Save The Dates: Upcoming Bridal Salons & Bridal Directories August 2012

August is our busiest month of the year - Last minute Weddings are in the works for the Autumn Holiday 2012.  As well as couples planning next year's nuptials.  Get in the swim of things and check out one or two Bridal Salons in your area - Get ideas, Meet New Artisans & Friends and support your Local Wedding Community - Have Fun!


August 2012 Bridal Salons and Directories

Wednesday – August 1, 2012

Summer Bridal Showcase - Carle Place, New York

Bridal Open House at The Plaza Club - Houston, Texas

Thursday – August 2, 2012

Wedding Steps - Windsor, Connecticut

1st Annual Bridal Show at the Hellenic Center - Ipswich, Massachusetts

East Wind Caterers Bridal Showcase _ Wading River, New York

Mia Bridal Couture Watters Spring 2012 Trunk Show - Houston, Texas

Friday – August 3, 2012

Maggie Sottero Trunk Show - Gilbert, Arizona

The Gillespie Engagement Show - Louisville, Kentucky

Special Events Fair Weddings & Quinceaneras - Hesperia, California

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

Saturday – August 4, 2012

WZYP/WHRP Bridal Fair - Huntsville, Alabama

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

Sunday – August 5, 2012

BrideWorld Expo - Anaheim, California

The Bridal Extravaganza - Farmington, Connecticut

Summer of Love Bridal Show - Cocoa Village, Florida

Incredible Events Bridal Show - Miami, Florida

Tampa Bridal Show - Tampa, Florida

Georgia Bridal Show…Atlanta, Georgia

Summer-Fall Fantasy Bridal Expo - Des Plaines, Illinois

Bridal Show at Persimmon Ridge Golf…Louisville, Kentucky

Nunnlea Bridal Open House - Louisville, Kentucky

Baltimore Bridal Show - Baltimore, Maryland

The Wedding Show St Louis, St Louis, Missouri

Beautiful Bride Expo Green Valley Ranch - Henderson, Nevada

Bridal Showcase Danford’s Hotel & Marina - Port Jefferson, New York

The Bridal Showcase - Charlotte, North Carolina

Carolina Weddings Show - Greensboro, North Carolina

Alyne by Rivini Trunk Show - Hudson, Ohio (8/3-8/5/2012)

The Tulsa Wedding Show - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bridal Show at The Central Hotel - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Cullen’s Bridal Open House - Houston, Texas

Silver Sycamore Bridal Open House, Pasadena, Texas

Wedding Fair Rio Grande Valley - McAllen, Texas

Tulsa Wedding Show - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Charity Wedding Gown Sale - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Greater Virginia Bridal Show - Williamsburg, Virginia

WKEE 100.5 Bridal Expo, Huntington, West Virginia

August 7, 2012…

Bridal Meet & Greet at The Fox Hollow - Woodbury, New York

August 8, 2012
Bosco’s NY Wedding Expo - New Rochelle, New York

August 11-12, 2012
Forever Bridal’s Southern Bridal Show and Expo - Raleigh, North Carolina

August 11, 2012
Trunk Show: Alfred Angelo Designer Marian Woolley - Pittsburgh, PA

East Valley Bridal Show - Mesa, Arizona

August 12, 2012
The Queen Mary Bridal Show - Long Beach, California

Indianapolis Bridal Show - Indianapolis, Indiana

Happily Ever After: A Wedding Workshop - Charlotte, North Carolina

Brooklyn Arts Center Wedding Show - Wilmington, North Carolina

Carolina Weddings Show - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Richmond Bridal Showcase - Richmond, Virginia

August 16, 2012
Bride’s Night Out - Jackson, Mississippi

August 17-18, 2012
Bridal Spectacular - Las Vegas, Nevada

August 19, 2012
2012 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show - Little Rock, Arkansas

Luxury Wedding Show - Sacramento, California

Rocky Mountain Bridal Show - Denver, Colorado

Bridal Show Atlanta Convention Center - Atlanta, Georgia

Southern York County Bridal Show - New Freedom, Pennsylvania

Southern Bridal Show - Charleston, South Carolina

Knoxville Pink Bridal Show - Knoxville, Tennessee

Elegance in Bridal Show - Charlottesville, Virginia

August 21, 2012
Wedding Steps Bridal Extravaganza - Brookfield, Connecticut

August 23, 2012
Wedding Festivals - Asheville, North Carolina

Cavanaugh’s Wine & Weddings - Monroeville, Pennsylvania

August 25, 2012
Houston Wedding Showcase - Houston, Texas

August 26, 2012
Southern Bridal Show - Birmingham, Alabama

The Folsom Bridal Show - Folsom, California

Unveiled Bridal Show - Atlanta, Georgia

Bridal Expo by Weddings of Georgia - Peachtree City, Georgia

Nashville Pink Bridal Show - Nashville, Tennessee

August 29, 2012
Bosco’s Fairfield Wedding Planning Expo - Stamford, Connecticut

August 31, 2012
Paloma Bianca Trunk Show at Mon Amie - Costa Mesa, California

Historic Wedding Venue: Adamson House in Malibu, California

Facade Adamson House

Front Door Entrance

Great View of Front Entrance

This is the Back Patio

How about this Kitchen

Pool House Mural

The Malibu Tile

Side Patio

View up the Coast

Fountain Area and Wedding Site

If you've dreamt of a Spanish Countryside Wedding consider - This “work of art” beach house  built in 1929, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.  The house was given to Rhoda and Merritt Adamson as a gift from her mother, May Rindge, the last owner of Malibu. The historic masterpiece beach house “The Adamson House” in Malibu is set on a beautiful ocean front property set high above the Pacific Coast Highway; and is adorned with sycamore lawns, a front courtyard, and a rear lawn by a star shaped fountain.

