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we've got a new blog location and a new look :)

please visit our new blog to see all of the new and exciting things going on for us: 

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best friend bride

It is finally happening...

My best friends are getting engaged!

Last Friday night, one of my dearest friends, Brooke, got engaged to her best friend {and ours}! We were over the moon ecstatic for the happy couple! Brooke and I have spent plenty of nights planning our weddings at the sorority house and the day has finally come to plan her wedding for real...and she decided to keep the tradition going and hire me to help her make it happen!

EEK! How exciting to finally be planning my best friends wedding! 

I hope this is the first of many <3

here comes the goodness...

I am so so ecstatic to share some super exciting news for Tying the Knot!

Later this week, I will be sharing all of our gorgeous photos from our rehearsal dinner styled shoot last week AND I will also be revealing MY NEW BLOG AND WEBSITE! 

{sorry for all of the caps- I am just that pumped}

I am over the moon excited for you to see it! We have been working so hard on it and I am so excited for you {and me} to see the final product! Thank you 1,000x over Jonathon Thomason for building my vision!

Greer of Greer G Photography and I spent all afternoon today choosing our favorites! Her incredible artistic eye and photographic talent made it that much harder to decide which ones we loved most!

EEK! They are simply fantastic... but let me let this sneak peek speak for itself...

Can't wait to reveal the rest :)

Stay tuned...

vera

Who wants a Vera Wang wedding gown?!

I know that you do, and you are just in luck! Mimi on Magazine St. in New Orleans is hosting a Vera Wang Bridal 2012 trunk show October 20th-22nd with all of the most popular VW styles for next season! Mimi's regularly carries the largest VW selection in the South, so you know there is going to be something for everyone of you! And who wouldn't want to get lost in these layers of organza! I am dying...

Mimi is requesting that all you beautiful brides make an appointment for the trunk show, but they do accept walk ins! So happy dress hunting ladies! 

Please send pictures if you find the one :)

Mimi

5500 Magazine Street • New Orleans • Louisiana • 70115 • 504.269.6464

n.o.w mag features

Who's got a copy of N.O.W Magazine?!

Whether you've hired a wedding planner or you're planning on your own, New Orleans Weddings Magazine is a one stop shop for all things weddings in New Orleans: gorgeous inspirations, real weddings, etiquette, to do lists, the best vendors in town, and many many more wedding essentials!

While you're flipping through the mag, make sure to read these AMAZING articles! "Getting Hitched Without a Glitch" touches on all of the essentials when getting started with your wedding planning! From how to choose a venue to how to create a budget, this article has it all --PLUS a few quotes from yours truly :)

The article "Let There Be Light" will inspire you to create that glow {in many different ways} for your big day! Written by Gretchen, my account manager at N.O.W and new friend, this text teaches you exactly how to create any look from candles, up lights, gobo's, and many more! A must read-- including the quotes from me!

And of course, don't forget this beauty!

WE LOVE N.O.W

Pick up your copy at Barnes and Nobles, Walmart, Walgreens, 

or through any vendor in the mag

a wild wedding shoot for n.o.w magazine

I am so ecstatic to finally share one of the most challenging, yet rewarding things I have ever done as Tying.the.Knot! A few months ago, I was asked by New Orleans Weddings Magazine to design a table scape themed "animal print" for their September issue! My first thought was "how do I make animal print work for a wedding?" But I'm not one to back down from a challenge! 

This shoot started my relationship with Eric of Bee's Weddings and Events! The rest is history...and the future! Together, we bounced ideas off of each other to come up with the perfect balance of texture, color, print, and elegance! Bringing Lisa from Luminous Events in on the team was a no brainer! As you can probably tell, I love candles...and tons of them!

So even if you aren't planning to use prints in your wedding, I hope I have given you some pieces and parts that you can apply to any wedding theme! 

Or maybe I've inspired you to have a wedding on the wild side? hhmmm...

Table overload = instant drama!

Birdcages add the raw look of the wild without using prints!

 Talk about some beautiful natural light :)

Branches are HUGE for weddings right now! They are perfect for adding height without the cost! Crystals add that elegance and sparkle to the room- not to mention their beauty when they catch the light! Adding glitter to the branch, just my way of adding that glam factor! 

 As I've said before, I love love candles...but I love love using candles in a different way even more! We belted our candles with beautiful ribbons, brooches, crystals, feathers, and orchids! 

More candles! We filled our fireplace with gorgeous cylinders in varying sizes! Also decorated with beautiful ribbons! 

Gorgeous satin chair ties are the perfect addition that anyone can use to dress up their chairs! We just added some crystals and feathers to ours! But I LOVE an obi bow! 

If only this was real, our guests would be enjoying a delicious menu designed by an Emeril's chef! Coordinating feathers and brooches were added to pull it all together!

 Talk about an amazingly unique bouquet by Eric at Bee's! What a perfect use of color, textures, and feathers! Wildly amazing!

 The perfect bout to match!

Proud mama {in animal print Louboutins}

And a little behind the scenes action of how it all came to be :)

Planning and design: Tying.the.Knot Wedding Coordination

Flowers and props: Bee's Weddings and Events

Candles: Luminous Events

Photographer: Jessica Johanningmeier of N.O.W. Magazine

Venue: Royal Palm

a taste of the twenties

I'd like to formally welcome you to the place where the Great Gatsby meets our modern day bride... our 1920's styled shoot at the Bombay Club in New Orleans! With the vintage trend being SO HUGE right now, Magnolia Pair Photography brought a brilliant concept to the table-  bringing the vintage feel of the 20's to the future!

This concept was right up my alley! You know how much I love personalizing weddings and adding that something different that sets each brides wedding apart from the next! So I jumped all over it! I brought some incredible vendors together to bring our dream to life! These gorgeous pictures wouldn't  have been possible without them and I thank them for everything!

So without further adieu...the whole set of our timeless 1920's styled shoot! 

Our signature drink, the Sazerac!

I hope you love them as much as we do :)

And just incase you didn't see enough...this beautiful video tells our love story!

Untitled from jackson fager on Vimeo.

Photographer: Magnolia Pair

Planning and Coordination: Tying.the.Knot Wedding Coordination

Florist: Bee's Weddings and Events

Candles: Luminous Events

Venue: Bombay Club  New Orleans, LA

Bridal Gown and Blusher: Wedding Belles

Jewelry: Jezebel's

Grooms Wear: Men's Warehouse

Make Up: Make Me Up!!

Hair: Adrian Billot

Brass Band: L.A. Spice

Invitations and Stationery: Paper Moss

Rolls Royce: Big Easy Limos

Cake: Haydel's Bakery

Truffles: Sucre

Pralines: Mimi's Pralines