The inspiration board for my newest wedding project - Earth Tones Minimalism

$20 off your stationary purchase from Minted.com

Minted is offering new customers $20 off their first purchase of any size and category!

This coupon is great for families shopping for birth announcements, individuals looking for personal stationery, and brides browsing for the perfect invitation.

Be sure to list Katie James, of Precious Moments Weddings and Events, as your referrer!

Jewelry Rentals for your special day

Before your walk down the aisle, run to Adorn.com. All fast-acting brides-to-be can rent jewelry for their wedding day starting at only $75. Don’t wait. With prices worth falling head-over-heels for, you can’t afford to get cold feet.

Use promo code PVC5SL2S for 10% off, courtesy of Precious Moments Weddings and Events

Inspiration Board- Daisy, Midnight and Star Light

Now offering linen and chair cover rentals!

We are happy to announce that we have teamed up with Cloth Connection to offer linen and chair cover rentals! Click here to check out the awesome Design Center tool that you can use to customize table linens, overlays, napkins, chair covers and accessories, and then piece it all together in a photo that you can save, print, or share with others. Contact Precious Moments Weddings and Events today to view our catalog or swatch samples in person.

It's so easy to add your personal touch to your wedding or event linens! With your order totaling $150 or more, you will get free, round-trip shipping, and return duffel bags and labels. For an additional fee, we can even receive, set up, tear down and return all of your linens for you! (Contact us for pricing on this service.)

Visit our website to download our complete 2010 Rental Price List.

Go green with postcard rsvps AND learn how to get them free!

Free Postcard RSVP's! Celebrate May with The Green Kangaroo!

Cinco de Mayo is here and we are ready to celebrate with a little POSTCARD Fiesta! We love that everywhere we look, everything is green. It's a sure sign that summer is almost here! We're just one sombrero away from turning green ourselves! To celebrate May and the green in us all, we're offering FREE postcard reply cards with any Signature Invitation order!

Save paper AND postage with this month! Go green with The “Green” Kangaroo!

Hurry! This offer expires on May 31, 2010. Some exclusions apply. MORE DETAILS →

*Please let the good people at The Green Kangaroo know that you were sent by: Katie Marie James

Cantaloupe and Daisy Inspiration Board

Just the name of the color scheme screams "summer"! I've created an inspiration style board using PANTONE's light peach color, named "cantaloupe" and a hue of yellow appropriately called "daisy." The colors are easily attained in floral pieces by using rose petals, obviously, daisies and mini calla lillies. Put your girls in these cantaloupe dresses, from Dessy, which flatter every skin tone. Add a daisy colored tie for the guys and some fun elements from your childhood such as bright balloons and large lollipops and your wedding will surely be an event that your guests will not soon forget!

Up to $50 Off from Wedding Paper Divas

WeddingPaperDivas.com is offering up to $50 off of your order!

Here are a few of our favorites:

Celebrate Earth Day with these Eco Friendly Wedding Invitations

Click here to browse more Eco-Friendly options

Too Cool for School! Grad Cards

Man, I wish that my graduation announcement cards would have been this cool!

For a limited time, Minted.com will even match your specific high school colors, for free!

Share your grad's accomplishment with all your family and friends for as low as $1.25 per card!

Check out some of our favorites:

5% off Save the Dates from Minted.com

Modern Save The Dates for Your Modern Wedding

5% Off Minted Save The Date: Use Code AFFL10

Free shipping on this adorable new kids' stationary from Minted.com

Other cute choices:

Something different in a wedding dress

Well this definitely takes care of your "something blue." Check out this Betsey Johnson Mille Feuille Dress from ModCloth.com Why not wear it as a wedding dress? Only $378!!!

