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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

$ Saving Tip for 2012 Weddings

Click here to check out a post by our very own Debra Harris of Visions by Debra on ClarksvilleNow.com. In this post, "Money Saving Tip for 2012 Weddings", Debra encourages brides and grooms to hire their wedding vendors as soon as possible. "This is the time of year that vendors began to reevaluate their fees. Hiring vendors before their prices increase can stretch your budget and insure their availability on your wedding day. The money you save can purchase other items needed for your celebration." -Debra Harris, Visions by Debra, ClarksvilleNow.com

You can click here to read this post and other wedding related articles on ClarksvilleNow.com.

(photo by Katie Wright Photography)

Visions by Debra
(270) 887-9231
(270) 889-7989
Website: www.visionsbydebra.com
Email: visionsbydebra@newwavecomm.net

Monday, November 28, 2011

Jessica & Bryan: The Photographer

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Jessica & Bryan

Be sure to check out this week's Featured Wedding by Laura Kay Photography! The new feature highlights Jessica & Bryan's beautiful wedding day at Walker Farms. "Jessica and Bryan's Wedding was really unique. The ceremony was on a moat at Walker Farms down by the river. They both did so much DIY decor for this day. Bryan even built the alter himself. I really love it when weddings have so many handmade personal touches. My favorite part of the wedding was the lanterns. All of the guests had so much fun and they sky was so magical." -laurakayphoto.comWe have a few of Laura's photos in this post but you can view more by clicking here and visiting the ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding OR you can click here to view more photos from Jessica & Bryan's special day on Laura Kay Photography's blog.Laura Kay Photography
Website: laurakayphoto.com
Phone: (931) 320-9395
Email: laura@laurakayphoto.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laura-Kay-Photography/136770952552
Blog: laurakayphoto.com/newblog

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Jennifer & Gavin: The Cakes

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Jennifer & Gavin

Jennifer & Gavin had a couple of gorgeous wedding cakes at their reception, including their traditional wedding cake, consisting of 4 tiers and 150 servings. Their flavors were Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, and Pumpkin Spice for the top tier. The cake was decorated with Handmade Vanilla Buttercream icing and rested on a square silver plateau.








Gavin's groom's cake was sculpted to match his personal guitar and was made out of Red Velvet cake. Enjoy these beautiful cake photos by Shea Halliburton Photography and be sure to check out the rest of the Featured Wedding on ClarksvilleBrides.com.

The Cake Artist
Website: thecakeartistonline.com
Phone: (270)522-890

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Jennifer & Gavin: The Coordinator

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Jennifer & Gavin

Jennifer & Gavin hired Elements Event Planning and Design to help design and coordinate their wedding day. "Jenn and Gavin were a great couple!! Fun, energetic and ready to have a party! Jenn really wanted to have a contemporary flair at her reception, so we incorporated cream feathers, chinese lanterns, moss balls and gorgeous floral balls throughout the venue. Her colors of eggplant and olive were my favorite this season and made a huge statement. The bridesmaids were in plum and we used touches of olive and cream to create the perfect palette. The wedding day was flawless and their guests enjoyed the party the couple had hoped for!" -Terri Tenholder, Elements Event Planning and Design


(photos by Shea Halliburton Photography)

Elements Event Planning and Design
Phone: 931-368-8457 or 931-368-8458
Email: marybeth@eventplanningbyelements.com
terri@eventplanningbyelements.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elements-Event-Planning-and-Design-Firm/166259726735888
Website: eventplanningbyelements.com

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Jennifer & Gavin: The Flowers

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Jennifer & Gavin

Jennifer & Gavin chose Helen's Flowers to create their wedding day floral arrangements. "Jennifer chose the traditional wedding color, white, and worked it into every bouquet, boutonniere, corsage and mass flower design. Yet she also wanted to use the rich, dark colors of eggplant and purple so we combined the two for a truly unique, creative color scheme for her September 17th wedding at Forest Street Methodist Church and reception following at Water Street Event Center.

Jennifer's bouquet was a tight, rounded mass of white spiders, green buttons, eggplant calla lilies, white hybrid lilies, purple stock and dark purple hydrangeas and veronica rimmed with galax leaves and hand-tied with white satin ribbon.

