Fall 2010 Cover of Destination I Do Magazine

Feature Las Vegas Article-Click image to Enlarge

Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge is honored and delighted to have a "Las Vegas Style Wedding with Style" I planned and produced a few years ago featured again in one of my favorite bridal publications; Destination I Do Magazine: The Travel Publication for Engaged Couples and Romance Travelers (I love that description!!)

I have had the pleasure of being featured in Destination I Do Magazine in the past (2006), in an article called "Vegas Baby, Vegas!". You can read that article here. I am also proud to have a long-term marketing partnership with them as well.

This Fall, 2010 issue arrives on your book or news-stand shelves on Tuesday August 31st.

Some quick details about this wedding of Leigh-Anne and Todd who are both officers in the United States Navy.

Image by Robert Valenca Photography

Location: Foundation Room, House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort.
Photography: Robert Valenca Photography (who now resides and photographs weddings in Italy by the way).
Floral and Decor: Flora Couture by Floral 2000
Cake: Freed's Bakery.

Celebrate Today and Everyday with Love, Life & Style!!
Tracey

"Stylecology"-Unique Style for Your Wedding & Your Life

3Tier Blossom Pillow, Medium $155 available in 39 colors
Exclusively at Stylecology.com

One of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge's favorite wedding magazines, The Bride and Bloom has just launched an online store called Stylecology where it promotes "Living Life with Unique Style".

Well, you all know the minute I saw the word "style" I was over at their new website discovering all the unique products that offer some delightful items perfect for wedding gifts, favors and wedding decor.

I found this 3 tier blossom Silk Dupioni pillow and I would seriously love to buy a whole bunch (flower pun intended) of these beauties. They come available in 39 colors & carry more pillows in similar styles.

These would be divine decor accents for any wedding, especially in a lounge setting on some elegant sofas or chairs or as VIP bench seating at a ceremony perhaps? They also make lovely shower gifts as well.

Stylecology not only offers wedding related items but encompasses unique items for every life stage and life style;home and garden, office, food, beauty, fashion, gifts and more.

As they are just launching, they are offering "Free Shipping" on orders over $150.00.

You can also follow them on twitter: @Stylecology

Happy Shopping and live your day today with Love, Life & Style!

Wedding Book Release: "Flowers of the Heart" by Sharon McGukin

Front Jacket Cover of "Flowers of the Heart" Book by Sharon McGukin

Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge would like to thank my friend Liese Gardner in LA, owner of Mecca Communications & author of one of my favorite, inspiring, "MUST READ" blogs, "Fuel Blog" for sending over this exciting information for me to feature here on my blog.

Sharon McGukin, one of the most sought after and charming floral designers in the country has just come out with a lovely brand new book on July 13, 2009 called "Flowers of the Heart".

I love that it will feature Sharon's beautiful work, + that she gives realistic wedding floral design advice for brides & moms in both English & Spanish!

But what really impressed me and inspired me to feature this story is the true joy & passion she has for her flowers, her art and what they mean to a wedding celebration,and in life. In Sharon's own words...

“When you celebrate with flowers,

when you bring family together,

when you take time to make celebrations of everyday events,

that’s when you enjoy living.”

--Sharon McGukin

Below I have included selected key highlights about the book from the Press Release sent to me by Liese...

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Carrollton, Georgia – After years of sharing her wedding floral design expertise with top florists around the country, Sharon McGukin has taken her extensive knowledge of creating wedding floral plans and compiled it in a new book that is as entertaining, warm and genuine as she is.

Released July 13, 2009, Flowers of the Heart offers readers beautiful full-color photos of Sharon’s bouquets designed for actual weddings she has done along with studio photos.

While it is a beautiful book of floral photography, it is far from a vanity piece. The book is filled with valuable advice that the pros know and use; tips that help brides get the most from their floral design budget. It’s an informative book just right for the economic challenges brides face today.

Flowers of the Heart underlines Sharon’s belief in the power of the flower. Flowers have the ability to touch each person in a way that is both intimate and universal.

“The message of the book, and of all my work, is that flowers enhance quality of life,” Sharon says.

Along with advice on floral design for each season, Flowers of the Heart offers professional planning tips from traditional church weddings to organizing a destination wedding.

Brides will be inspired by photos and stories throughout Flowers of the Heart, but they will also receive such important and practical information as how to:

• Organize a wedding plan
• Hire a florist
• Develop a style and theme
• Design for the season
• Work within a budget
• Make an elegant entrance
• Plan an at-home wedding like the pros
• Include children in the ceremony
• And more!

About Sharon McGukin

For almost two decades, brides have turned to Sharon McGukin. Initially they are attracted to her unique style of floral design that transforms vision into a beautiful reality.

But throughout the process, they rely on her planning savvy and talent for putting the design big picture into perspective. This, and her Southern charm, genuine smile and grace is the bond for relationships that last a lifetime.

Sharon is also a sought-after speaker within the floral design industry. She travels throughout theUnited States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Europe teaching floral design.

For more information, visit Sharon's blog at http://flowersavvydesigntips.wordpress.com/

Have a fabulous day!

