SNEAK PEAK: Kendall and Trevor

I know this sneak peak is long over due, but the pictures are finally here!!! :) Here are few of my favorite shots from Kendall and Trevor's gorgeous wedding. Thanks to Greg at Details Flowers and Photography for capturing these moments.

Check out our website www.celebrateTHEevent.com under the feautred couples sections to see more photos from this event.

Escort Cards...Fun Ways to Set Them Up

Every wedding needs some sort of escort card to let your guests know where they are to sit in your wedding reception. These usually 2x3 inch cards get overlooked as a place to add some personality to your wedding day. I think your escort table should be fabulous, considering it is one of the first impressions your guests get of your wedding reception decor...so why not make it FABULOUS!!!! Here are some of my favorite set ups we have done so far in 2010...

Congratulations to Samantha and Matt

One of our past brides and grooms, Samantha and Matthew, have just had their first child. We are so excited for them and this wonderful new adventure they are about to have. The family is doing fabulous and we couldn't be happier!!!! Here is a picture of the beautiful family.

Preservation Week: Preserving Your Wedding Cake

So you just couldn't get enough of your wedding cake on your wedding day and now it is your one year anniversary, the anticipation of pulling your wedding cake out of the freezer to have a tantalizing slice is just about to drive you insane. You pull it out of the freezer and it looks a little strange but you figure "oh what the heck, I bet it is still so delicious"....that is until your husband and you actually take a bite and realize it's FREEZER BURNT.


Today is all about how to keep your wedding cake as well preserved as possible up until your one year anniversary. Here are some helpful tips:


1. Remove all adornments such as flowers, sugar pieces, cake toppers, etc.

2. Make sure to chill your cake first in the refrigerator. This way the icing hardens and it will not stick to the plastic wrap when you begin wrapping it.

3. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap NOT FOIL. The aluminum foil is what causes the awful freezer-burn.

4. Place the wrapper cake in a freezer safe airtight bag and then place it in your freezer.



A great tip too is just to order a replica wedding cake on your anniversary to ensure the freshness. Many bakeries are now offering this services along with your wedding cake so that you can relive every experience on your wedding. Talk with your cake baker today about this possibility, most will give you a voucher to bring in.



Here are some great cake professionals I love:
DAYTONA BEACH AREA:
http://www.paradisecheesecakes.com/
http://www.thepastrystudio.com/

JACKSONVILLE/PONTE VEDRA AREA:
http://www.classiccakes.com/
http://www.thecakeshop.com/

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA:
http://www.bakemeacake.com/
http://www.orlandocustomcakes.com/

WEST PALM AREA:
http://www.thesugarmonkey.com/

Preservation Week: Preserving Your Bouquet

Did you just absolutely love your wedding bouquet? Do you wish you could cherish it forever?? The great news is that you can. There are many methods on how to preserve your wedding bouquet. You can take it to a professional and have them either freeze-dry or press them or your can preserve it at home by using sand, silica gel, or borax. Read below for some helpful tips.

Tips:
1. Make sure to start the preservation process within 1-4 days days after your wedding
2. If you want your bouquet to look as realistic as possible have a professional freeze-dry it. The bouquet will be taken apart, freeze-dried, and then the flowers will be put back in place. This entire process can take a few weeks.
3. If you want your bouquet pressed and framed make sure to bring it to a professional. The bouquet will be separated, pressed down, and rearranged in a frame to make a keepsake for you.
4. If you choose to preserve your bouquet at home by yourself use a sand, silica gel, or borax. Read tips online at great wedding websites like theknot.com under DIY sections.

Great vendors that can preserve your wedding flowers:
http://www.keepsakefloral.com/
http://www.bridalgownpreservation.com/
http://www.timelessflowers.net/

Preservation Week: Preserving Wedding Gowns

So you wore the most AMAZING WEDDING GOWN when you said "I DO." You had searched long and hard for the most perfect gown, wore it, and now want to make sure it stays safe until you one day can maybe pass it along to one of your daughters.

