This blog should provide a bride with some helpful information to help her evaluate whether attempting a DIY approach to her wedding details and design is worth considering or not. There are pros and cons to this decision but, "you don't know what you don't know," some often say. Knowing yourself (the bride) and her particular situation is key into making this decision. Let's begin. Know Yourself 1. Know Your Budget Each bride has their own budget for their wedding. Not only is their budget unique to them, but more importantly is knowing HER priorities within that budget. With so many categories of
Weddings are filled with ways to personalize your day. Review these 2025 wedding trends to see if they would be a perfect fit for your event. 6. Unique Cake presentations - old fashion plus The wedding cakes have certainly evolved over the years. From traditional cakes to cupcakes to naked cakes and now is the return of the unique cake presentation. The old-fashioned wedding cake is making a comeback with all of that fancy icing pageantry but all just wedding cake table is making a noticeable splash. Florals galore surrounding the cake elevates whatever kind of cake you opt for. We still
Part I Each year a multitude of publications post their upcoming trends of the year. I have read a slew of those but as a venue owner, we have a pulse of our own as we look forward to what's coming up. Let me share the top 10 that we see. Many of these trends, we have already experienced but are gaining momentum. 1. Draping -fabric and greenery Draping gives such a dramatic effect wherever you see it. What was typically left to draping on an arbor at the ceremony has moved also to the reception hall. Draping in the rafters turns the
The full lineup has been released to our social media pages (Instagram and Facebook). Our first batch was in no specific order but our top three are indeed in order, as difficult as that alone was to accomplish. What a challenge we had this year with the submission of so many amazing photos. Alas, our task was made so let me roll out those top three here on this blog along with a bit of commentary of some of their attributes. Third place Chris henderson photography This photo certainly gets "unique" points partly just for its location. Have you
Magazine Worthy Each year, we comb through our wedding galleries to select the "Best of the Best." We refer to this as a list of photos that are exceptional - magazine worthy, as we say. We are looking for a special photo that has some unusual attribute that separates it among all of the others. This is a way to honor the professional photographers that come and capture our couples' special day, yes, but can also showcase their creativity and talent. The photos that we have selected are ones that we could easily imagine being