She carried that theme forward in her bridesmaid's bouquets of white lilies and purple stock. They were hand-tied in eggplant satin ribbon to match the girl's eggplant-colored dresses.

Forest Street Methodist Church is a small, but sweet, church compared to most. So the two mass designs that we placed on the altar filled the area where the bride and groom took their vows. They stood in cream-colored urns on white pedestals with curly willow reaching to the sky. Again, white hydrangea, white stock, and white roses were accented with purple stock, larkspur and green spiders. Going to the reception guests were greeted by tall white table designs in all white stock, larkspur, spiders, roses, snapdragons and hydrangea but with the addition of large
white feather plumes! They were sassy and had a very festive flair to them atop glass containers.

It is always a pleasure to work with young women who have their own unique style and want you to show their creativity for them on their most special day. Women should never be afraid to choose their favorite mementos, dress or combination of colors to create wedding day memories that will last forever." -Helen Morris, Helen's Flowers

(photos by Shea Halliburton Photography)


Helen's Flowers
237 South Ewing Street
Guthrie, Kentucky 42234
Phone: 270-483-1406
Website: helensflowersky.com
Email: hello@HelensFlowersKY.com, helensflowers@charter.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helens-Flowers-Florist-Gift-Shop/212621958788960

Monday, November 21, 2011

Jennifer & Gavin: The Photographer

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Jennifer & Gavin

This week we'll be sharing details from our current Featured Wedding, highlighting Jennifer & Gavin's wedding day. Jennifer & Gavin chose Shea Halliburton Photography to photograph their wedding day. We have just a few of Shea's fab photos in this post but you can view more by clicking here and visiting the ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding.Shea Halliburton Photography
Website: byshea.com
Phone: 931.801.3415
Email: studio@byshea.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/byshea
Blog: byshea.com/blog

Saturday, November 19, 2011

My SendOutCards

Blog submitted by Danielle Lear, Turning Point Productions

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Sparks of Those Card Folks to get the down low on the SendOutCards system. I'm not gonna lie - I wasn't 100% sure what exactly the system was, so I was happy to have this opportunity to learn what it was all about. First of all, I totally wasted Michael's time asking him to sit down and show me the system! It's incredibly user friendly and easy to operate. They even have step-by-step tutorial videos to help take you through the system.

If you go the the Those Card Folks website, thosecardfolks.com, on the top of the right hand column, there's a link that you can click to send your own free card (via Those Card Folks), so that's what I did! After watching the first video (it's short and sweet - promise!), I created a login and password, chose a card, entered my recipient's (aka my nephew's) name and address, and sent the card. What I think is really great about the system is that it stores your contacts in your own little database. This is such an incredibly valuable resource for brides and grooms. You are most likely going to send save the date cards, wedding invitations, bridal shower invitations, many, many thank you cards, etc. All you have to do is enter the info once and you are good to go. Even after the wedding, you have this great list of all your friends and families addresses so it's easy to send Christmas cards, birth announcements :), etc.

All in all, it was SO easy (and FREE) to try out the SendOutCards system. It's definitely worth a few minutes just to head over to the Those Card Folks site, check out the system and send your free card.

Those Card Folks
Website: thosecardfolks.com/weddings
Phone: Alecia: 931-809-0089 or Michael: 931-801-9401
Facebook: facebook.com/ThoseCardFolks

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Olivia & Jeff: The Videographer

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Olivia & Jeff

Olivia & Jeff hired Turning Point Productions Videography to capture their wedding day and preserve it on video for them. "Olivia and Jeff had a big wedding - lots of family, lots of friends, lots of guests, lots of fun! Yet somehow, even though they were hosting quite the shindig, they managed to have a truly intimate ceremony and reception. The lighting at the ceremony focused your attention of what was important - the bride & groom - and their dj provided fabulous lighting at the reception so the dance floor was always on display. I had a great time at this wedding and I really enjoyed editing this wedding day highlights film (below) for them. Enjoy!" -Danielle Lear, Turning Point Productions



Turning Point Productions
Website: turningpointproductions.com
Phone: 931-920-4220
Email: info@turningpointproductions.com
Blog: turningpointvideography.blogspot.com
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Turning-Point-Productions/264106739080

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Olivia & Jeff: The Flowers

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Olivia & Jeff

Olivia & Jeff hired Flowers by Patty for their wedding day floral needs. "Working on Olivia and Jeff’s wedding was not only a great experience, but I was also watching someone that I had watched grow up prepare for her big day. She knew what she wanted and we worked on getting just that. Her choices of flowers were Ivory Hydrangeas and Cabbage Roses which were perfect for her garden bouquets. The Ivory accented the taupe Bridesmaids Dresses.

