Lizzy and David Tie the Knot!!!

Today, I want to share with you a wedding we worked on back in October. Lizzy and David might just be the cutest couple EVER! They are sooooo in love!!! Their story is precious and I have to say their wedding captured the true romance they have! I have known Lizzy since she was a little girl. He parents are great family friends of my parents and I used to babysit Lizzy and her older brothers so when the news came that she was engaged, I couldn't wait to help with the planning!

Now, I have to tell you... Lizzy is TOTALLY a Planner! She is TOTALLY into the details and I just LOVE that about her. She knew exactly what she wanted! So, coming into this wedding, there wasn't a ton for me to do. She had a clear vision and it was soooo good!!! Lizzy is a horse girl so it was only appropriate for her to get married on a Ranch! The Pullen's have family friends who have a ranch out in Rio Verde, AZ and it was the PERFECT setting for their big day... The ceremony took place on the grounds; guests were seated on wood benches and linen covered hay bales... The aisle runner was a big long runner of fresh sod. It was precious!!! The altar was made of an antique painters ladder that Lizzy's dad and my dad cut apart and pieced together with twine. Then, Jane with Le Fleur Boutique added branches and hung mason jars with candles in them.

The reception area was setup in the beautiful covered arena at the ranch. Lizzy's dad laid 15,000 Square Feet of fresh sod. It was gorgeous. They also hung three gorgeous chandeliers from the rafters and set natural wood tables with wood benches for seating. The dance floor was set at a diagonal and was surrounded with couches and ottomans for comfortable seating. Pillows were made to adorn the couches and a centerpiece of fresh lemons was placed on every coffee table. The diner tables had burlap runners and were lined with mason jars filled with fresh flowers and herbs. Lizzy's mom made the most PERFECT moss balls to place in between each centerpiece. The whole look was just so natural and fresh and romantic.

There were also aluminum tall cocktail tables and chairs. They thought of everything! Everything was soooo well thought out and the details were just precious!!! Here are a few shots I took of the details:



Pullen / Rex Wedding Vendors
Rentals: Classic Party Rentals
Band: The Groove Merchants
Flowers: Le Fleur Boutique
Cake: Julia Baker Confections
Photography: Jane Zarzynski Photography
Day-Of Coordination: Oh, Sugar! Event Design

Wedding Photo Booth - "Stuck Like Glue"

Hello my friends!!! Oh... HOW I HAVE MISSED ALL OF YOU!!! It's been way too long!!! It has been a crazy 4 months but Joe and I finally said, "I DO," and I feel like life is finally starting to get back to normal! The wedding was FABULOUS if I do say so myself... I have sooooooo much to post and I promise that I will... But, I worked on something last night that I just cannot wait to share with you...

At the wedding, we decided that we wanted to make sure that we captured all of our guests so we decided to have a Photo Booth. We didn't do anything crazy cause we wanted great shots of everyone but we did add our own little personal touch! Our Photo Booth Photographer, Tina Celle, was AWESOME!!! We had her drop a white backdrop and paint a BIG RED HEART with "T + J" inside... IT WAS PRECIOUS!!! It looked soooo cute and photographed sooooo well! I got the disc of pics on Thursday and Tina took nearly 350 photographs. And, they are ALL awesome! I picked my favorites and put together a video with music for all of you to enjoy! We are going to send the video to our guests thanking them for being a part of all of it and are also printing pictures of each of them and including them in our Wedding Thank You Notes! WHOO HOO!!! SOOOOO EXCITED!!! This was just one of the MANY personal touches we had on our big day and I cannot wait to share all of them with you but here's a taste...

COUTURE Bridal Garters... These are SOOO FABULOUS!!!

While planning my wedding, I have known from day one that a garter and a bouquet toss were two things I was avoiding!!! It is just something that was never on my radar and never of interest to me. With that said, I have found something that is really making me rethink my decision to NIX the garter toss! These beautiful garter creations from Florrie Mitton Couture are what have got me reconsidering... The loveliest silk tulle, lace, pearls and ribbon make these garters TRULY gorgeous!!!

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Florrie Mitton Couture's background has always been in fashion & she has a First Class Honours degree in fashion design. She was lucky enough to show her degree collection at London graduate fashion week where her collection received featured press attention from WGSN - a highly respected fashion industry website. Her wedding in Italy inspired her to create a range of couture garters, as she couldn't find anything she liked. She launched her first collection on Etsy in May 2009 & continue to develop & launch new styles. Her range consists of beautiful laces, silk satins, chiffons & tulles, trimmed with silk ribbons, beautiful charms and also a special limited edition vintage range. The Florrie Mitton website is currently under construction & will be launching Spring / Summer 2011.

