Lighting your look...

We LOVE lighting!!! It is one of the things at a wedding that should not be over looked because of budget reasons. Lighting makes all the difference in a room full of crazy wall colors or carpet you need to draw attention from. When we walk into a bare ballroom with a bride it is typically very hard for the bride and MOB to visualize the room with tables, flowers, lighting etc. It makes it so much more difficult when the walls are an awful shade of pink and the carpet is an overwhelming floral pattern....something you look at and think, "Why on earth would someone pick that for a room? Much less a BALLROOM!!" Lighting is the band-aide for an ugly ballroom. It assists in making the floral and tables pop and the guests eyes are drawn to the beautiful table tops. We also love to "wash" the walls with uplighting. This means you can make the walls any color you like! There is also an option to have a lighting technician onsite during your event to change the wall color throughout your party. We've had parties that start with a white wall wash and change to pinks as the night goes on. Changing the lighting changes the atmosphere, which is always a plus! It is fun to keep the guests wondering what will happen next. Gobos on the dance floor are also a fun addition to your wedding. If you have a monogram you want to use or some type of motif you've carried throughout your wedding, the dance floor is a perfect place to display it. Lighting companies can do just about anything!! Lighting makes drab florals look fabulous. Spend less money on florals and put some money into your lighting budget. You won't regret it!!

Some of our favorite Dallas lighting companies are Absolute Lighting and Lite Dallas. They both do a wonderful job and are so great to work with! Absolute Lighting created the look above and washed the room in a gorgeous pink color. Let me tell you, the room above wasn't anywhere close to a pink color but you wouldn't know that thanks to the magic of lighting. :)

Happy Lighting!!!

Inspiration from SMP... (think SJP but for the wedding world)

We’ve been blogging about things that inspire us and thought it was only right to give inspirational credit to one of our favorite wedding websites. (drums please….) Stylemepretty.com is a brides dream website! You can go on the site to look for ideas, places to buy things, things to buy for bridesmaids gifts (or any other type of gift), local vendors and the list goes on… I could spend hours looking at the site and getting inspired. In fact, I do… quite a bit! If Style Me Pretty had been around when I was planning my wedding, the bank account would have been empty…quick!



Sine we are a featured vendor on the site (they have to ask you… you can’t solicit them) they sent us the cute little Style Me Pretty logo to display on our website and blog. We are OFFICIAL now!! AK Event Design is happy to be a Little Black Book member and a part of one of the greatest wedding websites. SMP loves weddings as much as we do!!

Visit Style Me Pretty and be inspired!!!

Lovely Dresses!!!

When you see a beautiful dress, you stop in your tracks and try to come up with an excuse to buy it. I found a lovely dress today that I should have purchased. It was inexpensive and simply... stunning. I honestly think there is nothing better than finding something you love and then when you look at the price tag, you gasp because it is totally affordable. Most of the "less expensive" wedding dresses I see aren't made with great fabric and they just look... CHEAP. Nothing is worse than a cheap looking wedding dress. 

Every bride knows that when it comes to their wedding dress, they will pay about anything if they find the dress of their dreams. However, the dress is one of the most important aspects of a wedding. When our clients meet with florists, one of the first things they ask is, "Have you found your wedding dress?" The reason is because it helps the designer understand more about the style of the bride, which in turn helps them style the wedding of the bride's dreams. We had a bride last weekend that wore a gorgeous Lela Rose dress. It was simple, elegant and had a little bit of a vintage look to it. You can probably imagine from her dress what the wedding was like... it was in a garden setting with candles hanging from the trees. Her favors were carmel dipped apples and her floral was very simple with a vintage twist. Just from seeing her dress, I knew exactly the feel she wanted for her wedding.

The dress tells a lot about the woman in it, which is why we LOVE WEDDING DRESSES!!! I've always been a fan of J.Crew and they've recently come out with some beautiful wedding gowns. They are on the affordable side and are simple, elegant and state the design of the bride nicely. If you saw one of the dresses walking down the street, you would know exactly what type of wedding it was walking to.

