Martina and Ryan's Wedding

You haven't seen nothing yet. We had the most fun at Martina and Ryan's wedding in October. Their wedding ceremony and reception was Plantation Hall at Haile inside the Haile Village Center. We took so over the 'Square' area with their ceremony 'On the Square' and then the cocktail hour under the trees and then the reception in Plantation Hall with a tent brought in for all our guests so the reception hall was left for our food from Celebrations and Music from Jay's Entertainment. The food was outstanding and delicious and fit the theme of the wedding perfectly. A reception is never complete without so much so we were dancing under the watchful eyes of Jay's Entertainment, Darren and Rodney. They know how to keep the party going.

No party can happen without some fun photographers that really like to party so here we go with K-Gallery's pictures. Matt and Krystal you really out did yourself. You 'Rocked' with some amazing pictures.

So to match Martina's style and personality we were blessed to have all the flowers done by The Plant Shoppe. Betsy did a spectular job on her flowers with all those unique fun and different. If you are ever in need of something off the wall you need to talk with Betsy.

True Beauty!
So just for some more fun with the wedding party we went to Sharab's downtown for some drinks and great shots.

Just a 'Little Sexy Bride'

Some wonderful pictures before they met all the rest of their wedding party

Their first time meeting each other. I love when we do this before a wedding. It makes it so much easier on all. You are able to have time together without anyone watching, except some cameras, but you have to have those memories captured.

We highly encourage you to exchange a personal card and/or gift if you are open to it. Ryan surprised Martina with his grandmothers diamond in a unique setting. It was just as stunning as Martina.

WOW!!! Vivacious Bride

Sweetheart Table with some beautiful accessories. We provided the linens. Aren't they gorgeous.

Look at the lovely couple
Just a little something from Martina to Ryan

Finally to the evening was a cake by Danette Drageset.

Until we dance again...we shall have beautiful memories of your wedding day.

~Angela and the A`vie Ladies

Its that time again!

Calling all Brides-to be!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Gainesville's REAL Wedding Expo
12:00-5:00 PM. Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Don't miss a Gainesville TRADITION. Plan your wedding in a day! Twice a year, the best local wedding related vendors gather in ONE PLACE to help you create the wedding of your dreams! Visit them all, and then take a break to see the NEWEST 2009 Wedding Fashions in a fun-filled RUNWAY fashion show by Jay's Bridal.

Theater doors open at 1:30 pm.
Fashion show at 2:00 pm.
Prize drawings at 4:00 PM.

Sample catered delights, visualize yourself in a limousine, talk with professional wedding photographers and videographers, taste yummy wedding cakes, check out area florists, DJ's, party and tent rentals, reception sites, wedding consultants and more!

Tickets are $10.00;children under 12, $5.00;infants under 2, free.

For more information visit Jays Bridal!

My Family...

It isn't often that I talk about my family but that is going to change. I can't tell you how involved I am in with my family. I love doing things with them all. We try to do movie nights, boating, fishing, and a lot of church activities together. We are always open to finding more things to do to create memories. Below are some pictures we did of our family with Rob Witzel Photography. We had so much fun.

Just a little bit of 'food fight' came out. The kids were throwing popcorn on us.

The Tower of the RENICK's

A little birdie told me...When to Hire a Wedding Consultant

As I have been off for a few days I have had time to look through magazines after magazines and catch up on stacks of reading that I have wanted to do. As I was skimming through one of them this small 'pink' article caught my eye.
Now before I state this you all know what we do but sometimes people wonder why should I hire a Wedding planner/consultant/coordinator. They say things such as, 'I can do that'; 'I have planned a party before'; and 'I can do this'. Then you get going and you realize that you are in over your head. This article might be for you.
"If your work schedule is just too demanding, you may want to get some planning help from a pro. 'Wedding planners know what's available out there fore all kinds of events, and we can save you both time and money by doing the legwork, getting the best vendors and avoiding potential mistakes,'" says Sarah Lusardi of NY Engagements, LLC.

NOW in my terms some things that we can make happen for you that you just don't have the time to even think about until it is too late.

• Wedding Day schedules for family, wedding party, and vendors
• Having back up plans for the weather
• Being able to check in all the vendors and make sure that everything is in place for you.
• Set up time to do a final consultation so you know that we know that everything is taken care of.
• Delegate things to the right vendors.
• Oversee the BIG and SMALL details of your day.
• Keep things moving without being pushy or bossy.
• Be creative when need to be, especially when it counts.
• We expect the unexpected.
• We love to do the research to make your wedding very unique to you.
• We even love to do Power Meetings to make it happen within your time schedule.

So when considering if you need some help from a personal on your wedding day you might think of a few things first.
~Angela

Happy Turkey Day!

We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We at A'vie are thankful for all of our friends and family that have helped us grow into what we are today. We hope you all enjoy spending the holidays with those you are thankful for-(and enjoy all the sales at the mall tomorrow!!!)

Wedding Invitation Etiquette

Addressing your wedding invitations can be confusing. Here are a few tips to make it easier.

Abbreviations

Traditionally, nothing was abbreviated on invitations, recently title abbreviations have become all right to use. It’s up to you how traditional you want to go, or if you would rather save time. Also, writing out street numbers and names is elegant, but time consuming and not necessary and the US Post Office prefer abbreviations.

