Saturday, February 19, 2011

Another amazing photography contest!!


Elisha Orin is giving away an amazing album to one of the lucky brides using her services this spring! Check out her blog for more details: http://thatstalk.elishaorin.com/?p=3550

PS Above is one of my fave images she took of my girls last October. Love!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day!



My wonderful husband got me a new wedding bag for Valentine's Day this year. My old one, which I adored since it had my logo on it, just wasn't cutting it. Too small and it was just one big open bag. Everything got thrown in there and mixed up and made it hard to find. And dangerous. Loose boutonniere pins were ready to strike any time you put your hand in there. My new bag may not be as pretty, but it's certainly going to be handy!



So he gave me an hour away from the kids yesterday so that I could organize my new bag. I started emptying out my old bag, finding zip ties, safety pins, Advil, all the normal things a wedding planner needs to have on hand...and came across something a little strange...



I wasn't quite sure how this little rubber frog ended up in my wedding bag. I asked my oldest daughter Marley why her froggie was hiding in my bag. And her answer was quite brilliant..."for the princess mommy! In case she needs to kiss a frog!".

How awesome is that?? I never thought to keep spare frogs in my bag, just in case any of my "princesses" (aka brides - they are one in the same in the mind of a 4 year old) needed a prince on her wedding day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Photography Give-Away!!



I know the above image is hard to see - so click on it to be taken to The Loveliest Day blog to learn more about the amazing wedding photography giveaway by Love n Joy Photography. I have to disclose, I've never worked with Love n Joy before - but they contacted me and asked if I would help promote their giveaway. I've looked through their website and blog and really love their images. Check out the lovely slideshow on their website, so sweet! Love n Joy is run by two photographers, Kimothy Parker & Tess Polivka - friends since elementary school. I'm lucky enough to run a business with my best friend as well (hubby Stuart Scott!) so I'm very excited to help them reach a goal of expanding their destination wedding portfolios. How fun if one of my couples was the chosen winner??? So go! Deadline to apply is March 31st.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011

I'm still stuffed....

My husband and I took the ferry over to St. John on Saturday night to enjoy a night out together, and to finally eat at Rhumb Lines! I have done a handful of wedding receptions there, but never really got to sit and try all the yummy food. So Saturday night, we headed over. Rhumb Lines is a delicious ensemble of Pacific Rim foods, featuring ah-mazing pupu platters. We ordered way too much food but with so many great options, it was a little hard not too. I think if I was to have my wedding there, I'd focus mainly on the pupu platters - giving everyone a taste of everything. On our platter was:

Spicy Peanut Sate (chicken) on a skewer - I'm always sold on peanut sauces
Fried Quesadilla - OMG good!!
Coconut Crusted Shrimp - huge piece of shrimp
Chinese spare ribs - I'm not a rib kind of girl, so this was all up to my hubby, who said they were amazing - but you'll have to take his word on that
Duck pot stickers - the sauce for this was too good to be true

We then EACH had an appetizer AND an entree. We overdid it a bit - and my pad thai was able to come home with me for lunch the next day! When the key lime dessert was brought out, we had to fight over who was going to finish it - neither wanting to be the one to polish it off for fear of having to be rolled home.

Funnily enough, there was a wedding reception going on while we were there. The cool thing about Rhumb Lines is how the space is broken up - you can have a reception going on in the back portion/courtyard, while the front area stays open for the public - which will cut down the cost of a traditional buy-out. But you can buy-out the whole restaurant if you like too. The vibe is definitely island-y, which I think is what people are going for when they chose St. John and the Virgin Islands for their wedding day.

Here are some pictures from a past event we've held there:



Friday, February 4, 2011

Mr. & Mrs. Starfish

I am a huge fans of vintage bottles topped with seashells. I first saw them at a local shop and squealed with joy when I saw them...then cried a little when I saw the price. Now, the store I was in is not exactly known for having great prices. So as with everything in life, I headed to etsy to see if I could find anything similar for less. I was very happy to find them on etsy (slightly disappointed that they were just as expensive)...but I did find something pretty amazing I had to share with you!!



How perfect is this for a destination wedding?? I think it would of course be fabulous if used for a sand ceremony, but I think it would also make a cute gift to give to someone. The seller, beautifuldetailswed, has a lot of other great ideas for beach weddings as well (look for the cute ring bearer pillow/shell).

And while your shopping, pick this up for me from peacockstainedglass, m'kay?

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Mind if I share?

Check out the video our Peace Hill bride put together of her photos...this is a perfect way to show friends & family your wedding day! Great for showing at receptions you have back home...