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On Infusing Disney’s 5 Key Service Standards for A Disney CEO’s Private Event and Why Courtesy Wasn’t Our Priority
The Walt Disney Company knows that its mission must be actively practiced by every cast member (employee) at every level. To do this, every person on their team needs to know the priority of service standards so that they are equipped to make good decisions on their own every time. The 5 Disney Key Service Standards are: Safety, Courtesy, Show, Efficiency, and as of 2021: Inclusion. It may surprise you to know that these are in a certain order intentionally, and like Disney, our number one goal was not courtesy when producing the wedding of the daughter of a Disney CEO (say what?).
Wedding Planner Newcomer Workshop | A Power Lunch Mentorship Experience
Wedding Planner Newcomer Workshop “A Power-Lunch Mentorship Experience” Third-generation Santa Barbaran, Certified Wedding Professional, and founder of one of the [...]
Introducing: The Affordable Wedding Planning Series™
A Santa Barbara wedding and expert wedding planner are, in fact, within reach. The Affordable Wedding Planning Series allows couples [...]
When A Wedding Planner Weds | The Reception Soirée Story: A “Mobile Dinner Feast”
When we announced to some of our closest friends that we just got married in a secret destination elopement to [...]
Wine Country Experiences | Vineyard Yoga: A Meditation of Movement
As a third generation Santa Barbaran and one whose business has largely been centered in wine country, I am always [...]
Mark & Cristina Enjoy Mobile Wedding Planning Tour for 2 and Find Their Dream Wedding Location
Photo by Jose Villa The Mobile Wedding Planning Tour for Two is perfect for couples just like Mark [...]
“Jump Start Your Wedding Planning” Mobile Wedding Tour For Two
Before “My Big Fat Fake Wedding”, before the “Faux Wedding” there was The Mobile Wedding Planning Experience (also known as [...]
Rain or Shine, Alisal Ranch Provided Glow for Newlyweds Megan & Joe
Bride Megan’s family have been long time guests of the legendary and historic Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort, like so [...]
Heart-Centered Destination Elopement Featuring a Santa Barbara Photo Safari Experience
Lauren and Boyd’s wedding was not about the fluffy, over-the-top decor that is the stuff national wedding magazines and blogs [...]
Rustic Ranch Romance at the Historic Old Adobe at Alisal Ranch | Cassity & Matt
There are plenty of private ranches on which to celebrate nuptials on the Central Coast. But when one requires elite [...]
Our Commitment to Professional Conduct & Its Relation of Core Value to Our Services
Photo Credit: MiBelle Photography When one interviews potential wedding and event supply partners, checks out their credentials, referrals [...]
The Reality of “Day-of” Coordination | Why I Won’t Be Your “Day-of” Coordinator
With Santa Barbara going from about 5 or 6 leading professional wedding planners a few years ago to about 82 [...]