Jennifer and Karl were married on Saturday, September 26th in a beautiful ceremony at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Spa.  I’ll post more details later, but here is a sneak peak!  Thanks to Michelle at Oeil Photography for getting these to me so quickly!

Beautiful centerpieces by Rose of Sharon

Amazing ceremony decor – uplights and draping by PRI Productions, ceiling treatment, florals and candles by Rose of Sharon

The bride’s shoes, custom designed to match her gown

The stunning cake from Classic Cakes

Last night, we had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Rose of Sharon’s recently remodeled studio. Amazing! The transformation makes me want to re-design our office.

The space formerly used for bridal consultations (and the accounting department!) now has a stunning “greenhouse” feel. The team actually demolished the paneling and found gorgeous brick walls. Add in some unique display shelves and the look is incredible.

And speaking of incredible, the new wedding section is fabulous. Not only is there a couch and a large computer monitor for viewing photos, but every type of vase, container, candelabra and column is right there to touch and feel. I feel like a kid in a candy store each time I walk in.

If you haven’t selected a florist for your wedding, be sure to make an appointment with Lynette or Judy!

I was just notified that First Coast Weddings has been approved as a vendor on The Green Bride Guide!

Being green isn’t hard; here are a few ways that we try to stay eco-friendly:

• Our office is as paperless as possible.  We use Google Apps to keep all of our client files, vendor files, and business documents online and easily shared with our whole team.
• We recycle whenever we can, including the stacks of out-dated wedding magazines.  If there’s something we love, we cut out that page rather than storing the whole issue.
• Our team carpools to events when possible.
• Our clients often choose to discard items they buy for their weddings – candles, vases, baskets, mirrors, and more.  Rather than toss them into the trash, we toss them into our storage unit, and let future clients use them for their events.
• We are also happy to take floral arrangements from the wedding to local nursing homes – the residents love to see all the flowers, and many florists will make them in disposable containers if you request this ahead of time.

What are your favorite ways to go green?  Is there anything you are planning for your wedding that is eco-friendly?

New York Fashion Week always makes me happy.  No, I don’t have the joy of actually attending, although maybe someday! {Fingers crossed!}

Fashion Week means it’s time for the next Pantone Color Report to make its debut.  And OH, how I love some of these colors!

Although it’s not too obvious since our website/blog re-design, our corporate color is turquoise.  And there it is, at the top of the list for 2010 Spring Colors – Pantone 15-5519.  My heart skipped a beat!

And who can help but love a color called Tomato Puree?!  And Pink Champagne – my fave!

But even beyond the greatness of the Spring Color Report is the fun of a whole new concept from Pantone and The Dessy Group. Pantone Wedding is a way to create inspiration boards to share and order color swatches to go with them! So much fun to play with.

I hope so! And I hope you think so too. As you may have read in our post last week, we have been nominated for Best Wedding Blog in the 2009 EventProfs Blog Awards. We would really appreciate it if you would take a minute to vote for us! (Our blog title is “Something To Talk About”)

Voting will close on September 21, 2009 @ 5:00 pm EDT. Only 1 vote can be cast per person. All duplicate votes will be disqualified.

Did you have a chance to visit The Wedding Party’s booth at the bridal show on August 31?  If not, here is a short highlight reel compliments of In Motion Video Productions!

Be sure to visit us this Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the UNF University Center! Need more info? Check out http://www.jacksonvillebridalconnection.com.

We’re honored to have been nominated for the Best Wedding Blog award in the 2009 EventProfs Blog Awards! Voting opens next week, we’d love for you to take a moment and vote for us!

Plus, we’re in such amazing company! Other nominees include:

• Green wedding shoes
• RockNRollBride
• Cynthia Martyn Events
• Sasha Souza’s Sparkliatti
• Diary of a Las Vegas Wedding Concierge