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Cover Bride DierdreDone with Love ................................................................. 8

Expert Tips - Reception IdeasCandy and Dessert Buffets .............................................. 40

Just Married TipsCarley’s Advice ............................................................. 66

Pin N’ BlingDetails that Sparkle ....................................................... 56

RealWeddings.RealLove. Exclusive Wedding StoriesSarah & MikeAn Earth Day Wedding ....................................................20Michelle & DerekA Sports Minded Marriage ...............................................30Erin & SeanDestined to be Together ..................................................60

WI Resource GuideHand-picked vendors just for you......................................70

Submit your Just Married Tips and help other local brides.

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Deirdre and imEvery Decoration was Done

With Love...

Deirdre, your wedding is so awesome looking. How did you choose

your theme?

I wanted a “hand done” wedding and a wedding done with love. My vision was a

vintage, shabby chic wedding that was laid back and relaxed. When I saw the barn,

I fell in love with it and knew I had found our wedding location. We knew there

would be lots of children and I wanted it to be a wonderful day for all our guests,

young and old.

When you say “hand done”, what do you mean?

I wanted to make as much of the decorations as possible. I wanted a natural,

outdoorsy wedding that reflected both Tim and my personality. We made so many of

the decorations and had such fun!

Which of the decorations did you make?

I made the pinwheels that are in the basket on the wagon. I knew the kids would

enjoy these and I was right! I made our guest book that included an envelope for

messages, as well as the pomander balls on the cake table. Tim’s mom and her sisters

did a fabulous job with all the amazing flowers. My sweet mom and sister made the

wonderful burlap tablecloths and banners, which had a vintage charm to them. We

decorated the rustic wagon on the grounds and used it for gifts and cards. Everything

was done with love!

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Photos by: Brittney Ashtonwww.BrittneyAshtonphotography.com

burlapchic

How did you choose your bridesmaids dresses and colors?

Interesting story! I chose a nude, blush color and asked my bridesmaids to chose

a dress they would be comfortable in. Even though they are from different states,

the dresses ended up being the same color and perfectly coordinated!

Let me guess…I’m guessing you served BBQ?

Of course! We had it catered by a local barbeque restaurant and had all the

fixin’s. We served wine and beer.

Overall, how would you describe your wedding?

It was such a wonderful day and a wonderful, intimate family affair. Casual and fun

with lots of laughter and love. Perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Looks we Love…the rustic wagon, casual elegance, bathtub of

beverages, gorgeous, upswept hair...

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Typically, rehearsal dinners are started early and have a set ending time to ensure that you will be fresh and rested for the next day. No one minds when the Bride announces that she must get home to get her “beauty rest”. If you are having a smaller rehearsal dinner, encourage your guests to introduce themselves to the entire group. Suggest that they share their relationship to the bride and groom and a quick story or toast they have about you or the groom. Remind everyone to keep them simple and sweet. Enjoy your favorite foods and drinks- this night is the start of a great weekend. Everyone needs to be fresh and ready for your big day!

Finally, after the toasts or before you make your exit, ask to have a moment so that you can properly thank each one who has help you get to this point -your family, your attendants, friends - and express your appreciation and love to them for their part in this wonderful time in your life.

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Sarah and MikeAN EARTH DAY WEDDING

RealBride.HerStory

Sarah wanted a natural feel for her wedding and chose a color palette of

greens, whites and creams. Since both she and Mike have a love of nature,

they wanted to have an organic feel to their wedding. Linens were shades of

green and the venue was on the edge of the woods with an enormous picture

window behind the altar giving the chapel a very open feel. About a week

before the wedding, Sarah realized they were getting married on Earth Day,

so it was perfect!

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fun girls

Sarah was considering alternative options for the guest book and her father,

who is an artist, created an original piece of art for her. He designed a piece of

work that is priceless to the couple. He placed a silhouette of Mike and Sarah

holding hands beneath two trees, their branches intertwined to form a canopy.

It is four and a half feet tall and guests signed the leaves and doves sitting on

branches. A very special gift for a very special couple.

