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wedding industry experts awards 2013: best wedding planner, france

kim — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:57:17 +0000

I was tickled pink to participate in the Wedding Industry Experts Award 2013 competition this year. The Wedding Industry Experts Awards is an annual competition recognizing some of the most popular wedding vendors at a local, national and international level. There were over 30 categories in the 2013 awards including everything from Best Accessories to Best Cake Designer. The thing that I like about the Wedding Industry Experts Awards is that it gives past clients, peers and friends a chance to support the wedding service providers who have given them outstanding service or provided quality products. I’m so excited to have been awarded multiple awards in this years’ competition, including:

Winner: Best Destination Wedding Planner - Paris

Winner: Best Destination Wedding Planner - France

Finalist: Top 10 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Worldwide - Ranking: 9 of 10

Finalist: Top 100 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Worldwide - Ranking: 9 of 100

A HUMONGOUS merci to past and current clients & peers for helping me to achieve this honor!

the paris wedding book tour: weekend in paris and 6 year blog birthday

kim — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:25:50 +0000

The last stop of The Paris Wedding Autour du Monde Blog Tour takes us to Weekend in Paris, the French Lifestyle blog by Priscilla Pilon. From fabulous 5-star hotels on the Right Bank, to the best budget crêpes on the Left, Weekend in Paris serves up the freshest Paris advice that’s both Practical and Fun! Priscilla and I had a chance to chat when she was last in town to host her annual Paris Tweet-up. Over cocktails and cupcakes, we chatted about my then-upcoming book, and she graciously agreed to interview me for her blog. Check out the interview here.

What better place to end this whirlwind tour than with a birthday? Yup, the parisian party blog is 6 years old this week. It seems like only yesterday I was donning a white frock and cracking into my very own croquembouche at my 5th Anniversary party. Comme le temps passe vite!

I’ve said it time and time again over this past week, but thank you, THANK YOU to all of my friends and colleagues who chose to participate in this Blog Tour. Gros, GROS bisous to Lost in Cheeseland, DIY Bride, BonjourParis (x 2!), The Brides Cafe, Four Seasons Weddings, Eco-Beautiful Weddings, The Daily Basics, Brides and Beauty, The Good Life France, Globetrotting Bride and Weekend in Paris. Mille Mercis, les filles!

The Paris Wedding is available in shops and online booksellers now. Please don’t forget to drop by Amazon.com and leave a review, and thanks to everyone for your support over the past week and the past 6 years!

the paris wedding blog tour: globetrotting bride

kim — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:40:45 +0000

On this, the eve of the final stop of The Paris Wedding Blog Tour, what could be more appropriate than a visit with Globetrotting Bride. Dedicated to “all things weddings, travel, or just plain fabulous“, Globetrotting Bride is like a sister from another mister to The Paris Wedding. So, of course I was thrilled to share some of my hints for incorporating la touche française into weddings and parties with them. Take a look at my tips here, and prepare your hankies- tomorrow is the last day of The Autour du Monde Blog Tour. Check out what’s already been said and the amazing feedback the book has received here, and for your own copy of The Paris Wedding, be sure to visit your favorite online bookseller. A demain!

photo © Heidi Geldhauser, The Paris Wedding

the paris wedding book blog tour: the good life france

kim — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:15:10 +0000

The Good Life France is an independent online magazine that celebrates France and all things French. For English-speakers living in France or armchair francophiles around the globe, The Good Life France provides readers with a view of France like no other- with their fantastic photographs, essential guides and insider’s tips. It’s the perfect stop for The Paris Wedding Blog Tour today, because, like The Good Life France, the book highlights many aspects of life in France as an Anglophone. You can learn about the ins-and-outs (and ups-and-downs!) of planning a legal wedding ceremony in Paris as a foreigner in this excerpt from the book. Discover the day-to-day inspirations of Paris as seen through the eyes of an American wedding planner in this interview, and lastly, read a review of the book itself by expat British journalist Janine, who writes from her French haven in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region.

Just two more days before The Paris Wedding Autour du Monde Blog Tour comes to an end on Monday, April 15th. Take a look at what’s already happened on the tour, as well as the next few stops here. There’s also still time to win a copy of the book on the Brides and Beauty blog in their giveaway contest, so be sure to stop over there. Thanks so much for your support of The Paris Wedding- please don’t hesitate to write a review of the book if you love it (and I know you’ll love it!) on the Amazon review page. A demain!

parisian wedding hairstyle tips and planning destination weddings in paris

kim — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:21:04 +0000

Spring has finally sprung in Paris, and not a moment too soon, I might add. The Paris Wedding Autour du Monde Blog Tour is creeping towards the finish line and I simply couldn’t stand it if the entire tour was spent dashing between raindrops. And speaking of raindrops- the first stop of today’s leg of the tour is Brides and Beauty, the popular English blog from top UK bridal hair and make-up artist, Joyce Conner. I shared some Parisian wedding hairstyle tips with B&B, as well as a copy of the book that’s going to be gifted (!) to one of her lucky readers. Take a look at the post here, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

Next we zig back over to the U.S. to chit-chat with The Daily Basics, the absolutely gorgeous Living Lifestyle Directory, about creating The Paris Wedding book, as well as “insider tips” on planning the perfect destination wedding in Paris. Take a look at the interview here.

Don’t forget, The Paris Wedding Autour du Monde Blog Tour runs for just three more days- through Monday, April 15. Check out what’s already been said, as well as the upcoming stops on the tour here, and for your own copy of The Paris Wedding, pop in to your favorite online bookseller.