Archive for the ‘fabulousicious finds’ Category

Hot stuff happening over at Elizabeth Anne Designs….they have published a wedding library of great wedding vendors. Many of these vendors have blogs…so if you love reading about weddings, please visit them because there are some great sites lists.

Shhh…we are one of them and deeply honored. We honestly can’t believe we made the list when you consider some of the heavy hitters on they have listed.

You know, the beauty of wedding blogs is that while we are in the same industry and may cover the same hot wedding topics, we will all have different perspectives. You, as the bride and reader, get to benefit from the free advice and suggestions.

Plan on! -saundra

We {heart} contests and winning stuff. That why you have to check out the latest from Our Weddings Plus blog.

Taken from Our Weddings Plus website:

The Prizes: The folks at Sandisk have donated 10 Cruzer Gators USB Flash Drives (see picture above), one for each member of your bridal party including both groomsmen and bridesmaids (10 max), total value up to $400! Plus, I’m also going to throw in a free one year subscription to one of our Our Wedding Plus premium wedding websites worth $72! All this will be given to one lucky winner!

How You Enter: Go to this post and answer one of the following questions:

- What was the most useful piece of wedding planning advice you have received?
- What has been your biggest “lesson learned” so far during your wedding planning process?
- If you could do it over, what would you do differently?

How You Win: I’m going to ask some other wedding bloggers to rank their top-5 entries, based on the usefulness of your comment to someone planning their wedding. I will tally the results and pick the most popular comment. This is obviously subjective based on each judge’s opinion and my selection will be final. If I can’t get any help in the judging I will select the comment I feel was most useful, based solely on my own judgment.

Deadline: Your Comment Must be Posted by Midnight, Friday, May 2nd 2008.

This is so cool!!! Be sure to go and comment/answer those questions ASAP! Rumor has it … we may be asked to be a judge!

Plan on! -saundra

Okay boys and girls…you’ll want to shoot over to GroomGroove for their latest contest.

They are looking for the most interesting, personal, elaborate or spectacular proposal story. You’ve got nothing to lose by entering, but at $1,000 to win and year’s supply of Gillette’s super-duper new antiperspirant that provides prescription strength protection (just how much to you guys sweat?)!!!

<shameless plug>

Remember our new Proposal Package is out for dudes who want to pop the question! We make you guys look like Kings! Be sure to inquire….

Plan on! -saundra

thanks wedaholic.com for the image!

Collaboration is fun. It’s even more fun when it’s with a good friend.

Terrica over at Fabu-luxe is someone who I admire a lot in this business. I often think to myself when in a predicament, “WWTD”?

She is innovative, forward thinking, a little snarky ( :smile:) and inspiring. Her latest endeavor, an online magazine (damn- she beat me to it) for brides, {fete}ish. The first issue is proving to be something of greatness. Easy to read and interesting…I’m sure as the months go by there will even be of more interest.

Thanks Terrica for setting the bar high for the rest of us. AND mentioning my blog in your e-magazine. If you were just closer we could rule the wedding world.

Plan on! -saundra

A few different looks from the wedding gallery at the special event show. Let’s dive right in….

There was another tree; just as spectacular …. but all together different. More of a beach theme this tree took HOURS to assemble. Real flowers…of course. You can click on flickr to see more of these photos but at the bottom there are shells glued together. There is even one huge shell that is holding water with orchids floating in it. How cool is that?

I really loved this design. They made the hanging centerpiece low and then raised it. You have to look closely at the amount of detail. The coolest thing about this modern table setting was the smart lighting that would change colors throughout the night. Just check out the video. (sorry minor technical difficulties I couldn’t post it here).

Again: For more pictures of the wedding gallery and other displays please visit our slideshow on flickr. If you have an account be sure to add us as a friend!!! More to come…

Plan on! -saundra

You all know I’ve been in Atlanta (well technically back for 11 days…) to see The Special Event Show. It has been chaos since returning to the office. While I still have so much to do (as business has been great), I took a breathier today to get my pictures up! I’ll randomly pull some shots as we move forward to discuss in detail.

Sally and I were able to actually setup for the Show. We assisted Wilbur & Associates - EventScapes who were contracted to do the “Dahling - Southern display” at the Wedding Gallery. They are a wonderful group…full of creativity and just enough crazy as most artists can be!

For the first time this year, the gallery was sold as a separate event to view. The attendees who went to the Wedding Luncheon also were able to view the gallery. We got into both to share with you the pictures.

There were four different areas at the Wedding Gallery; and you can see how each one has a really different look. Again this is an event for designers to go OVER THE TOP and blow you away as you look at their designs. Logistics, practicality, and price is all thrown out the window. For just a moment; it’s imagination time!

This was Wilbur’s design….the white part has ice crystals that when you add water to them create this shimmery, textured look. They are gross to touch…kinda like slime…but look AWESOME! And who can beat the flower pathway to the chuppah? Gorgeous.

This was the tree they created with silver and bling. I wanted to steal it. But wasn’t sure how to strap it to the top of our car. Notice…these pictures are during setup. The tulle for the skirting completed this a romantic, southern look.

Sumptuous and romantic. Sally made this entire display so I knew I’d have to post/talk about it. The glass holder, callas and flowers is simply unbelievable to see. If you could only smell how great it was in the room…..

There were four custom columns that Wilbur’s team made with bling dripping down from the top. These columns were positioned in the four corners encasing the overall look.

For more pictures of the wedding gallery and other displays please visit our slideshow on flickr. If you have an account be sure to add us as a friend!!! More to come…

Plan on! -saundra