Baton Rouge Wedding Coordinators | Baton Rouge Event Planners | Baton Rouge Wedding Planners » Ideas http://n-joyeventsbr.com Event planning packages customized to fit your needs! Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:04:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Congratulations Natalie! http://n-joyeventsbr.com/ideas/congratulations-natalie/ http://n-joyeventsbr.com/ideas/congratulations-natalie/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:50:54 +0000 n-joyevents http://n-joyeventsbr.com/?p=173 I had the wonderful opportunity of throwing a baby shower for one of my friends. I used to work with Natalie and when she told me she was pregnant, I told her I HAD to do her baby shower! This was done on a very tight budget, but it turned out to be so cute! Natalie said she wanted bright colors.. That was a hurdle I had to overcome because (as it turns out) ALL baby shower decorations are pastel colors. But, I was really excited and started to think about making some things on my own. The first were these photo holders. Super easy, and super cute.

Photo HoldersAll it is…oversized clothespins and wooden cut-outs. The cutouts are already painted and ready to go at your local craft store. Just pick out a matching color and paint the clothespins. I think these photo holders are what got the most compliments. Although the centerpieces didn’t scream “baby” they were very girly and cute. Again, super easy. Crystals, tiny styrofoam balls, and silk flowers, all bought from an arts and crafts store. Bright colored ribbon, flowers, and crystals were put out everywhere to give pops of bright color.

Welcome Frame

The frame was from the same craft store and served as a welcome sign and to direct guests to the guest book.

I also made a diaper cake to dress up the gift table, which was surprisingly easy to do and will be the topic of my next blog! Decorating with the bright colored ribbon and some equally as bright baby items, allowed me to tie the cake in to the overall theme. I also got a lot of compliments on this. Big bonus…it’s a great present for mommy-to-be!Diaper Cake

This whole shower was put together for a little under $400 (minus the cost of the facility). Making the centerpieces and some of the decorations helped to save a lot of money.

Invitation

Also, invitations were do-it-yourself. While it does take a little time to print them out yourself (especially for detail oriented people like me) it cuts out a lot of cost. But, if you find good, quality cardstock, most people won’t even notice. In fact, everyone thought I had these printed at a stationery store! As long as you’re willing to put a little work into it, you can throw a nice party with a tight budget.

Here’s what Natalie had to say about her shower:

The shower was beyond anything I ever imagined. Everything was so beautiful. Everywhere I turned there was something fun to look at, they put so much thought into even the smallest details. It was personalized just for me and I will never forget it!   ~Natalie

]]> http://n-joyeventsbr.com/ideas/congratulations-natalie/feed/ 0 Who says “THE” Dress Has to Make you Broke? http://n-joyeventsbr.com/ideas/who-says-the-dress-has-to-make-you-broke/ http://n-joyeventsbr.com/ideas/who-says-the-dress-has-to-make-you-broke/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:13:38 +0000 N-joY! Events http://n-joyeventsbr.com/?p=154 You can find “THE dress” for thousands less than you think with some simple searching online. No, I’m not talking about buying a used dress off of Craigslist – I mean a brand-new, drop-dead gorgeous dress. Many brides spend days worth of shopping and arguing with moms & bridesmaids in the stores, and that’s simply not even necessary anymore. In fact, I ordered 2 sizes of the same dress from Isaac Mizrahi’s bridal line from Target at the time and decided I’d just chalk the return shipping charge up to convenience factor. I bought my beautifully simple and elegant strapless dress for $99, And I didn’t even have to knock out another bride at one of the occasional $99 dress sales at David’s Bridal. I saw a similar dress that I loved online at Ann Taylor for $600 as a backup in case it wasn’t “the one”, but luckily for me it was so I saved even more….Anyway, there’s more and more affordable options these days, from reputable stores you might not have thought of in your voyage to find the perfect dress – For instance, stores like JCrew & Nordstrom have some fabulous options. I’ve pulled some of the best valued ones from those 2 sites, but they have a wide variety so check them out yourself, and search for some others too!

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The above dresses were pulled from Nordstrom online at $180, $228, & $308 respectively. You can likely offset some return shipping charges not only be saving on the dress cost but also potentially a lot in alterations compared to the way they many have to be custom tailored.

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The above dresses cost $295, $795, & $995, respectively from JCrew.

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