October 11, 2009
Reaching for the Stars 10-9-2009
Perfectly Planned Weddings and Events organized an event for Parent Rise featuring Jennifer O’Neill. Jennifer has a prestigious film and tv career and was the face of Cover Girl for 30 years. She has written books telling her life story and to give inspiration to others. We had an intimate dinner at a beautiful home for 100 guests to spend time with Jennifer O’Neill and hear about Parent Rise.
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- Surviving Myself and From Fallen to Forgiven are two of the books she has written.
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- Jennifer O’Neill posed for pictures with the guests
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- Jennifer signed books for all the guests
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- The Bar was set up under the gazebo in the yard.
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- We had the Parent Rise logo put on the bottles for the event.
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- Mediterranean Meal
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- The Attire was Texas Cocktail….Denim & Diamonds
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- Lights were put on all the trees throughout the garden and the front of the house.
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- We had the tables decorated with simple flowers and Silver Star confetti to tie in the Garden and the Reaching for the Stars theme
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- Cocktail Tables by the pool
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- Every Occasion Should be Perfectly Planned
“You did a great job. You have a wonderful, thoughtful manner and seem very secure in what you are doing.” Margaret Collis
“What an awesome event, thank you so much.” Megan Zucaro
“You are truly special and multi-talented! The event was beautiful with great details everywhere and it all went so smoothly. That does not just happen! It takes a lot of planning and effort to make it look as easy as you made it look! You did such a great job!” Melissa Adams
“Shauna, I’m so thrilled about the way our ParentRise dinner turned out last night. You and Perfectly Planned organized the perfect event. Thank you for all your hard work. It was all so beautiful – down to the detail.” Loretta Maase
One said it was “a jaw-dropping evening that left them moved to make a difference.”
Visit our website for more pictures www.perfectlyplannedevents.us
September 28, 2009
Domain Concert 9-27-2009
Perfectly Planned Weddings and Events planned a concert event on 9-27-2009 featuring Modern Day Drifters the winner of the 2009 Gruene with Envy New Artist of the Year Award for 2009. Arielle Nicole also performed and we had raffle ticket items from Kona Grill, The Loft, and some great individuals who donated items. All proceeds went to benefit Parent Rise to help single parents.
“Shauna, just wanted to tell you what an amazing job you did coordinating the first-ever event for the Parent Rise Free Concert Series at the Domain! Your level of detail (like the directions on how to take credit cards on the back of the raffle info. pages) is awesome and I feel the event was a great success.” Melissa Adams
“Shauna, you are amazing and you did a tremendous job!! “ Kathy Johnston
“It was clear that you went the extra mile to make it all work so well.” Loretta Maase
“You did a super job with this event! I would recommend you to anyone that needed an event planner in a heart beat!” Megan Zucaro
September 13, 2009
Bridal Shows in September
Perfectly Planned Weddings and Events were in two bridal shows in September. We were at the Weddings Unveiled show on Sept 9th located at the beautiful Palm Door facility and then at the Austin Wedding Guide’s Bridal Extravaganza on Sept 13th at the Palmer Events Center. We were very pleased with the turn out of both shows and loved meeting all the brides and other vendors. Perfectly Planned wore light green uniform shirts with our logo on them and then we had 5 clients come in t-shirts with our logos to enjoy the event. We had so much fun and can not wait until the next bridal show!!
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- Our Champagne table display
August 12, 2009
“You May Kiss The Bride” Asking A Friend To Officiate
By Shauna Jankowiak
My husband and I asked our dear friend to perform our ceremony for us when we got married. We were so worried about someone not saying our names right and not knowing who we were as individuals that we thought this would be a great solution. This is a new trend in weddings today for those reasons and with the ease of signing up over the internet, why not do this? Asking a friend or loved one to perform your ceremony brings a personal touch to your wedding that both you and your friend will remember for many years to come. You can save a lot of money by going this route as sometimes hiring someone that you do not know can cost you up to $500.
First, you need to find the right friend. Find someone who is comfortable speaking in front of a large crowd of people. If you are having a religious ceremony, you will need to consider that person’s religious views and their comfortable level with incorporating different views into the ceremony if necessary. You must be able to rely on them to be punctual and to represent the occasion well.
Once you have thought of the perfect person to fill such an important position for your day you will need to ask them. Invite them to visit privatley and quietly with you while you ask them. Be sure to give them plenty of time to consider your request, this is not easy for everyone especially if religious aspects are involved. When they have accepted the role, they will need time with you to prepare what they should say and how you would like the ceremony to be performed.
Finally, you have the perfect person, you have laid out how you want the ceremony to be done, and now they need to become ordained. In most states including Texas, they can become ordained over the internet and legally be able to sign the marriage certificate as a minister. The Universal of Life Church is one of the resources that provides credentials of ministry. There is no fee associated with doing this, they only need to complete this form http://www.ulc.net/index.php?page=ordain and submit their application. Within three days they will receive a confirmation email that says they are now legally able to perform ceremonies.
After my husband and I asked our friend to perform the ceremony, we could not have been happier in knowing that we made the right decision. We were able to cut costs on an otherwise expensive wedding, we had a much more personal ceremony, and made a life long lasting memory for us and our dear friend. We later found out at the reception that our friend had never even been to a wedding before ours; however, they did such a wonderful job that us and our guests had no idea.
We want to hear from other people that asked their dear friends to perform their ceremonies, please tell us how you felt about the experience.
August 9, 2009
A Bride’s Friend
By Shauna Jankowiak
A Bride’s friend is there to help you choose dresses for the bridesmaids, help address invitations, throw a bridal luncheon, and holds your bouquet at the end of the aisle. She is your matron/maid of honor.
If you are a bride you have chosen the closest friend to help you every step of the way. For a year now she has made this day in your life her highest priority and seen you through every crisis, whether that is booking the venue of your dreams or deciding on the perfect blend of colors.
We want to hear how your Maid/Matron of honor has helped you. We invite you to give her praise and appreciation today.
A World-Record Breaking Train of Love
By Ariel Russell
Most couples nowadays who are getting married are looking for a stand-out way to display their never-ending love to their significant other. While spending 20 grand on a piece of jewelry or dress you’ll wear once is fine enough for some, this groom took it to the next level by having his family create, by hand, a 1.4 mile-long wedding train for his future misses. While it sounds expensive, the entire dress only cost $6,000, and talk about a day you won’t soon forget; this couple’s dress rivals the current Guinness record holder for longest wedding dress which is 1,579 meters long! If having your wedding day and gown displayed in the Guinness Book of World Records isn’t the ultimate memory, then I don’t know what is.
The entire article is very touching, and it’s a great display of what thinking out of the box can get you on your special day. More couples are finding that the trend of emptying your life’s savings for your wedding is quickly dying, and this couple’s idea is just one great example of the creative and unique ‘surprises’ you can have in store for you, or your hubby on your wedding day.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5986681/Chinese-bride-gets-married-in-1.4-mile-long-wedding-dress.html
