Are you one of the many couples that have a hard time in putting items on your store registry? How about a fabulous new idea?
The honeymoon registry is a great way for your guests to give cash gifts to assist with honeymoon costs – the flight, breakfast for two, jet-skiing, snorkling, the possibilities are endless!
Don’t waste time and get gifts you don’t want! Sign up today:Honeymoon Registry
You can also setup a free wedding website too! I’ll have more info on this later!

Enjoy!

Have you seen the new TNT show – Wedding Day? I just watched it and the hosts are two of my favorite wedding planners – Alan Dunn and
Diann Valentine! I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the show – For Better or For Worse. Alan Dunn was one of my favorites on the show with this out of the box ideas!
Anyway, this new show made me shed a few tears – which isn’t hard to do, but I think it has great potential. The entire premise is giving a fabulous wedding to a deserving couple who has been through tough times. Here’s a link to to more info:Wedding Day
Happy wedding planning!

A client had a recent question about wedding invitations that I thought I’d share.

Question: Do wedding invitations normally include the invitations for the rehearsal dinner and the day after BBQ (they decided to have this instead of brunch) or are they separate?

Answer: First off, the BBQ sounds like a great idea! Typically, each invite is totally separate. So the rehearsal dinner invites and BBQ (or brunch) invites don’t have to be as formal and can actually have a fun “themed” twist to them, whereas the wedding invitation is more on the formal side.

Hope this helps!

Hello all!
It’s been awhile since our last post! Just wanted to share the next upcoming event that we will be participating in. Reed’s Jewelers at Southpoint Mall in Durham will be hosting their annual bridal fair this weekend – April 3rd – 5th.

We have been invited for the third year to decorate the store! Stop by and see our “Asian Chic” decor.

If your’re looking for an engagement ring or great wedding jewelry, Reed’s has a great selection!
Happy wedding planning!

Want to ensure that your guests are wowed by your fabulous wedding decor? It just doesn’t happen! Lots of work goes into the decor process to get the “WOW” effect. Not sure where to start? Here’s some tips:
Create an idea portfolio or design board. Start compiling ideas by cutting out pictures from magazines or printing them from online. Magazines are a great way to get inspiration! My favorite mags are Martha Stewart Weddings and Wedding Flowers. After a couple pages in your portfolio or design board, you’ll start to see a pattern develop of colors and themes that are your favorites!
I love creating design boards for my clients. Create your own design board at bridalcanvas.com
Here are a few of my favorites:
Purple Passion

Bubble Gum

Beautiful in Burgundy

Exciting news! The Franklin Hotel will be giving away one free night stay to one fortunate couple at the Franklin Hotel Bridal Boutique on February 22, 2009. If you haven’t had a chance to visit the Franklin, it’s a beautiful luxury boutique hotel nestled right in the middle of downtown Chapel Hill. Believe me, you really want to win this prize!
Click here for more info about the boutique!
Hope to see you there!

Looking for an updated idea to a regular guest book? At my clients’ wedding this past weekend, we had a great idea for a guest book… a photo booth scrapbook. The guests absolutely thought it was fabulous!

We hired a photo booth for the evening and each guest could take as many pictures as they wanted. We then had a scrapbook filled with black pages and a few gel pens. Each guest picked the photo they liked best, pasted it in the scrapbook, and wrote some great words to the lovely couple. It was the hit of the evening! We had some very interesting & wild photos and the guests really had a lot of fun with it. We also had fabulous frames for the photo strips, each printed with the bride & groom’s names & wedding date, so it doubled as a great favor.

I think back to my wedding guest book where everyone just signed their name. Boring! How much more fun can guests have with this idea!

Happy wedding planning!

Many couples who visit large bridal shows tend to feel a bit overwhelmed with all of the vendor choices for their wedding. If you’re feeling that way, don’t stress! We have the help you need.

I have been invited to be the guest speaker at the 2009 Franklin Hotel Bridal Boutique. This event will be held on February 22, 2009 at the lovely Franklin Hotel.

This Bridal Boutique promises to be a comprehensive educational workshop full of innovative ideas and information to inspire and assist couples in planning their ceremony, reception and everything for their special wedding day! You will hear from the areas best wedding vendors – each sharing ideas in their area of expertise.

Click here to learn more information.

The Franklin Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill on Franklin Street’s West End, just steps away from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Click here to learn more about this lovely boutique hotel.

Hope to see you there!

Hello everyone! I’m very excited to post the first couple photos of our booth at the Forever Bridal Wedding Show. We had a fabulous turnout on Saturday and we look forward to the same on Sunday. We’re really pleased with how the booth turned out. Be sure to stop by our booth and take home some candy from our candy buffet! Also, stop by our cake table booth in the tabletop gallery and vote for us! Thanks and see you there!

Our new website is now live! We’re really excited about the new layout. There will be a few more changes in the next couple weeks, so be sure to stay tuned.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Wedding Show this weekend at the NC State Fairgrounds – Jim Graham Building. We will be featuring a hot pink and orange candy buffet, as well as a table top gallery entry of a cake table design. Stop by and see us!
Happy wedding planning!