An ode to work friends - you are the best.

A thought piece on how enjoying and sharing beverages can be a key piece of building relationships and feeling like you belong.

A guide to how to host your own PowerPoint party where your friends come prepared with a 5-minute presentation on the topic of their choice.

A logistical breakdown of how to plan for and host a holiday at your house, using Christmas Eve as the example.

Consider starting a morning coffee meet-up if you’re craving community in your life. Inspired by Radha Agrawal’s book, Belong.

An overview of what to do for a day in Downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Tips and tricks learned about how to do a “12 days of Christmas” 12 days of gifts for the children in your life.

An overview of the design and process behind a custom Wedding Save the Date, Wedding Invitation, Wedding Thank You Card, Wedding Email Communications, Wedding Website Overview, and Wedding Facebook Group.

An overview of ideas for what to put in a bridesmaid proposal box, the logistics of shipping, and tips for doing it on a budget.

A step by step guide to putting together snail mail packages for colleagues to celebrate a recent promotion including what to include and lessons learned in my three years of sending packages.

Chrystina reflects back on her wedding weekend through the eyes of a community builder, event planner, and engineer. The wedding was in May 2022 in Philadelphia, PA.

A how-to guide to write your own quarterly newsletter to stay in touch with your friends and family on a more consistent basis.

A guide to how to plan your own New Orleans bachelorette party and a suggested itinerary for a four-day weekend.

An overview of why workshops are a great idea for your next party - especially virtual parties. Here are virtual workshop party ideas and tips to facilitate making it happen.

How to host a virtual party on zoom or the platform of your choice. This post covers parties for guests of honor including virtual birthday parties, virtual retirement parties, and virtual bridal showers.

A list of the best Christmas songs from all of my hand-picked Christmas Mix CDs through the years, and a first look at the Chrystina Noel Christmas Album.

The sixth of a six-part series about Party Planning basics continuing with how to manage party logistics.

An overview of this tourist’s favorite things to do in Louisiana from how to get there, to where to eat and drink, to festivals to attend.