Phoenix Bridal Show

On Sunday I participated in the Phoenix Bridal Show at the Cardinals Stadium in Glendale. It had good attendance and as always, it was nice to see some of my fellow wedding vendor buddies!

I had my beautiful sister Sara help me to greet brides (and grooms!) and pass out postcards. She was such an incredible help, as always! (Thanks baby girl! I love you!)

I scheduled a handful of initial consultations while I was there and I am looking forward to meeting with them in the coming week.

Normally, Tyler's Custom Design is able to bring me a beautiful arch for my booth, which makes setup very easy and quick, but this weekend they were not available because of two very large weddings they were setting up.

So, I did something a little different this time. I wanted my booth to have a feeling of fall, but I didn't want to use the standard reds and oranges. So, I incorporated this really fun blue & gold shimmery fabric and accented with a copper-brown crushed fabric. I also borrowed a mini curly willow tree that Tyler's created and hung little amber votive cups from it with battery operated flickering candles. It think it came together really nicely.

Here are a few photos:

So, overall it was a really fun day and a big Thank You to those of you who stopped by my booth!

Wedding Planners Unite!

Yesterday I had lunch with two of my favorite fellow wedding planners: Jenn Thye of Imoni Events and Aleasha Shelton of A Day to Cherish.

Here is a picture of us, thanks to our waiter at the oh-so-yummy Taylor's Cafe:


Since Aleasha and I live in the same area, we decided to carpool, which was not only responsible, but so much fun! We stopped off at Starbucks on the way there and then chatted about everything under the sun!

Aleasha had a wedding yesterday, so she was exhausted, but she was in good company with Jen and I, as we know the day-after-wedding-ball-of-mush that you become.

We had so much fun laughing and exchanging stories... it is such a blessing to have other people in this industry to be able to compare notes with and be encouraged by.

So, thanks again for a fun lunch Jenn & Aleasha... we SO need to do that more often!

Style Me Pretty

Ever since the Wedding MBA when I heard about it, I have been spending a healthy amount of time browsing a site called Style Me Pretty. This may or may not be a site you have seen before, but if it isn't you should check it out!

A long time ago I created a binder of various collages that I thought would be helpful for my clients to be inspired by. I thought I was so unique and creative, but as it turns out, not so much! :) Looks like I was not the only one with that idea...

In my browsing on Style Me Pretty I see these "collages" are very popular and they call them inspiration boards. I must say, they are truly beautiful and instead of recreating them, I thought I would just share some of my personal favorites with you from time to time.

P.S. Click on the picture and that will link you to the creator of each board...