Pop Up Shops

Sunday | Vintage Love for Sale | by Cynthia
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We are excited to announce that Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi will hold their first Pop-Up Vintage Shop on March 1st at the Preferred Bridal Show in Ames at the Quality Inn & Suites.

"Vintage Luxe" will open at noon and go through 2:30 pm.

 

What is a Pop Up Shop? 

"short-term stores that are just about as creative as they are engaging."

We have creative, unique, one of a kind pieces that will be for sale in a fresh, fun way that encourages you to imagine these items at your wedding or in your home. We will offer the special, unique, cannot find elsewhere items.  Come early to shop and wander through the goodies for sale, because once they are gone, they will be gone!  

 

For more information, visit www.preferredbridalshow.com

 

Photos courtesy of Dreamstate Photography

Bridal Show this Sunday!

Mar 28 | West End Salvage and Preferred Bridal Shows together! | by Cynthia
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What happens when you mix a fun Bridal Show company with an eclectic, funky venue?  You get a great afternoon of plucky vendors, energized atmosphere, prizes every 1/2 hour and fun, fun, fun!

Come join us this Sunday for the West End Salvage Preferred Bridal Show.

 

Show Sponsors:

 

Barnes' Place

 

Scratch Cupcakery

 

 

Styles 109

 

Special Events, LLC

 

Weddingstar Inc.

 

West End Architectural Salvage

 

 

This weekend in Council Bluffs

We are excited to be traveling west this weekend to Council Bluffs for the Preferred Bridal Show.  It will be held at the historic Bayliss Park Hall from noon - 2:30 pm.

If you are in the area, you will certainly want to come visit us, since we have a great line up of professional vendors that are excited to help newlyweds plan their events.

 

A - Z Productions

Alotta Brownies
Artifact Photo Booth

Bayliss Park Hall

Celebrity China & Cookware
Chloe and Isabel

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cynwhd b. designs
Hy-Vee
It Works! Global

Lidderdale Country Store

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Metropolitan String Quartet

Multi Images Photography Studio

My Photo Impression

Preferred Bridal Show
Pure Romance

Sam & Louie's Event Catering

Scratch Cupcakery

Special Events, LLC

Thomcyns Formal

Tip Top Tux

UBetts Rental & Design
Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi

WeddingsInIowa.com
Windstar Lines, Inc

 

What are we up to this week?

Feb 23 | New Technology, Boho Brides and Bridal Shows | by Cynthia
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As a wedding planner and event decorator, we are taught to embrace change, look for the next trend, invent new things and "go with the flow," but when your beloved computer of 8 years takes a dive for the worst, change is NOT good!  I loved my old computer.  It was a Toshiba that has served me well, was easy to navigate and made my life so much easier.  
Now that I have a new computer, the learning curve is up and time that I should spend doing proposals are spent playing "where did the documents hide?"  Oh well, I have a "can-do" spirit and will master this tech machine with the hand of an expert knowing that I will overcome.

Anyone else out there wondering if upgrading our tech devices is always a better choice?

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The 2014 wedding season is fast approaching for us.  Normally, we try to keep the first three months open for Bridal Shows, website maintenance and getting the warehouse ready for the new year. This year, the season has started a little early, so I went back into some archived pictures from a few years ago for some inspiration and came across this table that I did oh so many years ago.  It still makes me yearn for those brides that love a touch of the modern with a bit of the eclectic boho thrown in for fun.

 

Photo courtesy of Nina Scott Productions

 

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We are headed to Council Bluffs this Sunday for the Preferred Bridal Show.  Bayliss Park Hall is an historic building in the heart of this beautiful downtown district. We would love to have you join us! With our corporate sponsor - Scratch Cupcakery - we will be showcasing some beautiful new furniture pieces from Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi in conjunction with their delicious little morsels of love.   You really want to attend, if just to try a bite of these mini cakes piled high with frosting heaven!

 

 

What are we doing this week?

Feb 10 | Bridal Show Happenings | by Cynthia
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We held our first Preferred Bridal Show of the season yesterday at the Ames Quality Inn & Suites.  We had a great show with wonderful brides, friends and family visiting with Premier vendors in a relaxed, yet super fun atmosphere.  We gave out lots of prizes, ate some delicious cupcakes from Scratch Cupcakery and sampled yummy goodies from Lidderdale Catering.  All in all, a great day meeting hundreds of Brides planning their weddings.