The brochure describes the view from the House - “From the balcony behold the breathtaking panoramic views of Santa Monica Bay. Listen to the surf as it crashes on the beach and see a bird’s eye view of your reception.”

The property is luxurious, historic and breathtaking and is open to all weddings and receptions outdoors. It is probably the most pristine of the historical properties I’ve seen and a perfect spot for a 200 guest wedding. The property boasts 13 acres of land above Surfrider Beach on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

The brochure invites one to “step back in time and experience a house that is 95% preserved, complete with the family’s belongings and furniture, just as it was when Rhoda and Merritt Adamson lived there with their three children during the 30's,40's and 50's.”

As the Adamson House is a National Historical Site and a California Registered Landmark, please consider one important item and that is there are no parties booked inside the home.  With a couples’ reception on the grounds, the Adamson House offers the option of “opening” the house for docent led tours during the cocktail hour. Weddings and special events are scheduled from April through October.

One suggestion, visit the property with your wedding planner. Visit the park, walk the beautiful ocean front property, and take a docent led tour of the house. Seeing this historic breathtaking “beach house” full of Malibu Potteries tile (see notes below), and hearing about the history of the last family to own Malibu is remarkable. 

Suggestions: At your wedding and during the cocktail reception, your guests can tour The Adamson House with an informative docent, while your wedding party is with your photographer.

Here are some more details to consider: The Adamson House is open to weddings from April to October. The cost to have a wedding on the grounds is not your average and one must consider transporting “everything” to the property – Oh! But the view!  The grassy area next to the iconic star fountain is probably where most of the weddings are held and with direct access to the beach.

A Bit about the Decor

The Adamson House is decorated in striking, unusual and valuable Malibu tile and there is a Persian style rug made entirely of Malibu tile. The hand painted ceilings, doors, cabinets, and frescos are the creation of two artists, Ejnar Hansen and Peter Neilsen. One cannot get away from the sight of and the details of hand forged wrought iron and the glow of colored and rondel glass windows.

The lavish use of exquisite ceramic tile, produced by Malibu Potteries (1926-32), is a hallmark of the house. The use of decorative tile has always been characteristic of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Mrs. Rindge decided to utilize the unique red and buff burning clays that existed in the Malibu area, as well as an abundant supply of water from a spring in Sweetwater Canyon, to establish the Malibu Potteries. Beginning in 1926, a profusion of brilliant tiles flowed from this establishment to hundreds of residential and public buildings throughout Southern California.

The Adamson House is at:
23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265-4937

Here’s to Bonne Planning!

Joanna

Bonne Inspiration: A Thoroughly Thoughtful Mood Board

I really enjoyed reading today’s post from Sarah at True Events. I really like her creative process and the collaborative effort she shared with her bride Erin in the creation of Erin's Wedding Mood Board. Also, I like the fact that Erin started a journal/blog but most importantly that she understood that besides being a memory keeper the blog was also a marketing tool for her wedding event. Erin understood the need for a designer/planner. After reading Erin’s blog, I came away knowing Erin was overwhelmed and wanted help to harness her mind full of ideas. When planning a wedding whether small and intimate or large and encompassing several venues, get and hire a good planner. There's just too much wedding minutiæ for a lay person to handle. 

Sarah read Erin’s blog, and heard “Simple Elegance, Romantic, Rustic, Vintage, and Whimsical". Then the designer implemented her good design process along with the brides written inspiration - (French Provincial meets Paris Chic, vineyard but not too wine focused, fall but not overkill of oranges and yellow, soft & warm lighting, browns, dark blues, dark purples, flowers but not too flowery, candles, lanterns, and the list goes on...). The designer/planner whittled the bride’s musings down to:

“Rustic Chic Inspiration” and the creation of:

A "Thought Filled" Mood Board.

Here's to Bonne Planning

Joanna

Via Source

Friday Star Blogger: Mints Design - San Francisco

Mints Design is a design studio and a blog dedicated to wedding & event design as well as all forms of beautiful things. Mints is known for East meets West in Style, blending contemporary European and exotic Oriental elegance into floral art.  Their style is intoxicating, new, fresh and stylish.  Thinking outside the box since 2007 this is Mints Design.

Merci Mints for the Inspiration.

