Wedding Planner Bride: I’m Engaged, Y’all!

Wow! What a whirlwind! I can't believe it's already been EIGHT months since I got engaged! I've been (trying, although hard with planning other brides' weddings too!!) working hard on wedding planning details for a while now, but I wanted to be sure to chronicle all of my wedding journey with all of our brides to be. So, I'm starting at the beginning! The Engagement The day he proposed: July 9, 2014 We were putting a styled shoot together that day ( which is to date it is my fave, not just Read more [...]
 

A Bride’s Guide to Wedding Wear: The Shoes

In light of spring wedding season, we're starting a new blog series here at N-joy called A Bride's Guide to Wedding Wear! Each post we'll go through a specific piece of the bridal look and with tons of research, we'll have the best picks and tips for you new brides! We figure Pinterest may be overwhelming you today and wanted to give you a sleek breakdown of pieces we know you'll love. So check back every Friday for a new post! Guest Editor Maddy shares her shoe suggestions! Maddy is the stylist Read more [...]
 

What’s Hot: Metallic Wedding Cakes

You may have seen a trend emerge toward the end of 2012...metallic wedding details. From invitations to dresses to linens, metallic accents were taking the wedding scene by storm! Well, this trend is still going strong with plenty of brides picking it up for Fall 2013. This time, we see metallics adding a little bit of decadence to cake tables! There is definitely a fine line between gaudy and gorgeous with metallic wedding cakes, but do it right and your gilded confection will the be the topic Read more [...]
 

7 Ways To Cut Your Guest List

Ahhhh....the ever-expanding, bursting-at-the-seams guest list. Pressure from your parents to invite their friends, adding people you didn't even know were part of your family tree and requests for plus ones all snowball into an absolute nightmare that keeps you up til the wee hours of the morning. This is quite possibly one of the most stressful parts of planning a wedding. Your guest list dictates just about everything in your budget: how many chairs, tables and linens to rent, head count for food Read more [...]
 

Crowne Plaza Fall Couture Bridal Show 2012

We had a great time this weekend at Crowne Plaza's Fall Couture Bridal Show!  We took a step back from planning bridal shows and actually participated in one!  We did register brides for the show, though, because we can't totally leave the "show" biz behind!! There were tons of great vendors, a fashion show featuring some gorgeous gowns from local boutiques, and some great door prizes, including a grand prize from the Baton Rouge Airport for plane tickets to anywhere in the US for two! To make Read more [...]