Candy Buffet Tips featuring Aisle Do!

Attention All Candy Buffet Lovers!

Visit  Candy.com's Blog to learn some great Tricks to Building a Stellar Candy Buffet  by Sue Gillerlain at Candy.com  We are are thrilled to have some of our top tips included too!

Here's another great tip:

Feature a decorative or themed container to compliment your stock glassware. This inexpensively adds to the decor and creates a unique buffet every time!

Editorial Calendar Created! Update!

It is official! We’ve created an editorial calendar for our blog! And we’ll supplement this with guest bloggers, special offers and fun promotions for you! Here’s our regular line up: 

Manic Mondays -  these posts will feature a color scheme, design board or maybe even things that make us go hmmm...  If you want to know more about our company personality, you'll find it here. 

Technical Tuesdays - feature a simple technique, tip or trend with the “how to” to accomplish it on your own.  We're all about share the knowlege!  We'll even add some videos when applicable.

Wednesday Whims -  we’ll find a product, service, or idea that we just think is cool, fun, or otherwise makes us go 'wow'!

After much consideration, we'll begin our new blogging routine at the end of August when our new website is launched also!

Jackie & Ian Dargavel - May 8

On May 8, 2010 Jackie & Ian exchanged rings and promises of happily ever after in sickness and in health at The Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte! The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful and the couple could not have been happier! The entire day proved worth every moment of working though details, every meeting, every email and every phone call! Guests of all ages enjoyed this wedding as much as the couple. Here are some highlights from their reception at The Victorian Villa Bed & Breakfast on Lake Wylie …

The cake had anchors to tie into the nautical theme.

Check out the bride and groom dancing in the mirror!

Yummy Candy!  Blue and nautically inspaired candies!

Father and daughter dance to "A Summer Place"

More pics in the coming weeks!

Thank you Jackie & Ian for allowing Aisle Do to assist you in planning your wedding!  It was an honor to be part of your special day!

Shannon & Kyle's Fabulous Logo

I've been working on custom designs for bride-to-be Shannon and her mom LuLu. It's been a blast!

Shannon's chosen a vibrant green complimented with soft pink for her March 20th wedding. This is Shannon & Kyle's custom logo that will be used on favor and gift bags and adapted for favor bags, escort cards, ceremony programs, beverage napkins and more!  

Motivating Mondays

This is the first in the Motivating Monday design series! It was a dreary wet chilly day in Charlotte, NC and it's expected to be the same tomorrow.  I needed to warm things up! So this week starts with an olive and amber combination.  Amber accent lighting would transform any reception environment to create the aura of sunset in the distance. Use various olive hues to infuse the ambiance. Your guests will never conciously think "their colors are green and orangey" and will feel the tranquil warmth of the atmosphere.

Where to find it:  Bridesmaid Dress; Flower Girl Dress; Linen; Bouquet;DimpleVotives; Wedding Cake; Green Barware; Save the Date; FavorBox;

Congratulations Erin & Jason!

At 4:00pm on Saturday Sept. 19, 2009 at the Indian Trail United Methodist Church, Erin Lail became Mrs. Erin Whitehead! And Jason ...well, he was already Mr. Jason Whitehead so he doesn't even have to practice his new signature - but I'll bet he would agree, he is now the complete Mr. Jason Whitehead.

They were brought together by "chemistry"- literally. They were chemistry lab partners in college! OK, I have to risk going off on a tangent - fabulous toasts were given by the best man Ron and Jason's Dad Roland and Erin's dad, Tony.  I was able to spend some more time with Tony at the rehearsal though so I know he had those "father of the bride nerves". But he conquered them and presented a gracious welcome to their guests to start the reception and his toast to his daughter and her new husband later that night was precious.  Tony said Erin and Jason have that other chemistry in common too! You know that chemistry that gives you goosebumps just to watch them dance?!

Oh, it was breathtaking! I really tried to capture their glow from across the room with my little Canon. Clary's Banquet Facility, in Indian Trail, NC was overflowing with that kind of chemistry on Saturday night. Chuck Clary can be proud of his young staff too. A great team! 

Here are some highlights of what Erin and Jason planned and who made it happen-

Erin and Jason chose a rich, savory- coral and deep chocolate color palette. What Penny, Vicki and their floral crew fashioned was delightful! The tables donned a beautiful fragrant blend of roses, alstroemerias, hydrangeas, hypericum, green cymbidium and a variety of luscious leaves. Lots of floating candles and glass made the whole banquet room glisten!

Apollo Video's Angelo Politis has a passion for service. Just from talking to him, I know that will shine through in Erin and Jason's video. I enjoyed some shop-talk with him too. Looking forward to seeing the final production he creates.

Great live music!! All the guests enjoyed the band, Threshold from Rock Hill, SC. And I would be remiss to not mention that band leader Jamie Lee Hart was fabulous to work with. They were professional, entertaining and every planner's dream: flexible and prompt.

It was truly a blessing to serve Erin and Jason on their wedding day! I look forward to seeing the pictures taken by Sharon from Our Heritage, and hope to post a few here soon, but until then a couple more that I snapped myself will have to do!

.....and they lived happily ever after!

The Bridal Showcase

The Bridal Showcase on Sunday was such a great experience. I enjoyed meeting all the couples and other area vendors. And I don't think I'll soon forget the groom's dance contest!
Here are some photos from the Aisle Do tropically inspired wedding booth.