We are thrilled that yet another gorgeous REAL Cayman Islands wedding has been chosen as a featured wedding on TheKnot! The wedding of Thara & Joel was held at the 100 year old plantation by the sea, Grand Old House and shot by the fabulous and super cool Cayman Islands photographer Rebecca Davidson. Thanks to Senior Editor (and faithful blog reader!) Christa Vagnozzi for selecting this wedding to share with TheKnot audience! Click here to see the entire piece.
This graphic from Glamour Magazine [part of a series of of most annoying co-workers] says it all. In fact, I have always found it very interesting that the heaviest traffic time on BRIDES.com is on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2pm-4pm. That is when most brides are [supposed] to be working!!! Any of you who have planned your own wedding, worked with someone planning a wedding or had someone working for and planning a wedding understand this all too well.
Stunning! That is the best way to describe the Summer '07 issue of Weddings Unveiled. I have blogged about my love for them before but with each issue my appreciation grows! Even more so with the incredible 4-page feature in the latest issue on the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman - [which by the way was JUST awarded the coveted AAA 5-Diamond award status - one of only 4 resorts in the whole Caribbean]!!!!
From VH-1 - set your TIVO's for the new series debuting this Thursday night at 10:00pm est:
"Industry Woos Asian Weddings, Even as U.S. Reshapes Them" from The Washington Post.
Wedding Day Emergencies! They do happen - it is inevitable. I highly recommend that every wedding professional have one of these on hand...not just wedding planners. Let's face it - when a bridal emergency happens anyone and everyone is in the line of fire to come to the rescue: catering manager, photographer, floral designer, etc...so don't be caught empty-handed! Saving the day is part of your job. 
We received this email today and wanted to pass it along - Grace Ormond Wedding Style is one of the most GORGEOUS, high end magazines out there today - what a fabulous PR opp!
Received my August/September issue of Modern Bride this week and was thrilled to see one of my all time favorite places on earth on the cover - Raffles Canouan in the Grenadines!!! Kathryn and I had the very lucky opportunity to visit Raffles last year on a luxury wedding press trip...and we were blown away. It is perfect in every way - from the 17th century stone church used exclusively for weddings sitting right in the center of the property to the opulent private villas, crystal blue sea, open-air Amirita Spa [quite possibly the most exquisite over water palapa spa experience ever!], stunning mountain top ballroom with sweeping terraces looking out over the sea, gourmet cuisine, impeccable service and the list goes on, and on and on...you get the point. This is one magical place. We have had the pleasure of befriending the fabulous Karen Ching, Weddings Sales Director for Raffles and enjoy time spent with her at any opportunity - she is one of the up and coming forces in weddings today and 'gets it' on every level! Kudos to Karen and her entire team for landing this cover - no small feat and impressive indeed! We are not surprised.
Just back from my very first visit to New Orleans! Hard to believe that I have never been there but we went up to visit my brother [see earlier post], sister-in-law and niece & nephew to kick off our sumer vacation. WOW. Loved it! So interesting and unique in every way. Nowhere in the world like it and I cannot wait to return again and spend some more time discovering the city.
I recently came across this graphic...and it so perfectly illustrates how brides undoubtably feel at some point in their planning process.
Nothing beats a week at the beach!! I travel to some of the most perfect beaches in the world and love them all for different reasons - but our week at Watercolor in the Florida Panhandle was the perfect family getaway! No airplanes - just an easy 6 hour drive from Celebration [that in and of itself is a huge vacation - as I sit writing this entry from the Admirals Club in Dallas-Ft. Worth in between flights not even 20 hours after our return home!]. We rented a huge beach house that was brand new and looked as if it was straight out of Coastal Living - and no one wanted to leave! The sugar sand beaches and gorgeous blue water evoke the Caribbean but with a southern, coastal feel. Sand dunes, wild seagrass, bike rides, porch swings, peel & eat shrimp, chilled mango scented towels, rum slush and perfect, lazy summer days re-connecting with cherished family [see a shot of my girls Annie & Gracie above!] and great friends! It was heaven.
