Our Happily Ever Afters

Hey Dolls!


So, in the name of Valentine's Day (which was totally yesterday) I decided to do a different type of post.  Instead of focusing purely on the wedding aspect, I wanted to do something I am very fond of:  happily every afters.

One of my favorite people ever, Elise from Elise Creates, did a little blogging action and said something that I quite liked.  She said:

"I do believe in happily ever afters.  I very literally believe that happiness and love can last for forever after.  I believe in Princesses and in Prince Charmings.  They're all around us, they are us.  But it's a choice, an action.  Your happily every after started long ago.  So stop waiting for it and find it in your life right now."

Um.  How beyond AMAZING is that?!  I would say I would agree with her 100%.  Happily ever afters are within your reach, whether it is with finding the perfect job, the perfect version of yourself or finding the perfect future hubster.  It's there!  Promise.  Don't give up hope.


Now, because our company name is "Finding Your Fairytale", I think it is only right to be a complete cheese ball and give a little love from some princesses.  And feel good quotes.  And quotes I think are rad.  Here we go honeys.

And, last but not least, a quote from a VERY credible source ;)

So there you have it, dolls, my feel good post.  Remember you ARE a princess, and everything you dream of CAN happen.  Don't stop believing (I may or may not have belted out that song as I was typing that...)

Cheeks!

Ash :)

Venues: The Beautiful and Creative (Bad and Ugly Aren't Welcome Here)

Hey Dolls,

Happy Friday!  Holy moly I am so excited it's almost the weekend.  Les and I get to go to a bridal show tomorrow and we are stoked!  So, I thought I would post a little about what has kind of been on my mind recently.  (This is how I know I'm meant to do this, I think about events/ideas/concepts constantly)  I decided I'd talk a little about....dum dum dum dum...VENUES

This all came to me when we had a bride stop by at our last bridal show with her venue being somewhere I would never think to get married.  All sorts of lights went off.  Note the post :-)  Let's begin, yes?

Venue numero uno!  An ice skating rink!!  What??!!!!!  This is where the one bride is getting married.  I find this cool (hahaha)  for two main reasons: 1.  I have never heard of this and think it's amazingly awesome 2.  Her fiance is a hockey player and his dad built the rink.  Pass.shoot.score.  Just don't ask me to skate.  I'm a railing holder all the way.

K so lesssbehonest, (if you haven't seen Pitch Perfect, do it.  Guaranteed laugh) I don't even know what building this is, but it's A-MA-ZING.  A good thing with a venue like this is it already has all of the detail to create a luxurious event without having to bring in a billion different accessories.  

A museum.  LOVE this.  It is sooo unique and it is a venue your guests will never forget.  This venue would be perfect if that is where the couple met, got engaged, or where they both work.  Best way to use this is if it is somehow tied to the couple.  Let's just hope it doesn't get all Night At the Museum....

A castle.  Okay.  Can you get anymore "fairytale" than this?  I think not.  Every girl's dream.  If I got to do a wedding in a castle I think I would die and go.to.heaven.  You don't even have to get married in this one.  Any one will do me just fine :)

A good ol' fashioned backyard wedding.  I think these weddings can be absolutely adorable.  You can do so many things with a backyard wedding.  It's also cost effective so you're spending more on the decor instead of the space itself and you really aren't going to make your guests feel more at home.

So here's the deal-yo honeys.  Pick a venue that matches you as a couple.  It makes your day even more special if you can pick a venue that means something to both of you.  Also consider the feel you want to give off; if you want something over the top, do a castle.  If you want the down home good time feel, go for the backyard.  Remember, it's YOUR day.  Until next time!

Cheeks,

Ash :)

Exciting News!

Hey Dolls,

Sooo....finals week and all of the holidays got the best of me, hence the slacking of posting up blogs.  But!  I have some super exciting news.  With my co-worker and lady I adore, Leslie Price, we have started our own wedding and event planning company, Finding Your Fairytale!  We are so excited I can't even tell you.  I have some really cool ideas and some really fun projects coming up, so stay tuned!  You can visit our page, www.findingyourfairytale.com and like us on Facebook too!

Tomorrow I will try and post up what I have been thinking of for the past couple of days so check back tomorrow!

Cheeks!

Ash :-)