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What to Know About Planning Your D.I.Y. Wedding
Kathy Jonas | July 24, 2015The do it yourself movement – from home repairs to sewing to gardening – started in earnest in the 1970s. It embodies the ideas of independence, creativity and the joy of using your own hands to make something.
Ask Your Wedding Venue these 10 Questions to Stay Within Budget
Jenna Nelson | July 22, 2015Selecting and securing your wedding reception venue dictates so much about your wedding; the location, the style, the photos, the attire, and of course, the budget. If you're like most brides-to-be, you have formed some vision of the setting of your reception.
Affordable Wedding Flowers that Won't Break the Bank
Jenna Nelson | July 21, 2015I have a news flash for you guys today. Weddings are expensive. And when I say expensive, I'm referencing to The Knot's report that the average wedding costs around $30,000.
Finding Romance in the City: A Honeymoon in Chicago
Kathy Jonas | July 16, 2015The Windy City may be home to 2.7 million people, but it remains one of the most misunderstood, complicated and beautiful cities around.
2015 Wedding Trends
Kathy Jonas | July 13, 2015I was so excited about 2015, I decided to start looking online for wedding trends before the end of the year. But I didn’t find any. It took until the end of January before these inevitable lists started surfacing. Maybe it takes the experts a little while to decide what’s new and fresh!
The Unavoidable Question: Who Pays for the Wedding?
Jenna Nelson | July 7, 2015Thirty-thousand dollars. That's what the AVERAGE cost of weddings are today, according to The Knot. What can you buy with $30,000? Well, I'll tell you. That's a brand new car. A down payment on a house. Two years of college. Somewhere around 10 trips to Europe.
Our Goal: Simply Happy Weddings
Kathy Jonas | July 6, 2015No bride is ever going to say: “oh I wish I could find more information about weddings!” Google “weddings” and you get 36 million results. That’s right. 36 million.
Blushing Bride: A Dramatic Photo Shoot in Lafayette
Sarah Parent | June 11, 2015Planners, inspired by the beauty of the Historic Lahr Atrium, chose the color palette of blush, marsala and gold to accentuate the vintage appeal of the location. Blush and gold mercury glass vessels and candle votives are used alongside gold chargers, blush linens with pops of gold, vintage books and clocks.
Posh in Polka Dots: A Style Shoot with Charm and Pizzazz
Michelle Samardzija | June 11, 2015For our one-of-a-kind inspiration shoot, we wanted to take the current trends of 2015 and turn them up a notch. With blush being the color of the year for many brides, we focused on a beautiful ombre to blush palette with pops of gold and the surprise of polka dots. The Allure, located in a historic building in LaPorte, is the ideal spot for this stylish shoot. Following the photography, couples poured into the facility for a new kind of bridal show, Inspire Us.
11th Annual Table Design Charity Event
Monica Richard | June 11, 2015The Indiana Chapter of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) celebrated its annual event benefiting the American Cancer Society at Sahm’s Atrium at the Tower on March 7th and 8th. Now in its 11th year, this event included a weekend of designer tablescapes created by Indiana’s elite florists, wedding planners and event professionals. Specialty tablescapes and vignettes for weddings, wedding events (bachelorette parties and showers) and social events filled the space for the weekend celebration.