From my family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! Oh, and get ready for the questions.

This is my family: Kelly, Emily, Madeline and I.  Krista over at Impressions Photography took this photo for us a few weeks ago.  I am thankful for her years of friendship and professional expertise. I am thankful for this amazing family that I have.  I.love.them. Sometimes Kelly helps with weddings. Mostly when I forget something at the studio and he has to drive it out to me last minute.  Madeline has assisted at nearly a dozen weddings now.  She's grown up with it...she already knows so much.  But it still amazes me how proactive she is on wedding days. Emily keeps our family in check, I don't know how we'd get through the wedding weeks sometimes- she always has a plan for everything (and a grocery list texted to us when the pantry is empty and nobody noticed).

So it's the start of the holiday season.  Over the next 6 weeks you will see so many of your close family and friends and they will all have 2 common things for you: Questions and opinions.  Your wedding will without doubt be the topic of the season.  To prepare, decide in advance what you're willing to talk about, and what you want to keep a surprise.  The best thing you can do is to speak about your excitement but not give away to many details.  Especially because the more you give the more "advice" you're given and will be expected to take!  It can be overwhelming, but be "Thankful" for this great period that you are celebrating your engagement.

Please oh please, send him to the tailor

Lindsey by Impressions Photography

Ladies, some of you will have 3-4 alteration appointments to ensure that your dress fits like a glove.  Why?  So that you can not only look your absolute best, but so that you will feel your absolute best. 

However, our grooms, for some reason they tend to fall through the cracks.  Some of you will stand next to your groom and pose for photos while he is wearing the most ill fitting suit or tuxedo because the same thought was not put into how well his attire looks. Can we just stop this madness?

Alright, maybe its not madness, but it is important.  He will thank you.  Your photographer will thank you.  Please send your groom to the tailor.  Have him properly measured and his suit or tuxedo fit to a T. Please trust me when I say that you will be so glad that you did

Lindsey & Derek by Impressions Photography

Fall Bridal Market 2013

Pnina Tornai at Kleinfeld NY Bridal Market

We're looking forward to another amazing International Bridal Market in New York later this month!  Be sure to follow me once again via my instagram & twitter feeds live from the runways and wedding industry events. ----> @weddingtidbits

From the Anne Barge Runway to the Pnina Tornai show at Kleinfeld Bridal to the Martha Stewart Weddings Market Party and the ISS Magazine Soiree we'll make sure that you get a view of all the gorgeous new collections, wedding fashion and industry trends!

Are there any designers you'd love us to cover?  Let me know, and we'll do our best to get there.

A $400 reason for wedding professionals to read this blog post.

$400 is a pretty good sum of money.  It's even better when you're given the opportunity to earn that much & ten-fold (and quite possibly far more) because you:

1. Learned something new...
2. Were introduced to a new way of accomplishing ...
3. Because you were introduced to someone who taught you how to think differently about your business...
4. Found an amazing resource you didn't even realize was out there...
5. Were reminded of why you're in this business and inspired to do it-live it-make it better...

-----> And that is where Inspire Smart Success comes in.  Here is your opportunity.  The door is open...walk in.  Oh wait!  Let me make it easier for you to get there:  Here's a link to register as one of my guests at $400 off the regular registration rate (this is for new registrants only and you'll need to register as alumni) and then type Weddings by Socialites as the "WHO CAN WE THANK FOR REFERRING YOU TO ATTEND ISSE PALM BEACH?"

I'll be speaking at this outstanding conference with 20 incredible wedding business and motivational speakers.  It is a great opportunity and I really hope that I will see you there.  I truly mean it; I want to see you there!  Tweet me @weddingtidbits to let me know you registered!

Really now?  Imagine being surrounded by all of these people?  How could you not walk away with fantastic insight and a greater knowledge of this incredible business that we are in?

Art Deco inspired wedding in Florida? Sure why not.

I had so much fun designing this wedding.  When Jessica called me and said, "Old Hollywood, Glamour, Grandiose, Black, Silver..." I went ballistic with excitement!  We had so much fun pulling this one together and I think this video shows it perfectly.

Bonita Bay Country Club Wedding - Jessica + Keith from iheART Films on Vimeo.
My favorite part of watching this video?  It reminded me of everything.  Right down to our original image it all started with:

I originally found this image on Pinterest, and I believe the photographer is Becker

It really was the most perfect Bonita Springs day.