Weddings and more at A Wedding Store!
Finally, a one-stop shop where you can procure everything from "A to Z"
Long Beach Business Journal - August 2006
Accessories, Banquet/ Reception
Facilities, Bridal Consultants, Calligraphy, Caterers, Chair Covers
and Luxurious Linens, Custom Chocolates, DJs, Custom Brides & Bridesmaid
Dresses, Honeymoon Travel, Ice Sculptures & Iced Martini
Bars, Invitations, Interior Decorators, Limousines, Make-up & Hair,
Photographers, Party Rentals, Party Favors, Rehearsal Dinners & Engagement
Picture Sites, RSVP Service, Videographers, Wedding Ceremony Locales, Wedding Cakes, or even Zabaglione!
From truffles to tiaras, “A Wedding Store & Special Events” has it
all---located in downtown Long
Beach, A Wedding Store incorporates a multitude of professionals in the
Event Planning & Bridal
industry and houses them in one spectacular and breathtaking venue.
This unique showroom saves you time, money, and combined with the instant help
of our savvy on-site consultant, becomes an invaluable resource for the "nearly
wed”. You can accomplish all of your planning goals with one trip, and/or schedule
same day appointments with different vendors who will meet you at A
Wedding Store for complimentary consultations. Wouldn't you like to plan your wedding
or corporate party in one trip? It can be done at A
Wedding Store!
Custom elements are essential to
the creation of a unique and memorable wedding or party -- A
Wedding Store offers a variety of individual vendors
to cater to every need.
By their very definition, we've covered all the bases for you.
From "Vow to Wow:
The ABC's of a Fabulous Wedding!"
Author: Linda duPlaine Gray, as
excerpted from a recent newspaper article.
A. Allow
others to help you! Ideally, you've got
a wedding planner, who in turn can organize all the unbelievable
details that will pop up at the least opportune moments and drive
you to insanity. (Remember, you can't pull your hair out now,
you'll need it to hold up your tiara….). And although a planner
is initially an additional expenditure, the time and cost that
they will eventually save you is worth all
the gold in your treasure chest. (And you'll need that chest to
hold up your dress.......) You may also want to enlist
the help of a few focused and trusted friends to help you with
the small stuff, like addressing invitations, wrapping favors,
making gift baskets for out-of-town guests staying in hotels,
helping to organize your rehearsal dinner, etc. So, when people
offer the inevitable "if there's anything I can
do...." put
them to work! You'll rest easier.
B. Be
Prepared. When planning a wedding, the first thing
you'll need is a REALISTIC BUDGET. Decide here and now what
you and your loved one want to spend, because I can tell you
with absolute certainty, that there and later is
just around the corner and it's usually doubled itself while
you were resting easy. Arm yourself with the knowledge of what
you do know , and what you need to know . To
be specific, break it down by categories such as Ceremony/Reception
Site, Food & Beverage, Caterers, Flowers, Photographer, Wedding
Apparel, Invitations, Musicians or DJ, and Honeymoon plans. This
advance knowledge will come in handy when speaking
to anyone or anything that has a price tag attached, and you'll
avoid looking like a dear bride caught in the headlights when asked
what you had budgeted for any particular item, and you say Umm , I
don't know, I hadn't thought about it, Omigosh!?! Is it
really that much? The aforementioned will definitely
be your big-ticket items, so (making sure you've already
got your
dream ring!), go a little crazy, spend enough to realize your
vision, but be smart , stay savvy, and try
not to spend the down payment set aside for the new
house, or short yourself on travel, and end up on your honeymoon traversing
some creek in an inner-tube in Laughlin, Nevada. (In August.)
C. Care
about yourself. Just breathe. Good. Now
do it again. Being a nearly-wed and trying to plan a wedding
can be the most agonizing and excruciatingly stressful thing
you'll ever do. If you find yourself having a complete
meltdown because the color of the liner-paper for your invitation
doesn't exactly match your bridesmaids' dresses (true story!),
you may want to put the brakes on and step back. Have
a facial. Book a massage. Break out the snazzy lingerie or
champagne early
and re-connect with your lover without talking about your upcoming
nuptials. Keep in mind my lovely brides; nobody wants to
see you with black circles under your eyes, fingernails
bitten to the nubs, and your teeth ground down
to Chiclets. This is supposed to be a truly happy and exciting
time for you and it can be, if you just ride the wave and
relax.
And, if all else fails,
call me at 562-436-2222. I can help. It's what
I do.
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