Your Sweetest Day Events

09/01/2024

Newly engaged and planning wedding? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You won't want to miss today's post on the three fundamental and critical features of what you should look for when assessing & building your wedding planning toolkit.

And if you are looking for a one stop shop for your wedding planning toolkit - we'd love for you to join us so we can help you streamline your planning today!

Comment "YSDE" to get your exclusive access to a wealth of planning resources ready to support your wedding planning today!

08/01/2024

Your wedding shouldn’t be something you just wing. Because it is too much of a time and financial investment. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​A good roadmap -
(1) Identifies where you are
(2) Equips you with the tools & information to make powerful informed decisions
(3) Empowers you with anticipatory guidance

So you can always be ready for what comes next

A good roadmap is proactive not reactive.
It’s adaptable & customizable.
Its simple & streamlined.
Its comprehensive and strategic.

And it truly leaves no detail undone without all the fluff & unnecessary stuff.

So maybe you are asking yourself - where can I find something like this?

In the YSDE Wedding Planning Community, each month we are giving community members access to the roadmap we recommend following based on where they are in the planning process.

Join us so we can help you streamline your planning today! Comment "YSDE" to get your exclusive access to better wedding planning today!

08/01/2024

Planning a wedding may seem straightforward. You get engaged and then grab a checklist from google, pinterest or wedding blog. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You start researching venues. You tour your favorites. Maybe you even schedule some consultations with vendors. Heck you may even book a few.

But then the questions start to roll in {from everyone!}
What’s your timeline for the day?
What colors have you selected?
What does your dream floor plan look like?
Have you thought about where you think your guests will stay?
If yes, how many rooms will you need before the wedding and on the night of?

At some point you start to get that gut feeling - I must be missing something. Am I supposed to know all these answers already?

The short answer is it depends.
It depends on the roadmap you are using to get you from engaged to married.

Without one, you're simply building a house in the dark.
Guessing at what to do first.
Worried you are missing out.
Making decisions out of fear of losing out.

Instead of planning from a place of peace.
From a place of thoughtful intention.
From a place of informed decisional power.

We want a couples to be equipped and empowered with the tools, resources, and roadmap to walk through the planning journey with intention, peace, and joy.

And we are doing this in our exclusive wedding planning community. A community of our expert planning + design team plus couples like you!

Comment "YSDE" and we will send you all the details on how to join today! So you can have an empowered and supported planning experience.

02/01/2024

Planning a wedding shouldn’t feel like a second full time job…

And with the right systems and approach and knowledge of:
✨what to do
✨when to do it
✨why the task should be worked on at that point

And most importantly how to efficiently complete the task

The process becomes simplified and streamlined.

Looking for a great resource to serve as a guide to the wedding planning process, comment “YSDE” to join us - we’d love to link arms with you!

01/10/2023

Hurray!! We are so excited to announce We've revamped Modern Wedding Planner planning resource {making it more selective and affordable for our insiders - like YOU!}. We spent the past two years {and truthfully are continuously adding bonus content to every phase} creating a resource that is aimed at making wedding planning advice/guidance/support more accessible to couples. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We've found much of the free planning advice available to couples to be outdated or at the very least something that puts couples in a reactive state instead of proactive - particularly when it comes to booking vendors. This resource aims to be a one stop shop - something that allows you to quickly and efficiently plan your wedding with all the current planning advice! {Want to learn more - grab all the details here (including a 50% discount for our newsletter subscribers - we told you there'd be tons of perks for our community here!)}

30/07/2023

30/07/2023

This is your moment...​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​One that you've anticipated, dreamed of, and designed. It's an experience of a lifetime - and you deserve to be fully present.

Our role as your event planning, design, and coordinating team is to
link arms with you and make all the hard work happen
troubleshoot when the unexpected happens
seamlessly blend with your vendor team
to make your dreams come to life

So that you can live in every moment - fully!

21/07/2023

One of the top questions we get from couples is how do I think about designing my wedding? ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We get it – between social media, pinterest, print, and google – inspiration, checklists, and how to guides are seemingly everywhere these days. And to make it even more challenging – they never seem to provide the same guidance, which can leave you wondering what is the actual best approach?

Our event design is grounded in story telling and experience building. While we aim for the end result to be aesthetically beautiful – beauty for us comes in the form of feelings. We choose to focus on how a space should feel. We work with you to hone in on what you want your guests to experience at each point of your event. And we translate this into visuals.

Together we tie your story into the colors, the space, and the elements we infuse the design with. And it all starts with determining how the following four elements can together craft a truly unforgettable experience.

Join us this week for an IG Live as we chat all about these essential design pillars - a cornerstone of the Design Phase in our event planning & design process.

Ps. If you are looking to kick start your wedding design on the right foot - and not just blindly follow Pinterest - comment DESIGN & we will share all the details for getting started!

18/07/2023

In the beginning of their senior year at Penn State, Samantha and Andrew officially met through mutual friends. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Ironically, they actually grew up only twenty minutes apart and had even taken a class together freshman year of college. But it wasn’t until that magical fall evening in 2013 that their lives changed forever...