The boutonnières for the Groom and Groomsmen incorporated her signature feathers. (Finally some attention paid to the guys!) Incorporating items that are special to the groom or groomsmen is a unique idea and adds a dash of flair to the tux." -Patty Davis, Flowers by Patty

Don't forget to click here to view more photos from Olivia & Jeff's wedding day on ClarksvilleBrides.com!

Flowers by Patty
Phone: 615.512.6881
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-By-Patty/259963374036847

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Olivia & Jeff: The Dress

Blog submitted by Danielle Lear, Turning Point Productions

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Olivia & Jeff
From head to toe, Olivia looked amazing on her wedding day. Her wedding dress was simply stunning and not only did she purchase her bridal gown, shoes, veil, and headpiece at The Bride's Boutique, but her bridesmaids dresses were purchased from there as well. Olivia's gown is the Fiorella by Maggie Sottero and it's a "One-piece, A-line gown with zipper over inner corset with button/loop accent. This Soft Shimmer Satin gown is lavishly caught-up at various points in the skirt and features rich beaded embellishments with Swarovski crystals. Alternating diagonal pleats accenting the bodice and fitted hip area create a sensational figure. The intrigue of this style is enhanced with the optional beaded shoulder strap (not detachable) creating a fashionable one-shoulder treatment." -maggiesottero.comThis dress is available in white, alabaster, and pearl, and you can contact The Bride's Boutique for more information on this and many other gorgeous gowns.

In other news, The Bride's Boutique has a big sale going on right now - their huge selection of in-stock homecoming dresses and short formals are 50% OFF!! Also, they will no longer be open on Tuesdays by appointment only. "Tuesdays are Back for the Taking!! In order to be more accessible for our customers during the holidays, Tuesday, November 15th will be the last day for bridal appointments ONLY! The Bride's Boutique will be opened, again, Monday through Friday 10-6p and Saturday 10-5p." -The Brides Boutique, Facebook.com

The Bride's Boutique
329 - M Warfield Blvd.
Clarksville, TN
Monday thru Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Phone: 931-552-4866
Faceboook: facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Brides-Boutique/115282943351

Monday, November 14, 2011

Olivia & Jeff: The Photographer

ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding: Olivia & Jeff

This week on the blog, we're highlighting Olivia & Jeff's ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding! The happy couple hired Bethany Ann Photography to photograph not only their wedding day, but also their engagement session and Olivia's bridal portraits. "Olivia & Jeff are the kind of couple who just radiate love. They have such gracious hearts, gorgeous smiles, and the kind of relationship that people dream about finding. Their engagement session is still one of my favorites. I remember the excitement of them both as they planned their wedding day...Their wedding day, May 28th, was so great; we were right on time with everything. Love when that happens! :) Olivia & Jeff decided to have a First Look, and it was the sweetest moment! Olivia was so very happy and really took in those few precious moments. I am so blessed to have photographed that and their entire wedding day. I can’t say enough good things about these two and I wish them a world of happiness!" -bethanyannblog.comEnjoy these First Look photos by Bethany Ann Photography from Olivia & Jeff's wedding day and be sure to click here to visit this Featured Wedding on ClarksvilleBrides.com. You can also click here to visit bethanyannblog.com to see even more of Olivia & Jeff's photographs.Bethany Ann Photography
Phone: 931-444-9203
Website: bethanyannphotography.com
Facebook: facebook.com/BethanyAnnPhotography
Email: photos@bethanyannphotography.com
Blog: bethanyannblog.com

Sunday, November 13, 2011

NEW Stationary

Check out these new stationary options from Visions by Debra! "I am adding a new line to our stationary. It's called Silver Beginnings, for the more traditional bride. I am offering a 20% discount on all orders received by December 31, 2011." -Debra Harris, Visions by Debra

That's right - 20% OFF!! Make sure you contact Debra Harris of Visions by Debra for more information on this promotion. Visions is also now carrying a line of invitations through Stylark, AND Visions now offers online ordering of the Carlson Craft line at visionsbydebra.cceasy.com. Click here to visit Vision's online ordering site to learn more about the products and promotions available.

