I'M A PLANNER ON BE A PLANNER: Mark Kingsdorf

Mark Kingsdorf | Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants

Name: Mark Kingsdorf
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (service greater Philadelphia, southern New Jersey, and Delaware)
Company: The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants
Years in Business: February 2010 will be our 10th anniversary
Website: www.QOHweddings.com
Blog: www.QOHweddings.com/blog

What do you specialize in (Day of Coordination, Full Service Design...)?

We offer both Wedding Day Services and Full Service Event Design but specialize in Green/ Eco Friendly Weddings and Long Distance Planning

What are your three favorite sources of wedding inspiration?

Nature, my culinary experience, photographers websites

Why did you get started wedding planning?

Totally by accident, I am a classically trained chef with catering background – was getting out of my restaurant and was asked by a photographer to speak with a client who was having problems with their caterer planning their wedding.

What is one thing in your office that you could not live without, technology excluded?

My Emily Post Wedding Etiquette book - I still refer all the time

If you could make one recommendation to a new planner, what would it be?

Take a part time job working for a catering company as a server…. You’ll learn about catering which makes up 50% of the average wedding budget and most of the wedding day, learn how long it takes to set up, serve and breakdown an event; as well as make some great connections not only with the catering company but with wedding professionals you’ll work with on events.

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