Annual Wedding Report (Planning Services)


Recently, the annual wedding report was released and I thought I would take a brief moment to highlight the section on wedding planners.

Many times excited couples get engaged and are enthusiastic about taking on the process of wedding planning, but with hectic work schedules and the increase of lifestyle hobbies and activities the report clearly shows that couples are looking to relinquish more of the planning responsibilities to a professional.

The almost 40% increase in Full Service Planning shows that couples truly value their time and are entrusting a wedding planner to oversee much more of the planning work and details.


Wedding Planner/Consultant
Item
2010
2011
Change %

A La Carte Services
$1,123
$987
-12.1%

Day of Coordinator
$845
$857
+1.4%

For Getting Started
$880
$844
-4.1%

Full Service
$2,491
$3,482
+39.8%

Month of Direction
$1,302
$1,232
-5.4%

Real Wedding: Melissa & Nate


Melissa & Nate contacted us because they attending a friend's wedding that we coordinated the Summer prior to their July 2011 wedding. The vendor line up was practically identical with the exception of a few. 

It was very easy to work with them as they simply wanted a fun and elegant affair with a tropical flair. Melissa & Nate initially stopped by a New Year's Eve Wedding that we were coordinating at Paradise Point to see us in action a second time as well as confirm their love of the venue. 

 It was a beautiful ceremony filled with love and the reception included a fantastic buffet dinner, cupcakes, and lots of dancing!

 

Such a sweet and romantic dress. It was stunning on Melissa.




It was such a gorgeous Summer day!
Such a pretty view of the ceremony from the bridge

Loved the bridesmaids dresses the were so sweet and complimented the bride's gown beautifully

The Birds of Paradise were carried throughout the wedding from the invitations, to the seating cards and of course in the bouquets and centerpieces. The flowers were the main source of color while the linens and dresses were all ivory.



The handsome groom!


This picture is such a romantic and classic shot.
Wishing Melissa & Nate a lifetime of love and happiness!

Vendor team:

Venue: Paradise Point Resort & Spa
Photographer: Heavenly Portraits
Florist: Moments in Bloom
Officiant: Ceremonies by Bethel
Guitarist/DJ: B.Entertained, Dennis Bergstrom

2012 Bride's Choice Award Winner!

For the THIRD year in a row Oh So Chic has had the honor of being selected as a Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Award Winner!!! It is very exciting and we owe it to all of our wonderful clients. You are the reason we are so passionate and enjoy what we do.

How are the winners determined?
The WeddingWire Bride's Choice Awards ™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of four factors: Overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2011 (recency), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency). This year's recipients represent the top 5% of WeddingWire's vendor community, across all service categories and all regions throughout the US and Canada.

Real Rehearsal: Nancy & Kyung

This is the first rehearsal post for us but I decided that it's the "norm" to post engagement and obviously photos from weddings but it's rare that the rehearsal and rehearsal breakfast/brunch/lunch/dinner are photographed so this was a great opportunity to showcase a couple and their excitement right before the big day.

Nancy & Kyung A.K.A Nan & Ky, were beyond awesome to work with. Granted, I had to push them to do their "homework assignments", they knew what they wanted. A shabby chic (not too shabby) beach (not too beachy) wedding. That is JUST what they got. Enjoy the photos from their fun rehearsal but check out the next post to see their gorgeous ocean front wedding!

 
The handsome Groomsmen!
 
The beautiful Bridesmaids!
 
 The happy and excited couple!
Devilicious Food Truck catered the rehearsal dinner with specialties like Lobster Grilled Cheese, Shrimp Poboy, and Parmesan Fries. Yum! Everything was a hit!

Photos courtesy of the fabulous: Vivian Sachs Photography

Full post on the wedding coming soon!

Happy One Year to Darnell & Tshawnda!


Happy Anniversary to Darnell & Tshawnda who hosted a wedding celebration at NTC Promenade on January 1, 2011!

Photography courtesy of: Ananya Photography

Bring on 2012!

Oh So Chic wishes you a wonderful New Year!