Detail: Draping the Venue

I went to my cousin's wedding recently and fell in love with draping the ceiling! This fabulous detail really adds something extra to your venues. It's that detail that is going to make your guests stop and say, "wow".



You could go more simple like these:

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Or a bit more extravagant like this one

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Love the lights in the drapes!

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Really make your wedding pop with some drapes in your wedding color. This is such a great detail to add into your wedding to make an unforgettable event! 

Shannon and David Slideshow

We have got more pictures from Shannon and David's wedding to share! We promised more and we don't break our promises! Check out this awesomesauce slideshow that Bobbi and Mike made of their wedding day!







Can I just say that I LOVE that song. So beautiful, thanks again Bobbi and Mike, we can't say enough good things! And thanks Shannon and David for letting us be a part of your awesometastic wedding!!

Awesometastic Marriage Proposal: Kaity and Bobby

Kaity and Bobby were some of our awesometastic'est clients, and they have a seriously cute proposal story to share to go along with our theme of awesometastic marriage proposals.



Aren't they the cutest!

The story as told by Kaity:



Bobby and I were going up to Gainesville for the Orange and Blue debut last weekend. The morning of the game is the annual Gator Yard Sale - aka where they sell off game-used jerseys (Bobby's other love in his life). For weeks, Bobby told me how stressed he was about the sale and how he was nervous about not getting good jerseys, etc. I told him to be calm and thankful for anything he got!



So, Friday night on the drive up he tells me that we have to go to campus. Kendall (our friend and future bridesmaid!) had texted him that the sale tent had moved and we needed to scope it out. We were planning to be in line at 6am (for the 9am sale). I told him he was crazy and to not worry about it. He persisted and decided we had to go to campus to check.



There we are at 9 o'clock at night cruising campus at 20 mph. He pulls into the parking lot behind Gator Dining. "Why don't you park at the O'Dome. It's closer." "No. It's closed." "It's not closed! Go check." "Yeah, it is." "No, it's not."



Eventually I caved and we parked at Gator D and started walking up to the corner of North-South (Gale Lemerand for you babies) and Stadium Road. Before I know it, he's stopping me at the corner - in front of the Bull Gator...and saying some lovely things I will keep to myself and asking me to marry him. After "Are you serious?!!?" I said "Yes" and that leads me to the most beautiful ring I have ever seen...

Check out Kaity's blog for more!

Engagement: Shannon and David

We gave you a sneak peek of Shannon and David's Nacho Cheese wedding a while back and now we have some sweet engagement photos for you to drool over.



Bobbi and Mike took these ridiculously gorgeous pictures in our beloved downtown Gainesville! They are seriously the awesomesauce!!

Shannon and David are the cutest, in real life and in pictures! Thanks again Bobbi and Mike for sharing these amazazing photos, we love them and we love you!

Hostage Situation: Last Chance

We have tried to be patient. Bobbi and Mike have only met two of the three demands - they refuse to dance nekked in the rain with a water gun.



The 36 hours are almost up and our demands remain unmet!! I see death in the future for your swanky clear umbrella. What are you gonna do Bobbi and Mike? This is your last chance or the umbrella gets it.

Notice the umbrella band even looks sad

Find a Wedding Job

The fantastic Liene Stevens from Think Splendid has created this awesometastic source for those of us in the wedding industry! It's Find a Wedding Job and is much needed because as we know there are always people searching for jobs in the wedding sector.



We love this and we love Liene for making it happen!

Read their blog and follow them on twitter!

Sunsets in Florida: Inspiration Board

Its summertime here in Gainesville, FL and it is HOT! Getting married during the day in the Florida heat can be a bit tricky, especially if you are wanting an outdoor ceremony. With the heat, however, we also get the gorgeous sunsets, and I was recently inspired by the colors of this lovely purple and orange sunset.

And from this sprouted a new inspiration board! Hope you like it :)





Lanterns; Cupcakes; Flower; Table Setting; Bridesmaids Dresses; Necklace; Feathers; Sunset



What do you think?

Gainesville Wedding: Glenda and Jake Preview

You probably saw the video teaser of Glenda and Jake's wedding that we posted a little while ago. Well now we have some pictures to show you!! Their wedding at Sweetwater Branch Inn was absolutely gorgeous! We LOVED working with Glenda and Jake, they were seriously the sweetest and so much fun!

So unbelievably adorable!!

