Casual Outdoor Wedding

     To continue with our warm up wedding ideas post, we wanted to share a local outdoor wedding we planned and decorated this past summer.  The couple wanted a warm, casual feel for their guests to enjoy.  There were many fun details incorporated into the overall feel of the reception, including the river rocks as place cards and the bug station.  Living in Minnesota, you never know when the mosquitoes might carry you away and the couple had plans to dance the night away; that in which they did. 

The couple added a pop of color to the cake table using, a tractor that the groom played with while growing up.  They also used two antique cake plates from their Grandparents.

The hay bales added extra seating during the cocktail hour and

the pictures of the couple, growing up and dating, on the trees added a fun personal touch.

Vendors:
Ceremony Venue – Church of Saint Peter
Reception Venue – Couple’s yard in North Mankato
Décor Services – By Design Event Decorating
Floral – St. Paul Farmer’s Market
Photography – Descend from Above Photography, Amie Johnson and Dennis Wilkins
Cake – Hy-Vee Hilltop
DJ – Midwest Sound and Light

Love is in the air...

It’s your first vacation together you are out for a walk down the beach.  He bends down to pick up a shell and holds it out for you to see.  As you realize that he is holding a ring, he drops down on his knee….

Strolling through a local art gallery during an evening out, you pause in front of a framed sketch.  The curious piece simply says “Will you marry me?”  You turn to him, your heart skips a beat, and he gives you his charming smile…

Its Christmas morning and you are opening presents, the present you think “sounds” like a ring box turns out to be something entirely different.  You open your next present which is clearly a box of golf balls...how romantic.  Then your mind registers that instead of golf balls, there is a little box inside.  He moves closer to you and slides down on his knees…

Over 200,000 couples will get engaged today and whether your fiancé opts for a traditional proposal or a unique proposal, remember, he did it for love.  Best wishes to all of you, and happy planning.   

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Warm Up with Outdoor Wedding Ideas

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Best of 2010 Minnesota

Wow!  What a week! 

We just got notice that we were voted Best of 2010 Minnesota by OneWed.com.  We were one of just three winners throughout Minnesota in our category; Decorations and Rentals. 

Words just cannot express our gratitude to all of our brides who voted and submitted reviews for us!  We feel so special!  This just goes to show that hard work and dedication really do pay off. 

www.onewed.com/vendor/search/best-of-2010/minnesota/mn

Bride's Choice Award for 2011

Look What We Received...So Excited!

WeddingWire delivers this award to the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate quality and service excellence in the wedding industry.  This network includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee.

We can’t express how happy and excited we are to receive this recognition.  We want to thank all of our past brides who submitted all of the wonderful reviews.  It melts our heart to know that we helped make your special day beautiful.  Your ideas greatly add to the design and feel of each event.

We also want to thank our amazing staff for helping us make each wedding unique and beautiful.  (An added thank you is due for putting up with our craziness too.)  We really wouldn’t be able to do it without you!  You each bring something special to the team and help produce beautiful events.

Ahh!  Have we mentioned how excited we are!?!?    



By Design Rentals

We are so Excited to Announce the Re-Launch of our
Rental Website:

http://www.ByDesignRentals.com/

For all of you DIY brides out there, this site is for you!  Why buy 30 centerpieces, only to try to find a use or home for them after your wedding?  With By Design Rentals you can rent beautiful centerpieces for your wedding at a fraction of the cost of retail pricing. 

We offer so many items; it almost blows our mind that we have space for all of this fun stuff.  You can either rent just the pieces from us, or we can put all of the pieces together so you just have to take them out of the box and place them on the table. 

We offer many items other than centerpieces; overlays, runners, accent fabric, linens, accent items…oh, the list could go on forever.  Check out our new website for all of our items.  If you are looking for something specific, let us know, we may have it, or have been looking to buy it.  We are always adding to our inventory, just don't tell our husbands!

Happy Planning Brides!

Things We Love

We invite you to check out GingerP Designs.  Gina was one of our brides last year and we just love her.  Her style compliments our style so well.  We have worked with GingerP Designs for a few of the venue tasting events we have done in the area and have heard so many great compliments about her work. 

All of her items are completely customizable to your style/theme.  She not only does weddings, but bachelorette parties, showers and probably any type of event you can think of. 

She also has a great selection of additional fun items, such as Save the Dates, wine bottle labels and table number signs, just to mention a few.

Best part - she is quick and offers Free Shipping (probably our favorite word when shopping online).

Have fun!




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