Emerald Events and Weddings

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Emerald Events was pleased to be recognized as one of Get Married Magazine's Innovative DFW Vendors for our unique Emerald DIY Bride classes. This series of classes offers high impact planning help for the budget brides in Dallas and all of North Texas.
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Winter 2011
Emerald Events was pleased to be recognized as one of Get Married Magazine's  Innovative DFW Vendors for our unique Emerald DIY Bride classes. This series of classes offers high impact planning help for the budget brides in Dallas and all of North Texas.
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07/01/10

Melissa's PM Network article - "All the style in the world won't help you as a wedding planner if you don't have a solid grasp on time, expense, and vendor management" Wagner-Gens says. "In placing the project management ideals foremost, you can streamline the entire planning and design process

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03/17/10
Melissa said, “My only thought, like most brides, was I wanted to have an amazing and laughter-filled wedding with family and friends that people would be talking about well after the event.  After all, if a green wedding planner can't pull off her own wonderful eco-chic wedding, she has no right trying to convince other brides to do the same.” 

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02/14/10                                                                                                                                                     “I approach each event as a ‘Project With Pizzazz’. All the style in the world won’t help you as a wedding planner if you don’t have a solid grasp on time, expense and vendor management,” Wagner-Gens said. "When my students leave my class, they not only understand modern wedding styles and trends, but also timelines and how to get best out of their vendors. "  

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01/10/10
TLC: Current ambition?
M: Making a decent living doing something I love and believe in with a flexible schedule that allows me to spend time with those I love. That’s the reason I started Emerald Events & Weddings, my very own eco-friendly event planning business. I help clients save the planet while they throw amazing parties and events, AND, I can still make it to my niece’s school play! That makes for a happy Melissa! 

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06/04/2009
Wagner said. "I've seen vendor issues no one could have predicted.''  

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Mar/Apr 2009
Melissa's first national spotlight for her eco-chic event practices.  Figure Magazine was found in Lane Bryant, Catherine's & Fashion Bug for several years.  It celebrated fantastic, curvy women everywhere. 

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Spring 2009

Melissa Wagner, PMP, owner and senior event planner at Emerald Events & Weddings in Allen, works hard to maintain an online presence as an expert in her field. She also maintains a blog, where she posted a top 10 list of ways to green a party, one of her specialties.

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03/05/09
 Melissa said "Those are my top ten suggestions for a great eco-chic party — cultivated over many, many moons of throwing green soirees for my friends, family, and clients. Hopefully, I’ve inspired you to “party greener” on some level. So go forth, you Gaia gods and goddesses, and save the planet, one party tip at a time!" 

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08/26/08
"As a wedding goddess, a recent theme I’ve run into is brides who want to incorporate green ideas into their weddings but have no idea how to do so without turning their special day into a mini-Woodstock – e.g. wedding dress made out of recycled grocery bags, granola cake with mung bean frosting, and a drum circle for reception music.

Now don’t get me wrong, if this is your idea of the perfect wedding, then great. I’ve got the name of a great vegan caterer for you femme de terre. But for those of you who might not want to go that extremely green, here are some ideas on how to make your wedding and reception environmentally conscious but in a way that makes sense for you."

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