Project One-Sheet

Pass The Sugar Teatime

CRM & Back-Office Dashboard

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Client: Pass The Sugar Teatime LLC (Adrienne Carter) — Derby, CT•Delivered: September 2026•Platform: Base44 (web, mobile-friendly, iPad-optimized)

Overview

A complete back-office portal that turns Pass The Sugar Teatime's booking inquiries into a managed customer journey — from first contact through consultation, proposal, booking, the event itself, and follow-up — with automated, on-brand email at every step. Built for a non-technical owner: everything runs from one dashboard with minimal data entry.

The Back-Office Dashboard

A single sign-in landing page that opens to a grid of management tools. Every admin page carries a "Back to Back Office" button so the owner never gets lost.

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Bookings Calendar — Visual calendar of inquiries and events; confirm or change a booking's status in one tap.

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Customers (CRM) — The customer list — every inquiry flows in automatically, no manual entry.

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Sign-Up Sheet — iPad-friendly, tap-large event sign-up for in-person guest registration.

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Documents — Centralized file storage for contracts, menus, and reference docs.

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Reviews — Approve, reject, or delete customer-submitted testimonials.

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Image Library — Upload and reuse site/gallery images without re-uploading.

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Email Automation — The CRM email engine — templates, scheduling, history, journey, referral.

The CRM Customer Journey

Every inquiry submitted on the public website is captured automatically into the CRM as a Contact with full inquiry details — the owner never copy-pastes. Each contact moves through a guided status pipeline:

New Inquiry → Consultation Requested → Consultation Scheduled → Consultation Completed → Proposal Sent → Awaiting Payment → Booked & Confirmed → Event Preparation → Event Completed → Survey Sent → Referral Invitation Sent → Closed or Not Booked

A hard rule enforces that the "Booked & Confirmed" email only sends after the contract is accepted and payment is received.

Automated Email Engine

Brand-styled emails (burgundy, pale pink, butterfly signature) send automatically as each contact moves through the journey. No personalization placeholders are ever left blank — if a required field is missing, that line is removed or the send is aborted.

11 automated email types:

  1. 1.Inquiry received (auto-reply)
  2. 2.Consultation requested
  3. 3.Consultation scheduled
  4. 4.Consultation reminder (timed)
  5. 5.Proposal sent
  6. 6.Proposal follow-up (timed)
  7. 7.Booking confirmed (only after contract + payment)
  8. 8.Final event details
  9. 9.Event reminder (timed)
  10. 10.Post-event survey
  11. 11.Referral invitation

The Email control center lets the owner enable/disable any email, edit subject + body, preview the journey, view send history, and manage the referral program — all without technical knowledge. A background scheduler runs hourly to deliver timed emails on schedule.

Sender: sip@passthesugarteatime.com (never a no-reply address).•Signature: Warmly, Adrienne Carter — 203-551-4735 — www.passthesugarteatime.com, with a butterfly accent.

Referral Program

A self-manageable referral program page with an admin panel to configure the reward (type, amount, qualifying minimum, eligibility, expiration, redemption instructions, and terms). Referral invitations send automatically after events are completed.

Public Website (supporting the CRM)

A full multi-page, SEO-optimized site drives inquiries into the CRM:

  • ✦Home — hero, offerings, service areas, gallery, about, FAQ, booking, contact
  • ✦Service pages — Bridal, Baby, Birthday & Corporate Tea Parties; Tea Tastings; Table Manners Classes
  • ✦Tea Party Packages, Service Area, About, Gallery, FAQ, Contact, Referral Program
  • ✦Mobile-only service framing (morning & afternoon), weather-permitting disclaimers, tea-house SEO keywords throughout

Built for the Owner

✦Extreme simplicity — tap-friendly, plain language ("Customers," not "Contacts")

✦Automatic data flow — inquiries populate the CRM with zero manual entry

✦Admin notifications delivered to the owner's own inbox — no separate app account to babysit

✦Brand-consistent — burgundy/pink palette, serif headings, butterfly signature across all emails

Admin Access

Owner logs in at the app's login page and is routed straight to the Back Office. Non-admin visitors are kept out of all management tools by role-based access controls.

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Pass The Sugar Teatime

A mobile tea-party experience, served wherever you gather.