Visions by Debra
(270) 887-9231
(270) 889-7989
Website: www.visionsbydebra.com
Email: visionsbydebra@newwavecomm.net

Friday, November 11, 2011

Congrats Fire & Ice!

Congratulations to Ross Wilson of Fire & Ice Catering for filling his two Sushi classes at Ingredients! "I initially had just one Sushi class date, but the response was so great, that I scheduled another class & that one is now filled up as well."
-Ross Wilson, Fire & Ice Catering

Are you interested in taking a sushi class with Fire & Ice?? Contact Ross Wilson at 931-220-2610 or via email cateryourday@yahoo.com to find out more information about a possible 3rd class.

Fire & Ice Catering
Website: fireandicetn.com/wp
Email: cateryourday@yahoo.com
Phone: 931-220-2610
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Fire-Ice-TN-Catering-Hand-Carved-Ice/236372293077515

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Jenna & Sean: The Coordinators

Jenna & Sean, the happy couple from our current ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding, hired Elements Event Planning and Design to help design and coordinate their wedding day. Terri Tenholder of Elements was nice enough to share some details with us about Jenna & Sean's special day. "Jenna and Sean were such a great couple to work with! With both the bride and groom in grad school they entrusted us to handle the details and make sure their wedding day was perfect.

They chose a classic color palette of navy and white, but wanted to add a pop of color, so we chose little touches of fuchsia. We carried this theme throughout the day from the programs and ceremony to the reception, right down to the candy bar that was a huge hit with young and old alike!

The reception was the perfect ending to a wonderful day. Some guests had fun taking crazy pictures in the photo booth, while others ate, drank and danced the night away." -Terri Tenholder, Elements Event Planning and Design

(photos by Katie Wright Photography, click on photos to enlarge)

Elements Event Planning and Design
Phone: 931-368-8457 or 931-368-8458
Email: marybeth@eventplanningbyelements.com
terri@eventplanningbyelements.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elements-Event-Planning-and-Design-Firm/166259726735888
Website: eventplanningbyelements.com

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Jenna & Sean: The Cakes

Blog submitted by Danielle Lear, Turning Point Productions

This week we've been sharing details from our current ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding, and today is all about the cakes! Jenna & Sean chose The Cake Artist to create their wedding cake and groom's cake and the cakes look so nice and so clean - they really are beautiful pieces of edible art. Check out these photos (see below) by Katie Wright Photography of Jenna & Sean's gorgeous cakes and be sure to visit ClarksvilleBrides.com to view the full wedding feature.The Cake Artist
Website: thecakeartistonline.com
Phone: (270)522-890

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Jenna & Sean: The Flowers

Today we're sharing floral details from our current ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding by Katie Wright Photography. Jenna & Sean chose Helen's Flowers to create their wedding day floral arrangements and they did an amazing job!

"The pleasure was all ours in working with Jenna Atkins for her wedding on June 18th. Jenna wanted large white hydrangeas, peonies, roses and cymbidium white orchids for her bouquet. It was handtied in cream satin ribbon and pinned with a cameo brooch for a personal touch. Her bridesmaid's bouquets were blush and fuchsia peonies handtied with springmoss satin ribbon.

The main altar at Madison Street Methodist church is a large 90" wide and 20" deep table that will accommodate a wonderful design for the focalpoint of the wedding. Jenna chose a wealth of fresh flowers for this design in white and pink. We used hydrangeas, lilies, peonies, larkspur, snapdragons, roses and stock to create a lush compliment to the church surroundings. In a trumpet vase we also placed a memorial design on the altar of similar fresh flowers. Jenna also used our candle lanterns at the altar and we attached fresh flowers to them to compliment the main design.

