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Monday, November 30, 2009

Peach & Gray

How sweet is this peach & gray inspiration bourd our intern Melissa made?







What do you think?

Friday, November 27, 2009

Invitation Week: SWOONOVERIT

We are ending our Invitation Week with SWOONOVERIT, the Modern Calligraphy Studio by our very own associate planner, Amanda Young. Here is the sneak peak to her fabulous work:







Don't forget to check out the SWOONOVERIT Blog while you're at it!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Invitation Week: Lucky Designs

Next up on our Invitation Week is Lucky Designs. Here is your sneak peak:







The Lucky Designs blog, Lucky in Love, provides updates on designs and real wedding inspiration.

Happy Thanksgiving!







Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at MasterPiece Weddings! There is so much for to be Thankful for, please take a moment today (as we all should everyday) to give thanks for the amazing blessing in your life!



Just a few things we are thankful for:



  • Our amazing clients! I am not just saying that, this past year, we were blessed beyond imaginable levels with how incredible our clients have been! We have definately made friends for a lifetime!

  • The vendors that we get to work with day in and day out, how amazing they are, and the incredible lifelong friendships that have come out of those relationships!

  • The planners that we love! And I mean that, I know that every wedding planner on the planet is supposed to be our competition, but I find so much influence and guidance from my fellow wedding planners. {You know who you are!}

  • Amanda and Erinn - really, this year has been full of amazing'ness for MasterPiece Weddings! We love Gainesville Weddings, and have had the pleasure of doing some amazing things together, and I am so blessed to have them in my life and on my team!

  • And if I can get personal and sappy for a moment, my husband and my family! Really, with out you John, to bounce idea's off of, and be my marketing guru, I don't know that our company would be as cool as it is! And my sister - I heart you big alot! You are amazing!

Can't wait for 2010! Thank you for an amazing year! {so far}

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Invitation Week: The LV Studio

Next up on our Invitations Week is The LV Studio by Leslie Vega. Her modern invitation suites and letterpress designs are so fun and fresh.







Don't forget to check out Leslie's blog, The Studio Scoop!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Invitation Week: Penned & Pretty

So many brides do not realize the impression hand addressed invitations make on your guests. Not to mention, they are beautiful and make the entire invitation suite THAT much better!



Jessica Lynn of Penned & Pretty owns a little calligraphy shop. Here are some of her styles:







Don't forget to check out the Penned & Pretty Blog as well as Jessica Lynn's other blog, Tying the Knot.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Invitation Week: Unique Designs

Last week we caught up with some local Photographers and gave you a sneak peak to their beautiful images. This week, we're celebrating the local vendors who makes our client's invitations just GORGEOUS!



Unique Designs is up first. These young Gainesville graphic designers always have a ton of fun projects going on..



Don't forget to check out the Dare to be Unique blog for constant updates and wedding inspirations!



Friday, November 20, 2009

Local Photographer Week: Gina Leigh Photography

Our next featured photographer is Gina Leigh Photography. Gina Leigh happens to shoot strictly film images. Here's a little preview of her work:









Don't forget to check out Gina Leigh's blog for some fabulous updates and previews to her work!

Local Photographer Week: Kara Pennington

To end our Local Photographer Week we are featuring Kara Pennington Photography. Check out these fabulous sneak peaks:







Check out the Kara Pennington Photography blog for more up to date pictures!



We hope you enjoyed our Local Photography Week, we had so much fun looking through all of our local photographers and featuring them for our readers. Happy Friday!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Local Photographer Week: TJM Studios

How fun are all of the photographers we are featuring this week? We are loving seeing the differences in styles and personalities!



Up next is TJM Studios. Here is a sneak peak:









The TJM Studios blog can be found here. Enjoy!

Local Photographer Week: Photography 35

Photography 35 is another husband and wife team here in Gainesville, Florida.