Here's their description: "As refined and exquisite as the French delicacy that shares its name, this dreamy Betsey Johnson frock will make anyone weak at the knees! Carefully layered with airy tiers of tulle over its satin skirt, and expertly pleated at the boned bodice, this side-zippered, sumptuous wonder can be worn with or without its detachable straps to cultivate a look so splendid that onlookers' eyes will glaze over in awe. Given a touch of the unexpected with its teal waistband and glamorous back-of-the-waist bow, this dress will satisfy your every desire. Ice this dress with rhinestone jewelry, velvet heels, and a faux-fur stole for an outfit that will be 'la crème de la crème' no matter where you are!"

April Freebies from The Green Kangaroo

April is here and The Green Kangaroo is ready for Spring! The weather is warming, flowers are blooming and wedding bells are ringing! We’re celebrating the warm up by giving away FREE note cards, place cards or favor tags with any Signature Invitation or Signature Pocket order!

Qualifying invitation orders placed between April 5 and April 30 are eligible for your choice of free matching note cards, place cards or favor tags! Simply make your selection in the “Design Extras” tab when you are customizing your order. Don't forget to list Katie James (from Precious Moments Weddings and Events) as your referrer!)

Hurry! This offer expires on April 30, 2010.

exclusions apply – see below

pictured above: Wildflower Bloom Place Cards and Wildflower Bloom Note Cards

Promotion Exclusions

• Offer is not retroactive and is not applicable on orders placed before April 5, 2010 or after April 30, 2010 – no exceptions.
• Promotional Item Dimensions are as follows: Notes = 3.5” x 5.0” (flat), Place Cards = 4.0” x 2.5” (flat), Favor Tags = 2” square
• Free Place Cards will be pre-printed with a design (only) that matches your invitation. Personalized Guest names are the sole responsibility of the customer, and will not be printed by TGK.
• Promotional items defined above will be printed on the same stock, in the same ink colors, and at the same time as the invitation. TGK will provide equal quantities of your invitations and selected free item. You can opt to purchase additional items by contacting us.
• Customer will receive a proof of their selected free promotional item with their invitation proofs.
• Not valid on Couture, Signature Raised, or DIY Collections.

Spring has sprung!

With the warm weather and nearing Easter holiday, I can't help but get excited with the anticipation of soon blooming florals, like the ones that these invitations below were inspired by!

(We have recently been approved as affiliates with following designers, so please click through to their websites and be sure to let them know that we sent you!)

by Hello!Lucky


by Oscar+Emma Design on Minted.com


by Molly Brekke on Minted.com

by The Green Kangaroo



by Modern Girl Invitations

Wedding Planning Seminar for brides

Only $125 for you and a guest!
Multiple dates to choose from.
View more details at: www.pmweddingsandevents.com/seminar.html

Top 5 Wedding Myths

I must spend a lot of money on my wedding, to have it be memorable and special.

Not True. A little, ok, a lot, of preparation goes a long way! Enlist in the right help (a wedding planner like myself, for instance,) and we can find unique ways to make your wedding yours, and stay on budget. DIY is all the wedding rage these days, and is a great way to save money, to a point. Just leave the catering, photography and some other important aspects to the pros. You can, however, make some fabulous embellishments to your wedding stationary/favors, create simple table centerpieces, and even make your own jewelry!

2. 2. I cannot have a big, traditional wedding if I am marrying for a second time.

Not True. Ok, long ago, Miss Manners would have disagreed, but this is a different time. Second, or third, or fourth time brides can wear white, they can be married in a church, they can have the big reception, do the cake cutting, bouquet toss, garter toss, all of it! Everything is simply up to the personal preference of the couple. One thing, however, might be considered a faux paux; to register for gifts. Although some of your guests may insist on getting you some sort of wedding gift, it is not proper etiquette to expect wedding gifts (or money,) if this is not your first wedding. You may however, only when asked of course, suggest that a donation be made to your favorite charity, in your name, in lieu of a traditional wedding gift.

3. 3. A cocktail and hors d’ouevres reception will save us money, rather than doing a sit-down meal.

