Our Dubai trip featured in MPISCC Sept. Intercom

We are very excited to announce that our Dubai trip was featured in this month's MPISCC Intercom newsletter. It was an awesome experience and hope that we can soon feature more Dubai news.

Check it out. http://www.mpiscc.org/Intercom/MPISCC_Intercom.pdf

Simply Mumtaz Wins 3 ISES LA SEA Awards!

Simply Mumtaz wins big! We are so proud to announce that we recently won 3 awards at the ISES LA Fundraiser & Installation event on July 16th at the Park Plaza. Our Jr. Event Coordinator, Gabriela Islas took the stage to receive two of the three awards! Look at the ear to ear smile! Needless to say, we've had some fun with this pic here in the office. Karli Tanner, CMP also went up to the stage to receive our Best Wedding award. The second photo below is a pretty cool shot of the event! Photos taken by Ulrika Graaf.




The first award we won was the Best Non-Profit Event 2007 for the USGBCLA's 3rd Annual Green Gala! Photo courtesy of Michael Norwood Photography.



The second event we won was the Best Wedding 2007 for the Wedding of Robin & David at the Ebell.



The coolest and third award we won was for the Best Allied Team Event 2007 for the 13th Annual Treasures of Los Angeles. We'd like to give shout outs to our Allied Team members for this - J&M Entertainment, Michael Norwood Photography, Dreamworld Backdrops, and 100candles.com.

Joella in Meetings & Conventions Magazine - May 2008

So, how did we not see this! How exciting! Thanks Lisa Grimaldi for featuring ISES as it commits itself to Green. It's really exiciting. Green is truly the new black.


I didn't even hear about this until my Mom said that one of her friend's daughters who lives in Tampa saw me in the mag. She's a fellow planner too! Isn't that cool - it really is a small world.

Simply Mumtaz at Takami / Elevate - One of Downtown L.A's New & Hippest Joints!

Simply Mumtaz Events just recently produced a networking Reception for one of our Downtown clients at Takami / Elevate Lounge! Check out these photos. The venue is super cool. There is plenty of space to hold a super cool reception with an amazing view of the Downtown L.A. skyline. Great food and great people! It's a hidden Treasure, don't get discouraged finding parking, there is valet after 5pm and don't worr about the shady elevator ride up... it's worth the WOW moment once you get to the penthouse!

Sparks Game with My Flower Guy

Last night I had the best time at the Sparks basketball game cheering for our Los Angeles WNBA team, eating ice cream and hanging out with Doyle. At least it was the best time until they lost the game in overtime. It was a heartbreaker! Doyle with "My Flower Guy", my friend, florist and fellow special event professional, is a season ticket holder with center-court seats right behind the owners. During one of the breaks, the Sparks management team presented three beautiful purple & gold flower arrangements (compliments of My Flower Guy) to honorees who give back to the city of Los Angeles and their communities. It was very cool. Even cooler is that we shared our cheering section with comedian Wanda Sykes. She was equally disappointed about the loss. Thanks, Doyle for a great date at The Staples Center!

Simply Mumtaz & Karen Bass, Speaker of the California State Assembly

Last week we planned a wonderful reception to welcome the new Speaker of the California State Assembly, Karen Bass. She was awesome! An inspirational speaker and a gracious guest. Two of her key issues are the environment and small business in California. As a small business ourselves and a company who believes in Green initiatives and tries to do our part in improving the environment, we really valued meeting her and managing an event in her honor.

Become a Certified Wedding Planner

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching the “Become a Certified Wedding Planner” course at Glendale Community College starting on Tuesday, July 8th! It is going to be a dynamic, 10-week course for all levels of wedding planners. I will introduce cool wedding trends, feature knowledgeable and exciting guest speakers and offer insights into the wedding industry based on my real weddings.

The course is offered in partnership with The Wedding Planning Institute (WPI) and is a comprehensive program covering everything an aspiring wedding planner needs to know to launch a professional wedding planning business.

For more seasoned planners, this will be is a great course to review your business practices, learn new ways to improve your marketing and land that “perfect bride”. The most important aspect is earning your Certification. Being certified sets you apart from other planners (it seems like 2 new planners show up in LA every day!) and gives you a professional edge. Certification shows your commitment to the industry and indicates to clients that you are a true wedding professional.

Being a Certified Wedding Planner also gives you the confidence to sell your services and know that you are a qualified planner worthy of being trusted with a bride’s most important day. Most of us start out coordinating our cousins wedding or working in Catering at a hotel. Being able to balance the interests of your bride while respecting your vendors, understanding the complex emotions that arise, keeping cool under the unique pressures, being a designer, counselor and mediator and being good at it all takes skill, preparation and a lot of planning before the wedding day. This course will teach you the tools to be your best and offer your brides a service they will forever appreciate!

The course covers many areas, such as budgeting, project management, vendors & contracts, signature wedding design, public relations, sales & marketing, how to expand your business, operations management and much more. Registration is available online at Glendale Community College or you may contact Glendale Community College by phone at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5015.

All registrants that e-mail me before July 8th at karli@simplymumtaz.com and mention this blog posting will receive a really cool gift that will help with your wedding planning business. Please e-mail me with any questions and I hope to see you in class!

Karli Tanner, Special Events & Weddings Director, Simply Mumtaz Events