Life's Sweet Moments

I am never one to beat around the bush or sugar coat things so here we go… We are currently living in a world on fire on so many levels. Everything going on right now has exposed so much about how we operate as a society but more importantly how businesses view their employees. I have worked and worked for a few different companies and it was simultaneously interesting and heartbreaking seeing the way the companies treated their employees. I am fortunate enough to yet to be i

I love intimate events, it is easier to make these events more luxurious while being more economically conscious. I stumbled across this company called The Picnic Collective. They are an event company based out of the OC (California) that plans luxury picnics for special occasions. It inspired me to write this blog. Look at a few of their posts. I love events like these that are just small get togethers but, in style. It’s the whole aesthetic behind my business. Picnics are s

What is this? We are bloging again?! First off, yes I am back to bloging and by I, I mean me Lauren, I am still planning events and you will still be getting a ton of event content on my various social medias and can request even planning and consoltations, but I also wanted to make a brand for myself and share all the amazing events that I get to work on with my various jobs. As for the blog, I will write blogs whenever I can or have something cool to say that way the conten

Welcome back to the blog! This month is all about personality, what that means and how that impacts an event you may plan or we plan as event planners. Last week we talked about preferences and things that make a us smile. Check it out here! This week we are talking personality quizzes and our opinions and thoughts on it. Back in college I worked at the school’s recreation center and it would be 4-8 hour shifts and I would either sit at the front desk and check people in or s

Welcome back to the Blog! As you all know we took a little break in October as we had so much work with events of our own as well as still working other jobs. More importantly we needed the month to recenter and move back into a healthy mind space. We got the opportunity in October to reflect on perceptions vs personalities, kind of what someone may think of you when they just see your or even see your resume verses who you are based on your choices, preferences, morals, ecte

We Recently had a comment to post more about our previous post “Event Season is Coming” We will be starting a series on the types of events that can be planned but more specifically what events we plan. Today’s topic is Showers! Showers:. HOW WE HELP: We are not only event planners meaning we coordinate with vendors and venues we are also event designers this means that we help with any design and set up for events. For showers this means helping with theme decorations and de

We Recently had a comment to post more about our previous post “Event Season is Coming” We will be starting a series on the types of events that can be planned but more specifically what events we plan. Today’s topic is Proposals and Vacations! When I am writing this I just helped out with a wedding with Storybook Wedding and Events, and it was so beautiful. From the people to the actual event. (Obviously photos to follow. ) Head table and Wedding Cake by Toni’s Table Decor b

We Recently had a comment to post more about our previous post “Event Season is Coming” We will be starting a series on the types of events that can be planned but more specifically what events we plan. Today’s topic is Parties! Party, a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment. Commonly when people hear party we think loud music and dancing and house party scenes, but they hold more complexity than just a house party. We co

We Recently had a comment to post more about our previous post “Event Season is Coming” We will be starting a series on the types of events that can be planned but more specifically what events we plan. We put out a poll on what event type should start and Charity Events Won! Welcome to the Event Types series this week we will be discussing charity events. A charity event is any type of event whose primary purpose is t raise money and awareness for a cause. These events can b

Hello and welcome back to the blog! We have been writing a food blog in our down time and if you have not already go check it out at madefromavocados.food.blog! Antyways. Wedding season. It’s been a ride this summer, and you know how at wedding there is always the signature drink for the bride and the groom? I love this idea in events. I planned a bar fundraiser for a local non-profit and really pushed for them to have a signature drink or cocktail to better market their even

Happy Wednesday! Welcome back to another blog. At work the other week my coworker made a comment as a joke how she wanted to be Instagram famous. I responded with Absolutely not, I don’t think I can be the type of person who could be in the public eye. I say this not to say I am ingenuous or a terrible person, but more so I am a private person and not a super peppy person in my private life. My coworker looked shocked and said how I always seemed so positive online. Thus the

Hiring an Event Planner is like hiring a personal stylist. You only get out of it what your willing to bear. This means that we can not create the event of your dreams out of thin air. I as an event planner like to do my research on my clients find their style and aesthetic so I can better put together an event they may enjoy, but at the end of the day I can only do so much without the client telling me what they want. Here a few steps I have for making your event planner you

Happy Friday Everyone! I know I know there was no post on Wednesday this week. No excuses here I will get better at it, but this wednesday I was exhausted. At work on Wednesday I had to play teacher for this stem summer camp for children in grades Kindergarten to 8th grade. My supervisor asked me to work with Kindergarteners and first graders because he felt it would be easier for me. Digresion: I am NOT a teacher. Nothing in the past 22 years I have lived nor 10 years of my

We are now just 9. DAYS. AWAY. from the launch of the business! We are still giving away a Complete VIP Planning Experience Package. Today’s blog is for everyone who may be wondering where do you even start planning an event, and how do you know if you need to hire an event planner. It is all about the amount of work and the budget you have for your event. Today we are sharing with you a simplified checklist we like to use to get organized and also give you an overall idea of

It is Summer! That means sun, vacations, rooftop bars and hanging out with friends. For all our readers in the Chicago area here are 5 venues for your next event this summer! 1) The Shore Club- Oasis –  1603 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610 This is the epitome of summer! You can rent private  cabanas, sunbeds, or daybeds on the beach with a cooler and bottle service. The interior with its open and light design is giving us serious Cali vibes and we are so here for it.  No m

This week has been so hot and summery and we love it. It has us craving beach parties and lemonade and sweet tea on the back porch. Yes, I see how southern that sounded. We were driving home from work all this week enjoying this weather and how lovely a road trip with friends sounded. It is a common misconception that event planners are A) only for the rich and famous and B) Only do weddings and large scale grandeur events. In actuality us as event planner do all events and

Happy Wednesday everyone here at Life’s Sweet Moments Event Planning we are so excited and celebrating because today marks 1 month until the launch of the business! (Actually screaming as I write this!). To celebrate we are holding a VIP Event Planning Experience Giveaway! What is it? We will be giving away 2 VIP complete planning experience packages. This means that we will plan your event start to finish for free! It includes as many consultation meetings that you would lik

Happy Friday to all of my event people and general blog readers. Let me know how your week was! Honestly, for me? It was a little rough. Here in Chicago this week has been gloomy not really raining but just cloudy, dark, foggy and overall just hohumy? I am a morning person I love waking up as the sun is rising and opening all the windows and basking in the light of dawn, but this week I couldn’t do that. Do you all ever get affected by the weather or even just some bad event

At work I got the opportunity to help a guest plan a 20th anniversary for his wife. He was from a small town in the middle of Ohio and they didn’t travel much, so he wanted to take her to “the big city”, aka Chicago. We talked dinner plans and hotel options, and everything that we discussed he wanted to make sure that it was something she would love. As an event planner I got some extra perks I could make for him. He booked a room at a great hotel downtown Chicago, where I wa

We here at Life’s Sweet Moments are strong believers in business transparency so we are publishing this article to give our consumers more insight into our business. As you all know we are officially launching our business on July 26th and we are offering 20% off initial consultation fees. If you do not understand what this means or why it is important you will by the end of this blog post. Also stick with me the first part will be a little business terminology heavy. What is