The Box of LOVE

So there is the week before the big day, when all the little details are falling into place and the bride and groom start looking forward to the day finally coming together! And there are always lots of little things that I need to make sure there are no missed details to worry about....and VIOLA- thus came the creation of the BOX OF LOVE. This box has all the items that have been collected in the planning process...so I have created a list of items for my ladies to help them pass the right goodies on to me for safe keeping and for completion of their thoughts and wishes for their day! Some of these are obvious, some are really maybe not....

Attire & Just in Case Attire

__Extra Lip Gloss

__ Extra shoes (flip flops, slippers)

__Extra outfit for after the wedding

Getting Ready

__Food and Beverages for the time while getting ready

Reception Details

__Cake Topper (if not previously delivered to cake designer)

__Toasting Flutes

__Serving Set

__Guest Book

__Card box

__Votives with candles

__Favors

__Gratuity Envelopes

__Marriage License

__Reception Stationary

Every Bride will have a variation of this, but will get you started on your BOX OF LOVE!

All of these goodies are to be exchanged at the rehearsal, so that on that day its all taken care of!

Newlyweds~ Mrs. & Mrs. Maxon

What a beautiful day!! I wanted to give my shout outs here this lovely Monday Morning to the wonderful team I had on 10.10 a.k.a Jenny and Marcus's wedding day!

The ceremony was , well, you had to be there! I'm still not sure if the Preist got their name's right. ( Poor Guy he was 92 years old and many times forgot we were there for a wedding). Everyone was amused, and as for my fellow vendors and I, we could barely keep from rolling on the floor.

Each side of the altar was adorned with beautiful gold trees 8' & 10' in height, in gold, dripping with white roses and candles... courtsey of THE GARAGE BY IVY.

And then the picture frenzy began, MANDY HANK PHOTOGRAPHY rockstar photographer, led the pack with 2 assistants, capturing some really fab pics!

The reception was at SCOTTSDALE RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER. And I have to say, I'm going to just live in a casita there. Debbie Spencer is amazing!!! So refreshing to be at a property who is a "well oiled" maching and that still caters to a bride on her big day! I'm looking forward to many more events there! I cannot say enough about the banquet captain, Linda. What a pleasure to work with such a great team! And the amazing pin spotting from the ceiling made everything pop!!

The ballroom, was adorned in 100's of candles in pillars and gold mercury glass, ivory damask linen, gold chargers, and piles of petals. Each guest had the pleasure of previewing the night's fair on beautiful custom stationary from THE EVENT ESSENTIALS. Each menu, table number, candle accent, and thank you tag was created with a custom family crest that combined the two families elements- created by the groom Marcus Maxon.

The glittery favor table was accented by hand beaded gold couture linens from BBJ Linen. As were the head table and cake tables. Favors were individual gold godiva boxes of truffles, enhanced with the unique favor tags.

The night began with a unique suprise for the groom and avid lover of Opera, we brought in 2 opera singers from GOT YOU COVERED, in tuxedos and gold sequin gown to sing through a slide show created by Mandy including pics from the ceremony!

DJ Marcus from RAY THE DJ kept the unique guest list on the dance floor with great style...

And DANIEL WAGNER FILM PRODUCTIONS was there to capture the whole day !! I can't wait to see it all again!!

Specail Shout out to my assistant that day , intern Evelyn Kong at M2B, an absolute joy to have by my side!!

Congrats Jenny & Macus! Enjoy your honeymoon!!

Anniversary!

So it's been a very long while since I posted anything personal on my blog...I think the last time was when I posted that my brother graduated from ASU with and EVENT DEGREE! Boy that was SO long ago now! Update: he is working for AZ Pain Specialists - as a marketing guru!

I have the most productive year to date ...October is our M2B Events one year anniversary! Appearently, the one year anniversary is a the paper anniversary..so I'm getting new business cards to celebrate- Ms Kimmy and her bun in the oven from The Event Essentials are my creative source for all things PAPER!

Now we all know I've been dancing around this industry alot longer than that for sure! But, it is one year to date that I left SKM Entertainment and went full time with my fabulous clients at M2B!

I have had a tremendous response this year to M2B and have much love for my supporters in the industry, family, and friends.

Still looking forward to the productive fall season, more travel, destination events, and the growing possibility of take M2B across state lines....

Moulin Rouge: Attire

Today, I want to talk about attire for the wedding party (bride, groom, bridesmaids, and groomsmen). I let the movie Moulin Rouge inspire the attire for the clothes.
Starting with the bride, I decided to actually use Nicole Kidman’s dress that she wore at the end of the movie. The dress is actually Hindi-inspired, but I just felt that it was beautiful and unique and perfectly in line with the theme of the wedding and reception. The dress is an ivory color used with silk fabric and customized embroidery and beading. I thought that this dress would be well-paired with a vintage-looking birdcage veil.
I really wanted to have the red dress that Nicole Kidman wears in the movie to be a part of the wedding party attire. I found a dress on http://www.davidsbridal.com/ that looks very similar to the beautiful gown in the movie. The dress comes in the color “Apple” and is described as “sleeveless flat taffeta tea-length dress with ruched empire waist and tie back.”
There is a “Build-a-Tux” feature on the Men’s Warehouse website that I decided to use to illustrate my ideas for the groom’s tuxedo and the groomsmen’s tuxedos. For the groom, I wanted his vest and tie to match the color of the bride’s dress to make him stand out among all the groomsmen. Back in the 1900s, men would wear jackets with coat tails for formal events. Instead of doing full dress tails, I decided to go with a cutaway jacket. The vest and euro tie is called “diamond cream.” I also decided to use an ivory wing collared shirt under the vest.
For the groomsmen, I used the same cutaway jacket. However, the vest, tie, and shirt are different from the groom. The vest and tie, in order to match the bridesmaids, were colored in “primetime red.” Under the vest, I used a white point collar shirt.
I hope this information was useful. Come back again on Thursday where I will talk about flowers for the wedding!!!