Bridal Shows can be very exciting times for Brides and Grooms.  Who, What, When and Where can often times be decided in a single visit.  Finding those vendors that think outside the box [we had a company called Urban Storks attend and they were super busy!] are ones that we love to showcase.  A wedding is more than  a cake and a dress.  It is lifestyle, it is introducing personal style and above all, it encompasses the love that you have for each other, friends and family.

Our next show is this Sunday in Iowa City.  We would love to have you join us!

 

February Loves

Feb 3 | What are we up to this week? | by Cynthia
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The forecast is not sounding good for the week - snow, cold and more cold, so we are taking advantage of the white beauty to get caught up in the office:  bridal shows, proposals, websites; the work is plentiful!  I have to confess that I could enjoy a few days of uninterrupted work and a chance to get caught up. As any Event Designer/Wedding Planner will tell you, time is a precious commodity that we never take for granted. 

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Our first Preferred Bridal Show of the season will find us this Sunday, February 9th at the Quality Inn & Suites in Ames, IA from Noon - 2:30 pm.  This is our fourth year in Ames with wonderful vendors that truly understand the meaning of quality, professional service.   Pure Bridal from Ames will be hosting our fashion show.  Gorgeous gowns and models will grace the runway as they show the latest designer gowns.

The gang from Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi will be partnering with Party Time from Ames and Scratch Cupcakery for a unique dessert station that you won't want to miss!

Absolute Music will greet you with great music and Special Events, LLC will make sure that you have a cup of hot tea to warm you as enjoy other munchies and goodies that we have waiting for you.

Couples will have a chance to win a prize every 1/2 hour, a chance for a Grand Prize Bag and Goodie Bags to gift to the first 50 brides that attend the show.   This is a show you don't want to miss!

 

 

For more information or to pre-register for faster entrance to the show, visit:

www.preferredbridalshow.com

 

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Even though Punxsutawney saw his shadow for another 6 weeks of winter, we can start spring now with these gorgeous images sure to inspire your own lovely weddings to come. 

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Preferred Bridal Show - Ames, IA

Jan 31 | Upcoming Bridal Show in Ames, IA | by Cynthia
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Brides, don't forgot to join us next Sunday in Ames, on February 9th at the Quality Inn & Suite from Noon - 2:30 pm for a wonderful afternoon of planning your wedding, sampling delicious goodies and visiting with Premier Iowa Vendors in a relaxed setting.  We will be announcing Prize Winners every 1/2 hour and draw for a Grand Prize right before the Runway Fashion Show hosted by Pure Bridal.  Don't miss this chance to meet the gang from Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi and Scratch Cupcakery!

You can Pre-Register at WeddingsinIowa.com and don't forget to be one of the first 50 brides to receive a Goodie Bag when the door open at noon!

 
 

What are we up to this week?

Dec 30 | Ushering out the Old and bringing in the New  | by Cynthia
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We are just hours away from the New Year!  We thought that we would take today to reflect on the 2013 year and all its fabulousness!  Here are some of our favorite weddings and pictures from each of our companies that we love from this soon-to-be gone year.

1. We love Flowers and had so much fun creating fresh blooms for each of our clients.

 

2. Our Rental Company, www.vintageloverentals.com took off in a way that

even we didn't imagine! It keeps our hearts in love to see couples

using our vintage "goodies" in creative ways for their events!

 

 

  

 3. Our wedding planning company, Special Events, LLC helped to plan

hundreds of weddings in 2013. We confess that we think we have the

greatest brides in the world and love their styles!

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Our sister company, Food Love made its debut this year.  They style

fabulous dessert buffets, late night snacks and social hour nibbles all

while using creative furniture and food choices.

 

5.  UBetts Rental and Design is a full service rental company renting everything from tables and chairs to tents and lighting.

 

 

 

6. The Preferred Bridal Shows keep us in the know across the state, meeting talented vendors and excited Brides & Grooms looking for help planning their weddings.

 

 

7.  WeddingsinIowa.com is Iowa's most trusted online wedding resource.  The Preferred Wedding Book has over 14,000 unique visitors a month, using the site to search for professional service providers who understand their wedding style.  We work with amazingly talented people who love the business and the work that they do.

8.  Happily Accepts is our newest endeavor.  We are super excited about our

launching this creative business: RSVP's and personalized Stationery. 

From Escort Cards to Menus, to Programs, Napkins Bands, Favors, Invitations

and more, we are excited to be working with brides in helping them find

that just-right-style to express their individuality.

 

 

 

As we look forward to another new beginning, we have much to be thankful for.  Our sweet, excited clients; loyal, valuable vendors and most of all my staff that works tirelessly day to day to create wonderful events.  They keep me going, bring me coffee when I don't think I can keep my eyes open, make me laugh, cry, re-imagine when I don't have any brain power left, and remind me above all that I do what I love to do every single day!  It doesn't get much better than that.

