Crowning & Cunning: Summer Pie Wedding Sweetness!!!

It feels like summer is right around the corner!

And what's summer without it's number one dessert: PIE!!!

My Aunt Maureen makes the best pies! Everything is from scratch and filled to the brim. (Just email me if you want info to order). But check-out these cute DIY Mini Pie favors - its perfect for bridal showers, summer events, appreciation gifts, picnics, or weddings!

The easiest way to serve up pie is "PIE IN A JAR" - love it!

The girls at Our Best Bites have it down. Check out their easy-to-make tutorial. You can whip these suckers up a few weeks in advance, then freeze them. Have your caterer or family member toss them in the oven on wedding day for juicy, warm goodness!!! Can you just smell them now?.....

Don't have time for a DIY - like I said, my Aunt is a great pie baker.

Contact me for more details.

Paula Brown Bridal Event | Perrysburg Event Designer & Coordinator

To do this weekend: The Paula Brown Bridal Event!

Here is a sneak peak of what will be on my tablescape:

A few weeks back I did a blog post about the Paula Brown Shop. Check it out here.

The Bridal Event takes place on Saturday, May 7th from 10am to 3pm

at 912 Monroe Street, Toledo, Ohio

Come see my tablescape with some of Paula's favorite items, along with displays from Tout Sweet, Bee for the Day, Babycakes Cupcakes, Fordham Footage, Keith Brooks Florist, and Grand Lubell Photography to name a few!

Crowning Inspiration: Tablescape Design | Perrysburg Event Coordinator & Designer

Check out the latest tablescape design on the website!

Special thanks to Ann Strickland of Bartz Viviano Flowers & Gifts 

and Jamie N. Koluch of Considering Lilies Photography. 

This concept was a fun reflection of our creativity and design talents! Its ultra feminine and chic design is perfect for weddings, bridal showers, birthday parties

or any reason for celebration! 

The items shown are rentable! Contact Brittany for details.

Eventista - Kate's Royal Wedding Dress | Perrysburg Wedding Coordinator & Designer

Wanna read what I think Kate will wear? Pick up your latest edition of the Toledo Free Press Star. Or catch it here online, page 10.

Open publication - Free publishing - More american idol

Eventista - Let the Fun Continue!

Check out my latest article in The Toledo Free Press. You can view the full E-Press here.

Let the Fun Continue!
Wedding Planning should be fun! That is what I tell all my brides and their families. Apparently I have one bride who is having so much fun she jokingly admits she’d fake “cold feet” just to extend the warm and fuzzies of celebrating their upcoming nuptials.

Even after the last dance there are many ways to keep celebrating. It’s your first year of marriage. It’s a year like no other because you have yet to live it together. So why not make it special, create a few traditions and even better memories?

The reception maybe over, but the spotlight isn’t off. Keep family and close friends up to date on all your current adventures, trials, tribulations and hilarious moments. Start a blog to post pictures from your honeymoon, keep everyone updated on your remodeling projects or fun new activities.

Play hostess-with-the-mostess and utilize the china, cookware and fun serving wear you registered for. Don’t let it collect dust in the breakfront. Use it and love it. Didn’t register for china? If you asked for gift cards for a project or special purchase, invite guests over to enjoy the fruits of your labor or your new living room furniture. Also upload those pictures to the blog. Aunt Sally will love seeing her gift go to use!

And since you are throwing a party, why re-use some of your wedding decorations? Switch them up and give them a new use. Re-hang your paper lanterns from your patio umbrella, use the cake bling to make napkin rings or fill vases with floating candles to illuminate tables or walkways.

Ask your DJ or Band to make a mixed CD of the music from your wedding night. This is perfect for those nights when you stay in a cook together or when you friends come over for a night of fun and cocktails.

I give every single one of my brides and grooms a CD from their wedding,” said Michael Baginski of Decorative Sound DJ Service in Maumee. “From their grand introduction song to their formal dances and cake-cutting song, its all on there. That way they have the exact version of the special song played.” said Baginski.

Start something new by taking up a new sport or activity. Join a softball team, or bowling league. Take a spin class at your gym, or volunteer. Keep your spirituality strong by finding a couple’s prayer group. No matter what your interests, make it your thing together.

April Reinhard and her husband Nathan took up cycling after their wedding, even traveling across country on road bikes together.

