Excuse Me!!! Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?!?

This is an age old question that many brides repeat over and over as the planning process goes along.  As a professional in the industry, I have learned to somewhat tame my desire to plan random events. SOMEWHAT! True story:  A friend of mine told me last week she "may" getting married in September, I IMMEDIATELY went into planning mode.  She quietly added, "and don't you start planning.. hahah". That being said, I completely understand that as a sister, aunt, niece, cousin, friend, neighbor it is so easy to take your excitement from congrats to guess what I found? I think you should do it this way ~ (deep sigh) that's when the whirlwind of "takeoverness" spins out of control.


As a bride, you know your family and friends are happy for you and  while enthused at their excitement, you are secretly wondering about the relationships that may be damaged as you either sit quietly and watch as "they" insist on a yacht ceremony, knowing you get motion sickness from the thought of large bodies of water OR become the "bridezilla" you swore you'd never be when they come smiling holding orange wedge heels to match the purple short satin dresses they saw "online".

Brides often state they don't want a wedding planner because of the fear of losing "their personal style".  The role of a planner is to assist in making your vision materialize and to keep you within budget with reasonable expectations!  The planner can also serve as a referee to ensure that the friend you've had since kindergarten is still your friend after your wedding!  By putting on some padding and saying "no, the bride wants blue and silver and not orange and purple" the planner can save you a lot of undue stress. Here is a past blog post on this very topic. 


~Happy Planning

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Entertaining Tips: Vegetarian Options

New Rule

For your next party, don't forget to always include a vegetarian option.  Make it something super yummy that everyone will enjoy, like stuffed mushrooms or a baked brie.  So delicious, you won't even miss the meat!

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Lavender Wedding Bouquet

We had a client that wanted something whimsical and beautiful for her bridesmaids bouquets. So we came up with Lavender... so pretty and smelled just lovely!



Lavender is not just for  your underwear drawer anymore!



Photo was taken by me...that's why it sort of stinks.

SUCCESS!

There has been great success in continuing to make our 'house' into a 'home' lately! Matthew and his friend Robert came home this last week to help on the house and made GREAT progress! So now since the painting is basically done and these new 'additions' are almost done it is feeling quite home-like. Here are their contributions...

This is the ceiling for our front porch... all nicely finished!

Next they put up cupboards in the laundry room so all that is needed is the flooring and counter top!

AND... TA-DA... the Upstairs Kitchen Cabinets!

BEAUTIFUL!!!

There has been AWESOME SUCCESS in the Stellmaker 'home' lately!!! YAHOO!

Also... here is another picture of a painting that I painted for my mom for Christmas. Random, sorry.

Plan B

There has been so much talk around the interweb about Jason and Molly's TV wedding, and how the rain really affected their day.



There should have been a Plan B - a rain plan.



Really.



How do you plan for a Plan B... well first there needs to be a drop dead time to implement the Plan B... so let's say, by noon. So by noon you'll need to decide inside or outside. Even if the weather looks iffy... go for the Plan B. You never know.



And have a Plan B... know that you'll need to have your reception under a tent, or in the banquet hall, or in the house... where ever it is.. go over with your Wedding Planner, the in's and out's of what you thinking. You don't want to be surprised or disappointed.



And plus, it makes for some pretty amazing pictures!



Photo: Luster Studios

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Palm Sunday Question...

This morning in church, the pastor preached on the Palm Sunday story. He went through Luke 19:28-44 and slowly described it in modern day terms so that we could all get a better picture of it. For example, when the disciples went to get the colt he said it was like grand theft auto..."uh why don't you guys just go steal this donkey and then if anyone catches you just say 'The Lord needs it.'" That type of modern day stuff.

But other than the sometimes hilarious aspects of his sermon there was also some seriousness as well. After reading about the praises that He walked through and then reading v. 41-42, ("As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace-- but now it is hidden from your eyes.") he asked the question...

"If Christ were to walk through your praises and look over your life, would He weep?"

This caught me off guard and truly made me think. Do I 'praise' Christ for my own benefit and status as well as the other things in my life or are they purely for Christ alone? Do my praises and way of living make Him weep because I truly do not understand the reason and 'do' my actions because of my deep love for Christ?

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Side note: Verse 40 hit me too... "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." Christ will be glorified whether I am part of that or not. It is a privilege given to each of us to have a relationship with Jesus and be a part of His plan."

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Dress Week: Red Dress!

Whether you are doing a red Christmas themed wedding, or it is just your favorite color, a red dress can really bring some flair into your wedding.  It is a unique way to bring out your personality, the modern woman today is beginning to steer away from the traditional wedding dress.

Links: {red dress}{red and white dress}

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The Equality of Gender Roles???

Last night I had a very interesting conversation with a group of both non-believers and believers about the biblical 'roles' set about for men and women. This is something that is understandable very hard for many non-believers as well as many believers to understand. I was never quite able to articulate it to the non-believers how a woman's role is not sexist or dominating, but just a different purpose but just as important. As many times as I said something along those lines, they still seemed to view it as sexist or something along those lines.

How do you all see this relationship? Roles? Do you have any good analogies? How do you interpret the 2 Timothy 2 passage? Are you comfortable with the roles given to each sex? Why did God choose to make it this way? How do you explain the equality of the roles?

Please feel free to express your thoughts! :)

The Bridal Sampler Wedding Expo: a pressure free atmosphere for wedding planning

The Bridal Sampler Wedding Expo: a pressure free atmosphere for wedding planning

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Dress Week: Pink Dress!

Lindsay's pink dress could not have been more perfect for her!  How fun is this couple? 

Photography by: Verve Studio

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Dress Week: Teal Dress!

Brides have the ability now to wear whatever dress they want.  Want to wear a teal dress on your wedding day? Go for it!  Look at how well this dress brings out this bride's personality! We think she is awesome-tastic!

Photography by: Munoz Photography