Head to our blog to read more about this timeless romantic late summer event...

18/07/2023

If you've started pulling together your wedding design, you are going to want to read today's post for the step we take first with our design clients:
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Step One: define your design aesthetic & here's how:
A defined design aesthetic is one of the most powerful tools you can have when starting your event design work.
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It ensures cohesion and consistency throughout your event. Honing in on exactly how to define and what to include in your design aesthetic – can be more complex than you would like when you sit down and get started.
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But if done well, it ensures your event is complete, consistent, and uniquely yours.
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We have a four simple steps to use to help you define the design aesthetic that will ground all your design decisions:
(1) select your guide words
(2) identify where you source inspiration from
(3) select your color palette
(4) start to build your design piece by piece
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Looking for how to get started with these steps - we've got some great tips coming up this week both here and in our newsletter!
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If you haven't joined - be sure to to get on the list via the link in our profile!

11/07/2023

Nothing better than sharing...

moments of delight with our couples & these details had us stunned as well!

Its moments like this, that remind us of the reason we work
strategically
creatively
ahead of the game
uniquely

with each of our couples.

Because you all deserve to have your own moments of delight!

05/07/2023

Planning a wedding isn't rock science but there is a strategy to the steps to take and when...

But you don't have hours to spend googling
what steps to take
when to take the steps
how to get them done - efficiently and effectively

So what should you do to save time, frustration, and money?

Look no further - we put together a few quick suggestions to help you get your planning on track!

Want more? Comment or send us a DM with SAVE to get all our insider tips and tricks!

04/07/2023

Married under the a starlight sky...

just sprinkle in a late night firework display and you have a recipe for creating a true moment of delight.

What is a moment of delight?

Something your guests are sure to remember.
Something uniquely yours.
A true reflection of the story you've crafted with your event day experience.

Happy 4th to all our YSDE couples - past & future - & a heartfelt thank you to all those who make this truly the land of the free! HBD America!

02/07/2023

Helping you design, plan, coordinate, and execute your day from your engagement until the last dance.

We've poured our hearts into crafting an experience that takes the guesswork out of planning and helps our clients have an event of a lifetime.

With
a one of a kind strategic planning approach
a simplified yet comprehensive design experience
a efficient coordination process that ties it all together

To create a
seamless once in a lifetime event!
and so much more!

Our team of highly experienced planners, designers, and coordinators are here to help you every step of the way.

We can't wait to meet you and get started! Inquire via the link in our profile to see if your date is still available.

01/07/2023

Love is love!

25/06/2023

You've dreamed about this moment....

for as as you can remember. A moment full of anticipation. Excitement. A celebration that is uniquely yours. Your once in a lifetime beginning.

And it deserves to be truly - magical.

From ballrooms to tented sailcloths to castles in the European countryside, we want to link arms with you to help you dream, design, build, and execute your sweetest day to date.

A event centered around joy.
around story.
around celebration life's most previous moments.
around details that invoke feelings togetherness and create moments of experienced delight

This is what makes YSDE events different the couples who can't wait to have an event different from all the rest!

Our 2024 calendar is quickly filling up - be sure to reach out soon!

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Groomsmen:
Rings:
Bride:

28/10/2022

Right this way​​​​​​​​
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Samantha & Andrew are on the blog tomorrow morning. ​​​​​​​​
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Featuring the sweetest late summer color palette and heartfelt details full of personal touches. ​​​​​​​​
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See you tomorrow morning...you won't want to miss this one!

26/05/2022

✨The magical moment.
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The one you've been dreaming of your whole life.

The one that encompasses all of your yesterdays and leads to all of your tomorrows.
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These are those take your breath away moments.

The ones we are honored to help bring to life because these are the stories you will share for years and years to come.

27/02/2022

✨when winter days melt into spring, reminding us that slow & quiet is just as good as busy & productive.
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👉🏼hopping back onto this space to start sharing after a unintended but just what the doctor ordered break thanks to the holidays, maternity leave prep, and a month of recovery.
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✨sharing more in my stories tomorrow.
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until then I will leave you with beautiful Eva because isn't she just the epitome of English garden inspired bridal portraits?

👇🏼drop your dream portrait location below

09/01/2022

✨Elegant. Timeless. Classic.

With a dash of whimsy and a heaping of your story.

Just a few of our favorite things about dreaming up heartfelt designs with our clients.

Sharing our process and some design highlights from 2021 next week.

The most magical part - no two designs look alike✨

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15/12/2021

🙋🏼‍♀️If you are newly engaged, you won’t want to miss this post!
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👉🏽Wedding planning is that slippery slope - you know the one where you can easily spend hours and hours on google/pinterest/wedding blogs just “looking”. Its only after hours, days, weeks, later that you start to feel like maybe your wedding planning approach deserves more than a “let’s just piece this together” process.
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In today’s post we are sharing our top three tips for how to avoid the Wedding Planning Rabbit Hole.

