Cooking Class Field Trip
It is the season for great appetizers! Tonight we learned how to make 13 Lucky Appetizers at the Mirepoix Cooking School! Read More >>
Menu Planning for Events
Typically, 50% of an event budget is dedicated to the menu...reason for some serious thinking and consideration... Read More >>
Musica Batteria
A Wednesday field trip took me to Christ Church Cranbrook to learn about the marimba! A beautiful instrument that has such diverse sounds...pounding mallets by expert musicians provided great entertainment and the performance also included a little musical history! Read More >>
Deyo Studio
Kudos to Barbara Deyo, make up artist, and her new studio in Birmingham, Michigan! Read More >>
It's a WRAP....
At last week's dress fitting for one of my clients, I wondered about her wedding day and what if it were chilly...so I asked, "What about a wrap?" Read More >>
Fittings for the Wedding Gown
This week's field trip took me to Roma Sposa in Birmingham, Michigan, one of the elite bridal salons in the area. I had the pleasure to work with Seka, one of the Roma Sposa seamstresses, at last week's wedding and to have a follow up interview with her this week regarding what a bride needs to do to have THE perfect fit for her wedding gown Read More >>
Every Minute COUNTS!
Planning, planning, planning! There is really no short cut to planning and executing the wedding day schedule. Having someone that is experienced with wedding day details assist with the time line - it makes all the difference in the day and the memories caught for the future! Read More >>
Seating at a Wedding
Often times, the most grueling task of the wedding details is the seating! It seems to be one of those duties that is much worse than it actually is once started...I hear this from clients all time that they are dreading the task of doing the seating assignments...and before they know it, the task is completed! Read More >>
About Carolyn Hefner
Never underestimate the experiences of a childhood, for me, they set the stage for event planning. Growing up in… read more