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Posted by Kelly Simants
If you are an aspiring Wedding Planner or know someone who is, check out our “Sweet Success” workshop! It’s a one-day intensive that is packed full of information that you need in order to set your Wedding Planning business up for success. Visit www.sweetsuccess.eventbrite.com for more info and to register! Last day for our early-bird pricing ends tomorrow, 12/12! Hope to see you there!
Posted by Kelly Simants
Attention Dallas Wedding Pros! I wanted to make sure you knew about a great opportunity this holiday season to give back. The Dallas Chapter of ISES is throwing a holiday party benefiting Children’s Medical Center on Monday, December 14th, from 6-9 pm at The Ryan Manor. The event is both a wonderful holiday party, and an opportunity to positively impact a hospitalized child with a toy donation. Their goal is to collect over 250 toys, and they are asking everyone to bring an unwrapped children’s gift (requested items include bouncy seats, crib aquariums, crib mobiles, portable CD players, Video games for Wii, Gamecube, XBOX 360, Playstation 2, Nintendo DS and gifts for teens).
Click here to RSVP. Hope to see you there!
Posted by Kelly Simants
Yesterday we featured a red inspiration board that was more dramatic and romantic in nature, and today we’re featuring a board that is a bit more “punchy” and bright. We’ve been hearing from our brides lately that they are loving fuchsia as a complimentary color, so I’ve used shades of fuchsia to pair with our “tomato puree” Pantone red. What do you think? Which is your favorite board so far out of the Pantone 2010 Spring Colors we’ve featured?
* Please leave a comment on our blog and we’ll donate a can of food to our local food banks in Dallas and Seattle!*
Thanks SO much to the very talented Wedding Pros who submitted images for this post!
Featured Above (from Left to Right): Julianne Smith of Julianne Smith Wedding Garters, Jeremy Gilliam of Jeremy Gilliam Photography, and our very own Holly-Kate Foss of Sweet Pea Events!
Row 1: Wedding Planning by Sweet Pea Events – image of bride’s shoes by Kim Hayes Photography; image of bouquet by Vim Studio (bouquet designed by Botanical Art Design)
Row 2: Just Married sign by Vim Studio and Wedding Planning by Sweet Pea Events; image of bride with red necklace by Jeremy Gilliam Photography
Row 3: Image of fans by Jeremy Gilliam Photography; garter by Julianne Smith Wedding Garters
Row 4: Wedding Planning by Sweet Pea Events: Floral arrangement image by John & Joseph Photography; image of personalized favor jars with espresso beans (yum!) by Cheri Pearl Photography
Posted by Kelly Simants
This week we’re featuring the Pantone 2010 Spring Color, “Tomato Puree”…and we have sooo many amazing images and finds to share with you, that this will be a two-part post! Today’s inspiration board has more of a romantic and dramatic mood, while tomorrow’s post will be more whimsical and “springy”.
Thanks to the following A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Photographers and Event Engineer (Saundra!) who submitted these photos for this post!
From Left to Right: Stacy Reeves of Stacy Reeves Photography, Saundra Hadley of planning…forever events, Amy Karp of Amy Karp Photography, and Shauna Benoit of K & S Photography
** Be sure to leave a comment on our blog for “Cans for Comments” to help us donate to our local food banks in Dallas and Seattle! Each blog comment = one can of food! **
Row 1: Rings by Stacy Reeves Photography, Caramel Apples by Amy Karp Photography
Row 2: Bouquet and clutch by K & S Photography, Tablescape by planning…forever events
Rows 3/4: Bride by Stacy Reeves Photography, Tablescape by Amy Karp Photography, and escort cards by K & S Photography
Enjoy!
Posted by Kelly Simants
I am so blessed to be surrounded by incredibly talented Photographers in the Dallas area – two of them in particular are hosting workshops for Photographers that will help take your business to the next level. I am passionate about education in our wedding community, so am super excited that these Photographers are taking the time to share their knowledge and expertise with their industry peers!
