As a wedding planner it doesn’t get much better than this…

My wedding yesterday had a groomsmen get very ill the night after the rehearsal so he called the groom in the morning and told him that he couldn’t be in the wedding, but he said don’t worry, I will have my twin step in for me!!  Nobody was the wiser, tux fit perfectly of course as well!!!  Gotta love having a twin at times like these.  I wish I could have a backup for every wedding, just in case!  ;-)

Happy planning!!

Dawn

I just had to share this movie short of a wedding we did back in Aug.  The threat of rain loomed over us and fell on us, but the Lord smiled on us the rest of the evening.  Lifetime Films did a wonderful job on capturing the day and what a great job editing the film!!!  ENJOY!!  The ceremony and reception were both at Alms Park, one of my favorites!!

An Afternoon in the Park-a Highlight Reel from Matt Pine of Lifetime on Vimeo

Hello and thank you for visiting our blog!  WOW, where has the mid summer gone???  We were hustling and bustling in the early summer and had a little break… so, did some vacationing with my amazing husband and two beautiful daughters, and getting back into the swing of things for our very busy fall!   

If you didn’t catch it, you can find us in two articles of Cincinnati Wedding Magazine this summer, along with a wonderful spread for a feature wedding that took place at Greenacres in Indian Hill.  You can see more about it on this blog entry The first of many wedding photos to come!!!  

I have to say, one of my favorite wedding locations coming up this fall is at a place called the Richwood Plantation  check it out for a sneak peak.  I am so excited, and I just adore the family/couple that we are working with!  She is really going for a shabby chic look, and believe it or not, I haven’t had a chance to do too many of those, so it should be really fun!  I love the variety that our work allows us to dabble in.  Being a wedding planner is a lot of hard work, but the end result is so rewarding!!  I hope to have some pictures from our early summer weddings, so stay tuned.  

Happy Planning,

Dawn

Hello friends!  We finally got our studio pretty much finished and had an amazing open house to kick it off.  I will be posting individually about each vendor that helped to make it such an amazing success!!  Thank you to everyone who came out to support us.  Here is the foyer into our studio…

Then you would see this…  love this orange and green theme!  So cheery!

However, please do not always expect the cool lighting.  Thank you to Goodwin Lighting for helping us out with the party though!!!  Below you see my space that is housing the wonderful food in the picture.

And now enjoy some pics from the party!!  What a great turn out.  We are so honored that so many of our peers in the wedding industry wanted to come out and support us…. well, and to have a great time too of course!!  ;-)  Thanks for stopping by!

And last but not least, me and my sutdio mates… 

Steve, me, Tine and Tim!  Love you guys!!!

I thought this would be a great question to touch on after I was looking over some of my clients photos from the summer.  I found several pictures of me doing different things.  There are a few fun pictures of some of the things we do the day of a wedding.  There is so much involved, but in case you were wondering, here is just a small sampling.  If you are considering someone to assist you, at least on the day of the wedding, you are going to be very pleased!  I hear far too often from past brides, “I wish I would have hired a coordinator for my wedding!”  Well, if you are reading this blog, it might just be what you have on your mind.  Don’t let that be you if this is what you are considering.  Saying that after your wedding is too late I am afraid!  Thanks for visiting and happy planning.  

Oh, we have seen so many situations with children, but I do still think they are so cute in weddings!  If I can handle 13 children in one wedding, I can handle the average 2 or 3!

We do it all!!!  We can’t have you bending over and putting a crease in the front of your gown!  

I do love the moment right before the brides goes down the isle.  It gives me chills every time!

The photography is so important….  I really do my best to stay out of the way!  The candid photographer grabbed these, but hey, the lead photographer couldn’t see me!  ha

Some of those gowns sure can be tricky!  A crochet hook is a MUST in every emergency kit!!!  It really helps at the end of the night when your husband is trying to help you get out of the dress too!!  ;-)

 even with a sprained ankle (that was me) I am hanging out with my bride, making sure she is calm with her champagne, while I am on the phone taking care of any last details or conflicts!  

