Rose’s Bouquets - A “Weddings-Only” Florist
April 28, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Rose’s Bouquets is a weddings-only florist that services about 75 weddings per year. With flexible packages to fit any budget, Rose’s Bouquets caters to your bridal needs and ideas.
Our personal service guarantees at least two consultations before your special day, assuring your wedding floral arrangements are exactly what you have dreamed. Rose’s Bouquets uses worldwide suppliers who provide the highest quality flowers. Delivery and set up is always included for your wedding!
Contact us today at 260-602-7311 to schedule your free, no-obligation consultation. Be sure to check out our website for wonderful bridal arrangement ideas.
Top Five Reasons You Should Hire a Professional Videographer for Your Wedding
April 28, 2009 by · 1 Comment
By Lance Clark of LC Media
#1. You will be able to show your wedding video to your future children.
#2. Experience your wedding vows over and over.
#3. See and hear your parents, friends, and family as they were on your wedding day.
#4. See yourself and your spouse as you look on your special day.
#5. Capture the way you look in your wedding gown.
Three Helpful Tips for Your Wedding Ceremony
April 27, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Wedding Wisdom in a Nutshell
Bits and pieces of helpful information for all couples planning their weddings.
Wedding Connection members share their professional wedding tips with brides and grooms.
Check back often for great hints and planning tips, new ideas, and great photos for creating your dream wedding.
From June Hoffman (DJ/MC/Officiant) of Megasound
- Try to have a rehearsal so your wedding ceremony goes smoothly.
- Do not “lock” your knees while standing at the alter.
- Breath naturally and allow the Officiant to lead you through the nuptials.
Remember to enjoy your wedding ceremony as it will go by so quickly.
Three Questions Brides Can Ask When Searching for a Caterer
April 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Wedding Wisdom in a Nutshell
Bits and pieces of helpful information for all couples planning their weddings.
Wedding Connection members share their professional wedding tips with brides and grooms.
Check back often for great hints and planning tips, new ideas, and great photos for creating your dream wedding.
From Joe Ceruti of Ceruti’s Catering
1. How many years has your company been in business?
2. How many weddings did your company contract last year?
3. What types of insurance and limits does your company carry?
K&S Travel Hosts Sandals & Beaches Night
April 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
from Kim Caudill of K&S Travel
You are cordially invited for an evening of food, fun, prizes, and booking INCENTIVES!
Join Kim Caudill of K&S Travel and Sandals and Beaches Representative, Trish Hartlage for a fun informative evening. Get all your honeymoon and destination wedding questions answered by the experts!
Sandals & Beaches Nights
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Presentation begins at 6:30pm
3009 E. State Blvd
Fort Wayne, Indiana
RSVP 24 hours Prior to Event at K & S Travel 260-485-0816 or toll free 888-485-0816
If you attend the May 13th Caribbean night, you will receive a $250 Spa Credit for any Sandals or Beaches vacation reserved *
*Must book within 10 business days of the event attended and book concierge level or higher to qualify. Offer may be withdrawn without notice. Registration required to qualify. All resorts are applicable for the resort credit (not applicable Grand Pineapple Resorts and Royal Plantation Collection) and are subject to change without prior notice.
Hope to see you there!
Wedding Wisdom in a Nutshell
April 13, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Wedding Wisdom in a Nutshell
Bits and pieces of helpful information for all couples planning their weddings.
Wedding Connection members share their professional wedding tips with brides and grooms.
Check back often for great hints and planning tips, new ideas, and great photos for creating your dream wedding.
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From Judy Gaulden of Photo Artistry by Judy
Brides should consider this tip before deciding to use any type of products which add a sparkle to the skin. Using these will quite possibly result in little white spots in your photographs due to the flash of light created in exposing the film hitting the sparkle on your skin. In the final photograph, it would appear as a little white dot in each location where there was a sparkle. While the sparkles may be pretty in person they can be very costly to have removed from all of your photographs.
Solutions Skincare Helps Brides Look Perfect
April 6, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Where Medical Expertise meets the ultimate Spa Experience
Solutions was designed by Craig E. Hanson, MD, FACOG and his wife Rachelle to provide their patients with State-of-the-Art corrective treatments for the skin. Dr. Hanson is a Board Certified Advanced Specialty Surgeon. He has extensive training and experience in the field of Cosmo-Gynecology and has been laser trained and certified since 1994. Rachelle Hanson, LE is a Licensed Esthetician and Medical Esthetic Specialist with extensive post graduate training in medical esthetic procedures and products.
We have Solutions for Sun Spots, Age Spots, Wrinkles, Stretch Marks, Acne, Unwanted Hair, Loose Skin, Skin Tightening, Botox, Unwanted Tatoos, And More
Our experience has led us to design a unique approach when treating their patient’s concerns by personally reviewing and customizing each treatment plan, while identifying the best and most effective modality for each patient’s skincare concern. The foundation of this approach is the use of multi-modalities, by blending both paramedical and medical equipment, along with medical grade products and expertise in product knowledge; we are able to obtain optimal results.
· Bridal Parties & Packages
· “Wedding Connection” Partner Discounts
· Bridal & Bridal Party Make-up
· Sunless Bronzing- Natural, Even, and Hydrating
Not only will regular body bronzing give you that fresh off the beach look that everyone desires, but will also promote cell rejuvenation and smooth glowing skin
· Education –Classes & Monthly Seminars
Call early to look “picture perfect” for that special day!
