Ask yourself— are you part of a creative group? Some of you might be surprised to find that you are indeed part of a cosmic creative entity responsible for making so many of your ideas happen. Because, let’s face it, most ideas don’t happen from start to finish with just one person. The lone genius is rare. Claude Monet (admittedly my least favorite painter) was the founder of Impressionism, but the movement itself arose from a...

I started my business like most of you— on my living room couch, in between family guy and and two and a half men, on the drive to “work” at my corporate job, and during every waking hour on the weekends and weeknights. It started off as a one employee business: me. Yep, little ole me as the head of operations, “president,” book keeper, business manager, event planner, designer, brand creator, website developer, IT guy, blogger,...

I started off 2010 like most people– thinking about what my New Year’s resolution would be. Looking back, there were a number of things I could have resolved to do better—perfect time management, work smarter, spend more time with the family, walk the dog, clean out the fridge once a week, put the laundry away, drink less coffee, buy less shoes…. But I decided that in 2010 I was going to stop being jealous. I was going to...

{ THERE IS ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT FOR PLANNERS / DESIGNERS } I am so excited to be partnering up with my friend and colleague, Carla Ten Eyck to put together an intimate and intensive workshop dedicated to creativity and photography in the wedding industry. Collaborate and Create 2010 is kicking off with a BANG on May 16th through the 19th at the renowned Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. This workshop is open to both planners AND...

photography by carla ten eyck ; collaboration between Jubilee Events, Just For You and White Dress by the Shore. The old, old adage that it takes a village applies to many things in life—including events. Aside from the fact that it physically takes a lot of people to make a client’s day come together, it also creatively takes a lot of people to make a client’s vision come to life. As a creative person I accept that not every idea I...

There is no better way to start off this website than to introduce a project by two of my very close friends, Robert and Kathleen Trenske. Rob and Kathleen are accomplished photographers who run an amazing business in Connecticut. Their incredible pictures are equally matched with an ingenious business sense, and this workshop series they are running will mix the two mediums together. The second scheduled workshop is taking place in New...