You are cordially invited to attend a wedding showcase that will inspire and engage your inner bride!

When:  Sunday, May 23, 2010 Noon-5pm

Where: Scribner Bend Vineyards

For more details, and to pre-register, please visit:

www.glitzandglamourweddingshow.com

We can’t wait to see you there!  Expect great give-a-ways, gorgeous fashion shows, tabletop designs and the best wedding vendors for your special day!

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?

If you missed out on attending the “Let Them Eat Cake” event this past weekend, it was an afternoon full of sweets, eye candy and a cake competition like no other!  Put on by V.I.B. Productions {Very Important Bride}, the idea was to showcase Sacramento’s premier cake designers in a Marie Antoinette themed competition.  Brides in attendance judged the cakes on appearance as well as taste!

Congratulations to all who participated, your hard work, dedication and talent was quite, quite impressive!

Check out some of the awesome work featured:

The event was held at Antiqute Maison Privee, a new venue located in midtown Sacramento.

This whimsical carriage featured above by can be rented along with two white horses from: Vintage Carriage.

Gorgeous cakes!

The winner based on appearance went to…..River City Cakes!  Congratulations!

Best overall table display went to…. Sweet Cakes by Rebecca!  Rebecca’s table was so cute!  From cake bits to white chocolate dipped apples and apothecary jars filled with candies, it was a feast of eye candy.  Signage created by the awesomely talented Stephanie J. Designs!

Best cake judged on taste went to…..Pastry Heaven! Congratulations!

Other cake designers who participated:

The Sweetest Things:  Lisa Marie’s cake was a tower of fondant which resembled a gown Marie Antoinette would wear!  Finished off with jeweled brooches, it was stunning!

Shelton’s Wedding Cakes:  This cake had intricate molding around the edges, and the shimmer finish was lovely!

Village Cake Shoppe:  This cake had an out-of-the-box interpretation.  Cupcakes were wired around the cake like a full skirt a lady from Marie Antoinette’s era would wear!

Babycakes Bakery:  This towering powder blue cake was also very intricate with detail and fondant draping!

Sugar and Spice: Carissa’s cake was covered in sugar flowers!  Much hard work and dedication!  Her table was covered in hand-made edible treats from macaroons to mini cupcakes with lemon topping!  Yum, Yum!

Music helped keep the fun vibe going, thanks to Sound Image Entertainment.

Gorgeous and super tasty candy display created by Shelley Larkin with Pizzazz! Event Planning.

Aren’t those linens pretty, pretty?  Contact Mimi & Co. to take your linens up a notch!  Everything they do is couture, custom and in-house.

The Calligraphy Girl made name tags for each of our guests to wear along with the sweet girls from Invitations Ink.

Thanks to Carmen Salazar Photography for the wonderful photos!

If you haven’t already R.S.V.P.’d, make sure you do, this event is going to rock!  Sacramento’s best cake designers in a competition that is Marie Antoinette themed!  And the best part?  You, as a bride are going to judge it!  Yes, you will judge these cakes based on appearance and taste!  What better way to celebrate a Sunday!  And, if you are looking for a cake artist, what better place to see all at once!  Here’s the invitation and information so you can check it all out yourself!

Sunday, February 21st

Antiquite Maison Privee

2114 P Street, Sacramento, CA

Admission $10 at the door

R.S.V.P. to wish_bridal@yahoo.com

Or call: 916.969.9721

See you there!

I am so excited to invite all you Sacramento brides out there to a truly decadent event happening at the end of this month!  Let Them Eat Cake will be a confectionary competition held here in Sacramento with a truly fun theme, Marie Antoinette.  Local talented cake designers have been asked to create a Marie Antoinette themed cake as well as tasting cakes for you, the brides to judge based on creative style and taste! If you are interested in putting these talented cake designers to the test, and want see who’s fit to do your wedding cake, contact information for the event is below:

Sunday, February 21st

Antiquite Maison Privee

2114 P Street, Sacramento, California

Admission is $10 at the door

R.S.V.P. to wish_bridal@yahoo.com

Or call: 916.969.9721

Wish Bridal Boutique will be hosting the event.  If you are in need of a bridal gown, call Kristina with Wish Bridal!  Offering designer gowns at discounted prices, what girl could ask more!

