Our Promotional Video

We debuted our promotional film last month and have been getting great feedback! We just wanted to take a minute and thank Alicia from Blossom Productions for making it for us. It turned out better than we could have ever imagined! We'd also like to thank Jennifer Childress Photography and John Shetron Photography for letting us use their images in the video. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out and learn more about our philosophy!


Proud to Plan promotional film from Proud to Plan on Vimeo.

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12Midnight: New Year's Eve Party

We know it's April and we're now 4 months into 2011, but we have been so busy with new client bookings and putting the finishing touches on our spring weddings, that we've gotten a little behind with blog posts! Better late than never- right? Anyway, we're SO EXCITED to show off some amazing images from our New Years Eve event by NYEPhilly.com! For the past 5 years, 12Midnight has been Philadelphia's hottest New Year's Eve Party and once again, we were lucky enough to manage this incredible event.

First off, a HUGE thank you goes out to Karlo Photography for covering the details. This is a massive event, with tons of people and crazy lighting and it can be difficult to photograph. Karlo captured the excitement and enjoyment in every photo- and did it with a smile on his face! He's so fantastic to work with and FUN to be around when onsite at an event. We highly recommend checking him out for your wedding or event- he's so great!

The BEAUTIFUL Crystal Tea Room, atop the Wanamaker Building, was the perfect setting for the party of the year. The Grand Ballroom, with its hand-carved columns and intricate crystal chandeliers, was the backdrop for an evening to remember. Finley Catering did an awesome job keeping the guests happy- with food displays of carving and pasta stations, lots of yummy hors d'oeuvres and PLENTY to drink! Our sponsors also put together a bunch of really amazing things, too. Korbel hosted the V-VIP Lounge and passed around some delicious champagne cocktails all night! FUZE developed a bunch of FUZEtinis that everyone absolutely loved! Popchips and MGD64 was everywhere for guests to grab and enjoy! Southern Comfort sponsored some tasty cocktails in the SoCo Lounge and Gentleman Jack sponsored the VIP area in the 50 foot atrium and passed around signature drinks for guests to sample. The guests appreciated the ample food stations and the fact that the bars had no lines- always fantastic when you're there to party!

The Philadelphia Funk Authority provided the entertainment for the evening, alongside DJ Mark Robuck, and DJ Ed Smooth performed in the VIP area. I have never seen so many people dancing! The entertainment was top-notch! Funtown Productions had some seriously sexy dancers on hand, too. The live-action bodypainter created artwork on the dancers right in front of guests- it was a hit!! Guests also had a fab time visiting the Photo Boxi and bidding on cool memorabilia at the Grandstand Sports Silent Auction- proceeds benefited CHOP and Philly Kick for the Cure. We featured special lighting, a balloon drop, 2 huge screens streaming the action in Times Square, and the 50-foot glass ceiling atrium, and every guest was in awe as soon as they walked in.

We hope you'll consider joining us for this one-of-a-kind New Year's Eve celebration again this year. Guests are sure to be impressed and more importantly, have an amazing time ringing in 2012. We're already excited about what's to come for this year, so be sure to stay tuned to the blog for all the excitement. Happy 2011 (a little late)!!

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Wedding Wire's Bride's Choice Award

 
We're very excited to annouce, that for the third year in a row, we've been selected to receive WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award™!  This is such a great designation given to those professionals who show excellent service and dedication to the wedding industry over the past year and we're honored to be part of this fantastic network!  Thanks to all of our incredible clients for the reviews left on our WeddingWire page, too!

Here's the press release below:

Philadelphia, PA– January 26, 2011- WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Proud to Plan has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for wedding planning!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Proud to Plan stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Proud to Plan for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Proud to Plan is among the very best wedding planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/proudtoplan and read all the fantastic reviews left by our clients!

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit http://www.weddingwire.com/.


About WeddingWire, Inc.

WeddingWire.com, the nation's leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Businesses that join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), ProjectWedding.com and Weddingbee.com (both part of eHarmony), and Celebrations.com (part of the 1-800-Flowers family of brands, NASDAQ: FLWS).

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Teaser Tuesday

We've been winding down after our big New Year's Eve party at the Crystal Tea Room hosted by NYEPhilly.com. We have a few teasers for you all to see and we'll definitely be doing a full post once we get all of them! A big shout out to the sponsors; Korbel, FUZE beverages, PopChips, Southern Comfort, MGD64. The dance floors were packed all night thanks to Philly Funk Authority, DJ Ed Smooth and DJ Mark Robuck did a fantastic job! A huge thanks to Karlo Gesner of Karlo Photography for these teasers and capturing all of the fun that was had by the guests!! Keep your eyes on the blog for the full post and all of the great details of this fabulous event!

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Proud to Plan featured in Delaware Bride Magazine...TWICE!

We're so excited to be featured twice in current Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Delaware Bride Magazine! Turn to page 29 to see our purple stationery suite and page 44 to see Kirsten and Matt's wedding at Winterthur! You can read the online artice of Kirsten and Matt's wedding here and see our stationery here. You can also pick one up, it's on newsstands now!

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Fall 2010 Contest!

We’ve had such a spectacular year- and we can’t believe it’s only September! Because we’re looking forward to the Fall wedding season so much, we’ve decided to give away a super-fantastic deal to one lucky Fall 2010 couple and its one we promise you’ll love!

Having an amazing day-of-coordinator can make or break your big day, and it’s often one of the first items to be cut when budgets are a concern. Proud to Plan is offering one lucky couple our wedding day management services for HALF PRICE!! Plus, just because we love our couples so much, we’ll throw in the rehearsal coverage, for FREE!! That’s a savings of over $750!! This is a great deal for those that are considering adding a DOC as their dates fast approach- don't stress out in those final days...hand it over to us and we'll work our magic!!

To enter, email info@proudtoplan.com with a photo, your names, wedding date, location and a unique/fun/crazy fact about your wedding plans. Entries are due by 11:59pm on Monday, September 6th. We’ll choose our top 5 favorite entries, and will run a week-long Facebook contest on our Fan Page. Voting will begin on Wednesday, September 8th and is simple: We will create an album with the final 5 contestants and all you will have to do is tell everyone you know to join our Fan Page and “like” your picture. Comments are welcome, but to keep it fair, we won’t be counting them as a vote. The winner will be decided by the couple that receives the most "likes" on their photo by 10pm on September 13th. That following morning we will announce the winning couple on our Facebook Fan Page and our blog!

Good luck!!!

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MYFOXPHILLY'S #1 Wedding Planner!!!

This morning, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief....followed by a shriek of excitement!!

WE WON!!! The myFoxPhilly's hotlist contest started on July 20th and the results FINALLY came in! Thanks to all of our supportive clients, friends and industry partners, we clinched the #1 spot!

This is a HUGE accomplishment for us! Not only was it our first year in the running, but we also got over 100 stellar reviews during the contest!! It's an awesome feeling to know we're part of the BEST Philly has to offer. We're HUGE fans of the other winners and at risk of sounding cliche, it's an honor and a priveledge to be part of this group. Check them out!

wow.

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