Olivia and Daymon have been together since high school. They are so much in love, and it showed throughout their big night.

I worked with Olivia for about eight months. She knew exactly what she wanted and that was nothing less than elegant. We had custom jeweled linens on the tables and completely transformed her venue with draping and lighting.

The important thing with this wedding, being that it was on Valentine's Day, is to keep it soft. Olivia wanted to keep the feel of her reception light, classy, with hints of Valentine's Day. She was very concerned with it looking too boudoir or Gothic. This is something that can be very overdone considering the colors of black, white, and Red.

We incorporated the white custom jeweled overlay with a silver sating floor length table cloth. The chivari chairs we supplied were silver to compliment the under cloth as well as the satin cushion was silver.

Since we decided to keep the tables and chairs light we custom designed all red floral centerpiece to adorn Olivia's amazing candelabra's. The roses were various premium roses and black magic roses with accents of hanging amaranths. As an added touch I decided to adorn crystals to here simple yet elegant candelabra's.

For the ceremony we had several of our wrought iron candelabras going down the isle with the matching floral arrangements used in the reception. At the altar we custom built a curly willow arch with red orchids, tea lights, and crystals.

We were so thrilled to have been a part of the Allmon's big day. They were so amazing and such genuine people. Thank you guys for everything!

Flowers, Linens, Chairs, Decor, Planning: The Ultimate Event Planner, LLC.

DJ: Lets Party DJ's and Entertainment

Photography: K & K Photography of Tampa

Venue: Benvenuto's Boynton Beach

While in the middle of the 2010 wedding season, I am seeing some amazing new color trends. A lot of these brides are going with fresh bold colors and we love that! Here are a few ideas and color palettes that we love!

Teal and Fuchsia- This is the essential beach look. Be careful with these bold colors! If over done it can be a nightmare. Adding a splash of white, light green, or light yellow brightens this dynamic duo and adds a bit of elegance to it.

Teal and Orange- Yet again another look that can either be tropical or simply yours. This is a unique color combination that can be accented with Ivory, Mocha, pale yellows or even black. I love these colors. The strong blue should be accented in the linens and the vibrant orange can be accentuated in the flowers. Needless to say these are a hot pair!

Pink and Green- This delicate, garden chic look is amazing. If you are looking for a garden theme I would suggest these colors accents with a pale yellow. If you were feeling a bit frisky you could nix the soft pink and replace that with a more bold hot pink or even fuchsia. Either way, this look is breath taking.

Pale Pinks and creams- This Victorian, vintage look is definitely one of my personal favorites. It is a delicate and sweet look. We are seeing tons of brides even Carrie Underwood used this color pallet. As seen above to bring warmth to this very light and fragile look you can use mahogany chivari chairs. Accents of gold would be perfect in this setting as well, maybe in the stemware, utensils and charger plates.

**Pictures courtesy of: weddingace.com, theknot.com, thebridescafe.com, weddingpaperdivas.com**

Yes its true, we were featured on TLC's  "Four Weddings" and we won!

For those of you who do not know what this show is, it's basically a competition between four brides. They each go to every contestants weddings and rate them. They rate various aspects of the wedding from the dress, to the decor, food, flowers, and much more.

TLC contacted us to see if any of our brides were interested. Danielle and Ed were thrilled. They didn't have Skype to do the interview, so I invited them into my home for them to do just that. TLC loved Danielle and Ed so much they immediately picked them.

Danielle had a vision of a pink and brown traditional/elegant wedding. What we provided for her surpassed her expectations. She was so taken back by all the decor that we did, that she was literally speechless when she walked into the room.

From custom menus that accented pearls as she wished, from the amazing custom arch we built on site, she was amazed. She started to cry and thanked us for everything, telling us "This is a dream come true, this is more than I ever, ever expected."

Danielle and Ed, you deserved it. Filming this show seemed never ending, and we appreciate you putting yourselves out there for others to judge. We loved working with you and it was our pleasure to add that much more to what we promised.

Decor, Custom Menus, Lighting, Flowers, & Planning: The Ultimate Event Planner

We all know every woman, when shes little, dreams of their wedding day. What we tend not to think about is how severely its going to hurt our pockets. Being in the industry for five years now I have come up with a few different ways to save some money here and there. It may not sound like a lot... but a few bucks here and there really tend to add up!

1. Off Night Wedding basically meaning if you are not dead set on having a Saturday night wedding, you might want to consider a weekday evening wedding, Friday, or Sunday wedding. These are typical off nights and can save anywhere from 10-20% off normal food and beverage costs. Having your wedding on a Sunday truly could be a blessing if you choose the right weekend where that following Monday is a holiday (I certainly did for my wedding).

2. Toast with what you got Traditionally when we have toasts at weddings the wait staff with initially pour champagne (about 1/2 a glass) into every guests glass. You would be surprised as to how much is wasted and not even touched. I have found that typically if your planning on doing a toast, your guest will toast will whatever drink they have in hand. This is a great way to save $2-$5 per person. That really does add up if you have a 100 plus guests.

