Bridal Expo 2014

We had the best time at Gainesville's Bridal Expo 2014!  Here are a few photos from our Booth as well as our Be Inspired Tables. Many thanks to those who contributed to our Be Inspired tables:  Mary Stanford Florals;  Tiger Lily Invitations; Cover Ups Linens and M&R Rentals (gold chiavari chairs).  We appreciate them so much!

Our Wonderful Events Booth!

We had to include this pillow as it was a thank you gift from one of our very special brides and her mom.  We just love it! 

 Be Inspired Tables:

"Autumn Sunset" featured a color palette of Robin's Egg Blue and Deep Red. We added a few little extra touches on this table:  red pumps, a red tie and of course, a red velvet cake!  Such a gorgeous combination!

We titled this table Southern Elegance.  So many of our brides love the simplicity of ivory and gold for their color palette.  Stunning white hydrangas; a beautiful gold and ivory specialty linen; gold chiavari chairs; and vintage ivory dishes.  

Over the years, we've had the opportunity to assist many brides getting married at the wineries in our North Georgia Mountains.  This Be Inspired Tables featured a color palette suited for such weddings: deep eggplant purple and bright green. 

Sharing Some Pics of the Brasstown Bridal Show!

Just wanted to share a few pictures from the Brasstown Valley Resort Bridal Show on Sunday! We had a great time and enjoyed meeting some really nice people! Our Eco-Green Design Gallery turned out quite nice. Many thanks to Mary and her amazing floral work and to Emily and her incredible attention to details. You two are amazing!


Here is an overall look at the table.

Is this arrangment just not stunning?


Artichokes worked great as place card holders. And moss under the chargers at each place setting really made them pop!

We created this display on a side table to showcase several additional elements of the gallery. The escort cards were slid into grass and surrounded by rocks. And speaking of rocks, the "guest book" to complement this eco-friendly theme was really cool. Guests could write their names and best wishes on the rocks and then place them in the tall vase. A "donation" was made in honor of the guests to the Bride and Groom's favorite charity.

The Bridal bouquet was stunning! This photo does not do it justice. It was much prettier in person.

The tall vase was filled with orchids - gorgeous - with tea lights hanging from the stems.

You can see a little of the table detail here. Moss, mirrors and candles were all on the table top. At each place setting, guests are greeted with their place card in the artichoke, their menu card tucked inside their napkin and a signature drink for the event - a pear martini. See the little pear in the martini glass?

I've just got to give a shout out to Sherri at Soirres Southern Events. She is amazing and we adore working with her! We really enjoyed working with the other vendors too! So much fun to create!

Brasstown Valley Bridal Show This Sunday!

At lunch time today, Emily and I met up to do yet more preparations for this weekend’s Bridal Show at Brasstown Valley Resort. Honestly, we’ve done Bridal Shows long enough now that we’ve got that part down to a fine science. We know what to take and how to arrange it. However, this show is a tad more complicated for us. In addition to our traditional booth, we are presenting a Design Gallery and couldn’t be more thrilled! We absolutely love this kind of thing!

This is just a glimpse of our work space today in our home office. A typical work day for Wonderful Events: a diet Coke from Panera Bread, lots of papers, two red laptops, two iphones, and . . . an artichoke and some pears? Explanation to follow.

Here’s the deal: This Bridal Show will showcase four wedding vignettes each with a different theme: Blues Gallery; Sherbet Gallery; Vineyard Gallery and our personal choice, the Eco-Green Design Gallery. Each of these will include bridesmaids dresses, wedding cakes, and (this is where we come in) tabletop display complete with centerpiece, individual place settings, sample invitation, menu cards and place cards and favors. In this gallery, we will obviously be using lots of natural, repurposed, and environmentally friendly items – like branches, potted orchids, grasses, moss, artichokes, rocks, and recycled papers for the invitations, place cards, escort cards, and menu cards, in addition to some other neat stuff. We will also display a bridal bouquet and super cool guest book idea.

So if you are thinking about a Sunday drive (it’s supposed to be sunny) head on up to the mountains to Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris. We’d love to see you!

Brasstown Valley Bridal Extravaganza

It's that time of year! Don't miss the Brasstown Valley Bridal Extravaganza this Sunday! It is located at the beautiful Brasstown Valley Resort in Hiawassee, GA from 12:30 to 4:00 on Sunday. We will have a booth along with many other amazing vendors. Don't forget to check out our beautiful and eco-friendly tablescape in the design gallery! See you there!

Gainesville Bridal Show

Join us this Sunday, January 31st, for the 18th annual Gainesville Bridal Show! The show is located at the Gainesville Civic Center (830 Green Street). Wonderful Events & Celebrations will have a booth set up, in addition to many other amazing vendors! Stop by between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm but don't miss the special fashion show at 3:30 pm. We hope to see you there!