The D.J. at the wedding played the anniversary dance - a dance where all the

married couples start dancing and are eliminated until the couple who has

been married the longest is left. Sarah knew her grandparents would be last,

having been married for 60 years and still in love. Sarah arranged for the D.J. to

play her grandparents favorite song and when they were the last couple on the

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Photos by: Sherry Lynchwww.sherrylynchphotography.com

floor, Sarah and Mike joined them to share the dance. Sarah then presented her

grandmother with her bridal bouquet and said, “It was hard to find a dry eye in

the place”.

The party favors were another clever, organic idea that Sarah loved. Handmade

paper hearts were embedded with wildflower seeds for their guests to take home

to plant in their garden. What a wonderful reminder of Sarah and Mike’s wedding

when they bloomed a few weeks later! She loved the way they were displayed -

her florist planted grass seed in an old fashioned bird bath and nestled the cards

among fresh, young grass and wildflowers. It was a beautiful, unique touch.

Loves we Love…the organic, green feel of the wedding, the

birdbath and natural grass, tailgate pictures…

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Michelle and Derek

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Combine Kansas State University and

Oklahoma State University and what

do you get? Two exceedingly happy people

and a combination of orange and purple

as their color palette for the wedding!

Michelle and Derek, who met online, enjoy

Big 12 sports and made many wagers

about their teams while dating. In fact,

Derek proposed at the OSU/KSU game in

2011!! That’s the spirit!!

Michelle says they approached the wedding

planning as a day to celebrate their love.

They were committed to making their

wedding warm, welcoming and inviting.

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You’ve seen them in all the major magazines, on Pinterest and at bridal shows. They are colorful, economical and…well, fun! Guests love them and why not? It’s like the saying goes…you’re like a kid in a candy store!

Alondra Bella, owner of Simply Sweet in Yukon has perfected candy and dessert buffets for weddings and they are absolutely stunning. She makes them playful, colorful, vintage, sophisticated or whatever your theme might be. She says she does an artful color coordination for the bride in her wedding colors and the effect is truly impressive and memorable. Candy and dessert buffet specialists use an appealing and complex array of decorative containers utilizing multi-levels and various sizes, as well as props. Of course, they make for great photography!

Brides today are straying from the large tiered traditional wedding cakes and opting for more variety for their guests. They are still ordering a small, traditional cake for the cake cutting, but are also providing more sweet options for their guests to enjoy in the form of cupcakes, candy bars, individual pies, mini caramel apples and flavored popcorn. Can you imagine how fun and tasty this dessert buffet would be for your wedding guests?

One of Alondra’s most sensational desserts is called a Tuxedo Bomb and is always in huge

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demand and here‘s why: it’s made with a rich, fudgey bottom, layered with light chocolate mousse and finished with a Ghirardelli dark chocolate ganache glaze and drizzled with white chocolate…it is sinfully wonderful.

Bruce and Ron Heiken of Johnnie‘s Sweet Creations, have been serving the Oklahoma City area for 13 years and keep up with the current trends in entertaining and weddings. Sarah Dowell at Johnnie’s, says that cupcakes continue to be strong and brides do like the many flavors they can serve at their weddings. Favorites include red velvet, vanilla and chocolate. Along with tempting

smaller sweets, they also make tiered cakes that are artful creations that are almost to beautiful to cut. Both impressive and delicious, these cakes are still in demand.

Janet Rosebeary, owner of Rosebeary’s Designs in Baking, also agrees that cupcakes are very popular and here to stay. Although Rosebearys offers 50 luscious flavors of cupcakes, Janet says that chocolate and white are usually preferred although peanut butter fudge is often requested.

Candy and dessert buffets will offer today’s bride endless ways to express her individuality as well as “wow” her guests and leave them feeling they have been treated to an especially awesome evening.

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Gratuity for your vendors is sometimes overlooked when

planning a wedding budget. Planning ahead is essential.