Vendors who helped create this funtastic wedding:



Photography: Pure by Lindsey

Entertainment: The Tropix

Flowers: Prange's Florist

Wedding Coordinator: MasterPiece Weddings

Venue/ Catering: Sweetwater Branch Inn

Inspiration Board: Neutrals, Sage, Coral and Mauve

We have a bride that is going to be combining neutrals, sage, coral, and mauve with accents of red. She wants a fun, natural and elegant wedding so we put together this inspiration board for her. Tell us what you think!





Couple; Shoes; Centerpiece; Hair Piece; Cake with cascading flowers; Cake with red; Red Centerpiece; Girl with apples; Candles; Fruit; Rosemary; Bridal Party; Hair Pins



 

Bridesmaids: The Movie

Okay, so I did it! I saw Bridesmaids. I wasn't going to. I promise I wasn't. For Real.



Because, to be completely frank, I love weddings (obviously) but I don't watch them on TV (except for the Royal Wedding), I don't watch silly reality TV shows about weddings, I just love my clients and their weddings.



So when another movie came out about a wedding. I wasn't going to see it. (until it came out on cable).



But I did.



And holy cow, am I glad I did. I laughed until I cried. I laughed until I pee'd myself. And then I snorted. Loudly. It was so funny. Definitely not a chic flick. Definitely a funny, movie! I'd say it's the Hangover from a woman's point of view, but not really. That's a loose translation.



Go see this movie with good company and maybe some popcorn.

Engagements: Brittany and Shawn

We are loving the gator couples here in Gainesville, FL! Take a look at these engagement pics of Brittany and Shawn taken around the University of Florida. Aren't they amazazing!! :)



Loving the stadium photos!

And if you couldn't get enough, here's a sneak preview of their gorgeous wedding planned by yours truly, MasterPiece Weddings!!! More to come!



The name on the hanger again.. Loving this trend!! So cute! Not to mention her dress is absolutely stunning!

Adorable :)

Gorgeous blue eyes!

Thank you to SWOONOVERIT for the photos!!

Photobooth Craziness

Wedding planning is a serious business, okay.... There is absolutely no time for fooling around or fun and games. It's just work work work all the time. I have evidence. Look below.

Ok I lied. We love our job! It's so much fun! We were just having a little photobooth fun at Glenda and Jake's wedding. Such a great treat for all the guests! Go to phobooth.com and rent one for your wedding!

Glenda and Jake: Sneak Peek

Glenda and Jake just got married and MasterPiece Weddings had the pleasure of planning the whole fantastic event! They tied the knot at the lovely and historic Sweetwater Branch Inn in Gainesville, FL. Their wedding was so much fun! Here is a little preview of their wedding in a video done by Pure by Lindsey.

Glenda + Jacob from PureByLindsey on Vimeo.

There's much more to come! Stay tuned!

Real Wedding: Aleska and Alex

Aleska and Alex were so much funnn to work with! I am in love with the purple bridesmaids dresses!! Check out their gorgeous wedding! Aleska is one of our interns Stephanie's sister, so we really felt so personally involved in this wedding.



The A-Team is just gorgeous! (A= Aleska and Alex)

Obsessed with cupcakes!

Beautiful!

What a fantastic smile!

Vendors who created this gorgeous wedding:



Photography: Anwen Elizabeth Photography

Flowers: Prange's Florist

Ceremony: Baughman Center

Reception: Haile Plantation Hall

Wedding Planning: MasterPiece Weddings

Cake: Dream Day Cakes

My First Wedding: Intern Rachael

Hey! I'm Rachael and I just started interning for MasterPiece Weddings this summer. And no surprise here, I LOVE it! I just worked my first wedding this past weekend, and I wanted to share a few thoughts on my perspective.



I have been to several weddings over the years, but I have never seen the behind-the-scenes of how a wedding comes to be. Let me just tell you, it takes A LOT of coordination, more than you think. But that is what MasterPiece Weddings is for, to take away the bride's stress on her wedding day and make sure she has absolutely nothing to worry about. And it is totally worth it.



Here's a sneak peak photograph of the beautiful bride and groom, Patsy and Jon, thanks to Powers Photography!!

It was so incredibly awesome to see everything I was working on in the past few weeks come to life (and Melissa working on the past year and half). I loved setting everything up and helping the bride with her every need. These could be the simplest of things such as making sure her and the groom's drinks were always full during the reception, which never even crossed my mind before or making sure the vendors were on time - and keeping that in the back of my mind, constantly. I learned a lot, and the wedding was absolutely perfect!



My eyes have been opened and I know there is lots more to see. I can't wait! Stay tuned for more thoughts from me!