Your Summer Wedding: Wedding Stationery Etiquette

While I was browsing around the Crane & Co. website, I stumbled upon an etiquette page that I thought would be useful. If you need to confirm that you are addressing your wedding invitiations correctly or if you have questions about correctly assembling your invitations this link should help you. Visit the wedding etiquette link here.

Image by Three Little Birds

Charlotte Wedding: FAMU graduates at The Duke Mansion

Ok, well for those of you who really know me, know that I LOVE my school Florida A&M University. I am a very proud Rattler. So imagine my delight to book a couple who met and fell in love at FAMU. This May wedding was truly a labor of love for me. During the planning process I hardly spoke with Candace + Daniel (CanDan), but worked directly with the mother of the bride, Mary Wilson and enjoyed every moment. I got a glimpse of how detailed I'll be when helping my own daugher (Ronni) plan her wedding, many years from now of course. :-)

Critsey Rowe Photography captured the Asian-infused details from the hundreds of handmade and strung orgami cranes to the Asian inspired food served in bento boxes. There were soooo many wonderful images so here are just a handful of my favorites. Enjoy!

Photographer: Critsey Rowe Photography

Florist: Carey Roberts Design Co.

Cake: For Goodness Cakes

Wedding Planning & Coordination: SJB Weddings & Events

Venue: The Duke Mansion

Your Summer Wedding : Make it Interactive

Making wedding receptions interactive has been a growing trend for years and has been one of my favorites that have come along. Keep in mind guests will be overjoyed to enjoy great food, delicious cake and to dance the night away, but to have a little something fun for them to do is always a nice touch. Here are a few of my favorites.

So who doesn't like smores? Having this delicious treat at your summer wedding will allow guests to transport back to their childhood while making these yummy treats.

Now everyone by now knows what a candy buffet is, but just in case you've been under a rock most candy buffets are stocked with favorite candies of the bride and groom in really cute containers for the guests to take a few pieces to enjoy at the reception or later. It's a wonderful favor for your guests. Because remember your favors should be either edible or practical. (Image from All You Can Treat)

Now, on to my favorite interactive fun thing to do at a wedding...It's the photobooth. Shutterbooth in Charlotte creates an amazing experience with props and gives each guests a copy of their fun time in the booth. You'll be amazed at how much fun your guests will have just by taking pictures of themselves (it doesn't take much to entertain them). Here is a sample of me and my SJB Weddings & Events girls at a wedding this past April.

Favorite Wedding Shot Friday

Some wedding photographers can create art. I am in love with this image from Indigo Photography.

Your Summer Wedding: We all Scream for Ice Cream!

I've got a very important question to ask you summer brides and grooms out there:

I personally can not think of a better way to impress your guests at your summer wedding. Maybe because I would rather eat ice cream than anything else on earth. Whether you are saying I do in the afternoon or in the evening, having the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Truck at your event is a sweet way to say thanks to your guests.

Real Wedding Feature: The Wedding Row Charlotte

We were so excited to have one of our weddings featured on The Wedding Row Charlotte . For those of you who are addicted to wedding blogs, this is a great one to have in your reader. This gorgeous blog features weddings, events and amazing vendors from The Queen City. It's a wonderful reminder that Charlotte is doing excellent things and producing some fabulous events. I am so appreciative to them for wanting feature some local talent!

If you can't get enough of The Wedding Row Charlotte, click on over to the original The Wedding Row {Charleston} and enjoy more wedding goodness.

Charlotte Wins DNC 2012! Woo hoo!!

As a Charlottean and an event planner, I am over the moon with the news that Charlotte, NC will be the host for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. We are so excited that the DNC chose The Queen City.

So... the Charlotte hospitality and events industry is ready to host you in our fabulous venues and our talented chefs are ready to serve you delicious food and SJB Weddings & Events is ready to plan any of your beautiful events.