The best thing about being a bride is all the pampering and fun events you as an engaged girl get to attend! One of the most recent events was hosted by Wish Bridal at the new wedding and event venue, Antiquite Maison Privee, located in mid-town Sacramento.  Prizes for those V.I.B.’s {Very Important Brides} who were in attendance, were raffled, and brides and grooms were able to meet some of Sacramento’s wonderful wedding vendors. A fashion show showcased some of  Wish Bridal’s gorgeous featured gowns.

If you are a bride and would like to attend educational and fun wedding shows such as this event, send me an email, and we’ll make sure to invite you to the next bash we’ve got going on!

Below is a re-cap of the evening, video and edited by the very talented Eric Leas with Acti-Video:

Wish Bridal Event Highlights from Audrey Gardemeyer on Vimeo.

Other participating vendors included:

TLC Catering{wedding, corporate and event catering}, Ryan Douglas {custom clothier, men’s suits},River City Cakes{wedding and event cakes}, Monkey Glue Lighting{lighting}, Angela Dal Bon Custom Invitations{custom invitation, announcements, save-the-dates}, Carmen Salazar Photography{wedding, senior portraits, children and pet photography}, Pizazz! Event Planning{wedding and event planning}, A Perfect Pour{wedding and event mobile bar service}, In the Mix 916{DJ for weddings and events, Basket Works and Beyond{custom baskets for corporate, favors for weddings}, Classic Party Rentals{all your wedding and event rental needs}, Anderson Hair Design{hair design, coloring, cut}, Definition Beauty{wedding make-up, special event make-up, how-to lessons} and Revolution Wines{winery}.

You are cordially invited to:

Unique Elegance

An Evening At Carvalho Family Winery

Friday, January 22, 2010

6-9 pm

$10 pre-registration, $15 at the door

Tickets Available At:

www.carvalhowines.com

All event proceeds will go to benefit Kiwanis House, the umbrella organization for Kiwanis services to children.

Sacramento’s Designer Showcase + Symposium

Are you a recently engaged Sacramento bride?  Want to attend an evening of pampering and get educated all about your upcoming wedding?  Well then join us and some of Sacramento’s premier wedding vendors this month!

Wish Bridal is hosting a designer showcase and symposium for engaged Sacramento wedding brides.  From invitations to gorgeous gowns, custom men’s suits to florals and catering, it’ll all be under one building!  Here’s your chance to speak with the pros, and get some added information to take your wedding to the next level.

January 14th from 6pm-9pm

Negative Space Studio

2114 P Street

Sacramento, CA 95693

Free admission with a donation of a new or gently used bra for {Bra}vo, a campaign for women’s homeless shelters.

Please RSVP to Kristina Smith at:  wish_bridal@yahoo.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sacramento’s Designer Showcase + Symposium

Are you a recently engaged Sacramento bride?  Want to attend an evening of pampering and get educated all about your upcoming wedding?  Well then join us and some of Sacramento’s premier wedding vendors this month!

Wish Bridal is hosting a designer showcase and symposium for engaged Sacramento wedding brides.  From invitations to gorgeous gowns, custom men’s suits to florals and catering, it’ll all be under one building!  Here’s your chance to speak with the pros, and get some added information to take your wedding to the next level.

January 14th from 6pm-9pm

Negative Space Studio

2114 P Street

Sacramento, CA 95693

Free admission with a donation of a new or gently used bra for {Bra}vo, a campaign for women’s homeless shelters.

Please RSVP to Kristina Smith at:  wish_bridal@yahoo.com

We look forward to seeing you there!