Hello! My name is Megan, Intern with Thee Wedding Warehouse, and I just want to say how helpful it is to have babysitters at weddings. Party Sitters is the best way to go! They have been in business since 2005 which provides childcare to any kind of event, especially weddings. It is super awesome that children are there to celebrate the special day of the bride and groom, but at the end of the ceremony when cocktail hour hits and the reception starts with dancing the night away, it can be a little tough to make sure the young ones are being watched and taken care of at ALL times. Party sitters are here to save the day! They are trained to watch children of all ages and are CPR and First Aid Certified, and can also bring activities to get so that the kids can have their own party going on as well! I strongly suggest Party Sitters for everyone!

Click here to view Party Sitter’s Website

PREPARE FOR WEDDING SEASON

Recently, the big rage is buying deals off of Groupon. Even for weddings, they have special sections for brides to purchase limos, decorations, photo booths and much more. But beware……. They seem like really good deals, but these vendors may not be the best choices. We have experienced a couple weddings recently where brides have purchased these “Great deals” and the end result is “you get what you pay for.” At one wedding they had a photo booth from a “Great deal “and many things went wrong. The booth kept falling apart, one side with the camera didn’t even work, and the vendor running it was always on his phone and not even helping the guests. I won’t even mention the Duct tape holding the curtains on!

** Notice the attendant on the phone

Last weekend the photo booth was over an hour late.   I could tell story after story about the limo not showing up.

This is why we strongly recommend using Vendors whom we trust. We have used them in the past and we KNOW what to expect and how they work! We don’t ever have to worry our that our bride will be disappointed in the end.

So even though it seems like a great deal, it may not be! Always check their previous work, ask for references and trust your planner!  Groupon is awesome however maybe not a great gamble for your wedding day.

Early this spring we planned a wedding of  a different style! It was held at a new venue we discovered right in downtown phoenix called “The Jewish Heritage Center.” This Venue is non-denominational and can be rented for any type of party so don’t let the name fool you. They have that “Old feel” inside the chapel with wood floors and beautiful windows. Outside is just as great of an area with green grass and gorgeous patios for cocktail hour and staircases to dramatically ascend from.

This wedding in February was on a Sunday so it was a challenge to create the “Party”. Oh Boy did we… It was so fun to be a part of because of all the different elements they used for their special day. They wanted it to be different and different it was. They started off with cocktail hour with the D.J, Curtis Whipple, playing music for all the guests to get the mood going. The bride had a table set up for each guest to decorate a wine glass and a charm for them to personalize “Their” glass and then it was a favor to take home. After Cocktail’s ,Night Groove Band started playing and singing! It was so great to see everyone get up and dance! While  all of this was going on, there was a photo booth for the guests to take silly pictures and leave as a treat for the bride and groom. After finger foods, soups, specialty breads and munchies galore, they had all the guests go back inside for Karaoke! Yes, karaoke at a wedding, it was so fun to see everyone unwind, even the bride got out there and sang her heart out to her new Husband!. For a Sunday afternoon wedding, the guests partied all night long, it was one of those nights that nobody wanted to end. This wedding was so fun and exciting to help set up and it had so many moments and extra touches that I will refer other brides to think about using on their big day. I truly enjoyed sharing this day with my clients and the Dream team we built.

Vendors:

Thee Wedding & Event Warehouse/ Flowers & Planning

Cyndi Hardy Photography

Cake Contessa-Caterer & Desserts

Curtis Whipple- D.J.

Night Groove Band

Arizona Jewish Heritage Center- Venue

Arizona Bartenders

It’s a Celebration Linens & Rentals

My name is Megan and I am an Intern at Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse. I have seen a handful of weddings and all of them were definitely exciting to be apart of such a wonderful celebration. My favorite part of a wedding is the reception, because that is when everyone can get together and party with the bride and groom to celebrate their new beginning. Not only do guests enjoy dancing the night away, but they also enjoy making a creative memory for the end of the night and the rest of their life by experiencing a photo booth!  I absolutely think all receptions should have photo booths because they are a fun way to get everyone together for a silly or serious picture for not just the guests but for the bride and groom as well. There are so many great vendors to go through for getting your perfect picture moment such as, SnapBooth Entertainment, APixture, Cyndi Hardy Photography, and A 2 Z Photo Booth. All of these talented vendors are great to have at any wedding for your guests to be amazed in what fun they can make their day or night out to be.

However, with Jacque Dearing as your florist, YOU DON’T KNOW what your florals will look like. It’s the one thing you don’t get to see until the moment you walk into that room or until I place that bouquet in your lovely hands.

