Wedding Make-Up Providers

Hello Wedding Fans!

As you know, we are deep into wedding planning season right now. In fact, in the past several months, I have personally helped with several weddings and have met with many brides and bridesmaids to talk about Dessy bridesmaid dresses.

An important, yet often forgotten, aspect of wedding day beauty is makeup. The bride, the bridesmaids and often the mother of the bride and groom too want to look their best, which includes having professional makeup help. Have you considered having a makeup company consultant do a pre-wedding party, and then help the day of the wedding too?

In fact, Mary Kay consultants have samples to try out, and enjoy working with groups of ladies at bridal showers or pre-wedding makeup sessions. It is easy to test out, experiment with and purchase products that match/compliment dress colors, skin tones, etc. Plus, you can ask for help before wedding photos are taken for a more flawless look.

Olympia, WA Mary Kay: Lori Sevier, Independent Sales Director. Site: http://www.marykay.com/lorisevier/default.aspx

Shelton, WA Mary Kay: Teresa Hurt, Independent Consultant. Contact: sweet4monkeys72@hotmail.com

For more wedding ideas, visit http://www.nwweddingplace.com/ today!

2010 wedding? Looking to order Dessy bridesmaid dresses? Visit www.Dessy.com, then send us a note for a no-obligation price quote on your favorite style!

Note: Dresses take 8-9 weeks to receive since they are custom made for each person (style/size/color).

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Engagement Party

This past weekend, I hosted an engagement party for a couple who is getting married early next March. Here is a re-cap of the party planning process and information:

• The bride and groom wanted this to be a fun time. Couples and close friends were invited via Evite online invitations, approximately 3 weeks in advance.


• A special engagement cake was purchased, using the couple's planned wedding colors.


• Each person who came brought a food dish to share, and the party coordinators also brought sandwiches, drinks and deviled eggs.


• Drinks included a variety of pop, sparkling water with lemons and limes and coffee.


• One person was assigned the job of official party photographer. She took candid and posed photos at various times during the party.


• The party began at 2:00pm, and most left by 5:00.

Since this was a time for just close friends who cherish the couple to gather, and no games were needed. Plenty of networking and socializing happened naturally. It was a great time for the bride and groom to discuss their wedding plans and ideas with this intimate group of friends, many of whom will be volunteering time to help at the wedding.

Engagement parties are fun! They are meant for both men and women to attend, and usually couples will choose to invite their closest relationships.

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Day-of Wedding Coordinator

So you're getting married...Congratulations! Weddings should be all fun and games, but sometimes...they cause the engaged couple to be on overload.

One of the complaints we hear from brides is that their wedding day is too stressful and chaotic. The bride knows how she wants every detail, yet can't do it all herself. The groom is not fully available either! Besides, for the couple much of the wedding day is consumed by hair appointments, getting dressed, hanging around with the bridal party, photos, greeting guests and family members, etc. So what is a couple to do??

Hire a day-of wedding coordinator! What is the difference between a day-of coordinator and a traditional wedding planner, you ask? The day-of coordinator does a lot less of the planning work, and the majority of the practical tasks at the event. The day-of coordinator sets up decorations, organizes the volunteers, coordinates incoming vendors, such as photographers, caterers and DJ's, keeps the bridal party on-time, helps clean up, may return rented items, etc. Basically, this person takes care of many of the little things that need to get done so the bride, groom and their families can relax and have fun!

The couple gives this day-of coordinator their master plan, and meets with them beforehand to review all aspects of the big day. Fees for this type of wedding coordinator can vary widely. Depending on the scale of your wedding, and the tasks you want this person to take on, fees could be anywhere between $300 - $1500.

This person needs to be very organized and task focused, as well as have the ability to work with others effectively. Reliable, creative and sharp are also great qualities to look for!

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Wedding Jewelry Deals

Hello Readers!

Did you know that NWweddingplace also offers another blog dedicated to saving you money on your wedding? Yes...it's true...check out our cheap-wedding-tips blog for ideas on how to save your wedding budget from utter disaster.

As an example, we have access to this great jewelry deal from Ultra Diamonds, and we thought you'd want to know about it:

Use code 50off. Their prices are already great, so check this out and find a great wedding engagement set, or a gift for a loved one. Grooms, your lovely new bride would certainly appreciate some pretty earrings as a gift from you. Brides, what about getting your man a special watch, engraved with a wedding day message from yours truly?

Just a couple fun ideas for you :-). Happy shopping!

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Cool Ring Bearer Gift

If there is one gift that's difficult to decide on when planning a wedding, it's what to get the ring bearer as a wedding party gift! Not any more...Check out this super cool, personalized back pack from American Bridal!

Click the picture to find out more information about this personalized ring bearer backpack and how to order (then type in "camo backpack"). Camo is certainly a hit with ring bearers ages 4-10! Additionally, American Bridal also has a clearance sale happening on wedding favors and gifts!

Happy shopping... :-)

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Are Blue Weddings Back?

Blue - the color of the early 90's...

From what we can tell, blue seems to be back for weddings! In recent months, we've helped with several weddings, all whom have used blues for bridesmaid dresses.

In the past several years, blues have remained popular for beach themed weddings (for obvious reasons) and have been spotted in some winter weddings.

Great accent colors with blues could be browns and tans, silver, reds (used sparingly), pinks, pale yellow, and of course ivory or white. How do couples incorporate their wedding "color?" In several potential ways:

Bridesmaid Dresses

Groomsman ties

Bridesmaid bouquets and ribbons

Table centerpieces

Floral

Tableware, such as plates, napkins, linens, etc.

Balloons

Candles

Banners

Cake frosting accents

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue! Or maybe, a LOT of things blue!

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