Fashionable Tales of a CIncinnati Wedding Planner

wedding dress worn 7 times across the country and back...great story!

'Marge DeJonckheere's wedding dress has been borrowed six times since she walked down the aisle 50 years ago."
( see link below from Cincinnati.com for story and more pics...)
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090828/LIFE/908290315

Isn't the detail in the dress amazing and the memories, I can't imagine.

Marko and Clark Wedding at Queen City Club in Cincinnati

I don't do a lot of weddings here at the Cinti Club but I always enjoy it.  I have lots of wonderful memories of this wedding, including one of my staff going down the aisle with the flower girl who refused to let go of her.  We also had an amazing polka band that was a surprise to everyone.  So fun.  Great music from Clueless band, Flowers by Ford Ellington and pics again by Steve Lyons.  It was so great of Steve to share these.  Now Renee and Clark are expecting or maybe have just had a baby!  Enjoy these shots...

Wedding by Steve Lyons of one of my Elegant Events fav clients...

I did the groom sister's wedding a few years before and fell in love with their entire family.  Then last November I did Andy and Alison's wedding.  Steve Lyons recently send some pics of some of the wedding we did together of late and I wanted to share some of this wedding.  Loved seeing these...thanks Steve (Joe actually shot these, aren't there lovely!) Ceremony is St X downtown and the reception was at the Grand in Covington.  Ford Ellington did the flowers.
  

French House Cincinnati-Photographer Sandra Freyler

Sandra offered me these pics for our wedding on Aug 7th and I wanted to share.  Florals are by Ford Ellington, Cake by Maribelle and Lighting by Vincent.  I recently posted about the event and now am adding a few pics.  Thanks Sandra for sharing. We did do something cool with this ceremony site and turned the chairs around the other way. So guests were looking at the house and saw the bride coming.  It worked really well. 

 

  

 

IncrEdible Endings introduces Sweet Petites (individual wedding cakes)

Love these pics that Barb sent me today from IncrEdible Endings.  She is now offering these lovely little desserts.  They are individual serving desserts for weddings or special events.  I just love them and you should see the cake stand she has to display them.

sitting in a social networking class...tweet tweet...humming a song "rockin robin"

Taste of Belgium- the authentic waffle

I fell in love with these waffles and the owner, Jean Francios Flechet.  I was introduced to both this evening at an industry event.  I think they would be the coolest "late night snack" ever for a wedding reception.  Can't wait to have them at a wedding.  Can't imagine every bride not wanting them.  Truly so good, easy to eat and all self contained.  Here is a bit of what I found on their web site.

'"The dough of the Liège waffle is sweeter and denser than "Belgian waffles" as we know them in the U.S. This waffle has a rich vanilla flavor and cooks up with a caramelized sugar coating on the outside, giving it a delightful sweetness. In Europe, this waffle is one of few products prepared to be eaten "on the go". It is typically served in a paper wrapping and eaten with the hands…no plate or fork required.

The Liège waffle can also be enjoyed complemented by toppings, if you choose. Many of our customers enjoy whipped cream, chocolate, Madison's homemade Gelato, as well as a variety of fruits.

Delicious, popular and portable… The Liège waffle is a sweet snack that can be enjoyed any time of day or night. The original taste and texture of the cast iron press can be easily refreshed by heating the waffle in the comfort of your home. Simply pop it in a convection oven or toast it like a bagel. It's a treat you're sure to enjoy time and time again."

Elegant Events wedding at French House

    Elegant Events had a beautiful wedding at French House last night.  We worked with a new photographer to us, Sandra Fryler and she promised some images soon.  Can't wait to show some pics.
    It really does take a team to make a wedding happen and we had a good one.  Everyone worked together, no egos got in the way,  no one had to be the boss, we all just made it happen, from the officiant (Reve Freida Hughes) to our Emcee (Sergey of Powerserge) to the caterer (Suzanne from Jeff Thomas was our captain and she rocked) the cake, the florals, the lighting, the band, the guitarist, the wait staff, the security guard and the Historic Properties supervisor.  It really is so cool to watch teams come together and to see the final product produced.  And the limos...Motor Toys all on board.  All on time!  One fluid team...just so cool!
      We had 93 guests, ceremony in the sunken garden, cocktails in the French House and dinner/dance in a 40X50 tent in the back.  Chartrousse linens, charvarie chairs, chartrousse chair ties, amazingly tall (I bet 6 feet) centerpieces, all in those great matching shades of greens, whites and pail yellows...so beautiful!
    We moved guests from pre-ceremony in the house to the sunken gardens for the ceremony, back into the house for cocktails, a large group pic at the side of the house  (should be really cool, photographer was on the balcony) then in to the tent for dinner.  After dinner and toasts we went back in the house for cutting of the cake and mini desserts.  We ended the night back in the tent for dancing to a band and a deejay.  Lots of changing things up.  Kept things moving and made the night fun for our guests. 
Even mother nature was on our team.  The night was beautiful with a gorgeous full moon hanging in the sky.
    One of the cool things EEE did (you so rocked Sally) was take a picture of each set of guests as they arrived and then had the pictures waiting in lovely engraved silver frames for guests as they left at the end of the eveing.   There is this lovely wishing well at the entrance of the house and Sally took about 60 pictures, marked them off a master list to make sure she had everyone and then off she went to have them developed.  She had to crop each pic as the frames were 3X5 and all the one hour developing places print 4X6 so the pics had to be just right to fit the frames correctly. 
    When she returned, we sit in the floor in the back room and quickly put all the guests pics in the frames, shined them back up (fingerprints) and then placed them on a pretty round table on the patio for guests to take as they left.  It was a nice surprise for the guests and the bride loved them.  She cried when she saw them all displayed (very Martha Stewart looking).  Floral designer, Kevin Ford couldn't help himself but to just in the action too.  He had make sure the frames were placed perfectly and then he even added beautiful orchids in with the frames.  (He is always doing things like that...). 

