Basic bridal

Lets face it times are not easy right now. People of all walks of life are watching their wallets a little more and many people around the country are playing hot potato with pink slips. And yet, its the season. It is the time of engagement. Girls are walking around all over the us with glitter filled eyes and endless amounts of love in their hearts as their guy offered her the chance to join him on building a new life. And if you are among the lucky few women who are wandering around with a new piece of arm candy or hand candy Congratulations. This will be a fun yet stressful time as you begin the work to plan your wedding. It is not an easy task to plan probably one of the biggest events you ever have had to date. It will take the help of your friend and family to pull this off with you. In addition i know at first glance you may feel that this downward economy is not exactly in your favor. However i am here to tell you that with the right plan you should be able to get everything you want for your special day and more.

I know many women out there are looking to cut corners on their wedding budget and still get what they really want ( which would be great if they knew what it was) First things first make a list of all of the things you would want if money was not an object. Thats right go crazy write everything down, if you want a dove release and a 15 ft train write it down. Then think about what you want people to say when the leave your wedding. Lastly look over the first two activities and ask yourself does this reflect ME or US...ah there is the trick right there. Your wedding should reflect both of you. It will more than likely take you, your future spouse, family and friends to pull your wedding off. With that being said you want be considerate of everyone.

YOu will have to decide what is most important to the two of you. In your magical evening do you want a DJ or a live band ( or a trusted friend with an I pod). When it comes to your meal do you even want a meal or would cake and drinks be enough, do you want to serve liquor or just beer an wine or nothing. You keep going down the list ...for everything big there is a cheaper option and sometimes the cheaper option works out better.

wedding budgets and wedding planners

If you are lucky enough to have a planner or coordinator good for you. If you are pinching pennies to make your wedding happen tell your planner. Your planner is your best friend when it comes down to trying to save you pennies . With the last wedding i had i cut out over 2000 dollars from my brides budget of things she didn't really want but felt she might have needed. Make your list of must haves and include the projected price. If you have a good planner let them shop around for you. Remember that the most expensive is not always the best. Some people charge more for items and give you less. You should want to make every dollar stretch and for you to get the most bang out of each buck. be honest with yourself and your planner about your spending...whether its those personalized toasting flutes that you just had to have or the super cute wedding favor. It may not seem to make a huge impact on your budget at the moment but lots of little must haves or i found a great deal on these colored stones or tea lights adds up and quite quickly. And if you do not tell your planner about the purchases you make or the last min items you come up with not only might you endanger your budget but you also may not be able to use the items in the space your want.

My most recent Bride find problem was a ton of balloons that she wanted to use in balloon drop. The only thing was the space didn't allow for balloons and the bride bought the items several hundred miles away from the wedding site an could not return them. The solution was to use them to announce where the church was b/c the church was off the main road way in the woods. .. Hopefully you will be able to make the most out of the items you can and cannot use .



Always remember that the your planner is there to help you.

Sweet and Sassy bride

((floral ideas))


So i took some time a few weeks ago to meet with a last min hop in wedding. I was a little nervous about taking on this project but i am very excited to meet such a well mannered and level headed bride. Budget brides are always very interesting as we all have eyes bigger that what our budget is really warranted for.
After discussing the colors for the wedding the bride had some issues with peach. The wedding color is really more of an orange coral but thanks to Davids bridal for calling it "palm peach coral" . My bride remembered the peach color sending me off in the wrong direction. After this i started talking about perhaps a southern belle peach theme or like a peaches and cream type wedding. I was racing in my mind trying to figure out what to do with peach. This is where i say you can never ask to many question or speak up with you think you have something. As i told the bride what i was thinking she seemed less than happy. I was puzzled. Until she explained to me what i was missing. I was talking about a frosty pastel cool and sweet wedding and she was talking spice orange cinnamon hot in the summer wedding. After seeing the dresses and doing some quick glances about i came up with this for her. Just some sample photos of what i am looking at in terms of color and last min details to see if we can slip them in before the big day. we have a lot of work to do and not a lot of time to do it in. But with the help of this wonderful lady and her Fab beau i am sure that they will have a wedding to remember.