I don’t do mock ups and here’s why.

During our design consultations we will discuss every flower, color, texture, piece of glass and ribbon that will be used to enhance and complement the biggest day of your life.  You will see pictures and sketches plus so much more that will make you feel safe, secure and confident in your decision to book us as your designer.  If you doubt, ask to see the multitude of Thank You cards and letters of references to convince you to place your confidence in us as your trusted consultants / designers.

I ask brides not to book with us unless they are one hundred percent confident in us as Designers/planners. We need you to know that you are getting exactly what will make you not just happy but ecstatic. This being said, I believe that making a sample takes away the WOW moment for both of us!

After seeing a Mock up in the show room, instead of walking into your reception and having your breath taken away by something you could never have imagined; you will walk in and say “yup, that’s what I ordered.” That’s not good enough. To the floral designer this is the injustice! Thee wonderful moment becomes just ho hum. We need you to have the Jaw dropping- wide eyed- OMG-look at this place, excitement that comes from seeing your ideas in real life for the first time!

So when you ask me to do sample bouquets and arrangements I will politely answer…”No”.

details

1. Attend Aisles of Style (March 18th) – Get your photo taken under the Wigwam Sign by our staff.  Be creative with your pose.
2. Must register at door, include your names, phone number, and desired wedding date.
3. Your friends must “Like” the Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse page in order to vote on your photo. Photos will be up March 25th, then let the voting begin.
4. They need to vote on your photo by clicking “like” on your photo. Note: Comments do not count.
5. You only have 3 weeks to vote!! So tell your friends, and have them tell their friends!! Photo with the most likes at the end of the contest wins. Contest begins on March 25^th and ends on April 15, 2012. Winner will be notified April 16, 2012.

prize information

give-away sponsors

Thee Wedding & Event Warehouse

623-536-0995

www.theeweddingwarehouse.com

The Wigwam Resort & Spa

(800) 327-0396

www.wigwamresort.com

Cyndi Hardy Photography

AZ – 623.252.1582

CA – 805.633.0903

www.cyndihardy.com

Direct Sounds DJ Entertainment

(480) 371-7383

www.directsoundsdjs.com

thee fine print

To be eligible to win this wedding winner must have no bidding contracts with any wedding professionals.

Thee Wedding&  Event Warehouse does not guarantee the availability of the desired wedding date listed at the time of registration.  In the event all wedding professionals are unavailable on the desired wedding date listed, Thee Wedding & Event Warehouse staff will meet with the winner and determine an alternative wedding date mutually agreeable to Thee Wedding & Event Warehouse and the winner.  In the event an alternative wedding date cannot be agreed upon within fourteen (14) calendar days of the first meeting of Thee Wedding & Event Warehouse staff and the winner, the winner will be declared to have forfeited the prize and an alternative winner will be selected

Contest begins at March 25, 2012 and ends April 15, 2012. Winner will be notified April 16, 2012

HINT: Participants will want to set their Facebook Privacy Settings to Public for the duration of the contest as this will allow the most people to view and vote for them. Make it super easy for your friends to vote: Copy and paste the link directly to the Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse – tell your friends to go there first. Then copy and paste the direct link to your image that is posted. Direct them there second. Two easy steps!

This contest is not sponsored by or affiliated with Facebook in any way.

Home-Based Travel Agents of the Month

Terri Flood

         Escapes Unlimited

Phoenix, Arizona

Terri’s travel career began 28 years ago after she won a cruise from a radio station promotion. The travel agency that ran the trip saw that she had not only a passion for travel, but a knack for detail.  With no travel experience at all, they hired her as an office administrator and she quickly started handling their group and incentive travel. Soon after, Terri was selling individual travel packages.

In 1990 over lunch and on a paper napkin she and a friend wrote a business plan and Escapes Unlimited, Inc. was launched.  Terri’s first visit to a Sandals Resort was in 1992, when she went on a FAM trip to Sandals Dunn’s River and Sandals Royal Caribbean.  She fell in love with the Resorts and came back from that trip with a new found energy wanting to learn everything that she could about the Sandals product.

Escapes Unlimited, Inc. was originally opened as a store front agency in Atlanta, but after 20 years in business, Terri’s husband was transferred to Phoenix, Arizona. Terry said that the move left her feeling lost in a new city. She couldn’t imagine starting all over again and didn’t want to open another store front agency. She quickly realized that there was a market there for her selling travel and working from home.  With her vast knowledge of Sandals and Beaches Resorts she started working the Bridal shows, offering a personalized Concierge service where she would meet each and every client personally and help them plan a Honeymoon or Destination Wedding.   She quickly became the Sandals Honeymoon and Destination wedding specialist in the area, and is currently an exclusive travel agent to many wedding planners throughout the valley.

