Thursday Therapy at Selective Sound Entertainment and Rock the House

The wedding industry is relationship driven... but networking to form those lasting relationships shouldn't be hard! Thursday Therapy is a great place to meet your newest business friend, or to reconnect with old ones! On March 1st, wedding professionals in the Cleveland area met at Selective Sound Entertainment and Rock The House Entertainment for our monthly Thursday Therapy mixer.

Our generous sponsors for the March event were: Selective Sound Entertainment | Rock The House Entertainment | Scribbles Coffee Co. | THYME Catering | Lisa Austin for the Heartlanders Collective | Diana Elizabeth Designs | Annie’s Signature Sweets | L’Nique Specialty Linen Rentals | Be Seated | Rain Bartending Services | Mondo Beverage | AAble Rents

We’d love to see you at our April event! We'll be meeting at ThornCreek Winery & Gardens for an evening of wine tasting and mingling!

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Photo Credit: Lisa Austin for the Heartlanders Collective

Oak & Honey Events is Hiring an Event Planner!

Photo Credit: Suzuran Photography

Oak & Honey Events is seeking a creative, detail-oriented candidate to join our team as a wedding and event planner. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-4 years of wedding planning experience along with excellent sales skills, a strong work ethic, and the ability to take initiative with new projects and tasks.

We are a team of planners and designers passionate about creating unique weddings and events with an environmentally friendly approach. Our clients’ experience is our top priority so we strive to provide extraordinary customer service to every client, every step of the way.

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Networking and relationship building for lead generation
• Selling wedding/event planning services to prospective clients
• Writing proposals
• Managing the client experience
• Vendor/client communications
• Event planning/production
• Management on-site at events
• Consultation meetings with clients
• Leading your own team on an event day (1-2 assistants)

The selected candidate will independently plan between 4-6 events in 2018, with the potential for growth dependent on personal sales and lead generation. The selected candidate will be on-site for those events, and will be required to handle all client/vendor planning and communication leading up to and following those events. The estimated time required for planning and communication is # hours per week, and will need to be completed both during standard business hours and during nights and weekends as needed.

Must-haves:

• College graduate
• 2-4 years of wedding planning experience
• Drivers license and reliable vehicle
• Laptop and smart phone
• Knowledge of Google Applications
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Availability and eagerness to work weeknights and weekends

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Honeybook
• Knowledge of Aisle Planner

The selected candidate will be a part-time, hourly, Oak & Honey Event employee.

Please send your resume and cover letter demonstrating why you would be a good addition to our team to Melanie Tindell at melanie@oakandhoneyevents.com.

December 2017 Recycled Wedding Boutique Recap

To close out 2017, Oak & Honey Events and Baci Designer teamed up to host a Recycled Wedding Boutique at the John S. Knight Center on December 2, 2017.

Soon-to-be couples lined up outside the regular event, eager to get inside and shop new, slightly used, and vintage items to create the wedding of their dreams.

Oak & Honey Events created the Recycled Wedding Boutique, a flea market of sorts in 2014 for Northeast Ohio couples. An eco-friendly event planner, Oak & Honey Events invites newlyweds who are looking to off-load their wedding items to set up as vendors at the event in an effort to reduce waste from their weddings. The December event had more than 80 newlywed sellers!

Baci Designer creates timeless wedding invitations and coordinated details for engaged couples seeking an editorial look that is reflective of their style. Drawing from a love of style and a passion for making all things beautiful, Baci Designer is dedicated to making unique visions come to life - and this event is no exception.

Oak & Honey Events and Baci Designer send a "thank you" out to Mann & Wife Visual Storytellers for photographing the event! A sampling of event photos is below.

To stay up to date on future Recycled Wedding Boutique events, visit their website at www.recycledweddingboutique.net.

Thursday Therapy at The Glidden House

Wedding professionals in the Cleveland area met in February for our monthly Thursday Therapy mixer. There were more than 50 people in attendance at the event. February's meetup was in support of Akron Snow Angels. Attendees brought basic essential items to donate to this local cause.

Our generous sponsors for the February event were: The Glidden House, our host for the evening; Luna Bakery Cafe, who provided sweet treats for our guests; Urban Orchid, the florist for the event; L'Nique Specialty Linen Rentals, who provided table linens; Selective Sound Entertainment, our lighting source for the meetup; and Zangardi Photo, who photographed the event.

We'd love to see you at our March event! For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Oak & Honey Events is Hiring Event Assistants!

Oak & Honey Events is hiring part-time Assistant Event Coordinators for the 2018 season! We are looking for enthusiastic people interested in weddings and events to be part of the Oak & Honey Events team. Oak & Honey Events is a planning and design company specializing in environmentally-friendly events. We enjoy making the planning process fun and laid-back for our couples.

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for the environment and an eye for color and design. The candidate must have a positive attitude, organizational skills and a willingness to go above and beyond for clients. The candidate will need to be available for flexible hours since most weddings take place over the weekend. The position will average around 12-15 hours per week. Some physical ability is required, including the ability to lift items and to be on your feet for 12 plus hours. The candidate will be assisting Oak & Honey Events‘ lead planners execute the wedding day from setup to tear down.

