Fresh off the press!

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If you are wondering what we have been up to these days, look no further than Gwyneth Paige's blog! We have been busy, busy bees.

I must say, this new venture has had quite the productive week this week. Most of the invitation suites have been shipped to us (woo-hoo!) and the final batch will come off the printers on Friday! I won't even deny the fact that we have been doting over these treasures all week. Absolutely loving on them. The development of this invitation line has been a non-stop process of tweaking and perfecting details ...and then tweaking and perfecting some more. Everything has to be 110% perfect. No exceptions. And we are loving every minute of it!

In case you have not had the opportunity to catch all the sneak peek photos on the other blog, we invite you to feast your eyes here. These are just a few items of many items. So be sure to follow us as we will surely lend some more gaze-worthy photos to you soon!

Enjoy.

~ Jillian

Have You Pre-Ordered?

So, it's no secret that Tara Guerard of Soiree, Inc. in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of my industry heroes. Her style speaks to me and I'm inspired by her work and her amazing eye for the aesthetically pleasing.

I'm really excited about her second book due to hit the stands at any second. This book, Weddings by Tara Guerard, is the much anticipated follow-up to her first book, Southern Weddings. I loved her first book so much that when pre-orders for this new book opened up on Amazon, I purchased it immediately!

If you enjoy feasting your eyes on yummy wedding details with gorgeous brides and amazing decor, then I'd really recommend her books to you. I don't think you'll be disappointed!

~Jodi

Ariya Shah Vanderploeg!

Since many of my friends and family read this blog, I thought I would use this post to tell everyone that my beautiful brother, Jeff, and his equally {okay, MORE!} beautiful wife, Purvi, had their first baby last night!

Ariya Shah Vanderploeg weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long. This is significant since my sister-in-law is a size 2 on a bad day! She might be my new hero. She pushed Ariya for 3 hours without drugs and finally had to get an epidural because she just had no energy left. After the epidural, she still had to push for another 2 hours. She's a better woman than I! I was screaming for drugs at a 6!

These are the times that I wish more than ever that we lived closer than 1,000 miles apart. But, I'm planning to fly to Connecticut in the next couple of weeks with Gretchen and Seth so that they can meet their new cousin and I can meet my new niece!

Congratulations Jeff and Purvi! We love you guys and we're so glad Ariya is healthy and beautiful. What a blessing! We're also pretty confident Ariya will be the most well-adjusted child on this planet since you're both Ph.D. level Psychologists!

~Jodi

Notes From the Future "Mrs." - Trying out a unique registy!

Christmas vacation was the perfect opportunity to get wedding stuff done. And that "stuff" included updating our wedding registries. Finally. About two months ago, Chris and I set up three different registries. All which desperately needed to be tweaked. Two of the registries we chose are more conventional options (Bed Bath and Beyond and Pottery Barn)...and the third one is just a little different from the norm. We selected a honeymoon registry, which was created on Honeyfund.com.

Here is my favorite part of this unique registry. Even though most honeymoon registry sites take a percentage of the monetary gift given to you, Honeyfund is truly free to use. Plus, the money gets sent directly from your gift-giver to you. So you can rest assured knowing that money is only changing hands between you and people you trust. No third parties to worry about. To find out more about how this all works and to see samples of the insanely fun activities you can register for (Sunset Cruise with Champagne, anyone?), click here and check it out!

I'll admit, the honeymoon registry is kind of experimental. I do not know anyone personally who has done one, so I thought "Why not give it a try?" After all, traveling together is our favorite thing to do. So it fits. Many couples these days are branching off and really starting to write their own rules when it comes to weddings. And registries are no exception to this change. So here's to hoping our guests bite at this new idea!

The way I see it, your registry is just one more way to personalize things and show your guests what's important to you as a couple.

~ Jillian

Found on The Knot's Blog

What a nice surprise! I recently found out that one of my menu card ideas was featured on The Knot's blog. This menu card was designed for the Bride and Bloom photo shoot that I did last March. The image wasn't selected for publication so my photographer, Jen Kroll , knew it was fair game when Rebecca, The Knot's photo editor from NYC, asked if she could use the image on the blog.

Thanks for taking such a great photo, Jen. And thanks for the wonderful compliments on the idea, Rebecca!

~Jodi

The BluePrint Plan - ON SALE!

Happy New Year! Here we stand at the start of a promising 2010. It's not just a new year, but a new decade too. And I'm so excited for what lies ahead this year!

Many, many people will become engaged over the next couple of months. In fact, January and February are the two months out of the year that generate the most inquiries for our event planning services. Unfortunately, we're not always the perfect fit for many brides and their grooms. That's why I want to tell you about our BluePrint Program.

You may remember that we added this service about six months ago as a way to assist couples in the design process. In fact, you can read and learn more about our BluePrint Program here. This really is a spectacular service and we'll work together to design a fantastic and memorable affair. I'll give you all the tools you need to implement the plans I put in place for you.

This service normally costs $1,500, but during the month of January I am offering the service at the reduced rate of $1,000! I've never done this before but I've been so blessed in this business and want to be a blessing to others. Weddings truly are my passion!

Here's the fine print. You must book this service by 11:59pm on Sunday, January 31. You must be available to meet during the months of January and February and all BluePrint Plans will be completed and delivered no later than Sunday, February 28. {However, I reserve the right to change the 'delivered date' based on the popularity of this offer. :) }.

This really is an amazing offer and I hope that I'm able to help many of you design and stylize an event or wedding that truly reflects who you are! If you're interested, please email me at jodi@in-any-event.org.

Looking forward to hearing from you!
~Jodi

Happy 2010!

We have so many things that have blessed us this past year here at In Any Event. We want to thank all of the amazing vendors and clients that we were fortunate enough to work with in 2009. These special people are the reason we love what we do. Here's to wishing a wonderful 2010 to everyone, and we look forward to all the fantastic things that the New Year will bring!

~ In Any Event Team

{Photo: Courtesy of Seeing Red}