ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!!

Check out this link to see our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!


http://www.adoreevents.biz/blog/

FINAL Clue before the Monday announcement

Final Clue before Monday: (for those of you who are up late too)

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Secret Project CLUE

Brides and Vendors!!!!

We are so excited to tell you that we will announce our BIG NEWS on MONDAY. Don't forget to check back with us to see what it's all about!! We are fortunate to be working with some amazing people and can't wait to share with you the fun projects we have been working on!!

Here's a CLUE for our announcement on Monday:

Villa East sneak peak

Today we were able to visit Villa East and check out a sneak peak of the new location. How exciting! Check out how great it is looking already!!

Baby News for a past Bride!!

We love to hear from all of our clients. It's so neat to catch up with past clients, especially when they have some news to share of additions to their family.

Our Bride, and friend, Samantha Vermeulen was married on March 15, 2008 and this week she became the mother of a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Congratulations Samantha and Chris!! We are so excited for you guys!!!! -Amy and Angela

Samantha and Chris on their wedding day.
*Photo- Verve Studio

Brayden Vermeulen born Nov. 9, 2009 9lbs, 22 in.

Beautiful Mommy and Baby!

Check out savings

50% Off Invitations

The Plant Shoppe is offering 50% off in-stock imprintable invitations during the month of November. Are you getting married, hosting a shower, throwing a birthday party or inviting people over for the holidays. We have many invitations in-stock that can be bought now and printed later. Not throwing a party??? Just coming in and seeing all the styles we offer will motivate you into throwing a party.

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Check out Betsy's Bloomers to see what we have been up to.

Vendor Clue and Contest Details

We have added a vendor to our giveaway.. How exciting for other vendors to want to be a part of the give away. Brides, I can't wait to share with you who the AMAZING vendors are!! Enter the contest to be a part of the giveaway!!!! Details below the vendor clue:

ENTER OUR CONTEST:

Win a FREE Wedding Planning and Coordinating package for your wedding day!! ...In addition to other prizes to be announced throughout the month!! Package includes a Lead Coordinator to help in the planning of your dream wedding day and Coordination of the rehearsal and day of.

BRIDES!!!
Send in a short story by December 14^th, 2009 to qualify for the FREE Wedding Planning and Coordinating package. Other prizes will be included once the winner is drawn. We will read your stories after Dec. 14^th and announce the winner the first week of January, 2010.

In your story we want to hear about:
How you got engaged
How you met your fiancé
Something special about you as a couple or your family
What your dream day would look like
Why you think you and your fiancé would be deserving of a Planning/Coordinating package and other wedding day prizes.

Qualifications:
Must be engaged
Need to be getting married during 2010 or 2011
Bride and groom must be 21 years of age or older
Ceremony/Reception location must be in the Gainesville, FL area
Entry letter must be written about a true story
You must not already have a planner booked for your wedding
All entries must be submitted in attachment form by December 14^th, 2009 to amy@avie.biz

Zen Fitness 5K/10K

Zen fitness is having a 5K/10K Race to support their Childhood Wellness Program. Check out their information and see how you can help to be a part of it by be a sponsor, walker, or runner.

House of Hope Prayer Breakfast 2009

What a joy it is to help plan the Prayer Breakfast for House of Hope. It was a great success this year and we wanted to share a few photos. We are already looking forward to helping with next years event.

Sponsors and supporters of House of Hope came out to listen to the success of those who have gone through the program and to also hear the guest speaker, Urban Meyer.

Check out the article published in the Gainesville Sun from October 2. Thanks to all who came out to make the breakfast a success.

ENTER TO WIN

We are SO EXCITED about some of our announcements coming up. Here is the first one and all the details included. We look forward to reading your stories!!

ENTER OUR CONTEST:
Win a FREE Wedding Planning and Coordinating package for your wedding day!! ...In addition to other prizes to be announced throughout the month!! Package includes a Lead Coordinator to help in the planning of your dream wedding day and Coordination of the rehearsal and day of.

BRIDES!!!
Send in a short story by December 14^th, 2009 to qualify for the FREE Wedding Planning and Coordinating package. Other prizes will be included once the winner is drawn. We will read your stories after Dec. 14^th and announce the winner the first week of January, 2010.

In your story we want to hear about:
How you got engaged
How you met your fiancé
Something special about you as a couple or your family
What your dream day would look like
Why you think you and your fiancé would be deserving of a Planning/Coordinating package and other wedding day prizes.

