This weekend sip some bubbly and enjoy some gorgeous baubles and shoes at The Haute Bride Trunk Show, brought to you by The Left Bank.
Trunk show hours are Friday from 11-8pm and Sat-Sun from 11-5pm.
The Left Bank Jewelry & wedding Shoes
1155 West Webster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
773.929.7422
One of my favorite couples of last year, Ren and Jim, are featured on Chicago Style Unveiled’s website! Check out the details to their fabulous wedding and the amazing vendors that helped this gorgeous couple create a one-of-a-kind wedding.
Hello to everyone in weddingland! It’s been forever since I posted and I apologize about the absence. There’s been alot going on around the office at KJS weddings and they’re all good!
While wedding season is officially over, the start of engagement season is now upon us! We have fabulous giveaways and specials in store for this year and we’re going to start it off with two our first fab giveaway:
Book your 2010 wedding by Jan 31, 2010 and receive a FREE wedding cake by the amazing TipsyCake!! Restrictions apply and the offer is void if contractual obligations by your caterer restrict outside bakers.
For more information on TipsyCake click here!
Call KJS Weddings to book your complimentary consultation and see how we can help you have a stunning event!
630.518.7796
info@kjsweddings.com
There are many things that can go wrong on the wedding day, so please be prepared. Many of the accidents that occur can be easily and quickly remedied by small things that can fit inside a clutch or a small handbag.
Yes, ladies, I’m talking about the emergency kit.
While it doesn’t need to be elaborate, including some of these essentials will ensure that if you do have a situation you’ll be covered:
There are more things you can add but these are the things I have in my kit that I am constantly replenishing because they are the most used at weddings. Most of these can be bought at stores in travel sizes. If you want to buy prepackaged emergency kits, try companies like With You in Mind or My Mojuba.
Mojuba has teamed up with Style Unveiled to offer some lucky brides and grooms emergency kits for their big day! Valued at $165 these kits are as stylish as they are practical, so make sure you get in while you can! The winner will be announced on October 26th via twitter. What’s a twitter? Click here to find out!
Aisle Style Bridals in Elmhurst is hosting a mini trunk show for Stephanie James Couture between Oct 14 and Oct 25! Contact Aisle Style to schedule your appointment:
Aisle Style Bridals
630.833.3534
111 W. First Street
Elmhust, IL
or www.aislestylebridals.com
wedding Day beauty begins with great skin and Model Bride’s got you covered. Prepare your face for the big day with this fab kit by Joey New York. full of quick little miracles like an all-natural instant lip plumper, a one-minute pore tightener and an around-the-eye firmer. Once you’re face is smoothed and hydrated, you’re ready for makeup – and for all eyes to be on you. Click here to see this and other great wedding day beauty finds.
The beauty of these chargers is that even plain they still look fab for a Fall wedding. But the DIY Network has a great tutorial using these basswood country planks from Walnut Hollow and woodburning your monogram to show through clear glass plates at your wedding. Simple and very cute!
Whether you’re planning your wedding in Chicago because you think it’d be a great time or because it’s your hometown and you have tons of family here, you’re still at a disadvantage. Planning a wedding from out of state means you have very little access to the vendors you are considered other than phone or email.
I have many brides who book me site unseen because of our phone consultations, but hiring a planner unseen is very different from hiring a venue unseen. When you’re looking through magazines and online photo galleries, you need to remember that everyone is putting up their best front. You don’t know what a venue is like until you see it; you don’t know what the neighborhood is like around that venue. Same goes for many other wedding vendors you’re considering for your special day. So keep these thoughts in mind when planning your Chicago destination wedding:
1. Have a strategy for your visits.
Because you may not have many chances to visit (most of my brides come to town twice before they get married) you need to have a good action plan in place to make your visits as effective as possible. Make sure all the vendors you plan to visit are routed near or on the way to the next so that you are using your time to its best advantage. You do not want to waste your time going uptown to downtown and then back uptown. You’re wasting valuable time.
2. Take pictures
I always take pictures of venues and surrounding environs when I do site visits. Whether it’s a ceremony site or a reception location, I want to get a feel for what they look like naked and in the daylight.
3. Get referrals from vendors
If you fall in love with a particular photographer after you meet her, chances are pretty good that you’ll fall in love with someone she recommends to you. Try to do this at every vendor you click with. We all have worked with many different vendors and can make your life easier by taking the guess work (and time involved researching) out of finding that next great vendor.
Begin your wedding planning with a vision so that when you do visit Chicago, that precious amount of time you have to spend on planning your wedding will not be wasted by visiting vendors that don’t fit your style or budget. You’ll save yourself a lot of frustration if you plan your visits thoroughly.
This must attend event is on October 8th at Lumen, 839 W Fulton Market. Starts at 6pm, runway show at 730pm. Join Fig Media, Beauty on Call, Blumen, Tipsy Cake, CS Brides and others and even get a chance to meet the designer herself!
Admission is complimentary for bride plus one guest.
Space is limited. RSVP by October 2. Call 312.642.2327 or email Chicago@jennyyoo.com
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