We are asked all the time, “What should I get my parents?” yes, get your parents a thank you gift. Of course everyone is different. If your parents are helping you pay for your wedding, it is appropriate to do SOMETHING for them as a thank you. Gift certificate, heart-felt thank you card/letter, small token […]
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In case you missed it near the holidays, a local venue has changed their name! SMG’s The Centre is now: The Centre in Evansville will now be known as the Old National Events Plaza, a name change made to recognize the bank’s $14 million investment in the new Downtown convention hotel project. More info read
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When you think about sending out your Save the Dates, Wedding Invitations and return postage for the RSVP’s, consider purchasing a custom postage stamp. We found these cuties here: The USPS actually promotes Zazzle from their website, as they currently only offer TWO wedding themed stamps: As you may have considered, but just in case,
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Happy end of 2013 everyone! This year marked our “celebrating ten years of producing fabulous events“ for our little event planning business. It’s been a wild ride … forging relationships with clients (we still keep in touch with so many of you), vendors and the nitty-gritty of producing weddings. So as I look back, I
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#throwbackthursday Here is my real engagement photo, circa 1993. Thank goodness engagement photo sessions are much more personal, interesting and plain entertaining. Please laugh. I am. My favorite parts of this photo? Love the pose. #zzzzzzzz My teased bangs. I rocked some bangs. Long red, fake nails. The pearls. I was totally into huge, faux
update: now called HJR3 Have you heard of HJR6? If you think it sounds like a virus you wouldn’t want to contract, you’d be close. It’s the acronym for House Joint Resolution 6 for the State of Indiana. And here it is: House Joint Resolution 6 is a proposed amendment to the Indiana Constitution which states:
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The tradition started in Roman times, where wheat was thrown on the couple after the nuptials as a symbol of fertility. Once wheat became too expensive, rice was used instead … and the tradition stuck. Then enters the Urban Legend that rice will cause a bird’s stomach to blow up. Apparently you need to visit
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This blog post should have entitled, “TRYING to meet your wedding vendors during the holidays”. Because that’s really the way it is. We understand, holidays is when you are off work or when you have a scheduled vacation/visit in town. Makes sense that you would like to try to knock out some meetings and get
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Can we just eliminate all live TV marriage proposals, especially ones done on morning talk shows? Let’s just not do it anymore and say we did. Why? They are awkward, at best. Totally impersonal. There is usually not any type of intimate discussion, which is needed. It’s becoming as common as an engagement ring at
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Had a great conversation with Laura Kirtley about her last week before the wedding. Of course, there are a zillion more things to do before your big day, but time did not allow. Hope you enjoy. Click here for the video. plan on!
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