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Wedding Resources- who to turn

Phil Smith 3rd May 2024
Wedding vendors help make your wedding day truly special and memorable. Maine and New Hampshire have so many resources from quaint to high end sophistication with a warm and caring feel to the location, the owners, etc... Here are just a few wedding professionals you might want to consider looking into: Wedding Planners Venues Photographers Florists Caterers Entertainers (wedding magicians, DJ's, bands, etc...) Wedding planners like 'Olive and Company Events' can handle all the logistics, coordination of timing of the day of, rehearsal dinners plans, and details of your wedding day ensuring everything runs smoothly and according to plan. They…
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Making Wedding days memorable

Phil Smith 26th February 2024
ok, you are planning your menu with the on-location chef or caterer. It takes a lot of planning to choose meal choices you think will please the majority of your friends and family. Are there any allergies to worry about? Do you give enough choices to accommodate all the different taste buds? Now that that's done it's time to think about the music selections from the DJ or choosing a band that matches your music likes; do you try and have something from different genres and variety from country to pop to maybe rock and roll. Now it's time to…
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Magic & Halloween (they go together)

Phil Smith 6th September 2023
Halloween is a magical time; spooky fun happens all around from decorations, kids costumes, to even music on the radio and tv shows are all covering monsters and magic. Magicians, wizards (like Harry Potter) & witches are a big part of Halloween in subtle and blatant ways; magic shows at Halloween parties to a month of vampires, Friday the 13th movies on the television. Companies may even choose to do an employee Halloween function that parents can bring their families too. A couple years ago during the pandemic 2021 Oct. I was a roaming magician for a trick or trunk…
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Wedding Receptions- it’s all about your guests!

Phil Smith 28th August 2023
You've been planning your special day for some time now, it's getting real close. The venue was booked a year ago, the flowers ordered, the caterer, but what about the reception? An open bar/cash bar isn't entertainment, and not everyone drinks. What do you do for your wedding reception? Wedding receptions in Maine often hire me (wedding magician) to help make their guests relax and enjoy the reception until the bridal party arrives to the venue. A wedding magician helps transform the atmosphere from a dull wait into something memorable! You want to keep your guests happy so you can…
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Festival Fun- add entertainment

Phil Smith 16th August 2023
Festivals happen in the summer and fall for all kinds of events; like town celebrations, schools end of school or fall festivals, to holiday festivals. In a nutshell it's to allow the school, community, or towns to celebrate something they are proud of or want to highlight in a positive way. In New England, many towns have summer festivals to celebrate the communities; Windham Maine has Windham summerfest which is a 6 hour event starting with the parade, and vendors (companies) showcasing their services and products to families. Hampden, Maine focuses on the children with what is called Hampden's Kidsfest.…
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