Thank you 2022!
What a year it was! This was our first season since 2019 where there were no restrictions when it came to weddings and we couldn’t have been more thrilled to see a return to what weddings should look like.
It was almost surreal for our team. In fact, this was the first “regular” season for our Assistant Planner Tiphany who came on board in January 2020.
We started the 2022 season in April with Tiphany at the helm for her 1st wedding as lead planner for Elegant Affairs. And let me just say she nailed it and her clients couldn’t have agreed more.
Lori kicked off her season off in May with a wedding that had a venue change with only a few weeks before the couple’s big day. It was a hectic few weeks, but in the end our Florida-based couple were overjoyed with their new location and it was a special memory for them and their guests.
A first of my 17-year wedding planning career came in June when our couple’s venue (tented lawn) flooded after the rental company hit the water main. Luckily, between our groom who is a General Contractor and practically the whole town came out to help and along with Mother Nature, less than 24 hours no one would have never known where they were seated for dinner was just underwater.
In July, I announced my retirement from wedding planning, but don’t worry, Elegant Affairs is going nowhere thanks to our Assistant Planner Tiphany. While I still run and manage the everyday dealings of Elegant Affairs, Tiphany is taking the lead for planning and is nearly booked for 2023 and has opened her books for 2024.
My season ended in September after 3 beautiful weddings including a very special destination wedding at Alderbrook Resort. and it was the best way to hang up my clipboard and Tiphany ended her season with a beautiful intimate wedding at Salish Lodge in October.
In October, I launched The Wedding Planner Academy to help new and seasoned wedding planners take their business to the next level.
We provide a forum for wedding planners to learn from people who have been there before—and have learned a lot the hard way. To provide planners with tips, resources, and templates to aid in the development of their best planning process. To assist wedding planners in connecting with one another and learning from other professionals, all while working together to improve the wedding industry's future!
So far, I have run 3 Academies and our next Academy will begin in January. If you are interested, check this out for more information!
Tiphany and I would love to thank all of our incredible couples who we all fell in love with and so grateful to have been part of their very special day. And, to our vendors, thank you for being an extension to the Elegant Affairs team. Without you, we can’t do our jobs as wedding planners.
If you just got engaged over the holidays or planning to say I Do in the next year, then it’s time to set up a complimentary consultation with Tiphany who will take your wedding vision to the next level and execute it brilliantly.
Bring it 2023, we are ready!
Lori Losee is the owner of Elegant Affairs, a Tacoma Wedding Planner with over 17 years of experience. We create awe-inspiring experiences—Events filled with meaning and refined elegance. Behind the scenes, our experienced team collaborates on each stage of the process, executing your vision and a wedding, celebration, or corporate event that is unique to you.