Happy Dressing!!

AK Event Design featured in Grace Ormonde Wedding Magazine...

When AK Event Design was created 4 1/2 years ago we only dreamed of being featured in a national publication.  Now, our dream has come true. :)  We were asked by the editors of Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine, which is one of the most gorgeous wedding magazines, to create a tabletop based on our inspiration of a painting by Alfred Gockel.  The painting was titled "Romance in Red." (see above picture)  It is a beautiful painting with so much movement we knew the floral needed to have that same aspect.  We collaborated with Bella Flora of Dallas to create a table that caught the eye of all the other designers at the shoot.  Cesar at Bella Flora sat down with us and started sketching out our ideas for the floral, linens and how it was all going to move together.   Once we had the main concept on paper, our team went on the hunt for gorgeous china.  We found beautiful china with hints of gold at Stephanie Anne Home.  One of the challenges we had with our painting and actual floral design was the height of it all.  We knew it HAD to be grand or it just wouldn't go over with the editors the way we envisioned.  In order to bring the height down a little we used onyx crystals that hung from the floral down to the oversized wine glasses.  The wine glasses we also found at Stephanie Anne Home and they were perfect!!  They make you want to pour a glass of wine and curl up with a book by the fire.  They are stunning and really were the connecting item of our china and floral.  The emperor chairs were from a rental company in Dallas.  They were a great option for the picture but not as practical for an event.  

Once the hard work was completed and the pictures were taken.... we just had to wait, for months, to see if our table would be one of the "chosen ones."  We received word in July that our table was going to be featured in the magazine.  We feel so honored to "grace" the pages of Grace Ormonde Wedding Style.  

Happy Viewing!!!

... On The Catwalk

Girls love fashion. Girls love fashion shows….so what a better way to spend a Thursday night than attending a Vera Wang fashion show in a tent under the stars. The event was hosted by Modern Luxury and Warren Barron , a couture bridal gown shop in HPV. We had a wonderful time chatting with other people in the wedding industry, while admiring the beauty of many gowns on the runway. Of course, we all had our personal favorites and it is fun to listen to everyone’s comments around you as the models strut down the catwalk in gorgeous gowns. “Only someone her size could wear that.” “I love the back of that dress!” “Why don’t model’s smile?” It was a fabulous event and one we hope they have again. In addition to just having a fun night out with the girls (including the Strictlyweddings.com beauties in the picture above), we also ran into one of Vera Wang’s assistants that tours the nation with all of Vera’s wedding gowns. We had met her a few years back when she worked for Junko Yoshioka. It was fun to see her and catch up!!

…all in a days work!!

Inspired by.... Beautiful Invitations

Photos. Top Row, Left to Right: Bella Figura, Ceci New York, Hello Lucky!, Bella Figura; Center: Bella Figura; Bottom Row, Left to Right: Ceci New York, Bella Figura, Hello Lucky!

We love things that inspire our team!!! Beautiful things…handbags, dresses, fabric, letter pressed cards….the list could go on. We are starting a new series of “Things that inspire us” when we are planning one-of-a-kind weddings.

Our first inspiration has to be BEAUTIFUL INVITATIONS. We adore invitations that are stunning. Invitations set the tone for ‘what is to come.’ When guests receive their invitations it begins to tell the story of what the wedding will be like. One of the greatest comments I received once (…one I will never forget) was from an interior designer of an NBA player. He stopped me in the lobby during the wedding weekend and said, “I knew this was going to be a fabulous event when I felt the weight of the invitation. They are the most beautiful paper products I have ever seen.” He was correct, everything from the save the date to the wedding invitation to the luggage tags we sent the guests prior to their arrival at the hotel, everything was beautiful and told a story of what was to come. Lisa Hoffman of CECI New York was the artistic hand behind the work of the invitations. Please click here to see how brilliantly everything came together. You can also check out a past article in D Weddings to see some editorial work we have done with Lisa.

