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You could say that I started party planning at an early age. I'm lucky and my birthday is in the middle of the summer (hello fellow Leos!) so when my special day came around, I got to plan it every time. I also threw a yearly Christmas Party at my house. 

I would decorate with streamers, set out the cups and bowls, beg my mom to get matching stuff from Party city, and, of course, set up my karaoke. None of my parties were complete without karaoke. Who else played SingStar on the PS2? 

In 2019, I finally planned a party for someone else. My roomie and one of my closest friends graduated from Penn State (WE ARE!) and she hates planning. Like did not want to have anything to do with figuring anything out. 

I volunteered my services as a planner and a lover of parties. She already had the venue picked out, so together we figured out a budget and I planned it out for her. Since it was at a friend's home, I went with backyard BBQ garden party. I figured out the catering, decor, verified it with her and set it up.

On her big day, I picked it all up and set it up myself while she was walking to accept her diploma, and had it all ready for her friends and family to celebrate. Everyone had a great time, and they said as much. 

It's not just parties, though. Being a wedding photographer since 2015, I have been a part of the industry long enough to know what should and shouldn't happen during a wedding. I get to live my 27 Dresses dream of being with couples to take away their stress and make their wedding day flawless. 

Plus, for all my couples, I do a fair share of wedding planning and day-of coordination, anyway. I go through the timeline and help arrange it to maximize all the important moments throughout the day. When there is no coordinator, I help corral the guests and the couple to keep everything moving in a timely fashion.