All the tables at the reception held fresh flowers. Jenna chose tall vases of curly willow, bells of Ireland, hydrangeas and lilies for some tables and on the remaining tables she wanted low cube containers to contain a mass of snapdragons and looped bear grass. Jenna chose fuchsia and shades of pink for the snapdragon colors and they were stunning. The overall feel of the wedding was classic, bountiful garden." -Helen's Flowers

Helen's Flowers
237 South Ewing Street
Guthrie, Kentucky 42234
Phone: 270-483-1406
Website: helensflowersky.com
Email: hello@HelensFlowersKY.com, helensflowers@charter.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Helens-Flowers-Florist-Gift-Shop/212621958788960

Monday, November 7, 2011

Jenna & Sean: The Photographer

Post submitted by Danielle Lear, Turning Point Productions

This week, we'll be sharing details from our current ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding, highlighting Jenna & Sean's beautiful wedding day! Jenna & Sean chose Katie Wright Photography to photograph their big day and the photos are simply stunning! "I love it when a location turns out to be beautiful and Madison Street United Methodist in downtown Clarksville was such a fabulous place to shoot! The wedding day started out raining, but just in time for pictures it quit and gave me some nice overcast skies to shoot under. The sun popped out in time for the ceremony and it was a perfect day. Sean and Jenna were such a laid back couple. You made my job easy!" -katiewrightphotography.org

Click here to view the new featured wedding on ClarksvilleBrides.com! You can also click here to view more photos from Jenna & Sean's wedding day on katiewrightphotography.org. And don't forget to check out their slide show featuring even more of Katie's fabulous photos!

Katie Wright Photography
Website: katiewrightphotography.org
Phone: 270-881-2543
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Wright-Photography/120122731356896?ref=ts

Friday, November 4, 2011

Rock the Dress

Today we're sharing some gorgeous photos from a recent bridal shoot in Paris, TN by Shane Irwin Photography. Shane was kind enough to share some details with us about the recent shoot. "I shot Brittney's wedding in June of 2010. We wanted to eventually do a bridal shoot together, or as I usually call my style, a "rock the dress" shoot...So, on Oct 15th, 2011 I went to Paris to shoot her in her own town again, where she was married. We drove around and I spotted locations on the fly. I love to "drive and shoot". Of course, the mini-Eiffel tower location was a planned stop." -Shane Irwin, Shane Irwin Photography

(click on photos to enlarge)






You can check out a few of the amazing photos from the "rock the dress" shoot in this post and be sure to click here to view Brittney's wedding day photos on Shane Irwin Photography's blog.

Shane Irwin Photography
Website: shaneirwinphotography.com
Blog: shaneirwinphoto.blogspot.com
Phone: 615-569-9745
Email: info@shaneirwinphotography.com
Facebook: facebook.com/ShaneIrwinPhoto

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Revamped Cake Gallery

The ClarksvilleBrides.com Cake Gallery has been revamped and updated with new photos from our top cake bakers! The newly redesigned cake gallery features photos grouped by baker, so you can easily browse through each cake artists' gallery. Click here to check out the new gallery to see cakes by Yaya's Cake Shoppe, The Cake Artist, and Covered with Icing!ClarksvilleBrides.com
Website: clarksvillebrides.com
Facebook: facebook.com/clarksvillebrides

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

November Special

November Special from Clarksville Linen Rental: 15% off 120" ROUND BEIGE POLYESTER TABLECLOTHS! Reserve them this month for any 2011 or 2012 date and receive 15% off the selected linens. Contact info@clarksvillelinenrental.com for more information.

Clarksville Linen Rental
Phone: 931-920-4220
Website: Clarksville Linen Rental
Facebook: www.facebook.com/clarksvillelinenrental
Email:info@clarksvillelinenrental.com

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

NEW Featured Wedding


Have you checked out the new ClarksvilleBrides.com Featured Wedding by Joan of Art Photography? The feature highlights Kaci & Tyler's wedding day back in September. Beyond having, and I'm quoting Joan herself here, "probably the best reception food I've ever had," Kaci & Tyler also had an intimate ceremony surrounded by the sweetest friends and family.

Click here to view the new feature and click here to view more of their wedding day photos in Joan of Art Photography's slide show.




Joan of Art Photography
Website: www.joanofartphotography.com
Phone: 931.216.2464
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-of-Art-Photography/10249418911?ref=ts
Email: peacherevans@aol.com