We also LOVE Alyssa Reeves of Paradise Design Co. She is based in Dallas and has an eye for amazing designs. She is very talented!!! When we have a bride who shares a love for beautiful invitations with us…. Our first call is to Alyssa. Currently we are working with her to create a beautiful one of a kind invitation that is made up of creams and golds. It is stunning and the invitation set is made up of embossing, letter pressing, flat printing, shiny and matte metallics, everything…. And it is STUNNING. The bride made a comment the other day that even men were commenting on how beautiful the save the dates were….THAT is when you know you’ve done a good job!!!

Invitations set the mood and make brides happy. It brings the element of design into the event that so many brides miss out on. It doesn’t have to be over the top expensive but it will take a larger chunk of the budget than most probably expect. I would say, based on an invitation list of 100, a custom designer would start around $2500 and go up from there. If your budget doesn’t allow for this, I would gather ideas and find a paper source to get heavy cardstock to print your invitations on…then find a local printer. Remember, your invitation sets the tone for your fabulous event!!! They are worth the splurge. ☺

Happy Designing!!!!

To pillow or not to pillow...

Are you looking for a unique ring bearer pillow? One day while visiting the Style Me Pretty website I found a post about these adorable pillows. Recently we have seen less of our brides using traditional pillows, for many reasons, but mostly because the precious little boy who is acting as ring bearer is not actually given the rings, so they don’t feel the need to give him an empty pillow. Not only are there ring bearer pillows on this site, but also great decorative pillows for any room in your newlywed house. Designer Anna Whitford's creations are all made by hand and have a delicate touch. So even if you aren’t looking for a ring bearer pillow, you might be able to find something fun for your new home with your future husband.

Happy Pillow Shopping!

Everyone wants to know about the newest, hottest things to Dallas....I mean, after all, we don't want to all plan the same parties in the same locations. As event planners we are always wanting to bring in new ideas to create parties that stand out and are remembered for years to come. We have a front row seat to a new event venue in downtown Dallas. It is the original Dallas Courthouse and Post Office. The Post Office, which is located on the first floor, is actually still a working post office. The lobby is available for evening cocktail events. The third floor of the building is where the ballroom (courtroom) is located. It is old, historic, renovated and eclectic. The Venue is perfect for the bride who wants a something that is different and no one else has used. Picture beautiful tall windows, dark hardwood floors, original marble, and restored ceilings that were originally painted by a french artist. What is it called, you may ask? It is The Venue at 400 North Ervay. The cool thing about the space is most of the renovations were done to protect the original ceilings, floors, walls etc. of the building. The room is classy and elegant. The space holds about 150 for buffet/cocktail style reception and 110 for a seated dinner. The Venue has already been featured in Dallas Bride (Dallas Modern Luxury) and D Weddings.

Valet is required and a doorman will be waiting for your guests as they arrive... downtown classy!

214.793.1023

sales@400northervay.com

Happy Day!

Something Blue...

Photo Credit from top left corner: Southern Living – Blue bouts; Blue dress by Maggy London, available at Nordstroms;Shoes – Manolo Blahnik, available at Neiman Marcus;Blue Cake – Photo via www.stylemepretty.com; Blue Dress, available at Threads; Shoes – Stuart Weitzman available at Stuart Weitzman

Unless blue is one of your wedding colors most brides have a hard time finding their “something blue” item. Many brides have blue on their garters but with garters being less and less present on bride’s legs…. You’ll need to find another way to incorporate your blue.

What is blue? It is always nice to have a beautiful sapphire ring on your hand that represents your “something blue.” I’ve had quite a few brides take this approach. An idea I always love is to get a personalized label made for your fabulous wedding gown. You can have it made with blue stitching and your seamstress can attach it to your dress. It makes for sweet memories and of course a fun picture to have in your wedding album.

