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The recent fires in Southern California have me thinking about couples whose weddings are impacted by natural disasters. As a professional wedding planner, I know how heartbreaking this can be. Here are seven steps to help you confidently navigate this difficult time.

Seven Things to Do If Your Wedding Was Affected by a Natural Disaster

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Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of giving a motivational presentation at the luxury floral conference, Intrigued Experience, and I can only describe it as the “happiest place on earth.” Floral superstar Sarah Campbell curated an extraordinary, pink wonderland (in a pink hotel, no less!) where positive energy radiated, and every encounter was a joy.

My Experience at a Luxury Floral Conference

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White Peony and Green Mrs. Box. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Professional Wedding Planner Kawania Wooten provides advice on “How to Put Your Own Spin on the Classic White Wedding”

Featured on the Elizabeth Anne Designs blog, “How to Put Your Own Spin on the Classic White Wedding”

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If you are like me, selecting an outfit to wear to a wedding can sometimes feel like a cumbersome task. It’s an even bigger job when you the attire code on the invitation is something like resort casual, desert chic or mountain chic. What exactly does that mean, right?

Featured on Mountainside Bride: “Resort Casual to Mountain Formal: Your Guide to Niche Dress Codes”

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I was a guest event planning expert on the DCW50 lifestyle show, “Living Local DMV,” for the third time to share tips for entertaining at home for the holidays.

Kawania Wooten featured on DCW50 show “Living Local DMV” to Discuss Holiday Entertaining at Home

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If you are a getting married, you are more than likely going to have wedding guests traveling to town to attend your wedding. As a courtesy, you should secure a block of hotel rooms for them at a nearby, reputable hotel. Unless you work in the hospitality industry, you may not know everything to goes into booking a hotel room block.

“How to Set Up a Hotel Room Block.” We’re Featured on Southwest Wed

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This summer has been rough for couples who planned to host an outdoor wedding. The air quality and the unrelenting heat forced wedding planners to rethink what a summer wedding would look like for our couples and the emergency preparedness plan we should have in place to protect them. The New York Times posted an […]

“Wedding Planning Amid Climate Change.” We’re Featured in the New York Times

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My expert advice was featured in the blog post, “How to Actually Spend Time With Your Spouse on Your Wedding Day.”

How to Actually Spend Time With Your Spouse on Your Wedding Day

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Yesterday, I have the fun opportunity to be a guest expert on the DC News Now lifestyle show called, “Living Local DMV.” I talked about summer entertaining.

Featured on the lifestyle show, “Living Local DMV”

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