First, Christina Quintanilla of ChrysQ Luxe Slipcovers and Ben Quintanilla of Ben Q Photography are hosting a “Winter Workshop” at Third Space Dallas on December 28, 2009. Ben will be reviewing lighting set-up, recommended camera settings, and equipment used. Christina will be staging her ChrysQ Winter 2010 Catalog in a “Winter Vintage” theme – you’ll have the opportunity to take photos at this shoot…and then those images will be included in the catalog and of course you’ll receive the credit. Very cool! You’ll then head over to Forbeyon Studios for a post-production tutorial.
Next, Stacy Reeves of Stacy Reeves Photography is launching a workshop called “Mind Your Business” on January 24, 2010. Stacy is one of the most business savvy Photographers I know, and she is passionate about educating her colleagues to understand the nuts and bolts of what it takes to be a successful business owner. She is going to share her best practices with you on pricing and sales strategies, developing and maintaining client relationships, maximizing your return on investment related to marketing, advertising, and networking…and a whole lot more. Check out her site for more info!
Also, be sure to leave a comment and we’ll donate a can of food to our local food banks in Dallas and Seattle! Here is more info on our Cans for Comments drive - http://sweetpeaeventsllc.blogspot.com/2009/12/cans-for-comments.html
Posted by Kelly Simants
Continuing with our inspiration board series for Pantone 2010 Colors for Spring, we’re featuring “Amparo Blue” this week! We’ve paired it with shades of robins egg blue, and you’ll see from a few of the images below that pops of cherry red, coral, or pink works really well with these blues!
Here are the Photographers (and Event Designer!) who so graciously shared their beautiful images with us for this board. Thanks to all of you!
Also…please consider leaving a comment on the blog today for “Cans for Comments” and we’ll donate a can of food to our local food banks in Seattle and Dallas!
Top Row (from left to right): Bradley Hanson, Erik Clausen of Poser:Image, and Daniela of Bella Signature Design
Bottom Row (from left to right): Ariel Nay Nebeker of Mew, Whitney of Whitney Elizabeth Photographer, and Jared Rey
Row 1: Place cards with keys by Whitney Elizabeth Photography, Bridal Party with Parasols by Bradley Hanson Photography - Event Design by Daniela of Bella Signature Design
Row 2: Cupcake by Bradley Hanson with Event Design by Daniela of Bella Signature Design, Napkins by Jared Rey
Row 3: Bridesmaids shoes by Mew, Bride & Groom by Poser:Image
Row 4/5: Programs by Jared Rey, Bridesmaids dresses and shoes by Poser:Image, Bridesmaid by Jared Rey, and Menu by Whitney Elizabeth Photography
Enjoy!
Posted by Kelly Simants
Just this week I learned about this awesome effort that a few of my Photographer friends here in Dallas are involved with – called “Cans for Comments”. The concept is simple – for any blog comment that readers leave on a blogsite, the blog owner donates a can of food to a local food bank…and, at the same time it’s a great way to receive more comments and increase blog traffic which we all love to do! Amy Karp, Catie Ronquillo, and Anna Routh are all participating in this program and inspired me to also get involved (thank you girls!). I’m excited to drive more readers to our Sweet Pea blog, but more importantly am passionate about giving back and helping to eliminate hunger in Texas and Washington State!
So, here’s the deal – if you leave a comment on our blog anytime between now and December 12, 2009, we’ll donate a can of food on your behalf! They can be comments on new posts or older posts…doesn’t matter! For our Texas office, we’ll be donating our cans to The North Texas Food Bank and for our Seattle office the cans will be provided to Northwest Harvest. We’ve set a personal goal of receiving up to 200 comments during this timeframe, so that equals 200 cans (which is also the maximum amount we’ve set). However many comments we receive, we’ll split between our Dallas and Seattle offices…so in this scenario we would donate 100 cans to The North Texas Food Bank and the other 100 cans to Northwest Harvest.
Let’s spread the spirit of giving this holiday season and help those who are less fortunate! Thanks in advance for leaving your comments! :)
