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Studio Wed and Atlanta/Nashville Brides

I'm excited to announce StudioWed Atlanta's first bridal event, The Inspired Bride. This event will be full of inspiration and will involve an interactive game where brides will plan a fantasy wedding in one afternoon. They will have the chance to also meet StudioWed vendors, be entertained, and enter to win fabulous giveaways.

The Atlantan Brides and StudioWed Atlanta cordially invite you to
   THE INSPIRED BRIDE

an interactive bridal event at StudioWed
Sunday, August 23rd, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Register to attend at http://studiowed.eventbrite.com/
Featuring
StudioWed’s fall wedding table trends
Live entertainment from Joe Grandsen Quartet
Appetizers from Hallie Jane’s Catering and Soiree Catering
Cocktails from Nuvo and wine tasting from Hop City Craft Beer & Wine
Fashion show at 5:30pm showcasing Erica Angeline’s new collection
and after party at the cellar at 5 Seasons Brewery
The first 100 brides will receive swag bags stuffed with all sorts of goodies, including a complimentary ticket to The Atlantan Brides’ Evening of  Bridal Luxury, and all brides will be entered to win giveaways including.
Space is limited for this event, so please register to attend at  http://studiowed.eventbrite.com/

Happy Planning!
~ Mary Alice, Nashville Wedding Planner
A Delightful Day

Bride's Night Out

When do bride's ever get the opportunity to come together for cocktails and share about their wedding plans??? Ashley's Bride Guide has co-created and sponsored a night for engaged brides to connect, vent, and share about their personal wedding planning journey's. The event will be hosted at ALoft hotel in Cool Springs, an uber-cool, modern hotel that is perfect for an intimate event like this. Catering will be provided by Down South Delights and ALoft will be hosting the bar with fusion cocktail tasting. See more information here and register. Happy Planning!

~ Mary Alice, Nashville Wedding Planner
A Delightful Day

Nashville Marriage Studio Workshop- June 26th & 27th

I had the delight of meeting Marie McKinney-Oates from the Nashville Marriage Studio at a bridal show back in March and learned about what her role in wedding couples lives was. So many people dream of the big day and all that that entails, but they don't consider what the other hundreds, of thousands of days are going to be like with their spouse. I know from experience that is definitely a change, a transition, from unmarried to married.

 Marie McKinney-Oates is putting on the Bound Together seminar for engaged couples. Here in Marie's words a description of what this pre-marital counseling seminar will include and how she developed this workshop:

"When I decided to put together a pre-marital education workshop I knew I did not want to just spew statistics and "this is how marriage should be" advice at a couple.  First of all, each couple is so unique and has such different definitions on what it means to have a successful marriage that it wouldn't help anyone. What is considered a "success" for one marriage would not be a "success" for another.  I really want to respect each couple's "individuality". 

"Second, I don't want couples to just receive information.  If anything, our culture suffers from information overload!  I don't want couples to just learn 'about' healthy marriages, I want them to practice healthy marriages right there in the workshop!

"Keeping these two points in mind, I put together Bound Together, a pre-marital education workshop.  Bound Together is split into two sessions.  During the first session we focus on personality traits of each partner and how those traits interact.  We will do short inventories to assess each partner's personality traits, their preferred love language, their attitude towards money and how they approach conflict.  This is a fun activity because partners will learn tons about each other.  The first year of marriage can be very trying, and knowing all these little details about each other can make it just a  bit easier to navigate.

"The second session is all about practice, practice, practice.  Most people don't know how to communicate well or how to fight fair.  During this session we try our best to fix that!  For two hours couples will not only learn about the various rules of communication, but they will put them into practice.  Couples will role play both good and bad communication.  This is important because it allows the couple to experience good communication which makes them more likely to actually put into practice when they get home. 

"More than anything, the goal of Bound Together is for couples to become as confident in their relationship and as prepared for marriage as possible before their wedding day."

We definitely encourage our couples to take pre-marital counseling, even if your minister doesn't require it or if you're an out of state couple. It is a chance to talk about many of the issues that will arise, especially in your first year of marriage.

Marie is offering our "delightful" readers $20.00 off the total seminar price, $60.00, when you mention that you saw the information on our blog. This will be taking place June 26 & 27th and complete information can be found here. Happy Planning and happy marriages!

~ Mary Alice, Nashville Wedding Planner
A Delightful Day 

Nashville & Atlanta Wedding Vendors & Brides- Summer Social

Weddings Unveiled is one of my favorite wedding magazines! It is what true Southern weddings are all about... all the hospitality, glamour, and class! Studio Wed Atlanta is hosting a Summer Social event with Weddings Unveiled on Thursday, June 25th beginning at 6:00p.m. and would love for you to be a part of it. Guests can register at http://studiowedsummer.eventbrite.com/. If you're not familiar with Studio Wed, is a free planning resource for brides. A location that you can go to to assist in your planning.... and yes, it is FREE! Check out the Studio Wed website to find out more. There are two locations, Atlanta and Asheville, and more on the horizon. 

 Here are some beautiful photos of the Studio Wed Atlanta:
 

Photos courtesy of Blue World Studios

Photos courtesy of Ross Oscar Knight.

We would love to see you there! Happy Planning!

~ Mary Alice, Nashville Wedding Planner
A Delightful Day

Nashville Lifestyles Bridal Show

We can't wait to see so many new Spring bride's at our booth at the Nashville Lifestyles Bridal Show at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center next Saturday, March 28th from 11-2. Stop by the "delightful" spring booth we're doing for a treat!

A Delightful Day off to sunny Jamaica

Amber and I are off to sunny Jamaica early in the morning tomorrow for 4 fun filled days of sun and learning about Sandals resorts. When we return, we will be certified Sandals associates. If you don't have a honeymoon picked out yet, check out www.sandals.com and we can help you with an all-inclusive Sandals resort honeymoon in many of their Caribbean locations. Here we come Jamaica!