Happy New Year!

Another year...but WOW, it was an amazing one for me personally and professionally!!! I got married to my wonderful husband, took quite a few amazing vacations (italy, france, bahamas 2x's, north carolina, orlando..i think that's it), business is doing great, my wonderful family and friends, colleagues, clients..... I have an amazing life!!!!! (THANK YOU GOD!!!)

I have yet so many wonderful things to look forward to next year! One in particular is that one of my bestest friends and AMAZING associate planner Olga Gutierrez (aka OG) is getting married next year. She recently got engaged to Alex and I can't be happier for them! You know I'm all over the planning already :0) Honey, I am SOOOOOOOOOOO happy for you and wish you both as much happiness as God has blessed me with! I love ya!!!


p.s. Thanks so much to Olga, Judy & Jessica for all their hard work this year in planning some amazing events and always making sure they get rave reviews from our clients. I appreciatte your hard work, loyalty and dedication!!!!!!

I leave you with a few party pictures of my wedding. Hope you bring in the New Year's dancing the night away!

Merry Christmas 2008 ~ Jesus is the reason

Want to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! May we remember that Jesus is the true reason for Christmas. Let every sparkling light remind us of how he illuminates our lives, a shining beacon to guide us in our thoughts and actions each day. As we enjoy our gifts, let us never forget that he is the greatest gift of all--our wonderful Savior, Counselor, Giver of an eternal life whose wonders we cannot imagine. So as we delight in Christmas, the happiest and brightest of holidays, let us remember there would be no Christmas without him.

Wishing all a safe and joyous time with your most dearly loved! I am very thankful for my family, friends, colleagues and clients. Each one is a blessing...thank you!!

Lord, let us our hearts be filled with joy, love and thankfulness, this Christmas and all the ones to come. Amen.

p.s. I will be in NC for few days and will be checking voice mails and emails periodically. Just want to let everyone know if I am slow to respond. Olga and Judy will be in town, please feel free to contact them for any urgent issues. ogutierrez@eventsonabudget.com , jgomez@eventsonabudget.com

Flower Girl Dresses ~ On Sale!

I just came across this website that has some really beautiful dresses on sale until December 31st! So if you are looking to buy, hurry up before the sale is over! All the dresses below range from $35.00 - $51.00.

Here are a few of my favorites....

****BREAKING NEWS... READ ALL ABOUT IT!***

We am super excited to announce the re-launch of our website!!! We have really slacked on getting the site re-done since it became easier to update the blog. I have it admit it was long over due but happy that this project is now done.

Please check it out www.eventsonabudget.com and let us know what you think!

Thanks for your continued support.

Best Regards,

Melissa & EOB Team

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!!!