Wedding vendors should be given a gratuity just as you

do when having your hair or nails done or after a meal

in a restaurant. Tips should be dispersed by someone

other than you or the groom. Ask someone responsible

to be in charge and discuss amounts beforehand but do

Debbie’s Tip - Wedding Tips and Gratuity

allow them the opportunity to make adjustments

according to how things come together on your

wedding day. Tips for the catering staff can be

a set amount per server or by percentage like at

a restaurant (15-20%), then the total tip can be

divided between all the servers and staff. Hair

stylists and makeup artists should be tipped

a percentage of the total bill. It’s nice to have

a thank you note written in advance with the

gratuity enclosed especially you have a long

standing relationship with them. If your other

vendors own their own photography, video, floral

shops, etc. tipping is not necessarily expected but is

always appreciated. Also, be sure to have tips ready

for anyone who is delivering and setting up, they

are typically tipped. All your wedding vendors are

putting their heart and soul into making sure this

day is just as you have dreamed it and a gratuity is

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Erin Sean

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From the moment Sean saw Erin at a training seminar, he knew she was the one for him. Patience paid off and after dating a number of years, they were married in a fairy tale ceremony. Wearing her late Mother’s diamond necklace, Erin walked down the aisle, glowing, looking and feeling like a princess. Carrying a large, fresh arrangement of plump white hydrangeas, snow white roses and calla lilies, the moment was all she had envisioned.

Erin chose her photographer, Christie Conyer, after searching online and was definitely pleased with Christie‘s photo creativity. They shared a Pinterest board of wedding photography that they both admired and Erin felt that Christie captured the day beautifully.

Sean and Erin made a decision to have a “first look” and it was a very special part of the wedding day. Erin says that all the nervous jitters evaporated the instant she saw Sean and they were able to have a few private emotional moments. Sean held Erin and said, “I love you. Let’s do this”.

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My first piece of advice to girls planning

their wedding is to make lots and lots

of lists. I had a wedding planning book

that had timelines and helpful advice

in it. It is so easy to get distracted

but try hard to stay on task. It will

save your (and your future husbands)

sanity.

Get started and do as much as you

can as soon as you possibly can. Ask for help, don’t try to take on the load yourself.

Use Pinterest! I searched and pinned many ideas that I loved and this helped me

organize my thoughts and ultimately make my decisions.

I also suggest choosing a venue that includes as much in the package as possible so

that you do not have to find catering, a cake, linens, etc. It is so much help and a great

stress reliever to have this taken care of at one venue. We choose the Palace Event

Center and they were very accommodating and wonderful to work with. The Palace’s

wedding coordinator was helpful at setting up appointments with vendors and offering

advice on who might be good options for our size wedding. I feel an “all inclusive”

venue saved us money in the long run.

Carley and RegRealWedding.HerAdvice.

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-Carley

If you are creative…go for it! I made the “Here Comes the Bride” sign that my adorable

flower girl carried down the aisle. I used my grandpa’s old suitcase with a banner that

said “Cards” for gifts and cards. I used a variety of vintage, charming birdcages on the

tables for centerpieces.

We chose to have an Italian buffet for the reception. We had a number of

delicious pastas and wonderful breads. My wedding cake was awesome!

It was 4 layers of strawberry, lemon, butter pecan and raspberry. It was so

beautiful with ruffles, pearls and a pink garden rose

on top. The grooms cake was a big hit…a two

layer red velvet Thunder cake!

“I would describe our

wedding as romantic

and lovely. It went by

so quickly and smoothly. It was better

than I expected and it will be one of our

greatest memories“.

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BACHELORETTE & BRIDAL PARTIES 39 Factor 110 ......................... 405-604-0041

BEAUTY & WELLNESS 46 Elegantly Finished Faces .........................................1-877-532-5554 4 Great Lengths- Mandy ...... 405-627-1511 2 It Works-Brandi ................ 405-305-3349 16 Stephanie Renee ............... 405-496-3320

BRIDAL FASHION 3 Cynthia Sews ..................... 405-282-6043 46 Madeline Elizabeth Couture ............................................ 405-818-6533 38 The Bridal Boutique.......... 405-801-3377

CAKES & SWEETS 4 Johnnie’s Sweet Creations ............................................ 405-616-3255 46 Rosebeary’s Designs ......... 405-282-0188 45 Simply Sweet Buffets ........ 405-837-6690

CATERING & BEVERAGES 15 Cafe Do Brazil ................... 405-525-9779 3 Carino’s ............................. 405-830-6306 17 Faculty House ................... 405-235-8212 15 Ned’s Catering .................. 405-810-0208 52 Pancho’s Liquortown ........ 405-721-7351 19 Running Wild Catering .... 405-751-0688 15 Spirits A Go-Go ................ 405-650-0416

