Wedding Traditions and History: The Bridal Shower

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Stacy McCain Event Planning

Bridal Showers have been traced back to 16^th century Holland. There is a Dutch legend pertaining to the first bridal shower. It is believed that a young, wealthy Dutch girl fell in love with a grain miller’s son and wanted to marry him. Her father was opposed to the marriage and refused to give his daughter her dowry. When the village folks and friends heard the news, they brought gifts to fill her dowry so the girl could begin her married life. And so the custom began of showering a bride-to-be with gifts before she embarks on her new journey as a wife.

Photo courtesy The Glam Pad

Bridal Showers gained popularity in the United States in the 1930’s and have been going strong ever since. Of course, they were much simpler back then compared to the modern day bridal showers!

Photo by Jose Villa

Real Wedding { Teaser } : Cassie + Morgan

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Stacy McCain Event Planning

Last October, on a crisp yet sunny Fall day, Cassie and Morgan tied the knot at Beaulieu Garden in front of their nearest and dearest. We loved working with them and their families because they were so excited and enthusiastic about their big day and all the little details. In addition, the vendors that we had the pleasure of working with on this wedding made it one of our most memorable weddings of 2013. The printed pieces c/o Chewing The Cud, the decor c/o Atelier Joya, the food c/o Paula LeDuc Fine Catering – we could go on and on! Without a doubt, the biggest show stopper was Cassie’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous Vera Wang dress; the kind of dress every girl dreams about wearing as she walks down the aisle.

Here are a few of our favorite photos from the day, but you can find the entire album on our recent Style Me Pretty feature by following this link.

Photo by Elle Jae Photography

Photo by Elle Jae Photography

Wishing Cassie and Morgan a lifetime of good food, delicious wine, and lots of love!

Parental Love

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Stacy McCain Event Planning

Photo by Mark Kuroda

The last step in parental love

involves the release of the beloved;

the willing cutting of the cord that

would otherwise keep the child in a

state of emotional dependence.

– Lewis Mumford

Real Wedding: Olivia and Dan on Style Me Pretty Today!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Stacy McCain Event Planning

We’re beyond excited to share photos from Olivia and Dan’s wedding at Beaulieu Garden on Style Me Pretty today! We worked with an all star group of vendors to produce this gorgeous wedding, including Yvonne Wong Photography, Paula Le Duc Fine Catering, Sharla Flock Designs, Got Light., Sweet On Cake, and many others. Here’s a little sneak peak of some of our favorite photos, but please be sure to visit the entire gallery on Style Me Pretty by following this link.

Photo by Yvonne Wong Photography

Real Wedding: Megan & Ben on Style Me Pretty

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Stacy McCain Event Planning

Today we are so excited to have Megan and Ben’s wedding featured on Style Me Pretty! Megan and Ben were one of the sweetest couples we have ever had the pleasure of working with. Here are a few sneak peek photos, and you can find the entire gallery by following this link.