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The Devil Is In The Wedding Details

May 22, 2013 By Dinah Leave a Comment

If you read bridal blogs and magazines, there’s a lot of talk of “details” and “special touches” that brides and wedding planners are using to make 2013 weddings unique to each bridal couple.

Don’t let the details get your veil in a twist! It’s ok for place cards to be place cards and not art.

At the same time, I think the focus on producing creative details can put a lot of pressure on brides especially in this age of Pinterest and so many places to submit beautiful wedding photos for publication. Don’t let the culture of details get into your head- let the unique ideas reveal themselves as you plan. Take a deep breath, and maybe make time online a little less Pinteresting.

Be well, and love well.

Dinah.

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Trust Yourself To Pick A Florist You Trust

May 18, 2012 By Dinah 2 Comments

I completely trust the guy who cuts my hair (Paul Norton at Warren Tricomi salon in West Hollywood – he’s AMAZING). I basically tell him, “make me gorgeous,” and he does his thing. And I end up – guess what – gorgeous! Every bride should feel the same about her vendors – especially her floral designer. While you may want to offer more guidance, if they are the right florist, you should trust them enough to say, “here’s my basic vision, the colors I like, now make it gorgeous.”

When My Little Flower Shop did our wedding, Stephen and I knew it would be beautiful. We knew the overall feel we wanted, and the colors. And then we told Greg and Al to make it gorgeous. There were no details discussed, but I knew from centerpieces to bouquets it would be perfect ( and it was. Check out our Pinterest board).

The huppah covered in roses, hydrangea, succulents, lisianthus, mums, and beautiful greenery

When Greg called me that morning to ask if it would be OK if he left the tulle off the top of our chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy/structure) because it looked great without it, I laughed. “Of course – you didn’t even need to call.”

Are you feeling like the lead designer on your own wedding? Making too many decisions, and giving too much direction? Maybe you need to go in a new direction, and to a different florist. Trust yourself!

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah

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A Public Service Announcement from The Easter Bunny.

April 7, 2012 By Dinah Leave a Comment

Easter eggs (Photo credit: StSaling)

Hello Friends! I hope you are enjoying Springtime, and frolicking about at your every opportunity. One thing I’d like to warn about, and it’s something busy folks fall prey to sometimes, including yours truly. It’s the “P” word – Procrastination. Since the Internet came along (will somebody tell Al Gore I’m working on the Peep liver pate, but can’t promise anything) we have further and further fragmented our attention and our time. The latest rabbit hole I’ve come to know the inner walls of is that of “Pinterest” the online bulletin board site. I would log on there and see pictures upon pictures of pretty Easter decor, and yummy treats. By the time I perked up my ears, it was dark outside!

So here’s my tip for anyone finding themselves deep in the depths of any online (or on-screen) activity. Facebook, Word processing, X-box….set a kitchen timer for the amount of time you’d like to allot, and then when that bell goes off, shut it down. It’s not easy. But, as my friend Kermit the Frog tells mare some things in life just aren’t. (He refers to being green, but I think it’s widely applicable).

OK, PSA done. Let the GOOD TIMES, AND THE EASTER EGGS ROLL!

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Amazing Ceremony Decor Idea – Artists Are Full Of ‘Em!

March 23, 2012 By Dinah Leave a Comment

This image, from the photostream of fiber artist Odile Gova, is a phenomenal idea for a ceremony site full of trees. Labor intesive to be sure, wrapping trees in lace would be no picnic. But the greater point here is the non-traditional source of the idea. I found the image on Pinterest – but nowhere near the “weddings/events” category. My point – event design is an art – so why not follow the lead of visual artists? Cast your net beyond Mindy Weiss and Martha Stewart. Think outside the Tiffany & Co. box, people!

Some artistic folks/blogs to keep an eye on.

Grace Bonney of Design Sponge

Merche Grossomodo – Architect/textile designer/tastemaker in Madrid

Jessica Colaluca – amazing eye for color in the world – and pulling palettes to match.

Live well, love well, and BE CREATIVE!

-Dinah

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What’s The Best Use Of Wedding Planning Time? Hint: You’re not going to “like” it.

March 20, 2012 By Dinah 1 Comment

Planning a wedding can feel like a black hole where you throw your time. Remember those days when you went out for drinks? As Spring hits, the weather is making us all long to put on some shorts and go play. So what’s the most efficient way to plan, so we can get out and enjoy the beautiful weather? Well, for starters, finish reading this blog and power down your shiny screen. Bottom line: you gotta stop pinning, liking and tweeting to focus and get things done.

Photo by Deirdre Buck

Don’t get me wrong. Wedding websites, blogs and software have moved event planning lightyears ahead of where we were. But then you get to the “rabbit hole” type of phenomenon like Pinterest. You start out admiring a pretty veil someone posted, and three hours later you’re in a pinning frenzy finding recipes, houses to buy, cars you like…it can spin out of control.

So if you want to get out and enjoy the cherry blossoms, tiptoe through the tulips or just have general fun in the sun, put away the electronics, get down to the task at hand and try not to get distracted. Ready, set, focus!

See you in the park…we’ll be the ones putting up the wedding arbor. Watch it with the frisbee. K?

Be well, and love well.

-Dinah