Monday, June 30, 2008
April and Josh became husband and wife on Saturday. Their ceremony was held at the Bride’s family’s church in Baltimore City. The newlyweds hosted their reception for 150 guests at Grey Rock Mansion in Baltimore County. The couple’s color scheme of chocolate and pink were used in every aspect of their wedding. Below are a few design photos from the reception.
Engagement photos were placed in the foyer for all their guests to see as soon as they entered the mansion. They also served as their guest book. Guests signed the mat.
There were a few tables setup in the ballroom for cocktail hour. There was also pink uplighting around the room.
The couple’s wedding cake.
Dinner was served in the tent. We alternated floral centerpieces and candle holders on the guest tables.
  
We also used lighting to wash the ceiling of the tent a soft pink.
I hope to share professional pictures soon.
Friday, June 27, 2008
The editors of Blogged.com sent me an email to let me know that our little blog had been rated 8.3 out of 10. They evaluated our blog based on the following criteria: Frequency of Updates, Relevance of Content, Site Design, and Writing Style.
Thanks Blogged.com and all those who voted for us!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
I received the latest issue of Martha Stewart Wedding in the mail yesterday. While perusing the pages, I noticed that they have new wedding planning tools. One that really caught my eye was the seating/floor plan tool that I thought would be very beneficial to couples. It offers options for round, square and rectangle tables which should cover just about any floor plan design. You can drag and drop tables wherever you like and then assign guest seating. Once complete, print it for various vendors…especially your DOC. Check out Martha Stewart Weddings online for more details.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Wishing Martiza and Richard Happy Anniversary! They were married one year ago today. See the original post I did on this wonderful couple as well as their photo slide show.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I received professional photos from Michelle & Lawrence’s Maryland wedding on 06-07-08. Big thanks to Vicki Kelliebrew of Photos by Vicki for sharing the following images.
The bride decided to take on this DIY project and I think she did a great job.
The fellas before the ceremony. Don’t they look handsome?
A member of the family played Trumpet Involuntary for the recessional.
Can’t you just feel the love?
The couple and their bridal party.
The ballroom at their reception venue.
And last but not least, is a picture of the Groom giving a toast to his new wife. The most touching part of his speech was when he said “I love EVERYTHING about this woman…even the way she sleeps.” You immediately heard a resounding “AAAWWWWW” from the crowd and I was probably the loudest one of all. Moments like those are why I love my job!
Friday, June 13, 2008
I typically receive comments from my clients saying that I was the best choice for their wedding. Those words are music to my ears and it is why I love my job. However, I’ve NEVER heard those comments from a bride that didn’t actually hire me for her wedding.
Meet Shazelle & Jeff. Imagine my surprise when I received this email from the bride in my inbox yesterday.
Hi Lakendra,
I hope all is well with you and that AWE is thriving! Jeff and I are happy newlyweds as of April 2008. I have pictures and would love to share them with you, from someone who loves weddings as much as you do 
Please take a minute to read my rambling thoughts, as I feel I need to inform you of them…….
As I’ve mentioned to you before, I enjoy reading your blog it has allowed me the opportunity to get to know the planner in you and how you truly enjoy the process of wedding planning. I recently came across one of your entries regarding choosing a wedding coordinator and almost added a comment. Instead of doing that I felt it was time to tell you personally what has been on my mind for sometime now. I have come to realize that you would have been the best DOC for our special day. I can say that now, not because our wedding day turned out to be a disaster. Our wedding day was beautiful, it was full of love and romance and my family and guest agree.
A long story short: During our interviewing process to find a DOC, we meet with several wedding planners, you and the coordinator we choose stood out from the pack. Both had everything we were looking for…legitimate website of previous weddings, detailed (in writing) responsibilities and love for weddings. But in reality the coordinator we choose turned out to not love weddings as much as she claimed. This was a very important factor for us in making our decision to select her. I ultimately found out this very important trait about her after a few months of working together and ½ of full payment later. Because I had a pretty detailed vision of how I wanted our day to unfold and did not want to worry about this during my wedding, Jeff and I decided to terminate our contract with her. We did not base our decision solely on her lack of love for weddings. This just best describes her inability to be the coordinator that we needed. We did hire a new DOC with 2 months to go, who did a satisfactory job but not what I feel you could have brought to the table. I thought about calling and begging you to take us on as clients : )
Please feel free to use my comments in anyway you like. I don’t want other brides to experience what I did, when they can just go with the best (AWE). I truly feel I can say this without having worked with you on my wedding. Your dedication to your clients and the fact that you truly LOVE Weddings will be enough to make any bride happy they chose you to plan one of the most important days in their life.
Although their situation was a little different, the post the bride is referring to is “Flag on the Play” from June 4th.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Everyone knows that last Saturday’s date was 06-07-08! Although it wasn’t as big of a wedding date as last year’s 07-07-07, a lot of Maryland couples were stil excited about the date. I doubt they were as excited about the 100 degree weather though.
Congratulations to Michelle and Lawrence! They were married at a small church in Laurel, MD and hosted their reception at Florian Hall in Bowie, MD. The couple has known each other for years. They even went to elementary school together. I guess you could say they were destined to be together.
Their color palette of red and black was inspired by their love for the Chicago Bulls. They are such big fans that they chose to enter the ballroom to the Bulls’ theme song. Instead of the traditional guestbook, they created a coffee table book filled with school pictures (remember they went to the same schools) and their engagement pictures. It was quite the conversation piece. They also displayed pictures from their parents’ weddings over 25 years ago. They truly made their wedding their own by personalizing various elements of their day.
I hope to share professional pictures later this month.
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