Pin Your Heart Out

If you haven’t already heard, there is a new phenomenon in the social media world – PINTEREST!  The website allows you to organize and share anything on the web through pictures.  This place is a GREAT tool for brides and wedding planners!

Brides can set up a “pinboard” for their wedding and their pinterest page turns into a virtual scrapbook of ideas and interests.  Pinterest will also allow users to create different folders for all the numerous details of a wedding, such as the cake, the bouquet, decorations, dresses and color schemes. Brides could also search through other Pinterest user’s “pins” for ideas. Other “pins” could spark great ideas that you wouldn’t have thought of on your own. 

Pictures makes it much easier for a bride to show a florist, someone working at a dress boutique or their wedding planner what they want.  It's so much easier than explaining with words! Another great perk of Pinterest is it allows people to comment on your “pins” to get feedback from family and friends!

People love to be a part of something if they feel like they helped create it, so a bridal party will love posting “pins” and commenting on your plans. So get online and go explore! Go to www.pinterest.com, request an invite, and start “pinning” your wedding plans!  Don't forget to add your wedding planner to your pin board - we LOVE knowing what you love!  HAPPY PINNING!

Holiday Gift from us at BBE!

 

Borrowed & Blue has a Holiday Gift for YOU! Book before February 1, 2012 and receive FREE invitations! Email us at info@borrowedblueevents.com to find out all the details or to set up your free consultation. Merry Christmas! =)

 

Kirby’s Top 5 Hot Fall Trends for 2012

1.)    Tiny touches of metallic:

Borrowed & Blue Events - Small Batch Cookery

     Add in your Choice of metallic - whether it be gold, silver or gilver (Thanks Rachel Zoe for the verbiage), a touch of this in your decor will go a long way!

2.)    Brighten it up with Candles:

Borrowed & Blue Events - Lauren Cardwell Photography

     Use candles to create a romantic reception area for your guests to enjoy.  They can also serve as centerpieces or you can use them as simple decoration to dress up any venue. 

3.)    Stick to your theme with warm colored flowers:

Fall Wedding Ideas

     Pick a combination of flowers that are burnt orange, auburn and red mixed with a brighter orange and golden yellow.  The mix of all these colors creates for a bouquet made perfectly for a fall bride!  

4.)    Accessorize your wedding dress:

Ciara Richardson

     Add warm colored accessories to accentuate the fall colors in your decorations.  This also gives the dress character and originality!  

5.)    Keep it simple with your bridesmaids dresses:

Elizabeth Anne Designs

     Choosing a neutral color, beige, ivory or pearl white, creates a classy look.  They also pair nicely with warm, dark color theme of oranges, reds and burgundys.

That's all for now with my 2012 forecast!  Happy Holidays!

www - what?

 

In 338 days it will be my beautiful sister’s wedding day! Naturally her wedding plans have been a hot topic with family, friends and anyone who will listen.  Her wedding website is one topic of conversation that has brought out a surprising reaction. “You have a website for your wedding? Oh my gosh…so cheesy!” is the general reaction when some of our family and friends heard of her website. Well welcome to the 21^st century!  People make wedding websites?  OF COURSE! There are over 250 million websites out there so weddings joined the World Wide Web party. Why make a wedding website? Allow me to explore some perks. 

The first perk is a no brainer; a website gets information out to guests!  Everything a guest needs to know about venue locations, lodging, times, attire, directions, etc. is easily accessible.  With around 150 guests expected at the 11/10/12 wedding, I know at least one will lose their invitation.  Before you call and overwhelm someone on such a hectic day, whip out your Smartphone, all the information you need is right on the website!

Whether you think of it this way or not, the wedding website is another element of the overall wedding design.  The website should tie along with the wedding theme and the couples personality so guests get a good vibe of the wedding up to 300ish days before the big day!  I’m ALWAYS a fan of another way to show creativity ;) 

Another perk - a website can tell your story; where you met, how you met, how long you dated your fiancé, the engagement and the honeymoon.  All the basics of your relationship and journey to marriage that people love to know but might not get the chance to hear from you can easily be found on the web. My sister even included a page for her beloved dogs that she got with her fiancé.  I don’t know if everyone in our huge family knew she has dogs, but now they do!  It’s fun for guests to learn a little more about the couple before witnessing the “I do”.

Finally, what does every bride want out of her big day? A day she will never forget!  Sure the video and professional photo album will stay in the couple’s home forever, but what if you want to reminisce while at work or when you’re out of town? What about the friends and family who weren’t lucky enough to attend the big event?  Once again, that’s what the website is for. Anybody can log on to flip through the pictures long after the wedding is over.  Once the wedding day has passed the website acts as a keepsake to preserve the special moments only captured at a wedding. 

So here’s the deal, get with the program and make a website for your wedding. Have fun with it and make it unique to you and your fiancé. Trust me; you will certainly be helping your guests out as well!

Blessings

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, there is much to be grateful for.  Every day I am grateful to have such an AMAZING business partner and team of OUTSTANDING event assistants.  I can’t believe how lucky I am!  The team around me supports me, motivates me and helps make Borrowed & Blue better each day! 

Planning a wedding is hard work.  Nothing about this business is as easy or glamorous as one may think.  But, the days without having time to eat or sleep leading up to a wedding, the stress you take on so the bride and groom don't have to, the worry and the butterflies of nervousness all go away when you are able to make a couples dreams come true.  The hard work is definitely worth it in the end.  

In this industry, you can’t please everyone.  When it comes to weddings, there are a lot of emotions and opinions involved.  The risks are high but the reward is higher.  So today I am thankful for my happy brides, grooms and their families.  I am thankful that they all have kept us in their life and that they continue to praise Borrowed & Blue at every turn.  Without their smiling faces and words of encouragement, BB would not be as successful as it is today.  SO THANK YOU for letting us share in your special day.  We will be forever grateful to each and every one of you.  <3

Mashtini?

Last week I had the pleasure of attending my cousin’s wedding in the BEAUTIFUL city of Destin, Florida. If I wasn’t already ecstatic about being in the sunshine state for a beach wedding, my excitement sky-rocketed when I saw martini glasses! Open bar with beer, wine AND martinis? Count me in! I received an even greater shock when my sister sat down for dinner with her martini glass filled with … mashed potatoes? 

Come to find out there was a mashed potato bar, mashtinis anybody? Guests had their choice of buttermilk mashed, roasted garlic, or sweet potatoes with a variety of delicious toppings to add on. I thought it was definitely a great idea that guests could get creative with and enjoy. And let’s be honest, mashed potatoes are the only acceptable substitute for an Appletini.

Photo Booth? YES PLEASE!

This past weekend we worked with the fantastic folks from Southern Exposure Photo Booth!  Not only did we think the ladies were the sweetest things ever, their photo booth made my day!  It wasn’t gaudy, it didn’t take away from the glam décor, and like expected – it was a BIG HIT with the wedding party!  They even handed over the scrap book for the bride and groom that night without me having to chase them down!  I highly recommend them and know I will be using them again ASAP!  Check out our lovely wedding assistants looking fancy in the booth ;)  

Love these silly assistants of ours more and more each event!  I REALLY DON’T KNOW what we would do without them!! Glad to know they enjoyed the photo booth, too! =)