Amanda's Inspiration Board

Don't you just love the natural vibe this wedding is going to have? Jen, Stephanie and I cannot wait for this beautiful day in January.

Wedding Color Combos

The wedding colors that you choose reflect your own personal style, which is why it is important to select a color combination and style that is representative of you. Below are a few of my favorite combinations, so take a look and hopefully these will help to inspire you for your own wedding.

Happy Planning!

Jumping of the Broom

A really neat wedding tradition is the "Jumping of the Broom," which represents a formal and public declaration of a couple's commitment to each other. Here is a little how-to:

• Select a time to perform this tradition. Either at the very end of the ceremony or during the reception would be appropriate.
• Call your guests to gather around you and your new spouse.
• Place the broom on the floor and stand in front of it.
• Ask a family member or friend to narrate the history of this custom.
• Suggest that the narrator explain to guests that you are re-creating the ceremony as a way to represent the joining together of two lives and the need for support of the marriage from the entire community.
• Hold the broom with your spouse as the narrator shares this important information.
• Sweep the broom in a circle together until the story is finished.
• Place the broom on the floor and hold hands with your spouse.
• Ask the guests to count out loud to three.
• Jump over the broom together.

Welcome Hillery and Ricky

Welcome Hillery and Ricky to our celebrate! family!!!!

I am so thrilled to work with this amazing couple. They are dreaming of a burnt orange, brown, and cream colored fun wedding at the Oakleaf Plantation in Orange Park, Florida. I cannot wait to start designing all their wedding details.

Helpful hints from a brides standpoint...

At one of our post wedding lunches with our wonderful bride & her mother, we always try to converse with our clients about the pro's and con's of their wedding day. We also love to hear the small things that meant a lot to the couple or any words of wisdom they may have for future brides.

Our bride, Samantha, informed Jenna and I that she was so thankful for these two helpful hints before her wedding day:

1. During cocktail hour, take a breather, spend some time together as a newly married couple, nibble on some appetizers or have your meals prepared early so that you have a moment to relax and rejuvenate before mingling with all of the wedding guests.

2. When approaching and mingling with all of the guests during the dinner hour, keep each other close by, hold hands and introduce one another to any wedding guest that may not be well known to either the bride or the groom. This helps to feel the flow of the conversation going and allows the bride and groom to spend that time together.

Small intimate details like this can help to ease some of the wedding day stess. It's important to sit back and take it all in. It's a once in a life time experience, so smile & enjoy!

Stunning Tablescapes

Designing dramatic, personalized tablescapes is one of my favorite things to do as a wedding planner. I believe that each wedding should be uniquely personalized from the linens to florals to candles to stationary. Here are just some of my favorite tablescapes from celebrate!'s photo album. Photo by: Mary Beth Tyson

Photo by: Cooper Photography

Photo by: Ron B. Wilson Photography

Photo by: Ron B. Wilson Photography

Photo by: Leah Jean Photography

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Welcome Amanda and Jeremiah

We are soooo excited to welcome Amanda and Jeremiah to the celebrate! family. I met Amanda and her mom a few weeks ago and talked about her amazing wedding plans. This wedding is so unique and truly THEM!!

Amanda and Jeremiah's wedding will take place in Samsula, Florida. Their reception will look like an elegant forest with birch branches for centerpieces, hanging lanterns in trees, and moss and river rocks as accents around the room. Jen and I cannot wait for this amazing day in January.

I asked Amanda to write a little bit about the two of them and their engagement. Here's some of what she told me:

"My fiance first ask my fathers permission on Jan 7th, 2009 and then got on one knee and asked me. Of course I said yes, and he was more emotional than I was...."

"His parents have been married 35 years and he gave me his mothers first engagement ring but had a bigger diamond put on it and made it special for me."

"He is very special and I am so blessed that he is the one I am going to marry."

We will keep you up to date on their wedding plans as they unfold.

My Sister's Engaged!!!

Congratulations to my sister, Ali, and her fiance Tony! I was so thrilled to get this engagement news and cannot wait to help them plan their special day. Congrats to you both, love you tons!!

Samantha and Matthew

This past Saturday, Jen, Stephanie, and I had the pleasure to execute the breathtaking wedding of Samantha and Matthew. We feel so blessed to have been able to be part of one of the most memorable days of their lives.

Their wedding took place at the historical St. Mary's Church in Daytona Beach, Florida. This is the oldest church in the Daytona area. The upscale wedding reception shortly followed the ceremony and was held at the Mori Hosseini Center. The reception was dressed in hues of green and coral stunning their wedding guests. Marguerite's Florist impressed us all by their organic, over the top floral arrangements.

The night was full of beautiful music by the 10 piece band Soul Funktion. Samantha and Matt danced the night away with their closet friends and family. This truly will be a night everyone will remember.

Thanks again to Samantha and Matt and their families for allowing to be part of their wedding day!

COMING SOON: WEDDING PHOTOS by Greg's Gallery