It's no secret!

Okay so this past month has been one that I will call CRAZY! There are so many new things going on for Your Wedding By jen and initially I thought I wanted to keep the MAJOR thing a secret but I have decided what the heck .. 

First off let me start by telling you all about some of the new stuff going on.  We are now offering linen rentals and the rates and amazing. Now don't think I am trying to do all types of rental items. This is LINEN only.. (i.e. napkins, chair covers, sashes, table linens.)

Next, Your Wedding By jen is moving! YEP! I have found a really really cute location downtown on East Court St. I am soooo excited about this move but I am a bit less excited about the work that will be involved in getting this little place ready to go. So starting March 1st my office will still be in the wedding mall but chances are my body will be on Court St slaving away like Peter Perfect(or Peterette) making this place rock.  Then if all goes as planned I will be moved in by April 1st. There will be a party on the books but the date it TBD. 

Once I am moved I will be branching out into corporate events as well as weddings. Also I will be doing travel bookings. Which is something I had to stop doing when I moved into the mall due to the exclusivity each vendor holds. I will be offering a very limited amount of catalog invitations. I will not be pushing those because I think that there are some really amazing local invitation girls that can create stationary way better then Carlson Craft or Jean M. But in the event someone wants them I will have them available.

Finally.. and this may be in the distant future but since my new location does have two floors I intend on making the basement a really cool place where vendors can hold meetings or meet with clients at no charge. It will also be a great place the ABC can hold monthly meetings or whatever. 

So that is my BIG news! YAY!!! So i expect to see all of my vendor friends, non vendors friends, downtown people, past, present and future bridez and groomz and moms and dads and just everyone at this party.. Stay tuned for more info! 

Rockin' the table tops

This past Sunday the Association of Bridal Consultants held an event to raise funds for Dresses That Heal. Which is an amazing breast cancer charity. My part in the event was to participate in the table top design competition.

I was able to hook up with a few of Cincy's greatest girls to make my table top the one that rocked the Contemporary Art Center on this day and that it did. With the help of Katie owner of  Katie Elfers Floral Design (who in my opinion has style and sass  like none other) and Amy Owens owner of Amo-Ink (who, also in my opinion, has amazing style and can create some great art with paper) I created a table that is definitely blog worthy.

So what had originally started out as a "tattoo" style Ed Hardy theme ended up as more of a rock~n~roll type theme in the end. I will say this table was awesome. I loved the fact that I was not using other peoples colors and ideas but this is a table I personally would have at my own wedding.  Anyone who knows me would know that table was me for sure! 

Katie did an a amazing job with the flowers all in deep dramatic reds. Centered was a tall vase filled with a burgundy branchy piece and added in were random roses as well as some ribbon strung black pearls that Katie made and were ridiculously cool. She corset tied some of the vases with a wide black satin ribbon and on others she wrapped a galvanized wire around them. They were amazing. She also filled little black votive holders in various heights with single dark red rose heads, which added to the different varieties of height and drama all around the table. 

 CAC does not allow for any flames therefor I had to do a bit of improvising since I felt that candles were a huge part of this table. I let the candles I intended in using burn down for about 6 hours. Then I took the  LED tea lights and covered them in model magic and stuck them down inside the candle. They looked okay. 

As far as place settings went, I rented the black goblets from All Occasion Rentals. I used a metal charger then placed a black plate with a hammered edge look topped with the amazingly cool menu cards from AMO-INK and topped those with the rolled napkin secured with a wire napkin ring. The silverware was all hammered metal and the linen was a eyelash pin tuck in a pewter color. 

The theme for the event was Urban Chic. I will say that I took it to the next level of Urbanism for sure. It was a kick AZZ table and I welcome any  bride to copy it at their wedding! 

Thanks so much to Pottinger Photography for these amazing photos! We all know my picture taking skillz are just down right crappy.

Show me the loft space....

I get so frustrated with Cincinnati sometimes... We have all of these crazy amazing buildings downtown that would make the most amazing loft space venues but no one has done it yet.. WHY? What the heck are we waiting for!?!?. Hello urban developers..(knocking on urban developers heads) Can someone please create a loft space that can accommodate at least 300 seated guests? I myself would do it but I really have no clue as to where to start. Oh and while your at it a rooftop terrace for a wedding/cocktails would be freaking awesome. 

I know that driving down Vine Street today I witnessed much scaffolding and worker guys doing some serious rehabbing. So why the heck not? I mean could you imagine the above said venue down near Bootsy's on Walnut? It would be freaking perfect. 