Head to the link in our bio to read more! And then tell us what caught you off guard when planning your wedding - drop a comment below👇🏽

11/12/2021

✨The best way to avoid the googling and pinteresting for hours only to look up and realize nothing that you set out to do today is even remotely close to being complete is to know what steps to do when.
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✔️Your checklist should do the same. It is one of the cornerstones of your event planning resources and one of the keys to preventing you from falling victim to hours spent on google!
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👉🏻Here is what you should look for when researching the wedding planning checklist.

Tell me what was your favorite wedding day detail!? Drop it below👇🏽

29/11/2021

👋Even though you could quickly google "wedding planning checklist" - it likely will only begin to scratch the surface of what you actually need to plan a wedding.
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🙅🏽‍♀️Many will settle for this approach.
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✨But you’re different✨
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🎉What if you could avoid some of the most common planning pitfalls by adding the perfect resource to your vendor team.
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👉🏽One that saves hours of your time, equips you with years of industry experience, helps you make value based decisions you’ll be proud of for years to come, and enables you to plan your dream wedding seamlessly.
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✨The key ingredient to all of this is a truly revolutionary resource.
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🙋🏼‍♀️And for a limited time - as in tonight and tomorrow its on sale for Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday.
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Head to our stories for the bundled deals we have and the discount for the full resource!

25/11/2021

With a grateful heart for all of the blessings today & everyday - happy thanksgiving from our home to yours.

🤍With love - The Ernst Family

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10/11/2021

👉🏼Before you head to google or any of those wedding blogs, to start your venue research, we want to arm you with some important decisions so that your time spent researching venues is fruitful, efficient, and helps you identify your top venue choice!
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✨Today’s blog post features the top seven decisions we encourage newly engaged couples to make in order to help guide/inform their venue based research.

🎉These tips will absolutely set your venue research up for success - so don’t miss them & their ability to save you time, money and frustration!
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✨Head to the link in our bio to learn more!

20/10/2021

👉🏼If you are using a piece-it-together approach to guide the planning of your wedding - you may be unknowingly inviting wasted money, time, stress, and uncertainty into your planning process?
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🙅🏽‍♀️Because winging it just won't cut it - your wedding planning process needs these four essential features:
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✔️A Straightforward/Easy To Follow Roadmap
✔️How To Guides
✔️A System of Ready to Use Tools
✔️Support
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👉🏼Typically these features are only available if you hire a full service wedding planner. But if your budget doesn’t allow for a wedding planner - how are you going to make this happen? 🤷🏽‍♀️
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🙋🏼‍♀️We’ve built a revolutionary planning resource that allows you to confidently walk through the planning process with all the tools, guides, education, and support you need to plan your wedding with the assurance that you will have all the big and small planning details covered! 
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✨Eager to learn more? We’ve got a FREE video training to share with you! Check out the link in our profile and word on the street is you also get 50% off the resource but only for a limited time!

19/10/2021

8 years in the making and still getting sweeter by the day...
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Its hard to believe its been eight years since we said I do. Perhaps it is because I fell in love with you when we were 15 & 16. Or perhaps it is because - even on the hard days - I find myself falling in love with you over and over and over again.
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Our life may be far from perfect - but holding your hand through life is the only thing I can imagine ever truly never needing to be anything but exactly what it has been, is, and always will be.
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You've held my hand for so many years and written with me some of my most cherished memories - I can't imagine this life with anyone but you.
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Happy Anniversary J - thank you for choosing me all those years ago. I am so lucky to get to choose you every day. You’re simply the best…
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PS. Swipe right, we're make year 9 just a little sweeter :)

13/10/2021

✨If you’re planning your dream wedding, then you’ve probably already found yourself feeling like it’s so much more than a simple checklist of to dos. 🙋🏼‍♀️
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👉🏼There are hundreds of details to account for and very little guidance on how to actually get them done & done efficiently.
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Unless you pay thousands of dollars for a wedding planner. 
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🎉But this isn't your only option!
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🙌🏻With the right tools and a killer roadmap, you can successfully avoid overwhelm and stress when planning your wedding.
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✨Introducing: The Modern Wedding Planner Phase 1 & Phase 2 bundle! 
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Designed to meet an engaged couple at the start of their planning journey - link arms - and walk with you step by step by step. It will guide you through:
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✔️exactly how to get started, 
what to focus on, 
✔️how to efficiently and effectively complete a planning task, 
✔️and help you anticipate what is needed instead of react to what is happening.
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👉🏼And we've taken it a step further and bundled the phases to make it even more affordable for engaged couples!

👉🏽Head to the blog to read more and grab our free training - one of the modules from phase one - to get early access to 50% off the current bundled price!🎉
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We can't wait to welcome you in {because yes! there is a community of engaged couples and a wedding planning team in the Modern Wedding Planner as well!}

11/10/2021

🙌🏻Your wedding planning process needs roadmap that anticipates rather than reacts!
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✨That’s why we created The Modern Wedding Planner!✨

👉🏼We’ve taken our signature planning approach used with hundreds of clients and channeled it into a comprehensive, step-by-step, results driven resource that empowers you with the tools, the strategy, the industry based secrets, and the assurance/confidence to make your dream wedding a reality!🎉
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🙋🏼‍♀️Grab a to watch a lesson completely free, our gift to you via the link in our profile!