Wedding Guests' Secret Gripes

This is a pretty good article found on msn lifestyles from the knot...I think most of it boils down to timing and just being gracious.  Enjoy the read.

 "Wedding Guests' Secret Gripes-You've been to a few weddings yourself, so you know there are just some things that can rub you the wrong way. Here are a few helpful reminders about what guests can't stand.

By Meredith Bodgas

Your Timing Stinks
Huge time gaps between the ceremony and the reception — the ones where the ceremony starts at noon, but the party isn't until 7 p.m. — are annoying because you're often leaving us in the middle of nowhere with absolutely nothing to do. We don't want to kill time at a restaurant because we're hoping you'll feed us well at your reception. And there's only so much lingering we can do at a coffee shop or a bookstore ... in our dressy clothes! We'd much rather head straight to the party after the "I dos."

You Picked a Bad Day
We've had weddings on every holiday, from Mother's Day to Super Bowl Sunday (yes, that counts as a holiday). You must realize that we'd rather be with our moms or watching the game instead of going to your wedding on those days. And please don't ruin our holiday weekends. We get it; you can save a bundle if you get hitched on the Sunday before Memorial Day, but maybe we'd like to take our vacations then. If nothing else, please don't get married on some random Tuesday night. That means we have to take off two days from work just to go! Let us use our vacation days for vacations.

You're Boring Us
The ceremony may be the most important part of the day to you, but the reception is what we're really looking forward to. When it takes forever to get dinner served, each speech is 25 minutes long, and you play a string of songs that are all inside jokes with the same group of friends, there isn't much time for getting our groove on. Uh, and if the band's so bad that no one's dancing — including you and your groom — we just think, Why are we even here? Showing us a really good time is the least that you can do to thank us for giving up our free day, traveling, and getting you an expensive gift.

The Food Isn't Great
Why would you bother spending thousands on your flowers if your food is going to taste terrible? We want a delicious meal way more than we want pretty centerpieces. You don't know this, but we actually think of that $200 gift as a contribution to a great meal. If it's not as good as something we'd have at a restaurant, we're going to be disappointed. Even if the food is tasty, don't make us go hungry. We don't need an eight-course meal, but we don't want to have to push through other guests just to get to the tiny hors d'oeuvres you're calling dinner.

You Make Us Pay?!
Treat your guests like guests; don't make us bring our wallets whenever we want a drink! When you have more than 300 guests and a cash bar, we wish that you would've just cut the list and paid for our drinks instead. How exactly are we supposed to feel when we paid for flights, a rental car, a hotel room, and a gift, and then you make us pay at the bar? So not cool.

You Sat Us Here
We want to have fun at your wedding, believe us, but it's pretty tricky when you seat us right in front of giant speakers. We won't be able to talk to anyone at our tables or enjoy our dinner if you're blowing out our eardrums. Before you book your venue, make sure there's enough space for tables without having to make us sit in the DJ's lap. And don't make us suffer in the heat. If you're having a summer wedding, do it somewhere with air conditioning!

Also, if you want to be outdoors, don't make us rough it: Walking around in the mud, swatting bugs, or using porta-potties is even less fun in formal attire. And please give us plenty of places to sit. Cocktail hours are great, but it's pretty tough to balance our plates, drinks, and purses while standing — in heels no less!

You Don't Invite a Plus-One
Nothing reminds us of our dating status like a wedding. No need to rub it in our faces with even more reminders. The garter and bouquet tosses are like saying, "Hey, look at them. They're single!" Could you blame us if we hide in the bathroom as soon as the DJ announces it? And, come on, even if they did honestly predict we'd be the next to marry, do we really want some cheesy guy slipping garters up our legs? Of course, we'd prefer to be invited with a date, but we get why you may not be able to give us that, especially if we'll know lots of other people there. But if everyone we know is making out with their significant other all night, we're going to be pissed that you couldn't include one extra person to make us feel a little more comfortable.

You Put Us to Work
We know we'll have to help out with some tasks when we agree to be in the bridal party, but it's insulting when you consider a task like manning the guest book table an honor. We'd rather just be a regular guest at the wedding than have some silly duty like that. At the very least, give us a heads up if you'll need our help. Don't spring flower girl babysitting duties on us minutes before the reception.

You Don't Say Thank You
It's frustrating when we fly all the way to your wedding and you don't take the time to thank us for making the trip. Even if we haven't come a long way, make an effort to thank us for coming anyway. We know it's hard to talk to every guest at the wedding, but that's why, at the very least, we better get a thank-you card from you when you get back from your honeymoon!"

MSN Lifestyle

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