At the end of the day, the hugs and compliments shared by friends, family, and of course the bride and groom, it is all worth it!  The 13 plus hours on your feet running around to make sure everything is as perfect as it can be…  well, it is just in you or it isn’t, and I am happy to report, it is still in me!

and thankfully they feel the same about me!!!
I recently got these reviews from a couple past clients and I just loved what they had to say. I don’t often get a chance to hear things this way, but it really goes to show that I love what we do, (and you have to in this business) to keep up the pace and keep it going for yourself too. Thanks girls. It really means a lot!! I loved working with you too.
Hopefully I will get to post some other past comments from this past summer. Hope you all are staying warm. New, fabulous pictures coming soon!!!

Details by Dawn is fabulous!
12/16/2008
What was the best thing that the wedding planner did to make your wedding day better?
Dawn took care of everything for me! I felt completely pampered and as a person who is usually stressed, I didnt have a bit of stress the entire day (and i was stress free during the rehearsal too! even w/ a wedding party of 20 people!)
What useful suggestions did the planner make that you hadn’t thought of?
Dawn had great vendor selections and got me awesome deals with her amazing vendors. She also had great color suggestion and design ideas, I came in with a few small ideas and really wasnt sure where to go and Dawn got things going and helped me hone in on what my ideal wedding would include
What did this planner do to reduce your wedding stress?
She just was always 1 step ahead and only a phone call away. She was there to answer any and all questions, and helped calm me down everytime I got overwhelmed (including tearful phone calls the week of the wedding) I didnt have to deal w/ a single vendor thing the entire week before the wedding which was so nice to know that everything would be taken care of
What was the best thing about having this wedding planner?
She REALLY REALLY REALLY knows the wedding industry and she wants to do what YOU want, she doesnt come in with an agenda about how YOUR wedding should be, she listens and is attentive and offers up great suggestions, she is fabulous with parents and calming their nerves also, my parents are very hard to please and they were THRILLED with her services, I would recommend Details by Dawn to anyone, she really helped make my wedding perfect, I wouldnt have changed a thing!

You Really Need This Wedding Planner for Your Big Day!!
12/18/2008
What was the best thing that the wedding planner did to make your wedding day better?
Basically Dawn took care of all the little details to ensure that we could have as little as stress as possible on our wedding day. She created a timeline for me so everything ran smoothly, and made sure she had everything she needed to set up the church and reception hall so my mom and I had no worries the day of the wedding.
What useful suggestions did the planner make that you hadn’t thought of?
Dawn had great vendor suggestions that helped keep us within our given budget. We were so pleased with every vendor we ended up using. I was unfamiliar with our reception hall Wunderland, but ended up loving it.
What did this planner do to reduce your wedding stress?
What didn’t she do? Based on talking with friends that didn’t have wedding planners, I think having Dawn take care of all the follow-up with vendors the week of the wedding, and creating a wedding-week and wedding-day timeline were some of the most valuable stress reducers.
What was the best thing about having this wedding planner?
Dawn went above and beyond the services in the package we purchased. She was always a phone call or e-mail away to help calm me down when I felt overwhelmed about something. Everything turned out better than we ever could have expected, and we know for sure that wouldn’t have been the case without Dawn!

We are sooooo excited to be moving downtown into our awesome new loft office with three other amazing vendors!  I am blessed to be sharing such a great space with such wonderful, fun people:

Tine with TM Photography, Steve with Glass Eye Video, and Tim with Timothy’s Floral Event Design.

It sure will be nice to have people to talk to more often in person!!!  So excited.  It is also a great money saver to get to share with everyone…

Our October weddings were so amazing and all so different.  I should be getting photos very soon, so be sure to check back.  And, I am sure I will be taking pictures of our new space once we are all moved in!  Enjoy this amazing weather!!

Happy planning,  Dawn