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She is inspired by Alice in Wonderland, flora & fauna, vintage glamour, the magical, whimsical & the ethereal..... "Florrie Mitton" was her great grandma & is the namesake & inspiration for her shop & label... So... OF COURSE, we LOVE HER at Oh, Sugar!!!

Even the packaging is pretty!!! And gosh, I am a SUCH a sucker for pretty packaging!!!!

Have I convinced you yet??? I SURE HOPE SO!!! They are truly spectacular!!! Even if you’re not a bride, this would be a really sweet bridal shower gift to give one of your girlfriends or your sister, an heirloom-quality treasure she’d remember for a lifetime!!!

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Please visit Florrie Mitton on Etsy! You will love every moment of viewing her items!

http://www.etsy.com/people/florriemitton?ref=ls_profile

Until next time...

Cupcakes in a JAR!!!

Hello!!! We have missed you all sooooo much and are sooooo excited about all the changes we are going through! Oh, Sugar! is coming along GREAT! We are having so much fun and our clients are loving the change! Today, I was in search of a great favor that was SUPER non-traditional! I always advise brides to stick with items guests can EAT for their wedding favor! Unless they have an unlimited budget and can give something totally over the top, edible items are THE BEST! Your wedding guests can enjoy it when they get home and reminisce about all the lovely elements of your BIG DAY!!! So, its the perfect little morsel...

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I happen to LOVE LOVE LOVE Red Velvet Cake! I wanted it for our wedding but we have chosen to go with something a bit more traditional... So, when I came across this, I fell in love! It's the best of both worlds!!! Your guests can take home a jar full of Red Velvet Cake! They get to eat their cake and take it with them too!!! It's perfect!!! You could do this with just about anything... That's the beauty of it! You could do Chocolate Cake, you could do Carrot Cake, you could even do a little trifle! It could be precious!!! I would DEFINITELY put a cuter label and ribbon on it but that's an easy fix... Take a look!

This project is so adorable (and looks sooooooo tasty) I could hardly wait to share it with you! I think just about anything in a mason jar is instantly charming, but red velvet cupcakes??? REALLY??? LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

The spoons tied to the jar with bakers twine is really a finishing touch and I am pretty sure these would be perfect for showers, wedding favors, even hostess gifts... The options are endless with this one!!! It's PERFECT!!!

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Until next time...

We've Moved... And this is our NEW HOME!!!

Hello my blogging friends! Well... we have some news!!! Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we have had to make some changes! It came to our attention about a month ago that the name "Simply Social" has previously been trademarked by someone else in the Dallas area. The news came as quite a shock! After spending so much time in the BIG D, you would think I would have already heard this name, but no... We received notification that our only option was to re brand. WHAT? Re brand? But, Simply Social was our baby... It's where it all began...

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With an incredibly heavy heart, I went to discuss this news with those that mattered most to me. My parents, my fiance, my sister, my great friends... and, of course, my Grandmother! After all, she is what being an inspirational and visionary leader is all about. She is 86 years old, runs a multi-million dollar business AND still comes to work EVERY DAY! I mean, it doesn't get much more inspirational than that. So, we talked! And... in TRUE "grandmother" fashion, she said, "Oh, Sugar! What are you gonna do now sweetheart?" And, there... It all began again!

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So... It only seems appropriate that going forward, in honor of the three INCREDIBLE women (my Grandmother, my Mother and my soon to be Mother in Law) in my life that have taught me leadership, perseverance and passion, we will be moving forward as:

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"Oh, Sugar! Event Design + Paperie"

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And... we do so with a new drive, a new and truly inspired passion to be leaders and to be different and to truly go above and beyond to make each and every one of our clients sooooo incredibly happy! We are very excited about this change and look forward to the many many exciting journey's that are ahead of us! As Grandmother Walden always tells us..."Sugar, these things always happen for a reason! God has a plan for you and it's your job now to press on with a BIG SMILE and make the best of HE has blessed you with!" And... that is what we are going to do! And we hope you all will continue to join us on this journey! We have already created a NEW BLOG and will continue to post great ideas, great inspirations and great work. We are also currently in the process of building our NEW WEBSITE! So, please visit our new blog and share it with your friends... There is nothing but great things on the horizon for us... And, we are so excited for you all to join us. Here's to new things, new horizons and new possibilities! "Oh, Sugar! It's gonna be a great!!!"

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So, stop on in and visit us. We can't wait to hear from you and look forward to FABULOUS EVENTS and INCREDIBLE MEMORIES! Our NEW BLOG is:
http://www.ohsugarevents.blogspot.com/

The Perfect Pair - Couture Love Birds!!!

