Beautiful Blessed Unions' Brides Blog!: March 2009

Fancy is a Celebrity!

I have a celebrity friend! If you have not had a chance, check out Miss Fancy Cakes by Lauren on The Food Network Challenge. She presents a rocking Mary Poppins Cake, and, of course, charms the judges with her wit and personality! I love me some Fancy!

Check it out again this Sunday on Food Network at 6:00 pm! Disney Classic Cakes

Too Cute- Love Me Some BoothBooth!

I don't even know how many Boothbooth strips I have of me with my friends/brides/mothers of brides/assistants, or how many I have from different events I've done, but I NEVER get tired of looking at them! Hayley and Jon are too darn cute- I can't even stand it! You can tell they had so much fun doing this- that's what it's all about! Shout out to Jon at Boothbooth!

Natalia and Jake

This wedding was a pleasure and honor to be a part of for so many reasons! It was a referral from Joanelle at Gleneagles, so I knew I would love the families! Natalia and Jake both live in New York City, so the planning process was a combined effort of her weekend visits and incredible collaboration of the Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom- it was perfect! We had a wonderful time. Because of this wedding, I have been blessed to work with more of these families' friends (Dyan Fox's below and The Shelton Wedding in April)- a group of very genuine people!

Reverend Hasley of St. Andrew United Methodist performed a very sweet and touching ceremony, and Todd Events and Switch transformed Gleneagles- from the moment you pulled up the drive and saw the twinkling candlelight through the windows; it was stunning- as was Miss Natalia! Thank you to Stephen Karlisch for capturing every moment and detail so flawlessly!

Beautiful Natalia!

I love these moments!

The Mother of the Bride- I loved the Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom Dresses!

Proud parents of the groom!

Stunning entrance to Gleneagles! It looked and smelled yummy!

White Pinctuck is my favorite linen- it was perfect in Gleneagels and with Natalia's colors!

A gorgeous creation from Dallas Affaires

Jake is a cigar man- obviously! We also had a cigar roller outside- great treat!

I love this lounge furniture from Suite 206

How good-looking are they???!!!

Additional Vendors

Gyros String Quartet

Dallas Affaires

Sabino, The Cigar Roller

Blue Diamond
Mars Hill Band

BBJ Linen

Girls' Weekend!!! Celebrating the premier of "Sex and The City: The Movie!"

Even though this isn't a wedding, I had to put in on my blog! My girlfriends and I (like many!) are huge "Sex and The City" followers. SO! I sent my husband and little girl away for the weekend and ten of my closest friends (and my little sister!) cheered in The movie, "Sex and The City" at my home with plenty of cosmos and candy. We had a great time and got through 12 episodes (these were carefully selected, of course!) with plenty of INSIGHTFUL commentary (especially after multiple cocktails!)! After two days of freshening up on our "Sex and the City" trivia, we totally annoyed Tinseltown as we trotted in our cutest pink outfits and watched the movie together on opening night!

I think this party is the whole reason they are coming out with a second movie, don't you!?!

What's a "Sex and the City" party without cosmos?

In honor of Carrie Bradshaw, each of the girls got attacked with a gorgeous and goddy silk flower when they came in!

Even prego came and partied with us!

My best friend, Amber, flew in from Indianapolis- this was BIG TIME :-)

Missy & Jaysen

What a DAZZLING, BLING wedding!!! Missy and her mom came to me knowing exactly what they wanted, and I thought it was produced so beautifully! They chose a venue that allowed a lot of creativity (Stonebridge Country Club in McKinney), but the catering bill didn’t eat up the budget, so we were able to do a lot with décor. Each room was its own masterpiece- guests attended a gorgeous, soft ceremony with a flowing chiffon chuppa, walked up a staircase draped in black satin ribbon and stacked with candlelight, a stunning natural piece of branches and crystals in a silver vessel awaited at the foot of the stairs. From there, they walked down a long corridor that entered into the focal piece- Missy’s cake (I will have to go into that later!). Then, a hip lounge area of zebra rugs and sleek daybeds awaited them. Finally, the ballroom was full of black satin linens, lush, creamy floral pieces with soft feathers, and a dance floor dripping with crystals. It was truly stunning! Oh! I forgot to mention that the outdoor patio area was covered in white, festive paper lanterns! No room was left untouched!

I LOVE this family- Missy and her parents became such a special part of my family’s life, and they even asked my daughter, Samantha, to be their flower girl. They took very good care of her (and me!). They are the most generous and kind-hearted people. They take such good care of their children. In fact, Missy, since she was a young girl, wanted a fireworks show at her wedding. Her mother, father, and I managed to arrange this as a TOTAL surprise to the couple. The show was absolutely incredible- PYROTEX deserves a MAJOR shout out!!! I could go on and on, so I’ll just stop here!