Calling all DIY, budget, and techno-savvy  brides, have we found the site for you! What if I told you that you could get a professionally edited movie from the amateur video footage taken at your wedding at a price that won’t break the bank? Or that you could create an e-save the date and have it hosted in a private gallery? Looking for an affordable wedding slideshow to show at your reception?, This is the place!  Ariane will show you how can you easily capture photo video clips taken by your guests at your wedding. All this and more is available at Storymix Media.

Wedding video filmed on Flip camera from Ariane on Vimeo.

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Unique Products with You in Mind

One of the interesting things about Storymix Media is that they create products specifically tailored to help make your wedding day easier and more memorable.  Creative Director Ariane Fisher says, “After speaking with a lot brides and reading through many bridal forums, we realized that our expertise in creating custom, personalized media products that tell a story would be of real value to today’s brides.”  So, they created a site focused just on wedding couples.
Save Time, Effort, Money, and Enjoy Your Day for a Lifetime!

Here are some of my favorite ways Storymix Media will make your wedding just a little bit better.

Guest Uploads – for only $9.99 you can get all the photos and videos from your guests in hi-resolution files.  It’s easy (just send your guests a link) there is no sign-up required.  Great as a compliment or alternative to a pro photographer or videographer.

e-Save the Date - save some money and trees using a private online gallery to send a personalized slideshow. Just imagine how happy your out of town relatives will be to see you and your beloved, if they are unable to attend.

Slideshows - these are great to tell your love story, but rather than spending hours struggling to make one yourself or hope your cousin will do it, pick from 8 professional themes and know it’s done right.

Custom Movies – if a pro videographer isn’t in your plans, then you can either rent Flip cameras or use the footage from a camcorder.  The best part is you’ll have a 15-20 minute highlight video of the best moments, without the scenes of the camera sitting on a table forgotten to be turned off.

BridesnBlooms.com Special Offer

Storymix Media is offering their BridesnBlooms.com readers a 50% coupon to the first 10 people who order any product.  Just use coupon code BNB50 in their ordering system.  As a thanks for their offer we’d appreciate it if you would provide some feedback if you are contacted by Storymix as they want to make sure you loved every aspect of your experience.

As a National company, Storymix media can make ANYONE’S dreams come true!

You guys know that we love you and always try to bring you the coolest trends that we find. We think Storymixmedia is the epitome of what we stand for.

Go, record your wonderful events, incorporate Story Mix Media into your everyday life and have a wholesale flower filled day!

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Hi everyone!

I have another fantastic vendor to introduce you to. I bet, unless you are a celebrity or a very high end bride, that you thought you couldn’t have a custom sketch of your wedding gown. That’s right, a true artist, skilled in fashion design will sketch out your gown, just for you!

What an amazing keepsake for you! You may not wind up keeping your actual gown, but, for all eternity, you will have a sketch of the gown you wore.

Is that not totally cool?

Here’s what Heather needs from you…

-Pictures of your dress-you can email or if you only have hard copies you can mail them
Any specific details you would like to focus on (if this is beadwork you must make sure it is clear in the pictures)
-She will also do a front view or a back view, or can do both for an extra fee
TIME:
-You should allow 2-3 weeks for the sketch to be completed and in the mail to you (so if this is a gift, please contact Heather at least a month in advance)
What you will receive :

-Either an 8×10 or an 11×13 picture of your sketch

Please Note: Heather’s sketches are an artistic interpretation of your dress as she sees it…..It will not be an exact replica.

You can reach Heather and check out some of her other masterpieces on her website.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/gownsketch

So, go ahead, have your gown sketched and have a wholesale flower filled day!

Hi everyone!

Today we have a Local treat for PA, MD and DC brides. If you are looking for the perfect Officiant we have found her for you! Rev. Judith L. Guasch!

What do we love about Judith? How about everything!!!

