Happy Thanksgiving!

Just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! This year is another year full of blessings and am so thankful to God for all of them.

Please note I will be on vacation starting Thursday through Monday. If you request immediate assistant please contact Olga at ogutierrez@eventsonabudget.com or Judy at jgomez@eventsonabudget.com Otherwise, I will get back to you when I get back from my cruise :0)

Happy Halloween!

I got the following from http://www.alexrodrigueznotebook.com/. He shared with his pumpkin patch and now I am sharing with mine! ( Alex and I will be working together in two weeks for Elizabeth & Frank's wedding. It will be Awesome! Looking forward to it and sharing some amazing pictures.)

Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin....

God lifts you up, takes you in and washes all the dirt off of you.

He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed etc.. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for the world to see.

Many Blessings to all to my spooky friends, family, clients and stalkers! Hope you have a Happy and safe Halloween!

Bling - Bling ******

If anyone knows me, they know I love Bling! I just came across some new colors & shapes from http://www.jamaligarden.com/. Wish they were around for my wedding (because you know it was sooo long ago..wink wink ;0) Since they were not around for my wedding, I am going to incorporate them for my mom’s wedding. My next post will be "Mom's Inspiration Board".
Here are a few of my favorites.....

~ Stand up to Cancer ~

In this day and age, I’m sure we all know of someone we care about that either has been diagnosed with cancer, a cancer survivor or has died because of cancer. On Friday, September 5th at 8pm (EST & PST) the three major networks, ABC, CBS & NBC will air Stand Up To Cancer, a star-studded television event to raise money for cancer research. This money is not targeted for one specific cancer, but for all types of cancer. This will be a live telecast from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Personally, I have someone I DEARLY LOVE who is currently battling cancer. My prayers, love & thoughts are with her every single day!! My prayers are also with all cancer patients and their families.

Prayer:
We pray for all those undertaking chemotherapy "chemo.” the use of medicines or drugs to treat disease, that the Lord will work out His perfect will in your situation and bring about healing. We ask that The Great Physician will heal all those that have undergone surgery and radiation therapy and that the fire of God will destroy all the cancer cells. We speak peace to all the patients and ask the healing virtue of Our Lord God will flow through every vein, tissue, cell, ligament and that healing will manifest. We believe that Gods desire is manifest in your life. His desire is written in 3 John 2 “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along”. We speak peace to all the families having cancer patients. We speak uncommon provisions to cater for all the expenses needed to take care of the patients. We destroy every generational curses and declare that they will not continue but the blessings of God will overshadow each and every one of you. We are in agreement with Gods word in Jeremiah 30:17 “ But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds declares the LORD.” So be it, in Jesus Name.


STAND UP TO CANCER!!

Badgley Mischka Spring 2008 Collection

I am a huge fan of Badgley Mischka! They use such a amazing fabrics and always a little more risqué than other designers. I am in love with their Spring 2008 collection and thought I would share a few of my favorites.

Love the veil!

Brian and Ana's wedding!

Yes, I know I have been slacking with my posts! It's just more time consuming than you imagine. It literally takes, at least 2 hours to write something and upload the pictures! I just know that past brides love looking at their photos and also new brides love to see new inspiration. I update as many as I can and especially if I get the request but just can't post them all....... I also wish I had the time to post great finds or inspirations like other boards, such as: (http://www.stylemepretty.com/ or http://kenziekate.blogspot.com/ ) IF ONLY I COULD ADD MORE HOURS TO MY DAY! For now I will go back to my post :0)

Well this is a perfect example of why posts are so great! Olga and I had the pleasure of working this wedding together and we both agree this was such a great wedding! The decor was amazing and the color scheme that Ana chose (after much deliberation ;0) looked AWESOME! Ana and Brian were married at St. Patricks and their reception was held at Miami Beach Botanical Garden. I have to say they love to party and so do their friends. They danced the whole night away. Only because we pulled them to take pics, did they do so...but I am sure, they are now glad they did as the memories captured will last forever.

The dinner was held in the great lawn and the inside was set up as a lounge, complete with draping, lighting and lounge furniture. It really looked amazing! The hit of the night had to be the Luge but now that I think about it so was the candy bar and Misha's cupcakes. Everything was a hit!!

My favorite part though, was the funny dance they did with their parents. Right after Ana finished dancing with Brian they did a skit where it seemed the music was cut and something that wasn't supposed to play did. A second later they were all doing a dancing to Lukes song Captain D coming. It was great!!

The gorgeous pictures were taken by http://www.simplycaptivating.com/. Thanks Melissa & Javier for always sharing memories for me to post.

Ana and Brian: Olga and I wish you all the Happiness in the World! May God continue to bless your love Forever!!!

Davie and Lauren

Long over due post of a great wedding! Davie and Lauren are now living in NY as they graduated a few months ago from Law School... CONGRATULATIONS! Before that, they were living in Georgia and going to school while simultaneously working with me on their wedding here in Miami. Lauren is originally from Miami and fell in love with Deering Estate to hold their ceremony/reception.

Lauren and Davie were great to work with! They were always open to ideas and suggestions which made us click from day one. Their ceremony was performed by their long time friend Susy. They also had her uncle and his grandfather come and say a few words which made for a very heartfelt ceremony. That was my favorite part of the wedding as it was not only sentimental and funny but very personal also.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures taken by Johanthan Dann http://www.jdannphotography.com/ which did a wonderful job!
Hair/Makeup: Karla Lola 305-803-8900

Davie and Lauren, sorry for my delay in posting. Your wedding is very memorable just as both of you. I wish you both a wonderful life and marriage together!

I recieved a very nice thank you card from Lauren's parents. It was so thoughtful of them!

"Dear Melissa,
Thank you for making Lauren's dream wedding a reality.
John & Maria Gehr"