The World According to Weddlady

Possum Traps and Outer Space I Do's - 6 Breaking Wedding News Stories

Here's a recap of today's worldwide wedding news - some odd, some mildly confusing, others downright disturbing. (Do I have too much time on my hands?  Maybe.):

1. $2.2 Million Gets Your Ultimate Destination Wedding: In Outer Space!

I see an imminent rewrite in my contract - there will be a special fee for travel outside of our galaxy.

2. Couple Surprises West Texas Guests with Engagement-Party-Turned-Wedding, "My West Texas Life" website lauds surprise weddings as a great "budget saver".

(not much of a sanity saver though, if you ask me!)

3. Evidently Qatar is NOT the Next Destination Wedding Capitol of the World

With only three wedding "halls" there is apparently a critical scarcity of wedding venues.  And I thought Williamsburg was challenging.  I don't make this stuff up folks.

4. California Weddings Turn Dangerous: unrelated wedding brawls in Ventura and in San Diego lead to injured family members and chaos.

It's days like these that I'm comforted that I moved to Virginia...

5. Unique Registry Ideas: Possum and Weasel Traps (why didn't I think of that?)

Actually, it's a New Zealand twist on "Weddings with a Cause"...but it makes for a great anniversary story (and we received 10 possum traps, 6 bird feeders, and 9 weasel traps; wish we'd received 10...they're impossible to find in the same style now).

6. New Jersey "Wedding Planner" Goes to Jail for Scamming Another Couple

As if "brides-turned-planners" weren't bad enough, professional coordinators have to fight the damage done by actual criminals posing as coordinators. 

A Couple Speaks

A few days ago I posted a congratulatory message to Angela and Justin.  They returned from their honeymoon yesterday, and Angela sent me this note today (thank you Angela!) - and it's not a typo.  We really have TWO Jessicas:

Our wedding day was a huge success thanks to the

Williamsburg

Wedding Design Team led by Shayna Walker. From planning to execution – our rehearsal, ceremony, and reception was seamless. Shayna is truly a wedding master and did not leave any detail to chance. We have received comments from several of our guests about our wedding and how well everything went and that credit has to be extended to Shayna, Lauralee, Jessica, and Jessica! If you are in need of a wedding coordinator and team that can help you realize your dreams, help you stay on task and within your budget, make the right decisions and recommendations in (or out) of your presence – then the Williamsburg Wedding Design Team is it! They are truly a DREAM TEAM and the BEST investment in wedding consultation and planning. Thank you Shayna for EVERYTHING!

 

Sincerely – Justin and Angela Wright (July 12, 2008)

Congratulations and thank you Justin and Angela!

Shayna Walker and the Entire Williamsburg Wedding Design Team

www.williamsburgweddingdesign.com

A Face and a Name

In June, Willamsburg Wedding Design had the great pleasure of welcoming a new coordinator, Lauralee Eason, to our staff.  You can read her bio information on our Contact Information page.  Lauralee has been an incredible addition to our teams; clients and vendors alike are raving about her.  And now, thanks to Brad Howe of Brad Howe Photography, Both Lauralee and I have a "public face"!  You'll see my new profile picture in the upper left corner of this blog - Lauralee's is right here, below!

Cake Inspiration

In these lazy days of summer I've been pulling together photos from our past weddings. Here is a cake inspiration board representing four years of Williamsburg Wedding Design weddings!