Inspiration

My inspiration comes from the things around me. I love color, details, people, buildings, and the list honestly can go on and on. One way that I find motivation and inspiration daily is by looking at other successful businesses started by someone with a passion. A couple of months ago I happen to find a website about event design and planning called Couture Parties and Couture Wedding Design. I instantly fell in love with this business and the story of the founder. The founder of Couture Parties is a woman by the name of Stephanie Frazier Grimm. Her business of wedding and event planning is out of Newport, RI. Following the business blog and hearing her input on industry advise keeps me motivated and driven to be as successful as she has become. Her events and weddings that she designs and plans are beautiful. Check out her website by clicking the icon below!

Final Weeks of the School Year!

Each day my final semester of my Junior year comes closer to ending. With each of these days I find myself thinking about the world that is waiting for me just outside the walls of college. Yes, sure college has been liberating and brought about so many wonderful things but, I can't help but wonder what path I will take once I take my last final next spring. I also have to remind myself that my last final of college is still a year away! In the meantime I am still loving life, although I wish I had a bit more time to sit and explore great websites, plan my future, and search for volunteer opportunities. On New Years Eve/Day my resolution was to make 2011 the best year so far of my life. To me every year has something wonderful about it but, I wanted 2011 to be different. So, far this year I have come to find out more about me that I ever thought I would and this will only continue through my summer in Europe and upon entering into my senior year of college. I am proud of how involved I have been with events, fashion, and my interests in event planning/design this school year. I have met some wonderful people, worked at fantastic fashion shows, and started to develop myself as a soon to be working girl! I find my mind wondering all the time picturing myself as a successful "student" when I graduate. Student seems to be the most appropriate term to use, I never want to stop learning after I graduate.



Couture Parties

Portfolio

With my list of tasks to complete increasing as my trip draws near I am starting to wish I had just a bit more time to tackle this to-do list. Today I have decided to add another project to my list of idea. My hopes for after graduation is to try and jump into the events/PR world whether that be fashion or something related to that. Not really knowing where to start or how to present my knowledge that I have and will continue to collect I decided to do some research about the industry. In a fashion PR article about getting an internship I or job in the industry there was an idea to start a portfollio of related work. What a great idea! This protfollio will include pictures, recaps, and samples of my work. The goal in many ways is to showcase my event, fashion show, and writing experience. All my experiences are volunteer based or student group inspired but, I have a long list generated and it is time to create something (portfollio) to show people my hard work. Although I do not know if PR is what I will end up working in I know that being involved with social media is going to be a major player in either events or PR. So, starting today I want to dedicate myself to my blog, tumblr, flickr (once I get my camera), and yes twitter!

The question is how will I get this portfollio done before fall???