Some ideas that are a little easier and more DIY …. You can have your bridemaids sign the bottom of your shoe in blue ink. You can have a calligrapher write your name and wedding date on the bottom of your shoe….just in case you wear them again and don’t want eight names on the bottom of your NEW Christian Louboutin’s. ...attaching a blue ribbon around the top of your bouquet is also a simple option.

There are many ways to bring in your “something blue.” I am more traditional and love to see the “something blue” present during the ceremony verses the reception. …as I always tell our brides, “It is your wedding and you can do just about anything you want.” One of my favorite "something blue" idea was a bride who used her grandmother's broach, that contained sapphires, as her blue item. It was attached to the ribbon on the stem of her beautiful bouquet. It served as her "somethiing old, something borrowed, and something blue." Be creative and make it special to you!!!

Happy Day….

Something Borrowed...

Your mother’s pearl necklace, your grandmother’s diamond ring, your best friend’s beautiful lace veil…. These are all “something borrowed” you can use for your big day! A fun idea and something that can be used for years to come is to create a handkerchief that is used among your group of close girlfriends. As each friend gets married you can get their name and wedding date monogrammed on the handkerchief. It is a unique “something borrowed” that can be passed down through the years….even to the daughters of the original brides. The “something borrowed” item gives you, as the bride, an opportunity to be as creative as you see fit. Other than symbolizing happiness, the “something borrowed” also reminds you, the bride, that you can always depend upon your friends and family. ….what better way than to bring your best friends into your special something!!

Happy Borrowing!!!

Map it out...

Brides always want unique items for their wedding...whether it is having a unique favor for their guests to having their reception at a unique place... brides crave individuality!!!  I love reading wedding blogs to find new and different items to suggest to our brides.  I found a map, similar to the one above, a few years ago in a magazine.  The price for the customized map was a little ridiculous to me so I've never suggested it to a client.  However, when I ran across this map on one of my favorite blogs today, I had to share it!!!  The creator, Laura Hooper, is based in Los Angeles and owns LH Calligraphy.  She is so talented and her work is beautiful....as well as, UNIQUE!  She sells her customized maps on Etsy.   You can hire her to do your calligraphy through Etsy or contact her directly.  

Happy Mapping!!!

"Something New" to Dallas and you...

What will be your “Something New?” For most brides, their bridal gown is what they consider to be their “Something New” on their wedding day. What better to serve as your “Something New” than the most beautiful dress you’ve ever worn, unless of course it is your mothers and is serving as your “Something Old.”

Dallas has a “Something New” that we are so very excited about…. Bridal gown designer Carolina Herrera is not only a fabulous designer with one of the most famous runway collections, but has also become a new addition to the Dallas area. She just opened one of three (let me repeat…1 of 3!!!) bridal stores in the United States. The Carolina Herrera Bridal Boutique is located in Highland Park Village with many of our favorite stores…. Tory Burch, Anthropologie, Warren Barron, Scoop….a girl could spend hours at HPV! We highly recommend visiting the boutique if you are in search of a wedding gown or if you just want to be inspired. The gowns are absolutely stunning and have personalities of their own. The store carries the designer’s bridal runway collection as well as accessories by profound designers including Nancy Gonzalez, Manolo Blahnik and Judith Leiber.

Trunk Show. July 24-26, 2008
Store Hours. Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Call to make your appointment with bridal consultant, Elison Presser at 214.219.6060.

With their fabulous selection of gowns presented throughout the overwhelming 3,600 square feet store you are bound to find the “Something New” that screams you for your special day!

Happy Shopping!!

**photos from www.carolinaherrera.com

Preston Bailey comes to the Big D!! (and we got to take a picture with him.)

pictured above: Jessica's twin sisters & maids of honor- Helen & Heidi, Preston Bailey, Jessica (our fabulous bride), Angie and Kristin

Celebrity florist and event designer, Preston Bailey, spent an evening of luxury with future brides and vendors in the bridal industry at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel on Wednesday, June 17th. We happened to bump into him as we were wandering the halls and ended up riding the elevator with the wedding guru. We chatted the entire ride about the wedding of the beauty in the middle of the above picture, which is one of our fabulous brides. Mr. Bailey was kind enough to take a picture with us, which we will treasure and Jessica, our wonderful bride, can add to her wedding book.

