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If you haven’t picked up the latest copy of the Minnesota Knot Magazine, get thee to the store and do so!

What to look for…

ME!  Ok sorry, not ME, but you’ll find fab.you.lous event design in the same ranks as many other ridiculously talented vendors that work hard to make their couples happy.  We were all selected by our clients to win the The Knot’s “Best of Weddings 2010″ award and it’s an honor to be chosen and listed on the same pages as the other vendors.  THANK YOU AGAIN, CLIENTS!  Check out pages 14-17 and check out the list on the Knot website.  You can also find an article on fab.clients Meagan and Jeremy’s November 2008 wedding here or on pages 123-126.  (Don’t worry Mom and Dad, I’ve got your copy.)

My friend Heather was so excited for me she scanned in a picture of it and sent it to me as she was lucky enough to have her very own intricately planned and self-executed January 2009 wedding published in the magazine!  Jessica of JM Photography  (also a Best of Weddings 2010 winner) did a post on her blog here, and I stole a picture to show my dear friends Heather and Adam off.  Get to know Heather as she is on of my fab assistants!  Check them out on page 41.

And right NEXT to them on page 40 is Laura Ivanova Photography’s own published wedding (and ANOTHA Best of Weddings 2010 winner!)!  She posted about it here on her blog.  (I couldn’t get the picture to save so check out Laura’s blog and flip to page 40 in the magazine).

Even though you can peruse the website, pick up a real copy when you’re out.  Nothing beats curling up to a cup of hot chocolate and reading about local talent.  There are a ton of great weddings photos, inspiring designs by other Minnesota planners, as well as great planning tips from the pros.  It’s a big deal for the pros to get published because it shows off their talent and let’s them know their hard work is appreciated.  Happy reading!

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I was lucky enough to be hired by Meagan and Jeremy to coordinate their November 7, 2008 wedding.  Meagan is absolutely a sweetheart and I had a blast working with both Meagan and Jeremy’s family and friends – especially the awesome bridesmaids!  You can find an article about Meagan and Jeremy’s wedding in the latest issue of the Minnesota Knot Magazine.  Check them out on pages 123-125!

Meagan’s sister (to the left of Meagan) knitted all those shawls!  That’s some serious MOH love for her sister!

Totally typical Meagan.  I love this shot!

The burgundy peonies were a must have for Meagan and Molly’s Flower Studio totally delivered.

The table numbers were two-sided pictures of Meagan and Jeremy when they were younger.  It was an instant ice breaker for the guests as they shared stories.

The Vendor List:

Ceremony + Reception:   Radison Roseville

Officiant:  Judge Thomas G. Armstrong

Photographer: Agape Moments

Coordinator: fab.you.lous event design

Hair + Makeup:  Smart and Chic Bride

Florals: Molly’s Flower Studio

Cakes:  Queen of Cakes

Chair covers and ceiling draping:  Wedding Day Designs

Ceremony music:  Monarch Trio

DJ:  Instant Request

Transporation:  Renee’s Royal Valet

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I drew a couple out of a hat (literally) and the winner of this year’s free coordination services are Kristen and Randy!  I’m very excited to be working with them and their vendors this September!  Congrats, guys!

[photo taken by the Mother of the Bride]

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I have this crazy belief that relationships, especially and most importantly marriages, are not just sustained by the two partners in the relationship, but by the people that rally around the couple to hold them up and hold them accountable.  It’s not easy in the world we live in.  We live such strange lives with technologies that allow things or people to creep into our relationships that don’t belong there, allowing ourselves to get wrapped up in things that don’t matter, and we gripe to our friends or coworkers when we’re frustrated instead of turning to our partner or spouse.  What if we, the people that are listening to the upset, gave sound, pro-relationship advice and offered support that was positive for the marriage instead of just leaning back and saying ‘yeah, man.  marriage is hard and you need to make yourself happy’ or if we saw something happening that wasn’t good for the relationship, we’d step up to the plate and say ‘it’s not right and something needs to change.”   It sounds very simplistic for as complicated as relationships are, but what if instead of standing back, we actively participate in supporting that love and that relationship?

Heather + Dan’s engagement session by Spencer Combs

I know you probably get invited to a million weddings a year.  After a while it’s a drain on your wallet for the gift and the outfit and the travel and the overnight stay.  Pretty soon, instead of being excited to attend the wedding and feeling honored that you were chosen to witness such an occasion in your friends’ lives, you’re griping about that too.  Next time you’re stressed about what to wear (just wear the same dress again… you looked hot in it last time!), think of it as this: This couple trusts and loves you.  They are asking you not only to take part in the celebration of their relationship and new marriage, they are asking you to stand as witnesses to the vows they took and to rally around them as a couple to help support them.  Be there and be the friends that encourage their relationship to grow stronger as a couple and be their shoulders to lean on when they hit the inevitable tough spots of a relationship.  Be the friends that want to see them succeed and make babies (if they want that) and get gray hair together after learning a lifetime’s worth of wisdom that can be passed onto grandbabies.  Think of this every time you attend a wedding.  It’s not just you partaking in a celebration, but also you pledging your support and promising to actively help them achieve whatever it is that they want to accomplish in this life together – as partners in crime, as best friends, as husband and wife, as parents…

Spencer and Alex getting the perfect shot

I am so excited I could burst about Heather and Dan’s wedding this past weekend.  As 190 of their closest family and friends gathered, we all promised to help them uphold the promises they made to each other.  We (the three of us!) spent 14 months planning for Saturday, but a lifetime learning how to be there for each other (even if we (as sisters) annoy the crap out of each other sometimes).  I was being a control freak about design stuff being perfect because I want everything to blow their minds and give make them deliriously happy.  But, just like my very favorite clients say, it didn’t matter if the place burned down (still standing) or the food was cold (which it wasn’t) or a snow storm hit (which it didn’t) and only 5 people could make it (it was a full house).  All that mattered to Heather and Dan, is that at the end of the day, they were Mr. and Mrs.  And I can always stand behind that.

You totally thought I’d give you teaser shots, didn’t you?  Psych!  My point -n-shoot Canon could do NO justice to what Spencer and Alex Combs have in store for Heather and Dan.  All you need to know is that Heather and Dan say they truly didn’t think a perfect wedding existed, until Saturday.  And that makes this sister VERY happy!

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