What’s better than fabulous invitations and incredible favors? How about $200 worth of FREE invitations and favors!
I’m so excited to team up with Wedding*Paper Divas and beau coup to offer an amazing giveaway to our readers! Now through Sunday, February 8th register to win a $100 gift certificate to Wedding*Paper Divas AND a $100 gift certificate to beau coup!
How to Enter
Visit the Wedding Paper Divas website, browse through their beautiful invites, and choose the wedding invitation that best fits your wedding style, then check out Beau-Coup online and pick a favor you love!
Comment on this post and let us know your favorite invite and favor to enter. So easy! You have until Thursday, February 12th to enter and we’ll announce the winner on Friday, February 13th!
(the new colors of Stella Event Design)
Unless you visit this blog via a reader then you’ve probably noticed our new logo, look and color scheme! I used our new color palette as inspiration for our first bridal show booth, and we’re headed out shortly to set it up! I’ll be honest, it has been a whirlwind couple of weeks trying to get everything together for this first bridal show and I’m excited to see how it all turns out!
I’m excited to hear we will have some blog readers stopping by and I can’t wait to meet more of you! We’ll have tons of pictures from weddings to show (some not even shown on the website or blog yet!) and we’ve got several giveaways for you to enter! Wedding World is tomorrow, January 31st from 12:00-3:00 at the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, with a fashion show to follow from 3:00-4:00.
On Tuesday we’ll be featuring a gorgeous (and fun) polka dot inspired wedding that is one of my new favorites and one you don’t want to miss!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
curtain call::your final return to the bridal “stage” as you put on your wedding dress a final time to capture unique and creative pictures!
Join LVL Photography and Ben Pancoast Photography as they team up to offer a curtain call photo session in Southwest Michigan!
The Details
The Date: Saturday, May 2nd
What You’ll Get: Your curtain call photo session includes a hairstylist, shots in 2 amazing locations and all of your digital images. Sessions are open to brides or couples!
The Cost: $175 per person or couple ($75 deposit required)
Visit our booth at the Wedding World Bridal Show (this Saturday, 12-3:00 at Lake Michigan College Mendel Center) and enter to win a free session!
To register contact Jessica@stellaeventdesign.com!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
If you’d like to do something to make your wedding fun+exciting, I suggest you consider live music! I can’t remember the last time I attended a wedding (as a guest) with live music, but it’s always a hit at weddings I’ve coordinated! My favorite of 2008 was Me and the Boys, an eight piece swing orchestra out of Northern Indiana. They were absolutely incredible, and everyone was blown away by their fun, retro style that kept everyone dancing!
In 2009 we’ve got at least five weddings using a variety of live music, and I’m excited to hear them all in person and pass along recommendations to all of you considering live acts for your 2009/2010 celebrations!
*Photo by LVL Photography
Kelly was an incredibly fun bride to work with! She’s a spunky gal, so it was a no-brainer that we could pull off something a little different with her wedding! Kelly chose a deep fall color palette for her September 27th wedding, using dark reds, oranges, yellows and greens! She gave me free range on selecting centerpieces, and we came up with the lovely design above, courtesy of Crystal Springs!
However, when it came to her bouquet, Kelly fell in love with a bright pink and kept coming back to it despite the change in color palette, so we decided to roll with it! Instead of trying to force the wedding into one color scheme, we used a bright pink color palette with green accents for the beach ceremony, and carried the fall colors throughout the reception.
It turned out amazing, and I’m glad we did it—don’t let anyone put you in a box when it comes to your wedding design. Go with your instincts and have fun!
*photos by Kelly Powers Photography
I love etsy, but I don’t visit nearly enough (or buy enough!). But, I was looking through this morning and saw these darling “love birds” made from rescued wood by Dolan Geiman in Chicago. Absolutely adorable! If you’re not hooked on etsy yet, now is the time to start the habit! I think this would make a really eclectic valentine’s gift (not that my husband would even know what Etsy is!). A girl can dream–but for now I’ll just continue window shopping!
So far I haven’t posted anything on this blog regarding the Southwest Michigan Wedding Network, but wanted to post a quick announcement for any area vendors who may be reading and did not receive the evite!
We will be hosting the first networking event in February and would love to see any area wedding vendors come out to join us for a night of networking!
The details
When: Wednesday, February 18 at 6:00pm
Where: The Whitcomb, West Living Room
What to Expect: We’ll have food and entertainment provided, professional headshots for anyone attending, and a chance to talk with local wedding vendors!
We’ve had a great response so far and look forward to seeing a lot of the local wedding vendors from the St. Joseph area! RSVP by emailing jessica@stellaeventdesign.com!
If you have any questions about the event or the SW MI Wedding Network please email jessica@stellaeventdesign.com!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
I absolutely adore the quaint chapel on Morris Farms where Megan+Scott hosted their October nuptials! The building had so much charm and character, and it was absolutely adorable! Plus, there was an old fashioned school house on the same grounds that was a great spot for some unique post-wedding pics with the bride and groom!
Don’t forget to investigate your ceremony location, reception venue, or local area to locate some fun and unique places to snap some post-wedding pics! Grab your fiance and make a date day of exploring fun photo locations, and you’ll save a ton of time on your wedding day and have some amazing photos!
*Photos by Chad Bosma
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Tracy+David hired me to help them with their decor, and I had an amazing time helping them put together a design concept using their bright+bold color combo of pink+orange! Along with the fun color combo, Tracy also wanted to incorporate crystals as an accent. We brought color into Foundry Hall with HUGE pink+orange paper lanterns (you can’t tell, but they were about 3 feet in diameter), bright pink table runners, and pink+orange rose petals.
To tie in the crystals, we used swarovski scatter crystals on the table (I love these!) and also used crystal tree centerpieces on the two larger tables. All in all, this setup was one of my favorites, despite it being one of our most difficult of the year, having to secure the 20+ huge lanterns into the beams of Foundry Hall! Well worth it—this wedding was gorgeous!
*Photos by JK Photography
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday I had the pleasure of meeting up for coffee with Amanda Beeman. Amanda recently relocated from the Detroit area, and will be the new Events Director at The Veranda at the Whitcomb. Amanda and I spent over three hours chatting about her past experience in events, her excitement for her new position, and her love for all things wedding.
Amanda has several years experience working in events, and is a newly wed herself, so I know she is going to be a joy for brides to work with and a huge asset to brides planning weddings at The Veranda at the Whitcomb. She was also nice enough to pass along a few pictures from the first wedding held at the Veranda at the Whitcomb! If you’re interested in hosting a wedding at The Veranda at the Whitcomb or just have questions, you can reach Amanda via email at abeeman@stjoebanquets.com!
It was a pleasure meeting you Amanda, and welcome to the area–I think you’ll love it once all this snow melts and you realize you are in a beautiful lake shore town!