Their blog is constantly updated with photographs and their family sessions are just amazing!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Local Photographer Week: Caroline Johnson Photography

Caroline Johnson Photography is our next feature on the MasterPiece Weddings Local Photography Week. Here's a sneak peak:





Caroline Johnson's blog, Life with Caroline, is full of entertaining images and must see sessions!

Local Photographer Week: Jemma Coleman Photography

Next up, MasterPiece Weddings is featuring the fabulous Jemma Coleman located right here in Gainesville, Florida.

Check out the Jemma Coleman Photography Blog for her wedding, engagement, and family portrait updates!



Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Local Photographer Week: Footstone Photography

Another husband and wife team here in Gainesville is Footstone Photography and they are up next as we continue our local photographer week!





Their blog is full of great photos so make sure you check it out!

Local Photographer Week: Verve Studio

Here comes the newly named Verve Studio and their awesome images!





The Verve Studio Blog documents their edgy style and up to date photographs.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Local Photographer Week: Powers Photography

It's always great to work with amazing photographers, have you checked out Powers Photography.



 

Keep up the Powers Photography Blog to catch the latest photos of weddings, family portraits, and much, much more!

Simply Peaceful Vendor - Professional Chef

I love to COOK! I mean love to EAT good COOKED food :) In the business of event management/planning I meet a lot of wonderful people that are passionate about their craft. Chef Judson Allen is beyond wonderful. He is a kind man with an extreme passion for all things food. Beyond the sky is the limit for this guy.. sit back and learn a few things about Chef Judson Allen.

Name: Chef Judson Todd Allen

Business: Healthy Infused Cuisine, LLC

Your Site Address and/or Blog Address: N/A (Coming Soon)

How would you describe your style or work: Healthy Infused Cuisine, LLC provides gourmet personalized catering, personal chef and healthy meal delivery services! Our goal is to provide an eating experience to all of our clients!

Favorite Thing About Your Job? This is my ministry and passion. All things are favorite when you know the calling on your life. In my case, it is in the area of food, health and entertainment.

Magazine/Book Must Have… Essence Magazine (they did a feature of me online - "Men Who Cook"; check out the link - http://www1.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/men_who_cook_j_darius_greene_duplicate/
Guilty Pleasure… Anything CHEESE related
What Do You Do When You First Wake Up? Do you really want to know that?? LOL... Thank God and think about what's for breakfast!


When It Rains… That is an indication that an abundance of blessings are on the way! LET IT RAIN ON ME!!!!!!

MAC or PC… MAC "The Big Boy"
What’s on your iPod? Gospel, Jazz, Hip Hop and R&B

One piece of advice for Brides-to-be... Always invest in quality cuisine for you and your guests on such a special day! People will forget many things about a wedding, but they will never forget an AMAZING eating experience!!!!!!!


Getting Married and need assistance?Email Me for current specials
For All Your Event Planning Needs
Simply Perfect Peace Events, Inc.
Sharon Patrice, Owner
Simple Perfect Peace Events
Designs by Shay

To Video or Not to Video.. THAT is the question

Most brides spend months, if not years, dreaming about their wedding day – visualizing an event that will be as unique and sparkling as a snowflake, dazzling unlike any wedding before or yet to come, utterly fresh and magical. They may invest hours upon hours searching for the perfect wedding ring.
Yet when those brides look for a wedding videographer -- to capture a living record of that remarkable day, which they will be looking at as long as they’re looking at their wedding rings (even if not as often) – most brides follow a very predictable pattern:

  • They lump their search for a videographer along with shopping for other vendors, such as caterers, florists, and limousine companies.
  • They wait until after choosing a photographer before locating a videographer.
  • They give little thought to what they want their wedding video to actually be like; they just want to know it will be done.
  • They make their final choice by price
The Wedding and Event Videographers Association (WEVA), an international professional group founded in the 1980s, commissioned a 2005 nationwide study to look at brides’ attitudes about videography both before and after their weddings. The brides were asked to rank videography on a personal “Top 10” list of wedding priorities. Prior to their weddings, barely 50% of the brides listed videography as a Top 10 item. However, after the weddings the emphasis changed dramatically. A whopping 79% of the brides placed videography among their Top 10 items for wedding planning.

