Archive for the ‘Decorating’ Category

I’m baaaaack!

Hello everyone!
I have been super busy with finalizing last minute wedding details but figured I needed a break and decided to take one by writing an entry on a blog about our wedding.  Ironic, I know.
As promised in my last post, I will be writing about the “fun” stuff this time around.
I am going to [...]

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Palm Beach Aruba Radisson Wedding Photographed by Destination Wedding Photographer Kenny Kim

I was so excited this week when I read a review where a couple shared a link to their photographer, Kenny Kim’s blog post that features some of their wedding photos! They are gorgeous! (The photos AND the couple – wow!) Looks like they had a perfect day and the lavender and silver scheme is [...]

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Hello from a Westin Bride!

Hello all!  I just wanted to formally introduce myself to this wonderful site!  I’ve been asked to share my experience with you all and I couldn’t be more ecstatic!  I know how hard it can be for most brides to plan a destination wedding from miles away and the internet is like our savior!  I [...]

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Restoration Hardware Santorini Square Lanterns are Back!

I just received the question below, via email:
Hello!  I found your webpage doing a lantern search for my wedding.  I would love to know where you bought the silver and glass lanterns.  Thank you so much for posting!
We purchased these contemporary nickel at Restoration Hardware, end of season 2009. They are the Santorini Square Lanterns [...]

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Review: Wedding Flowers in Aruba – Centerpieces and Bouquets

After several glowing reviews, its finally time for me to get back to a not so great review… If you’ve followed along you know I’ve had a hard time figuring out my flowers. I finally found my inspiration and sent the photos and explanations of what I was looking for 20 days before the wedding. [...]

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Review: E2 Events & Celebrations – Edwina Werleman

Edwina Werleman is the owner of E2 Events and Celebrations where she not only offers planning services but also owns wedding and party rentals. We adored Edwina from the moment we met Edwina during our site visit in May. She helped us explore our options, in particular, high-rise vs low-rise – Palm Beach vs Eagle [...]

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Review: Elite Productions & Entertainment

If you’ve been following this blog at all, you know my aversion to floodlights! By default, Marriott will give you some spotlights to light your functions. (The good side of this is I don’t remember any ‘lighting’ fees – I think that lighting of the space is included in any other set-up fees you might [...]

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Our Canopy / Tent / Draping

We think the canopy is going to give us the more intimate setting we are looking for! Our hope is that it will be chic without distracting from the beautiful island setting.

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Website Photo Galleries

One thing I have found really helpful is to join wedding websites that have great photo galleries. Many will let you create a free account. Then when you are browsing photo galleries and see photos you love, add it to ‘your photos’. I had nights where I would spend hours looking at photos, flowers, hair, [...]

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Flowers?

I was told that yesterday, Thursday, was the absolute deadline to order our flowers for next weekend since they will come from Holland and Hawaii. We had placed the order on Wednesday but then there were questions because some of the flowers we were quoted are not available – pink spider mums. When asked if [...]

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