"It is time," Vanessa intoned with great seriousness, "to decide...on your cake. This is the most important part of your event planning. Because..." She hurried over to the door and pulled in a cart covered in plates, "it's the time when you get to eat cake! Do you want chocolate? Do you want vanilla? Do you want coconut? Do you want red ( Read more... )

"So you've got a bunch of people coming and you know where you're gonna put them," Vanessa said, "but, and this is really important, what are you going to feed them? People get cranky when they show up for your thing, whatever it is, and there's no food. Especially when there's no cake. I don't care what you're throwing, I'm going to assume you ( Read more... )

Vanessa had, upon discovering all her shirts were missing, considered just coming to class in her bra, but ultimately she'd put a dress on. These were still minors, after all.

"So, it's finally time to choose your venue! Remember, it has to have robust security but a lax weapons and outside alcohol policy plus a very flexible opinion on property ( Read more... )

"I hope you guys have been doing your research, because I just realized I completely forgot to tell you to make a budget," Vanessa said. "What can I say? I'm mostly funding my wedding through credit card fraud, so it didn't occur to me." Best teacher ever, right here. "So, you need to do that. Come up with a number to spend on your event. It' ( Read more... )

"You've already decided what kind of event you're holding and when you want to hold it," Vanessa said. "Now, you need to decide how many people are coming! You can't do anything else until you do, because what if you want to have two hundred people at your birthday party? Most people can't fit that many people in their house, and you're going to ( Read more... )

"Okay, so," Vanessa said, "you've decided what your event is going to be; now you have to decide when you're going to have it. If you're having a birthday party or, say, a Fourth of July barbecue, great news! Your planning is done for you. Free space, use the rest of this class to goof off on your smartphones. But if you're having some other ( Read more... )

"Hey, guys!" Vanessa said cheerily at the beginning of today's class. "So, I am Vanessa Carlysle, and I am planning my wedding. And it is a lot of work. Now, sure, you can just go down to the courthouse and get married with no fuss, but then you don't get presents." Hashtag priorities. "Or cake. So you've got to figure out where you're having ( Read more... )