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Dec
25

Fall Season Update - Wedding MBA Conference in las Vegas!

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After an extremely busy, but very exciting and rewarding fall season, I am finally off on a vacation. You are probably thinking that you have no idea what we have been up to here at The Bridal Affaire and Bridal Affair Destinations, that’s been keeping me so busy, so I will spend some time bringing you up to speed!

September 2009

The MBA Wedding Conference in Las Vegas

With our promise to constantly update and upgrade our knowledge base to provide the very best, most exciting and innovating ideas to our clients, BA & BAD went to the MBA Wedding Conference in Las Vegas. This is where all the fantastic talents in the industry meet, once per year to share and learn from each other.

This is where Martha Stewart Wedding’s Darcy Miller and Alan Berg from The Knot, released the current industry report from their companies on their most recent surveys of the industry. We also heard from the fantastic Andy Ebon of The Wedding Marketing Network, Peter Merry, DJ and Author of “The Best Wedding Reception…Ever!“, Julia Markel of AfWPI and Harmony Walton from Get Married, to name a few.

Danielle Andrews Sunkel and Tracey Manailescu of The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada also delivered a seminar on “Breaking into the Destination Wedding Market”.

As a fantastic bonus, highlighting the lore of the Las Vegas wedding industry, the Association for Wedding Professionals International (AFWPI) organized a guided tour of some of the wedding chapels that Las Vegas is most famous for.  Our tour was guided by Joni Moss of LV Wedding Connection, and we visited three of the more popular chapels including The Chapel of Flowers, Viva Las Vegas and The Fast Lane Wedding Chapel, where you can have either a walk up or drive through wedding!

Bridal Affair Destinations is now “Las Vegas Certified” to plan your perfect wedding in Vegas if you are so inclined!

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Jul
22

Mood board #1 pink brown & orange

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I realize that I clearly live vicariously through my clients’ weddings and I have been dying to explore this pink, brown and orange palette.  I am definitely not a girly girl and so pink doesn’t factor very much into my colour choices however, I absolutely adore orange and when paired with brown as a neutralizer, I could so do this!  It says bright and sunny, it says destination and most of all it says elegant and stylish…what more could a girl ask for?

Invitations from www.invitationconsultants.com ; cake courtesy of http://www.noisette.ca ; bridal gown from www.davidsbridal.com

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Categories : Destinations weddings, Eco - friendly weddings, Honeymoons, Wedding Trend
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Jul
21

Wedding Guest Etiquette

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July 6, 2009

Strange but necessary topic…so many persons over the last 10 years have asked me about wedding guest etiquette that I feel that it is time to address some of the issues.  Do guests really have to kow-tow to protocols and if they are close enough to be invited, can’t they just behave the same way they would if they were going by to hang out?

No! No! and No!

A wedding is a more formal occasion than a hang out and should be viewed as a couple’s first hosted function.  They have gone through the process of planning a celebration and have also kept you the guest in mind and catered to your comfort.  The least you can do is follow certain reasonable protocols even if said wedding is a summer backyard bbq.

Here are a few of the most obvious dont’s:

Don’t be late - this is the first and most important rule.  It is rude and it takes the focus off the couple and the ceremony. Try to get there at least 15 minutes early and give yourself time to be seated and settled. Avoid taking photographs during the ceremony. The professionals have it covered and you should respect the sanctity of the house of worship and the ritual of the marriage rites being administered.

Don’t bring a gift with you to the wedding - drop it off before or after the wedding or have it delivered from the registry.  If you take it with you, it means that someone in the wedding party will have to worry about getting it home.

Don’t wait until last minute to reply even if you are unable to attend - the couple needs the information for accurate guest head count. It is also customary to still send a wedding gift.

Don’t bring a date or your children unless invited to do so - be gracious and read your invitation carefully and do as requested.  Remember that the reception is paid for per person so unexpected guests can affect the budget in a big way.  If your family is invited, please remember to keep a close eye on little ones: even in a family friendly atmosphere, horseplay or kids throwing a tantrum can be very distracting!

Don’t drink too much.  Even though a wedding is a time for celebration no one appreciates a drunken guest making off colour remarks.

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On your wedding day, while getting your make-up and hair done, wear a button down shirt instead of a t-shirt. This will ensure that you can remove the shirt to get dressed without smudging your make-up or ruining your hairdo trying to get anything over your head. "Borrow" something from "hubby's" clothes hamper so that you have him close at hand while you are getting ready!