Not True. Well this one depends on your definition of “hors d’ouevres reception,” but typically, for this type of party, I suggest 5 pieces of hors d’ouevres per person, per hour. So, if you are doing a 2 hour cocktail reception, at $3 per piece, that is $30 a head. That does not even factor in your waitstaff fees, which, let’s face it, are going to be doing more work continually passing food around. Also, guests drink MORE during a cocktail/hors d’ouevres only reception. So, if you are hosting the bar, you may end up spending a great deal more, than if you were to do a seated meal, or buffet. What it comes down to, is, what is right for you and your guests? What sort of mood do you want to set? Then be honest with your caterer about what your budget is, and see if you can work out some creative compromises.

4. 4. The bride always walks down the aisle with her father.

Not True. I can personally attest to this one. At my wedding, I walked down the aisle alone. No, my dad hadn’t passed away. Yes, he was at the wedding ceremony. But I chose to independently enter into my marriage, not to be “given away.” In this day and age, there are no “traditional” families, or at least very few that I have encountered. (Both sets of parents still together, everybody getting along.) Today brides may have to decide between, “do I walk down the aisle with my biological father, who has never been there for me, or my step-father who I have grown up with?” (My suggestion, if the decision is too hard to make, walk with them both, one on each arm!) A bride might choose to walk down with her mother, who has been her sole-support system. Heck, I am working with a bride right now who has to figure out how to incorporate a father’s male partner. So while there is no easy answer here on who should walk you down the aisle, the decision has to be a personal one.

5. 5. I can just hire a “day of wedding planner” or use my venue’s coordinator to ensure that my wedding will run smoothly.

Not true! While I do offer a package that I have come to refer to as “Week of Wedding Planning,” in all actuality, this package should be contracted at a minimum of 1 month prior to a bride’s wedding date. There is no such thing as “day of wedding planning,” or if there is, it is not going to be very beneficial to you! My package includes at least 1 month’s time of preparation, contacting contracted wedding vendors, checking checklists, organizing event timelines, looking over contracts, meeting with the bride and groom on several occasions, attending the site walk-through, directing the rehearsal and of course working a 12-16 hour day, the day of the wedding. Any planner that says that they can do all of this, without the proper preparation and experience, and just swing in, on the day of the wedding to hope that things run smoothly, is wrong! Your venue may come with a “coordinator,” which may lead you to believe that you need not hire a professional wedding planner. This coordinator works for the hotel, church, park, etc, they do not work for you! This person will not be your advocate for how you want things to go, on your wedding day. They will not be familiar with which family members the photographers needs in the photos, what songs are on your do-not play list, that uncle Mike should not be allowed near the open bar, and that it is very, very important to you to have your heirloom hair pin exchanged for your veil after the ceremony. Oftentimes, the assigned employee may even depart after you cut the cake, leaving your loved ones to be the ones to put all of the gifts in the car, clean up the décor, return rentals, sweep the floors and take out the trash! After all of the work that you all have put into planning this day, isn’t peace of mind worth hiring someone who is going to be standing in your corner?

FREE Save the Dates!

Over 60% of brides say they will be sending out Save-the-Dates. These should be mailed around 6 months prior to the wedding, and are especially essential if having a number of out of town guests. Save-the-Dates should be fun and personal with a photo, to be used dually as a magnet, offer a calendar as a reminder or can even be a game or scratch ticket!

Check out some of our favorite Save-the-Dates here:


Elegant Accents Magnet from Carlson Craft


Wheel of Love by Carlson Craft


It's Coming! by Carlson Craft


Save the Date Scratch-Off from Carlson Craft


For a limited time only, receive 100 Save-the-Dates from Carlson Craft FREE,
when you book our Total Event Planning Package
(Some restrictions apply)

Contact us today to schedule your complimentary initial consultation:
Katie Marie James
970-330-8584
720-297-6397
pmweddingsandevents@yahoo.com
www.pmweddingsandevents.com

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Berry and Orange Inspiration Board

Berries and oranges?! Doesn't this color scheme just sound deliciously fruity? :)

Sunny Side Up Inspiration Board

Event Design by Bold American Events and Catering Photos by Drew Newman

Design your own inspiration board like this one on www.Dessy.com