Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Event Creations stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Event Creations for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Event Creations is among the very best Wedding Planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at Event Creations.

Since my table is banquet sized, I thought of using a bunch of different, shabby, vases to line the center of the table. I used a mixture of glass jars, bud vases, vintage fleur de lis glasses and white hobnail vases. Next I visited my friend Lori, of Flore Fine Flowers for some floral ideas. We decided to use champagne roses to compliment the pink of the toile napkins along with some green berries.

Voile!

Fourth of July Cocktail

Recipe found on Food Network

• 1 ounce watermelon schnapps
• 1 big splash cranberry juice
• 1 very thin slice jalapeno or serrano pepper
• 1 slice lemon
• 1 slice lime
• 1 1/2 ounces tequila
• 1/4 ounce blue curacao
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Watermelon wedge, for garnish (optional)

Mix the schnapps and cranberry juice in a shaker; pour into an ice-filled glass.

Muddle the jalapeno pepper, lemon and lime slices, tequila, blue curacao and simple syrup (to make a batch, dissolve sugar in equal parts hot water and chill) in the shaker. Slowly strain into the glass over the red layer. Garnish with watermelon, if desired.

Patriotic Margarita

Recipe found in Coastal Living

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 to 4 tablespoons Dark rum
• 2 tablespoons Coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons Pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons Fresh lime juice
• 2 to 4 tablespoons Hpnotic Vodka

Puree thawed frozen strawberries.

Blend the strawberry puree, dark rum, coconut milk, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, and ½ cup crushed ice in a blender until smooth. Pour Hpnotic into a glass, and top with 2 to 4 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture.

Red, White, and HPNOTIQ Blue Martini

Recipe found on Bar None Drinks

• 2 oz. Hpnotiq
• 1 oz. Citrus Vodka
• 1 splash(es) Lemon Lime Soda
• Grenadine

Shake with ice, strain into a martini glass and slowly add a touch of grenadine. Garnish with chopped coconut.

We did 2 different looks with this season’s hottest colors!!  Check them out…

Tablescape #1:
Lime green lamour linen and navy blue pintuck linen with tiffany blue lamour napkins. The Chivari chairs are topped with a lime green lamour chair cap.  Florals are all white carnation balls and the glass containers have a tiffany blue ribbon wrapped around.

Tablescape #2:
I just love this color combination!  Orange lamour linen with orange lamour napkin and chair cover.  The arrangements use purple orchids in glass containers with bear grass. Each napkin has a purple orchid.  Simple, classy and  delivers a huge color punch!

What a great way for couples to save energy, conserve resources and decrease carbon emissions by saying “I Do” to a green wedding.

Why not start with the recycled paper invitations to help educate and inspire others to make greener choices. Check out www.EarthlyAffair.com to see collections and to read about their commitment to the environment and what they do to maintain this goal and to inspire others in their efforts. At Earthly Affair, they strive to give you the most original and unique eco-friendly wedding invitations created in the most earth friendly way possible. With 100% recycled paper, earth friendly printing methods, an eco equipped studio, and carbon free shipping, they consider their environmental impact just as important as your satisfaction.

I heart that couples are making a commitment to each other and the environment with green weddings! What will you do for a “greener” tomorrow?

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On your wedding day, you can be sure cameras will be on you constantly. For most of us, this can be quite intimidating. It’s your wedding day and you want the pictures be fabulous, right?
Here are five easy tips on how to look amazing in your wedding photos:
1: Check your posture! Good posture can dramatically improve your appearance in pictures. Shoulders back and straighten up, put one foot forward and turn your body at an angle with your face looking directly toward the photographer. Just remember to breathe and relax, you don’t want to look stiff.
2: Tilt your chin down slightly; a little past where you would hold your head normally. Ask any photographer, this is a flattering angle on anyone! You want to be sure to not over do it; this can create the dreaded double chin.
3: Do your homework. Look at wedding magazines and find poses that intrigue you. Try practicing in front of a mirror. Discuss the poses that you like with your photographer they will most likely help you attain the look you are going for.
4: Speak up. If there is a special place or look you are going for be sure to let your photographer know. Say something if the sun is in your eyes or if there is a chill in the air. Remember, these are your pictures and your photographer wants you to be happy.
5: Candid shots. Forget about the cameras. Just relax and enjoy your wedding day. The best candid shots are when you are natural and let your true feelings shine through. This will be one of the most special days of your life and the look on your face will be so much more than a posed smile. These pictures will be priceless and cherished forever!

Photo Credit: Catherine Leonard Photography: www.celimages.com

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- 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff cranberry twist vodka
- 1/4 oz Chambord
- 1/2 oz cranberry juice
- 1 tsp lemon juice

Garnish: 3 cranberries on stick

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 3 cranberries on stick.