Welcome Bag Ideas from Engage!12: Mandarin Oriental

I just got back from a week in hot, hot, hot Las Vegas at the swanky Mandarin Oriental Hotel (sans casino thankfully).  I was there to partake in and speak at Engage!12 – the luxury wedding industry summit that sets industry trends, inspires event professionals, and makes for a really fun and fantastic grown up five … Read more

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Destination Wedding in Aruba

Valaya and Johnny wed on September 8th on the beautiful Caribbean island of Aruba.  They selected that locale because of the bride’s love of the area, “I went to Aruba on a girls-only vacation two years prior and I absolutely fell in love with the feel of the whole island.  The island motto is ‘One … Read more

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Guest Ideas – Scented Towels

Destination weddings are great opportunities to surprise your guests with little welcoming details to make their experience extraordinary.  Enter the scented hand towel.  When guests walk up to the ceremony, dig through their swanky swag bag (aka welcome bag), give them something sweet-smelling and refreshing to towel off with.  Scented Towels are the newest and … Read more

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Lavender Wedding Ideas

Lavender is known to soothe, relax, and can even be used as a remedy to sleep.  It’s lovely color and timeless beauty (whether fresh or dried) makes it a wonderful addition to a wedding.  Lavender has origins across the globe, from Africa and Asia to the Mediterranean and Southern Europe (in ancient times it was … Read more

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Laura Hooper Calligraphy

Looking for creative ways to express to your guests that yours is a destination wedding?  Why not calligraph a sand dollar or map out a custom welcome bag?  One of our favorite paper and pen artists is the talented and lovely Laura Hooper of Laura Hooper Calligraphy * Invitations * Maps.  And she just launched … Read more

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