Cupcakes!

It's been 6 days since the London wedding and 5 since my return stateside. I'm nearly over my jetlag, but while I can still claim a hint of London-time, one more post with tips from Rachel and Jay's wedding... cupcakes!

Rachel and Jay had a beautiful assortment of cupcakes arranged for their cake. As more and more couples are experimenting with less traditional wedding cakes, it's good to have some resources (and of course, lots of photos!)

The image on the left is from Cupcaketree, though I'll add a photo of the actual arrangement as soon as I can.

Once again, congratulations to the happy couple!

A British Wedding

I'm back from my whirlwind Spain and England trip! I was at a beautiful wedding in England, the wedding of the beautiful Rachel and her groom Jay. One piece of their wedding structure stuck out to me:

How do you manage a small wedding with a large group of friends??

Rachel and Jay solved this problem with a simple three-step wedding dance.

Step One: The ceremony was a quiet affair with mostly family and a handful of close friends - 60 people in total.

Step Two: Post-ceremony a dinner was held, on the deck of the same rooftop where they had the ceremony.

Step Three: Three hours after the ceremony had begun, and just as the very young and the very old were beginning to prepare to leave, the rest left for the reception. The reception, held on a docked boat just down the street from the ceremony, was really more of a dance party. Another 60 friends were invited, another wedding dessert awaited on board, and the "reception" - a more casual affair, continued well into the night.

Great idea Rachel and Jay, and congratulations!

Barcelona weddings

I'm in Barcelona for a few days, visiting family. It was almost 6 years ago, but I still love looking at photos from my cousin's wedding, held in Barcelona in July of 2005 - check out my favorite shot. :-)

The Royal Tennenbaums

I'm not sure which I love more about this blog post on A Practical Wedding: the story, or the Royal Tennenbaums photos.

@marsweddings

News of the day - I'm now on Twitter! Follow me at @marsweddings.

Looking forward to connecting on Twitter :-)

Pearls of Wisdom, Jewels of Knowledge

Looking for inspiration for your wedding invitations? Check out the design blog Veer.

Welcome to Weddings from Mars

Once upon a time, nearly three years ago, I sat at a rehearsal dinner. Beside me, someone was telling a story about a production company hired to run a wedding. Behind me, I could overhear two of my closest friends as they laughed about the frustrations and happinesses they had experienced during their year of wedding planning. And from across the table, our eyes met.

No, this is not a love story.

My eyes met Kevin's as we both had the same thought: we should be doing wedding planning! As an experienced stage manager and project manager, I love nothing more than diving into a new project and helping keep creative, passionate minds organized. As a web developer and entrepreneur, Kevin is always interested in finding new projects to undertake and find ways to make any process simple, effortless, and enjoyable. What are people more passionate about, more creative with, or more in need of an effortless and enjoyable process than wedding planning?!

And now, after three years of consideration, planning, and more than anything learning, Weddings from Mars is here to help.

Just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you're on your own!