Can I just give a shout-out to JD at Two Fifteen Photography for this amazing photo of Cait and Kev? I can’t wait to share more pictures from this beautiful wedding, but I just have to know, “JD, how do you do the voodoo that you do?” Seriously, this photo is incredible (and NOT PHOTOSHOPPED)....
I still cannot get over how STUNNING Alli and Dan were on their wedding day. And seriously, how colorful and fun and celebratory was this wedding? (Rhetorical answer: The Most.) I was thrilled to find out that Ruffled had posted this wedding on their site – let the beautiful photos by Shannon Collins speak for themselves! And thank you, also, to Dan for this glowing review! “There are a lot of wedding planners, I’m sure, but Natalie approached working with us with a healthy mix of professionalism and humor that made her stand out. She’s a good...
When friends get engaged and ask me to be a part of their wedding team, it's always such a treat. But it's just as exciting to get hired by complete strangers to plan their wedding only to become friends in the process! I don't remember everything from my first meeting with Katie and Justin, but I do remember snuggling with their adorable dog Maggie and geeking out over the most recent Walking Dead episodes. Katie and Justin are so wonderful and we assembled a real crackerjack team for their wedding! Their...
A word that strikes fear into the hearts of every business owner. A word that calls to mind a ritualistic dance of calculators, spreadsheets, legal pads, and tears. A word that - despite its actual length - is considered a four letter word to my husband. Budget. It's certainly not a word that one would associate with a wedding. No, when you think of a wedding you think of flowers, cake, candles, fancy clothes, hard partying, and close friends. But budgeting is the number one thing that clients, potential clients, and engaged...
Ever wonder what wedding or party planning advice your favorite fictional characters would give? Or what advice they should have taken? As a huge sci fi/fantasy geek and wedding planner, I only wish they could have hired me to plan their affair! Reference material: Walking Dead Comics #36, TV Series Season 3, Episode 15 Published today in honor of my clients Katie and Justin - big Walking Dead fans - whose wedding is tomorrow!...
Ever wonder what wedding or party planning advice your favorite fictional characters would give? Or what advice they should have taken? As a huge sci fi/fantasy geek and wedding planner, I only wish they could have hired me to plan their affair! Reference material: A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin; HBO's "Game of Thrones" Season 3, Episode 8...
Ever wonder what wedding or party planning advice your favorite fictional characters would give? Or what advice they should have taken? As a huge sci fi/fantasy geek and wedding planner, I only wish they could have hired me to plan their affair! Reference material: Doctor Who Series 5, Episode 13 Photo Source...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Lighting is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to add a ton of ambiance to a wedding. In many cases you'll hire a company (I love working with Eventions Productions and Synergetic Sounds and Lighting) and they can give you the full treatment. Uplighting, pin-spotting, dance floor wash, moving lights, color-changing LEDs, the works. But I am also a fan of string lights, candles, votives, lanterns...
[caption id="attachment_814" align="alignright" width="300"] Hoggy Hoggy Hogwarts[/caption] For those of you who haven't been to a theme park lately, you should take notice: They are a masterclass in attention to detail. Not long ago travelled to Florida where I spent a pleasant few days visiting family and taking in a few sights (St. Augustine is spectacularly beautiful if you've never been. Side note: I can plan destination weddings anywhere, so hit me up, Floridians!). Aside from visiting family and general wanderlust, one incentive to visit Central Florida was The Wizarding World of...
Thank you so much, Rebecca, for your kind words! You guys weren't so bad yourselves! (And to see photos of Rebecca and Chris' lovely wedding at the Horticulture Center, click here.) Natalie was amazing down to every last detail. We used her for coordination and day of services. Throughout the process she made suggestions to cut costs and to make things more personal. What she saved us just by a few suggestions actually negated the cost of hiring her. On the day of the wedding itself, she and her husband/assistant created...