A New Addition to our Team!

I am so excited to make this wonderful announcement! As many of you know, we launched a letterpress company not too long ago called Gwyneth Paige {Couture Letterpress}. You may also know that this company has an amazing Creative Director by the name of Andrea Reynolds. What you may not know is that Andrea has been holding down a 'day job' while also working for Gwyneth Paige.

I'm so excited to report that we've seen such amazing response to our letterpress company that I've offered Andrea a full-time position! She has resigned from her day job and now devotes 50+ hours per week to Gwyneth Paige. In addition, she will also handle the social media, public relations and marketing strategy for In Any Event. {But that won't start until after NSS!}

Please join me in welcoming Andrea to our little family! She's an amazing individual who's wildly talented and completely wonderful!

~Jodi

Internship Opportunity

For the first time ever, In Any Event will be accepting resumes for a summer internship! We're looking for one individual interested in working two days per week in our office. This position will be unpaid but the right candidate will gain a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in the luxury wedding and social event planning field. This individual will also get hands-on experience working on a luxury event during the month of June.

The right person for this position will assist in the day-to-day operations of both In Any Event as well as our sister company, Gwyneth Paige {couture letterpress}. This individual will work directly with and report to my personal assistant, Jillian.

If your are passionate, hard working, accurate and willing to do what it takes to get the job done, please send us your resume. Resumes will be accepted until Friday, May 14, 2010. We will then review each one and call individuals in for an interview. We would like to have our new intern to begin working the week of June 1, 2010.

Please send {do not email} a cover letter and your resume to:

In Any Event by Jodi Bos, LLC
P.O. Box 2352
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Attn: Jodi Bos

~Jodi

Two New Doggies!

Meet the newest members of our family! Tessa and Leo will be joining us in six short weeks. We weren't in the market for two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels but it just seemed to work out that way.

Tessa is the mother of the puppy we selected last week for our home. Unfortunately, that puppy died on Saturday from 'failure to thrive.' Since Tessa only had two pups and the other pup was spoken for, that meant our dreams of a blenheim cavalier pup weren't going to come true anytime soon.

Our amazing breeder gave us the following four options:

1. Receive our money back


2. Select from the two tri-color puppies available from another mother named Gretta


3. Wait for her third dog, Aida, to deliver her first litter... with puppies available in mid-September {not an option for us since In Any Event has 6 big events on the books this fall!}


4. Purchase Tessa since she clearly isn't a good breeder but would be an amazing pet

Well, we decided to go with option #2 and #4 and we are so excited! You should have seen our kids faces when we told them we were getting two dogs! You would have thought the house would explode from all the yelling of excitement.

So, stay tuned for more updated photos! I can't wait to be a puppy and a 1 year old doggie mama!

~Jodi

ArtPrize in Michigan Meetings + Events

Last week we went out and picked up the newest Michigan Meetings + Events magazine to see the featured spread of the ArtPrize 2009 Closing Gala. In Any Event loved being a part of the ArtPrize events last fall, and could not be more thrilled with the turnout of the Closing Gala event.

We mentioned before and described in detail the three different rooms that Jodi created for this event: the Organic Room, the Modern Room, and the Swanky Room. Each room was fantastic and unique, and the guests had a great night. When Michigan Meetings + Events told us they wanted to feature this in their Spring 2010 edition, we were more than happy to share this fun design with all their readers.

To get a sneak peek of the spread, you can check out our Press section on our website. But be sure to grab your own copy of the magazine today so you can read the full article.

~ Jillian

We've Arrived in Florida!

Greetings from sunny Florida! Thought I would hop over to the blog and say 'hello.' I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We definitely did. We found an amazing church to attend yesterday for Easter worship here in St. Augustine. What an uplifting service it was! Great preaching and a wonderful praise & worship band. Couldn't have been a better day.

Not much on the agenda today other than relaxing on the beach. The husbands will be heading over to Ron Jon's Surf Shop today to buy all the kids some boogie boards. I promise I'll bring my camera down to the beach today to capture the 'thrill of victory and the agony of defeat' as the kids tackle the waves. And I'll post some of the images tomorrow.

Have a wonderful day and I'll be in touch soon!
~Jodi

She's Got It! Most Creative Bride Contest

I am so happy to announce that Jodi will be a judge for the "She's Got It! Most Creative Bride Contest", which kicks off today. The contest is simple. Just share your most creative wedding ideas, and then get your family and friends to vote for your idea. If you make it to the second round, judges will select the final winners and those winners will receive some fantastic prizes!

Here are the prizes (There will be 3 contest winners):
1. Photo Shoot: Abby Rose Photography & chance to be on the next cover of InFrame Bride
2. Weekend Getaway: Grand Traverse Resort
3. Makeover: Design 1 Salon & Spa

So be sure to check out the contest site and start submitting your great ideas. We can't wait to see the new and fresh concepts you come up with!

~ Jillian