Solutions Skincare & Laser Center, LLC
1401 N. 13th St., Ste. D
Decatur, IN 46733
260.728.4020 or Toll Free 866.522.4020
Covington Plaza is the Place to be for Wedding Knowledge on April 25, 2009
April 5, 2009 by · 6 Comments
Many wedding professionals as well as Wedding Connection members will be on site to help you with your wedding planning at the Covington Plaza Wedding Walk. Saturday, April 25th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., the plaza invites brides, grooms, mothers and bridal party members to stroll the plaza to gain ideas for their upcoming nuptials.
“The plaza is filled with stores and shops that are filled with bridal items” according to Shelli Young, Property Manager of Covington Plaza. Many of the shops are holding special events that day to aid with the planning. Jophiel is holding a Mother of the Bride fashion show at 11:00 a.m. and Mitchell Books will have a book signing at 2:00 p.m. by Michael Essany, author of “Groomology 101: How to avoid Brideszilla”. The Monogram Shoppe is holding a Trunk Show to showcase all of the options for Bridesmaids and Groomsmen’s gifts.
While walking the plaza, you will find wonderful ideas for you all aspects of your wedding. Even Senator Lugar’s office has prepared a booklet outlining all the things you need to do after the big day.
Many of the shops are offering specials and door prized that day. Covington Plaza will be drawing for a $100 gift card to be used at any of the participating shops. Each Bride will receive a card when they register. As you enjoy Covington Plaza, you will get your card stamped at each store and then leave them at the last shop to be entered in the drawing.
The Covington Plaza Wedding Walk will also feature some other wedding venders as well. Be sure to check out these Wedding Connection members to get more of your planning questions answered. Ceruti’s Catering, Elegant Cakes by Carolyn, Megasound, and the Wedding Place will be able to help you with your wedding planning stress.
It should be a fun day for all brides and grooms. Bring you wedding questions to Covington Plaza and get all of your answers on Saturday, April 25, 2009. See you there.
Something Old, Something New - Celebrating Wedding Traditions
April 4, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The Wedding Place is honored to present “Something Old, Something New”
Saturday, April 18, 2009 from noon-5pm
Location: 4618 Speedway Drive
Brides and Mothers join us as we celebrate wedding traditions. Free flowers to any mother of the wedding who brings a copy of her wedding photo for our collection! A Mother’s gown trunk show by Catrina for Jordan Fashions will highlight the day.
Brides … be inspired by today’s fashion and style to create your own wedding traditions of tomorrow. Tasty treats, surprises and special prices!
Visit our website for more details as this unique day.
Members Share Wedding Ideas with Brides
April 2, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The Wedding Place, the Monogram Shoppe, and Megasound wrapped up of the spring season of Bridal Academy last week. The session was all about planning for the conclusion of a couples wedding including thank you notes, gown presercation, and reception closers. The best part was of the “Wrap of Your Wedding in Style” session for November 2010 bride, Kathleen was “just the overall topics because I got a lot of awesome ideas.”
Sara Keltsch of the Monogram Shoppe shared helpful tips on writing thank you notes. Areas such as when to write notes, how to phrase note content, as well as new ideas on how to incorporate gift photos and how to select an appropriate thank you note style were covered. She also gave each bride their own personal copy of “Heartfelt Thank You Notes” by Beverly Clark.
Dawn Quick of the Wedding Place shared photos and the background secrets of wedding gown preservation. She also revealed the “miracles” performed by the Wedding Gown Preservation Company over the years. Quick said that she has seen wedding dresses covered with alcohol, dirt, food, as well as mold and this companies intricate process has removed all of these stains and more. Quick made sure that each bride attending received a $60 coupon in order to preserve their wedding gown after their wedding.
June Hoffman of Megasound literally wrapped up the Bridal Academy session with ideas on how brides and grooms can leave their wedding reception in style. She said that many past couples have added fireworks or sparklers as a way to close their reception with a “bang.” Hoffman said that she has even had couples escape in horse-drawn carriages and hot air balloons. Hoffman shared a few guest treat ideas for the reception closing including cookies and candy. She made sure that each bride and guest in attendance had plenty of their own sweet treats to enjoy or take home.
All Bridal Academy attendees and sponsors rounded out the session with a game of matching singers and song titles for grand finale reception songs. The brides got a lot of fun last dance song ideas such as “You Want to Make a Memory,” “Save the Last Dance for Me,” and “So Long, Farewell, Goodbye” as well as the traditional “Last Dance.”
Two brides won door prizes and all the brides received goodie bags full of wedding planning information, gifts, and wedding savings opportunities. December 2010 bride, Tiffany felt that the topics were “very informative.” As for May 2010 bride, Michelle, she thought that best parts were “the thank you and gown preservation.”
The Bridal Academy Sponsors are always available for questions and assisting Fort Wayne area brides with creating the wedding of their dreams. They look forward to the next session that is September 2009. If you have any special requests for wedding-related topics for the upcoming fall sessions, just let the Bridal Academy Sponsors know as NOW is planning time for these exciting events.
June 2009 bride, Julie pretty much summed up Bridal Academy when she commented that “I think it’s great that you provide this type of thing” for brides.













