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!!!

Moulin Rouge: Stationary

I’m back! I apologize for the delay in posts, but I’m back again with some great wedding stationery ideas for the Moulin Rouge- inspired wedding. I will begin by talking about the “Save the Date.” The tone of the wedding begins with your “Save the Date” so I thought you could use the song, “Come What May” from the movie to inspire you. I created a template using a movie still from the movie seen below. I chose a picture that shows the main colors that I will be using for the entire wedding—red, black, and blue. I’ve seen a lot of “Save the Dates” and many couples really like to personalize it. I even thought that the couple could take a picture in that kissing pose and use Photo Shop to place their own photo to the “Save the Date.”
Next is the invitation! I have included a picture of blue paper that, I believe, perfectly mirrors the dark blue sky from the movie. I thought that the blue picture could be used as the envelope for the invitation. Then, I decided to incorporate the black and red using a damask pattern to continue the deep, dramatic effect. I used a dark blue font on the invitation and to highlight the dark blue, I wrote the names in black.
Finally, I added a picture of a place card idea and an idea for displaying table numbers. I thought that a great way to bring blue to the table would be to hand out stems of blue hydrangea flowers and tying a small piece of paper to it, indicating the name of the guest and the table number. That way, when the guests are sitting at the table, the place cards will add blue to the décor. Also, because the movie Moulin Rouge is not only set in France, but there is a lot of Hindi elements to it—Hindi elephant, the play was set in India, etc. So to add the Asian flare to the table, I thought it would be creative to put the table number on black folding fans, instead of the traditional table number cards.
That’s all for today, but come back next Thursday for great ideas on attire for the bride, groom, and wedding party!!! Thanks for stopping by…

Summer is winding down....

So it's time to hit the ground running again...and while the temperatures are still certainly in the triple digits, us wedding professionals are beginning to wrap our heads around the fall season! Personally my favorite season for weddings ( less freak rain storms to deal with) I am ready and anxious to get the show on the road! Lights , camera, action!

One last look back at a beautiful spring/summer season ......