Our Booth at the Bridal Show – We set up a sweetheart table with our canopy/chuppah rental.

On Sunday, I participated in the 12th Annual Bridal Showcase in Greenville, NC. Let me just say that my team and I had a blast. We met, chatted, and laughed with more brides than we had anticipated. The best way I can sum it up is that the only time we were not talking with brides was before the show started, and during that time we were networking with vendors during the pre-show luncheon. I could have never pulled off talking to all of the brides who visited our booth without the help of Bliss and Teresa.

This was our first time participating in the Eastern Carolina Bridal Association’s bridal show and I must say that the show’s producers have done an exceptional job putting the show together and featuring some of the area’s leading wedding and event professionals in Eastern North Carolina.

Here’s an up close picture of our centerpiece.

Of course, I decided to do a wedding day giveaway. Please come back later on today to a meet our semi-finalists, read their engagement stories, and cast your vote for who should win based on their engagement stories. The lucky winner will win our wedding day management service also known as month-of wedding coordination.

I just read this story from The Associated Press (AP) via my wireless phone. Now, this may be an unconventional way to get married for some couples. However, I love this story because it is not traditional, rather a creative, memorable, and outside-of-the-box place to exchange vows.

As reported by the AP, the bride surprised her fiancé at Corpus Christi International Airport fully dressed in her wedding gown with a justice of peace, who married the two love birds after her fiancé arrived from Toledo, OH.

Before you get it twisted, this wasn’t some bridezilla who had gone nuts. The two had filed for a marriage license a week ago and planned to get hitched this month. The bride stated they had “spent half our relationship in airports.” So, what better way for them to exchange their vows and make it memorable? I love it! Even more, they will a fun and memorable story to share with their grandchildren one day!

You can read the full story by clicking here.

This post is for all of you fashionista brides. Pantone has released their predictions for color trends this coming Spring 2010. Here is a link for you to download an electronic copy of their report. Pantone’s predictions are based on what has been previewed on the runway from leading fashion designers’ Spring 2010 collections. What are you waiting for…go take a peek and let us know what you think.

Typically, when it comes to tuxedos I have always been a fan of the traditional black tuxedo. However, I am slowing warming up to a couple of the new color trends.

I found this grey tuxedo by fashion designer Calvin Klein. I think this one is one of the best grey tuxedos I have seen. What do you think? Are you a fan of grey tuxedos?

If you will recall, a few weeks ago I put together an inspiration board that was inspired by the colors orange, aqua, and brown. It was then, that I felt in love with this chocolate tuxedo. I think brown is the new black for this wedding season and would work very well if you are hosting a fall wedding.

Photo Source: Grey Tuxedo -Brides.com; Brown Tuxedo – Jim’s Formal Wear.

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a blogging bootcamp for wedding professionals presented by Liene Stevens of Splendid Communications and one of the things that stood out to me from her presentation is that the more you blog and are consistent in doing it, the better you will become at writing blog posts.

Now, I am writer by nature. However, as any other wedding blogger will tell you, it is often a challenge coming up with original content to write about. Inspired by Liene Stevens, I asked one of my business accountability partners and dear friend, Shanika Butts of SJB Weddings and Events, if she would be up for a blogging challenge where we would hold each other accountable to blogging every day for a month.

Shanika’s reply was “…let’s do it! 30 day challenge starting July 1st. We must!!!!”

So Carolina brides and wedding professions, please subscribe to this blog as well as to Shanika’s blog to get practical planning advice and wedding inspiration every day this month. In addition, we need your support and desire to interact with you daily on our blogs, so please leave comments on our blog posts.

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Wedding Bouquets – Over 300 Designs for Every Bride is one of my favorite wedding books for inspiration. This book was first published in 2006 in Great Britain and features full-page photos of some 300 plus bridal bouquets that are very stylish, unique, and full of texture such as the one feature below.

By far, my favorite fashion accessory are bangles and cuffs. I just love them and they are a great summer accessory. I was doing a some of online window shopping and stumbled upon these hot bangles by Kate Spade over at Nordstroms. Aren’t they gorgeous?

Not only do I want these stylish bangles, but they have inspired me to create an inspiration board, so please check back later on this week to get inspired for your next social event.