Lovely Lace

 Ever since the Royal wedding I have seen an increase of Lace Wedding Dresses, but you also can incorporate the same fabric textile in your wedding cake to give it a different look!

Orange you glad you are getting married (okay that was a little cheesy!), but seriously who knew this looked so good with so many different accent colors (navy, pink, purple, green, yellow, peacock blue, gray the list goes on and on!)… 

Buffets are great because it gives your guests multiple options. It also takes the stress off of you because you don’t have to worry if Aunt Sally at table #3 is a vegetarian because she will have multiple options to choose from on the Buffet. Your guests are able to move around and socialize with one another during this process. One thing that we do here at The Mansion is serve the salads and wedding cake to the tables this way your guests are not carrying three different plates trying to get through your food line. We will also dismiss your guests by their tables to go through the buffet removing the dreaded “long line” that you stood in for thirty minutes at your friends wedding and just hated. You may choose to do assigned seating or simply reserve a few tables close to the Head Table for family if choosing this option.

Plated meals on the other hand will require assigned tables/seating. The positive to this type of meal is that your guests can stay seated throughout the entire dinner serve. You will need to notify your event planner and our staff of how many of each meal is to go to which table. It will also help if you can distinguish on your guests placecard which meal they have selected (sometimes people forget which option they have chosen when they had to RSVP two months prior to your wedding…oops!).

If you are still on the fence between the two talk to your Event Planner and will be able to help you make the right decision for your event!

I am not even going to try to hide it…I am a little obsessed with this. You could even take the headband off for the ceremony then put something like this in for fun right before the reception!

Fun 50′s look…

My personal all time favorite!

Cool way to serve drinks at a party!

Dress up your jar…

I just LOVE this! Such a pretty table decoration and so SIMPLE.

Everyone is always looking to add a little something to their ceremony chairs. Just imagine seeing this as you are walking down the aisle…BEAUTIFUL!

Use as favors or escort cards…fill up the jar with your favorite goodies! Who wouldn’t be excited to get something like this?

 I am thrilled to announce that I am now recognized as a PBC (Professional Bridal Consultant) through ABC (Association of Bridal Consultants). It has taken me a while to get here, but I finally did it! A big thanks to Gloria Boyden with Events By Design (www.eventsbygloria.com) with helping me organize my binder! If anyone is interested in joining ABC visit www.bridalassn.com.

Happy Wedding Planning!

Here are a few funky new ideas for guest books that are sure to be a huge hit with your guests…

 ”Rock”  your Guest Book – All you need is a table, vase, sharpie and flat stones/rocks. Let your guests leave you words of encouragement. Also, keep in mind you can do the same thing using wine corks. The best part about this is you can reuse this as a centerpiece when you host a party at your house by simply adding a candle on top…whooo!

 WOTB (Write on the Bottle) – Place one bottle per guest table. This is a great activity for guests to do while waiting for Dinner to be served. On each anniversary you and your hubby can open one of these bottles and enjoy not only drinking it, but reading the fun messages your guests have left for you on your wedding day!

Hang-ing Out – After writing you a little message have your guests hang it on a tree branch. This makes for a great centerpiece or escort card idea as well. I LOVE taking pictures of these… they are so pretty when finished!

bLinG iT oUT - Who says you have to stick with a traditional white guest book? Find your favorite fabric at your local craft store and recover it. Feel free to personalize it with fun pearls, gems or whatever your little bride heart desires!

Use fall colors and floral for decorations. Creams, browns, oranges, reds, golds and greens all make for beautiful color combinations.

With cooler temperatures and leaves changing colors, outdoor ceremony sites can be a beautiful setting for your wedding pictures.

Fall floral can enhance your centerpieces, accent pieces and bouquets.

 Desserts themed with fall decor make for a beautiful accent piece to any wedding. Use cupcakes and add fall flavors such as pumpkin, spice or apple with butter cream frosting! Yum!

Incorporate your fall colors on to a wedding cake design!

And for a fun fall favor, caramel apples from your local apple orchard or store tie everything together.

If you are a past client of ours we really appreciate your patronage, and if you have not visited us yet with your event, please feel free to reach out to me jbeth@oakhillmansion.com and ask any question you can think of.  It would be my pleasure to help facilitate your ideal event!

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Enjoy your day!

Jennifer Beth
Director of Marketing