Super Bride Sunday at the Monogram Shoppe

From the Monogram Shoppe

Hey Brides; while all of the pre-game Super Bowl happenings are going on, stop by the Monogram Shoppe for help with your wedding planning, great savings, and expert advice.

Be sure to check our the Cathy’s Concept and Beverly Clark Trunk Shows, wonderful attendants gifts, new jeweled cake toppers, and specials on invitations. We will have other wedding vendors on hand as well as live wedding music and refreshments including chocolates and wedding cake. The first 50 brides receive a complimentary gift bag!

Get registered for the hourly gift card drawings, have fun, and maybe check a few more items off of your “bridal to-do list” from noon-4pm on Sunday, February 7, 2010. Call 260.436.3138 for more details.

The Monogram Shoppe is located at Covington Plava at 6410 West Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hope to see you there!!

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How Long Should Wedding Photos Take After the Ceremony?

Did You Know? Wedding Connection Members Answer Bride’s Toughest Questions

 

Wedding Photos Timelines

 

 

 

 

 

The Fort Wayne Wedding Connection is a strong supporter of bridal education. We asked our members to share their most asked questions from previous brides and grooms. We will feature these planning questions (or problems) and their professional answers. Feel free to leave your rough questions or prenuptial roadblocks in our comments section and we will have Wedding Connection members share their solutions for your wedding planning woes.

 

Wedding Connection member; Picture Perfect Photography shared their frequently asked question from brides:

 

“How do I know how much time it will take to do my photos after the service?

 

Dave from Picture Perfect Photography shared his response:  “We will help you ‘engineer’ your time line.” An experienced wedding photographer knows about approximately how long formal wedding shots will take after the wedding ceremony. They will offer suggestions on what types of photos can be taken prior to the ceremony and work with you on figuring out about how much time will be needed (based on number of photos requested, number of wedding party member, and time allotted at the ceremony location).

 

Have photography questions for your wedding? Contact the staff at Picture Perfect Photography 260-489-2935.

Dad Hates Dancing-Now What?

From June Hoffman of Megasound

Many brides want to share a dance at her wedding with her father. What happens when dad hates dancing? Compromise is the answer. Louis Armstrong offers a short (two and a half minute) musical option that fits the bill.

“What a Wonderful World” is a timeless classic that creates touching moments during the Father/Bride dance. This is a win-win option that makes for few dry eyes in the audience.

Rose’s Bouquets - A “Weddings-Only” Florist

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

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.

Wedding Wisdom in a Nutshell

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

        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. 13^th St., Ste. D

Decatur, IN 46733

260.728.4020 or Toll Free 866.522.4020

www.lasersolutionsforskin.com

 

 

 

 

Covington Plaza is the Place to be for Wedding Knowledge on April 25, 2009

 

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.

Members Share Wedding Ideas with Brides

 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.

 

 

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