Ahhh!!!! Relax and Spaaaaaaaa!!!!

Hello lovelies, hope you are enjoying the beautiful spring weather out there?  Congrats again to all 2012 brides, we wish you wedding bliss and marriage's joys.  As the wedding season starts in earnest we do encourage you to take time out for yourself.  Relax and enjoy this very special season of your life. This feeling only truly comes around once, so revel in it.  


With that said we know you are all thinking what better way to relax than to go get pampered;  immaculate manicures, soothing pedicures, stress relieving massages and  rejuvenating facials.  Well our dears if you live in any major city in the States, you can so get all of this for about $100 (Now you can't beat that with a stick).  Check out Spa week and ladies please don't pass this up.  Some of the best spas in the area are offering incredible deals on spa treatments; massages, facials, manicure, pedicures, body wraps and  treatments etc.  Even one of our favorites; Red Door Spa,  is offering a 50 minute Stress Melter treatment for just $50!!!!!!!!! So do yourself a favor and GO, by yourself, with your honey, your girlfriends, your sister, your mom, your aunt, whoever you think needs a break, please take 'em.  An oh yes brides, thinking of bridesmaids gift?  What better gift than a day at the spa for your best girls?  Hey its a suggestion and an affordable one too.  Most treatments are just $50.  





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Well we are going and would like to take 1 of you with us, so like us on FB, follow us on Twitter and definitely comment on the blog and you may just be the winner of our 1st give away this year : Relax and Spa.  We would pick the winner from our comment posts this week and announce next week .  


So Relax and Spa beautifuls, 
ENJOY!

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Tastings by TUM wrap-up

Hello Readers,


As you know, we were apart of Tastings by TUM a few weeks back. Now ya'll know we wouldn't tell you about it and not bring back PICS!! So here are some pictures of the dessert table we created along with some other great pics of the event!!

Photos below courtesy of Shardayy Photography

Who said Jollof Rice couldnt be presented right??

Mon Delice delicious treats!!

I got thirsty just looking at this! LOL!

The BEAUTIFUL minds behind this wonderful event! Sitting at OUR custom design :-)

What do you think?? Talk to me!!


Stay Beautiful My Loves,
Memi

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#TeamBCG....WE WANT YOU!!!

The wedding industry generated over 9 BILLION dollars in 2011. [Source] For this reason, people ALL over are starting to realize that this is the place to be if you are creative, innovative, and have an eye for beautiful things! Well if you are one of those people today is your lucky day because BCG is on the hunt for the best and brightest!

We are looking for up and coming wedding coordinators, decorators, bloggers & amateur photographers looking for more experience and on the field training. If you are self-motivated, dedicated, and just absolutely ADORE ALL things weddings, we have the perfect opportunity for you!! Send a letter of interest to our email at bcgblogger@gmail.com. In the letter tell us what you are interested in doing, a little about your self, and what you love about weddings!! We can NOT wait to receive your letters! I look forward to meeting you all. We are located in the DMV area so please do keep that in mind.

P.S. I will only respond to emails to the address above, no FB messages, or Twitter DMs please! :-) 


Stay Beautiful My Loves,
Memi

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More Tasty Treats!! Mon Delice Tasting Event

Hey Guys!!

My sweet tooth is subconsciously taking OVER the blog!! We have more deliciousness goodies in store for you!!

If you haven't heard or tasted any of Mon Delice's amazing sweet treats, you are honestly missing out! So here is your perfect opportunity :-) Mon Delice is holding a cake showcase this Saturday, April 7th, 2012 in Greenbelt, MD. If you have any type of event to plan, a birthday, baby shower, wedding, bridal shower, etc you do NOT want to miss this. You just may find exactly what you are looking for here!



You MUST RSVP to attend, here is the link to do so:

Mon Delice Cake Showcase


Here are some pics of Mon Delice's gorgeous and delicious desserts



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Beauty Sightings: Lighting and Gobos

Hello Everyone!