 

Good Bye, 2013- we will miss you!

Happy New Year, 2014 - Watch out for us, we are doing great things!   

 

Our last Bridal Show of the Season!

Our last Bridal Show of the season finds us in Council Bluffs this coming Sunday from Noon - 3:00 pm. Going West will be a lot of fun since we are holding this show in the gorgeous Bayliss Park Hall, right in the heart of downtown Council Bluffs. 

Bayliss is multi-leved to give couples choices when planning their weddings.  Holding a ceremony in front of the downstairs fireplace would be romantic and dreamy while an upstairs Reception and Dancing would be the perfect end to a fabulous event.
Come visit the vintage gang as we transform cupcakes into a beautiful dessert buffet, give you some great table ideas and visit with you about your rental needs.

Fashion, food and lots of prize give-aways!  We would love to have you join us!

 

Visit here for more show information.

Yes, it is official! The Des Moines Holiday Bridal Show this Sunday!

As you have already surmised, we hit the Bridal Show circuit this year pretty hard.  We are on a quest to meet the greatest, most talented, highly professional and genuinely wonderful Iowa vendors, as well as getting the word out to the state's couples that Iowa is THE state to get married in!
We have two left for the 2013 year and then start all over again for 2014. It is going to be a wonderful New Year, but we have to finish this one up first!
Our Des Moines Holiday Bridal Show is by far one of the most fun to decorate and get ready for.  Who doesn't like a little holiday sparkle and razzle dazzle? Well, we've got it for you!

If the show isn't enough, many of the participating East Village businesses will be open this Sunday, so visiting the show with some shopping afterwards is the perfect Sunday afternoon with your friends and family.  Here are the particulars; don't be late and certainly don't miss coming! 

 

Bridal Show at Honey Creek Resort - this Sunday!

We are thrilled to be a part of the upcoming Bridal Show in Moravia on Sunday, November 17th at the Honey Creek Resort State Park.  Come out and meet the gang!

Here are some things you will find at this show:

• Want to see the Service Providers who are coming?  Check the PreferredBridalShow.com website: http://www.preferredbridalshow.com/honey-creek-resort-bridal-show.html
• Honey Creek is giving away 2 Gift Certificates to two lucky winners for a free nights stay at the Resort!

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Hungry?

• Scratch Cupcakery is coming!  If you have not tried these delicious morsels of cake and frosting, you are in for a cupcake heavenly experience!
• Dawn's Couture Cakes will be attending.  These cakes are outstanding in both appearance and taste!  Come try a sample for yourself and then book with the best cake baker!
• The Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi gang will be showcasing some of their fun vintage pieces along with Food Love, Iowa's newest Foodie Company to bring a fun popcorn and hot apple cider buffet to this event.  

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Need more?

• We will be giving away prizes every 1/2 hour with a Grand Prize drawing at the conclude of the show.
• Goodie Bags to the first 40 Brides who attend the show
• One of Central Iowa's most talented DJ's - Absolute Entertainment - will be your MC for the day
• Horses, Travel, Beauty and so much more await you!

Bring your family and friends for a relaxed afternoon of wedding planning.

For more information, contact Peri Baldwin Strong at 515-975-4495 or visit PreferredBridalShow.com

Waterloo Bridal Show today at the Elks Lodge

Don't miss the trunk show with Pure Bridal today at the Waterloo Elks Club

from Noon to 3 pm!  free shoes???

Premier Vendors

Delicious Cupcakes from Scratch Cupcakery

Ice carvings

Prizes every half hour

Grand prize with over $500.00!

Today at the Elks Lodge in downtown Waterloo, IA.

Www.preferredbridalshow.com

Wedding Inspirations | Winery Weddings

Wineries and vineyards can be the perfect location for a wedding. They are not only gorgeous, but most can accommodate for both indoor or outdoor ceremonies or receptions making for a totally unique environment! With the Preferred Bridal Show at Jasper Winery coming up this Sunday, we've had wineries on our minds so we thought we should share a little winery wedding inspiration with you today.

If you are in the Des Moines area this Sunday, October 27, join us for a lovely day of wedding inspiration, prizes, amazing vendors, and delicious food and wine tastings at Jasper Winery. The show will be from 12-3 and we know you will have a fabulous time! To pre-register of for more information regarding The Preferred Bridal Show, click here.

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xoxo,

Ashley