Interviewing will begin in March, training will be in April and the first event is in late April.

Please send your resume and cover letter demonstrating why you would be a good addition to our team to Melanie Tindell at melanie@oakandhoneyevents.com.

Thursday Therapy at L'Nique Specialty Linen Rentals

We kicked off 2018 with our largest Thursday Therapy turnout to date! We welcomed more than 150 wedding professionals to L'Nique Specialty Linen Rentals in January and what a fun night it was! Cleveland Vegan and The Venue at StoneWater graciously provided food for our guests, AAble Rents and Be Seated supplied the rentals for the evening, Plantscaping & Blooms provided beautiful florals, guests enjoyed a fun photobooth experience from Too Much Awesomeness, Ting Stationery pitched in to help with signage, Vincent Lighting Systems provided production and lighting support, Woodford Reserve led a tasting, and Mystic Image captured all the fun and new friendships (see a sampling of photos from the evening below!).

Events like these couldn't happen without the support of each and every one of these generous sponsors. It's the spirit of community and camaraderie that we love seeing unfold each month - we hope you'll join us for an event soon! To learn more about Thursday Therapy and our upcoming events in the Cleveland area, click here.

Thursday Therapy at Tent West Bank

For December's Thursday Therapy, local wedding pros met at a brand new venue in town, Tent West Bank. Attendees mixed and mingled while enjoying food from Marigold Catering. Our generous sponsors Rosado Events and L'Nique Specialty Linens generously provided florals and linens, and Agape Photography donated their time and talent to photograph the event. Happy Holidays to all our Thursday Therapy friends - we'll see you in the new year!

Thursday Therapy at Brewnuts

Donuts + beer make for a fun Thursday Therapy, and our guests in November agreed. For this month's meetup, we ventured to Brewnuts for small-batch, craft beer based donuts. Fair Rarity Flowers supplied festive florals, and Michael Wypasek photographed the evening. Want to mingle with Cleveland wedding pros? Then plan to attend a Thursday Therapy event in 2018! Click here to see what we're planning!

Planning an Eco-Friendly Honeymoon

Oak & Honey Events is proud to be an environmentally friendly event planner. What does that mean? Well, it means that you’re conscientious about the resources consumed in the production of your event, and that you search out ways to make environmentally friendly choices throughout your planning process.If planning an environmentally friendly event is close to your heart, then you will love what we’re about to share. Oak & Honey Events teamed up with Lesley Cohen Travel Planning to bring you tips for extending your eco-friendly planning all the way through your honeymoon!

Many hotels are Do-Gooder establishments that give back to the community or use green supplies throughout their properties.

If you’re looking for a fabulous eco-friendly bachelorette destination or a stateside honeymoon, Lesley highly recommends the 1Hotel in Miami Beach. They use reclaimed materials in the hotel and everything is inspired by nature - hemp mattresses, organic sheets, the list goes on. 1Hotel also offers health-conscious amenities like fabulous exercise options, healthy food options with local ingredients, and a holistic spa. They truly provide an environment that is healthy for both their guests and the earth. Read more about their story, here.

If you prefer a more exotic honeymoon destination, Lesley recommends Laucala in Fiji. They put it best on their website: “Style and sustainability go hand in hand throughout,” and that could not be truer. Laucala uses farms and fisherman on the island for a real farm/sea to table experience. And you might have seen the photo of their famous glass-sided pool. It’s the epitome of luxury meets eco-friendly. Read more about their story, here.

If you’re ready to jump feet first into honeymoon planning, get in touch with Lesley!

Lesley Cohen // lcohen@smartflyer.com 

September Wedding at Cherry Basket Farm

Last week Maddy and Chris's wedding was featured on Artfully Wed! We were thrilled to pack our bags and head off to Northport, Michigan for Maddy and Chris' wedding at Cherry Basket Farm! Cherry Basket Farm is a restored 120-year-old farm located just north of the historic village of Omena in Leelanau County, Michigan. This rustic venue is surrounded by hardwoods, cherry orchards, and farmland.

Maddy and Chris' wedding ceremony, which was designed and coordinated by Oak & Honey Events, took place on the upper level of the venue's two-story, timber-framed barn, while cocktail hour took place downstairs, and dinner under the tent. Their guests then headed up upstairs to join the couple for dancing and desserts!

The venue's rustic vibe paired well with the couple's bohemian style. Elbowgrease Design provided gorgeous macrame chandeliers for the event, in addition to an ombre macrame escort sign by Baci Designer. The color palette consisted of blush, marsala, sand, and espresso, in addition to the greenery that was incorporated throughout the design. These photos from Maiko Media perfectly captured the beauty of this event!

The Vendor Team: Photography: Maiko Media // Event Design & Planning: Oak & Honey Events // Venue & Catering: Cherry Basket Farm // Floral: Field of Flowers North // Hair & Makeup: Studio 415 Salon // Stationery & Signage: Baci Designer // Cake & Desserts: Baked by Josephine // Ceremony Musicians: Bayshore Strings // Band: Bluewater Kings Band // Rentals: Fancy Fray