As your wedding officiant, Rev. Guasch believes it is important to create a wedding ceremony with each couple that is as unique as they are, because each couple’s story is different and unique.  When working with couples, together, you will write a wedding ceremony which reflects your relationship, your spiritual values and your own cultural heritage.  With Rev. Guasch as your wedding officiant, You create a wedding ceremony all your own which bridges the old traditions with the modern contemporary in what she calls “Re-Traditionalizing.”   And when you have ownership, You are in control.  So, whether you are getting married for the first time, or renewing your vows, having a traditional wedding, Civil union, or doing something different in an unique setting, Rev. Guasch is the one and only wedding officiant who  will help you make your wedding day a day to truly remember!

One really cool element that Rev. Guasch brings to the table is that she actually helps you to “tie the knot”, This is accomplished via the Handfasting technique.”  The Ancient Celts tied knots over and around the hands of a couple during a marriage ceremony, so that the couple would be bound to a life of blessings, health, and happiness.  Hence we get the expression “Tie the Knot.” If you choose a handfasting ceremony with Rev. Guasch you can quite literally “tie the knot”, with the help of your friends and family; Creating a unique memory and a wonderful memento to have and to hold! 

Rev. Judith L. Guasch, M.Div. is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  She received her Masters of Divinity in 1999, and is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church.

Take advantage of Rev. Guasch’s deal for 2011-2012 weddings.

Couples who book now for Nov. 2011 through Nov. 2012  receive a $20 discount on their ceremony fee.
Services must be booked and Planning Fee paid in order to receive discount.

Check out Rev. Gausch’s website www.lovely-uniqueweddings.com or give her a call at 717-222-9173.

Here’s to happy planning, and a wholesale fresh flower filled day!

Hi everyone:

So, it’s time to play the “why should we spend our money on that?” game

You found the perfect location, you chose the perfect dress, you found just the right invitations, now, you just have to address them all. You have to make sure you spell everything  just right, you have to make sure that people open the darn things…WOW, I bet you didn’t think about all of that! So, how do you get the point across that this is an important envelope? There is something really great inside, I want you to read it!!!

Calligraphy is your answer! I have found a great vendor for you to work with.

Megan Chapin is your world class Calligrapher.

I believe that calligraphy can and does set the tone for your event.  Whether it ’s a wedding, anniversary party or special birthday, the person who receives a hand-lettered envelope in the mail knows that the event is going to be special.  We get computerized junk mail every day…invite your guests the way you would want to be invited!!

Megan truly enjoys working with a client from the beginning of the planning process.  There are so many ways to integrate calligraphy into your event – from the designing of an invitation ensemble to menus and programs and place cards too!  Megan can work with your theme and will happily discuss any ideas you may have–the more creative the better!

As a professional Megan can answer questions you may have about invitation vendors. She can help you find vendors in your area. Megan will also help you with current etiquette and wording, when to mail your invitations and the like.

Please visit her website www.meganchapincalligraphy.com for more info. about her and to see samples, get pricing, list requirements etc. and feel free to call and ask questions!  There is no fee for you to call – 508-278-7290

Now, go out and have a beautifully written day and don’t forget to fill it with wholesale fresh flowers!

Hello all you lucky Northern N.J. folks! We have just found a fantastic wedding cake creator for you.
Have you been looking for an exceptional artist to create your dream cake? Well, your search stops here. Lisa at Sweet Grace Cake Designs will delight your tastebuds and dazzle your eyes with her amazing abilities. Lisa honed her artistic skills at
The Fashion Institute of Technology and is a hobbiest gardener. Fashion plays a large part in designing cakes and a designer needs to keep up on and create new trends. She loves to adorn her cakes with sugar flowers which she hand-makes to create realistic blooms.
So, once you have settled on the beautiful blooms that you will be receiving from bridesnblooms.com, simply inform Lisa of what you have chosen and she will replicate them for your cake, so, your guests can have their flowers and eat them too!
Take a look at her work, www.sweetgrace.net  she does awesome cakes besides the traditional wedding cake and she even does cupcakes and cookie favors.
If you log onto weddingwire.com you will find a 20% discount on a grooms cake for the month of June.
Have a yummy, wholesale fresh flower day!

Hi everyone.

I am constantly amazed by how incredibly creative some people are, and how that creativity helps others to have something that they will cherish for a lifetime. 