Qualifications:
Must be engaged
Need to be getting married during 2010 or 2011
Bride and groom must be 21 years of age or older
Ceremony/Reception location must be in the Gainesville, FL area
Entry letter must be written about a true story
You must not already have a planner booked for your wedding
All entries must be submitted in attachment form by December 14^th, 2009 to amy@avie.biz

Don't forget we are also offering FREE Consultation Appointments to discuss the vision of your wedding day. This is a great time talk to use about how we can help make your wedding day dreams come true. Call to set up your appointment at 352-338-7577. Read more about us at www.avie.biz

Leslie and Stephen...the DIY

So as a planner when we hear of a bride who wants to 'Do It Yourself' we almost have a cringe in our spirit. We of course never would let you know. But to be honest we aren’t always sure what you say you will do, will actually come about. That was really until Leslie came to us. She had so many ideas but already had them in the works and when they would be done by. It was music to my ears.

As much as Leslie is a creative, DIY bride, visionary, organized she new that she needed us. I remember the first time meeting her that she had all of her ideas in a folder, color swatches, plans and more. She was wise to choose some great vendors to work with as well.

So check out the details that we were capture from her wedding.

Laughter over a day well done.

So did you get all the DIY items:
Back ground for ceremony
Had the stand built and she did the fabric and monogram painting/stenciling
Monogram that she created and used throughout
Invitations
Programs
Place cards
Table numbers
Vellum in the centerpiece at the sweetheart table
Labels for the favors
She purchased the flowers and had us place them in the centerpieces containers. They were purchased from a local florist to insure great quality.
Sign over the Sweetheart table
Stands for the lights to strung on the porch
Cake decoration on the cake

'We Did' letters on the cake table
And the list goes on and on…

Congratulations Leslie and Stephen! By the way, you couldn't have choosen any better colors. (Brown and Blue, two of my favorite colors).

~Angela

LV Studio

The LV Studio is "Life Inspired" by Leslie Vega.

Leslie has a Shabby Chic style in her studio specializing in custom invitation sets. She is based in Gainesville, FL but provides service to national clients also. Leslie loves being in a career filled with endless creativity. Leslie's motto for her printing line is "Luxury for Less." Check her out and you may just love her 'shabby chic' style and creativity too!

Photo by Caroline Johnson

Courtney & Bill's Wedding

In May we spent a beautiful weekend with Courtney Seek and Bill Timony who where married on the beautiful lawn at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, FL. With the bridesmaids in black and Courtney in white it was a vision of elegance.

The reception, held upstairs in the Ponte Vedra Room, continued the vison adding a touch of green. Each table held centerpieces provided by Liz Stewart Floral Designs. With thirteen tables the centerpieces alternated between small bouquets and tall vases both containing gorgeous white and green floral arrangements. The cake designed by Classic Cakes was three tiers of delicious red velvet and cheesecake filling.
One of the highlights of the night was the Best Man’s speech. Bill’s best friend started off with reminiscent stories and jokes but ended by stripping down to his old wrestling uniform and challenging Bill right on the dance floor! It was quite the surprise but provided for a fun and spontaneous show. All 120 guests danced the night away with music provided by The Mystery Band. At the end of the night friends and family sent off the happy couple with a runway of sparklers bringing their big day to a fabulous end!

Not to leave anyone else out we had to pleasure of working with Carolyn Clarke Photography out of Ocala. She was a gem to work with.

~Angela and the A`vie Ladies

Exciting upcoming news!!

Clients, Vendors, bloggers........

Keep checking back with us as we have some exciting things to announce soon. A couple dates to watch for special blogs with all the fun answers:

Nov. 1

Dec. 1

Jan. 1

Great things that you can be a part of!!! Can't wait to share with you all!!

Lollipops

How much fun are lollipops??? If you're looking for a fun and tasty treat for your guest favors, try personalizing a lollipop. Check out some of these examples from Accent The Party!

How to pick your colors and personalization:

So many fun colors to choose from.

Outside Wedding Inspiration Boards

Check out the inspiration boards Lindsay put together from last weekends wedding. What a fun outside wedding this was. She had so much fun with the details. Pick which one you like best!

Girls Night Out Event in September

Here are a few more pictures from our event for Linked In Women that we did in September at Gainesville Golf and Country Club. We had several different vendors and over 125 women attend. We raised over $1200 for the Women's Giving Circle as well.

O2B Kids
Marketing Mudd

Bookkeepers

UF Custom Solutions

Can't wait until next year. We are already working on how we will take it to the next level.

~Angela