Wedding Soiree - Girl's Day

We wanted to thank the lovely ladies of Wedding Soiree who work behind the scenes including one person that has been with us since day one. We began the day at The Mansion on Peachtree with breakfast at Neo, then we hit the spa. After we left 29 Spa, the ladies headed upstairs to their rooms for a night of R&R.

Photos: Tracey Brown Photography

Amsale - Short Dresses

Make sure you check out the Winter 2009 issue of In Style Weddings! We found these short, dreamy wedding gowns by Amsale. Why take the traditional road when you can wear one of these gorgeous gowns down the aisle?

Short dress with gathered hem and floral detail at center bust

Spaghetti strap short dress with floral details at hem

Short tank dress with gathered hem

Strapless Alencon lace short dress with sash at waist

Sing a Song

Why not try a dueling Christmas carol table serenade at your wedding? Print out the words to your favorite Christmas song(s), place at each place setting and get your guests involved in the merriment.

What about singing the toast? One our of brides incorporated the lyrics to Harry Belafonte "Will His Love Be Like His Rum " into their wedding toast. The guests sang the chorus - we luv it!

Drink, drink this toast,

Drink this wedding toast,

Drink oh drink this toast,

To the two we love the most,

Eat Cake Be Merry

Liz Shim at Eat Cake Be Merry has the most marvelous decorated wedding cakes, cookies and cupcakes we have seen in a while - can we say "swoon". If you live in New York or the surrounding area, please check out her yummy work. We are so in luv with her fondant/marzipan figures.

Photo: Eat Cake Be Merry

New Book - Wedding Soiree

We are working on our first book and it will be all about "Atlanta" weddings. You can get a sneak peak at a few images shot by our fav photographer Jeremy Harwell featured on Style Me Pretty. The book will be filled with lots of eye-candy that is modern, stylish and chic.

Our inspiration began with this vintage gown we purchased - it fit the model perfectly!

Photos: Jeremy Harwell

Inspiration - Atlanta

We continue our tour with a marvelous Atlanta wedding. One of our favorite photog "Jeremy Harwell" just posted this beautiful wedding. Hosted at the bride and groom's residence, the guests were asked to wear white in honor of the couple - STUNNING!

Photos: Jeremy Harwell

ABC Conference - Decor

ABC Conference in Indy was a fountain of information, education and networking all wrapped up in three days. The lighting wasn't that great in the ballrooms, but here are a few pictures from the Fashionista Luncheon on Monday. More ABC posts to come.

The chair pin accessory by BBJ was so unique - luv it....

The Business of Brides

We're off to Indy for the annual Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) Conference "The Business of Brides". As part of our continuing education, we will meet with fellow wedding industry top pros and planners from across the world, including a delegation from Japan. Speakers include Sylvia Weinstock, Rebecca Grinnals and Peggy Post just to name a few.

We start with a welcome reception tonight - "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend".

So look for lots of post later this week.

Inspiration - Hawaii

This is what you call "Wedding Hawaiian Style" starting with a wedding on a beautiful Oahu beach, Hawaiian leis and dancers (hula and fire). Aloha!

Photos: Holladay Photo

Floating Lanterns

We luv this idea, held every Memorial Day in Hawaii. According to Lantern Floating Hawaii website, "lantern floating is an Asian spiritual tradition that beautifully symbolizes the wish for all beings to live in peaceful coexistence. As the lanterns are released onto the ocean they take with them our healing prayers for victims of conflict, famine, disaster and disease as well as our hopes for the happiness of all past and present."

Photos: Jose Roches Photography