Okay so I live in Washington DC And one of the weddings that i have just loved out here is such a DC thing. Cherry Blossoms! what a beautiful easy spring wedding theme then encompasses many different shades of pink and softness and the essence of spring. Nothing says Springtime DC than Cherry blossoms. Its something that is so ingrained in each washingtonian that after awhile it seems almost passe. Yet you still cant get over the magic of the national mall turning pick each spring and trying to guess which week of the cherry blossom festival is going to be the week for the best blossoms. However I digress. This is not a post about Washington. It is about Cherry blossom themed weddings and bring weddings. The best thing about using cherry blossom branches in your wedding is that it provides tall arrangements with great color and little scent in case you were planning to showcase another flower for scent without taking over the visuals.
Its also a great way to get away with the over the top pink wedding idea without being a fairy princess if that isnt what you want.




Thanks to the wedding bee and kaboodle and you Washington for the photos

Make a wish

I did and now i am working one step closer to my dream. I have been MIA for ages however i am happy to say that i am not working as an Event Concierge. i will post what helpful tidbits i get so that they may help others.

Right now i feel that the key is that it must make you happy and smile.

20 questions

Oprahs 20 questions to ask before you tie the knot

i havent asked all of them yet but they are great things to think about.

Question #1: What percentage of our income are we prepared to spend to purchase and maintain our home on a monthly or annual basis?





Question #2: Who is responsible for keeping our house and yard cared for and organized? Are we different in our needs for cleanliness and organization?





Question #3: How much money do we earn together? Now? In one year? In five years? Ten? Who is responsible for which portion? Now? In one year? Five? Ten?





Question #4: What is our ultimate financial goal regarding annual income, and when do we anticipate achieving it? By what means, and through what efforts?





Question #5: What are our categories of expense (rent, clothing, insurance, travel)? How much do we spend monthly, annually, in each category? How much do we want to be able to spend?





Question #6: How much time will each of us spend at work, and during what hours? Do we begin work early? Will we prefer to work into the evening?





Question #7: If one of us doesn't want to work, under what circumstances, if any, would that be okay?





Question #8: How ambitious are you? Are we comfortable with the other's level of ambition?






Question #9: Am I comfortable giving and receiving love sexually? In sex, does my partner feel my love for him or her?



Question #10: Are we satisfied with the frequency of our lovemaking? How do we cope when our desire levels are unmatched? A little? A lot? For a night? A week? A month? A year? More?





Question #11: Do we eat meals together? Which ones? Who is responsible for the food shopping? Who prepares the meals? Who cleans up afterward?





Question #12: Is each of us happy with the other's approach to health? Does one have habits or tendencies that concern the other (e.g., smoking, excessive dieting, poor diet)?





Question #13: What place does the other's family play in our family life? How often do we visit or socialize together? If we have out-of-town relatives, will we ask them to visit us for extended periods? How often?





Question #14: If we have children, what kind of relationship do we hope our parents will have with their grandchildren? How much time will they spend together?





Question #15: Will we have children? If so, when? How many? How important is having children to each of us?





Question #16: How will having a child change the way we live now? Will we want to take time off from work, or work a reduced schedule? For how long? Will we need to rethink who is responsible for housekeeping?





Question #17: Are we satisfied with the quality and quantity of friends we currently have? Would we like to be more involved socially? Are we overwhelmed socially and need to cut back on such commitments?






Question #18: What are my partner's needs for cultivating or maintaining friendships outside our relationship? Is it easy for me to support those needs, or do they bother me in any way?



Question #19: Do we share a religion? Do we belong to a church, synagogue, mosque or temple? More than one? If not, would our relationship benefit from such an affiliation?





Question #20: Does one of us have an individual spiritual practice? Is the practice and the time devoted to it acceptable to the other? Does each partner understand and respect the other's choices?

Make a wish upon a star

Everyone makes wishes. I do atleast 3 times aday. Each time i head into a tunnel on my way into work and from work i hold my breath and make a wish . I also make wishes on the first star i see at night if any( i live in a pretty bright city so i dont see stars as much) and i also make wishes if i am awake at 11:11. I know tht may seem very silly but it is truthful.


This blog will be for my event planning wish. I want to be a wedding planner. I love the hospitalty business and i love events and people. This space shall be for my ideas my work and my wishes.