Fabulous Friday: Happy November!

While I am still in disbelief that it's November but I am definitely excited for the Holidays ... I've already started organized our holiday decor and listening to Christmas tunes. I know, its early but I am excited!

Be sure to check out United with Love, a new wedding site full of amazing tips and tricks for weddings. They had a great article this week about your first invitation consultation - insightful!

Formerly known as my Kate Parker Wedding, Prepare to Wed is an excellent wedding planning resource, with another fabulous article on letterpress invites.

And finally, Ruffled as relaunched with a new layout - be sure to check it out!

Any fabulous finds you'd like to share?

Fabulous Friday: Its Almost August?

Has anyone else noticed that 2010 is completely whipping by? I'd love to know where the brakes are on this calendar. I have so many goals for 2010 that I haven't even begun to work on simply because there hasn't been enough time to really dig into them.

Anyways, there are some good things floating around this week that I wanted to point out:

Southern Magazines has put up some breathtaking images that you can vote on for inclusion in the next magazine. They are also looking for image submissions for the IT LIST. The photos up there really are beautiful.

Charelene at Sweet Chic Events in Chicago wrote a fabulous post on what your venue coordinator is not, a must read for brides!

Chelsea Clinton gets married tomorrow ~ love this quote found on The Huffington Post: "Who Cares if Chelsea Clinton Is Getting Married?". Check out all their articles here if you do care.

We've got a beautiful wedding to coordinate tomorrow: Congratulations Patty & Joe!

When Wedding Inspiration Drives You Crazy

I am a huge fan of wedding blogs, I love the knowledge and advice that wedding industry professionals share so freely in order to help educate the engaged. Its remarkable really if you think about it, knowledge and inspiration being shared freely, I love it!

What I am not a huge fan of is multi-fold: when a bride falls in love with a table scape or idea seen on a blog that really is a photo shoot that costs $1000+ to replicate and I have to be the one to essentially crush their dreams that this $1800 table just isn't possible to replicate for their 200+ person wedding when their budget is sub $500,000. I am also not a fan of when brides see so much amazingly beautiful inspiration that they are constantly changing their minds on decor, design, layout, ideas etc.

At some point, you need to stop checking things out on blogs. Or, do what I have been doing since about 4 months before my wedding ~ I bookmark things I find inspiring that I can use for a vow renewal, dinner party, holiday cocktails, outdoor BBQ, birthday, nesting, eventual baby shower and obviously, inspiration for my clients. Basically, I tuck these awesome ideas away for a rainy day; because seriously, you can't keep changing your mind about things with your wedding day getting closer and closer. You will eventually drive yourself and your vendors nuts.

Be firm in your decisions. Stop the madness by constantly changing everything.

Fabulous Friday: Nominate NYCWEDPLANNER!

Have you melted yet with all this heat? Now, I love the warmth more than any other weather, but 100% humidity I can do without - but its officially summer and I'll happily take this weather over rain or cold.

Aisledash is hosting their Wedding Blog Awards and I'd L O V E for you to nominate this blog. There are two categories that this blog is applicable to:

Best Blog for Wedding Planning & Best Service Vendor Blog

Click here to go to the nomination page & check out Aisledash in general its chock full o' amazing wedding information.

Thank you so much in advance for your participation!

Stay Cool!

Fabulous Fridays: Lovely Events + Images

Since its a holiday weekend, I'll keep today's post light and sweet. I hope that everyone has a great 3 day weekend, wear lots of sunscreen, relax and have fun.

A couple weeks ago, I had the most incredible opportunity to help Cyd {The Sweetest Occasion} and Ami {Elizabeth Anne Designs} on a photoshoot down at Lovely {a new bridal store that really and truly is lovely}. Cyd and Ami did a kick a$$ job with the details and making a truly affordable tablescape, so be sure to check out the images here and here.

J.Crew opened their newly minted Bridal Store yesterday! There's a launch party on June 2nd ~ details below:



Happy Weekend!

Friday Features: The Wedding Boutique

It's Friday! I hope that everyone has some lovely plans for the weekend ~ can you believe that April is half over already?

On May 1st, two friends of mine, Amanda and Meghan are launching a brand spanking new blog that is going to be simply fabulous. Mark your calendars for the 1st because its going to be a resource you don't want to miss. Its called The Wedding Boutique and its a collaborative blog:

The Wedding Boutique is a luxury blog that offers wedding industry professionals in major cities across the country an opportunity to inspire and educate brides about wedding planning in their city. Each blog is composed of 10 different wedding professionals within that city (with no more than two of each type of professional), who create and write their own content within in a community place. It gives brides and grooms the chance to learn from an array of vendors all in one place.

It'll be chalk full of great information from different vendors ~ what more could you want from a blog?

Make sure you check it out on May 1st!

PS: For those following along, the apartment drama continues, hoping to have some finality today!