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Small Businesses Giving Back: Why Styling Events for Free Fills Our Hearts

Hitch Studio is a small business. We’re only two years old and still growing. We count on event styling and wedding planning to keep our business alive and well. Our paychecks aren’t huge and our bank account isn’t overflowing. So why do we decide to donate our time and coordinate events for free? Why do […]

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Wedding Planning with Turquoise, Pink and Sparkle

I loved this couple! I loved the parents. I loved their families. And I certainly loved the bride’s sister who got married last summer! (Hitch was priveleged to decorate her wedding too!) I remember standing just outside the reception hall when Stephanie (then a maid of honor at her sister’s wedding), told me that she

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Questions From a Hospitality Management Major: Hitch Studio Answers as a Wedding/Event Planner

Hitch has several students working for us this semester and over the summer. One of them, Danielle, is a hospitality management major at South Dakota State University. She asked me a few questions about what I thought of the interdisciplinary side of the hospitality management major coming from a wedding planner/event planner background. We get

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An Emerald Green & Gold Wedding Full of Irish Influence

It was planned for two days after St. Patrick’s Day. (Naturally.) Her last name was McCarty and the Irish flag was hung proud. There was green and gold everywhere. And plenty of beer and fun had by all. Betsy, the bride even wore her grandmother’s dress (as did her mother). It’s a third-generation beautiful lace

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5 Solid Reasons Why you Should Hire a Wedding Planner

Are you ready to lift a huge weight off of your shoulders and let someone else help you manage your wedding day? Do you need help finding and narrowing down a theme/style, decorations and all of your creative ideas? Are you feeling a little overwhelmed with a crazy work schedule and need to turn over

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Just got engaged?! Here are 7 major things a wedding planner suggests to do next.

He finally popped the question. You, of course, said YES! Now what?  These seven steps, as suggested by the wedding planner at Hitch Studio, will guide you to what to do next, while also having some fun along the way. Call your family and friends (of course)! Your family (and children) should really be the

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Hitch Studio’s Graphic Design Services: Logo Design, Website Design, Brochure Design (More Than Just Weddings)

You may know Hitch Studio best as a wedding invitation design boutique and a wedding planner service for Midwest weddings, but in fact, we are graphic designers in another sense! Hitch Studio also designs logos, websites, and marketing collateral for businesses just like yours. We can design brochures, business cards, mailers, flyers, personal stationery, birthday

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7 Tips from a Wedding Planner if You’re Getting Married in South Dakota or Southwest Minnesota

Getting married in the South Dakota or Southwest Minnesota is unlike any other area around. We have about three months of “good” weather, huge families (on both sides), and of course, our “Midwest nice” friendly, downhome spirit. Now, trying to manage all of those things plus about a thousand more details and coordinate them into one

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