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The wedding planner gets engaged!

Amber — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:47:45 +0000

On Friday, October 22nd my boyfriend of 3 years proposed! We had packed a picnic, climbed up Stone Mountain, and were enjoying our feast. The sun was setting in the West as a Full moon was rising in the East. The entire skyline was a beautiful rainbow; wide bands of color enveloped the sky (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet). It was a breath-taking sunset. As we finished our meal and chatted nonchallantly about our days, the food and our plans for the weekend, he reached into his pocket. To my complete surprise he pulled out a beautiful brilliant diamond and asked me to marry him! I was stunned. After I recovered my breath I answered with a loud “yes!” and sealed the deal with a kiss. I am very excited to be planning my own wedding and cannot wait to share the detials with you all.

The perfect event detail

Amber — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:16:59 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I hosted a baby shower for one of my dearest friends. I had seen cake pops at a baby shower several years ago and thought they were adorable and delicious, so I knew I wanted them for this shower. But I also knew that I didn’t have an interest in learning how to make them myself. So, I ordered the cake pops from Sarandipity Sweets in Alpharetta, (and they were perfect). I’m always looking to get them most bang for my buck, so I decided to incorporate them into the centerpieces. The picture above shows the finished product. The cake pops were three fold at the shower; centerpieces, dessert and favors. They were a huge hit! I highly recommend them for your next shower, party or event.

Christy & Nick’s Beautiful Wedding with the Atlanta Skyline backdrop.

Amber — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:52:35 +0000

Atlanta Skyline Wedding

On Saturday, September 25, 2010 Christy Parker married Nick Eberts as the sun set over the Atlanta Skyline. It was an elegant affair at the Piedmont Room. With Plum and pewter accents throughout the venue and the romantic glow of candle light, it was truly a breath-taking scene. For the ceremony Amadeus Strings provided beautiful music, Dr.Jon Payne performed the nuptials, and the bride groom both laughed and cried.

Christy and Nick entertained their guests with both slow (lessons from Ballroom Dance Club) and fast dancing. And they weren’t the only ones on the dancefloor.Their reception was truly a great party. The groom was from New York and the bride from Atlanta, their favors: suckers- an apple and a peach.

Unique Event Entertainment!

Amber — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:35 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I assisted with the event coordination of the Atlanta Food Rave. The event itself was remarkable, 5 of Atlanta’s top chef’s competed to prepare food (live) for guests and to benefit the Atlanta Food Bank. But, the scene-stealing portion of the event was..Butt Sketches! What are “Butt Sketches” you ask? They are a pieces of art, charcoal sketches in live time of your entire back side. See the picture above. These artists are based in Austin, TX and take about 2 1/2 minutes per butt. Additionally, the artists incorporated sass, personality and accessories into the sketchs. Truly an entertaining and memorable part of any event, not to mention that you get to take the artwork home! Mine is framed and post on the wall of my living room. I absolutley love it!

Your wedding story?

Amber — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:58:41 +0000

Have you ever wanted to have your crazy wedding story told? Well this is the opportunity to get the tale heard. If you have a wedding disaster or mishap story from your or a friend’s/family member’s event we would love to hear it.

Below is a list of the topics (12) that we are searching for true stories about. If you have any personal experiences or know of anyone that has had any of them, please send me the story. All names, relevant details,etc. will be changed to protect the identity of the actual bride or groom. Please feel free to pass this request along to any of your friends, family, co-workers, etc.

1.) A bride that changed her mind a millions times (about flowers. colors, dresses, etc.)
2.) A (wedding) weather disaster that did not have a rain plan/alternate plan.
3.) Confusion or misunderstandings on who was paying for what in the wedding (parents, B&G, grandparents, etc.)
4.) A wedding that resulted in much more credit card debt than initially planned for.
5.) A bride that due to on-going wedding related communication: deleted an e-mail account, refused to answer her cell phone, etc.
6.) A bride that encountered less than supportive relatives, friends, co-workers, etc. concerning her wedding.
7.) A wedding mishap that resulted from a lack of communication between family members or wedding party.
8.) A bride that did not speak up about what she wanted and ended up: being dragged to a strip club for her bachelorette party, allowing a distant relative (cousin, etc.) to be in the wedding party despite preferring otherwise, etc.
9.) A wedding day beauty fiasco from having a grooming/ beauty service provided a day before the wedding (disastrous haircut. orange skin from spray tan, etc.)
10.) Any bride that set out to lose a large amount of weight or save an unreasonable amount of money (for the wedding) and was not able to accomplish the goal in time and thus there was a consequence (had to buy a new wedding dress, took on $15,000 in credit card debt, vendors did not show for insufficient payment).
11.) A wedding that was or was not saved by having wedding insurance.
12.) A bride that took on too many DIY projects for the wedding day and is showed (dead flowers in the bouquets, place cards that were sloppily hand-written, etc.)

