Picture are worth a thousand words. Especially when the capture memories of your big day. Our top two are (drum role)…….

With a great eye for design and an amazing and bright personality Kaylee Eyelander is one of our top choices!

Matt and Rachel are a great couple so relaxed and creative there is no doubt why we  love Nickel Images!!!!!!!

Flowers are the biggest part of your wedding design, check out Flowers by Tiffany her work is amazing!!!!

Makeup and hair is a must check out Maxx Salon.

No party is complete without great music….Taylor Sound is a must!

Simply Sweet cupcakes make your day that much sweeter!

Cabbage Patch catering offers amazing menu selections and the food is YUMMY!!!

Food isn’t complete without a great wine or beer to finish it off! Check out Snohomish Beer and Wine for exceptional service and an amazing selection.

Don’t forget the get away car. Riss Limousine has a great fleet!

Finding a wedding dress is a process—it’s about exploring options, discovering your likes and LOVES, and landing on something that makes you feel amazing (and don’t worry if you haven’t been thinking about what you want to wear on your wedding day since you were five and you have no idea what you want to wear—we’ll help you find a starting place).

At FTGU, we foster a personal and intimate shopping experience. We provide a modern take on that tradition of having beautiful and beautifully made gowns presented to you by a professional who understands fit and fashion to style the right look for you from head to toe.

Finding you the right dress starts with surrounding you with incredible options. We focus on building a well-edited, diverse (from beach to ballroom), and downright fabulous collection of dresses. (And that includes some great options that aren’t fabulously expensive.) We believe in making thoughtful choices and every wedding gown, every bridesmaid gown, and every accessory that we carry must be “FTGU-worthy.”

The designers we choose are those who share our passion for brides and who stand behind their work constructing incredible dresses from the inside out. A private champagne appointment is always a blast!

I am going to show you how to plan a “Snohomish” wedding using all local vendors.Buying local help support our local businesses and gives you the level of customer service you deserve.

Snohomish has amazing venues for you to host your wedding. The fourth annual tour will be held Sunday,May 20th from 11-5. Get your tickets here!

Snohomish has amazing venues for you to host your wedding.

Check the Snohomish tourisms website, a great resource for venues in Snohomish County. Stay tuned….we’ll have your wedding planned in no time!

More and more brides are buying two dresses for their wedding, but unfortunately some of these brides aren’t buying a second dress for the reception. They’re buying an emergency replacement gown for the designer knock-offs they purchased online from unauthorized Chinese manufacturers.  While the low price may be tempting, you could wind up spending more on a second dress to replace the original.

Here is an example of a counterfeit wedding dress that was purchased online. If you find a price on the internet that seems too good to be true, then it probably is!

  As you can see, the quality of the knock-off dress is no where near the quality of the authentic Allure gown.

I’m sorry, but this what happens when you want to be cheap. I mean if you know your getting married… know that the bride in her gown  is what everyone is looking at. And never trust something you can’t try on. ~Zerlinda

From the bridesmaid dresses to the boutonnieres to the centerpieces,

2012 weddings will have even less symmetry and cookie cutter layout (no matchy-matchy, ladies!) than before.

Expect different dresses and shoes on bridesmaids, variations on details like table numbers and place cards, and different rented furniture for each area.

Most of the time, all of these things will still be unified by some type of central theme or mood to keep it polished and stylish.

Couples are starting to think of their wedding as less of an impressive, but somewhat impersonal, event and more of an intimate gathering.

Some weddings will have smaller guest lists to achieve this, while larger weddings will use communal dining tables and creating small spaces within the event room to have the feel of a more inclusive gathering.

The color palettes for 2012 are at seemingly opposite ends of the spectrum. Super creamy neutrals are very on-trend through most of 2012.

However, extra bright pops of color will be present over the spring and summer, such as red-orange, lime greens, and royal blues.

Black is also back in a big way as an accent color.

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With celebrities embracing old-Hollywood style comes brides embracing vintage everything.

Brides are bringing back just about everything from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s except the puffy sleeved wedding gown.

Thrift stores and antique stores are the shops of choice for the 2012 bride. Seating displays, table settings and decorations are all taking on an aged feel. Achieve this feeling by including a family tradition started by your great grandmother or putting old wedding photos from both of your families on the tables.

Happy planning!!

 We expect to see big glam, thoughtful themes, and lots of attention to detail.

Last year’s royal wedding absolutely influenced wedding dress trends. Thanks to Kate’s long lace sleeves, we will be seeing a greater variety of different necklines and lace.   Dresses will be much more romantic and elegant than last year. Some will be long, fitted and sleek. Others will be in pale colors such as blush.

Above all, expect more glamour. For several years, we have seen a trend towards simple and in 2012 we will start to move away from that. From sparkly accents to faux fur shrugs, weddings will look more expensive and have that little extra “pop” of opulence.

Bejeweled details will also be popular, such as cool brooches on bouquets, decorating candleholders, and adorning invitations.

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Skagit Wedding Show

Weddings in Woodinville
7 Venues • 100 Vendor s• 20 Wines
Gather all your friends and families and join us for an
exciting afternoon tour of wine tasting, catered food, music and live
entertainment during a special open-house of six of Woodinville’s top wedding
venues. Ticket holders for this event will board chauffeur-driven luxury
transportation for a half-day tour that will escort your group to each
venue.
Weddings in Woodinville is a special event designed to give couples
and their families and friends a sneak preview of each fully-decorated venue to
better envision their special wedding day and meet with industry professionals
that can help them put it all together. Check out this video on the show.
January 29^th
Hope to see you all there! Have a Happy New Year!
~Zerlinda

Christmas started me thinking… Has anyone glittered their wedding? The Martha Stewart
craft glitter collection is simply amazing. There are so many wonderful colors.

Just imagine how you could incorporate some of that glitz into your big day!

A wonderful brooch and sugar crystals give the cake that glittery sparkle!

Champagne topped off with a rim of fine sanding sugar for a band of sparkle!

Finish the look with a pair of glitter shoes!!!

Everything is just a little better when you add GLITTER!!!!!