Money-Saving Favors

With more brides trying to save money on their weddings, favors are usually the first thing to be cut. I believe favors add a nice touch to any wedding. I found some favors that will fit any budget.



These vertical clear favor box are .50 cents a piece . They can double has a place card and a favor by adding the guest's name with a label.




The monogram candy jars are $1.75 a piece. Perfect for holding your favorite treat!

Check out http://www.weddingthings.com/ for more favors that will fit your budget.

Postage Increases May 11, 2009

On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from .42¢ to .44¢. Just a reminder for the summer brides, sending out save-the-dates and invitations.

New Website for Nicole Nikolas

Nicole Nikolas Design has now launched a website for brides wanting custom wedding save the dates, invitations, favors and more.

Why custom invitations? Your wedding is unique and your stationery should be also.

Check it out for great ideas and call for a free consultation for your event! www.nicolenikolas.com

R.S.V.P's

I think R.S.V.P's are a great, but tricky thing.

­R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, "répondez, s'il vous plaît," which means "please reply." The person sending the invitation wo­uld like you to tell him or her whether you accept or decline the invitation. That is, will you be coming to the event or not? I don't think many people know exactly what RSVP stands for, so they do nothing. Most response cards, RSVP, or rely cards look like this,

Hoping the guest will add their name and if they will attend. I have learned over time that some guest don't put their name in the blank and will just send it back. In that case, I always get my hands on my clients reply cards and number them before they send out. Then I number the guest list to match the reply cards, so in case a guest doesn't fill in the blank, I know exactly who it is. Just a little trick I do, and it works every time.
Or you may be left calling all of your guest, asking them if they are coming to your wedding.

It's also good to make the date a week or two earlier than when you have to give the final guest count to the caterer.

Announcing.......

I am so happy to finally announce the "Wedding 101 Seminar". I have worked with several brides in that experience, they ask me a lot of questions throughout the planning process. I mentioned this to my sister and she said, you need to do like a class to answer all of these questions for brides. I thought, I should because if one bride is thinking that I bet they all are.

So that brings me to the Wedding 101 Seminar, I will answer all of the popular questions and we will even answer questions that will fit your personal situation. I have a few of my favorite vendors to attend and answer questions as well. So far I have Laurie with Laurie Carpenter Photography, Tadara with Nicole Nikolas Design, and Rita with Down South Delights, who will also be providing lunch for the event. The event is May 2, 2009 11am-2pm at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Green Hills. Tickets are $50 and that includes two attendants and lunch.

Plus we will be doing a drawing for my favorite book right now, Colin Cowie's "Wedding Chic, 1001 Ideas for Every Moment of your Celebration". Also each attendant will receive gift bags with great things inside!!
Click here to purchase tickets!

Fonda and Harv's February 14th Wedding

I was delighted to be able to help Fonda plan her wedding. When I first meet with her and Harv, I knew they would be a fun couple to work with and they were. The couple live in Louisville, KY but they chose to hold the wedding in Bowling Green, KY with the ceremony held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church and the reception following at the Knights of Columbus.

The couple chose the colors- red, black, & white to carry out all the details of their day. Misti with Expressions By Misti was their photography.

Since Fonda's sister is Rhonda with Rhonda Patton Designs, she handled the event design and floral's for the wedding. She has a great eye and everything looked fabulous. Here is what Rhonda designed for the ceremony site, love the red H with the white pedals.

Cakes by Shara did the wedding cake and the groom's cake. The groom is a photographer so the camera cake was so fitting. Look who's in the camera's focus!!

My favorite caterer Down South Delights was the caterer for the evening. As always the food was amazing.

To end the night, guest could indulge in a candy bar. I love the rose candy cane topiary Rhonda made. Everything went smoothly and I know the couple enjoyed everything!