We said what we mint, and we mint what we said! As if seeing this trend hit just about every store across America and on everyone's Pinterest boards wasn't enough, I thought that I would remind you of this fabulous eye-popping trend. Mint is the top-trending color of the season, whether it comes to clothing, shoes, handbags or even household items. There is something about mint that is so calming and so refreshing. It provides a sense of class and takes you back to an Audrey Hepburn-esque era, aka my favorite role model. Now that the color has debuted for the season, mint weddings are around every corner! From mint color themes to using it as an accent color only, mint is the most popular guest at spring and summer…
St. Louis, Missouri – January 14, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that Dishy Event Planning has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® 2013 for Wedding Planning in St. Louis, Missouri! The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Dishy Event Planning’s selection as a Bride’s Choice Award 2013 winner was selected based on the positive experiences expressed by past clients on WeddingWire, the world’s largest wedding review site with over one million reviews. While many industry awards are given by the host organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds…
As some of you may know, recently I began helping out with Happily Ever Answered, and new wedding specific Q&A platform! I'm pleased to announce that the website is finally up for public beta usage, which means now is the time to get your wedding questions answered! Right now the beta site is accessible by invitation only. To gain access, simple visit the HEA teaser page and enter your email address! The HEA team will notify you when access has been granted. That's it! From there you can ask away on wedding related topics to your heart's desire! We look forward to hearing what everyone thinks of the site! Please share your comments with us as you think of them! We're always looking for ways to improve Happily Ever Answered!…
As we near the end of yet another year, it's time to take the opportunity to reflect on 2012. It's been a year of mostly ups which is always a plus in the wedding business. From amazing weddings to wonderful clients, we really do have LOTS to be thankful for this year, and that's putting it mildly! We even grew the business by one little lady, who's sure to be our youngest intern ever! So here we go, drum roll please. Here are the TOP TEN things (and people) we are thankful for in 2012... First and foremost, the newest edition to the Dishy family - baby Katherine "Kate" Ryan Rath! She arrived on August 27, 2012 weighing in at 7lbs 3oz and has been the biggest joy I could…
If you're like many brides out there, you're probably searching the internet for the best deal on quality wedding stationery items - from save the dates to invitations and thank you cards. If you're opting to order online vs. visiting a traditional stationer in your area, you'll definitely want to check out Wedding Paper Divas. Back in the day when I was getting married, I initially looked through their stock of items for my own stationery and I must say they have just about everything you can think of at some reasonable prices! Prices do vary by quantities ordered, paper type, etc but to give you an idea on basic pricing, look no further~ Save the Dates start at $0.89 per card. Invitations start at $1.59. Thank you cards start…
Happy Monday everyone! Now that wedding season has wrapped up for 2012, it's time to work on weddings for 2013 AND side projects! Yay! I'm pleased to share that I have been and will be helping launch a new wedding question and answer website called Happily Ever Answered! As Marketing Director for HEA, I'll be helping with blog writing, social media and of course answering wedding related questions - all things I absolutely love! About Happily Ever Answered... Happily Ever Answered was created based on the belief that brides and grooms need a place to ask and find answers to all of their wedding-related questions. We believe this experience should be fun, easy to use and nice to look at. By building a fresh and active online community, people have…
It's Friday and I'm in a sharing mood! So today I'm going to share a little bit of information with you on wedding canvases! Lucky readers, huh? Off we go... If you've got a plethora of wedding photos you love or recently had engagement photos taken, you might be wondering what on earth can I do with these photos that's a little non-traditional but a great way to display some amazing work, right? There's only so many photo frames you can fill up on your bookshelf! Well I recently moved into a new office space in the St. Louis area and found myself in a similar situation with trying to outfit my office walls with previews of Dishy work. Thankfully, I came across Printcopia, a site dedicated to high quality…
Spring is in the air and so are flowers, lots of them! And now that wedding season is in full swing in St. Louis, we are just loving all of the different types of bouquets we're seeing, especially when it means brides begin to think outside of the box and shy away from the traditional bouquets filled with roses. Check out a few of our favorite spring and summer bouquets here! [nggallery id=34] For details on these bouquets and more, visit the Dishy Pinterest page. And be on the look out for real wedding bouquets posted on our blog from Dishy weddings in 2012! There are going to be some really unique and beautiful ones to see! Have a great week! Cheers! Follow Dishy on Twitter Like Dishy on Facebook
Happy April! Happy Spring! AND, of course, happy wedding season! It's been a while since we've had any headshots taken so I reached out to the lovely and super talented Lisa Hessel for a little help! On a lovely March spring day, Amanda, Lisa and I headed out to Forest Park for what turned out to be some amazing photos! So I thought I'd share a few! Great modeling, eh? :)
Unless you were under a rock (or strategically planning your Valentine's Day) on Sunday night, you probably caught a part of all of the 2012 Grammy Awards. As a whole, I thought the show was pretty darn good. Memorable performances by Adele, Jennifer Hudson and The Civil Wars far overshadowed the more odd ones, ehem Niki Minaj. And touching shout outs and prayers for Whitney Houston (RIP) kept me on the verge of tears. Yes I said that. I love Whitney! And when it came to fashion for the evening, the stars did not disappoint! Sparkles and plunging necklines ruled the red carpet! Here are just a few of my faves from the evening. Hope you enjoy!