Wedding Concierge Vintage Accessories Pick is "Top 5" Inspiration on Vintage Inspired Blog!

My new friend Candice Bradley of Dolcissima Events in LA and author of the fabulous vintage loving S'Wonderful & S'Marvelous blog, included Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge in her "Top 5" Vintage Inspirations Contest" for my "Decor & Accessories" submission inspired from one of my absolute favorite decor sites, "The Paris Apartment".

Below is the write up from Candice. Make sure to see ALL the GORGEOUS winning inspirations she chose. Thank you Candice for including me in your "Top 5" inspirations! This is S'Wonderful & S'Marvelous indeed!

**Best Vintage Inspired Decor & Accessories**

"Odyssey Frame"from The Paris Apartment

Submitted by: Tracey Kumer-Moore, Planner {Las Vegas}
http://www.lvweddingconcierge.com/
http://lvweddingconcierge.blogspot.com

My Vintage Inspiration is "The Paris Apartment", and her blog as well, http://parisapartment.wordpress.com/. I adore this site and I visit it often. I just adore going through the Boutique and all the vintage inspired products; gorgeous accessories (which could provide stunning stylish touches at a wedding and enjoyed many years after or great bridesmaids gifts), art deco and "rococo" furniture, chandeliers, mirrors, lucite furniture (swoon), textiles, stationery.

Thanks Tracey! We LOVE The Paris Apartment, too! Such great vintage inspiration not only for weddings, but for home decor as well! Tracey also added these S'WONDERFUL ideas for the use of some of these items: "The Chanel Photo Frame" - great for escort card or gift table decor. Art-Deco Vanity Tray is great inspiration for tray passing cocktails." Here are a couple more photos from The Paris Apartment

"TPA Deco Vanity" from The Paris Apartment

"Deco Vanity Tray" from The Paris Apartment

New "Crystal Velon" Product Rocks Your Table!!

Printed "Crystal Velon" on a "Ghost Chair"

Crystal Velon on Glass table and Ghost Chairs,

Design & Photo By Bobby Taylor of Taylor Creative, Inc.

(from Robert Fountain Blog)

Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge is LOVING the new "Printed Crystal Velon" product from Velon Design's Event Designer extraordinaire, Robert Fountain. This is SO GENIUS!!

I first saw this amazing product at The Special Event Show this past January in San Diego and it was one hot topic product that everyone was buzzing and "twittering" about.

This amazing product comes in rolls that can be applied directly to vases, plexi-glass or glass furniture like the plexi table & "Ghost Chairs" you see above to create dining environments (or centerpieces with a "vase wrap") that are the height of STYLE!!

This would not be your average wedding reception table my friends. I JUST LOVE IT!

"Printed Crystal Velon" is the next step in the evolution of Velon Designs. They took regular, boring tent and wall draping plastic or "convention tafetta" as it's called in the "biz" to a whole new level by printing incredible stylish designs on them allowing tents and spaces to go very affordably from just nice to FABULOUS!

Velon Designs worked with Taylor Creative Inc. to create this dining table conceptualization of how the clear printed material works.

Taylor Creative is a national event furnishings rental & design company that has some very cool products like the table & chairs you see above (the "Crystal Velon" was applied to the furniture).

Fortunately, they have a location and representative here in Las Vegas! LUCK ME & LUCKY YOU that we have such incredible access in Las Vegas with so many amazing resources and talented wedding professionals and I look forward to working with them and others to help my clients create fabulous personal spaces & environments to host their wedding celebrations with these unique and creative products.

Have a Stylish Weekend!

Your Wedding Day Magazine Party, LA-Video Party Recap

Video by Russell Fowler Studios

Last month, Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge had the pleasure of attending an amazing party in Los Angeles for the Spring 2009 Launch of Your Wedding Day Magazine at the Ebell Club, Los Angeles; a venue that is synonymous with the Hollywood Glamor era. 

It was an incredible evening with the very best of the best in the south west and California wedding industry and I was so excited to be a part of it, as well being a marketing partner with Your Wedding Day Magazine (which you must get your hands on-IT'S A GORGEOUS publication!!!)

This party was over the top with an elegant garden decor to welcome us and delicious cocktail designed by the Ebell, Los Angeles featuring my new obsession, Ventura Limoncello. 

The piece de resistance of this event, the drop dead gorgeous "Marie Antoinette Gone Modern Ball Room"  was the result of the magic spun & designed by my very good friend,  Jeannie Ward, The Wedding Jeannie. 

The other rooms, featured an opulent & sensuous "Bollywood" Room & henna plus a totally chic "Le Discotheque" room. Of course, I danced all night to the DJ-live entertainment fusion sounds of 11H Entertainment. You have to let me book these amazing people for your event & YES, they travel!

It was one of the most amazing industry events I have been to & one I will remember for a long time. I am sure Your Wedding Day will have a great time trying to outdo themselves for the parties for their upcoming issue (which will have some exciting surprises) but I'm not telling:)

Enjoy the fabulous video recap of all the party fun above and you might just see Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge and friends at the very end having some fun at the LA Photo Party Booth which is a total blast & I totally want to book them for a wedding (hope it will be YOURS)!

