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The La Bonne Fete 2023 Mastermind workshop
RECONNECT.
EXPERIENCE.
RECONNECT.
Have you felt stuck, alone, + disconnected these last few years?
Overwhelmed making all business decisions on your own?
Yes? Friend, you are in the right place. It's time to rebuild our community and support one another as we head into our 2023 event seasons.
Let us tell you: Business is not easy, but it can be far easier, together.
LEARN.
EXPERIENCE.
RECONNECT.
As Event Professionals, continuing to learn and evolve is the only way we will survive.
What are the new trends?
How do you handle a new generation of clients?
What systems do others use to make their work easier?
We're ready to share all of our ideas with you and excited to hear yours!
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE.
The La Bonne Fete Mastermind Workshop is a one-day intensive built to give you hands-on experience, a rejuvenated mindset, small-group activities, + intimate community, with direct access to us, your new mentors.
For part of the day, we will split into three different groups - Photographers, Florists, + Planners.
In the afternoon, we will come together for a staged photoshoot.
RENEW.
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE.
This year we are hosting our first annual La Bonne Fete Mastermind Workshop at the gorgeous Inn at Burklyn in East Burke, Vermont.
Not only is the Inn at Burklyn the ideal setting for any event, but we will take their lead and gather here to BE COMFORTABLE, BE PRESENT, BE ENCHANTED, BE INSPIRED, + BE WELL.
We hope you will join us!
MEET YOUR HOSTS, INSTRUCTORS, + MENTORS
SORRELL DOWNING
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SORRELL DOWNING
Sorrell was born a planner. For over 25 years, she has been making detailed schedules and calendars for her family, organizing complicated logistics on family excursions, and managing competing wishes and priorities.
Defining struction creates space for creativity, and that creativity is what her planning business - Events by Sorrell - doe
Sorrell was born a planner. For over 25 years, she has been making detailed schedules and calendars for her family, organizing complicated logistics on family excursions, and managing competing wishes and priorities.
Defining struction creates space for creativity, and that creativity is what her planning business - Events by Sorrell - does best. Sorrell's portfolio includes well over 100 events and the accolades to prove her success, which has positioned her to provide skillful guidance and expert advice throughout the planning process.
KATE PREFTAKES
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SORRELL DOWNING
Kate has a fine art background and studied photography in Chicago and Seattle. She worked in a commercial food photography studio, but fell in love with weddings. She shoots a mixture of film and digital and loves to create natural, timeless imagery.
Kate is a native New Englander but loves to travel the world. She lives with her four beau
Kate has a fine art background and studied photography in Chicago and Seattle. She worked in a commercial food photography studio, but fell in love with weddings. She shoots a mixture of film and digital and loves to create natural, timeless imagery.
Kate is a native New Englander but loves to travel the world. She lives with her four beautiful children, her husband, and their sweet rescue dogs, Posie and Dot. When she is not photographing people and events, she can be found working in her garden, hanging out with her family, or hiking with her dogs.
EMILY HERZIG
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EMILY HERZIG
Emily is a floral designer and wedding & event stylist based in Littleton, New Hampshire. From Boston to Bar Harbor, her floral designs have decorated weddings and events throughout New England. She loves using fresh, local, and imported flowers from the world over – with a passion that is instinctive and naturally stunning.
When Emily's f
Emily is a floral designer and wedding & event stylist based in Littleton, New Hampshire. From Boston to Bar Harbor, her floral designs have decorated weddings and events throughout New England. She loves using fresh, local, and imported flowers from the world over – with a passion that is instinctive and naturally stunning.
When Emily's first son was born in 2008, she traded her retail operations for a new private studio. Today EH Floral’s primary mission is to provide clients with innovative floral designs, staying on top of current trends while honoring classic styles. Whether creating a single custom arrangement for delivery, or designing the overall appearance for a wedding, Emily's customers receive amazing flowers and great experience.
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Mahatma Gandhi
