GSD Diaries with Angela Proffitt

Join Angela and Alison as they recall a tough situation that helped them discover how to properly staff for the day of an event, process challenges with guests during setup and educate couples on the expectations of different cultures. With these tips, you’ll find it easier to manage the understanding of an event when your clients don’t share the same religious background. Tune in!

It is easy to let a client talk you into not bringing an assistant to their destination event. “The guest list being limited to less than 20 people” or “the resort staff will help” are just a couple of the reasons clients think the planner can do it alone. In today’s podcast, Angela and her lead consultant Alison discuss a time when they thought Angela could handle a week-long destination wedding by herself, and upon arrival wished she had someone who knew what to do by her side. Tune in to hear how you could learn from this and not make the same mistake they did!

New and even seasoned event professionals can get into the swing of life, and always dressing up for meetings. While Angela is usually meeting indoors or at her office, occasionally they go offsite to a private home or new venue with a client. While she loves to work in new spaces, she is (now) much more diligent in thinking through her outfit choices before leaving the house! Tune in to hear Alison and Angela “vent” about a time they didn’t do their research ahead of time.

Working in the wedding industry, Angela often spends her time with adorable couples who are in the honeymoon stage of their relationship. They are so sweet with each other, and genuinely happy together. However, this is not always the case, and true love is different for everyone. Today, Angela and her lead consultant Alison will be discussing a time when a couple showed their affection in a very private manner, and often had them questioning if they should even be getting married. Tune in to this episode to hear all the juicy details!

In today’s episode, Angela and her lead consultant Alison share a funny story when the bride was so overwhelmed with her job that she didn’t have time for her final dress fitting. You’re bound to laugh out loud at this one so tune in to hear what happened!

In this week’s episode, Angela and her lead consultant Alison share a story from working at a venue that was open to the public, and when they arrived the day of, there was a surprise waiting for them in the middle of the ceremony site! And best of all, it was for an Indian wedding and affected the direction the ceremony would face, which is extremely important in Indian culture. Tune in to hear what happened!

In this podcast, Angela and her lead consultant Alison share a story from a past wedding where the photographers were not a great fit for the couple. They were all very nice people, but their personalities did not mesh well together on the wedding day. There was a lot of tension between the parents, bride and groom and the photographers on what was expected of the pictures. This tension lasted for weeks, even after the wedding with very aggressive emails between the couple and photographer. Tune in to hear how Angela and her team handled the situation! 

Having friends provide their services for weddings is never a good idea. Even if they are great friends and always follow through, it usually ends badly. They don’t know what they’re signing up for to work your wedding night, and the temptation to leave their post and join the party is too high. This leads to Angela's team picking up the slack, and doing other people’s jobs taking away from their planning responsibilities. Together with Angela's co-host Alison Burry, they will unveil the importance of keeping friends as guests, and not vendors.

This week, Angela shares her experience working a destination event on a private island with absolutely no resources for backup plans. Together with her co-host Alison Burry, they will unveil how to creatively formulate new ideas on the spot, with nothing but some palm fronds and the beach! 

A resounding message Angela shares on the podcast is to always have a plan for the details of the wedding before the day arrives. In this episode, Angela and her company's lead consultant, Alison, recall the details of one of their previous weddings to discuss the important topic of what to do with the flowers when the wedding is over. For this wedding, this particular bride wanted to keep some of her baby’s breath flowers, which we thought was a great idea — they were so beautifully done! However, we didn’t know this prior to the wedding, resulting in some interesting maneuvering to get the flowers into the getaway car. There’s also a twist we think you’ll find entertaining. (Hint: Always ask the couple if they have any allergies!) Enjoy!