Here are the quick hit details on Bliss:

Date// Sat. Feb. 26           Time// 11 am – 4pm     Location// Riverviews Artspace

What to expect// An intimate, upscale and affordable event where brides have the opportunity to personally interact with vendors, collect practical ideas and techniques and enjoy free coffee in the morning, a catered lunch and a dessert reception!  Cost//$15

So, because I’m sick, on the couch, again, I thought it would be fun to come up with the top 5 reasons you should attend Bliss!

#5 – Personal interaction – As a bride, I avoided large wedding shows because I felt they were overwhelming. As a vendor, I don’t sign up for large wedding shows because I feel like I’m at a meat market. I don’t want someone to feel obligated to say hello when they are really tired and just want door prizes. I want to meet brides and hear about their plans and encourage them by helping provide info on my services and the services of other vendors! Bliss is going to provide a chance to see each Vendors space and then to hear from them in sessions, eat lunch with them and really get to hear who they are, not just what they do.

#4 – Dessert Reception – The ladies of Love Is In The Air know their way around the kitchen and they’ve yet to let me down with their treats! I know this is going to be a fun time for brides to continue to mingle with vendors and even friends they’ve made during the day!

#3- Practical Advice – Brides will have the opportunity to hear great advice from people who literally know this industry like it’s their job! I love being able to share ideas from the weddings I’ve been to. Typically, brides are planning their first major event and don’t know where to start! The HCB vendors are going to give great, practical information on how to organize, throw and preserve the event of a life time!

#2 – Freebies. Jennifer, the lovely lady behind Hill City Bride, has lined up a fantastic group of door prizes for the attendees including a free 5 night Arube honeymoon! I mean, really? That’s a no brainer.

#1 – I’ll be there! I am teaching a breakout session with Liz Cook about how to create a guest friendly event! I’ll have vendor space where you may  have the opportunity to win a half priced photo booth for your wedding! Please, come visit me, introduce yourself and share your story!

Click here to see even more details about Bliss and to register!

It wasn’t too hot that day and the sun poured its light just right over the intimate ceremony.

Solmon said his vows to Angi in English and she said her vows to him in Thai.

There may have been some tears shed by me (center) and several other bridesmaids.

Certainly one of the most memorable moments from the entire day was the post ceremony soccer match. Now, that might seem strange if you don’t know this pair personally but they met playing soccer, fell in love on a sports ministry trip and the wedding was planned with the end of the world cup in mind, lest there be any conflict of interest on the honeymoon. The reception also featured a FIFA station and the guestbook was a soccer jersey. During the post nuptial match, the bride and her ladies took on the groom and his men. We even had an official complete with red and yellow cards to make sure everything was above board.

were were all announced and took the field with great excitement. To be honest, no one was sure how this would go over, but it ended up being awesome.

The girls won fair and square off a pivotal penalty kick by the new Mrs.

Angi’s goal from the beginning was to create an event that her guests of all ages would enjoy and remember. She was spot on with her planning from Bocci, chalk art, bubbles and a photo booth. Not to mention amazing American and Thai food combinations, Jimmy Cakes cupcakes and lots of watermelon. She LOVES watermelon.

There was even a little bit of happy dancing.

I love a wedding with a good cake smash and this one was certainly good.

and just like that all our striving and planning was over! It was one wonderful day.

Jimmy Cakes created the perfect cake! Funfetti & strawberry, her very favorites.

She loved it!

and cut it with a big scary knife.

Thanks to Jenna for grabbing some pictures of me, evidence that I was really there!

Angi & Solomon are moving to Thailand shortly after their wedding so we had a Create A Date themed shower where guests brought creative date ideas and the funds to make them happen! Here are some details!

We stored the ideas in the little album and she read through them all during the shower.

We also created a bouquet made of advice for her!

and tried to make things a little easier on her by filling out names and addresses on envelopes for thank you cards!

I really truly enjoyed pulling it together, with the help of some lovely ladies! I can’t believe how fast her wedding is coming up. Oh, and a heads up that some of her engagement photos will be posted on the blog soon! Here’s a sneak peak.

S. Carter Studios Platnium Photo Booth: James & Johnna’s Wedding from sabrena deal on Vimeo.

To view more photos from this booth or to make a purchase click here! If you purchase in the next three days you can use the code: TheHumphreys to get a discount!

First: Harner Family Photos. The Harners are a wonderful, eclectic family that we know from our church. This is actually a follow up to our 3 year anniversary give away. Preston (mom) entered to win and had to wait 10 months until her whole family could gather in one location. I’m so thankful they waited so we could customize this family shoot for them! Here are a few teasers and the slideshow to accompany them!

S. Carter Studios Platinum Photo Booth: The Harner Family from sabrena deal on Vimeo.

Second: If you follow me on twitter or if you are my Facebook friend then you know I’ve been working on Angi’s Bridal Shower for several weeks now. It happened on Tuesday and I we had a fantastic time! Here are some images from her booth!

My personal favorite from the night!

and a slideshow to accompany with even more!

S. Carter Studios Platinum Photo Booth: Angi’s Shower from sabrena deal on Vimeo.

So, we’re officially ready to book: Weddings, Bridal Showers, Birthday Parties, Office Parties, you name it we’re excited to join you. Please contact us for more info! sabrena (at) scarterstudios (dot) com.

This is Beth. We’ve been friends for six years, which if you know me, is pretty impressive because I moved a bazillion times in my life making it difficult to keep friends for longer than a few years. She was a wonderful source of inspiration for my wedding and she’s all around great friend to have. She recently moved to NY for a job opportunity and we thought it would be a great idea to try out version 1.0 of our photo booth. Our signature photo booth is a new launch for 2010 and we’re excited about bringing an opportunity to our brides to capture their guests as crazy as they actually are! The booth will also be available for parties! Contact us for more info! In the mean time, enjoy some photos from Beth’s booth.

I cannot take credit for the props, they were Josh’s idea mostly, with some help from Ashley’s musical storage! Here is a picture of me (well, my arm) and my loving husband. He’s the best.