WeddingLovely Partners with the Event Planners Association!

Event Planners AssociationToday, WeddingLovely is teaming up with Event Planners Association! The EPA is a national trade association for professionals in the event and amusement industries, which includes professional meeting planners, event and wedding planners, inflatable games and amusement rental companies, florists, caterers, DJ’s, entertainers, venues and more.. We are constantly striving to find more ways to show off our vendor’s quality, and adding EPA to our partnerships is an amazing way of showing customers that we have amazing wedding vendors in all of our directories!

From the Event Planners Assocation’s website:

“The EPA provides a unique support system for independent business owners as members benefit from the EPA’s in-house law firm, in-house insurance agency, marketing specialists, professional certifications, local networking opportunities, continuing education, affinity programs and regulatory support. Our mission is to provide the foundational elements of a successful business and facilitate the highest standards of excellence and professionalism.

The EPA also acts a resource to the public as an educator and source of ethical, reliable, and competent business professionals for hire in the event planning and amusement industries.”

If you are currently listed on one of our directories and a part of EPA, then you now can edit your profile and add the EPA badge to your profile:

EPA and WeddingLovely

Not a part of EPA? They provide a number of amazing benefits:

As a member, you’ll have access to the EPA’s in-house law firm, in-house insurance agency, marketing specialists, continuing education, networking opportunities and affinity programs. Here are just some of the perks you’ll get:

  • Legal Assistance: You will have immediate access to the documents you need to operate your business as well as the ability to communicate with legal experts as you need them.
  • Insurance: Special liability insurance is offered to Event Planners Association members from the nation’s leading insurance providers to the amusement and professional event planners industries. Premium discounts are provided by many carriers to EPA members.
  • Networking: Access to other’s experiences and knowledge will allow members to broaden their insights, solve challenges and develop innovative ways to build businesses. The relationships formed through networking can be long-lasting and fulfilling from a personal and professional perspective.
  • Trade Credibility: Trade association membership provides credibility in the eyes of a client. Involvement in a local chapter provides credibility among industry peers. This activity indicates a business owner’s commitment to their company, their event planner career and the industry as a whole.
  • Internet Marketing: The EPA’s search engine optimized website marketing elevates members’ businesses to new heights – giving greater visibility to more potential customers!  Members receive internet marketing services targeted directly to customers in their service area via our integrated, search engine optimized, marketing sites.

Membership starts at $49, join today!

We want to thank Kim, Erin and the entire crew at EPA — we’re beyond thrilled to be working together!

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Get to Know a Wedding Photographer: Sunny Studios

Sunny Studios was kind enough to give us an interview this morning. Amanda photographs in the Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky area and her work is absolutely amazing!

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1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company

I am a dreamer and photography allows me to dream in reality.  I love shooting weddings because they make me happy.  My couples make me happy.  It’s that simple.  I feel special to have been invited to share such a wonderful moment in their lives.  I want to work with people who become my friends. I want to share their happiness with the world!

Learn more about Sunny Studios and see even more of her great work after the jump… Continue reading →

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Get to Know a Wedding Stationer: Paper & Silk Press

Grace from Paper & Silk Press gave us an interview this morning. Grace is so talented with her stationery, accessories and makeup, talking about a full-service vendor!

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Photo by Grace Niu

1. How did you get started doing wedding invitations?

When I was studying graphic design in college, I was friends with a couple who were about to get married. Even though I had never specifically done a wedding invitation before, they knew I had design skills, so they asked me to help them with their invitation. After designing their invitation, I realized it was something I really enjoyed doing, and began to offer my services through Etsy and also to engaged friends.

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Styled Shoot: Slug Bug + Vintage Style

Tiny Bubbles Wedding & Event Design shared this styled shoot with me and it was a no-brainer that it had to go up on our blog! You’ll see why as soon as you scroll down, trust me…

The inspiration for this shoot came from the photographer, Meredith Moran. Her dad restored a 1964 ruby red VW bug, and she wanted to incorporate it into a modern vintage theme that was both simple and elegant. Meredith used a lot of things that she already owned, such as vintage fabric, spray painted coffee cans, old books, and her ukulele, to express her style. We held this shoot on a lovely spring day in Evergreen, at the Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park.

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See more of this slug bug styled shoot after the jump… Continue reading →

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Invitation Breakdown – The Details, the Options and Everything in Between

A big big thanks to Kristen at Five Dot Design and 915 Monmouth for putting together this super informative post for us today. If you are engaged and thinking about your stationery, then you’re gonna want to bookmark this post!

Invitations seem to be the first thing that make the whole wedding process “real” for most brides. You’re taking all the details you’ve been organizing for the past however many months and putting them down on paper to send out into the world. Family and friends will come witness, not only you and your fiance getting married, but all the hard work you’ve put into pulling this event together and making it perfect.