Check out the Your Wedding Day Blog (& you will want to stay tuned to this blog in the near future for some other exciting information regarding yours truly!) for more info, phenomenal images by CherieFoto (and decor ideas galore) of the event and links to all the great event designers and sponsors of this fabulous event. 

Featured Wedding-Andy & Elizabeth | Four Seasons 5.17.09

All Images by Altf.com Photography

Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge had the great pleasure of planning & directing the absolutely beautiful (if I do say so myself) wedding of Andy & Elizabeth at the always elegant Four Seasons Resort, Las Vegas this past May 17th. 

It has been one of my absolute favorite weddings this year for so many reasons beginning of course with a couple who I have come to know & love over the past 15 months. 

The wedding locations took some twists and turns from when we first started out but, I'm a firm believer in "beshert" (Hebrew for "destined to be") & the celebration could not have been more perfect than in the gorgeous Fountain Terrace of the Four Seasons thanks to the fantastic Asst. Director of Catering, Dennis Silknitter. 

Andy & Elizabeth incorporated not only the beautiful green color but also as many "Green" elements they could into their wedding. From cutting down on paper & having an elegant seating chart/menu combination to bio-fueled luxury transportation for guests and environmentally, socially responsible wedding bands, the affair reflected this couples wish to celebrate in style & with respect for the environment. 

It was a wonderful evening and truly a celebration of love, family & friends enjoying a beautiful environment, a fabulous Las Vegas night, delectable food & drink (Donut Bar & Eskimo Pies included) & live entertainment all night long. It wasn't just a wedding, it was a PARTY!!

Thank you to the unbelievable, talented team of Wedding Professionals who made this event such a success. It's a pleasure & honor to work alongside you. You make me look GREAT & you all ROCK!

Weddings like this & couples like Elizabeth & Andy are why I truly love my job!

• Tifany of Gourmet Invitations for the amazing custom "linen inspired" invitations & reception pieces. 
  
• Randi of Naakiti Floral & Sit on This Chair for the gorgeous florals, decor, linens & chairs who is just a joy to work with & always goes above & beyond my expectations.
  
• The uber-talented John Michael & Dalisa Cooper of Alt F Photography. It took 6 years to work with you FINALLY, & it was worth the wait:)-I'm going to make sure it won't take that long again. 
  
• Lori White who is one of my absolute favorite hair & makeup stylists to work with. 
  
• SWANK A/V for those super cool light balloons.
  
• The Steve Beyer Band for keeping us rockin' all night long.
  
• Vegas Photo Booths for all the photo fun. What WAS going on inside that cabana?;)!!
  
• Pat Harris & the awesome Sight N' Sound Events Video Team
  
• Nicole from Earth Limos for the Eco-Luxury Rehearsal Dinner Transportation
  

And Thank YOU Andy & Elizabeth for allowing me to be a part of your lives this past year & help you bring your vision of your wedding to life. It was truly an honor & pleasure! Mazal Tov you two & may you have a long life (120 years or so) full of good fortune, good health, lots of laughs and of course, much love all ways and for always! X0

T.

Colin Cowie Launches A La Carte Floral & Decor Line-LUCKY US!

Photo Courtesy of Colin Cowie Flowers (from BizBash.com)

Photo Courtesy of Colin Cowie Flowers (from Weddings Unveiled)

Photo Courtesy of Colin Cowie Flowers (from Weddings Unveiled)

Colin Cowie, one of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge's favorite wedding & lifestyle heros, style trend setters and planner to countless celebrities like Oprah, has announced a new extension of his lifestyle brand to now include his brand new floral and decor services, called Colin Cowie Flowers. 

That man is amazing with all he does. I love watching him in the morning on Get Married TV.

Colin Cowie Flowers is going to set brides and wedding/event planner's hearts (mine included) aflutter by offering his gorgeous flowers and iconic style and decor designs a la carte without having to hire Colin Cowie Lifestyle to plan the event. This is to appeal to stylish couples with smaller budgets (most are smaller than the budgets Colin works with I'm sure). 

Ok, have you picked yourself up off the floor yet?:)! Can you imagine your wedding having the potential to look like some of the amazing wedding images in his Colin Cowie Wedding Chic: 1,001 Ideas for Every Moment of Your Celebration or Colin Cowie's Extraordinary Weddings: From a Glimmer of an Idea to a Legendary Event books? WOW! All it takes now is one call to your wedding planner here in Las Vegas and one little dialing finger for me to make your floral wedding come true a la Colin Cowie Style. LOVE IT!

According to an article on Biz Bash Magazine, CCF services begin at $10,000.00 and can include table rentals and other decor elements. While that is nothing to sneeze at, it is not unrealistic for a wedding strong on floral and decor to have a budget starting at this price range. 

I hope YOU will be the first one  Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge is looking forward (A LOT) to collaborating on my first event with Colin Cowie Flowers to bring Your Wedding Style to life. Let's create a truly FABULOUS Las Vegas Wedding with STYLE! 

I am accepting clients for late 2009 and 2010. 

More information and images can be found at another one of my favorite blogs "Weddings Unveiled" .