If I had a TON of money I would definitely be dropping a large portion of it into this project. People are looking for these venues! But guess what Cincinnati has nothing for them.

Maybe someday some super amazing person will come to me and say "guess what i have done" and i will say "what" while looking at this crazy amazing person somewhat psychotically because I probably do not know this person. and the person will say "I created this amazing loft space that I would like to show you." I will then be in love with the said psychotic person. 

I find this idea to be absolutely brilliant!!!! 

 

This ain't your mama's wedding!!!!

Yeah I said it! (sorry mom's) and covered my butt. When i say this ain't your mama's wedding i totally mean that times have changed, weddings have gotten wild, crazy and personal! It is not all frilly lace and 14 tiered lighted cakes with fountains. This is the party that is telling the world or at least everyone who is  involved in YOUR world that you are in love. That you are willing to spend your life with this person. Why would you want this party to look like knottie 080808cali's party? (No offence Knottie brides you girlz rock.)This is the one time that everyone you know will be hanging out in an environment that you are creating as an expression of who you and your man are. Go ahead be daring! It is ok! I promise! People will walk away saying WOW now that was not a painful wedding! 

When i am planning a wedding for a couple I ask them to each send me three things that they love or are important to them. I tell them they can take photos and email them or bring them into me however they think is best. BUT i ask them to do it separately. We all know that when Girlie sayz she loves her Manolo heals then Boyie is going to say NOOOO you can send that.  So I want to get a true feel for the things that are important with no influence by the significant other. Then once i get them, then i create the wedding based on the couples loves! That is how you make an amazing personal wedding happen. Yes looking through Martha Stewart Weddings will get your creative juices flowing but still how is Martha actually you? 

These days I think the more different your wedding ends up the better off you are! I mean why not make your reception a dance party? I don't mean YMCA dance (unless that is what you are into) Make it a club! After dinner is over and all the big events have happened open it up to some serious dance beats. I know you are saying "well grandma may not like that." ok for one.. I bet Grandma knows how to bust it on the dance floor. You would be surprised at how many weddings I have watched grandma show up the grand kids on the dance floor! It is great! 

How else can you make it different.. change the lighting after dinner to create a lounge effect. 

Set out masks or make escort cards from vintage masquerade masks. That way after dinner is over you can make it a big masquerade party. Moustaches are becoming pretty trendy but heck they are fun! 

The options are really endless and they really are depending on how open you are to new things. I think it is super important to change up the atmosphere though. Give people something new to look at or at least make it seem like it. 

So mom....that was not so bad huh! I just wanted to throw all that out there. So girlz get your creative hats on and make your wedding YOU! 

HAPPY VALENTINEZ DAY!

Happy Valentinez Day to all! I hope that everyone gets many hot phone booth kisses today.. Ok so maybe finding a phone booth may be difficult so how about a closet? Ok i hope everyone gets hot passionate kisses like this either way.

Wai Ching for Bridal Wear President.

OKAY! So this week has been a bridal show extravaganza. I only attended one the one I thought would be the better of the load. Mainly because as a wedding vendor I want to be in a setting where the brides are having fun, and not being attacked by all the other vendors in the room. Seriously sometimes a bridal show is just down right frightening. That is not to say there are not some amazing vendors working them because there are for sure. I am just not the pushy sales person type so I get concerned when I am approached by them. 

ANY WHO.. my point.. sorry.. okay so I always look forward to the fashion show. I love the energy they give off, the music, the anticipation to see what the next season will bring, the beautiful girlz and boyz! So there I stand, camera in one hand, flip video camera in the other ready for some great things to post in my blog for all you bridez to be. Well to my disappointment.. there was not too much that i was floored over! WHAT!!! i mean come on.. Vera Wang show me something great. I mean surely Vera your not tapped out on the creative level.  I don't know it could have been the producers of the show. I am not going to bash any designer. 

So during my stance of disappointment I decided well the blog must go on and i must find something great. TA DA.. and this is where I hand to you the beautiful Chrissy Wai Ching. 

THANK GAWD! a breathe of fresh, fun, creative energy here. I am in love with her dresses. I am positive that I will be buying one for myself. Of course not a bridal gown but one of the other amazing designs she has created. I am in Luv! Actually the idea of an Un -Wedding sounds like a ton of fun to me because I am loving these dresses so much. Make sure that you go visit her site because I am not giving her enough exposure. She has a TON of awesome things on her site.