Parker at Wedding Jojo emailed me last week, and they are graciously offering a 1-year FREE membership for one of Away Soiree’s readers. I am a firm believer of wedding websites, especially when you are having a destination wedding. I had one when I was planning mine 4-1/2 years ago, and it was so helpful [...]
Denise first contacted me last December with some questions regarding their June 2009 wedding at the Haiku Mill. They actually had already hired another planner, but for some reason it didn’t work out. Even though I wasn’t their first choice, I was glad that they decided to bring me on board along with my wonderful [...]
Our friends at The Green Kangaroo are celebrating the Breast Cancer Month this month. To support and promote breast cancer awareness, they want you to THINK PINK!
For the next few weeks (until October 31st), all pink orders will receive a 10% discount with a charitable match! That means that The Green Kangaroo will donate 10% [...]
Our friends at Invitations by Ajalon are doing an “Engaging” Save the Date Letterpress giveaway. All you have to do is tell them how your fiance proposed (or did you?), and you can enter to win 100 letterpress save the date cards, over a $300 value!
To enter the giveaway, go to http://invitationsbyajalon.com/blog/save-the-date-letterpress-giveaway/ and you will [...]
At the last wedding that I did, the groom’s side of the family was all from Australia. The mother of the groom came up to me and we started talking about the wedding. Then she told me how some of her families and relatives who weren’t able to make it to Maui, gave her a [...]
Darren and I did a photo workshop with the talented Mike Sidney yesterday morning at the Kula Botanical Garden. Even though we have lived on Maui for 4-1/2 years, it was our very first time visiting the garden. For those of you who want a garden setting for your wedding, this will be a perfect [...]
When I first started planning the wedding with Cristina back in January, she told me that she loves all the different colors, but wanted something simple and elegant. So she opted for neutral linens with a splash of colors from her flowers.
Here is the sneak peek of the wedding:
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I can’t wait to see [...]
Our good friends at OneWed.com just launched an amazing wedding giveaway to celebrate the newest features of WeddingPreParty.com! It’s called the Off-the-Chart Wedding Giveaway, and one lucky couple will win the grand prize, worth over $15,000 in wedding items for themselves and their wedding party and guests!
The Off-the-Chart contest celebrates the launch of their newest [...]
A few of my clients have asked me what gifts they should get for their bridesmaids. It’s obviously a very personal choice, but here are some great ideas from my favorite Martha Stewart:
1. Recipe Box
If all of your girls enjoy cooking, why not share all of your favorite family recipes with your closest gal pals! [...]
One of my many, many, many favorite wedding photographers is Jessica Claire from Southern California. She has shot a lot of beautiful weddings and today is finally her turn to be the bride. If you haven’t seen Jessica’s work, make sure you check out her blogsite HERE.
She is also the mastermind behind the ever so [...]
