It's the crux of hosting any social event; you feel obliged to send the guests home with something. Etiquette and tradition say so. But what if you're dead set on having a green wedding? You know, the less-is-more kind. You want to minimize your impact, eliminate unnecessary access and prevent tabletop trinkets from getting tossed in the garbage afterward (the real destination of most wedding favors.) So how do you satisfy your mission of leaving no footprint, but still…

Las Vegas Wedding Chapels

Okay, I admit it, as an employee of Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, I am a little biased, but when it comes to choosing one of the many Las Vegas wedding chapels in our beautiful you need to know what factors to consider.

You need to have a budget.

So what is your budget? USA Today recently estimated that the average wedding in the US is over $25,000 (…

As a wedding DJ, our job goes much further than just playing music and making announcements at your wedding.  One of the other roles that we pride ourselves on is offering our brides and grooms different options on how to make their wedding unique and personal to them.

Over the next few weeks, we will offer various tips on how to do just that at your wedding reception!

Tips From a Wedding DJ:

#1.…

Girls gush over their engagement details while their betrothed often sweat bullets to ask one of the most life changing questions, “Will You Marry Me?”

I still get giddy when reminiscing about my own engagement. My husband proposed to me twice. No, not because I said no…

Bonjour Mon Amie and how are you? did you enjoy being snowed in this weekend? Well I found myself going slightly stir crazy! I was constantly fighting an inner battle with the voices within! lol one was screaming to be let out and enjoy fresh outdoor snow and the other was yelling that I must be crazy, if I thought I was going anywhere other than to my kitchen to make tea and grab my stash of biscuits; I'm afraid to say it was a…

As couples are going along in their wedding planning process (hopefully with a wedding planner!!) there comes a point when they realized they are over extended in their budget.  Meaning they're going OVER BUDGET based on their decisions.



I've had couples who come to me with such great ideas, are determine to serve…

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Event: The Chelsea Bazaar Valentine's Edition

Date: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm

Location: The Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., btw 6th & 7th Avenues

Details: Admission is free and open to the general public.

The Chelsea Bazaar is an initiative formed by the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, a local…

A few new ideas to think about for your wedding party:

• A mix and match set of cakes in a visually interesting array of styles and sizes. Chose all your favorite flavors.
• An assortment of fresh …

Do you customize wedding cakes?

Will the cake baker create a custom cake, or are there set styles to choose from? Look at photos and actual cakes, if possible. Be sure to bring pictures, fabric swatches, and other resources if you have a custom style in mind.

What are my filling choices?

Find out what filling choices are available…

For those traditionalists out there, here is the method for for freezing the top tier of your wedding cake.  If at all possible, please order a fresh anniversary cake.  It will be fresh, not taste like a freezer, and you and your husband will enjoy it much better.  A lot of bakeries offer this as a free option!

Method for wrapping and defrosting your cake.

1. Place cake in refrigerator the night of the wedding and…

I recently had a bride cancel a tasting.  When asked why, she told me that she attended another tasting that they liked and told me what she ordered and how much it cost.  A 200 serving cake, 4 tiers, fondant, fresh fruit, etc., for only $600!  That’s $3.00 per serving!

In the world of wedding cakes, we charge per serving.  That’s just the way it’s done.  Bella’s cakes start at $2.75 per serving, and depending on flavors, fillings and design, it may go up from there.  Now, 5 years ago…

Following the phenomenal success of our last Bridal Show, Vanity Fare Caterers in Lakweood, NJ is proud to invite you to our next upcoming Bridal Showcase on February 20th 2013 at 6:45 PM. Come smell the flowers, view the photos, dance to the music and experience the magic!

Brides who are still looking for a venue are invited to come experience…

The length is often in the hip with elaborate belts, often for binding held together. In the Kaylee’s Bridal, the dresses of the women were about knee length to calf length. Later the hem always slipped up. In the 70s and 80s there were variations of this style. In the Kaylee’s Bridal, these were more imaginative colorful creations in the 80s there were more shells, with accentuated shoulders and were worn with leggings. This is…

Last night, ABC aired "Wedding Confidential: Industry Secrets." First off....industry secrets?? What secrets? The title alone of ABC's 20/20 episode on Friday, January 18, 2013, bothered me but the direct line from their promo, “Learn the tricks the…

1 Elegant Event's blog post are usually full of great pictures, but in light of the airing of the Wedding Confidential special that aired January 18, 2013 on 20/20  that pictured wedding professionals as untrustworthy, price gouging, people out to con more money out of engaged couples we decided to do a blog rebuttal. Don't worry it is very nice and very informative.

Rebuttal in italics written by: Cossie…

Today we share a treasure from Sweet Violet Bride, who has bestowed us a collection of their favorite woodland weddings.  For more, be sure to check out their darling nature inspired wedding blog and be inspired!…

UNIQUE & CREATIVE WEDDING SAVE-THE-DATE MAGNETS

Save the dates are the bride and groom's special way of sharing the exciting news of their engagement and providing the basic 411 for their intended guests and provides them ample time to mark their calendar and book travel arrangements at reasonable rates and costs, if need be.

I personally think that save the dates set the tone of your wedding and is a simplistic statement of what…