Hand Addressing

Traditionally invitations should be hand written in black ink. This will take a lot of time and you will want to get bridesmaids with good handwriting to help. If you are going to make them computer-generated make sure to use a calligraphy font.

The Return Address

This should be written on the back flap of the envelope and hand-written if possible. It should be addressed to the person hosting the event, not the bride’s address. You do not need to put names on the return address, just the address itself.

Extra Tips

DO NOT make your guests guess who is invited, make it clear. Pay attention to the details and recheck name spellings before sending out invites.

*Information from http://www.mygatsby.com/
*For a chart with even more tips try visiting:
http://www.a-weddingday.com/

Sarah and Shamar's Wedding Day at Sweetwater Branch

Sarah and Shamar's wedding was absolutely beautiful. They are both so easy-going and sweet. Sarah looked like an old Hollywood movie star with her hair down in glamorous, loose pin curls that she did herself and Shamar's face when he first saw her was priceless. Joan Prange did her flowers and the bouquet was exactly what Sarah wanted and more. The weather was perfect and working with Sweetwater made our job easy. The reception was so much fun with Mike Collins as the DJ. Shamar's mom and sister even did a hilarious choreographed dance to "Wipeout"! Check out some of the pictures from Mary Beth Tyson, they're amazing.

This was their first time meeting each other before the ceremony.

Cool beyond words...

So Amazing!!!!

Check back for more pictures from their wedding.

~Angela and Mattie

Celebrate Adoption at Haile Golf and Country Club

For the past two years we have been given the opportunity to plan Celebrate Adoption for Children's Home Society. Both of these years we were able to have it at Haile Golf and Country Club in the Haile Village Center. It is such an exciting event were we are able to bring awareness of adoption to others. Those who come range from those who have adopted, those who are adopted, those up for adoption and those who want more information about adoption. It is a big range of people. I am so blessed to share in having two adopted children so working with Children's Home Society on this event is even more dear to me. To document this event and to give you a small glimpse of what we had going on Photography 35 (Gregg and Angel) was there to bring it all to life. We have put a few just to give you a glimpse of the activities that we had please check out their blog for more. (http://blog.photography35.com/)

Treasure Dig with great prizes donated by local vendors.

Plus cotton candy...YUMMY!!!!

Go Albert! Go Albert!

Albert you can do it, too!!!!
Just a little SURPRISE that we were able to give to the kids.
Thank you Albert and Alberta for coming to our event.

Fishing!!!! Fishing!!!!

Even my very own daughter, Kaelynn. We picked her up from the hospital at 2 days old and adopted her 4 months later.

Slide....so much fun...

Face painting and balloons

Again this is just a glimpse of what we put together for the children and awareness for others. Thank you Gator Dominos for the pizza, Officer Graham, Bike Safety, Capital City Bank, Adoption NOW, Head Start, Beef O'Brady's, Regal Cinema, Gainesville Sunshine Clown, and Fantastic Graphics.

Hope to see everyone of you next year. If you want more information on Adoption please email or call me and I will get you connected to the right person.

~Blessings, Angela

Food Fight Pictures

Yes, we just finished doing some family pictures with my family (4 kids) on Sunday. Rob and Marian Witzel were up for the challenge. As Rob and I discussed what we were thinking about doing. I was discussing with him how much we love going to the movies and watching a movie together eating in front of the T.V. at least once or twice a month. With that Rob ran with that idea and came up with a 'food fight' with popcorn. Which the kids absolutely loved it. The blot thickens when the kids only could have the food and we weren't able to get back at them. :) I will put up some pictures once they are ready.
~Angela

Jessica and Rob at The Florida Museum of Natural History

Jessica and Rob tied the knot on Saturday November 8th at the Baughman Center and then made their way over to the Florida Museum of Natural History on awesome scooters we were able to rent for them (Its a new company in town called "Yellow Bike") After months of plans and a few phone calls here and there, I finally got to meet Jessica and Rob TWO days before their wedding!! I have to say they were probably the two most laid back people I have EVER met in my entire life. I was so relieved when I finally met them and they were really as stress free about their wedding as Jessica had told me on the phone (I have to admit - I was pretty nervous about pulling off a wedding reception when I hadnt event met the bride or the groom). This wedding was all about the orange and blue - we even had a projector screen where we watched the Gators over power the Commodores! The couple displayed their school spirit with orange and blue in the bride's bouquetprovided by Crevasses, their orange and blue assorted cupcakes form Publix, and the linens from Celebrations who also catered the reception. The bride and groom were introduced to the Gator fight song and then danced and partied the night away with the help of David from Wellspring Entertainment and of course the Celebrations bar tenders. Jimmy Ho got some awesome shots of them as you can see.

One of my favorite parts of the night was watching the brides dad go crazy when the DJ played "Jump Around" - I have never had a father of the bride with so much energy and enthusiasm!! He gets my award for "Best father of the Bride". I had such a great time getting to know Jessica and Rob that day and I wish them the best of luck in thier marriage. I hope their wedding was everything they dreamed it would be! Last but not least...... GO GATORS!