Backyard Wedding: Scottsdale, AZ

One of the biggest compliments for a wedding planner is to have a relative or close friend of bride, who you have previously worked with, reach out to you and want you to do their wedding as well.  These are usually the best brides to work with because they have seen us in action and […]

Color of the Year: Rose Quartz & Serenity

Last week Pantone announced their color of the year, and for the first time ever they announced not only one, but two amazing colors, Rose Quartz and Serenity. One thing we love about the colors is that while they are amazing individually, they are even better paired together! Like Leatrice Eiseman from Pantone said,

Getting Engaged Over the Holidays

With the holiday season upon us, we are just entering into what we, in the wedding planning industry, call “engagement season”.  Between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day, there is always a high influx in engagements and surprise proposals.  Some sources say, as many as 40% of yearly proposals happen in these months.  The reason being is […]

Wedding Guest Tip: RSVP Etiquette

As wedding planners, we know first hand that narrowing down the guest list is no easy task for a couple. By the time an invitation reaches it’s recipient, hours upon hours have been poured into deciding who will receive an invitation and who doesn’t quite make the cut. Basically, if you are the recipient of an invitation, you have a […]

Planning Your Reception: Food Stations

During the wedding planning process there are so many decisions to be made that a point comes where many brides reach their decision making limit. The venue is booked, the guest list is narrowed down, and of course the perfect dress is picked out…then there’s a great big choice that needs to be made, what’s […]

Wedding Planning and Pinterest

As wedding planners, we have noticed there are two very distinct types of brides, the ones who have had their wedding all planned out on Pinterest since before they got engaged and then the polar opposite who has had no interest in using Pinterest for anything wedding related.

Picking Up Your Wedding Dress!

Yesterday was such a great day – I picked up my wedding dress!  It has been a much anticipated day since I had received the phone call a few weeks back from Mariee Bridal, in Scottsdale, that they had received my dress.  I waited a few weeks to go and check it out because my mom […]

Fall Wedding Design Ideas from a Wedding Planner

Fall, one of the most popular times of the year to get married (well at least out here in Arizona).  Our wedding planning schedule is usually rather hectic during the October/November months.  The weekends in these months tend to book up quickly and pretty far in advance.  A lot of brides absolutely love the idea of […]

The Phoenix Bridal Show

Last Sunday we had such a great time at the Phoenix Bridal Show at the Hotel Sheraton in downtown Phoenix.  It was our very first experience as a vendor in this show, however, we really enjoyed seeing all of the excited brides-to-be with all of their bridesmaids, parents and fiancés.  Over 500 brides-to-be crowded into the […]

Booking Your Bridal Makeup!

How exciting is it to find out that an all exclusive makeup only shop is opening up in your town by a couple of extremely determined entrepreneurs?  As wedding planners, we can answer that question quite easily for you – it’s AMAZING!  We are absolutely thrilled for our friends at The Sparkle Bar for not only […]