Who would ever think that seating charts could be anything except functional? Certainly not me. But, Theresa of BelleJardine.com definitely saw the need.

When you wander through the site, you are transported to your own personal garden. What do you want your guests to remember about your wedding? The details of course! What did you do that was inspiring?

www.bellejardine.comwill help you to find your passion, and have a wonderful keepsake that you can frame, and look at for a lifetime. Why have little placecards that people just pick up and then throw in the garbage? A beautiful, personalized seating scroll will be a remembrance forever.

Here’s hoping you have a wholesale flower filled day!

So what’s a host to do? You need to invite the kids, you want them to have a good time, but, you also want their parents to be able to enjoy themselves. You don’t want the parents to rush out, missing any of your wonderful event just to get the babysitter home.

Well, in Texas this company has the answer…www.onsitesitters.com

On-Site Wedding & Event Sitters offers a safe, fun and exciting childcare atmosphere at the location of your event anywhere in the state of Texas.  You provide the room and they will  provide the fun!  Everyone will relax and enjoy themselves at your wedding or event, knowing that the children are having fun just a room away!

To maximize your event experience
On-Site Wedding and Event Sitters clients:
  Work firsthand with the Owner Operator
 Have reliable sitters with a professional attitude and appearance
 Safe and Fun environment keeping the children occupied
 Have screened, CPR & First Aid sitters
 Provide a stress free environment for everyone
 Your event will be the only one booked for that day!

 Let On-Site Wedding and Event Sitters help maximize your event experience

What a Great concept…So, if you’re in the great state of Texas, call them up, and have yourself a “kid friendly” event.

Have a wholesale flowers filled day!

If you got engaged over the holidays, you’re undoubtedly looking for that perfect place to hold your wedding. Those of you living in the Tampa Bay area may want to take a look at Weddings On Water, promoted as “America’s Only Floating Chapel.” Weddings On Water is a new wedding venue that combines the romance of a wedding at sea with the intimacy of a chapel to create a unique wedding experience.

Bridesnblooms.com is proud to be a preferred vendor on Weddings on Water’s vendor list. You really need to check them out, the scenery, the movement and the location are all standouts among all the rest of the standard wedding locations.

We hope you have a wholesale flower filled day!

So, when is a porta potty not a porta potty? When it’s brought in by black tie services. You can’t believe how gorgeous these “bathrooms” are. If you are having an outdoor event or if you just need some extra potty space, you should definitely consider checking this site out! www.blacktieservices.com

Here’s what they have to say!

Clean, Reliable, Portable Restrooms and Showers FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Black Tie Event Services is the nation’s leader in providing the finest portable toilets, mobile restrooms and shower trailers from coast to coast. Since 1999, BTES has earned an outstanding reputation by providing comfortable and stylish facilities for small parties as well as large prestigious events

Have a flower filled day!

Hello everyone!

As I was trolling the internet for something of interest to write about, I came upon this item, written by Michelle Binkley. I thought it was really sweet, and, if you are a romantic at heart, you may like this idea for a bouquet.

One of my favorite things to see at weddings is a bouquet put together as the bride walks down the aisle. This is an excellent consideration if you are on a strict budget, but it does take some time to plan ahead. Ask each significant friend or family member (about 10 – 15 people total) to bring a fresh cut bloom from their garden, or their favorite flower to the ceremony. Supply each with a water vial a few days before the wedding, (Bridesnblooms.com sells this product). Have them bring their bloom of choice in the water filled vial and sit it right on the aisle at the ceremony. As the Bride (that’s you) walks down the aisle, she collects the blooms and as the bundle of flowers grows, the Mom(s) can add the last bloom(s) and tie it off with a nice ribbon. Voila! – a group bouquet which doesn’t leave a dry eye in the house. You can request that they remove the vials just before they hand you the bloom. You may also want to put someone in charge of organizing this – phoning to remind them the day before, suggesting a standard length of the flower and finding out what flowers people are bringing so that nothing outrageous like half a rose tree is handed to you while heading down the aisle.

Don’t you just love this idea? I think it’s really sweet, and really helps to include those who you couldn’t have in your wedding party.

Have a flower filled day!!!

Dorelle