So, of course, you want your invitations to be perfect as well. The basic invitation suite can be broken down into a few simple pieces… some are must-have’s, some are nice-to-have’s and some are added bonuses. Now, I realize that you might put some pieces in different categories and that’s perfectly fine. These are just the most popular pieces I have found with my clients.

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Photo by JMM Photography

Learn more about invitations after the jump…

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Wedding Invitation Design Roundup: Put a Bird On It!

The wedding video on Monday inspired today’s design roundup! Ever since I read the couples typewritten letter with “Put a bird on it!” I’ve had birds on the mind (and have also watched lots of Portlandia on Netflix!). I’ve gathered invitation designs that are adorned with birds. Enjoy!

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See more bird designs after the jump… Continue reading →

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Featured Invitation: From the Mailbox to the Reception!

It’s not often that we see how a design is rolled out into an entire wedding. Maria from Mgdezigns Wedding Invitations and Stationery shared one of her designs with us, and I knew that it had to be shared. I just LOVE how the cake ties into the stationery. It’s great when couples give that extra touch, don’t you agree?

Mmdezigns WeddingInviteLove

See all the details after the jump… Continue reading →

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Get to Know a Wedding Planner: Purple Meadows Events

Today’s interview is with WeddingPlannerLove’s Purple Meadows Events. Debra was gracious enough to share photos from a beautiful Miami wedding along with some insight to her business. Thanks Debra!

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your company.

Purple Meadows Events & Design is a full service event planning boutique that specializes in destination weddings and events.Our focus is to help busy couples who need help in planning their magical experience in eco-fabulous locations such as California, Hawaii and Costa Rica.

Learn more about Purple Meadows Events after the jump… Continue reading →

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We’re so excited: Julia’s engaged!

“Since you work at a wedding startup, does that mean that you’re going to get married soon?”

Welcome, readers, to my life. When I decided to join Tracy full-time in a co-founder/CTO role at WeddingLovely, the decision had certain implications. My friends and family, of course, thought that Luis and I would be getting engaged soon. I would kindly smile and laugh when they would mention this to me, and say something along the lines of “we’ll see.”

But we are getting ahead of ourselves.

Our First Date

Our story starts back on Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Palo Alto, CA (and like all stories of this type, of course, it was a beautiful, warm, sunny California day). Luis and I had our first date planned to get wine at a local wine tasting room, but found the streets shut down and sleepy in preparation for an arts festival happening the next day. We awkwardly wandered around downtown Palo Alto together while trying to figure out what to do, each trying to be polite and flexible given that we barely knew each other. As it happens, we ended up at a small, well-known wine bar a few blocks away (this is northern California you know!). When the waiter came to take our drink order we asked if he had any recommendations. He said: “Describe to me what kind of wine you like.” I’m not at all reserved about this so I gave a description and asked him to please bring me a “robust, intense red wine, maybe something from Italy.” The waiter then turned and asked Luis what kind of wine he liked and Luis responded simply with: “I want the exact opposite of what she just said.”

At the time, I thought to myself something like: “Hum, I don’t think this is going very well.”

Seated and awaiting our wine, cheeses, and other whatnots, our conversation started as unmemorably as most. You know, “tell me more about what you do,” that sort of thing. When it came to our careers, we had almost nothing in common. I was at IBM Research, where I had started after finishing graduate school in computer science. Luis studied economics and then worked as an investment banker in New York City. He then spent time in London getting his MA in Philosophy. Since that little test passed, as far as he could tell, he decided that Philosophy was worth pursuing. So he gave up banking when he was offered a spot to earn his PhD in Philosophy from Stanford. I, on the other hand, promptly left graduate school with my MS and never wanted to return to academia again.

Julia & Luis at a friend's wedding, summer 2010

Luis & Julia at a friend's wedding, summer 2010

To sum up, our initial conversation didn’t seem to leave us with much to build on. But of course, things got a little better. We ended up walking around downtown, joking and bantering while admiring the street art that had already been prepared for the next day’s festival. There were all kinds of beautiful drawings in chalk on the street that we got to see before the festival even began. And so it turns out, things ended better than they had begun. To be quite honest though, despite the fact that we had a nice time and he was very polite, well-spoken and exotically attractive (Mexican and Asian heritage with striking green eyes!), I didn’t think Luis would ever call me again. I might have called him, but ultimately I just kind of figured that he wasn’t that into me.

I was wrong.

See how their relationship turned into something more after the jump…

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Featured Video: Fairfax Films

I love this video from Fairfax Films for so many reasons, but I’ll spare you the rambling and give you five reasons:

  1. The brides dress and fur coat are so ridiculously amazing.
  2. In the couples welcome letter, she said “put a bird on it!” Anyone who is a Portlandia fan will appreciate that. ;)
  3. The venue??? OMG.
  4. The entire wedding is oozing with charm and adorable details.
  5. The videographer is so so talented and is gracious enough to be attending our Shindig to show off his skills. Thanks Jeremy!

See more of Jeremy’s work on Fairfax Films’ website!

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