August 26, 2015

Modern High Tea with a Vintage, Travel Twist

August 26, 2015/ Monique Garcia

The most feminine theme for a party I would ever think of is that of a tea party. I'm not sure if you did as a little girl, but I remember being taken to multiple tea parties while in elementary school. One would sip the tea with their pinkies in the air and taste little sandwiches and treats prepared by the owner of the tea parlor.

Now as an adult, I've seen a huge influx of Bridal Showers themed with having a Tea Party in mind. Almost a "Bridal Tea" if you will. Actually, I've had the pleasure in designing some gorgeous stationary for one recently. Take a look at how awesome a this theme can be when you mix a bit of Vintage and Modern touches to a travel infused tea party!!

The Entrance Table not only had small, vintage touches, but it had personal touches including the celebrated couple's story and the Bridal Tea Invitation (which was a surprise to the Bride).

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In order to ensure that guests would wait until the celebrated Bride-To-Be's arrival to feast on the yummy sandwiches and treats, a sheer curtain was placed in front of the buffet.

What Bridal Shower wouldn't be complete with a banner proclaiming the Bride's transition from "Miss" to "Mrs".

Place Cards with the name of each dish will help guests decipher what they are dining on and make the line for the buffet move quicker.

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Adding framed quotes treats guests to special details that make the event look even more fabulous.

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The Bride-to-Be's table should have the most attention to detail. After all, she is the one we are celebrating!! ;)

Thanking your guests for attending your special event is a must.

What truly inspired this suite's design was a push to have something special and extremely detailed. We know Jane loved her Bridal Tea as much as we loved helping make every detail count.

Special thanks to Carina Bergouignan who supplied the awesome detail shots for Jane's Travel Bridal Tea.

August 19, 2015

Personal Wedding Email: Do It!

August 19, 2015/ Monique Garcia

I've been noticing recently that there has been a growing trend where couples are doing something that I think is absolutely worth the effort. They are creating an email specifically for their wedding. There are so many pros to this movement that I just had to throw in my two cents about the topic.

Here is why I think it is a great idea to have an email designated for your wedding:

1. Vendors will immediately be able to recognize your email.

Although your personal or work email may have your name in it, sometimes it can get really confusing to find your email when it has nothing to do with your first or last name (yes, I'm talking to all you AOL/AIM early 2000's users that thought it would be cute to have a name like toohott4u@blank.com).

Tip: You can include your date in your email so that vendors know immediately whether they are available for your date or not. It also keeps us on task for any deadlines we may have with you.

2. Everything can be found in one place.

As it is, you probably have a large amount of emails from friends, family, coworkers, stores, and clubs you want to keep up with on any news or sales that you desperately have to take advantage of ;). However, when it comes to wedding planning, you really need to keep tabs on each conversation you have. Whether it be with a vendor, bridesmaid, venue, or guest, you will want to have record of every message that is sent in or out of your inbox. It will help save time when you are desperately searching your inbox for that contract you had to send the florist a month ago. ;)

Tip: You could actually take it a step further and create folders for each of your vendors and store all emails pertaining to them in one SPECIFIC place.

3. Conserves clutter from your main/work email once your event has passed.

Let's face it. After your wedding, you may not want to keep receiving emails from those wedding websites giving you tips and ideas for the wedding you already had. You can choose to shut off completely or ignore it until you need the information for the next big event.

4. IT'S FREE

All you need in the email name is your names (celebrated couple) and possibly your date. Nowadays it is very simple to sign up for an email. Not one of them will ask you for payment no matter how ridiculous your name or reason for having it sounds.

Tip: Gmail and Outlook are my favorite email providers. Why? Because they allow for customized signatures that includes photos or links. They display them very nicely and carries over to most email providers (unless the vendor or person has a strict email server that only allows text emails).

And that tip leads me to an even BIGGER TIP!!

Include your image at the bottom of your signature with your date.

As a vendor, I see and meet multiple couples within the same day. Unless we had a really great conversation, I'm might not instantaneously remember what you look like or if you were the bride that wanted the Coral and Mint color combination instead of the Gold and Navy combo when I speak to you after a bridal expo or show. We are human. Adding a photo to your signature will not only remind us of whom we are speaking to, but also familiarize us with whom we are working for. Seriously!!

Also if you have a wedding website, link it in your signature as well. Its fun to get to know a little about you before I meet you so we have stuff to relate to other than what type of design you want for your invitations. Oh and for extra points, add your hashtag for the event (if you already have one) to the bottom of your email as well. This way, if a vendor posts up an image of anything they have created for your big day, they can tag you. :)

Now that I've given my two cents, what do you think? Are you using a personalized email? How is it working for you?

August 10, 2015

Miami Ultimate Bridal and Quinceañera Expo Recap

August 10, 2015/ Monique Garcia

Gus and I were so excited to participate in the Miami Ultimate Bridal and Quinceañera Expo this past weekend. It was definitely a lot of work, but it was so rewarding to meet all the new faces we got to talk to this weekend. The expo took place on Sunday, August 9th, at the Sofitel Miami and was put together by none other than Princess Gardner of Jahzara Saphir Bridal.

Take a look at some of the shots from the expo below!

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And if you've been following us on Social Media, some of you will remember that we were going to announce our winner for yesterday's raffle today. ;)

And our winner for the set of 10 Table Numbers is...

Congratulations Melanie!!! We will be sending an email to you shortly with more details on your prize. Thanks for all who entered and I look forward to speaking with you further about some of the fabulous ideas and theming you have in mind for your Weddings and Quinceañera!!

Until Next Time!!

August 05, 2015

Save The Dates: Lalaine and Angel

August 05, 2015/ Monique Garcia

From the first message I received through ETSY, Lalaine knew exactly what her theme would be for her upcoming nuptials to her fiancé, Angel. Having designed my own wedding stationary with the same theme, I knew we would work really well together. Lalaine's theme was based around the Disney film, Aladdin.

She submitted a painting she initially had seen and said that somehow she wanted to include the same elegance of the moment without getting too cartoony. The moment she was eluding to was when Aladdin and Princess Jasmine are about to part and have their first kiss. If you don't remember that moment in the film (or have never seen it), take a look!!

Lalaine wanted to incorporate the color mint into the design and also include a photograph of herself and Angel. After changing and tweeking some elements, this was what we finally came up with.