Preston Bailey has created events for such celebrities as TomKat, Donald Trump, and Oprah, just to name a few. Mr. Bailey gave a wonderful speech about all the lessons he has learned from his 27 years of business…the great ones and the not so great ones. He was very honest in saying he has made mistakes with business and design, but learned from them and will not repeat them.

He offered a few tips to making an event grand and creative…
Every 15 minutes create a different ‘element of surprise’ for your guests. How... You might ask… by creating theme changes during the various events of your wedding (ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and exit), to lighting that changes throughout the night, to adding scented candles to a room. OOOLaLa. Preston is also a fan on taking a space and completely transforming it to look like you are somewhere else. He is a design genius and we are so glad he made a visit to Dallas.  

We encourage you to visit his website to see all his fabulous work.  Also, his blog is where he gives you design inspiration and how to’s on décor and other fun items.

Happy Creating!!

Something Old

For most brides today, wearing your mother’s wedding dress is not an option for your “something old”, whether it is because the dress is out of style or that it will never fit…no matter what crash diet you try. There are several other creative options that have been substituted and still carry the same sentimental values. One option recent brides have chosen as their “something old” has been to use a piece of fabric from their mother’s dress and make a handkerchief to carry the day of their wedding. Another fun idea is to wrap the wedding dress fabric around the bouquet. Other brides have chosen to carry or have one of their bridesmaids carry their family Bible at the ceremony. If you are fortunate enough to have heirloom jewelry in your family incorporating it into your attire is another great option.  Another recent bride we worked with used her late grandmother’s broach on her bouquet. Our bride stated, “It is like my grandmother is right here with me on my special day.” Get creative when thinking up ways to bring your “something old” into your wedding day.

Happy heirloom hunting!!!

Stamp of Approval

I am crazy about personalizing gifts for my friends, brides, bridesmaids, my family…the list could go on. ☺ I am a firm believer that a gift is treasured for years to come when it is made for a specific person. As I was going through our inspiration book (a book full of article clippings, pictures and anything inspiring to our team) I ran across a fun gift that I am crazy about but had lost in the shuffle of other wonderful, inspiring things. The article had been pulled from a Martha Steward Wedding magazine about a year or so ago….but it is still just as fabulous as the day I found it.

Here is what the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings had to say about the great stamps:

“Custom rubber stamps, each bearing a bridesmaid’s name in elegant script, let you- and your attendants- make a good impression. Ask a calligrapher to pen the women’s names, then have a specialty vendor or office-supply store turn them into rubber stamps. Use the stamps to imprint names on pretty box tops; place stamps inside with ink pads nestled in tissue paper. Calligraphy by Elizabeth White-Pultz.”

Of course, we have been researching ways to get this done. We spoke with our favorite invitation designer, Alyssa Reeves – founder of Paradise Design Co.- who said she would be able to help us create a stamp. There are many great calligraphers and script writers in Dallas that can come up with the signatures. Once you have that…you are off to create your stamp. Martha Stewart Weddings had their stamps made at Stampworx 2000. You can also google office- supply stores in your area and I’m sure they would be able to help you, as well.

Happy Stamping!!!

Puerto Rican Influenced Rehearsal Dinner

Our team loves creating fun, different events….especially when we get to use cultural influences. Recently we had the opportunity to design a fun Puerto Rican themed rehearsal dinner in San Diego, California. The location was the Loews Coronado Bay Resort on Coronado Island. Our backdrop was the beautiful Pacific Ocean and the Coronado Bridge. The groom’s mother is originally from Puerto Rico and she wanted to have a Latin flare for her son’s rehearsal dinner to bring in their heritage. The setting could not have been more perfect and all the touches we added made it special and unique. Kathy Wright and Co. transformed the area into a tropical oasis.

