Use light to direct your guests eye, not to light the room. Example: Light your centerpiece, not the entire table.
Archive for the ‘Wedding Tips’ Category
Wedding 360 – Tip #3
Monday, March 15th, 2010Wedding 360 – Tip #2
Monday, March 15th, 2010Did you know that the average American wedding involves 43 different business? Wow! I can only imagine how stressful this can make planning a wedding. Like I mentioned in the last post, hiring a wedding planner can make you life so much more simpler!
Tips from Wedding 360 – #1
Monday, March 15th, 2010A recent study by Martha Stewart Weddings found that these three things are the most important to brides:
74% said – Staying within their budget
75% said – Minimal Stress
71% said – Guests feel the wedding was a true reflection of the bride and groom
How do you make all of these things come true? Hire a wedding planner! Seriously! You may think that you can’t afford a wedding planner. In reality, the wedding planner will make staying within your budget much easier, take stress off you, and know how to make your dreams reality!
Thomas Fogarty Showcase
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010About a week ago I attended a wonderful event at Fogarty Winery. Thirty couples were invited to sample yummy food from Melon’s catering, view beautiful table set-ups by Amy Burke, and even get a free dance lesson! A highlight of the afternoon was seeing the difference in pricing for different table designs. So often we see beautiful set ups in magazines but have no idea what they cost. Thanks to Amy Burke and Kelly from Hartmann Rentals the pricing was explained in detail. Here are a some photographs from the beautiful event -
A seating card from one of the displays by Rachel Hanson
Beautiful tulips by Amy Burke
A menu card designed by Rachel Hanson
Seating card by Rachel Hansen
Table design by Amy Burke & paper goods by Rachel Hanson
Candles lining the mantle area
Menu card designed by Rachel Hanson and flowers by Amy Burke
Rentals from Hartmann Studios
Yummy fruity drink from Melon's Catering
Detail of a Jenny Packham gown displayed by Nouvelle Vogue
An incredible table designed by Amy Burke. Rentals from Hartmann Studios.
A display by Studio Cake
Munchies by Melon's Catering
A "virtual olive" by Melon's Catering
Kelly Burns and Amy Burke explain the pricing for table designs
The dance demostration
Wedding Tip #7 – You are engaged! Now what?
Friday, November 27th, 2009After the initial excitement wears off, a feeling of panic sets in for many brides. What do I do first? What has to be booked now? How am I going to get it all done? Here are a few basic steps to get you started. We will go into more detail about the individual steps in the future.
- Breathe. Fainting or having a panic attack is not going to help! Take a deep breath and remember what this is all about – getting married to the person you love.
- Think about the type of wedding you would like. Do you want an outdoor wedding? Most likely you will be planning a summer or early fall wedding, when the chance of rain is slight. Do you want a formal event held inside? Great, you will not have to worry about the weather.
- This next step is fun – Start looking at bridal magazines online and in print. Print out your favorite images or tear them out of magazines. Go through all the images and narrow it down to your favorites. For more tips, click here.
- Hire a wedding planner. Yes, I know this sounds like an extravagance to some. Or, you may be thinking that you can handle everything yourself. For reasons you should hire a wedding planner, click here.
- Chose your wedding location(s) and finalize your wedding date.
- Start shopping for your wedding gown. The gown boutiques are not kidding when they give you a 5 to 6 month lead time!
- Hire the vendors that book up quickly or can only do one event a day. This category would include your photographer, videographer, etc.
- Hire the vendors that can do multiple events a day. This category would include your caterer, rentals, florist, linens, invitations, cake maker, etc.
- Plan your rehearsal dinner. Not sure what to do? Call Kathy Goodman at Well Rehearsed.
- Work on all the small fun details that will make the day “you”. Details like decor (other than flowers), favors, seating cards, etc.
- Book your honeymoon.
- Once the RSVPs start rolling in, start planning your seating chart. Yes, you need to do this. Yes, it can be a headache but in the end, your guests will thank you for doing this!
- Relax and enjoy your wedding day!!
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it will get you started. And remember, this is supposed to be fun!
Don't forget to have fun!