Smiling Through Chaos - Amanda Hudes

Summary:

Every person who has experienced planning events will know how it will drain the life out of you. Think you’ll be able to smile throughout all that chaos? Well, our guest in today’s episode can. Your events won’t be boring and basic when you’ve got Amanda Hudes, your go-to woman for all things event planning. She realized her childhood dream of being a fashion designer, nutritionist, detective, and lawyer through her event planning business – Smiling Through Chaos. Amanda is an Event Planner that will help you look and feel your best through nutrition, fashion styling, exercise guidance, reiki, relaxation, and yoga.

Smiling Through Chaos translated to event planning when Amanda broke through her depression.  It’s all about celebrating life by helping people have amazing events and feel their best at their events. That’s why people, her clients, feel her passion because she has an extreme passion for helping people have the best day ever and have a great experience leading up to it.

We transition into what’s new and exciting in the industry of event planning.  Because of quarantine, Amanda created new services from listening to her clients and to be able to accommodate everyone. Watch out for “The Experience” and “Quick Weddings.” Her new book “Smiling Through the Chaos of Wedding Planning” became a best seller on Amazon.

Curious how Amanda is able to smile throughout all the chaos in what she does? Don’t miss out! Click on that play button and join us!

Key Points:

Amanda’s previous childhood dreamsHow she was able to realize all of those dreams into what she does nowWhat makes the best eventHow the pandemic has affected what she does and her businessWhat she does on a daily basisTalks about what’s new and evolving in her businessTalks about her newly released book “Smiling Through the Chaos of Wedding Planning”

 

Tweetables:

“I think in life you are forced to smile through the chaos in general unless you want to choose to be unhappy.” [0:13:34] -Amanda Hudes

“It’s weird that we live in a world where “How are you?” you are expected to say “I’m fine.” and nothing else… People glaze over and don’t want to hear the rest.” [0:13:48] –Cassandra Shuck

“I’m never going there again… I’m never giving anyone the power to affect my emotions to that extent again. And I’m gonna help people celebrate life.” [0:16:06] –Amanda Hudes

“I don’t do cookie-cutter. I don’t do the same thing for every event or wedding because my couples are not the same people.” [0:18:45] -Amanda Hudes

“The last thing I want is for people to feel that they have to settle because of this (COVID) and have just like a basic wedding, and I don’t do basic.” [0:22: 56] -Amanda Hudes

“There are things constantly evolving, but I think something that is huge is that I’m also constantly evolving and growing as an individual which will help my clients.” [0:28:27] –Amanda Hudes

“It is about the venue. It is about everything else. But what is it about the most, is your connection and continuing to smile and laugh through the day not until that day. Through years later.” [0:31:43] -Amanda Hudes

Links:

Smiling Through Chaos Website

Smiling Through Chaos on Facebook

Smiling Through Chaos on Instagram