My Man: Colin Cowie's Wedding Chic

Everyone knows that I LOVE Colin Cowie. Some folks follow celebrities, I keep up with Colin Cowie...LOL! He is simply divine. I love how he can make anything beautiful on any budget. Well, the man has a new book (I am ordering it today) which is the crafted after his super fabulous Colin Cowie Chic. Wedding Chic is organized into chapters covering all of the celebration—from bouquets to cakes and food, invitations to dresses and reception décor. It is a must have.

Too Good for Flowers: Waterford Crystal

I personally think that these vases may be too good for plain ol' flowers. What do you think? See the entire collection at Waterford.ie.

The Fabulous Travis: Functions Creative Event Services

One of my clients turned me on to her event planner and he is all the rave! When he emailed me to confirm an appointment with me, I took a peek at his flickr portfolio and oh my! Too fabulous. I was speechless. Travis-Lee Moore is the Senior Event Producer for Functions Creative Event Services in Baltimore, MD. Here are some amazing photos from some of their events. If you want to contact him, you can reach him at travis-lee@functionsgroup.com.

Making the Grand Entrance: Finesse Event Design

Australian event design firm, Finesse Event Design, surely knows what it means to make a grand entrance. These entrances are amazing! Just beautiful. The second one is my favorite. Aussie brides - see more and get information about this event design firm on their web site.

The Best Event Designs of 2007

More recap from 2007. Here are my favorite event designs and designer of 2007.




The Best Idea from an Event Planner was Glenn Griffith, Inc.
The ice luminary took the cake in 2007! I have not seen a more amazing idea.


The Best Event Design Company: Heffernan Morgan
Are these amazing images or what? Don't you want them to do your wedding? They were it for me in 2007. Here are my favorites pics from their portfolio.






Best Floral Event Designer: Florarama.
There floral arrangements are something quite special. I was impressed with the how rich the hues of the flowers were. I also love the creativity and thinking outside the box. Here are some of my favorite pics from their portfolio:












The Best Linens: Wildflower Linens

Fabulous Lighting: Leonardo Store

I love this. This would be fabulous for any event. Get some at Leonardo Store.

An Amazing Entrance: Mila Design

This stunning picture is from an event by Mila Design in Chicago.

The Vase to add the Right Ambiance

While going through my ton of emails (I am signed up for everything), I came across this wonderful vase from CB2. This teardrop vase could add an amazing ambiance to your reception decor. The price is so right at $4.95 each. Get yours at CB2.com.

Passiflora Designs

These are wonderful shots from Passiflora Designs in San Francisco. I only have a few. You have to go to their web site here to see their amazing work. I love how they give their themes such wonderful names like
"kiwis and lime" or "cream and sugar." A must see.

TFS Studio - An Unbelievable Before and After

I am speechless. You have to visit their web site to get the full picture of the talent that is TFS Studio.

Rebecca Thuss - Simplicity of the Design

I love the work of event planner, Rebecca Thuss. There is great beauty in simplicity. Rebecca seems to understand this concept and transforms it into amazing events. You can see all of her work on her web site. Here are some beautiful images from her work: