Hello wonderful readers!

We have moved our blog. We still have the same posts and information, but it’s now hosted on our domain.

Go to: www.blog.southerneventplanners.com to keep reading! We also redesigned the blog as well.

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Happy Planning!

There isn’t much more you can say about Elizabeth and Trent’s May wedding other than PERFECT.  Although there was a bit of rain that came thru right before the ceremony the skies cleared up and made for a great setting for a morning May wedding. We had the pleasure to handle the planning, the flowers and the decor. Elizabeth picked great colors, a great dress, and great locations.

On to the pictures courtesy of Ramblin Rose Photography, hope you enjoy and happy planning!

Angela Dacus, Memphis Wedding Planner                                                                                                                                               Southern Event Planners

We have been working hard to improve our Unique Event Rentals web-site. We’re ecstatic to announce: It’s finished and online!!!

Visit www.uniqueeventrentals.com to check out (most of) our inventory, along with information and ideas for your event.

Since we couldn’t do a ribbon cutting or bottle breaking ceremony, a blog post will have to do.

Take a look and let us know what you think!

Lauren and her Mom came to us about 2 months ago and they were looking for a little something different. She had everything done but the decor and flowers. Her colors and location were inspiration enough for us. Below is what we came up with for her spring wedding. We are so glad Lauren and her family decided to share her special day with us.

Enjoy and Happy Planning,

Angela

After months of pouring through magazines and visiting every bridal store in a 300 mile radius (or more) you finally found the dress.

Your wedding day finally arrived: you had your hair and makeup professionally done,  pretended you were a supermodel in those great “non-posed” photos, got married, did your first dance all in the dress.

So here you are after the wedding, weeks, months, maybe years later and you still have the dress. Some of you may still put it on and dance around the house when hubby isn’t home (ahhhhh “the memories of the way we were”), while others had it cleaned and preserved when they returned from the honeymoon. Then there are those of you that have it in a bag in the hall closet with the two extra bread makers you got as a wedding present that you have been meaning to return… 

Well ladies, I have the perfect solution. Those of you who are going green will love this. Donate the dress for a good cause.

There is a great organization called the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation. The foundation helps grant wishes to women and men with Metastatic Stage 4 terminal breast cancer. When you donate your wedding gown to Brides Against Breast Cancer, they resell the gown and the proceeds go to granting the wish of a breast cancer patient.

Can you think of anything that could serve a better purpose? You get a tax deduction, you recycled fashion, and helped another bride have a fabulous dress for a reasonable price – not to mention you are saving the overworked silkworms, all the while making  a wish come true for a special person.

I know I haven’t been posting much this month, but hey what can I say, if you didn’t already know…IT IS WEDDING SEASON. What a way to swing into the season than with a spring brunch wedding. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of spending my Saturday morning with a great couple, Amy and Chris. Although the morning started off overcast and rainy, the sun quickly came out and kissed the day for them. Annabella with Asian Bees Photography took some amazing pictures and made the most of the misty morning.

Amy and Chris wanted a beautiful, laid back, intimate, yet elegant brunch reception. Without a wedding party, Amy was open to colors and flowers. She pretty much let me take the lead in suggesting room layout and decor. Their one big huge thing that was hands down from the start mega important…FOOD. After interviewing just 3 caterers I knew we had a winner when during the tasting Amy told me it was “lights out good”. That is exactly what I needed to hear. With that we reserved Wade and Company and worked with them to create a menu that provided the guests with many choices to fill their bellies.

Almost as important as the food was the fashion. Amy had impeccable taste and it showed not just in her dress but particularly with her sassy bronze Jimmy Choo’s to her custom made bronze leather and pearl wrap bracelet and smoky quartz earrings.  She also choose the fabric for the suit and tie Chris had made. Hands down one of the most dashing dressed couples ever.

Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed the wedding.

We all know that when your boyfriend gets down on one knee and ultimately becomes your fiance, he places a ring on your finger to symbolize this commitment. But which finger does the ring go on? Why, the ring finger, of course!

Any ring that implies a marriage or a commitment to marry should be worn on the left hand ring finger (you know, the one next to your pinky). You start with your engagement ring, then, when you are married, you can modify the engagement ring and it can become your wedding ring, or you can purchase another ring and wear it on top of the engagement ring. This implies the idea “the more diamonds (or stone of choice), the better!”

Now that you know what the ring finger is, it’s important to know how it originated. It’s very simple, and it started it Egypt. It was believed that a vital blood vessel ran from your heart to the ring finger on your left hand. Wearing a ring on your left hand symbolized true love. This particular vein was given the romantic name vena amore which translates to “vein of love.”

However, modern science has proven that there is no “vein of love” but it’s still a fun little tidbit.

So now you know what’s up with the ring finger!
Stacy

You may have already heard Ramblin Rose Photography is opening a new studio. An open house is planned for March 31, from 6 – 9 p.m., open to the public. The studio is located at 7505 Appling Center Drive, Suite 112 Bartlett, TN. Kim Miller, the owner, was interviewed in the Bartlett Express recently about the new studio. Click here to read the entire article.

We are so excited to see one of our fellow wedding vendors expanding their business. I have always had a strong working relationship with Kim and feel especially close to her since we both started out the same way and seen our businesses blossom and shine. We have done lots and lots of weddings together over the years and lo0k forward to many more to come.

Best of luck Kim, Southern Event Planners loves you girl!!!!

Last week, we got in a new shipment of wedding party gifts.  It feels like Christmas every time we see that man in brown with boxes and boxes.

These wine glasses are perfect for your Bridesmaids for only $25.

The one thing that most moms hate at a wedding reception is seeing the bride and bridesmaids with beer bottles in their hands, especially if it is captured in a picture. These cute koozies solve that problem for only $9.50 each. You can’t put a price on mom’s happiness, can you?!

You can see all these and much more at our retail location at Chickasaw Oaks Village, 3092 Poplar Ave Ste 18. Memphis, TN 38111. You can also call to purchase by phone 901.757.9339.