Beautiful Thank You

I just received this beautiful thank you note from one of our beautiful brides and I just had to share it:

Jenna and Jen,

I am so grateful for all of the hardwork that you put into making my wedding a dream come true. I was able to be part of my own wedding plans but you were there to make sure that it all went smoothly. You were always so upbeat and pleasant and I looked forward to meeting with you guys everyday. You thought about things that I would have overlooked and I would have been upset to miss on the wedding day. No problem was ever as big as I thought it was, but you always took how I was feeling into consideration. You definitely know how to make a bride feel better in times of chaos. You were both always there to hug me when I had breakdowns and to get excited with me about all of the fun little details. From now on, everytime someone tells me they are getting married I tell them about you. My husband and I appreciate all of the hard work you both did at the reception. You really did go above and beyond the call of duty. Thank you so much.

Mr. and Mrs Brugone

Shanna and Grant

Wow, have we been in a whirlwind around here. No sooner did we pull off our only 2 weeks worth of planning for Shelley's wedding this past weekend did we get an exciting new adventure come knocking at our door.

Shanna and Grant are planning on having a beautiful, classy, simply elegant wedding this weekend in Daytona Beach. They, along with Shanna's mom, have planned the wedding of her dreams. The only piece of the puzzle that was missing was someone to execute everything this weekend. Yes, I said, "this weekend." Well luckily, we are the miracle wedding angels and cannot wait to make all of Shanna's wedding wishes come true.

Their color scheme is below. Don't you just love the romantic blue, white, and shades of gold!

Bridezillas!

I am sure by now, you all know what a BRIDEZILLA is. You have probably watched one of the many wedding shows that focuses in on bridezillas. For the ones that do not know what the definition of a bridezilla is, here is your lesson of the day.

A bridezilla is a word used to describe a bride that is close to impossible to deal with. She is a moody, bossy, anal person who thinks that the world revolves around her. Most of the time these brides are perfectionist. Everything has to be exactly up to her standards, otherwise she will throw a temper tantrum.

"Bridezillas" make it much harder to plan a wedding, let alone enjoy the process. We have had the pleasure to work with a few brides that fall into the category. If you are a bride that may fall into this category follow these five simple steps in order for you, as well as the people that are included in your wedding process, are able to enjoy.

1. Hire a wedding planner:) If you have someone that can help to relieve your anxiety and stress, you will not have the time to be a bridezilla.
2. Always remember, weddings are suppose to be fun!
3. Although this is YOUR special day, it is special to others involved and they want to make it a memoriable experience.
4. Don't sweat the small stuff.
5. Most importantly... take a deep breath, relax & enjoy!

How much should a wedding dress cost?

Isn't this dress beautiful? It was truly gorgeous on this bride.
I bet that you can't guess how much it cost...

If you take the time to look for a bargain, they are out there. You do not necessarily have to spend thousands of dollars to own the fairytale dress you have always envisioned for your wedding day. Patience is truly a virtue when searching for the right dress. Do not buy the first dress you try on, or even the tenth dress if it does not make you comfortable or will break your piggy bank.

Steph (in the picture on the right) took the time to find a wedding dress that she liked but also was not going to make her and her fiance, Lance, go over their budget for their wedding. Steph bought this dress at a very inexpensive price but yet the dress still makes her look like she is a princess in her very own fairytale.

Don't be in a rush, take the time to find the perfect dress for you!

Canadian Weddings

Wow! I am exhausted. I just got back from a family trip in Canada for a week. I was there for my cousins wedding. Of course I analyzed everything from the pew bows to the design of the cake:) Everything went really well and looked beautiful. I did notice a enormous difference between weddings in Canada vs. weddings in the U.S.

Canadian vendors are very inexpensive. My cousin showed me her budget spreadsheet. They spent a little under $10,000 with over 200 guests, that is just unheard of here! All of the wedding vendors are a fraction of the price than the ones we work with here. Most of the time we tell our brides that the facility for your recpetion and the food are 50% of your budget. This was not the case at my cousins, yet the food was still up to par. The only thing that was more expensive was the bar because their beer and liquor in Canada is almost double the amount in the states.

I was really suprised by this difference but in the end I still have to say all of our wedding vendors that we work with here are truly amazing and worth every penny!

Our newest client, Shelly, is planning on having an elegant wedding. Her vision is to include the color gold and her love for nature and God. We have only two weeks to turn her dreams into reality.

This wedding is going to be a beautiful outdoor wedding at a private residence in St. Augustine. The ceremony is going to be held on top of a mountain of lava rocks overlooking a beautiful pool. Cocktail hour around the pool will include a crab bar and champagne flute bucket. The reception will take place out in the woods under a huge white tent. Can we say, ELEGANT!

Big Weekend

So every now and then I get a Saturday off from this crazy wedding world and get a chance to do one of my favorite things--go fishing. Well this Saturday was a picture perfect fishing day...the skies were clear and sunny, there was a little breeze, and the fish were biting. We caught an enormous 41" redfish with a penfish Mac caught using her snazzy little Barbie fishing pole. It took about an hour to reel this giant in. Thank goodness the family was there to help reel it in.
Here a great shot of Andy and Ryan once they got the big fish on board.

Mac was amazed that the fish was almost as big as she was. She was so proud that the little fish she caught ended up catching this HUGE fish!

We all can't wait to go fishing again!

Stacy and Ray Part 2

I found this beautiful photo of Stacy and Ray and just had to post it. They are picture perfect!

Stacy and Ray

Stacy, one of our new brides, is such a sweetheart! We are still waiting to meet her fiance, Ray, but we have promises that we will meet him real soon. But, boy oh boy have we've been having a blast with Stacy. We feel so blessed to help plan such a wonderful couple's wedding day!

The Couple
Stacy and Ray met at Mai Tai's in Daytona Beach. He was visiting from Kentucky and she just was having a nice relaxing night out with a few friends. They ended up talking for hours and the rest is history.

The Wedding
Stacy's wedding theme reflects her simple but elegant style and her warm personality. Check out her burgundy/wine/pewter color scheme below:

We cannot wait to plan her wedding dreams into reality!

Let's Eat Cake

My dear friend, Melissa, is the amazing force behind this fundraising event to help raise at least $50,000 for St. Jude's Hospital. Please take the time to visit http://letseatcakefundraiser.blogspot.com/ and see if you can help contribute to this amazing cause.