Planning A Luxury Wedding? Let Martha Help You.
Martha Stewart Weddings has put together its first online Luxury Wedding Expo. Couples from all over the nation (and globe, really) will be able to attend the event without leaving home! How fabulous is that?
The Details:
WHO: Renowned wedding industry experts and premier vendors including bridal atelier owner Mark Ingram, event designer Matthew Robbins, etiquette expert Talley Sue Hohlfeld, Martha Stewart Weddings Style Director Katie Hatch, makeup artist Mary Curran and advisors from Lela Rose, Jennifer Salzman, Anne Barge, Tacori, Macy’s Wedding & Gift Registry, Delta Vacations and more.
WHAT: FREE, instant access to bridal industry experts and five digital floors of gorgeous dresses, jewelry, honeymoon destinations, registries and wedding-worthy prizes with the click of a mouse.
WHEN: Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009
11 A.M. to 4 P.M. EST
WHERE: www.luxuryweddingexpo.com
MORE: Chat live with bridal experts and vendors and learn how to create a theme, choose a color palette, pick the perfect location, find the right gown, personalize a reception, register right, stick to a budget, and craft handmade touches all from the comfort of home.
Listing Information:
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2009 – Attend the first FREE national digital Luxury Wedding Expo presented by Martha Stewart Weddings to chat with renowned experts for creative ideas and tips, while browsing booths from vendors like Lela Rose and Anne Barge to find the perfect gown and bridesmaid dresses – all without leaving home. Visit www.luxuryweddingexpo.com.
Editorial Director Darcy Miller has also put together a fabulous package for a bride-to-be (or any girl for that matter) that she is auctioning off online to benefit Martha Stewart’s Center for Living. Check out the link to bid and see below for a full list of all the goodies that could be yours!
http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/104919?preview=1
Package is worth well over $10,000 and includes:
- Consultation with Darcy Miller and a tour of the Weddings department at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- Honeymoon at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Mexico or the Caribbean (airfare included!)
- De Beers diamond necklace
- Silk gown from J. Crew
- Vera Wang bridesmaid’s/cocktail dress of your choice
- Papo d’Anjo flower girl dress
- La Perla lingerie
- Chanel Beauty Essentials
- Cleaning and preservation for your gown from J Scheer & Co
- Personalized engraved invitations from Martha Stewart Stationery for Crane & Co
- Two VIP tickets to a taping of The Martha Stewart Show weddings special
- Darcy Miller’s Our Wedding Scrapbook
- A signed copy of Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes
- Martha Stewart’s The Wedding Planner
- A collection of Martha Stewart Weddings DVDs
{Disclaimer: Martha Stewart Omnimedia is an advertiser on DIYBride.com. No compensation was collected for posting this invitation to their event.}
Read MoreDarcy Miller’s 10 Ways To Trim Your Budget
The uber-fabulous Darcy Miller, editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings, offers 10 Ways to Trim Your Wedding Budget.
When you prioritize, plan, and adopt some of the money-saving steps below, it will be the beauty and joy of your wedding day you hold onto forever, not the bills.
Food and Drinks
1. Serve a signature drink, such as a punch or favorite cocktail, instead of providing a full bar and limit other alcoholic beverages to wine and beer, choices that will satisfy most of your guests.
2. Have your caterer use local fruits and vegetables that are in season. Not only will these items be more economical, they’ll taste fresher.
3. Order a moderately priced, plainly decorated cake, and make the focal point the cake topper. Vintage bride-and-groom figurines, wedding bells, horseshoes, a basket filled with fruit, or a pair of doves (from an antiques shop or handmade) are classic symbols that can make a cake memorable.
Flowers and Decorations
4. While most popular bridal flowers are available year-round, some traditional ones — peonies and lily-of-the-valley, for example — can be difficult to find and expensive out of season. Seek your florist’s advice before deciding on your flowers.
5. Use favors as seating or place cards to save a bit on stationery costs. For seating cards, write guests’ names and table numbers on strips of paper, affix them to the favors, and set in order on a table near the entrance. For place cards, put favors with names attached at guests’ places.
General Budgeting Tips
6. When it comes to invitations – save money and the environment by choosing digital options like http://www.pingg.com for save the dates. For the wedding, you can use a more formal, printed invitation. We offer a number of gorgeous designs at pingg – http://www.pingg.com/info/designer_series?artist=martha_stewart.
7. Fridays and Sundays are generally less expensive than Saturdays for renting a venue.
8. To minimize the guest list, include your friends’ significant others but not casual dates.
9. For your reception, remember that a deejay can be less costly than a live band.
10. The most important thing about a wedding is making sure it is personal and reflects you. Prioritize aspects of the wedding that are most important to you. By compromising in some areas, you can afford to splurge on others.
Visit www.marthastewartweddings.com for even more tips and inspiration.
Read MoreLouisville, Washington DC, St. Louis: Catch Darcy Miller & Wendy Kromer at Macy’s
Darcy Miller from Martha Stewart Weddings is going on tour with Wendy Kromer in the coming week or so. Catch them at Macy’s in Louiseville, Washington DC, and St. Louis on the following days:
Sunday, March 2
1 – 3pm
Macy’s Oxmoor
7900 Shelbyville Road
Home Store, 3rd Floor
Louisville, Kentucky 40222
RSVP: 502.423.3356
Thursday, March 6
6:30 – 8:30pm
Macy’s at Tyson’s Corner
8000 Tysons Corner Center
McClean, VA
RSVP: 703.893.4900 ext. 515
Sunday, March 9
12 – 2pm
Macy’s at St. Louis Galleria
1550 St. Louis Galleria
Home Store, 3rd Floor
St. Louis, Missouri
RSVP: 314.726.1810 ext. 3205
This is your opportunity to chat directly with Darcy and Wendy to learn all about wedding planning, registries, and wedding cakes.
The Details (from MSLO):
Darcy will educate brides with Wedding Planning 101 – highlighting style, personalization, examples of memorable weddings featured in the magazine and how to register. Wendy will highlight some of the more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding as featured in the new book – Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes. Wendy will sign copies of the book, available to purchase at the retail price of $60 plus tax.
Both Darcy and Wendy will be available to answer brides’ personal questions following the presentation and book signing. Brides will have the opportunity to browse the entire Martha Stewart Collection, which is available exclusively at Macy’s, including the newly debuted Martha Stewart Collection with Wedgwood assortment of fine bone china, crystal stemware and flatware.
Darcy Miller and Macy’s Wedding & Gift Registry will be on hand to answer registry questions like: How many place settings do I register for? What is hard anodized? And what exactly is a duvet, anyway? This, plus tips on Macy’s registry rewards, and more will all be at brides’ fingertips during the event.
Reader Question: Cocktail Picks
DIYer Amanda is looking for these cocktail picks (plain wood, round) found in a back issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. Does anyone have a source?
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