Wedding Season is in full swing!

We apologize for being gone so long from our last posting back in April, but boy have we been busy! We've had 6 more weddings since just our last post, and have worked with some great couples, and vendors! We will continue our posts from all of our weddings. Thanks for following our blog, and being so patient!

Amanda and Bobby 3-10-12

I had met Amanda in August 2011 to discuss ideas to plan her wedding. She had some great ideas, including having a DJ Cabana at her reception. She wanted a night club/lounge kind of feel to her wedding, and boy did it come true!

 March 10, 2012 was a sunny, cool, and windy day, it was also the day Amanda and Bobby got married!  The Ceremony took place at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Huntley, http://www.stmaryhuntley.org/ ,what a beautiful, big church! A special touch to the wedding was that it was officiated by Amanda's Uncle Bernard. 

The beautiful pops of color down the aisle with fuschia and green pomanders, and bright altar arrangements were provided by the lovely Paige from Details in Bloom, http://detailsinbloomnyc.com/. She also brought out Amanda's earthy tones in her centerpieces of manzinita branches, and huge Pomander balls.

The beautiful reception location was at Venuti's, which I love and have worked at many times, http://www.venutisbanquets.com/.

Post ceremony pictures were taken at the Indian Lakes Resort, due to the high winds, we didn't want our lovely Bride/Groom to fly away! lol http://www.indianlakesresort.com/  This is also where the Bride/Groom had their guests hotel blocks.


Beatufiul pictures were provided by Furla Studio,  (below) and the Video was from Furla Vision(which you can view on the front page of this website) http://www.furlastudio.com/  http://furlavision.com/

Entertainment was provided by the great DJ Alan from Okyne Media Lab, http://okynemedialab.com/

The famous DJ Cabana was provided by my friends at MDM Entertainment, Mike, Patti, Nick, and all the hard workers not only did the Cabana, but the lighting, backdrop, and pillars. You can see a picture of this on our facebook page, or MDM's blog, http://www.mdmentertainment.com/

A few other special vendors to make the day special BBJ Linens, for all the linens, http://bbjlinen.com/

Prestige Wedding Decor for Chivari Chairs, http://www.prestigeweddingdecoration.com/About_us.html

The yummy lemon zest cake provided by The Baking Institute, http://bakinginstitute.com/

Last but not least, Exotic Coach limo for Transportation,  http://www.exoticcoach.com/

Thank you again Amanda and Bobby for letting me be a part of your special day! Love you!

Below please enjoy some of my favorite pictures of the special day!

Always read your Contracts!!!

I recently was in a situation with a company that didn't have one of their "policies" on their contract. Now I won't name this company because I don't want to throw them under the bus, but I think it's important to say.

Always, Always, double-triple read your contract with each vendor you hire. Some contracts can be 3 pages long and have fine print, please read it!!  It's not a waste of time, it may help you at the end.

This certain company I just worked with had a "waiting time fee" as one of their policies which was nowhere on their contract, and wanted to charge my Bride/Groom this fee. Since they had a credit card on file they thought they could just swipe the card for this non explained fee on the contract! Not only is this not right, this is illegal!!!

Before you sign away, always ask if there are any hidden policies, or "extra" fees that aren't on the contract, this may be a Red Flag!

Just trying to help my clients to be very careful when signing without reading the contract!

Save-On-Crafts Website

Save on Crafts is one of my favorite websites to get great Wedding Items. http://www.save-on-crafts.com/ Has everything you're looking for. If you're a DIY Bride or just looking for some last minute pieces to make your vision complete, go to this website. 

From Cake Toppers, to Lighting, Candy Bar Supplies to Guest Books, everything you can think of is on this website.


Our Birdcage Card Holders that we rent out are from Save-On-Crafts too!

Visit http://www.save-on-crafts.com/ Today!

Time to check in on Allison and Jordan!

Allison and Jordan got hitched last February, remember them?

 

How could you forget this cute couple!

So what's going on with them, well A LOT!

After spending some time in San Diego for their Honeymoon, and driving up to Joshua Tree to Rock Climb and Hike! (how fun!) They came back and started house hunting immediately!

They found their  perfect dream home in Aurora. Allison's words are, "A tall, blue, American four square with the perfect vintage style in excellent condition".  :) They moved in June 11th.

Then right before Halloween they found out that Baby "K" is due in July!  They're not going to find out the gender, but they're new home came with a nursery already painted in pale green. How exciting!

Congratulations you two, and Happy almost 1 year Anniversary!

Best of Weddings The Knot 2012 Pick!

Thank you for everyone's love and support for making us the Knot's best of Weddings 2012 Pick! We're super excited and honored!

http://www.theknot.com/

Late Night Snack-Nacho Bar!

So you've heard of the late night snack at Wedding Receptions. I've seen Chicago Style Hot Dogs, Cheeseburgers, and mini finger foods, but what about a Nacho Bar! I personally think this idea is great and super fun to have as your late night snack.  Yum!

If anyone would like this for their wedding, I'd be happy to help!  :)