WEDDING BLOG

Calendar of Wedding Events and Bridal Shows – September 2012

September 6, 2012 | editorial team

Fall is here, and with it comes a new season of wedding events filled with fashion, treats, and inspiration! Enjoy one near you, and let us know if you have the inside scoop on an upcoming one in your area!

Fashion’s Night Out!

Here at Junebug, we don’t reserve our fashion love for weddings only! Fashion’s Night Out is a nationwide party to celebrate on of our faves – fashion! It actually takes place in over 18 countries, and will have runway shows of the last collelctions, performances, limited edition products, and appearances by designers. Grab your BFFs and head to FNO!

September 6, 2012
Visit the Fashion’s Night Out website to plan your evening. With even more events planned than last year’s 4,500, there is sure to be a stylish extravaganza in your area!

Frizz & Frills – A Wedding Marketplace

Do ruffles make your heart race? Do sequins make you weak in the knees? Do pom poms fill your heart with glee? If you say I do, Frizz & Frills vows to delight the frill lovers in you! A wedding marketplace where brides and their girls can get their shop on, come prepared to pick up a birdcage veil, sparkly shoes, and a beaded sash while also meeting great photographers, finding the perfect custom calligraphy and darling vintage rentals, and sampling delicious treats.

September 9; 11:00am-6:00 pm
Pandora On Green
33 W. Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91105
For ticket, visit frizzandfrills.com

The Wedding Salon – Luxury Bridal Show

The Wedding Salon puts on a magical bridal show! Countless luxury wedding pros will be available to help you plan your big day. Discover the latest trends in photography, invitations, honeymoons, couture gowns, and cakes, while enjoying beauty makeovers, cocktails, and table decor!

September 10; 4:00-8:00 pm
The Madison
1177 – 15th Street NW
Washington D.C.
For tickets, visit theweddingsalon.com

Love, Yu Trunk Shows at Lovely Bride LA and NYC

Ruched and finely draped dresses are Love, Yus signature style, with quirky, sexy silhouettes that just ooze contemporary charm. Combine them with darling dress shop Lovely Bride and you’ve got the perfect match!

September 14 – 23
Lovely Bride LA
638 1/2 N. Robertson Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310.659.2050 or www.lovelybride.com

September 28 – Oct. 10
Lovely Bride NYC
313 W. 4th Street
West Village, NYC
212.924.2050 or www.lovelybride.com

Bridal Ball – Luxury Bridal and Honeymoon Expo

Bridal Ball is a lavish one day wedding planning expo where you can taste decadent hors d’oeuvres, indulge in delicious desserts, have a cocktail at our martini bar, and sit front row at a runway show. Get a glimpse into the world of Atlanta’s top wedding designers as they showcase their vision and talent in the Inspiration Showroom while your fiance heads to the Men’s Lounge where he can have a cigar rolled just for him!

September 23; 12:00-5:00 pm
W Atlanta – Downtown
45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30308
see www.bridalballatlanta.com for tickets

Are you looking forward to a fun bridal event in your area this autumn? Send it to [email protected] so that we can include it in our next Calendar of Events!

Classically Beautiful Wedding at the University Club of Chicago – Meredith and James

September 6, 2012 | editorial team

With a classic ivory, black, navy and spring green wedding color palette, the grand backdrop of the University Club of Chicago, and the timeless images of photographer David Wittig, couple Meredith and James went elegant all the way with their September wedding! Gorgeous!

The Couple: Meredith and James

The Wedding: 9.10.11 – University Club of Chicago, Cathedral Hall – Chicago, IL

What three adjectives best describe your wedding? Joyful, Vibrant, Classic

What was your wedding color palette? Ivory, black, navy, with touches of spring green

What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you incorporate your style and personalities into your big day? My husband and I both gravitate toward classic, clean, and elegant aesthetics and allowed that to guide our decisions about decor, clothing, and color. Before the wedding, we spoke with our officiant about the qualities we love most in the other person, and she shared those during our ceremony. It was a nice way of making the ceremony very personal and allowed us to share more with those who came to the wedding.

Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding? Our first look was a magical and very intimate moment for us. It was the perfect way to start the day’s events together, just the two of us, before celebrating with all of our loved ones. We will also never forget looking around the room at the reception and seeing the faces of so many loved ones who were there to support us and celebrate together. It was truly a rich, blessed feeling.

What piece of advice would you give to a bride planning her wedding today? The day goes by so quickly. Take the time to stop, look around, and soak in your surroundings.

The Wedding Team:

Photographer: David Wittig Photography
Ceremony & Reception Venue: University Club of Chicago, Cathedral Hall
Officiant: Dorothy Valin
Invitation Designer: Pulp and Ink
Catering & Cake: University Club of Chicago
Florist: Town and Gardens
Wedding Dress: Rivini
Bridesmaids’ Apparel & Accessories: Priscilla of Boston
Groom & Groomsmen Apparel & Accessories: Men’s Wearhouse
Hair & Make-up: Mario Tricoci
Live Music: Matt Reed Band

Thank you Meredith and James! Your wedding was simply beautiful!

Glamorous Armenian Wedding at Vibiana, LA – Duke Images – Anais and Arsen

September 5, 2012 | editorial team

ivory light pink white

Anais and Arsen’s Armenian wedding day was all about celebration, love, and family; but it also happened to be filled with romantic details, glamorous decor, and the prettiest soft pink color palette that I adore! Mix in the AH-mazing Vibiana in L.A. and stunning photos by Duke Images, and you’ve got a wedding I’m totally in love with!

The Couple: Anais and Arsen

The Wedding: 2.19.12 – Vibiana – Los Angeles, CA

What were the top three priorities for you in planning your wedding? We had one big priority for our wedding – we wanted to throw a great party and for all our guests to have a great time. Music was very important and we wanted to be surrounded by our family and friends!

What wedding traditions or cultural traditions did you incorporated into your wedding and what did they mean to you? We are both Armenian and got married in an Armenian church. Armenians love to have a good time, so it was very important to us to have Armenian music and dancing at the wedding. We also had an Armenian caterer. The food, served family style, was something we wanted to share with all our guests.

What was your biggest wedding planning success? Our biggest wedding planning success was selecting professionals who we felt comfortable with and whose work we loved. It allowed us to relax, enjoy the wedding planning process, and to have the most amazing time on our wedding day. It was a day filled with love, family and friends, and we couldn’t have asked for anything more.

What was the most important thing that you learned through the wedding planning process and what would you tell other brides-to-be? Hire a wedding coordinator! Bob Gail was amazing! Not only did his company greatly help throughout the planning process, but the day of wouldn’t have gone as smoothly without them. We didn’t have to worry about anything the day of the wedding other than what we were there for – to get married! We also hired people that we truly liked and wanted to be surrounded by on the day of our wedding.

Another important thing we learned was that you cant, and shouldn’t try, to please everybody. You will get a lot of opinions on how things should be done, but at the end of the day, the event is about the two of you getting married. If it represents the two of you, if will be a day that you both will never forget.