things you should know when you receive one.

5 Things You Should Know About a Banquet Event Order

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Kawania Wooten. Small Business Coach and Expert

For the ninth consecutive year, Howerton+Wooten Events successfully managed the logistics and housing for the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE) Legislative Conference

Howerton+Wooten Events Successfully Managed the 2016 AFGE Legislative Conference

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African American Bride and Groom before Wedding. St. Regis Washington DC.

It’s always a good morning for the professional wedding planners at Howerton+Wooten Events when we wake up and see a Howerton+Wooten Events couple on a Martha Stewart Weddings slideshow!

A Howerton+Wooten Events Couple Was Spotted on Martha Stewart Weddings!

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