Halloween Sugar

Bridalize loves Halloween, it's such a creative outlet holiday;) We wanted to pass onto you some adorable/tasty/sugar-filled ways to do up your house or 2012 fall wedding decor. Enjoy!

Papers For Your Holiday Parties

Hi Bridalize followers! Come by the store to take a look at our new super cute and fabulous stationary dress!

Finished product! We love it;)

Further into the store, we have everything you need for your upcoming winter event. Enjoy a hot cup of tea while you look through our stationary books from Checkerboard, Tatex, Carlson Craft, Elum, Birchcraft, Styleart, Chole B for Crane and many more! Bridalize would love to help you with your holiday party planning!

Jessica + Ben = Married!

The lovely and talented Jessica McCallister from Flourish Photography took these beautiful photos of our fun-loving couple, Jessica and Ben at Donovan Pavillion in Vail, Colorado. It was truly an honor to be a part of their special day! Their vows were so touching there wasn't a dry eye in the tent! The cowgirl and rustic design elements came together so wonderfully, our Bridalize team couldn't be more proud!

Beautiful dress from our friends at Little White Dress Shop

The girls' boots were such a cute touch!

This wedding party was such a blast!

A rainy day only made for an opportunity to use Donovan's pretty tent!

How adorable is this flower girl??

Jessica's father made all of the wood carved signs!

We adored the pie table!

Well done Plum Sage!

Amazing sparkler send off!

Too cute for us to handle!

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Smith! All the best from Bridalize!

Coming Up With A Wedding Budget

Every newly-engaged couple needs to figure out their overall budget before anything else happens. Your budget inevitably sets a tone for your wedding style, guest count, venue and everything in between. No matter what number you land on you can still have an amazing and beautiful wedding! Your final figure just might determine how creative you and your wedding planner needs to be;) Sit down with your fiancé and decide who is willing to pay for what. Don’t be shy to have candid conversations with family; it’s far better to have a solid understanding of your wedding budget before you start planning then to hope for money after you’ve found an out of reach venue, dress or caterer down the road.

If you’re being gifted a specific amount from parents or relatives, hooray for you! If not, consider how much the two of you are willing to spend on a wedding. Be realistic keep in mind you don’t want to be starting your newly married lives off together with unnecessary debt. Create a figure, map out where it’s coming from and most importantly, stick to it!

Happy Planning!  

Another Vail Wedding Tease!

Elevation Events just finished this beautiful video from our September Vail wedding. It is such a treat to revisit all of the special details and design that went into this touching day!
Check it out at:
Bridalize Wedding at Donovan's Pavillion

Bridalize Wedding Featured on Brides.com!

Bridalize had such a great time at our beautiful Donovan's Pavillion wedding this past September! The bride looked gorgeous and her bouquet was the perfect compliment to her Colorado Chic style and super cute cowboy boots. Check out Brides.com for more fresh fall flower ideas!

Flowers By Plum Sage
Photography by Flourish Photography

Engagement Party!

Yay! You’re engaged! After you call/text/facebook and tell everyone who’s important to you and your fiancé, nothing keeps your wedding excitement momentum going like a fiesta to celebrate your recent commitment. 

It has traditionally been the bride's parents role to host their daughter's engagement party, but there aren't set rules for today's couples. Involve whomever would like to be involved, or it is completely acceptable to host your own party at either your shared home or at one of your seperate places.

Engagement parties often take place too soon after the adornment of your new ring to consider paper invitations. If you are a graphic designer or can order paper invites within enough time, Bridalize has some great design options! If you're anything like me however, and decide to throw a party two weeks after your “I Do” moment, try pingg.com for elegant electronic invites. Keep in mind you have to save a wedding invitation for everyone you've invited to your engagement party!

If you’re having a party at home, simple but thoughtful decorations can help set the mood. Use this as an opportunity to tryout a possible wedding palette. I made a DIY sign with ribbon, and used those colors throughout other decorations in the house. Have your local florist make you a special arrangement(s) for your home. Nothing says love like the scent of fresh flowers! I went to Delilah’s of Denver to create a personalized and modern arrangement.

Don’t forget the hors d’oeuvres and beverages! If you're running short on time, bite-sized frozen appetizers from a natural grocer are a great option. Put the appetizers on nice platters and no one will know they are from the frozen food aisle;) We supplied ten different bottles of wine and asked our guests to bring their own bottles. Make sure you have enough wine glasses for everyone! It's nice to carry out your decor and theme with individual wine glass markers. We ended up having a tasting party to gauge the types of varietals and brands our guests would most enjoy at the wedding. It was an absolute blast!

Cheers and happy engagement! 

Happy Engagement Season!

Hi Bridalize Friends and Followers!

We apologize for our lengthy hiatus! It has been an extremely busy month for Bridalize and we can’t wait to receive and share the pictures from the talented photographers who have helped us on all of our beautiful weddings!

In addition to the gorgeous weddings and friendships that have come out of this wedding season, we have more great news! Andra, our associate event planner got engaged just last month! As a nod to the beginning of engagement season, Andra is going to blog about her experiences as a newly engaged Bridalize bride to share the tips, tricks and processes that go into planning a wedding from recently engaged to stylishly married!

Just after he asked her in Tahiti!
 The left/heartside flower signifies a "taken" relationship status;)