Posted by Jenson . Published on 31 March 2008,
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If you are considering holding an event at the Bayfront Convention Center located in Downtown Erie, now is your chance to see pictures from the comfort of your computer chair. I recently visited the Bayfront Convention Center and took many pictures. See the Flickr Slide Show now!
The Bayfront Convention Center opened in August 2007. Since August, they have worked to improve the venue. I have it on good authority that the stop light off of the Bayfront Parkway will be working in April making it easier to enter and leave. The Sheridan should be opening within the next two months, offering near bye hotel accomodations.
If you have had an event at the Bayfront Convention Center, please share your stories, pictures, and reviews with us!
Posted by Jenson . Published on 30 March 2008,
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Have you heard about Capers yet? Capers is a much needed charming little restaurant and reception hall on Erie’s East side. Located just off the Bayfront Connector and East 38th Street near Bird Drive, Capers offers tasty treats with contemporary style. The masterminds behind Caper’s have really focused on little details that make the hall a great back drop for weddings and events for up to 200 people. (Finally, a location that is beautiful, not ugly!) From beautiful chandeliers, curvy forks that harmonize with wavy chairs, even the restroom tiles are beautiful.
Capers offers off-site catering and has a restaurant that is open Tuesday-Friday for lunch. I urge you to check this business out because it deserves to be noticed. If you have been to Capers, please share your experiences here.
Capers Reception Hall / Catering / Restaurant
Bayfront Highway & East 38th Street
2743 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16510
814-464-8940
Website: www.capers38.com
Posted by Jenson . Published on 30 March 2008,
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It’s safe to say that planning the perfect Erie wedding can be hard work and even stressful. Being in Erie means couples have unique challenges, planning around weather than can drastically change within five minutes and trying to find unique spaces to make your wedding special. Spring wedding season is just around the corner meaning that it’s crunch time for many couples who still need to tie off loose ends. Need a break yet?
Temporarily distract yourself and play wedding themed games from Yahoo Games. Games include Wedding Dash, Dream Day Wedding, Dream Day Honeymoon, Diamond Detective, and Dream Day First Home.
Posted by Jenson . Published on 29 March 2008,
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An important part of wedding planning is deciding on where to buy your wedding invitations. If you are budget concious, you may choose to print your own wedding invitaitons, save the dates, and announcements. Wedding invition kits are available in many stores including Target, Walmart, many craft stores, and on the Internet. (My favorite website for printing cheap, high quality save the dates.) If you have budgeted an appropriate amount, you can visit many Erie area businesses to find the perfect invitations to compliment your wedding.
The following list are vendors who offer wedding invitations in their stores:
** Locations **
A La Carte - A store nestled in the Colony Plaza on Erie’s west side that offers unique gifts from around the area and beyond. If you are looking for gifts for your bridesmaid’s, don’t forget to check here. Review
Bliss Folio-
Local Erie Stores-
Copy King, Party City
Where did you get your wedding invites? Help me build the list!
Posted by Jenson . Published on 29 March 2008,
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Do you have rights to your wedding photos and want to jazz them up? If you are seeking software to digitally edit your wedding or engagement photographs, a lightened version of Photoshop is available to manipulate your photographs. Turn your pictures into memories that will last forever. This geeky bride loves to play with images in photoshop! It can be fun for you, too!
Photoshop has officially launched a light version of Photoshop on their website called Photoshop Express. While users will not be able to create and edit layers like the full version, they will be able to “crop, resize, tweak, and twirl.”
Photoshop has incorporated social networking models into Photoshop Express. When users sign up, they get their own URL to share photo slide shows with their friends. You can showcase your creative pictures to your friends and family. The slide shows are high quality with impressive transitions. Photos from Facebook, Picasa, and Photobucket can be imported into the tool. It’s great when tools can work together to make your wedding experience last forever.
Posted by Jenson . Published on 24 March 2008,
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If you are newly engaged, the first thing you should do is create an email address just for wedding planning purposes. Setting up a separate account, will help protect you from digital bridal junk mail. When you are registering for bridal websites, bridal shows, or anything wedding related, many hosts will sell your name to others in the wedding industry. Before you know it, your inbox will be cluttered with messages from hotels, venues, photographers, and more. If you are worried about not receiving messages because you are using a secondary account, you can temporarily forward emails from your wedding account to your personal account.
I learned this tip the hard way after I used my personal email address to register for a bridal show. Before I knew it, I was getting 15 emails a day from vendors trying to get new customers.
Posted by Jenson . Published on 17 February 2008,
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The number of Erie bridal boutiques can be counted on one hand. I wish that there was one gem that stood out as being an outstanding boutique. So far, I have not found it.
Over the weekend, I stopped by Bridal Elegance. They were having an Alfred Angelo trunk sale. The staff was super busy. I have never been greeted when I have been to Bridal Elegance. I always have to ask for help, if I can find someone to ask, and the staff is never friendly. In fact, the staff at the store is more accommodating to themselves than brides to be.
Customer Service is not Bridal Elegance strength. The experience of the customer is obviously not their priority. They have little rules that they like to stick to. One such rule is the “no photography rule.” There is a sign in the dressing rooms that say pictures must be approved by bridal consultants. My consultant said that I could not take a picture of the dress I am considering (unless I was going to buy it!). I am not going to buy a dress unless I can see what it looks like in a picture. It’s just not going to happen. They said a consultant must help me. I could not try on gowns without their assistance. Because of this, and the continously unpleasant experiences I have had, I probably will not buy a dress from Bridal Elegance.
I have not been to LeeMar’s yet, but I hope they have better customer service than Bridal Elegance.
What are your experiences with Bridal Elegance or LeeMar’s? Let us know! Fair and balanced opinions mean a lot to us, so please leave your feedback!
Bridal Elegance
5640 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16565
Posted by Jenson . Published on 20 January 2008,
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Posted by Jenson . Published on 20 January 2008,
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Did you attend the 2008 Erie bridal shows? I would love to hear your thoughts! I was not able to attend because I was in Kansas City. The same weekend, I did get to attend a KC bridal show and it was wonderful! I will be posting a few shots from the show soon!
I hate when vendors (non-Erie based) refer me to www.theknot.com to find vendors in Erie. The Knot’s Pennsylvania section is mostly Philadelphia based– and that’s a good eight hours away. This is why I need your feedback on vendors… how are long distance brides supposed to plan their wedding when there are no online resources?
Posted by Jenson . Published on 02 January 2008,
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Congratulations to all the newly engaged couples! Share you engagement story with us! The holidays are always a big time for engagements!
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Highlights from around the web today:
The amazing wedding photographer, Jessica Claire is sponsoring her second annual free wedding photography contest. Jessica is very talented and takes the kind of pictures that most brides can only dream about.
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In need of color inspiration? Brides.com has a color wheel swatch worth checking out. You can pick a color family if you have an idea of your ideal color scheme or you can spin the wheel for suggestions. Adding color to your wedding can take your wedding from drab to fab. Color is memorable. Have a memorable wedding!
There are many color pallette suggestors on the web. Try out a drag and drop version at Bliss Weddings.
USAbrides has great suggestions for picking your colors based on four design principles. Pick an anchor or dominant color– your concept needs something to bring it all together:
- Monochromatic: One base color used, but several different hues and tones are present (Example: Various bridesmaid’s dresses in blue)
- Adjacent: Two or three colors are choosen which lay together on the color wheel (Example: yellow, yellow-green, and green)
- Triadic: The use of three colors on the color wheel that are equal distances apart (Example: Yellow, Blue, Red)
- Complimentary: Two opposite colors on the color wheel (Example: yellow and violet)
