Kiss and Tell Weddings

Many guests that attend weddings come from afar. They either have to fly long distances or drive long distances. A one of the ways that you can show your love and appreciation for attending your event is to provide Guest Bags for them! Guest Bags are really easy to create and can range in price from $15 to $100 depending on contents. If your guests will be staying at a hotel, you can Guest Bags delivered to their rooms to be there when they arrive. You can check to see if this is a service that your wedding planner provides or you can have a family member deliver them for you. The Guest Bags can be as simple or extravagant as you like. Items can range from a card and savory chocolates to tickets to a professional sporting event or theater or musical. Just make sure that you include Guest Bags in your overall budget! Below you will find some useful items that you may want to include in your bags! Welcome and thank you note Event information – Guests ...

Many people wonder they need to hire a wedding planner...well, I am going to give you a few reasons why. Now these reasons come from experience (my professional experience) and experience (attended events as a guest). Let's get started! Your invitation states that the ceremony will begin at 6pm. You arrive at 5:45pm, seat yourself, and wait...and wait and right as you are about to leave the ceremony begins promptly at 6:53pm. Not only does this throw off your plans for the rest of the evening but it also interferes with the photographer's timeline, the caterer's serving time, and it rushes the rest of the events because the venue is only booked until 10pm. After waiting almost an hour to see your friend say "I Do", you walk into the reception hall to find out that all of the seats are taken. What was the point in RSVPing?? So now you are stuck sitting by the restroom door in a chair that was pulled from the venue's office.  Since the ceremony was...

August and September 2015 Thankfully, I have 2 weddings to coordinate this summer. I will have the honor of being present at the union of Mr. and Mrs. (to be) Smith and Mr. and Mrs. (to be) Hawkins! Coordinating a wedding sounds super fun but it is a lot of work! Timelines, places, contracts, hot meals (not luke warm), vendor placement, and contingency plans....just to name a few of the items that I handle. All of that is the "behind the scenes" work that make the "in front of the scenes" look nice. I also help clients with proper wedding etiquette. For example, never post registry information in your wedding invitation. You are requesting the company of your guests, which is why you invited them in the first place, not gifts. If you receive gifts, be sure to send handwritten thank you notes.  Guest RSVP is a service that I provide for my clients to relieve them of the duty of keeping count of who is attending and who is not. Tip: when handing out i...

My color inspiration for the Vow Renewal that I am planning. Plum and Silver provides an elegant and simplistic look for any affair. The renewal will host about 150 friends and family in a formal ball room in Oklahoma City. The clients wanted a clean look that still exuded elegance. 

We all want a super fabulous wedding ceremony and reception, right? But we have to remember that we need to continue to live the day after the wedding! We have bills to pay and lifestyles to maintain. We want a fabulous wedding but we don't want to break the bank to have it. Here are some ways you can save money on food and drinks for your big day. 1) Cut champagne out of your budget; let guests toast with whatever they’re already drinking. 2) Offer a duet plate (a combo of two items, such as filet mignon and lobster tail) instead of offering a choice of entrees; which is more expensive. 3) Choose a three-course meal instead of a five-course meal. 4)  An afternoon tea or dessert reception can be a great personal touch and a money-saver. 5) Fondant on cakes is expensive because it requires extra labor. Choose butter cream or cream cheese frosting. 6) Instead of a cake, serve mini cupcakes. They save money because they don’t require much product or d...

WEDDING RECEPTION FOOD TERMS (via: www.weddingsforaliving.com ) ANTIPASTO: (“before the meal”) traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Unlike hors d’oeuvres, antipasto is served at the table and traditionally consists of cured meats, marinated vegetables and cheeses. BUFFET : Casual way to serve a large group of guests; a variety of dishes displayed on tables that guests can pick and choose from. Typically doesn’t work for venues with numerous small rooms. FAMILY STYLE: Platters of food are placed at each table. Wedding guests help themselves and pass the food around to one another. FRENCH SERVICE: This individualized and highly skilled type of food service is not very common in the U.S. Rather than being plated in the kitchen, white-gloved waiters prepare food table side from a single large dish or platter held by another waiter. Each guest is served individually. HORS D’ OEUVRES : (“outside the work” in French). Appetizer typically served befo...

Levels of Formality {Super Fancy} Black Tie www.dressforthewedding.com Traditionally, black tie attire marks a very formal event-takes place in a  house of worship or  an upscale venue, has an elaborate sit-down dinner and features at least 200 guests and a large wedding party. Brides and bridesmaids wear elegant, full-length gowns (with train and veil for the bride), and grooms and groomsmen wear black tailcoats and pants, white stiff shirts and white ascot ties and black socks and shoes. Invitations are engraved with traditional typeface and wording. Live band or orchestra and antique cars or limousines are usually present. {Fancy} Formal  A formal wedding is typically held in a house of worship or hotel, starts in the afternoon or evening, has a sit-down dinner or buffet at the reception and features at least 100 guests. The bride at a formal wedding wears a full-length gown with a sweep or chapel train, and a fingertip veil. Grooms and groomsmen wear...