There's a good chance your photographer is going to show up on your wedding day before you are dressed and ready. You may have you photographer around all morning while you are getting ready, or maybe she is going to show up right before you put your dress on. It really comes down to 1) budget and 2) what photos you want to make sure you capture. Personally, I am having my photographer show up about 2.5 hours before I walk down the aisle. Our hair and makeup will already be done, but she ...
Blueberry Mint Sparkling Punch
I had so much fun working with my friends to create this beautiful bridal shower. We really wanted to think outside the box and go with "not your standard" Spring colors. I really enjoyed my (one of my) roles in the process: creating a cocktail! It was such a fun time inviting friends over before the event to taste test what I had made. The goal was to create something that matched the color theme so I went with blueberries and mint. This is similar to a mojito, so if you love ...
Frozen Banana Treats
I have been spending the past couple of weeks in the gym pretty hardcore. I'm sure my personal trainer may not agree about how hardcore, but it has been the most i've worked out since High School days. Needless to say, I'm trying to not sabotage that work in the gym with my diet. I was, however, invited to a dessert birthday party and wanted to find something everyone would like, that my trainer might approve of. I decided to take a post workout treat of banana and peanut butter and add a ...
7 Things You Need To Know: Cake Tasting
Remember Shelly from Pastry Shells who took the time to chat with us about decorated cookies? She was kind enough to join us again to talk about Wedding Cakes! What do I need to do to prep before a cake tasting? When I schedule my cake tastings, I always send a list of the items I need. This includes the number of people attending the tasting, a form to fill out with all the information I will need, the cake flavors you would like to try, and the cake tasting fee which goes directly ...
Digital Party Games!
How is it already AUGUST? Wow time sure does fly! I have been working on monthly goals, and last month's goal was to add some digital downloads to make planning a last minute event a little more easy. The first digital addition to the shop is bachelorette party games! They're so great for when you have a little down time before going out or if there is a little bit of bad weather, which I wish on no one's weekend. These games are instant downloads, meaning you will get them ...
Splitting the Bills
When planning a party, sometimes it can be hard figuring out who owes who what. In the past, I've always been in groups where we figure out the total amount spent, divide by the group, figure who still needs to pay.......... Yeah, I thought that was the easy way to figure it out. I was totally wrong. Enter Splitwise. I'll be honest, when I was invited on a bachelorette party and was told I needed to download a new app for splitting bills my first thought was "I really don't want to ...