We wanted to bring in special touches that would stand out and make the event extra special for the bride, groom and family. Instead of a normal guest book, guests took pictures with a Polaroid camera, filled in information about where they had traveled from to be with the couple, cute stories they had about the bride or groom and advice for the couple. One touch that was special to the groom was using his late grandmother’s Puerto Rican recipes for some of the items on the menu. She would spoil her grandchildren with her cooking and as a surprise we were able to give the chef at the Loews the grandmother’s recipes. The groom said, “it was like she was here with us, and the food tasted just like hers…made with love”. We also incorporated a specialty drink to fit the theme of the event and they were styled with cute stir sticks. The stir sticks were imprinted with the name of the specialty drink. One of our favorite sites to get stir sticks, napkins, coasters and other items to personalize your event is www.foryourparty.com. For the favor at the end of the evening, we created a ‘garden of love’ with tropical cookie flowers. Within the wheatgrass we tucked hibiscus, orchid and plumeria shaped cookies. Bags and stickers were provided that said ‘Buenas Noches’, which means Good Night in Spanish.

When planning your wedding, rehearsal dinner or any event, make sure you have little surprises throughout the night. Also, incorporate anything that is special to you, like fun recipes that are family secrets, or traditions that are from your culture.

Happy Planning!!

The "Something's"...

Something Old. 

Something New. 

Something Borrowed.

Something Blue.

(referred to as the “Something’s”)

As a bride prepares for her wedding day, she has the thought of what her “Something’s” will consist of. However, do brides really know the history and wonderful tradition of the saying? The “Something’s” has been around for many years, and for many brides the meaning and tradition behind these items has been unknown. We thought we would offer all of the brides a quick history lesson!

HISTORY: Dating back to the Victorian times, the old English rhyme has made it customary for brides to follow it’s advice for hundreds of years. Each item is meant to bring the bride good luck in their new “Mrs.” life.

Something Old: Represents a tie between the bride’s family and their past.

Something New: Represents good luck and success in the future for the bride’s new life.

Something Borrowed: represents a reminder of her friends and family who will always be there for help when she is in need.

Something Blue: symbolizes loyalty and faithfulness.

Style Finds: fabulous shoes are J.Crew via Brooklyn Bride.

Happy Somethings!!!

A handbag for every personality...

Handbags are a girl’s best friend, oh wait….I think it is diamonds but handbags don’t fall too far behind. When I see a great handbag or clutch I immediately think of my friend Angie, the co-founder of AK Event Design. She has more handbags then anyone else I know and they are all fabulous!! She also is the main contributor to my handbag collection. So, of course, when I found these darling little handbags I immediately thought of my handbag guru… I won’t even get into her fabulous shoe collection but I’m sure it will come up at a later date. ☺

Talk about finding inspiration…. I want to plan an entire event around these little jewels. They are modern but have a feminine edge that almost takes my breath away. I wish I was the brilliant one that created these adorable clutches but I’m not. The creator and founder, Aki Takada is based in Manhattan (what girl doesn’t love THE CITY) and all the products are made of 100% cotton fabric. Some of the fabrics are rare vintage textiles from the 60’s and 70’s. I think these would be a perfect and unique gift for your bridesmaids. I envision them being monogrammed on the inside to make them uber personalized and filled with a piece of jewelry for your special ladies to wear on your special day. Handbags and Jewelry….I think I’ve come full circle. www.oktak.com

Happy Shopping!!!

A little taste of goodness with a sugared rim of southern style....

We are always looking for fun, inexpensive, creative ideas for parties we throw or to give to one of our brides. We found this idea as we were “blog chasing” today and had to share it!!

Here is what the creators of the fabulous labels and drink recipe on “Wedding Style Guide” had to say…..

“Even grown men melt at the idea of rustic life with its home baked kindness, garden grown generosity, hand sewn simplicity and pure charm, so turn those warm feelings into a theme.”