I am planning to include these tales in my project and really appreciate all of you contributing or passing the request along. As stated before all story details will be changed and the contributor (and bride/groom) will remain anonymous. Please send all information to amber@beyondeventsatlanta.com

Thank you all so much!

Best,
Amber

Unpcoming Atlanta Wedding Planning event!

Amber — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:04:54 +0000

Tomorrow, August 22nd Endive Catering, Circle of Love Weddings, Sublime Photography and several other wedding vendors in Atlanta will be hosting the 2nd “From Now to Wow” bridal experience. This event will feature interactive elements, pampering and a discussion panel with professionals. The information and experience available to guests will be immeasurable.
Space is limited. If interested in attending visit the event’s eventbrite page to register. Tickets are $15 and the event will be held at the Endive location in Midtown.It is sure to be a spectacular event!

Mazel Tov! A beautiful Jewish Wedding

Amber — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:43:40 +0000

On Sunday, August 1st 2010 Vanessa Preiss married Brett Meyer at the King Plow Arts Center in Atlanta. It was a beautiful event, with over 150 guests in attendance, filled with jewish tradition and infused with the personalities of the Bride and Groom. The details of the ceremony and reception truly showed the uniquiness and originality of the couple.
Vanessa and Brett were wed under a gorgeous chuppah that was lined with hundreds of feathers and twinkle lights in front of their friends and family. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Steven Lebow and filled with humor and entertainment. The couple and wedding party exited the ceremony to the theme from Star Wars and provided a wedding cake topped with Hans solo and Princess Leiya figurines at the reception. As the dancing commenced at the reception the bride and groom participated in the traditional Hora and were hoisted onto chairs and bounced up and down by the guests, it was quite a ride. But, the most poigniant moment was when the groom serenaded the bride in front of the entire crowd, it was beautiful. An affair to remember for sure.

It’s all in the Wedding Details

Amber — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:18:23 +0000

wedding details

When you’re planning a wedding it is easy to get overwhelmed by the big stuff like staying within your budget, maintaining a count of your RSVPs and selecting service vendors, but the little details that go into your event are what truly make it spectaclar. The most recent edition of Brides’s magazine features a list of 100 things to do for under $100 (each) that will really upgrade your wedding. This extensive list had tons of great ideas and fabulous websites that they recommend.
Of the ones mentioned my favorite was “Just Married” car banners. I love these! In addition to making a statement to everyone you pass on the road, even after your formal departure, they are a beautiful finishing touch for your fabulous event (not to mention a great photo opp). Check out A bride’s ride for great do it yourself packages that start at an affordable $47. The they offer a variety of “statements”; hitched, just married, I do, we did it! & forever. After you’ve wed it’s time to tell the world, why not do it with an eye-catching, elegantly decorated get away car?

Toilet Paper Wedding Dress?

Amber — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:31:38 +0000

For the past 5 years Cheap-chic-weddings.com has hosted a “Toilet Paper Wedding Dress contest.” The picture to the left is from this year’s 2nd place winner. They offer cash prizes of $1,000 for the winner; $500 for the 2nd place and $250 for 3rd. The effort and energy the contestants put into these projects is simply amazing. To see many more of these artistic creations from bathroom products you’ve got to check out the website (www.cheap-chic-weddings.com). From paper birds to ruffles, bussels and flowers made or toilet paper these dresses have it all. There is even an “official rules” guide, these ladies take this contest very seriously and it shows in the detail of their artwork.

Family Fun Day in Atlanta

Amber — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:41:56 +0000

On Saturday May 22,2010 Beyond Events Atlanta teamed up with local event planning company Lilly White Events to produce the first annual Slappey & Sadd Family Fun Day. The event was created as fundraiser for the Sandy Springs Police Department’s Benevolent Fund. The Benevolent Fund is to benefit the surviving family members of fallen police officers. The money in the fund is used for a variety of purposes including; burial/funeral costs for the officer, to assist the family with unexpected bills or costs associated with the loss and the future needs of the officer’s children. The event was attended by over 500 Atlanta residents and over $3,000 was raised! Some of the attractions provided were a Rock climbing wall, a moon bounce, face painting and live musical performances. Delicious barbeque was provided by Slopes BBQ and juicy hotdogs were flame grilled by the experts from Pigs-n-plugs on their massive commercial grill. It was a joyous event for a great cause. The Slappey and Sadd Law Firm intends to repeat the event for years to come, return to the Beyond Events Atlanta Blog for information of the future of this FREE event.