Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 17th, 2009
A month ago, I received an email from Shannon O’Kelley, the owner and designer of the lovely Southall Eden Paperie. She is going to share with our readers some of the hot new trends for wedding stationery that you can expect to see more of in the coming months and year. So without further ado, [...]
Tags: Southall Eden Paperie, wedding inviatations and stationery
Posted in Invitations & Stationery | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
I have had a few brides asking me what they should provide for the bathroom amenity baskets, and I thought this topic would make a great blog post and hopefully if you are thinking about the same thing, you will find your answers here.
You can put as many or as little items as you’d like. [...]
Tags: bathroom amenity baskets
Posted in Beauty & Spa, Tips & Advice | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
The one great thing about the wedding industry is that we are all very passionate about what we do, and we obviously care about our clients and the products and services that we provide. Therefore, any vendor reviews (good or bad) are very important to us.
Of course, I would love to hear from my clients [...]
Tags: Reviews
Posted in Tips & Advice | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
If you are a loyal reader of Away Soiree, you will remember that I have blogged about afternoon tea and any tea related treats before. As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, growing up in Hong Kong and having lived in London for a year, afternoon tea is like a regular meal for [...]
Tags: afternoon tea, Bridal Shower, Crown & Crumpet
Posted in Bridal Shower, Cakes, desserts | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 13th, 2009
I am very excited to receive an email last Friday from Azure Nelson of the OneWed’s Savvy Scoop blog. She told me that Away Soiree has been awarded the “OneWed Loves It!” seal of approval! As Azure explains: “There are a lot of great products and blogs out there, but the OneWed Loves It! seal [...]
Tags: Away Soiree, OneWed's Savvy Scoop Bridal Blog
Posted in Awards, Blog | No Comments »
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Oahu always holds a very special place in my heart because that’s where I got married a little over 4 years ago. So I was really excited when I headed out there for Kate and Jeff’s wedding at Lanikuhonua, one of my favorite venues on the “Gathering Isle”!
Here are some snapshots that I took with [...]
Tags: Events by Evonne
Posted in Featured Weddings | 19 Comments »
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
I receive emails, cover letters and resumes every week from those of you who aspires to be an event planner or designer, and wants to join the Events by Evonne team. Although currently there are no open positions available, every Spring I do conduct interviews for new interns to join us for that year’s wedding [...]
Tags: Event Designer, Event Planner, Events by Evonne, Wedding Designer, Wedding Planner
Posted in Tips & Advice | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
I just saw this quiz in the Northern California issue of The Knot magazine by Jennifer Benjamin and thought it would be fun for all of us to take it. So what kind of a bride are you? OK, no cheating… don’t look at the answer key below until you are done with the quiz! [...]
Tags: The Knot
Posted in Quiz | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Have you fallen in love with 2 different style dresses and can’t decide which one to get for your wedding day? Or… have you decided that maybe you will get both and then see which one you like more on the day of the wedding?
IMAGE SOURCE HERE
Guess what? You are not alone! Lately, a couple [...]
Tags: Wedding dress
Posted in Wedding Attire | No Comments »
Monday, July 6th, 2009
I am on Oahu right now, preparing for Kate and Jeff’s wedding tomorrow at the beautiful Lanikuhonua. I always love doing weddings on the neighbor islands, it’s a nice change of surroundings and vendors that I collaborate with.
Will have a full update later this week, but make sure you continue to visit Away Soiree. We [...]
Tags: Events by Evonne
Posted in Featured Weddings | 1 Comment »