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Smart Moves in Rancho Mirage, Atlantic City and More

Smart Meetings

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. Babe has been a hotel operations leader for a decade, serving in similar management roles at Faena Hotel Miami Beach and multiple Ritz-Carlton properties across Florida, Massachusetts and New York. Josh Fluhr.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Michelle McDermott

The Planner's Lounge

Hotel management is a great stepping stone for wedding planning and gives you a great grounding and understanding of everything from food and beverage to table and room setups, administration including the banquet event order , and executing a wedding on the day. What other advice do you have to share? Most years, we visit the USA.