I have noticed that a lot of brides are cutting cost and doing a lot of the decorations on their own. This is great. If you are creative and a do it your self-er. As a designer, I would like to advise you on what NOT to do when you are decorating your wedding on your own.
First I would like to give you the steps in creating the perfect design for your table.
1.Choose your color palette. Pick three colors for the main theme of your design. Make one color your main color, the secondary color and then your accent color. You can have more colors than this, but make one of these your main color that you use most of.
2.Pick a theme. Do you want the classic, modern, or sassy bride theme. This will help you a lot on choosing the style of flowers and colors that you want for your wedding.
3.Pick your linen colors before your pick your flowers. If you have a pink linen and then put pink on your table with the flowers, you then have too much pink and everything begins to blend together. If you choose a pink linen, try a different shade of pink for the flowers and mix it up with greens, whites and even some reds which will make the table hit a new level of elegant.
4. Always know your budget. Always tell your designer or yourself your budget, so you don't have higher expectations of what you can have verses what you want.
Okay, now to the Don't of designing your wedding.
If you insist on doing everything yourself, here are a few tips in doing it with style.
(The picture on the right, is an example of an arrangement that is not balanced or elegant for a centerpiece at a wedding)
1. Never use silk flowers from Wal-Mart. Always go to a reputable shop like Michael's or Napa Valley. Take a floral arranging class. Taking a bunch of flowers and sticking them into a vase is not necessarily pretty. You really need to learn how to place them in a balanced way so the table looks pleasant to the eye.
(Courtesy of silkweddingflowersideas.com
these centerpieces are also in silk, but created from nicer silks and put together with balance and texture)
2. I know times are hard, but you should always weigh in the factor that all of your time is going to be spent on creating your centerpieces, creating your favors, creating your invitations, and setting up everything before the wedding. It is great that you will have family and friends there to help you, but you need to consider
the fact that this is your wedding. You are suppose to be relaxed, pampered and rested. Your family is suppose to enjoy the day with you, not be your slave. Factor in all of your time, all of the materials that you need to create all of the DIY items. Your time is worth money also. Look at your budget. I bet if you calculate everything together, you will find that you can hire someone for the same price to do all of the things that you really don't want to do, but are going to, to save maybe 5%. All vendors, are willing to work with your budget. A phone call to these vendors won't hurt, especially if it can save you time and give you a more relaxed and beautiful day spent with family and your future husband. Check out all of my links at the top of this page for the vendors that I trust to help you create your perfect day and help you save money in the long run.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
MONTHLY FLOWER FOR JUNE
Peonies are the hit of the summer. June is the month to get them. You can get these beautiful flowers in pinks, burgundy, and white. This beautiful combination centerpiece is filled with pink and white peonies, antique roses, ivory vendella roses inside a classic cylinder vase. Retails at $120.00
Call J&E Floral
to order today!
702-951-7272
http://www.jandefloral.com
Friday, June 4, 2010
THE SUMMERLIN BRIDAL SHOW AT THE JW MARRIOTT
The Summerlin Bridal show was held at the JW Marriott in Summerlin on Sunday May 30th, 2010. It was a great success. I spoke with many brides who did not have a venue yet. So I thought I would share some suggestions.
The JW Marriott is a beautiful venue with lots of ballrooms and intimate rooms to host your perfect day. Michael is a wonderful coordinator there and would love to help you with all of your wedding planning needs. Check out their website at http://www.marriott.com/meetings/hotel-weddings/travel.mi
Silverstone Golf Club is the perfect venue for those who are looking for an outstanding view of the city. This beautiful venue has full room windows with a view of the city lights. Your wedding is far away from the strip, and has a great getaway feel to it. Tanya is the coordinator there and is a perfectionist when it comes to planning your perfect event. All of her vendors are top notch when it comes to serving you.
