Destination hometown showers.

It is always fun when friends and family want to throw you a bridal shower in destination cities, but what about about when you have moved only 2 hours away from home. Most weddings today are thrown and funded by the bride and groom themselves. Which has resulted in weddings having guest list under 100. With wedding invite lists being limited, having multiple showers can create an issue. You may have some guests invited to showers that you had no intention of inviting to your wedding. That can create awkward situations. Not only for you but also for the host of your additional parties.

The rule of thumb is that if a guest is invited to a bridal shower the guest would also be invited to the wedding. However, you could get around this rule by making sure that the host of your party has informed people that you will be having an intimate affair. This will clear the air long before the bridal shower. If you have made it very clear to your host that you want to keep you wedding a small intimate affair they will not convey your message to guest but insist on throwing you a shower, you should gracefully accept. Have your mom or another person who is close to you pass the message along that a casual get together would be a much better way to go. Like a brunch or cocktails at a local restaurant. This will take the pressure off and lessen the formality.

Circle Taffeta Overlay

Just added our Circle Taffeta Wedding and Event Linen to our website to help clients choose linen online. This should make choosing details for their event easier. 

We understand that sometime coming into the design studio is not an option because of distance or because of time. We are hoping by creating these online galleries this will give our clients more time in their busy schedules when planning an event. 

Come check out the rest of what we have been doing. 

http://www.flowersomg.com/overlays.html

Circle Taffeta Black 

 Circle Taffeta Gold

 Circle Taffeta Guava

 Circle Taffeta Malibu Blue

 Circle Taffeta Silver

Circle Taffeta White

Should I feed my vendors?

Yes. many vendors will place a note in their contracts that a "vendor meal" must be provided by the client on day of service. Should you not see it listed, a nice gesture would be to ask. This meal does not have to be the same as you are feeding your guest and your sales and catering manager will assist in this process. Most caterers have a less expensive meal option choice to choose for your vendors. If your venue is accustomed to hosting events all year long they may even have a designated spot for your vendors to dine out of site of your guest. Which allows for a better experience for all. Some clients may ask why this is necessary. Keep in mind that vendors can work on site anywhere from 7 to 14 hours in one day on your event. These are not typically work environments and a designated lunch or dinner break is never scheduled. Nor seldom even an option. There for a run down the street to grab lunch is never accessible. eating onsite is the only way to keep the showing rolling.

Let the Party .... Party on!

Guest with Military Uniform on at your weddings. Appropriate?

One bride was concerned that her cousin who was military was going to steal the show at her wedding by wearing his Military uniform. Was she turning into a bridezilla? Was it going to be a distraction at her wedding? Was she being self centered?

With the way the world is today, we are fortunate to have so many women and men ready, willing and able to volunteer to protect our daily freedom. As long as the person is in the service they are entitled to wear their uniform. Sure they may receive more attention than if they were in civilian clothing, but no need to worry. Nothing can take the focus off the bride and groom on such a special day as their wedding day.

Napkins — Rent, Buy or Make?

Take a look at one brides journey with wedding napkins. Do you know we start our napkin rentals at .50 each? She does bring up a great point and food for thought.
Enjoy~

Row after row of fabric at Elegant Fabrics NYC

After receiving the quote from Wildflower Linen, I decided that I should explore other options besides renting—either buying cheap napkins or making them.
If I bought, I would look for napkins from one of the discount stores like Kohls or Overstock.com on sale—I’m thinking like 70% off!

I have been searching on the internet and it has been crazy difficult to find the color napkins I want. So I think I may just need to stumble upon them. I am hoping for a dusty peach or rose color, and something with natural fibers and textures. Has anyone seen anything? Pottery Barn would be my style… but not my price range!

Every day I walk past a little gem of a shop—it is called Elegant Fabrics. Have you heard of it? Yep, it is the place Project Runway went for oh-so-many seasons. I love their selection of fabrics. It is unworldly! If you are used to Jo-Ann’s or Walmart you will be gasping for air when you find this place. There are no quilting calico prints anywhere!