3. Consider Help You may think having a planner is a luxury, but in all honesty its a necessity. Most wedding planners charge a flat fee, and that's the way to go. Do not let any wedding planner charge you hourly. How can you literally track their every move? Make sure you are honest and truthful with your wedding planner on your budget. If you really can not afford a planner or the planner you adore is out of your range, simply convey this to them. You will be surprised at how flexible most of them are. Benefits of hiring a planner are priceless. We have connections with everyone and their mothers. This can save you tons, let alone save you your sanity and stress level.

4. Limit Your Guest List general rule of the trade is if you haven't spoken to this person in 6-9 months cut them from the list. Everyone loves a wedding... its basically a free mean and an excuse to get pretty; but if your looking to pinch the pennies I highly suggest doing this. It might be a hard thing to do but just understand you are bound to upset or disappoint someone. This is your money (or your parents), therefore you call the shots!

5. Limit the Bar A great way to still incorporate an open bar idea and save some money is to limit the bar. This can be done in a few ways.

                         1. Beer and Wine only- serve the regular water, juice, coffee, tea, soda's as well as beer and wine. This way you still have the alcohol but it's not as expensive as having mixed drinks. If you must have the liquor, consider having it stocked at the bar for cash consumption.

                           2. Specialty drink- most venues love being creative when it comes to cocktails. Consider a specialty mixed drink that you can offer your guests all night long. This can be something that goes with your theme.

                           3. Close the bar 1 hour early- have last call for alcohol (that rhymes) an hour before the event is over. So instead of having a 5 hour open bar.... one hour for cocktail and four for the reception, opt to either not have open bar for cocktail and open bar for the full reception. Or choose to have open bar for cocktail hour and for three hours of the reception.

Hopefully you can apply a few of these tactics to your wedding budgeting and planning. Stay tuned for more tips and ideas... we are full of them.

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Kristin and Matt were such a joy to work with. I loved every minute I had with these two. It was so refreshing to work with Kristin, she is like a breath of fresh air. Kristin served in the US Army, and it showed in her organization skills. She was amazingly organized. This made our job super easy because she knew exactly what she wanted. There was no guessing or suggesting, it was all in black and white and we couldn't have asked for anything more.

The new Mr. & Mrs. Brown had an amazing beach/elegance theme. Incorporating turquoise and hot pinks can be over done, but not in this case. Everything was thought out to every last detail and we elegantly displayed that.

Kristin opted out of the traditional wedding cake, and decided to change it up. We loved the idea of still having the top tier of the cake and then everyone can self serve a cupcake. This was a brilliant idea, and it could potentially save money because you do not need the staff to cut and serve the cake.

From her beautiful dress, to her amazing Christian Loubution hot pink shoes, Kristan was stunning inside and out. We thank you for the amazing opporitunity and we are so lucky to have had you as a bride... but now as a friend. All the best to the both of you.

Planner: The Ultimate Event Planner

Ceremony: Hollywood Beach

Reception: Hollywood Beach Marriott

Music, Video, Photography: Elegant Occasions

Cake: Ana Paz

YAY!!! Congrats to Mrs. Gisella Rodriguez.

The Palm Beach Post picked our beautiful bride to be featured in their news paper. We are so excited for her! She was an amazing bride. She explains to the post on how important a planner is and we couldn't be more happy.

We Thank You Gisella and wish you nothing but the best!

Excerpt from the Palm Beach Post article written by the amazing Taja Slydell

"Unique Idea: "Hire a planner!" Gisella says. "You may be surprised as to how willing they are to work with your budget. A good planner won't tell you 'no' or 'you can't have this' … because they know that it's your day."

For more of the story click the link below:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/brides/brides-idea-hire-a-wedding-planner-for-peace-794130.html

Christy and Darin are not only a beautiful couple, but they have an amazing story. Just a few months before their big day, Darin experienced a life threatening injury while at work as a professional baseball player. He was out-of-state which made this all the more difficult for Christy. Christy rushed to Darin’s side to find him unable to speak. The Dr’s were predicting major brain trauma. But through their faith in God and love for one another Darin and Christy pulled through and overcame. By meeting Darin you would never know such an incident occurred. These two were and are truly a breath of fresh air. I loved working with them and their family.

Linens, Chairs, & Planning: The Ultimate Event Planner

Ceremony: Cason United Methodist Church

Reception: Delray Beach Marriott

Photography: The Amazing Sara Kauss

I worked with Gisella (bride) for about a year, and enjoyed every moment. She was very open to ideas and wanted nothing but the best. Although her concept changed a few times, she finally fell in love with the vineyard theme. With this theme we drew up a concept of deep eggplants and burnt oranges. We would add accents of light green to add some light to the dark warm colors. Gisella also wanted to incorporate grapes and lavender into her table scape, which made her tables very unique.

We alternated between traditional round tables and Kings tables. The round tables had one large tall arrangement, while the long Kings tables has one large low arrangement and two smaller accent arrangement.

To try to incorporate both the Grooms Dominican Culture and the Brides Colombian culture, Gisella opted to hire a Dominican bachata band and Colombian belly dancers. Needless to say this wedding was one to remember!

Flowers, Linens, Rentals, Decor: The Ultimate Event Planner, LLC.

Ceremony: St. Anne's Catholic Church West Palm Beach

Reception: Harriet Himmel Theater City Place- Contact Douglas Ovations Catering

Photography/Video: Carolyn Lightcap- Lightcapstudios.com