Melanie and Bill's ceremony is scheduled for March and will be held in their front yard centered on the most amazing red bud tree! Then...it's off to the Zoo for their reception. Both Bride and Groom are in the music industry and quite creative as well as, of course, talented. I love their style and design spirit. Bill (The One and Only Bill Davis) has a 50's swag about him and Melanie is a beautiful photographer MAW- Studios, along with many other creative talents. There are fun/quirky things planned for their reception that keeps this wedding at the top of my favorites for Spring! They will showcase several great musicians in the city and let's not forget the carousel for cocktails! Can't wait to share Paul Rowland's photos from this wedding....in the mean time, enjoy their engagement shoot.

Place card holders are not only an added detail to any table setting at an event, they are necessary to assist your guests in finding their way through a maze of tables. You don't always have to have a specific seat assigned to each guest if it is a sit down dinner, but a table card/place card is helpful in serving your guests in a timely manor. Here are some fun place cards that I have used in the past and also some I find so charming!

Dance into the New Year with this vivacious and reddish orange! There are many colors being brought into the 2012 Spring/Summer fashion world but the Pantone color of the year will be Tangerine. 2011's honeysuckle color was a mire shadow of this year's. Watch for trends with this bold color being paired with Cockatoo (light turquoise color) and Bellflower (kind of a lilac color). I have to admit my excited over this industry trend, as I wear this shade a lot. From my clothes, nails, and even makeup. I have said many times, over the years, fashion plays such an enormous roll in wedding design and that it is hard to not incorporate the "year's color" into a clients design. They say...the color Tangerine is to alter the mood with vitality and renewed energy. A brighter day..isn't that what weddings are all about?

Premier W.E.D. has only 2 clients out of the 2012 bookings who are local. All other clients are from out of state. This has been more and more common over the last three years. Nashville is an amazing destination wedding location. A lot of our clients are from Nashville area originally but moved away for school or work. They are familiar with the "feel" of the city but unfamiliar with all of it's new offerings in the event world. Enters Premier W.E.D.! We assist our clients in finding the perfect location for their wedding/rehearsal dinner/reception. There are many options (overwhelmingly) in different price ranges and capacity. I am often asked "what is the most popular location for a wedding in Nashville?" The favorite ceremony site is Scarritt Bennett at Wightman Chapel.

This is the third Flatt Family wedding we have had the honor to assist with. Lee is the the last of 3 siblings to marry (All with in about a year and half of each other) and he has chosen a jewel! Sarah is originally from Germany but has lived in the states for a few years. The study of music has brought the two together and they have chosen a January wedding at the beautiful St. George's Episcopal Church in Nashville. The reception will follow at Stone's River Country Club in Murfreesboro where Lee's parents reside. Sarah has a beautiful vintage/classic sense of style and I have attached photos that will represent the palette and look of the evening. As excited as I am for this family to welcome another wonderful person into it, I am sad I won't see Lee's family again! Maybe they will throw another party? :-)