Love Is In the Air!

Happy Valentine's Day Readers!!!!!! This is my FAV holiday and of course today may mean something far more special for many of you. Valentine's Day usually brings with it the quintessential bling..yes...engagement rings. How exciting! Now I KNOW that this is such an exciting time for many soon to be brides and I know that you are anxious to choose flowers and bridal party members, but I have one simple request.....DONT DO ANYTHING! I know it sounds weird for a wedding professional to encourage newly engaged couples to NOT PLAN, but hey, you want the truth dont you? In my professional opinion, couples should wait at LEAST 30 days until they start the planning process. This will give you an opportunity to bask in the glory of each other before the chaos begins. It will also give you and everyone else surrounding you a moment to prioritize. So please, I repeat please, take your hands off of the wedding! And back away slowly!
You will have plenty of time to fret over wedding details after your month grace period. You'll feel more confident in your decisions, less worried, and able to think more clarivoyently when the planning does in fact begin. On another note, when you DO begin your wedding planning..leave it to us at For A Moment Like This Events...and leave the worrying to us.

Portraits of The Ultimate Consultant

If you know me..you know that I am VERY particular, detail oriented, and image conscience. I know I know...I can be a tad bit anal. smile. But when I ran across the FLAWLESS work of one of Pine Bluff, Arkansas' young, hot, photographers I HAD to set up an appointment immediately. Needless to say, Terrance Mitchell of PB Creationz took my beautiful and amped it up 10 notches...even I didnt know I was so adorable.lol So I decided to share my elation with all of my readers by posting a few pics to this blogspot for your enjoyment. Feel free to contact him for your photography needs at 870-413-2180 or visit him on Facebook under PBCREATIONZ Graphic, Photography, & Web Design

Post Wedding Brunch

The Post Wedding Brunch is a fun way to spend a little more intimate time with a few of your wedding guests on Sunday morning before they depart. The Brunch is usually quaint and limited to the bridal party as well as close relatives. It is held between the hours of 10:30 and 12:00 noon on the morning after the wedding reception. Not only will this event serve as a farewell to your guests but also as an opportunity for family and friends to be introduced and connect over pancakes and chicken...yummo! A wonderful touch would be for the Aunts & Uncles of the couple to sponsor/host the event. This way, they will feel apart of the planning process as well. For those couples that have opted out of having a rehearsal dinner BEFORE the wedding, this may be for you. As well as those couples that want to make a complete weekend out of sharing their happiness and would like to keep the good times rolling..this may be a great option for you as well. Oh and dont forget to send an invite to your Wedding Planner..we like hashbrowns and sausage too! lol

Custom Card Boxes For Any Occasion

These breathtaking beauties make me want to RUN to the nearest store and select a card for any occasion, address it to MYSLEF, just so that I can have the delight of owning a BEAUTIFUL box! When I saw the feathers and rhinestones on them I was SOLD! *sorry...I was born with glitter in my veins* These are PERFECT for weddings AND birthdays! GORGEOUS. Visit customcardboxes.com so that you can fall in love with their work the same way I just did!

The OMG Wedding...

Now that the dust has settled and all of the nation's wedding planning pros have calmed ourselves down...it is now time for me to address the Real Housewives of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey's Season Finale wedding....now first off I just want to make it clear that I wish Cynthia and Peters union the best. WELL NOW THAT THAT IS OUT OF THE WAY....time for some REAL talk...lol
The ENTIRE time that Cynthia was going through the wedding planning process I held my breath and clutched my beloved pearls. Her approach was ENTIRELY wrong, hence the tears and stress that were MORE than evident in the days and moments leading up to the wedding. First mistake, she did not hire a PROFESSIONAL wedding planner to take care of all of the details. Had she selected a good wedding firm to take care of her wedding, the blowups and breakdowns would have been kept to a quiet minimum by the staff. She obviously confused her fashion stylist with a wedding planner...BIG DIFFERENCE.
A professional Wedding planner is an INVESTMENT...we are as necessary as having cake at the reception. And I STRONGLY use the word professional...would you let someone pull your tooth if they weren't a REAL dentist? How about letting someone give you a major surgery if they were just INTERESTED in medicine yet they aren't a Dr.? OF COURSE NOT, so why would you leave the biggest day of your life in the hands of amateur family members that 'decorate their Christmas Trees nicely' or folks that only moonlight with weddings? Not a good idea. Having a sense of style is not the ONLY thing a wedding planner worth thier salt needs to possess. Planning events is NOT for the faint of heart.
It hurt my heart to see Cynthia in tears, frantic, confused, and broke while wedding planning. I even noticed that she had a full board of To-Do's that are usually DONE by a wedding planner. Her budgeting woes were HUGE but could have been tamed by a good planner that has SEEN IT ALL and DONE IT ALL. The lack of bridesmaids dresses as well as the mislocation of the marriage license were all things that could have been avoided...Cynthia's OMG wedding should serve as a lesson to ALL soon-to-be brides....A good planner can work with ANY budget. Leaving your wedding to chance will leave a bitter taste in your bridal mouth. Hiring a wedding planner will be one of the BEST things you can do for your wedding, your guests, and your SANITY.

Strut Bridal Salon

I ran across such a WONDERFUL website for plus sized brides! Strut is a gorgeous bridal gown boutique located in Phoenix, AZ with wedding gown samples starting at size 16, Strut Bridal Salon lovingly supports and caters to the plus size bride with sample sizes to 32, so we’re sure to help you find the wedding dress of your dreams.

From sassy to traditional, simple to sophisticated, they carry a large selection of wedding dress brands in today’s latest styles. With a variety of designers and gowns from $400 - $2500. As a plus size woman myself, I was very impressed with the calibur and quality of gowns displayed. Every larger girl has a little anxiety about obtaining a fashionable and complimentary gown for her big day just like women of a smaller stature....but oftentimes, the inevitable happens....the plus size gown selection will be very limited, matronly, or too *ahem* mature for the young sassy bride. The folks at Strut have risen to the occasion and serve as a flagship bridal boutique for the girl who has a little more to love. Check out the website at www.strutbridalsalon.com Ladies...STRUT your stuff.