Tanya is hosting an open house on Wednesday June 9th from 6:00pm -8:00pm at her facility. Check out her website and call her for more information. http://www.silverstonegolfclub.com/index.cfm?menu=472&openitem=472
For those of you who want to get away from the heat and the city lights, but would like to stay close to Las Vegas. This perfect getaway venue is the place for you. Mt. Charleston Hotel is a beautiful venue with mountain views and a perfect setting for the natural bride. Their lodge style ballroom is perfect for the intimate reception that you have been envisioning for your celebration of love. Gina is a wonderful addition to the wedding coordination team and will help you with all of the intimate details of your beautiful mountain getaway wedding. for more information on this beautiful venue go to http://www.mtcharlestonresort.com/weddings/index.cfm
I hope this will help you in finding the perfect venue for your wedding. In case you did not get a chance to see my booth at the Summerlin Bridal Show. Here are some pictures of the flowers that I displayed there. If you would like to book and consultation with one of our designers, please call us at 702-951-7272 or email us at eden@jandefloral.com and we will be happy to help you design your perfect wedding.
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This is a fun plate garnish. A martini glass with a single stephanotis makes a perfect garnish to a wonderful martini drink. Beautiful pink orchids can be displayed on each place setting at your head table for the perfect flair.
This is a beautiful pink peone cascade bouquet with accents of pink orchids and a custom bouquet handle with pink and blue colored fabric.
These bouquets are stunning. LEFT: A solid light pink calla lily bouquet with a dark blue ribbon wrap. Simple but modern and beautiful. RIGHT: a solid pink cymbidium orchid bouquet with a solid blue ribbon wrap with pink crystal accents.
The centerpiece is a fun Martini Theme cluster with different sizes of martini glasses. Filled with blue and pink flowers and some hanging crystals for the wow factor. This makes a stunning piece that your guests will talk about for a long time.
The table linen is a fun light pink crinkle tafetta with a navy blue velvet overlay. The Chairs are a platinum sunburst style chair with a navy blue chair cushion. This was a great color combination that was fun and original.
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Silverstone Golf Club is the perfect venue for those who are looking for an outstanding view of the city. This beautiful venue has full room windows with a view of the city lights. Your wedding is far away from the strip, and has a great getaway feel to it. Tanya is the coordinator there and is a perfectionist when it comes to planning your perfect event. All of her vendors are top notch when it comes to serving you.
Tanya is hosting an open house on Wednesday June 9th from 6:00pm -8:00pm at her facility. Check out her website and call her for more information. http://www.silverstonegolfclub.com/index.cfm?menu=472&openitem=472
For those of you who want to get away from the heat and the city lights, but would like to stay close to Las Vegas. This perfect getaway venue is the place for you. Mt. Charleston Hotel is a beautiful venue with mountain views and a perfect setting for the natural bride. Their lodge style ballroom is perfect for the intimate reception that you have been envisioning for your celebration of love. Gina is a wonderful addition to the wedding coordination team and will help you with all of the intimate details of your beautiful mountain getaway wedding. for more information on this beautiful venue go to http://www.mtcharlestonresort.com/weddings/index.cfm
I hope this will help you in finding the perfect venue for your wedding. In case you did not get a chance to see my booth at the Summerlin Bridal Show. Here are some pictures of the flowers that I displayed there. If you would like to book and consultation with one of our designers, please call us at 702-951-7272 or email us at eden@jandefloral.com and we will be happy to help you design your perfect wedding.
This is a fun plate garnish. A martini glass with a single stephanotis makes a perfect garnish to a wonderful martini drink. Beautiful pink orchids can be displayed on each place setting at your head table for the perfect flair.
This is a beautiful pink peone cascade bouquet with accents of pink orchids and a custom bouquet handle with pink and blue colored fabric.
These bouquets are stunning. LEFT: A solid light pink calla lily bouquet with a dark blue ribbon wrap. Simple but modern and beautiful. RIGHT: a solid pink cymbidium orchid bouquet with a solid blue ribbon wrap with pink crystal accents.
The centerpiece is a fun Martini Theme cluster with different sizes of martini glasses. Filled with blue and pink flowers and some hanging crystals for the wow factor. This makes a stunning piece that your guests will talk about for a long time.
The table linen is a fun light pink crinkle tafetta with a navy blue velvet overlay. The Chairs are a platinum sunburst style chair with a navy blue chair cushion. This was a great color combination that was fun and original.
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