Terri is very active in the Sandals Foundation, and is one of the original travel agents to Launch TAG (Travel Agents Giveback) a division of the Sandals Foundation that works with other travel agents to donate a portion of their commission to this worth cause.  Terri feels that being a part of the Sandals Foundation is very rewarding.  She went to her first event hoping to give some of her time to children in need.  What she didn’t expect is that she was the one who received the gift; the unconditional love that these children gave her would never be forgotten.  Terri believes that the children truly touched her heart and have gave her a new prospective on what the Foundation provides.  She vows to continue her partnership with the foundation and help build a better tomorrow for these children.

23 years ago, Terri had the vision to open an agency that offered excellent service to it’s clients at a great rate.  She has always said, “We wanted to treat each and every client like it was their first trip ever”.  Terri has definitely suceeded in that mantra, and still today have some of those clients from 23 years ago!  Terri achieved CSS platinum status back in 1996, which was the first year that the program was established.  Today, she is a member of the very elite Chairman’s Royal Club.

Terri declares that her passion lies in what she does and that she can’t imagine selling a better product that Sandals & Beaches Resorts!

Terri with Escapes Unlimited can be reached at:

(602) 466-2444 ~ Phoenix

(800) 594-7084 ext 1 ~ Toll free

1457 N. Eliseo C. Felix Jr. Way #105
Avondale, AZ 85323

(623) 925-1311

1.       What is the most popular designer you sell at Molina Bridal?  Maggie Sottero

2.       How much does the average bride spend in alterations?  $50-$150

3.       Based on what you have seen.. what is this years “Hot” color? Tiffany Blue, Sage Green, and as usual Reds

4.       What is your favorite gown this year?  Adeline by Maggie Sottero

5.       When should groomsmen order their tuxes?  6 Weeks prior to the wedding.

6.       How long have you been open?  We opened in Spring of 2003

7.       Do you still love being in the bridal business?  Yes, we love working with our brides.  Our brides are our best source of advertising.  It is amazing how people will go out of there way to ensure their family and friends have the same great experience when choosing their bridal gown.

8.       What else do you sell besides dresses?   Anything the bride or her party would wear on their special day.  All types of accessories from veil, headpieces, jewelry, shoes, undergarments and even her garter.

Molina Bridal will also be showcasing the HOTTEST bridesmaids and bridal gowns at Aisles of Style.  Click “here” for more info.

Until next time..

XOXOXO thee girls

This is a tremendous opportunity to own your very own original Jennyvi Dizon gown at an unbelievable price.  These gowns are one-of-a-kind bridal and runway gowns that are gently used, having been used in fashion shows, photo shoots and other promotional events from Jennyvi’s private collection.  The collection includes gowns were made to fit a specific theme or vision and made with Jennyvi’s ability to make an original concept gown.  Because of the use by industry professionals, they may have slight wear or be visibly dirty in spots, but are otherwise in near-new condition and ready for the red carpet or down the aisle with a little spot or dry cleaning.  Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to own an original Jennyvi Dizon gown at an amazing price.  Despite being designs that retail for as much as $1,500 or more, prices for these beautiful, gently used gowns start at $40, with no gowns more than $180.

This is your chance to own a fabulous Jennyvi Dizon gown at an incredibly fabulous price!  To view gowns from Jennyvi Dizon Couture visit www.jennyvi.com, there will be bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses, and much, much more available for sale on the day of the show.

Meanwhile, other original Jennyvi Dizon gowns are being auctioned for local charity, with a minimum bid of just $20!  Proceeds benefit the Association of Arizona Food Banks, which offers advocacy and logistical support to five-member regional food banks (Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Desert Mission Food Bank, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, United Food Bank, Yuma Community Food Bank) and their network of nearly1,600 food pantries and agencies.  Learn more at www.azfoodbanks.org.

RSVP for Aisles of Style 2012 by clicking HERE

Thank you so much,

Jennyvi Dizon

Bridal and Evening Wear Designer

www.jennyvi.com

{Goodyear,AZ} – January 30, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Flowers & Decor!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Thee Wedding and Event Warehouse is one of the very best Flowers & Decor within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/thee-wedding-and-event-warehouse-goodyear/3c8f40787c6a1257.html.

To learn more about the Bride’s Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

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