Ten Important Tips to Know When You First Get Engaged, Plus Our Picks of the Week

After planning weddings for over 11 years, I have discovered a large percentage of men like to pop the question around the holidays.  I can relate, since my husband popped the question 10 years ago this month. XO

Our Company offers a variety of different services, so we may accommodate all of our clients.

We have access to over 4,000 private estates, mansions and venues in the greater Los Angeles area.

Here is our link to our Private Estates and Venues.

In addition, we can help with the wedding or event planning, whatever works best for your needs.

For a stress free wedding, we have listed our top tips for brides and grooms to avoid costly and time consuming mistakes.

Happy 2014


Let the Planning Begin -
1. Talk with an experienced and reputable planner before you start the process.  Event planners can run through your numbers (guest count and budget) and make great recommendations. The last thing you want to do is start on the wrong course and end up spending more money then you have in your budget.

2. Choose the best date or dates before you book a venue. Start with family and close friends to make sure there are no conflicts.

3. Take some time at the beginning and talk with the groom about the type of wedding you both would like to have, such as will it be formal, elaborate, chic, casual, themed, beach style to name a few ideas.

4. Wait until you secure your venue before you start your search for your event professionals and your dress.

5. Ask your planner to verify all of your event agreements before you sign. We look for important details such as timeline, contact, pricing and other information that are necessary to keep things running smoothly on the event day.

6. Make sure that your event planner creates your timeline (we create one right after we are hired), before you negotiate your start and end times with your event professionals. This saves valuable time and money.

7. Check out all of your prospective hires on Google and Yelp before hiring them.

8. Start collecting your favorite photos on Pinterest. This will help your florist, event planner and others be more in tune with your style, plus creative meetings will stay on target.

9.  Before you purchase your wedding dress, verify how it bustles. If they break or they are complicated, it can delay your time on the dance floor!

10. Create a wedding web site so your guests can access important wedding information in regard to such things as travel and hotel accommodations. Make sure this is done before the save the dates go out.

Inspired by Color and Pretty Things - What I Am Into This Week: 
Here is an unique and great idea to check out for a gift or special card by talented artist Debra Alouise.
Each drawing is done by hand and with water colors with high quality glitter dust.

Debra's Etsy Shop ~   http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandhorse?ref=seller_info

Many times our caterers advise us that due to the menu, we won't have room for florals on the tables  - below is an option that is different and beautiful.





Lavender adds a nice touch to the escort card table and beverages. 

Fun, fearless and being different - white gowns are stunning, but not everyone wants to wear the traditional white gown at their wedding.   



A dark blue gown may seem wild, but trust me it could be stunning. You could ask the bridesmaids to wear ivory (make sure your table cloths are not solid ivory to give some contrast) and the groom and groomsmen to be dressed in sharp looking black tuxedos.   XO



Live, Laugh, Love, 
Gianna