Here are some great tips on preserving your wedding gown:

1. Find a cleaners who specializes in wedding gown preservation. Make sure to check that they use another solvent besides the standard kind because it would be to harsh to keep your gown together.

2. Ask the cleaners if you can see your dress after it is cleaned prior to them packing it up. You want to make sure all the stains came out and it was cleaned properly.

3. Make sure your gown is stuffed with acid-free tissue. This acid-free tissue should be placed between the layers of your dress and stuffed in the bodice to ensure no permanent wrinkles.

Vendors specializing in cleaning and packaging wedding gowns:

DAYTONA BEACH AREA-Caring Cleaners

1500 Beville Road, Daytona Beach, FL

386.253.8848

JACKSONVILLE-The Cleaners

1519 Penman Road, Jacksonville Beach, FL

904.246.1705

ORLANDO-Bridal Gown Preservations

3588 Avalon Park Blvd E, Orlando, FL

407.277.3335

Preservation Week

This week we are going to focus on PRESERVATION....preserving your wedding dress, bouquet, photos, wedding cake, etc. Since your wedding day is strictly that a DAY you will want to cherish and keep whatever you possibly can to remember that special day.

Each day this week we will look into preserving something from your wedding from your wedding dress to the top tier of your wedding cake. We will give you helpful suggestions and vendor recommendations.

Stay tuned...it is going to be a FUN week..

Wedding Essentials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


"Wedding Essentials" is a TV show designed to take local brides and their families and friends through the entire wedding planning process. Interviews with service providers as well as timely product information will be a main focus of each episode. Other segments included on each show include:


"Trends and Traditions" which gives viewers historical information of wedding nuances.


"Ask the Consultant" where our experienced wedding planners answer questions from viewers.


The pilot has been filmed for "Wedding Essentials - Central Florida Edition," featuring as the Lead Host: Professional Wedding Planner Marcy Rodriquez of Ormond Beach, accompanied by Certified Wedding Planners: Jenna Jones, also of Ormond Beach and Kerline Docteur of Orange Park as her co-hosts...

Rachel and Tyler

Jen and I had such an amazing time coordinating Rachel and Tyler's breathtaking July wedding a couple weekends ago. The entire day and night was filled with so much love, happiness, and pure joy. The beautiful couple was married at the Mori Hosseini Center on the Daytona State College campus and was followed by a fun-filled reception at the ICI Center on the Embry Riddle Campus. It was amazing to see how Rachel and her mom, Vicki, transformed the ICI Center into an amazing black, white, and silver affair.

Thank you, Rachel and Tyler, for letting celebrate!LLC be part of your special day. We wish you the best.

A speical thanks to Rachel and Tyler's wedding vendors:

Planners: celebrate!LLC, Jen and Jenna

Ceremony Site: Mori Hosseini Center, Lynn Johnson

Reception Site: ICI Center

Caterer: Sodexo

Photographer: Jessica Lorren Photography

Videographer: Creative Wedding Resources

Florals: Simply Roses Florist, Ashlee Nolan

Cake: Paradise Cheesecakes

Reception Entertainment: 5th Avenue (Band)

Transportation: Crown Limos


Photos by: www.JessicaLorren.com

New Wedding Colors for Summer!!

Looking for the perfect colors to enhance your wedding day? Do you know what the newest, brightest "IN" wedding colors are for this summer? Tired of guessing??

A vibrant mixture of Pewter, Blush, Scarlet and Saffron!!! Basically an array of shades of pinks and reds mixed with a bright yellow and a more subtle color, pewter. The mix of the brighther colors keeps it summery and fun. Once you add the color pewter to the color scheme, the event is broughy to a more classy and upscale level.

The colors are beauitful together and add lots of depth to your design. Check out this color board that demonstrates how well these color all blend. Don't you just love it?!