DANCE INSTRUCTION 69 Premier Wedding Dances ............................................ 405-209-9830

EVENT PLANNING & DESIGN 39 Factor 110 ......................... 405-604-0041

FLOWERS 18 5th Ave Floral .................... 405-242-2793

GROOMS FASHION 3 Cynthia Sews - Guthrie ..... 405-282-6043 68 Tuxedo Junction - Windsor ............................................ 405-946-7853

68 Tuxedo Junction – Quail Springs ............................................ 405-751-1745 68 Tuxedo Junction – Riverwalk Moore ............................................ 405-793-0330

HONEYMOON & ACCOMMODATIONS 59 Courtyard Marriott ........... 405-431-8755 48 Marriott OKC .................... 405-879-7032 18 Michelle’s Destinations .... 405-360-4482 51 The Skirvin Hilton ............ 405-272-3040

INVITATIONS & GIFTS 54 Celebrity China ................. 800-729-6346

MARRIAGE EDUCATION & OFFICIANT 2 Forever.FOR REAL .......... 877-435-8033 16 Sooner Weddings ............. 405-203-4142

MUSIC 2 A+ Entertainment ............. 405-659-5930 44 Palm Tree Productions ..... 405-921-1257 44 Travis Wackerly ................ 405-919-6927

PHOTOGRAPHY 4 Amazing You Photobooth ............................................ 405-837-6217 49 Brittney Ashton ................. 918-407-7742 47 Christie Conyer ................. 405-821-0712 38 Josh Fisher ......................... 405-664-6190 69 Jenni Woods Photography ............................................ 405-513-2060 2 Howe 2 Party ..................... 405-831-4828 55 Pics 2 Remember .............. 405-283-0110 33 Sherry Lynch Photography ............................................ 405-843-1977 7 Stubbs Photo By Kim ........ 405-615-5126

RENTALS & LIGHTING 39 Factor 110 ......................... 405-604-0041 32 Innovative Event Solutions ............................................ 405-286-1254 4 Sweetheart Linens ............ 405-227-7211

TRANSPORTATION 5 King’s Limousine.............. 405-733-5466

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VENUES 36 Ashland Gardens ............... 405-670-9333 44 Blessed Oak Farm ............. 580-756-4783 53 Chatenay Event Center ..... 405-361-9821 IFC Cobblestone Creek ........... 405-872-2582 28 Coles Garden .................. 405-478-1529 BC Creekside Chapel & Gardens ............................................ 405-330-8797 14 Dominion House .............. 405-282-7789 48 EVE Centre ....................... 405-813-0009 17 Faculty House ................... 405-235-8212 64 Festivities .......................... 405-262-6052 3 Grisso Mansion ................. 405-220-2752 54 I Cross My Heart Chapel .. 405-390-5683 47 Ivory House ....................... 405-620-7852 49 Jimmie Austin Golf Club .. 405-325-5420 48 Marriot Hotel .................... 405-879-7032 19 Milestones Chapel ............ 405-872-3426 16 Quail Creek Country Club ............................................ 405-286-6714 6 Redbud Room ................... 405-282-7070 45 River Oaks Golf Club ........ 405-771-5800 34 Rosebrook Vineyards ....... 405-361-9821 68 Rose Creek ........................ 405-330-8220 IBC Sand Plum Event Center ... 405-282-7070 43 The Chateau ...................... 405-350-7438 37 The Gardens ...................... 405-670-8110 42 The Palace Event Center .. 405-350-7438 5 The Pulse of OKC ............ 405-740-6142 39 The Montgomery Event Center ............................................ 405-601-9451 51 The Skirvin Hilton ............ 405-272-3040 50 Thunderbird Chapel ......... 405-329-4848 51 UCO Nigh Ballroom ......... 405-974-2358 58 Walnut Creek Chapel ....... 405-728-9400

VIDEOGRAPHY 17 Digital Video Production . 405-722-5600 46 Oklahoma Wedding Videography ............................................ 918-770-7781 primevisual.com ................ 405-474-3600

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