This post is for those couples out there that are looking for unique and different ways to add a personalized touch to their wedding. When I go to weddings I notice how important lighting is to setting the mood of the event. Now once you find a lighting specialist and pick out some cool light settings, you can take that one step further with a gobo. Many people have NEVER heard of a gobo so I'll tell you what it is. A gobo is "derived from "Go Between" or Goes Before Optics -originally used on film sets, is a physical template slotted inside, or placed in front of, a lighting source, used to control the shape of emitted light." It basically allows you to make pictures and add texture using lighting.


I have found some lighting and gobo effects I found pretty cool :-)


Here are some that are more traditional, the initials and/or names with the date written in script.

These ones have a more modern feel

These ones do not really spell out a name but instead, they add texture to the room and give the room a different feel altogether!

So what do you guys think?? Are you loving the gobo idea?? Talk to me let me know!!

Stay Beautiful My Loves,

Memi

I got all of these photos from Google Images, if you see your work on this page and want to be credited email me at bcgblogger@gmail.com

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INDUSTRY REAL TALK with AJ

Hello lovelies,
We want to thank you all for continually coming back to the blog and showing us much love.  I can't believe we are closely approaching 100k in viewership.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Memi and I have something wonderful in store for our 100000th reader.  Hey I'll let her tell you all about it and yes you are right, you have to come back to the blog to find out what it is (LOL).   In the meantime a lot of you have been sending us off line messages, asking questions that may be directly related to a blog post and sometimes not, but ALL the time wedding related.  So after much brainstorming, we will be starting a new series on the blog called  "INDUSTRY REAL TALK".   This series would take the time out to address some "burning" questions that some of you may have about wedding and event planning.  We will  debunk some theories, demystify some myths, uncover some hidden truths, give you some nuggets and definitely address some of the misconceptions about wedding and special events.  So we encourage you to ask your questions freely; NO HOLDS BARRED, ask on the blog, on Facebook, Twitter or hit us up by email: bcgblogger@gmail.com, and we would do our best to answer your questions (short of given you the key to our vault) as honestly and plainly as we can.  Wedding and event professionals we are not leaving you out, we are going to be expecting you to chime in and we know sometimes that may be hard but hey in the spirit of "Educating  the Public", please feel free and then again there is always an Anonymous comment.


So let's get to it.  This question has come up in the past few months like a million times; ok maybe not a million but I can guarantee it's close.  It  is the age old question and has almost become cliche but here it goes: "Do I /Should I hire a wedding planner?"  Well you know what I am going to say "OF COURSE YOU DO".  The next question is "Why".  Simple, because you do.  Seriously though, would you buy a house without a real estate agent, or build a house without a contractor?  You certainly can do so without an agent or contractor however think about the stress, the countless research hours as well as the many mistakes you would have to make, some of them irreversible.  So think of your wedding/event as a house.  You decide you are going to buy one, then you have to decide what kind of house you want, depending on the city and state you live in the type of house you want would vary in price, you definitely need to have a budget , and you need a good agent/contractor on your side.


So now that we've painted a good picture, let us hear what you all think!

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DESSERTS PLEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello beautifuls!!!!!!
In the spirit of Tastings by TUM, we want to feature one of our favorite things here at BCG; DESSERTS (YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!).  We love desserts and what better way to display these delightful treats than DESSERT BARS!!!!.  Yeah we know they've been around for a while, but we just love when people get creative with them.  


Here are a few of our favorites and please stop by this Saturday to preview our Vintage Glam Dessert Bar,  by our very own Cosi Dolce by F.A.B., you would 
definitely HEART it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(www.yummysugar.com)

 

(www.amyatlas.com)

(http://pinterest.com/pin/156289049538426830/) 

 

(http://pinterest.com/pin/156289049538426778/)

 

(www.austinweddingblog.com)

 

(http://blog.yourethebride.com) 

 

(http://www.lovefromtheoven.com) 

 

(Absolutely love this Vintage dessert bar from http://wynnaustinevents.com)

 

(More Vintage Love from http://blog.hwtm.com)

 (http://blog.hwtm.com)

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