This exclusive wedding showcase will be held at the beautiful property of Scribner Bend Vineyards located just outside downtown Sacramento.  Showcasing Sacramento’s finest wedding professionals, this event will be just as the name states, full of Glitz and Glamour!

Designer wedding gown fashion shows, elegant table linens and florals, ideas for the chic bride… you won’t want to miss this one!

In addition to meeting with Sacramento’s most exceptional wedding vendors, you can have the opportunity of taking home some wonderful door prizes and raffles just for attending!

To pre-register and view more information, please visit the Glitz and Glamour Wedding Show website.  We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Photo Courtesy of:  Alison Stahl Photography

Good friend and colleague, Aimee Wendell with 2Chic Events + Design recently came to me asking the question, “What is the benefit for you as a wedding vendor working with a wedding planner?”  Here’s my response…

I think that much too often these days the concept of hiring a wedding planner to help plan the biggest day of your life is overlooked.  Because we have instilled that D-I-Y is a good idea, more and more brides are taking on a task they just can’t handle.  I have worked many weddings with wedding planners, as well as weddings where the bride or a friend helps plan their wedding.  The results just aren’t the same.  Here are some of the specific reasons I, as a vendor, prefer to work with wedding planners:

•   The client’s overall look and decor is better designed.  A wedding planner is going to help their client make the right choices when it comes to linen options, china, draping and other key elements to making their wedding spectacular.  Specifically when it comes to flowers, I know that when I work with a wedding planner my flowers are going to be featured and complimented by the linen choices, “fitting in” with the grand scheme of things.

•   Better communication.  In the beginning stages if a bride has hired a “full-service” experience, the wedding planner is able to guide their client into editing and fine-tuning what exactly they are looking for prior to our initial consultation.  This helps direct the bride and start thinking of ideas prior to our meeting, as well as addresses budget and what is realistic for what they are looking for.

•   Organized experience.  Let’s face it, leading up to the wedding, it is chaotic for a bride, especially if you are the only one handling details.  As a vendor, it can be frustrating trying to get the delivery times, and other essential pieces of information from an unorganized client.  Things also run as planned and on time with a coordinator.  Parents don’t run behind schedule, brides are on time, and there is a much better organized show.  Especially with a dual-location set-up, an expected timeline is essential in making our delivery and service run smoothly.

Most brides think that they are saving on cost by not hiring a wedding planner, but in actuality, they save on cost and quality when they do hire one.  Your wedding planner is going to know the best quality vendors and who has the best price point.  The homework is already done.  Think of the time and effort you will save by not having to do the research yourself!  I know with my business that I am much more likely to extend discounts and incentives to clients working with planners because I know that the process is going to be much smoother and well-orchestrated. If you are considering hiring a planner to help with the biggest day of your life, I strongly suggest doing so.  In the end it will save time, money and stress!

What’s your thoughts as a bride?  As another wedding professional?

Here are some more hand-crafted pieces from our Couture LeFleur collection:

Special thanks to Carmen Salazar for these photographs.

This silver bangle is accented with spray roses, green amaranthus and helleborus.

The necklace of this rhinestone pendant is created from wired pink heather.  The pendant was handcrafted and created with rhinestones.

To compliment the heart pendant, this dainty floral band is also created with pink wired heather and is accented with rhinestone embellishments.

We just got news that the “Platinum Wedding” of Frank and Charity will air on April 18, 2010!  Make sure you tune in to see this gorgeous wedding that we created the flowers and centerpiece decor for.  Filled with the glitz and glamour any bride would want, anyone who loves bling will be gaga over this wedding!  Tune in and check it out!

This has got to be one of my favorite bouquets of the year that we’ve created!  When Jennifer with The Memory Jornalists asked me to make some bouquets for her vintage inspired photo shoot, I was totally excited!  Along with the floral headpiece Jennifer and her lovely girls picked out, isn’t this just fabulous?

The reasons why I love this bouquet so much:

1} The color combo:  We’ve got miniature brown cymbidium orchids, two shades of button chrysanthemums {very inexpensive}, a collar of brown feathers, fiddlehead ferns and pheasant feathers.

2} The asymmetry:  The feathers jetting off to her left shoulder adds a bit of attitude.

Against the gorgeous backdrop, it’s quite a great compliment!

Thanks to Jennifer with The Memory Journalists for putting this shoot together.

A duchess rose is a type of composite flower, which is created from multiple flowers to create one flower. They are created by gluing or wiring petals or flower parts together to create a larger or more intricate bloom. Below is a photo of one we’ve created with rose petals.  The overall size is about four times the original size of a standard rose.  You can make these larger or smaller depending on the look you are going for.  I think they are very romantic, fun and different looking.

You can also create composite type flowers with gladiolus, orchids, and a variety of other types of flowers and foliages.  The options are endless!

Photo By: Carmen Salazar Photography