The Event Edit

A real theme is a decision-making tool, not a color palette slapped on top of a basic party. Here is what I actually know about building themed events that hold together when the budget is tight and the committee has seventeen opinions.

Inspired by my favorite discreet feature of the historic fire station I was tasked to rent out, I built the idea around a tiny, unusually placed door that almost no one acknowledged, let alone used.

There’s a viral trend about capsule wardrobes that I keep seeing everywhere. Ten pieces, endless combinations, effortless elegance, yada yada yada. Event pros have been living this life for years.

Let's face it, you can plan a whole wedding and still get taken out by one tiny question: “Wait… who do I tip, how much, and when?”