Desert Botanical Garden Wedding

What a beautiful day Colleen and Brad had for their wedding at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix last weekend! After all the rain which seem to hit every weekend this winter it was SO nice to have such great weather. And if anyone deserved a nice day this awesome couple did!

Colleen and Brad just returned from their honeymoon and she sent me this...I can't say it enough - thank you so much for all you did to make our day run so smoothly. We have gotten so many comments, emails, phone calls etc about what an amazing day it was... and it was that way because of you. You are so awesome and I just loved having you by my side for the past 18 months! (yes its been that long!) Thank you Sandy!

How cute is this photo of Colleen and her bridesmaids?! Love it!!
Cristi Owen was the talented photographer and as you can tell she captured the day amazingly.

Colleen surprised Brad with this cute bobble head cake topper in their imagine. It was quite a hit at their reception.

Once again my talented daughter, Kelsey, Flossy Stylish Design, provided cute paper products.

Colleen was one of the most organized brides I have ever assisted, as well she and her mom were so fun to work with. I miss them already.

Best wishes Colleen and Brad!!!

Bride's Choice Award!

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that In Awe Weddings and Events has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding and event planners.The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. In Awe Weddings and Events is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. “We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.” We are happy to announce that In Awe Weddings and Events is among the very best wedding and event planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includesWeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

Jenna and Michael

Jenna is one of the most beautiful girls you will ever meet that is truly beautiful inside and out. I LOVED assisting Jenna and Michael in planning this special day that began with an amazing and spiritual ceremony at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Tempe.

The photo below is one of my favorite photos, Jenna and Michael are so loved that all the toasts were such a tribute to their loving personalities.

The tables were a variety of different sizes and shapes, it looks so amazing!
The apple green toasting flutes are so cute.
Once again, my amazing and talented daughter, Kelsey Murrietta of Flossy Stylish Design designed all the great paper products.

This is hilarious, I love it!!

All my love to you both for a long and happy marriage!!

Thanks Kristen, Grinnell Photo for sharing these great images

I am so excited to let everyone know that we have been nominated one of Arizona Bride Magazine Best of 2009. There are three nominated for Best Wedding Planner with the results being announced this month.

My extremely talented daughter, Kelsey Murrietta of Flossy Stylish Design was nominated in the invitation category. I am so proud of her as she has only been in business a short time so it is obvious how awesome she is at all she does! It is so great to have her working with me on weddings as well, I don't tell her often enough how much she is loved and appreciated.

Even if we do not win we are so honored to be nominated, and give a tremendous thank you to everyone who voted for us!

A note from Julia

After I published Julia's photos she emailed me this sweet note....
You did an amazing job on our wedding and it wouldn't have been the dream come true wedding that it was without you and Kelsey! Thanks again for everything!!

Also, she sent me her website link since they just got it running yesterday. I have added the link so just click on Short N Sweet and your stomach will be growling in no time. Thanks Julia, best wishes in your new business, I have no doubt you will be a huge success!!!!

Julia and Mike!

Julia and Mike's wedding was held at the Scottsdale Country Club last November. Their fun personalities came out in every aspect of their wedding as you can see in the details below.

The cute escort cards were designed by Kelsey of Flossy Stylish Design.

Julia is one of those people that make you smile the minute you see her. Thank you Renee Bergmen for the great photos.

Julia recently has started her own cinnamon roll business, Short N Sweet. Her retail location will be opening sometime this month in Tempe. For now you can find them at these locations, yummy stuff! Her website is now up and running so check it out.

7-Eleven‎ -
8410 E Mcdonald Dr, Scottsdale, AZ‎ - (480) 948-7363‎ (McDonald and Granite Reef)

7-Eleven‎ -
1310 E Broadway Rd # 101, Tempe, AZ‎ - (480) 966-5510‎ (Broadway and Dorsey)

Shell Gas Station‎ -
6502 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ‎ - (602) 277-6269‎ (7th St. and Maryland )

Ventura Market -
9261 E Via De Ventura Scottsdale, AZ‎ 85258-(623) 826-0002 (101 and Via de Ventura)

7-Eleven‎ -
485 W Warner Rd, Tempe, AZ‎ - (480) 785-1947‎ (Kyrene and Warner)

Mary Coyle Ice Cream Yogurt‎ -
5521 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ‎ - (602) 265-6266‎