Fabric Swatches

So after work last week I cruised around Elegant Fabric so I could find that perfect material. It couldn’t be too thin, or too shiny. It needed to be soft enough to wipe your mouth.
One of the best things about going to a fabric store in the middle of Fashion District in New York City is that they have swatches ready for you. They are used to fashion and design students asking them for swatches so they are ahead of the game. They have them pre-swatched and hanging from the fabric bolt so you can help yourself and leave the clerks alone!

The Selections

My favorite — Raw Silk @ $14.95 per yard

It took me a while to find exactly what I wanted but this is basically it: I like raw silk or dupioni, either in golds, pinks and peach neutrals, and soft colors with a pop of coral color.
I wasn’t even considering any fabrics over $19.95—but was really aiming for half this—which wasn’t realistic here. Unfortunately half the fabrics in there were $19.95-$24.95. So that eliminated a few at the get-go.
On the way home I looked at tutorials on how to make dinner napkins. They say I would need about 1 yard of fabric for every 4 dinner napkins. Since all the fabric at Elegant is 60″ not the more common 45″ I could get away with a little less yardage.
But would this be cost effective at $19.95 a yard? Not really!! But I could always keep the napkins for later…?
Would it be worth the trouble of cutting it into square, and perhaps hemming four sides of 75 napkins? What do you think?

Read more: http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/07/08/diy-napkins/#ixzz2r8mcal8l

http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/07/08/diy-napkins/#axzz2r8larvqK

Flowers OMG Receives Bronze WeddingWire Rated™ Badge

Flowers OMG Receives Bronze WeddingWire Rated™ Badge

  Port Orange, Fl  – July 23, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that Flowers OMG has received the WeddingWire Rated™ Bronze badge for excellence in floral and linen.

The esteemed WeddingWire Rated™ program recognizes wedding professionals who have received positive newlywed reviews about their business on WeddingWire. The program recognizes businesses across more than 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and requires a minimum of three wedding reviews and an average rating of 3.5 stars or higher.

Within the WeddingWire Rated™ program, there are five different levels that wedding professionals can reach based on the number of wedding reviews they have received (Blue, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Black).  The WeddingWire Rated™ Bronze badge is awarded when a business receives ten or more quality reviews.

As a member of WeddingWire, the world's largest wedding review site with over one million reviews, Flowers OMG's achievement of Rated™ is an impressive milestone and an indication of the positive experiences expressed by their past clients.  As a recipient of the Bronze badge, Flowers OMG is highlighted on WeddingWire, which is comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

"With the growing importance of online reviews, WeddingWire is pleased to celebrate the successes of the wedding professionals who have received positive reviews on WeddingWire," said Sonny Ganguly, CMO, WeddingWire. "We are honored to recognize Flowers OMG for their impressive work within the wedding industry."

"Flowers OMG is thrilled to have achieved the WeddingWire Rated™ Bronze badge for floral and linen in Port Orange, Fl. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire; it means so much to us and our business to have received the positive feedback that helped us earn this badge.  We are dedicated to providing excellent service to our clients and look forward to increasing to the next Rated™ level in the near future."

For more information about Flowers OMG, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront at WeddingWire.com/FlowersOMG.

To learn more about the WeddingWire Rated™ program, please visit  http://wed.li/ratedinfo

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire®, the nation's leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com, Brides.com and Weddingbee.com.

The Milano Room

Tablescape at The Milano Room, Colors where white, hot pink and silver with a splash of colorful other blooms.
 
 The Milano Room located inside Amici Italian Restaurant. We started with our spandex chair covers and hot pink lamour sash with a side tie, white classic linen to the floor, hot pink lamour overlay, our new and beautiful rosette metallic stitched embroidered overlay, silver plate chargers, hot pink classic napkin with a double rhinestone wrap in crystal and hot pink, loose diamonds, mirrored tiles, mercury glass containers and hot pink bi-color roses with a splash of fun blooms. 

You can see more of this collection on our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FlowersOMG