Adrienne and Evan are getting married this summer and are just one of our favorite clients. Sweet and gracious, it’s been a pleasure assisting with the planning of their wedding over the past 8 months.
Rachael Grace recently took their engagement photographs at the base of Boulder’s Flatirons in Chautauqua Park. I couldn’t help but share these gasp-worthy photos of their day.
Isn’t this beautiful? I love the rustic, yet refined quality of this arch.
Living the Sweet Life is one of my newest local discoveries. Talented bakers with a knack for making
out-of-this-world chocolate chip cookies, their store and sweet staff has led me to make more than a few stops. What can I say, their location, right off I-25 calls as I’m driving by in route to meetings and gatherings.
Every second Thursday of the month they host a tasting for brides, grooms, families, (and maybe even their trusty wedding planner). It offers the chance to go by their store and see and taste more.
The next one is, you guessed, it, this Thursday, May 13th. But even if you can’t make it this week, there will be another each month from now until your big day. Just be sure to let them know you’re coming ahead of time by giving them a call at 303.477.8088.
I am fortunate to hear about great deals from a number of area vendors and am thrilled to be abl
e to share one that I heard of recently with you.
Jenna Rice Photography is offering a free engagement session or bridal dress fashion shoot to three lucky couples. The session includes 1-2 hours at the location of the couple’s choice, an online photo viewing gallery, and a complimentary 8×10 print of the couple’s favorite image.
Let Jenna know that you heard about this special offer on Talia Events’ blog and tell her hello for me!
Cake stands are all the rage and for good reason, they’re practical, they’re beautiful and they’re fun! This tutorial steps you through the steps to make one of your own just like this out of a drawer pull, a candlestick and two plates.
Happy creating!
You may or may not have read the first round of bridal registry tips in this post. Either way, as time passes you’ll want to update your registry, and add to it.
Specifically, you should re-register for gifts about 2-4 weeks before your bridal shower. Or, if the shower is a surprise and you’re not sure when it will be happening, you can make it 3-4 months before your actual wedding.
Re-registering ensures that your guests have plenty of items to choose from for your shower and wedding gift. Much of your original registry items may have been purchased for an earlier shower or as engagement gifts and some items may not be available any longer because they are season and only sold during a limited time.
If you’re concerned about adding to your registry just for the sake of adding, there might be a few things you hadn’t thought to register for during the first round:
No matter where you are in the planning process, it’s a good idea to refresh your registry regularly and not just register and forget it.
I often hear from couples that they sincerely want their wedding guests to have a chance to get to know each other an
d create a sense of community for their friends and family.
Often the way they choose to establish this is by inviting guests to join them for activities throughout the weekend, including information about each member of the wedding party in the program or on their web site or extending invitations to the rehearsal dinner to anyone coming in from out of town and not just to close friends and family members.
A Wedding Genealogy Chart is a fun way to visually depict each guest’s connection to the couple. Six degrees of separation is alive and well!
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and our general love for Ma Nature’s beauties displayed throughout Colorado, I wanted to remind you of a few suggestions from our Something Green series. Just a few favorites:
The first installment and a love letter to Once Wed
Another expression of love for Sarah Perlis’ work
A beautiful way to encourage guests to re-use their glasses
Cute as a button bouquets
These really are just a few of our favorite pretty ways to make your Colorado wedding a bit more green. Talia Events has lots of ideas and resources for organic food, local flowers, carbon offsets, and invitations made from recycled paper. Get in touch, we’ll talk more!
Ok, these are some of my favorites! I’m not sure about you, but the attraction to fortune cookies has nothing to do with the actual cookie. I love opening them, reading my fortune, deciding if I “buy” it and either keeping it or throwing it out with a big “that’s so incredibly wrong, these things are never right.”
I think the idea of giving guests one or two or even a boxful of paper fortune cookies, with all good fortunes of course, would be a great thing. For directions on how to create your own, visit this blog .
When I first got engaged a trusted friend introduced me to a wonderful book called The Conscious Bride. If I’m honest, she suggested I pick up a copy and read it as I was planning my day. Doing so was on my to do list, but I hadn’t made the trip to the bookstore yet when I received an e-mail from the book’s author alerting me to a workshop she and another woman are holding in Boulder.
The event is on Sunday, April 25th from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in Boulder. You can find out more about the book, Sheryl’s writing and the event on the Conscious Brides’ web site.
And, if you’re going, let me know. I am hoping to make it and would love to meet you!
