Classy. Classic. Contemporary.

Continuing to plug along on details for my brother's wedding... The bride emailed just one piece of inspiration, and it didn't take long to get the entire wedding planned! Damask. So classic. So classy. It will be punched up with hot pink and more contemporary with stark white and black.

Corporate Executive Dinner

Being from the south, I...let's just say...have a pretty big pet peeve about guests not responding to invitations with an response requested. Don't people understand that it is a HUGE inconvenience for planners to plan without a number? This is me getting of my soapbox:.. :)

Since all of humanity seems to have forgotten the polite rules of responding to events...maybe they need a little polite nudging with wording like this? This invitation to a corporate dinner has used the wording..."private and exclusive dinner" and "Seating is reserved and limited. Please respond by October 1."

Wonder why brides and/or the bridal industry hasn't caught on to this way of wording? I guess everything is very Emily Post. Must be proper. Must be polite. Must be Martha. So, if the bride must be these things...why won't guest be these things...and just respond? Happy RSVP collecting!

When a Wedding Shower Falls on Gamedays

In the south, SEC football is king, and people don't show up to events (other than football games) if it's on a Saturday. Sad, but true. I've been planning a couples shower and the only dates the couple had free leading up to their wedding landed on Saturday's.

So, we're embracing football with a football inspired theme! The bride and groom are University of Kentucky fans. Naturally, the theme is blue and white. These vintage inspired ticket invitations were sent to each guest. Our invited couples got two tickets in the mail, which were perforated and contained information to let the guys know the game would be on television. :)

I'll post more about the shower after the event. We'll be keeping it fun, but classy!

Wine Labels and Guest Book

Custom photo guest book and wine labels.

Classic Black + White with a Splash of Pink

First, let me say congratulations to by little brother! He's recently engaged and the planning has already begun. The happy couple has chosen a classic black + white + pink color pallet. The bride sent me an invitation she liked and it set the entire idea for the reception. Damask. So classic. So classy. And it will be easy to incorporate into all aspects of the wedding. Check out the inspiration board I put together for them. More to come as the wedding approaches.

Get Guests Creative with Your Guest Book

I've always thought that plain ol' guest books are useless. Are you really going to flip through 40 pages of signatures after your wedding and reminisce?

Do something creative with your guest books! Get your guests involved. This guest book is a fun way to have your guest's interact with each other. It uses Polaroid pictures where guest tape their photo to a guest book page and fill out little notes to the bride and groom. Now, this is something you will flip through for years!

Boys will be Boys

Recently, my husband and I were invited by his company on a little reward trip to San Antonio, TX. It was our first time there, and it was great! Love the city. But let me tell you...it was hot. Like 105 degrees hot. Everyday. Would love to go back in early spring or late fall so we could enjoy the outdoors a little more.

Anyway...I wanted to thank the general manager's of the company for their generous offer...which was a PAID trip for 5 days. It was a welcomed vacation and fun to spend time with friends and co-workers. Guys are so hard to buy thank you gifts for, so I thought we would bring back a little TX BBQ souvenir for them... Stubb's BBQ sauce is made in TX, so I decided to send them the sauce and our favorite recipe for wings. This is how it turned out! Just in time for football season and tailgate party's.