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Planning a Wedding in the Midst of Covid-19
By Monica Chen-Furman, Sacred Rim Event Planning, Pinedale Images by Virginia Ruth Photography, Rock Springs You have been dreaming all your life about your wedding. The man of your dreams has proposed, you said “Yes,” and now the wedding planning has begun. No one planned for a pandemic to sweep across our world. But on March 15, 2020, the CDC recommend that all weddings in the United States be canceled for 8 weeks (learn more at cdc.gov.) Now what? TAKE A DEEP BREATH Before making any big decisions, contact your wedding planner. If you don’t have one, it may be a good time to find one in your area who…
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The Reception Experience — WOW Your Guests!
By Sabrina Spears, Wedding/Events Planner & Designer Sabrina Spears Events – sabrinaspearsevents.net 307.333.4676 Ever attended a wedding and were completely bored out of your mind (not to mention the food was horrible?!) I’m certain the thought, “When are they going to cut the cake so we can leave?!” crossed your mind. The reality is the blissful newlyweds probably didn’t share the same sentiment as you did — they had an amazing time! The experience a bride & groom have during their wedding is very different from their guests. I often remind my couples that while the marriage and ceremony is all about them, the reception should be designed with the…
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Alibi Wood Fire Pizzaria & Bakery — Fantastic Food, Tunes & Catering in Laramie
Laramie’s Alibi Wood Fire Pizzaria & Bakery has been open & cranking out delicious food & live music events while undergoing an impressive renovation this year. Laramigoes have been heading to “the Alibi” for years for food, libation & frivolity — and we were thrilled to feature their catering in our Cheyenne & Laramie bridal expos in 2019! If you’ve got an event coming up, wedding or otherwise, give them a buzz at 307.745.9738, find them on Facebook, or visit their website. OR! Even better yet, when you’re in Laramie go grab a bite for yourself and see what the buzz is about — head to 404 S. 4th Street…
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Habits for a Healthy Relationship – by Alyssa McElwain, PhD Univ. WY
Are you ready for what happens after the rings and reception? As you look forward to a lifelong commitment, it’s easy to feel a mixture of excitement and nerves. You have probably heard the odds about divorce and you’ve probably heard that relationships take work. Love isn’t always enough to sustain a marriage. What do people do in healthy, long-lasting relationships? To answer that, I have to share the knowledge and wisdom of my go-to guru on healthy relationships & marriage. Dr. John Gottman is a therapist and researcher who has studied couple relationships for decades. This man can actually predict divorce. He doesn’t have a crystal ball; he has…
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Wedding Rentals – Make Sure You Have All the Needed Items!
Thanks to Carol Thomas of A-One Weddings & Events in Cheyenne for providing us with this handy little checklist! Wedding Rentals – Make sure you have all the needed items! Having an outdoor event or using a venue that doesn’t provide every item needed (or the items that they provide don’t meet your style)? Well let’s talk rentals! The starting point: ● Check which vendor provides what – ○ venue to see what they include in the price. ○ caterer to review what they include in their price. If you need to provide rentals for them, what do they need and will they unpack and repack the rentals? ● Contact a rental…
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Color Inspiration, Expert Blogs, Fashion, Inspiration, Meet Our Vendors, Most Recent, Wedding Spotlight
Purple Floral Burst by Plush Floral & Ardent Photography
visit our website & find a WY vendor We love to share beautiful work by the talented people that work with us, and we have TWO talented vendors to showcase in this blog… Both Plush Floral, based in Casper, and Ardent Photography, based in Laramie – but these two businesses are known to go ALL OVER Wyoming with their fabulous work! You can meet Ardent at our upcoming Cheyenne (January 18) and Laramie (February 15) expos! Be sure to click on either of these two expo ad images to connect with our pre-registration page – thanks to Ardent Photography for the use of their beautiful image in the Cheyenne Bridal…
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A Little Bling…
visit our website & find a Wyoming vendor We LOVE bling & rings! A little beauty from many of the photographers we’re blessed to work with around our great, square state…
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Eye Candy by Brandi — Sun-Kissed Skin
We greatly appreciated Brandi Nash of Eye Candy by Brandi in Cheyenne for teaching us (me too!) about the art of making yourself look your very best. Read on for more of Brandi’s wisdom… Bibbity Bobbity YOU! Sun-kissed Skin Sunless tanning, spray tanning, fake ‘n bake….whatever you like to call it, it all means the same thing, a safer alternative to tanning in the sun or tanning bed. Now, I am no one to judge and since we live in a free country I do believe it is everyone’s own personal decision to tan via UV rays or not. In fact, I used to manage and work in tanning salons…
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Shopping for a DJ – Words of Advice from a Pro
visit our website & find a Wyoming vendor Bill Spencer of Bill’s DJ Service in Cheyenne has LOTS of years of experience in the entertainment industry – and he’s compiled his list of tips for how to pick your perfect wedding DJ. Lots of good ideas follow – this is one to bookmark and refer back to often as you process your choices! How to Choose a Disc Jockey By Bill Spencer, www.billsdjservice.com In this era of Disc Jockey entertainment, internet music downloads and IPods, chances are you’ve heard horror stories about “a terrible DJ” that performed for a party or reception. Now that it’s your turn to hire a…
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INSPIRATION: Bring on the Bubbly!
visit our website & find a WY vendor Thanks to Kara Sweet of The Sweet Sommelier in Newcastle for sending this informative piece on how to pick the best bubbly for your first toast as husband & wife! Find Kara on Facebook for lots of vino inspiration… Bring on the Bubbly! The beautiful bride has walked down the aisle. The handsome groom has said his vows. The newly married couple has shared their first kiss. Now the celebration begins! And it wouldn’t be a true wedding celebration without breaking out the bubbles to toast the Mr. and Mrs. Sparkling wines are a must at wedding celebrations. Though bubbles come in…
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INSPIRATION: The Bride’s Assistant
LINK TO OUR VENDOR DIRECTORY & FIND A WY VENDOR:www.wyoweddings.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine http://www.wyolifestyle.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XY http://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ I have so many brides ask me this question: “Is there one thing I should make sure that I have on our wedding day?” While I can’t easily narrow it down to ONE thing, I can definitely name one thing that I would not have a wedding day without — a bride’s assistant. This is someone that is NOT in the wedding party. I know your knee-jerk reaction is to name your maid/matron of honor to this position, and she does have a position like this to a degree…but I…
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INSPIRATION: Wyoming Sophistication Bridal
LINK TO OUR VENDOR DIRECTORY & FIND A WY VENDOR:www.wyoweddings.com OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS: Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine http://www.wyolifestyle.com/ Wyovore http://www.wyovore.com/ WYO XY http://www.wyolifestyle.com/WYOXY/index.html The Wyoming Woman http://www.thewyomingwoman.com/ Thanks to Ludwig Photography in Laramie for sharing their look at Wyoming Sophistication and a beautiful bridal shoot! Mountain Valley Bridal in Laramie provided the attire, Fresh Flower Fantasy in Laramie the flowers, and Alexander’s Fine Jewelry in Laramie the beautiful ring. Here’s what Anne of Ludwig Photography had to say about this shoot… “One of the biggest reasons we love Wyoming -incredible beauty and savoir faire. Brides are falling in love with simple, sophisticated, and elegant attire. There is a trend of less is more and our setting: the new University of…