Joanna

Bonne Inspiration: Vintage Themes Among Wedding Trends Expected in 2010

I found this very informative article on line last night and thought it was realy very interesting; and also includes the colors forecast for this year too.  

  

As with any fashion statement, whether it is in home décor or clothing trends for the upcoming year, there are also forecasts on the trends expected in 2010 weddings.

One of the most common trends will be intimacy. Whether it means a smaller wedding, or a backyard event complete with a homey barbeque, more and more weddings will be smaller scale. This is partly due to couples not wanting to spend a lot given the recent economic times. Keep in mind that it isn't always less expensive to be married at home; it is much cozier and far more intimate.

Many, many couples are turning to DIY for their weddings. From invitations to thank you cards right down to guest favours, the bride and groom are seeking out big craft and business stores to find cost-effective solutions to their budgetary concerns. Some are deciding not to give favours to their guests as a cost-saving measure even though they are well aware of the expense for a couple to attend a wedding; others feel that an expression of their thanks to their guests is extremely important.

Vintage themes are in! Consider 1950's as the inspiration.

Things like Birdcage Veils (a hat or head piece with a veil covering only the face), feather headpieces with a feather clip earring, a headpiece with jewels, and mermaid style gowns are all vintage inspired.

Cake styles from the 50's and 60's where traditional two-tier cakes with traditional cake-toppers and bouquets where elaborate arm bouquets or cascades are in.

Bridesmaids dresses: How often have you heard of a bridesmaid hating the dress she had to wear in a wedding, and, sometimes more than once? Well, the trend now is for brides to choose the colour of the dresses. They leave it up to the bridesmaid to choose a style she likes and one that suits her, making it more likely a dress to be worn in future. They can find off the rack dresses for reasonable prices. Some guidelines have to be issued before the purchases can take place, but everyone ends up happy.

As well as the mermaid dress mentioned earlier, there will be a move toward luxurious ball gowns in heavier fabrics. Asymmetry will be important as will ruffles, draping and some irregular finishes. Is strapless gone? Not a chance. It will continue to be very strong. If you want colour rather than white, this is the year! Bold colours are strong in the colour forecast.

We have seen the unity candle and the sand ceremony. Now there is the Love Letter. It's a beautiful trend with the Bride and Groom each writing a love letter to the other person. The letters are handed to the Officiant, who will say a few words over them, then they are placed in a box, it is locked, and it is not opened until a date the couple chooses. (I call this the Wedding Box Ceremony and several of my couples chose to include it in their ceremony in 2010).

From food, to attire and décor, being eco-friendly continues to motivate vendors to provide cost-effective and environmentally sound choices for the green-minded couple.

Here is a list of the big colours for 2010 weddings: lilac, magenta, pink, mauve, coral, turquoise, gray, fuchsia, buttercup, mango, light blue, navy, and cobalt blue. Think of vintage colours and destinations such as the Caribbean, and you'll be right on. From these colours there are beautiful combinations, let your imagination run wild!

It's your wedding, your budget, your statement, and your style. No matter what the trends are for 2010, you will remember your wedding day for the romance and commitment of the day.

Joanna

Bonne Destination Wedding: Il Cielo, Beverly Hills, California

In the land of dreamers, visionaries and stars, in a place where anything can happen, romance owes a lot to Hollywood. No matter what the problems between couples the movies make us believe that everything works itself out in the end. Next door to Hollywood is chic Beverly Hills, an elegant destination for a romantic wedding. Go ahead, get swept away in the magic; suspend disbelief for a weekend and dream. Driving north about 50 miles on the 405 Freeway from Newport Beach is Beverly Hills. Sequestered on Burton Way is many a bride’s favorite - Il Cielo Restaurant, the most romantic venue in Beverly Hills and the setting for a most dreamy day. Il Cielo will sweep you off your feet and your head will spin to the delights of its careful attention to detail. Il Cielo is a cozy haven perfect for sharing an intimate and pleasurable meal with the person you love. The magnetic proprietor Pasquale Vericella has created a menu inspired by his Northern Italian roots with satisfying risottos, homemade pastas and savory meat dishes, all playing up farm fresh vegetables like eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. The two outdoor dining patios are covered with ivy and flowering vines, peppered with little white lights that add twinkly, romantic warmth. Nearly every table is a good one, whether inside or out, a perfect spot for lovers. This place is truly a coveted spot for weddings and receptions. Stay at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel across the street and take advantage of the complimentary limousine service that will deliver you right to the ivy-covered front door of Il Cielo.

Dream Big Mes Amies!

 

Joanna

Bonne Mariage: Bridal Couples' Real Weddings - Let me Spotlight Your Wedding.

I adore spotlighting real weddings that embrace something unique – an idea, environment, venue, inspiring details, or the couples’ own unique spin. I absolutely love to spotlight Southern California Weddings – and I love great photographers.  I would like to feature your wedding - wherever you are. 

Please send me an e-mail: joannahendrie@gmail.com with your photographs with at least 650 pixels in width. Please include all the fine points and details of your Wedding or any thing you would want to see featured.

Thank you - I look forward to talking with you soon and linking your website to our blog.  Merci! Joanna