“Cycling has definitely impacted our marriage. Doing something physical and challenging together helps to strengthen not only our friendship but also our marriage relationship because we experience the highs: coasting down a big hill, and the lows: biking up a big hill, together,” said Mrs. Reinhard.

Start planning your second honeymoon. Discuss your finances and find ways to save money. By doing this you are opening dialogue to share your financial goals and expectations.

Communication is important, too. Use your left over wedding invitations to write each other little notes on the back. Take the time to express your appreciation and love. Just make sure you save one for the scrapbook.

A successful marriage is built on a good foundation. And as a wedding planner, I believe it should start with a good party! Keep the celebration going as you build your lives together. Here’s to many happy memories to come!

Special thanks to Michael Baginski of Decorative Sound DJ Service and April Reinhard (Crowning Celebrations Bride '07). Into cycling? Check out her website The Road To to learn about her adventurous cycling trip across country with her husband, Nathan.

Crowning Celebration: The Bridal Buzz

I've got a good excuse for not blogging.... I've been busy! What have I been up to? Well check out our work on Grand Lubell's blog!

So fun meeting all the brides, grooms and their families at the Bridal Buzz this weekend.

Thank you Grand Lubell for this fabulous shot!

More to come on this tablescape... stay tuned!!!!

Crowning Inspiration: WTOL News Cip | Toledo - Perrysburg Wedding Planner

If you missed my WTOL Your Morning Saturday Special on Welcome Bags and Baskets, you can catch it here! And for more pictures and a complete list of the items,

you can view them here.

We are looking forward to sharing more tips and trends for Wedding Planning. Have suggestions or ideas, share them here! Or send me an email.

Crowning & Fabulous: Love my job! | Toledo - Perrysburg Wedding Coordinator & Designer

Whew - what a week! I have had some great consults with brides this week, along with networking mtgs with area pros. I love my job!

While I haven't had much time to actually blog this week, I want to share my two favorites from blogs I follow.

The first is from The Wedding Workbook Blog on the TOP SIX REASONS to hire a wedding planner/coordinator/conceirge/designer... we have multiple names and often wear multiple hats. Personally, I prefer "wedding coordinator and designer" because not only am I cooridnating the logistics, but designing a one-of-a-kind day!

1. Couples will save tons of time - Although a couple may know a thing or two about wedding planning, they don’t do this for a living, so they will have to spend lots of time and effort getting up to speed, not to mention all the effort required managing all the details of wedding planning. By hiring a coordinator, they free up all that time and turn everything over to an expert who will get everything done in a fraction of the time that it would have taken them.

2. They will save money – The couple probably doesn’t have firmly established relationships with many wedding vendors, doesn’t have much leverage in negotiating with them and doesn’t know the going rates of what they should pay for wedding venues, catering, DJs, transportation, etc. Coordinators, on the other hand, have all this information at their fingertips and can probably negotiate much better rates than they can, and these savings can offset some or maybe even all the fees they would pay a coordinator.

3. Coordinators will help protect couples from mistakes and fraud – Every bride wants her day to be perfect and error-free. Although there are always a few issues with any event, hiring a professional will help ensure there are a minimum of issues (plus, when there are issues, coordinators know how to resolve them promptly). As a seasoned wedding professional, we have probably seen it all, so we know all the tips and tricks for avoiding mistakes and slipups. In addition, coordinators can help them avoid being defrauded by a shady vendor by helping them navigate the minefield of vendor selection and negotiation.

4. Couples can focus on more important matters - Brides and grooms have enough on their plate with family, friends and social commitments besides trying to manage a handful of vendors and thousands of intricate details. Their wedding should be a day of bliss and enjoyment, not one of work and worry, and hiring a coordinator will let them relax and enjoy every moment.

5. Millions of people hire specialists every day – Couples themselves probably hire specialists to take care of tasks in which they lack expertise (like fixing their car or doing their accounting) or don’t have the time to do themselves (like housecleaning). Planning a wedding is a very big job, especially for someone who doesn’t regularly plan events, with little margin for error, so it only makes sense to turn it over to someone who is an expert.

6. The job will get done right – When you try to take on a big project that is beyond your area of expertise, there’s always that fear that you are making errors and leaving out important steps … and you are probably right. So, by hiring an expert, couples can have the peace of mind that the job will get done the right way and that their wedding is in the hands of someone very capable of making their dream day come true.


Can you agree? I thought so ;)

The Second fabulous post sums up my fabuously busy work week on why I love do to the biz of "I Do"!

Have a great weekend everyone!