Posted Monday, January 24, 2011 10:43 AM
Just when you think you've exhausted your wedding venue options, there comes along an idea that takes wedding receptions to a whole new level. Miami Beach bride Nina Johnson held her wedding in a venue that offers stunning views, modern architecture and plenty of floor space: a parking garage.
"Created by a colorful Miami developer and a world-renowned architecture firm, it appears to be an entirely new form: a piece of carchitecture that resembles a gigantic loft apartment, with exaggerated ceiling heights, wide-open 360-degree views and no exterior walls. The structure, 1111 Lincoln Road, is so distinctive that Ms. Johnson put its image on her 230 wedding invitations."
While it may not be for ultra-traditional brides, the contemporary venue certainly creates an atmosphere unlike any your guests have probably experienced before.
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Photo: Iwan Baan Photography
Excerpt: MICHAEL BARBARO [NYTimes.com]
Posted Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:52 AM
One of the Bay area's finest full-service bridal boutique, The Dressing Room, is hosting a San Patrick Trunk Show January 14 – 17, 2011 at their store on Central Avenue.
Brides can view the 2011 collection and 18 additional sample gowns brought in just for this event. Even better, brides who purchase a gown within one week of the trunk show will also receive a personalized monogram wedding date label with complimentary shipping.
Brides can also meet several wedding experts, including local wedding planners, photographers and a professional tailor who will be available on-site for personal consultations.
San Patrick, a division of Pronovias, designs beautiful, exciting, romantic and elegant affordable gowns. This collection is all priced under $2,300.00; sizes are available from 2 to 28.
Appointments are preferred. To book an appointment, call The Dressing Room at (727) 323-7666. The Dressing Room is located at 2430 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg's Grand Central District.
Trunk Show Hours:
Fri, Jan 14th: 10am – 6pm
Sat, Jan 15th: 10am – 6pm
Sun, Jan 16th: 12pm – 5pm
Mon, Jan 17th: 10am – 6pm
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Posted Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:23 AM
Give your guests a sweet send-off with custom decorated cake on a stick! These designer cake pops come in a variety of signature flavors and shapes. From footballs, to animals to custom mascots, these cake pops are personalized down to each detail.
Standard flavors include chocolate, red velvet, vanilla, and seasonal flavors, but they can create special orders -- just place your order at least two weeks in advance.
Cake O Licious cake pops can be shipped to anywhere in the country. Minimum order one dozen (12) cake pops they start at $39.00 (plus shipping) and up based on design, style and personalization.
For more information, call (888) 753-2777 or email stacey@thecakepop.com or visit their website.
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Posted Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:52 AM
Big news for 2011 Miami brides! Hotel Breakwater is opening its flagship building in the heart of Ocean Drive, complete with a courtyard, rooftop, penthouse, and a spacious event center. They even collaborate with the City of Miami Beach and can use the Art Deco Center (just across the street from the hotel) for larger weddings.
The first wedding will take place January 29th, 2011 with a ceremony n the beach, cocktail reception on the rooftop, and a dinner reception at the Art Deco Center.
There are two wedding packages to choose from in different price points with a host of amenities. Even better? The hotel is happy to extend a 20 percent discount to all Knotties who book their wedding before 2011! Just mention this blog to get the discount.
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Posted Monday, November 08, 2010 6:04 PM
Want some eye-candy with your signature cocktail? Look no further than Miami Bartender Babe, a full-service mobile bartending, wait staff, and cocktail catering and consulting company that services Miami, Dade, Broward, and the Upper Keys.
The company offers services for everything from kiddie parties to weddings to celebrity parties (including Gloria Estefan, Chad Pennington, Christian Audiger, Shauna Sand).
You can book male and female bartenders, wait staff, food runners, and bathroom attendants, all fully capable of providing any service you need at your wedding.
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Knot Justine
Filed under: catering
Posted Monday, October 25, 2010 11:45 AM
Getting married in south Florida this Thanksgiving? Book a room block for your out of town guests at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. This November 19-27, you can book guestroom rates from $179 per night. Enjoy fun activites for all ages including swimming, water sports, championship golf and tennis, restorative spa treatments and supervised adventures for ages 5-12.
Then, gather family and friends to enjoy a sumptuous array of holiday favorites enlivened with inventive tastes of Florida by Executive Chef Herve Cuyeu at the Naples Grande Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday, November 25.
To reserve rooms, call 888-722-1266 or 888-WALDORF (1-800-925-3673) or visit NaplesGrandeResort.com.
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Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2010 9:54 AM
Still looking for a reception venue in Orlando? Check out Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
From a small, intimate gathering to receptions for up to 400, you’ll find the perfect venue for rehearsal dinners, showers, wedding ceremonies, or receptions. The staff promises to attend to all of the details that guarantee your guests are equally satisfied from their comfortable lodge accommodations (guest cottages are also available) to perhaps tee times on Bay Hill’s prestigious golf course (as a lodge guest you can play golf on the same course the PGA TOUR pro’s play each year in the Arnold Palmer Invitational!).
Located just 20 minutes from downtown Orlando, the 70-room property features 27-holes of golf, the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, tennis on four Har-tru courts, a full service spa and salon, fitness center, four dining locations, and 9,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space. For reservations or membership information, call (888) 422-9445 or (407) 876-2429.
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Posted Monday, October 18, 2010 12:58 PM
Ready for a goulish-ly good wedding idea? Universal Orlando now offers customized weddings at more than 25 locations around the resort, including their haunted houses!
On October 15th, April Richardson and Adam Cochran -- the winners of Universal Orlando Resort's first-ever Halloween Horror Nights Wedding contest -- “tied the noose” at one of the haunted houses. Their wedding included a hearse for transportation, chainsaw-wielding “scareactors” as guests, and a wedding cake decorated with spider webs and topped with skulls.
Want a themed wedding at Universal Orlando? Get more information at UniversalOrlandoWeddings.com.
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