I heart Taylor Creative Props!!!

I can not truly express how incredible the lounge, acrylic tables & chairs and bars that Taylor Creative carries!! They are soooo in tune with what is hot and trendy. Oh how I dream that they were based in DC (they are in NYC and do travel) so that I could use they on a regular basis.

Take a peek at some off their new inventory :)





I mean seriously, how chic are these??







Words can not express how I feel about this table and chair set!!

Oh I can't wait for my 2010 bride that is ready to walk down the path of Taylor Creative with me :)

T~

WHY??

Yes that's the question we as planners get on a regular basis! I had completely forgotten that I had written these answers last year and posted them on my site. I know you are wondering how I forgot, well thats because it was tucked away in my site. So if I hadn't seen it I can imagine inquiring brides hadn't as well.

So here is the answer to that nagging question "Do I need a planners help? If so WHY??"

Why a professional wedding planner is a smart choice

Congratulations! You’re entering the most amazing time of your life, to be honest, probably the most stressful as well.
Many brides get so overwhelmed by the hard work and stress of planning a wedding that they hardly have time to enjoy it. And if you can’t enjoy it, what’s the point? Your wedding should be a blast!

Enjoying this wonderful experience is the single most important item on your to-do list. And that’s where we come in. As professional wedding planners, we have the knowledge, experience and connections to take care of the hard stuff.
Hiring us means you:
• Won’t have to spend days running all over town looking at venues
o A first-time bride will spend at least four to five hours searching for venues
o And then she’ll have to call the six to eight she actually likes, which takes another two or three hours
o Then she has to drive all over town to the three to five places that are available on her day, which adds another five hours…
o That’s a lot of time wasted when you consider a professional wedding planner can immediately narrow down your choices based on budget, capacity, and location
o A wedding planner will also schedule visits and handle the details—but only for the places that match what you’re looking for
• Can skip hours of research into hundreds of options that aren’t right for you
o Just consider the search for a DJ alone. With hundreds of DJs in the DC area, you could easily spend 10 hours trying to figure out which one’s right for your event. And unless you’ve actually worked with them before, you have no idea what you’re going to get. Nobody wants a cheesy, unprofessional DJ to ruin the biggest party of their life!
• Will have full access to our connections, knowledge, advice and experience
• Can be sure that Bridezilla won’t come anywhere near your wedding!
Hiring a wedding planner allows you to, in the words of Thoreau, “seize and enjoy the moment!”
Give us a call to set up a free consultation and find out how working with us can help you realize your dream wedding!

I hope this will help those of you ladies & gents that are wondering if help is needed!
T~

Sample Sale at Carine's Bridal :)

Ok ladies here is a sale you don't want to miss!!! This weekend only at Carine's Bridal Atelier

Designer Bridal Gowns For As Low As $999
This Weekend Only!

Up to 75% off sample wedding gowns by
Carolina Herrera, Melissa Sweet, Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra, Platinum Collection and more!

Carine’s Bridal Atelier of Georgetown is hosting their annual end of year Sample Sale Event on Sunday, December 6th from 12pm to 3pm.
Sample wedding gowns by top designers will
be on sale for up to 75% off retail prices—a fantastic savings for brides! Gowns will be
priced as low as $999 to $1899marked down
from original retail prices of $3000-$9000.
Gowns sold on a first come, first serve basis.

Date & Time: Sunday, December 6, 2009 (12pm–3pm)
Location: Carine’s Bridal Atelier, 1726
Wisconsin Ave NW, 2nd Fl., Washington, DC 20007

Phone: (202) 965-4696

Happy shopping,
T~

Danielle is truly a special young woman!! She is a Lieutenant in the Marines, she has already been to Iraq and is heading back in a few months. She is an amazing woman and I so happy to now know her! Then there is Adam, quite impressive as well! He too is a Lt in the Marines and has also served in Iraq. Actually that is where there union began!

With that all said let me first thank them both for graciously serving our country! Thank you :)

Now on to their big day. it was August 15th 2009 and wow it was a BEAUTIFUL day! Dani, her mother, MIL and I selected her gown from Betsy Robinson and it was a perfect fit! Dani the marine was a stunning bride!

I had truly been awaiting this wedding all year because Dani fell in love w/ a design that I had been dying to sink my teeth into. Beyond Imaginations out did themselves on this one. On 6 of our reception tables we had 4 ft trees :) the extra touch was that the designers actually carved a huge banana leave and cascaded it on the outside of the vase, it was unreal. They also used asparagus to add life and texture to another tables trio of delight!! Everywhere you looked was a feast for your eyes. I am always beaming when a bride sees her reception space, but this day I was over the moon!!



We also had a GORG cake by Clara's Designer Cakes. The four tiered damask stenciled treat, was accented w/ a pair of labybug bride & groom. You see the bride lost her best friend a few years back and she loved ladybugs. So I asked Clara to create a ladybug out of gumpaste as a surprise. I had no clue she would take the extra step and create cute lil bride & groom ladybugs. It was a tearful surprise for Dani and I am certain her BF was smiling.



Thanks to Jeff of My Deejays, for rocking the house :) Also the awesome staff of Carriage House Catering for a FAB job!

Well I have gone on enough, take a peek at the video. I am getting better at this, lol!!

T~

Leena & Suneils Rain filled day!!

Well, I know you are as shocked as I am, but I am keeping my promise and the Thursday blog is here!!! I even found a cool lil site that helped me to make a video :) Ok so its not that good and the music is terrible, but it was my first try, lol!!!

Leena and Suneil had quite a day on August 1st of this year. It started out BEAUTIFUL, I mean there were no clouds. Even the forecast was clear. Well we had a surprise let me tell ya. The groom was beginning his Barratt at the bottom of the Evergreen Mansion in Baltimore and the clouds simply opened. Did I mention the ceremony was to take place outside and the mundap had been built for hours!!!! Oh yea, we had to race and I do mean race to reshuffle the reception tent and get a ceremony site together in minutes as the guests stood out in the pouring rain. It was nuts, but the groom was as calm as a cucumber as he rode up the path on his horse. The guests were awesome as well.

In the end it was an amazing event for all!! The bride and groom had a great time dancing the night away!

Thanks to the staff of Linwoods Catering & Partyland, for moving w/ me to change the space so quickly!

Ok so now you can enjoy my lil video debut :)

We are back :)

Ok so I gotta say that I am the worst blogger EVER!!! I have said it before and its quite possible I will again, lol!! During the wedding season I just find it so difficult to blog, where is the time? IDK, but wedding season is officially over and I can get back on the blog wagon!!

Here is a lil taste of some summer weddings :) I will do a complete wedding blog later in the week and I vow to do ONE blog a week!!! That is until wedding season starts again, lol!









We have soooo much to share, so tune in Thursdays for more pics and fun stories!!!

Thanks to all the brides, grooms & families of the 2009 season!! All of you were a real treat to work with :)

T~

Why to hire a planner??

So this question is asked over & over again to planners and many other vendors in the trade, well the answers are here!!! Evan from My DeeJays, has asked the planners of the area this exact question, take a peek at the reasons why YOU should hire a planner...
http://www.mydeejay.com/blog

Thanks Evan for putting out such a fantastic article!! See ya in a few weeks at the Panchal/Kildare wedding :)