Archive for November, 2011

Christmas Workshops

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

After what I would call a FABULOUS event last Wednesday for our Thanksgiving Floral Workshop, EOE has decided to offer TWO workshops for the Christmas Holiday! Each workshop will teach participates how to make a long lasting Christmas evergreen centerpiece that can be enjoyed for two to three weeks with the proper care. Our EOE team will be offer two different types of workshop this time around.

First Workshop

This workshop is more of a get together, have some fun with food and drink with lots of personal attention when you are ready to start your design. All the supplies, Christmas greens, hurricanes, and candles will be provided. Please bring any holiday picks/ribbon that you would like to incorporate into your centerpieces. We will also be teaching those who would like to learn how to make Garland for their holiday décor during this workshop. The class will be held in my home studio and will be limited to 10 participates.

Date: Tuesday December 13th, 2011

Time: 4pm to 8pm

Place: Dee’s home Studio

2576 Vanhorn Court

Allegan, Michigan 49010

Price: $45.00 per person

Second Workshop

This workshop is more of a large classroom teaching environment where we will learn together with an instructor (Dee) leading the class along with EOE staff assisting. . All the supplies, Christmas greens, hurricanes, and candles will be provided. Please bring any holiday picks/ribbon that you would like to incorporate into your centerpieces. We will also be teaching those who would like to learn how to make Garland for their holiday décor during this workshop. The class will be held in my Grand Rapids studio and will be limited to 20 participates.

Date: Wednesday December 14th, 2011

Time: 5pm to 8pm

Place: Studio 409

401 Hall Street SW Studio 409

Grand Rapids Michigan 49503

Price: $40.00 per person

Please email us at info@elementofelegance.com for further information and to reserve your spot!

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Wedding Theme

Monday, November 28th, 2011


Not everyone chooses a wedding theme but for those who do, it makes for a very memorable wedding. A theme can be as simple as a color scheme or can be very elaborate and incorporate fun things about your relationship. Your theme should be figured out early on in the wedding planning process so you are able to personalize different aspects of your wedding. When choosing a theme, the couple should sit down and talk about what their expectations of their wedding to look like. They should figure out the colors that they like and things they like to do together so they can come up with a theme. A wedding theme should be carried out throughout the whole wedding from the save the dates to the thank you cards.

For example, say you as a couple to go boating together. One idea would be to incorporate a boat in with everything or just the steering wheel for a sail boat to set a nautical theme to you wedding. Then by adding navy blue and white stripes and possibly some pops yellow or red as your colors would tie into the boating/nautical theme very nicely. For my upcoming wedding it was an easy to decide what you really wanted to design as a theme for our wedding. My fiancé has his private pilot’s license and I love to travel with him so we chose to do a travel themed wedding. We are incorporating maps and airplanes in everything. It’s fun and sets your wedding apart from everyone else.

Another idea for theme wedding would be basing it on a favorite season. If you have decided on having a winter wedding then you do white and silver colors and have winter themed items. I love seeing Christmas ornaments for wedding favors! Another season that is very easy to have a theme wedding for is a fall wedding. You can incorporate lovely seasonal fall flowers, pumpkins and leaves. Plus it does have a bold color palette that you can have a lot of fun with!

And finally using a favorite pattern can also be developed into a wedding theme. Two patterns that I like are paisley and damask
Everyone wants their wedding to stand out. Just make sure it is something that both people are happy with and it is something that reflects your personality. Make it fun and memorable!

Holly

Photo via The Knot

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Now Hiring

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Elements of Elegance is hiring the follow positions starting in January of 2012.

Event Planner

We are looking for an event planner that is motivated, meticulous, outgoing, energetic and organized. This person must be a team player and should have exceptional customer service skills (willing to go above and beyond for our clients). They should also be a self-starter, extremely detail-oriented, have the ability to emerge as a leader and be able to make quick decisions.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

At least 1 year of experience in event planning (preferably weddings)
Ability to work with and manage outside vendors to ensure client satisfaction
Experience with creating and executive event timelines
Experience with creating and adhering to an event budget
Able to stand on their feet for long periods of time / lift items over 20 lbs

Intern

We are looking for an intern who is currently enrolled as a college sophomore, junior or senior, in a hospitality program. Our intern must be a quick learner, be very detail-oriented, a team player, and responsible. We are looking for someone that is willing to go above and beyond in providing the best customer service possible.

Our ideal intern will have the following:

Previous customer service experience
Current enrollment in a college hospitality program
Willingness to work long hours on their feet
Reliable transportation
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)

Please email your resume and cover letter in a PDF format to Dee Mitchell at info@elementofelegance.com no later than December 1st, 2011.

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Tangerine and Plum

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

 

 

 

I absolutely love this color combination for any event and honestly any season. The boldness of the tangerine just makes me smile while the deepness of the plum is bit soothing. And there are so many naturally colored flowers that we can add into this décor such as Lisianthus, lilies, orchids, ranculous and roses. Personally I think a table scape of a deep plum crushed linen with a tangerine crushed napkin draping over a clear glass charger while being paired with a low full arrangements would make a beautiful sight.

Tangerine Plum Flowers Dress Shoes Cake

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Alternative ideas for Exiting the Church

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

 

The days of throwing rice and bird seed have really have gone to the way side in recent years for many reasons.  And honestly brides are now looking for other alternatives to the wedding bubbles and sparklers for their exits.  Many times a year I have a client looking for
suggests and  I really love using the both of the products above.  The Eco Friendly Wedding Poppers, that can be found online at Beaucoup, are just way to cute.  The poppers are filled with white tissue that dissolves with a little water. And guests have so much fun with it!!  But even though this option is very Eco friendly, some churches and venues do not allow any kind of item to be tossed.  With this in mind, the second option that I love is the just simple Whistles.  I found these cute colored Whistles just the other day off of Clown Antics.  They are relatively inexpensive and a perfect fit for the couple that really want more of a fun sendoff rather
than traditional.

What other ideas do you have?

Dee~

Wedding Poppers Whistles

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