Planning Help for Bachelorette Parties

Okay so here are some steps that I feel are necessary

to follow when planning a bachelorette party:

1. Ask the bride to be what date she would like it to be on
2. Ask her exactly who she would like you to invite and get their addresses
3. Optional: If you would like- you can send out a save-the-date just so they can make sure to keep that date open- nothing else needs to be on the save the dates besides a date, brides name, your name, maybe a picture, and something telling them their invite will come soon
4. Start Planning!
1. Pick a theme - if you want one- it's a pretty popular thing to do! 
2. Figure out WHERE you will have and FOR HOW MANY DAYS-  Some only do bachelorette parties for the night and others plan them for a whole weekend so figure out what will work for your bride and you. 
3. Figure out if there will be a hotel, airplane tickets, or trip details. 
4. Figure out the cost of the above details and if you have enough to budget other activities in.
5. If so, plan them! Some ideas include; hiking, yoga, laser tag, paintball, pole dancing, spa days, bowling, doing a fun run, scavenger hunts, and so on.
6. Figure out what you would like to pay for and what you want everyone else to pay for. For example, maybe you'll want the girls to pay for the hotel room . 
7. Ask the bride what her garment sizes are and if she would prefer gifts from a certain place, etc. 
8. Get invitations or make them! 
9. On the invites- tell the girls the date, time, where, when, how long the party will be, and what they should bring. You can make certain activities a secret to them if you wish! Also, I informed my girls on a separate Facebook page of the costs for the hotel. Before I booked I checked to see if they wanted to do a hotel and pay for the night's stay. 
10. After you send them out you can start planning your games if you are having them! 
11. Figure out the decorations and food you will buy and there you go! 
12. Start buying small gifts for the games here and there when you are out. This gives you a variety or prizes and makes the budget seem less intense. 
13. Figure out transportation. I assume you'll be drinking at some point and time so make sure you can have someone or a taxi service pick you up and drop you off if you go anywhere.
5. Putting it all together!
1. Maybe you can have a few of the girls help you decorate and cook the day of or before?
2. Set up the gift bags and activities and make sure to double check with the activities to make sure everyone is on the same track as you.

I will be posting images and tips from my own bachelorette part VERY soon!  KEEP POSTED!

Red Sweet Love

Oh la la! 

What is a very bold and eye capturing color for weddings that we can't get enough of!?
RED that's what  

Red is a color that can be hard to pull off. It's not necessarily a top trend for weddings at the moment. ~Lately, 2013 has looked to be about lighter colors and pastels.~

BUT... that just gives women all the more reason to have a wedding that's one of a kind and RED!

We aren't telling anyone to overload on the color, but with just a few red accents here and there at your wedding... it can really get people to "ohh and ahhh". 

Let us show you :) 

ACCESSORIZE.

Women love to do this with just about any color, but you put that red against the white and boom. It's a great contrast and we can gaurantee it will be a show stopper. 

Bouquets are a great way to add a pop of color..

Here's one without the usual roses :) A little less romantic and a little more fun?

Shoes. You can't go wrong with a kickin pair of red heels. 

FOOD! 

With red, you can have all sorts of red treats and fruits mixed in with your theme. Strawberries, raspberries, and cherries are some popular fruits for red weddings.

Raspberry mojito anyone?

These could be in cute little gift boxes for the guests

um. YUM!

Cakes! 

Red and gold.. we approve!

Here are some other inspirations we found! 

Before we go... check out how a bride at the Garden Room decorated with red!

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Well, we hope you red and enjoyed our red post! haha. Check out our Pintrest page for more red images! 

http://pinterest.com/thegardenroomep/

Until next time :) 

Something Blue?

50 Shades of blue anyone? 

We have seen so many different colors of blue at weddings. We've seen navy blues, mints, and even some ceruleon blue weddings. With so many shades to choose from, brides love this color! 

Here are some ideas on how to spice up your wedding with a touch of blue. 

You can't go wrong with blue cakes and flowers!

There are some fun ideas you can do

 for centerpieces as well! 

Robbin eggs anyone?

Here is a mint setup with some very pretty draping!

Here are a few Pintrest collage boards with blue weddings. Check them out and see some of the fun ideas others have come up with!

Oh! And if you were looking for something blue... here's a cute idea.