2013 Pantone Color of the Year

One of the things I look forward to every December is when Pantone announced the color of the year. Yesterday, Pantone unveiled that 2013's color of the year is Emerald. As a designer, I'm drawn to vibrant colors. Emerald green definitely fits the bill.

This year everyone had fun with Tangerine Tango, 2012's color of the year. I'm sure that next year won't be any different. Rest assured that you will be seeing Emerald everywhere in fashion, decor, and weddings in 2013 and I look forward to it! Photo

Congratulations Taya & Coolidge (Part 2)

The bride and groom had so much fun posing for pictures all around the facility, especially in the lounge at the piano.

Black, white, and canary were evident all throughout the day, including the beautiful wedding cake.

Everyone had a great time at Taya and Coolidge's wedding and was sad that the celebration had to end!

Congratulations Taya and Coolidge

In September, Your Champagne Wishes Events had the pleasure of working with Taya and Coolidge on their wedding day.

The couple's wedding colors were black, white, and canary yellow. I love the way Dee's Eyes Photography made the canary bouquet pop.

The wedding ceremony and reception were celebrated at Elaborate Events Facility in Duluth.

Empire State Building & Preston Bailey Contest

Celebrity event designer Preston Bailey and New York's world famous Empire State Building are teaming up for a Valentine's Day wedding contest. Although they receive many requests on a daily bases, this annual Empire State Building contest is the only opportunity for couples to get married at the landmark location.

On February 14, 2013 three lucky couples will win their dream wedding with the help of Preston Bailey.Contest details and rules will be posted on the Empire State Building's Facebook page and www.prestonbailey.com in mid-November and the winners will be announced in early January. Photo

Congratulations Joanna and Hunter!

Joanna and Hunter were married at Oakhurst Baptist Church in July. Then they celebrated their wedding reception with their families and friends at the lovely Cator Woolford Gardens.

It wasn't just the bridal party that jumped for joy, everyone was so happy for the newlyweds.

Cator Woolford Gardens was the perfect place for guests to enjoy lawn games all evening.

Photo booths are a hit at parties. Our couple's reception was no exception. The couple and their guests had a great time with the props at this booth.

Another current wedding trend that the couple couldn't wait to enjoy were delicious cupcakes. Congratulations Joanna and Hunter! A great time was had by all.

Meet Tiffany and Aaron

Meet Tiffany and Aaron! We have the pleasure of coordinating and designing the flowers for their outdoor fall wedding next month. They are looking forward to exchanging vows in a beautiful garden, playing lawn games, dining and dancing under tents with their wedding guests.

As you can see from their photo collage, the couple loves each other and know how to have fun!

Congratulations Connie & Will (Part 2)

Our July couple took some great shots outside on the streets of Buckhead just after being pronounced husband and wife.

Their wedding guest enjoyed a great sit down dinner.

After enjoying some great hors d'oeuvres first.

Everyone spent the evening eating, drinking, dancing, and eating wedding cake with the newlyweds.

Congratulations Connie and Will! Photos

Congratulations Connie & Will (Part 1)

Earlier this summer Your Champagne Wishes Events coordinated the wedding of Connie and Will at 103 West in Buckhead.

It was an indoor intimate wedding celebration with only the bride and groom's closest family and friends in attendance.

The couple's red and white colors could be seen all throughout the day.

The newlyweds ventured out into the summer heat to take some nice pictures outside taken by Eric Wittmayer.

Stay tuned for more great pictures in part 2! Photos

Meet Ashley and Jamal

Introducing Ashley and Jamal! I love it when I get to share our couples engagement photos with you. Don't they just make the cutest couple?

I'm looking forward to their wedding day in October. I have the honor of being their wedding planner and floral designer and I can't wait to share pictures with you!

Munaluchi Style My Wedding Contest

Brides, would you like a chance to win a free wedding dress + up to five dresses for your bridesmaids? Munaluchi Bridal is having an exciting pinterest giveaway of Kathy Ireland for Mon Cheri dresses.

Hurry! The contest ends August 3rd. Visit www.munaluchibridal.com for contest details.

Lawn games at your wedding

We love sharing popular wedding trends on this blog. This year, brides and grooms are being creative and giving guests more options to have fun at wedding receptions other than just dancing. One option is lawn games.

Your guests will have so much fun playing games like croquet or tossing bean bags in corn holes boards. Come to think of it, so will you!

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Meet Joanna and Hunter

Allow me to introduce you to Joanna and Hunter. In a few short weeks my team and I have to pleasure of assisting them make their wedding wishes come true. Your Champagne Wishes Events loves creative couples. Most wedding receptions are normally inside, but not this time. Our couple will enjoy an evening outside under a tent and in lovely gardens with their guests. We look forward to sharing their wedding with you!

Wedding Decor Trends That We Love (Part 2)!

We wanted to share with you more trends being used in weddings. Chevrons are stripes of inverted V's. They were traditionally used on military uniforms to show the length of service. Today, they are being used in all areas of wedding design including invitations, cakes, linens, etc. Ombre means the gradual shading from light to dark. It is being used on fabrics, cakes, flowers, etc. Here is a great example on these bridesmaids dresses. Photo Photo

New Wedding Apps

Technology is helping couples with their wedding planning needs by using tools right at their fingertips. When you are out and about doing your day to day activities and you see a great idea that you love for your wedding, simply take a picture of it. My Collection Wedding by Colin Cowie is a free mobile app that allows you to organize and share all of your pictures with friends and family.

Another great new app is Appy Couple. Appy Couple is an app for guest to find out all of your wedding information like they would on a wedding website. You can choice a design and customize your own app with a matching website. Your guest can stay updated on your wedding events, find out who is in the wedding, where you are registered, and keep up with the countdown to your big day.

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Wedding Decor Trends That We Love

We are seeing a lot of great trends in wedding decor that we absolutely love! Ribbon adds a fun creative touch to your wedding day. Seen here it is used as a focal point backdrop.

Traditionally, baby's breath was used as a filler for other flowers like roses. Have you seen the way baby's breath is being used to stand alone now? It can be very romantic.

We saved the best for last. Sequins add all the sparkle you could ever ask for to your big day. Colors like black or gray can be very elegant.

Have fun deciding on what decor style that fits your style. Happy planning! Photo Photo Photo

Brides Against Breast Cancer Gown Sale

Are you pinning?

Are you looking for inspiration for your wedding day? Have you joined the millions are other people that are pinning? I'm talking about Pinterest. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard that you can collect all of the pictures that you want to organize. It's so much better than carrying around a heavy binder with clippings of photos from everywhere. Be sure to visit our page on Pinterest. Feel free to start following us!

Congratulations Alycia & Ralph (Part 2)

A picture is worth a thousand words! You can see how happy and how much fun the bride and groom had on their wedding day.

Speaking of fun, I had a lot of fun designing the flowers for the wedding. I used colorful mango calla lilies, button mums, hypericum berries, fern curls, stock, Nora orchids, trick dianthus, and curly willow branches to give the bride what she envisioned.

My team and I set up lots of personal details like a creative clothes line full of pictures of the bride and groom through the years.

Guest loved finding their table from the escort card trees.

The reception was at the Payne Corley House which fit in well with the bride's "there's no place like home" theme.

The front lawn of the venue was all aglow with trees lighting up the night.

The design of the branches on the wedding cake flowed nicely with the curly willow branches in all of the bouquets.

We filled the table with several flavors of homemade jam that the bride and her mother made for guest favors.

The guest sent the happy couple off with an exciting sparkler exit. Congratulation to the happy couple from Your Champagne Wishes Events! Photo