CSW: Eco Chic Made Easy

Are you considering the Earth and saving the environment when planning your wedding?  It's not hard and you don't have to give up on the wedding you have dreamt about all your life to save the environment.  Well Chicago Style Weddings invited me to give some advice on eco-chic wedding planning and how to incorporate it into your fabulous wedding day.  Take a look:

"You can make centerpieces fun and personalized, but  just elegant as if you were to use a lot of flowers," says wedding coordinator Desiree Moore Dent, owner of Dejanae Events.

"People are using more branches and embellishing vases with beading or ribbon to make them more unique than just clear glass."

 
You can view the entire article and others in Chicago Style Weddings eMagazine at http://www.chicagostyleweddings.com/emagazine.aspx.

Until next time...WEDologize!

Useful Wedding Planning Blog Posts

Today's blog is a recap of some of the more informative blogs that have been written over the years.  Check out the topic and click into the blog as they are sure to assist you with your wedding planning.  I'll be back on Wednesday with a few more :)

Once you have your WEDDING GOWN altered, this blog post shares some options on what to do with the scraps -  http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-to-do-with-dress-scraps.html

When selecting your WEDDING PARTY, make sure to let them know their roles. This blog is very helpful when it comes to those plaguing questions - http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/06/role-of-wedding-vips.html

When planning out the WEDDING CEREMONY, check out this blog post for the proper sequencing - http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/08/sequencing-wedding-ceremony.html

When planning your WEDDING REHEARSAL, make sure that you enjoy yourself, but also complete these tasks - http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/10/wedding-rehearsal-to-do-list.html

When selecting FLOWERS for your wedding ceremony and reception, make sure you armed with the basics presented in this blog - http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/04/flower-basics-101.html

If you have taken on the roll of stocking your RECEPTION BAR, check out this useful blog when determining quantity - http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/07/wedding-reception-bar-basics.html

You may or may not have a wedding planner (I hope you do :), make sure to pack your very own EMERGENCY KIT to avoid those mishaps on wedding day -  http://wedologize.blogspot.com/2012/04/its-wedding-emergency.html


Until next time...WEDologize!

CSW: Wedding Splurges That Are Worth It

There are some details of wedding planning that you don't want to skip.  I completely understand the need to stay on task and within your budget when deciding on details for your ceremony and reception.  Chicago Style Weddings invited me to give some advice on splurges to make in creating your fabulous wedding day.  Take a look:

"Don't leave the cake table naked, " says Desiree' Moore Dent of Dejanae Events. "Dress it up with elaborate linens, candles, flowers and a cake stand -- because the wedding cake is the focal point of the reception."

Why is lighting so important? "It can truly transform almost any ceremony or reception space, " says Dent.

You can view the entire article and others in Chicago Style Weddings eMagazine at http://www.chicagostyleweddings.com/emagazine.aspx.

Until next time...WEDologize!

...I Found It, You Pin It...Friday!

That moment in a little girls life when she see's that beautiful princess gown with all it's fullness and jewels and says silently to herself, "I can't wait until I get married!"  And the ideas for her dream wedding begin to form.  Enjoy the moment!

***Flower girl from the wedding of Hareder Jackson and Michael McDowell, married on July 20, 2012.  Planned and coordinated by Dejanae Events.

Until next time...PIN IT and WEDologize!

CSW: Tradition - How to Plan a Cultural Wedding

Incorporating some of your cultural traditions into your ceremony and reception TRULY makes for  a signature wedding day and a wonderful experience for your family and invited guests.  Chicago Style Weddings invited me to give some advice on how to make your wedding unique and meaningful by celebrating your cultural heritage.  Take a look:

"There are things that are going to happen at every wedding, but if there's a cultural component to the event then you've got something special," says Desiree' Moore Dent of Dejanae Events. "Everyone will have rings, vows and cake. But it's your cultural traditions that make it special."

"Start by talking to your family," says Dent.  "Because there is going to be someone who has experienced those cultural aspects and can give you an idea of what to do." "Talk to them about what they've done in the past with incorporating cultural traditions into a ceremony."  "It's the idea of seeing the traditions and rituals they [parents] did in their ceremony passed on," says Dent.  "They would like to see their son or daughter experience the same thing."

The phrase "tying the note" comes from "an African wedding custom. At some point during the ceremony, the bride and groom would be joined together with plaited grass and their union blessed," says Dent. "Today, this custom can be seen in almost every ceremony through the bride and groom joining hands during the ceremony and holding hands as they exit as husband and wife."

"Whatever traditions you choose to integrate unto your ceremony, be sure to offer information to guide your guests through these customs."

"At receptions, traditions usually come into play with food," says Dent, who points out that your culinary heritage will help add to the signature of your event.  "It will linger on their minds a little longer than the standard fare."

You can view the entire article and others in Chicago Style Weddings eMagazine at http://www.chicagostyleweddings.com/emagazine.aspx.


Until next time...WEDologize!

CSW: Planning 101

Happy to have been included in one of Chicago Style Weddings print magazine articles called, "Planning 101".  The very information article gives insight on how to make most of your wedding day from setting your guest list and budget to selecting the right vendors.  Check out our quotes and read the entire article online or pick up a copy of the CSW latest issue.

If you give yourself time to plan, says Desiree' Moore Dent of Dejanae Events, "that will alleviate stress in itself."

Dent sums it up best: "The wedding day is only one day, and the marriage is a lifetime. Nothing is perfect, and, yes, you will become stressed during some part of the planning, so remember to take breaks from the planning portion to enjoy the actual engagement."

You can view the entire article and others in Chicago Style Weddings eMagazine at http://www.chicagostyleweddings.com/emagazine.aspx.

Until next time...WEDologize!

...I Found It, You Pin It...Friday!

I'm always floored how women transfer into the most beautiful, spirited, excited, sexy, playful, stunning and gracious people on the planet when they slip into their wedding gown! It's the moment they have thought about all their lives and the mental transformation begins...into MRS.  What a STUNNING bride captured as she looks at her brooch bouquet and prepares for her walk to her MR.  Oh and her gown is AHHHHHHmazing!

Until next time...PIN IT and WEDologize!

(photo credit - Hannah Goering for George Street Photo and Video)