As a Texas based wedding design company, we are always bringing southern tradition and feel into an event. This simple label is a fun way to incorporate the southern, gracious hospitality and to keep your guests cool in the 100 degree summer heat.

Southern Lemon Cordial 
Recipe

Make a simple sugar syrup by bringing equal quantities of water and white sugar to a gentle simmer until all sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool. Mix 750ml of sugar syrup with 250ml of fresh lemon juice and pour into clean, dry bottles and seal. When ready to serve, fill each chilled glass with 1/3 cordial and 2/3 mineral water, together with plenty of ice and a hint of fresh mint.
Recipe courtesy of Wedding Style Guide

There are three summer colors to choose from. You can visit the site above and print off the labels on your computer, choose the containers you want to use and mix the drink. It will make all your girlfriends go crazy over how creative you are!!!

Happy Drinking!!

Sex and the City: The Movie

“We now pronounce you husband and wife” are words that are somewhat of a surprise to fans of the HBO series Sex and the City that ended after the sixth season with the engagement of Carrie and her on and off love interest known as “Big”. When the announcement was made that a film followed the highly popular and some what controversial show it made since to assume that a wedding would be in included for the newly engaged couple. If you are familiar with the show Carrie as well as her three best friends all struggle to figure out the twists and turns of love as a single and unmarried women but at no point in time unable to keep up with the highest fashions and styles in which New York City throws their way. We thought it would be appropriate to predict what the wedding will turn out to be like by taking from what is usually an outrageous array of wardrobe for the four characters and adding white to the mix to make it the perfect wedding for Sex and the City.

The Bride: Carrie
With her upscale style Carrie has worn some of the top and latest runway fashions. Her closet, being one of her most pride possessions as well as one of the biggest rooms in her small downtown apartment is filled with a collection of countless stiletto shoes from designers such as Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo and Fendi, as well as accessories such as her many Chanel Couture caps and head ornaments. We expect her to accessorize for her big day in nothing less than in these top designers but of course adding her own little twist.

The Bridesmaids: Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda
The three of her best friends and bridesmaids are all one of a kind. From Charlotte who is the American housewife, to Miranda who is a successful mother and businesswoman, to Samantha who is rather promiscuous and untamed makes it a rather difficult job and some what impossible process to find a single look or color to assign the bridesmaids to wear for Carrie’s wedding. We are interested to see how they are going to dress each woman to her own personality and at the same time still keep the traditional bridesmaids look.

The film is predicted to be one of the biggest hits of the summer. The wedding of Carrie and “Big” is with a doubt going to be over the top. We are excited to see their interpretation of their wedding in the city, and are curious to see what changes and inspirations the movie will bring to future brides on their own wedding day. Who knows, maybe Carrie’s feathery head ornaments and Manolo Blahnik stiletto heals will become this years must haves because like Carrie always says “When in doubt, Accessorize”.

ak event design...we're back!

Over the past few months many new and exciting things have been happening in our office and with our clients. We are happy to announce that our Director of Weddings and Special Events, Sarah R. Herman has now become a partner of AK Event Design. We are very excited to have Sarah added to our profile picture (see above), which will be featured in the Fall 2008 edition of "D Weddings" and will be on stands beginning in July. In addition, Farron Carmichael, a student from Texas A&M University, will be interning with us for the summer. We plan to bring some of the summers new trends and fashions in weddings to our blog! So be looking for our new series coming soon.
AK is also being featured on two new fabulous websites and are very excited to be a part of them. Strictly Weddings is a fun site that contains the top 3 vendors in each category in our city. The website, www.strictlyweddings.com, is a great place to look around and learn new things! Style Me Pretty (www.stylemepretty.com), a blog based out of New York, also contacted us to be a featured vendor in their Little Black Book section. Style Me Pretty began as a blog but has grown into being a place for brides to go to search out vendors in specific cities, while gathering new ideas for their weddings. Both websites are eye candy for any wedding obsessed blog addict. So until then... Happy Planning!