So... today I was on the hunt for the PERFECT cake topper! I have blogged about others but specifically today was looking for Love Birds... Couture Love Birds to be specific! And by some miracle, I came across Anne Wood. Ann lives in Brooklyn, New York and creates the sweetest little treasures I have seen in a long time! She works with mostly found, and salvaged materials, many of them vintage or antique garments. There is a kind of affection and tenderness in the re-use and re-purposing of things that were once personal and perhaps treasured possessions.

Much of her inspiration comes from these materials as well as from many of the ideas she has been infatuated with her whole life : smallness, intricacies, miniaturization, collections, repetition; lost or abandoned things discovered and rescued; the idea of haunted and enchanted places, things and creatures; the setting of a tiny stage.

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I have been looking for something in an "antique cake topper" for my own wedding and have been asked numerous times where to find them. The truth is, they are kind of hard to find. Let me clarify... GOOD ONES are hard to find! There are tons of them on ebay but the quality is less than par. The figures don't even look real in most cases. But, I will continue to look and pray that I come across a place to find them someday... But, in the meantime, I have found a solution that is sure to impress even the most imaginative bride!

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I wanted something DIFFERENT and I love that Ann uses re-purposed items and vintage fabrics to adorn the birds... They are just so dainty and pretty... Don't you think??? They encompass old Hollywood, antique, vintage, fashion forward and so many other looks...

I LOVE THEM!!!

This pair is my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! Their names are Anna and Lars and they truly are THE PERFECT PAIR!!!

This one is Sylvia the Ballerina. I personally think she would make a PRECIOUS bride too! She just needs a boy to go with her! I LOVE her crown!!! She also would be precious on top of a little girls birthday cake!!! A pale pink tiered cake with this little angel on top! SOOOO SWEET!!!



Here are some of her other birds... They are just too cute!!! You could use any of these for your cake topper! Just choose the colors you want...



How about these little precious darlings.... SOOO CUTE!!!

My other idea was to place them in a paper mache sail boat. Anne makes these too!! They are incredible! So, put the love birds in the sail boat and have Anne make you either a flag or a sail that reads, "Our Ship Has Come In..."

LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT!!!!

See.... Isn't it cute!!! I LOVE IT!!!

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Just consider these as an alternative to the ever so popular Monogram, floral arrangement or couple placed on top of your cake... You will surprise your guests and leave them talking about the precious love birds that were on top of your cake... Don't be surprised if you see them on mine! I can't stop thinking about them!!!

Until next time...

Design your own COUTURE Shoes...

Ok... So, in my research today I came across SUCH a cute idea that I just had to share it with you... I have to give full credit to Green Wedding Shoes for the idea but it was just too cute not to share. DIY Couture Shoes... Why haven't I tried this before... I am such a HUGE shoe lover and especially love it when shoes are adorned with bows or ribbon. So, to me, this is GENIUS!!!

I am going to do this to my shoes for the fall! How cute would this be with jeans or a precious little dress with a cardigan! I am in!!!

Also, if you are looking for a cute way to dress up your boring white or ivory wedding shoes, use this! This could act as your "Something Blue..." Or even just add a pop of color. If your dress is long, no one will really even see it. You could just have your photographer snap a couple of cute pics of them and it can be your little show off secret under your dress... Make it representative of you! Mine would DEFINITELY be PINK PINK PINK!!! Try yellow, green, red, or a great printed fabric if you are soooooo bold...

Like I said, this is just a really cute idea to bring your shoes that are lifeless to a FABULOUS FLIRTY new life...

Are you a DIY Queen???? Ready and willing to "Do It Yourself" for that extra little pizazz!!! Well... if so, today I’m sharing how you can make your own couture wedding shoes – and the best part is they are really easy to make! You will need some comfortable shoes to start You will also need some nylon fishing line and some silk chiffon fabric in the color and/or pattern of your choice! Make sure you buy at least a yard so you have extra... If you really feeling SPICY, take the extra fabric and hem the edges for a simply precious couture scarf to accent your precious shoes!!!

Simply cut two pieces of fabric. 15″ x 13″ in length.

Then, fold the fabric in an accordion style with the 15″ length longest.

Take the fabric and tie a lose knot around the front of the shoe.

This is why it’s important to use a shoe the has a narrow middle part in the front.



Next, cut four pieces of fishing line about 30″ long. Then push one side in so there is a nice small bump and wrap the fishing line around where my fingers are below. Tie in a knot on the underside so you won’t see it. Wrap the fishing line around again and knot again.

Do that again so you have two small sections on each side.

And then repeat on the other side.

Once you have the first shoe done, go ahead and repeat on your second shoe.

Once you have your shoes done, trim the ends so they match each other in length.

And there you go!!!

Pretty shoes for your wedding day – easy to create and if you get tired of them, you can easily take off the fabric and use a different fabric! Aren't they PRECIOUS??? I just LOVE THEM! Plus, pretty feet are HAPPY FEET!!!

Until next time...