OK, I can seriously tell you that I love to be around woman who inspire me. The attendees at Eventology honestly rock the free world and the unbelievable amount of determination, dedication, integrity and sheer girl power at this event is overwhelming, but in the best of ways. I love it!
Here are a few photos to show the relationships formed as well as the beautiful ladies (and one guy) that inspired me. Enjoy!
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Always Planned is growing and thrilled to be on the hunt for two spectacular people. If you, or someone you know is looking for something that is fun, fast paced and unique then you simply must send us your resume. We are looking for someone who is personal, organized, friendly, honest, fantastic communication skills and willing to learn. If you are up for this fabulous opportunity then send your resume to me at rayna@alwaysplanned.com. Please no phone calls.
We will be conducting interviews immediately, deadline for resumes is March 20th.
Office Manager/Client Services Director
This position is approx. 20-30 hrs per week. You will handle all scheduling and daily office procedures. Organization and development of procedures. Quickbooks knowledge is a major plus! No need to have wedding/event related experience.
Floral Designer
We are looking for someone who is experienced in the floral industry with style and flair! If you have no knowledge of flowers, please do not apply. This position will be required to work weekends and have the experience in the wedding industry.
Always Planned is a Mac based and an eco-friendly company. 
It was only a few months ago when I met Ty, but I instantly knew we would hit it off! Ty has an infectious smile and genuine heart. I have adored getting to know her and feel honored to help plan her grand opening event and to consider her a friend!
Now to the amazing pictures by Alex with Angela Anderson Photography.
I simply could not resist that last picture!!! I think it just shows how much we all love what we do and love working together! Tony is a riot!!
Here are the wonderful details!
Are you or someone you know is interested in our Winter/Spring 2010 Intern Program? This could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. By joining our dynamic team you could advance your career, earn college credit or gain experience in an industry with amazing advantages, even more amazing people and be involved in some of the areas most stylish and unique events. It’s not all fun and games. We work, we work hard, and as a intern you will have to do the not so fun stuff like organizing, filing, making calls and shopping. Somehow I always seem to work in the shopping angle!
If you apply, here are some important details:
Always Planned is a great company to work for and I look forward to meeting you soon!
Did I mention that Always Planned is the official ACE Weekly Party Planner?!? Well we are. We are also doing their 20th Anniversary Celebration. WOW – 20 years! What an amazing accomplishment! So first we say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! to ACE Weekly. May you thrive another 20 years and another and another……
For their 20th Anniversary they wanted to start their series of parties off right. And of course they choose Always Planned to do it up right. So here are the details!
ACEWeekly.com Launch Party!
The fabulously creative guys over at Elevation Creative hosted our event and we could not have been happier with the location – and it happened to match our colors! (Elevation Creative did the new AceWeekly.com website!)
Vendors
It was a fantastic evening of fun, food, fabulous cake and ACE. Check out our photo gallery!
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I adore design. When I say that – I mean coming up with the colors, concepts, floral designs and small details. I love it! Being able to do so for a living is more than a dream come true. I am inspired at the most random of things. Sometimes its my client- I want to know about my client, what they do for fun, how they dress, where they work and more. Other times it is from something I see in nature, while shopping or a random picture. So where do you get your inspiration?
Here are a few ideas of places to get inspired.
Local Book Store – it can be over-welming, but it could be the perfect place to be inspired.
Favorite Store – you already like it. Why not be inspired there.
Home Goods – MY FAVORITE! For me, it only takes one piece of glass or art to be inspired for a design or theme. Home Goods has so many fantastic things!
Nature - Go to your local park, a country field or even a zoo. Nature is all around us and is perfect for inspiration.
So the next time you need to be inspired, think outside of the box. Your inspiration is right in front of you.
Our wedding season is almost in full force for 2009. Our first wedding of the year is next weekend – April 18 – and with all of the planning and details as well as my many travels (I will get into that soon enough) I have neglected my blog. So sorry!
No worries, I am back at it and I have tons of great ideas for 2009. Here are a few highlights of things to come.
Have something you would like us to spotlight? It can be a product, service or location. We will gladly comsider your suggestion! Email the details to rayna@alwaysplanned.com
What a wonderful time we had in Chicago! Here are a few things we learned while on our trip.
So I could go on and on…. but I will spare you all of the details (you can totally email me with questions about our trip;). We learned a lot and have tons of fun ideas to share with our clients.
My darling husband and I go to brunch almost every Sunday morning. It has become a wonderful tradition that I adore. Most of the time we meet up with friends at Cracker Barrel – who can resist their french toast?? Other times we look for new places or at least someplace new to us. Yesterday Andrew and I headed off to the Holly Hill Inn. While this fabulous place is not so new, we had never been there and had to give it a try. WOW! The atmosphere was so relaxing and romantic the staff very attentive and the food totally delish. Here are the details of our meal:
Brunch is served both Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-2:00pm and reservations are suggested. Brunch consists of 3 yummy courses! The menu is listed on their site, but had changed just a bit for our visit.
1st course: Andrew had Orange Brulee and I had the Pineapple Brulee. Super-yum! A small serving (but satisfying) of each while I enjoyed a cup of coffee.
2nd course: Andrew decided on the Waterwork Omlet with local eggs, KY sausage, peppers onions and white chedder cheese. He raved and raved!! I had one of the specials – an omlet with fresh tomatoes, basil and cheese. It tasted so healthy and nutritious. Our sides were their hasbrown casserole and grilled veggie medley. Everything was so very tastey.
3rd course: My favorite course of any meal! Dessert!! Andrew ordered the apple crisp and I choose the bread pudding. Both were fantastic!! I have to admit that I recently became a bread pudding fan after my deluxe tasting with Shaun’s Custom Catering and now I am addicted….
We were so excited to be there that we did not think to take pictures of this fabulous meal… guess we have to go back. What a shame.
On a side note- Holly Hill Inn is also a venue! YEAH! Perfect for company gatherings, intimate dinners, weddings, rehearsal dinners and event wedding and baby showers. I think I see the 2009 AP holiday event happening in one of their lovely rooms.
They also host a wide variety of events throughout the year. Wine tastings and holiday brunches fill up fast so make reservations early. Just another reason to add it to our Love-it! file.
OK, I try not to do a big ol’ sales pitch on my blog, that’s not why I have one. BUT- I am just oh so excited about my new advertisements in Ace Weekly! Designed by Alberto Gomez with Smudge Graphic Design.
We LOVE Ace Weekly and think you should definitely check it out if you don’t already. This ad is in their latest issue and features three fabulous weddings from 2008.
From left to right- Lyndsay and Eric (photo by Mary Lashbrook), Mary and Billy (photo by Clay Jackson), Mary and Billy (photo by Clay Jackson), Lyndsay and Eric (photo by Mary Lashbrook) and last but not least from the wedding of Melanie and Omar – the fun groom and his groomsmen (photo by Zoombug Photos).
Our second advertisement will be in the next issue of Ace Weekly and features a few fun photos from various events in 2008.
Top Left: Rayna Ortwein (photo by Shaun Ring)
Bottom Right: Photos by Clay Jackson, Rebecca Ruth and Zoombug
So if you’re planning a corporate event, fundraiser, private celebration or a fabulous wedding – be sure to give us a call. We take your event and make it an experience!