(Solomon Video)

Only the video brings back the voices, the laughter, and the music – capturing not just how everyone looked, but how they were. It preserves moments to be relived and to be shared with people who weren’t present (or weren’t even born).
So, move “Choose videographer” (along with “Choose photographer”) into a separate category on your wedding-planning list. These memories last a lifetime and beyond.


Happy Planning!

Getting Married and need assistance?Email Me for current specials
For All Your Event Planning Needs
Simply Perfect Peace Events, Inc.
Sharon Patrice, Owner
Simple Perfect Peace Events
Designs by Shay

Local Photographer Week: Pure by Lindsey

This week MasterPiece Weddings is going going to focus on some of the amazing talent we have locally! Our local photographers are amazing...  If you haven't checked out Gainesville Photographers, you must stay tuned this week!



We are starting things off with Pure Photography by Lindsey Troph.







Don't forget to check out Lindsey's blog to keep up with her fabulous current photos!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Green and Brown

To end things off, we are featuring a beautiful green and brown inspiration board. You can really see how the change of one color can make something so different. This board is full of natural color and vivid light.

What do you think?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Green and Black

Happy Thursday! Today we are feauturing a white, black, and green wedding. The details come together to make a very modern wedding with hints of southern charm. Wouldn't you agree?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Narrow mindedness!

Matthew 7:13-14- "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

So have you ever heard that Christianity is nothing but narrow mindedness? I feel like that is one of the biggest issues with non-believers. How can a loving God let good people go to Hell? Why would He be so crude? So this has always been something that I have wondered about and never quite knew exactly how to answer this question, but the last few weeks at Navigator's, there was a seminar on this subject. It was phenomenal and so clear about this issue.

Have you ever thought about how Truth is Narrow in almost every sphere?

Mathematical Truth- 2+2 is ALWAYS 4. 715 x 6839 = 4,889,885 ALWAYS!

Historical Truth- 9/11 happened on September 11th, 2001 in New York City, when two terrorist planes crashed into the World Trade Centers. ALWAYS!

Geographical Truth- In order to go to Antarctica, you must go south. ALWAYS!

Scientific Truth- water boils at sea level at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. ALWAYS!

Spiritual Truth- The only way to get to Heaven is to know Christ! ALWAYS!
(The only difference with this one, is that emotions are involved. This is why this is so much harder to accept as truth.)

Matthew 7:21-23 says "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"

The Lord says that He must know us. This might be narrow, but it is true. It doesn't matter what one does or says but only whether or not one KNOWS Christ! Pretty incredible huh?!?

Green and Pink

Next up is Green and Pink. We think these colors are bright, fun, and just all around beautiful!

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What do you think?

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Green and Plum

Green Week continues with shades of green decor with plum colored accents. Adding the plum certainly adds a dramatic touch to the wedding, don't you think?

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Open House


Simply Perfect Peace Events and Designs by Shay
will be hosting an open house for good food, company, table displays and holiday card shopping. The boutique will be open on Friday, 11/20, 6pm - 9pm and Saturday 11/21 noon-6pm. We will have Holiday card designs for you to choose from and order as well as wedding/event tables to inspire you. Card sets priced as low as $12 per pack and up. If you need portraits for your holiday cards, please email me at "designsbyshayp@gmail.com" for your appointment time. Bring a friend and you will EACH receive a free gift (no purchase required). EVERY holiday card is customizable with your family name to save you time this season.




Getting Married and need assistance? Email Me for current specials
For All Your Event Planning Needs
Simply Perfect Peace Events, Inc.
Sharon Patrice, Owner
Simple Perfect Peace Events
Designs by Shay

Green Week

This week at MasterPiece we're changing it up a bit. We want to focus on how single complimentary colors can change an entire event's look. We will be featuring boards this week that all have the common color, green, and placing them with different accents.

We're beginning with True Green and Navy...

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What do you think? We think it's preppy, bold, and screams Spring Time.