Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Brown Wedding & Reception 9.18.10
Everything about this wedding was amazing: the couple, the venue, and all of the unique touches throughout! Check out the photos of a wedding that I coordinated this September. All photography is provided by Shades of Gray. Both the wedding and reception were held at the new 909 Walnut Event Space. To view more amazing photos of this wedding, please visit the Plush Productions Website.
Customize Your Coat Check Tags
As I glanced outside this morning, I found light flurries floating around the sky. Time always slips away through the summer and it is now time to bundle up for winter weather.
As you prepare for your winter event, make sure that you have a system set in place for your guest's coats. Failing to do so will result in coats falling off chairs and tables only to be tripped and stepped on. Hiring a coat check attendant is well worth the expense as your guests will not have to keep track of their winter-wear throughout the evening. If the venue does not already have a procedure for coat storage put in place, make sure that you discuss your options with them prior to the evening of the event.
You can also look at this as an opportunity to provide your guests with a favor from your event. An online company, Pilgrim Plastics allows you to customize your coat check tags. You may choose to use the monogram or color scheme from your special event with a quirky quote or message from you at the bottom. The design opportunities are endless. Once you have finalized the design, Pilgrim Plastics will print two cards for each number, allowing the coat attendant to put one tag on the coat and provide your guest with the second card. Each card has a hole punch at the top, so your guest can easily put it on their key ring to find it later. As your guest is leaving, they show the attendant their number to retrieve their coat and then take their card as a memento.
This is not only a unique way to incorporate your theme throughout the evening, it is also very inexpensive. Pilgrim Plastics offers pricing by the 100's and decreases the flat rate as you order more. To begin designing your coat tag visit Pilgrim Plastics website today.
As you prepare for your winter event, make sure that you have a system set in place for your guest's coats. Failing to do so will result in coats falling off chairs and tables only to be tripped and stepped on. Hiring a coat check attendant is well worth the expense as your guests will not have to keep track of their winter-wear throughout the evening. If the venue does not already have a procedure for coat storage put in place, make sure that you discuss your options with them prior to the evening of the event.
You can also look at this as an opportunity to provide your guests with a favor from your event. An online company, Pilgrim Plastics allows you to customize your coat check tags. You may choose to use the monogram or color scheme from your special event with a quirky quote or message from you at the bottom. The design opportunities are endless. Once you have finalized the design, Pilgrim Plastics will print two cards for each number, allowing the coat attendant to put one tag on the coat and provide your guest with the second card. Each card has a hole punch at the top, so your guest can easily put it on their key ring to find it later. As your guest is leaving, they show the attendant their number to retrieve their coat and then take their card as a memento.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Marriage Probability Statistics
Statistics are always funny to ponder. Check out the latest marriage probability statistics provided by MSN.com. Do you agree? Disagree?
1. If you live in the U.S., your chances of getting married before reaching age 40 are 86 percent if you're a woman, 81 percent if you're a man.
2. If you have a high IQ, you're 29 percent more likely to get married than a person with a low IQ.
3. There's a 75 percent chance that you'll remarry if you've divorced.
4. If you live in Nebraska, you're 30 percent more likely to get married than if you live in Washington, D.C.
5. If you're a woman who was not overweight as an adolescent, you're 20 percent more likely to get married than a woman who was overweight as an adolescent.
6. Women who lived with both biological or adoptive parents at age 14 are 12 percent more likely to marry than those who didn't.
7. If you're a born-again Christian, you're 19 percent more likely to get married than an atheist is.
8. If you're a college graduate, you're nine to 14 percent more likely to get married than someone who never finished high school.
9. If you're living with a lover for the first time, there's a 65 percent chance that you'll be married within five years.
10. A "conscientious" man is at least 50 percent more likely to get married than a man who isn't conscientious.
11. A single woman serving in the U.S. military is more than 200 percent more likely to get married than single civilian women are.
1. If you live in the U.S., your chances of getting married before reaching age 40 are 86 percent if you're a woman, 81 percent if you're a man.
2. If you have a high IQ, you're 29 percent more likely to get married than a person with a low IQ.
3. There's a 75 percent chance that you'll remarry if you've divorced.
4. If you live in Nebraska, you're 30 percent more likely to get married than if you live in Washington, D.C.
5. If you're a woman who was not overweight as an adolescent, you're 20 percent more likely to get married than a woman who was overweight as an adolescent.
6. Women who lived with both biological or adoptive parents at age 14 are 12 percent more likely to marry than those who didn't.
7. If you're a born-again Christian, you're 19 percent more likely to get married than an atheist is.
8. If you're a college graduate, you're nine to 14 percent more likely to get married than someone who never finished high school.
9. If you're living with a lover for the first time, there's a 65 percent chance that you'll be married within five years.
10. A "conscientious" man is at least 50 percent more likely to get married than a man who isn't conscientious.
11. A single woman serving in the U.S. military is more than 200 percent more likely to get married than single civilian women are.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Announcing a Royal Wedding
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| Prince William and Fiance Kate Middleton. Photo by www.et.com |
The question now is if the wedding is going to be a public event for all eyes to view. Designer names will surely be mentioned, but to be a guest at a royal wedding has to be an event everyone is dying to be apart of. Let the details unfold within the next year! Congratulations you two!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Perfect Color Selections- Drop Your Crayons!
You no longer have to grab your crayons or paint swatches to select the perfect color combination. I have found the ultimate tool for selecting the colors for your special event!
Every event should have a minimum of three colors. You start with your primary color; the one you want to be prominent throughout the print material, decor, and accent to fashion. For example, pink is seen as the primary accent for many weddings. The Color Scheme Designer allows you to mark a starting point and then determine if you would like to select only a compliment, a triad, or tetrad (four colors). The color wheel has markers that you can rotate around to the color of your choice. What an easy way to select colors per season: Fall, Summer, Spring, & Winter!
Not only will this tool help you generate a proper color scheme for your event, its also FUN to play around with! Check out some creative swatches that I came up with for each season!
Every event should have a minimum of three colors. You start with your primary color; the one you want to be prominent throughout the print material, decor, and accent to fashion. For example, pink is seen as the primary accent for many weddings. The Color Scheme Designer allows you to mark a starting point and then determine if you would like to select only a compliment, a triad, or tetrad (four colors). The color wheel has markers that you can rotate around to the color of your choice. What an easy way to select colors per season: Fall, Summer, Spring, & Winter!
Not only will this tool help you generate a proper color scheme for your event, its also FUN to play around with! Check out some creative swatches that I came up with for each season!
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Summer
Fall
Winter
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Visit www.colorschemedesigner.com to build your own palate  |
The Cotillion: Kansas City's Newest Event Space
I am currently the General Manage of a brand new event space in the Kansas City area, The Cotillion. From the first day of business in June 2010, I have hosted 22 events ranging from birthday parties, wedding receptions and charity events. The space was intelligently designed to be contemporary while also elegant and easily suitable for each client's taste. After 22 events I have seen just about every color combination, and every one of them looked amazing.
To learn more information about The Cotillion please visit the Official Website! Check out some photos of the space below. I will update you with photos from events that we have had in the past as well as those that are in the future. Enjoy!
To learn more information about The Cotillion please visit the Official Website! Check out some photos of the space below. I will update you with photos from events that we have had in the past as well as those that are in the future. Enjoy!
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