What Days NOT to schedule your wedding.....

Ever wonder what days to avoid when you are trying to schedule your wedding? It's hard enough to plan around the couple's family and friends and now you have to think about days like the super bowl, Easter, or even Friday the 13th??

Here are some suggestions for days to avoid in 2010: (I think there are always exceptions to every "rule" - so if one of these days had significance to you then by all means - go for it! The people that are closest to you will come regardless.)

SuperBowl Sunday Feb 7, 2010
Memorial Day May 31, 2010
July 4, 2010
Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2010
Friday the 13th August 13, 2010
April Fools Day April 1, 2010
Final Four April 3 & 5th, 2010
Christmas Dec 25, 2010

If you are thinking about having your wedding in a church or synogogue you may have to plan around holidays such as Easter, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas. Three day weekends are sometimes to be avoided - unless you have many people that will need to travel to your wedding, then a three day weekend will allow them more time to travel.

For a more complete list of religious holidays and dates to avoid check out this article: http://weddings.about.com/od/gettingstarted/a/holidays.htm

Need help? Contact us and we will get our calendars out and plan your perfect weekend!

Details Diva ~ Erin
"Let's Plan This!"

Gobos and Pinspoting & the #1 Top Trend!!!

#2

Lighting! Couples are realizing that small things created with special lighting creates something that enhances their event! LED lighting, uplighting, pinspoting (spotlight each centerpiece), and gobos (monograms or shapes that create a 3-D effect) are a just a few to mention. Working with a lighting specialist is essential in creating your design!

and drumroll please................................

#1

The Dress!

First trend is having two dresses! Classy for the ceremony and sassy for the reception! The picture belows showcases a gown that converts into the reception dress...

Feathers, strapless, and big bows will be popular in 2010. But the top trend of 2010 for the wedding dress is adding color to it! No more of the plain white or ivory. Splash a bit of color with a colored sash or embroidery. Red and Black seem to be the most popular colors, but encorporating your colors can be easily added too.

Can't wait to see each of these trends this year! 2010 is going to be so exciting!

Details Diva ~ Erin "Let's Plan This!"
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Something New, Borrowed,Old, and.......*Say Cheese!*

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What color is most popular this season? Blue! Sometimes just a hint and sometimes a saturation. What shade of blue? Anything....from a soft sky blue to a deep cobalt blue.

Other hot colors trends:

Monochromatic themes (different shades of the same color)

Vibrant colors: orange, green, pink, and yellow

Metallic hues: gold, silver, copper, and pewter

and Black is the "new Black" - something that used to not be proper at a wedding is quickly becoming one of the more accepted.

#3

Capturing those great memories is a higher priority for most brides and grooms this year. Spending more of the budget on a great photographer and finding creative methods of making great memories. From themed engagement pictures to photo booths at the reception. So allow a little more money and find your own personalized way to capture your special day!

Top 2 trends of 2010 next!

Details Diva ~ Erin "Let's Plan This!"

The "Green" Wedding & The Candy Bar

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Recycling and the "green" wedding. Need ideas on how to have an eco-friendly wedding? Choose invitations using recycled paper. Donate your wedding flowers to a church after the wedding. Make arrangements with a shelter for the leftover food from dinner. Plan an outdoor wedding using less electricity than a church. Get creative and help save the Earth!

#5

Something that is becoming increasingly popular is the Candy Bar. This is bringing back the wedding favor to your guests, but in such a fun and personalized way! You can coordinate candy with the wedding colors, pick only the favorite candy of the bride and groom, or have a retro candy theme. The possibilities are limitless and allow the guests to take home a memento of your special day!

What's left?!?! Hint....color, color, color!

Details Diva ~ Erin "Let's Plan This"

Yummy Buttercream and Sassy Birdcage Veils...

#8

Buttercream edges out fondant. New techniques by experienced cake artists allow brides to chose buttercream over fondant without losing design and definitely winning on taste!

#7

The birdcage veil. A sassy smaller veil that just covers the face. It can be basic or embellished. Add a feather, flower, or pendant to personalize it for your wedding. Drew Barrymore just wore one on the runway to one of her movie premieres. I love these little veils!

Think GREEN for the next mini blog.......

Details Diva ~ Erin "Let's Plan This"

The Top 10 of 2010!

Wow, it's been a while since we've blogged.....I say we bring in the new decade with a couple of blogs about the wedding trends of 2010 ~ The Top 10 of 2010!

#10

A new trend for this year for weddings is live streaming. This is accomplished online thru a host site that will enable out of town family and friends to view their loved ones wedding live anywhere in the world!

#9

Limosusines, horse-drawn carriages, and luxury cars will stay the most popular for wedding transportation. But the bride and groom who want to make more of a statement in 2010 will consider a more unique way to make a grand entrance or exit. Some examples? How about hopping on a Harley and riding into the sunset? How about a bicycle built for two? or How about leaving your reception waving to your family and friends while floating away in a hot air balloon?

More 2010 trends coming soon.......Details Diva ~ Erin "Let's Plan This"

What an awesome thank you from Bride Megan!

We recieved this thank you note from Bride Megan today....We appreciate it!

"No words to explain how wonderful things looked! You ladies did such a fabulous job, I could never have come close to decorating it the way you did. I appreciate your hard work and I am so excited to so our pictures and video of the reception so I can see how everything looked from the outside looking in. The candy table was exactly how I wanted it, it was defiantely a big hit with the guests!!! Not having to worry about the decorating made me feel so much more at ease. Again, you ladies did a great job. Thanks you from the bottom of our hearts!!"

Megan and Adrian Aul

Jen and I had such a fun day that day! Can't wait to do it again for another bride!

Details Diva ~Erin~
"Let's Plan This!"