Thursday, April 14, 2011

Color Inspirations

When a girl gets engaged one of the first questions that she is asked is, "What  colors are you going to use?" While some girls have known what their colors were going to be ever since they were playing with Barbie and Ken, other girls are completely clueless about what they want to do, and thats okay.

The first place to start when thinking about wedding colors is the season.  It wouldn't make sense to have a summer wedding with dark colors or a winter wedding blooming with pastels.  April is the height of spring, and all you have to do is look out of the window to get some fresh ideas.  Pinks and lavenders, pale yellow, light blues and greens; the world is a big water color palette just for your pretty fingers to play with.  Begin to think of your favorite hues and work from there.

Here are some boards that I created based off of some spring time time colors.  I tried my hardest to actually get the images up but I just couldn't figure it out.  Click the links below to see them.   You wont be disappointed I promise!  

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

This is the Real Reason Why...

So... I figure that if I want to do this blog and do it right, I might as well tell you more about myself.  One thing that is probably quite obvious by now is the fact that I grew up watching Disney movies.  What little girl didn't?  I mean we all wanted our Prince Charming and dreamed of the Happily Ever After's right? Well, it's a good thing that I believe in fairytales because, I met my husband Creg seven years ago and we have been married for two.  It was our wedding that started me off on my journey of wanting to become a wedding planner.

The whole process from beginning to end was so much fun; from finding the venue, to dancing the first dance. I enjoyed every bit of it, especially the romance of it all.  I knew that I always wanted to have my own business and be my own boss but I never knew EXACTLY what it was that I wanted to do.  It wasn't until I got to experience the skill that it takes to actually plan a wedding that I said to myself "Oh My Gosh this is what I want to do!  This is right up my alley!"  Hey, sometimes it just takes people a little while to figure out what their niche in life is.  So, I invested in myself and spent the time and the money to really study this industry.  This led me to become a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants and gain the credentials and the skills that I needed.
I passed the classes and now I am a Wedding Planner and I love it!  The rest is history!

Take a look at our day and the very first wedding that I planned (the first of many might I add):
The Belle Voir Manor in Bensalem, Pa
Yes, I was very pregnant!  We had an 18month engagement and our baby decided that it wanted to be at the ceremony too! Imagine the alterations that had to be made!












Well, that's enough for right now... I may post more.  I have to dig up the jpeg files somewhere within this computer! ;-)


-P.S. 

Here is our little "Happily Ever After"---

Sunday, April 10, 2011

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I am absolutely smitten that you are here, and let me start off by saying, WELCOME to The Enchanted Apple!  I began this blog because of the true love that I have for the wedding industry.  This industry is so unique and ever changing; trendy and chic; romantic and beautiful all at the same time.  I get excited knowing that I can plan a wedding and make a bride's dream come true. Every wedding that is planned is never quite like the last one and that is what makes it so special.

A Wee Bit Of History:

The title of this site is derived from the classic Disney movie "Snow White".  You know the tale- the princess takes a bite out of the juicy red apple, collapses into a deep death like sleep only to be awakened by a kiss from her prince charming, GETS MARRIED ;-) and lives happily every after.  Regardless of how many bad apples that you may have had, they all become irrelevant once you get a kiss from your groom (uh, I mean prince charming). Once that happens, you should be ready to have your happily ever after as well!

Oh and one more thing (for now anyway...) have fun at The Enchanted Apple.  It's here for you to look around, get ideas, and learn trends. But most of all it's here for you to have fun planning your wedding with as little stress as humanly possible! So by all means princess; grab a cup of chamomile tea, raise your pinky in the air, put your feet up and....ENJOY.