Help Us Help Haiti: Nashville Bridal Community, Let’s Help Haiti Now!

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Brocade has partnered with Ashleys Bride Guide to raise money for Earthquake victims from Haiti.

From Ashley of Ashley’s bride guide:

How does it work? Every time someone in Nashville adds an ABG bumper sticker (see below) to their car, takes a pic and emails/tweets it to me, ABG will donate $5 to Haiti via Doctors Without Borders, on behalf of the Nashville bridal community. It’s that simple. Just become a bumping bride or bridal vendor and $5 goes to Haiti. This is a small task but could be just what a doctor needs to deliver supplies, aid to Haiti.

Already Married? We have you covered:

Even if you are not a bride, you can still pick up a bumper sticker to join the cause. We have a version that simply says “Love Nashville Weddings” that would be perfect for ANYONE who follows ABG:). Vendors – if you are attending the vendor dinner this Thursday, I will have them available there – no excuses:).


( I have this one on my car & front door to Brocade!)

Remember – ABG will donate $5 to Doctors Without Borders for each bride/ wedding enthusiast who picks up a bridal bumper sticker and puts it on their car and lets us know! Once you’ve added the bumper sticker, simply send us the picture via twitter (@weddinggirl), via facebook (facebook.com/nashvillewedding) or email info at ashleysbrideguide dot com.

You can also help by spreading the word – the more people that know, the more money for Haiti, with a simple gesture on your part. Simply tweet it and include the #WEDHAITI. Or, email your friends this post so they can pick up a bumper sticker and help us help Haiti.

Where to get your bumper sticker:

Don’t have a bumper sticker? So many Nashville wedding vendors have graciously joined to help and now you can pick up your bumper sticker at the following locations. While you’re there, feel free to shop around or leave a cash donation for Haiti to be added to the overall ABG donation.

These super cute bumper stickers will not last so be sure to pick up yours NOW. In addition, we’re offering a “help haiti” bouquet– at $9.99, all profits are donated to the cause.

Can’t make it in, it’s cool– there’s lots of other places you can hook it up with a bumper sticker:

Bridal Show

Her Nashville Bridal Brunch – the bumper sticker will be available at registration. Be sure to pick up yours.

Franklin

CJ’s Off the Square

Faccio

Nashville

Edgehill Village

StudioWed - opening Feb 1

Dulce Desserts

Downtown/West End

Brocade Designs

Arzelle’s

Belle Meade/Green Hills

Oakwood Cleaners

b Hughes Bridal

You’re Invited

The Bride Room

J.Bang’s Salon

Supporting Wedding Vendors with Haiti Efforts

In addition to ABG’s donation, several Nashville wedding businesses are helping Haiti. Please support these generous Nashville wedding vendors who are contributing proceeds to Haiti.

Dynamic Video - Book any wedding package by 3/1/2010 with Dynamic Video and $50 will be donated to Doctors without Borders for their Emergency Relief Fund and their continued Haiti help. Mention Code: ABG HAITI

Myrick Studios (Photography) – For the next 30 days, if you book through Myrick Studios, they will donate 20% of your package to the Red Cross to help Haiti. Mention Code: ABG HAITI

Jonathon Campbell Photography – starting now till February 28th, Jonathon will donate $50 for every wedding booked. Mention Code: ABG HAITI

Mandy Whitley Photography will donate 5% of any booked weddings or 10% of any booked engagement or bridal sessions between now and the end February. Mention Code: ABGHAITI

WIN a Boudoir session from McCoy Made!

This is for the bride or wedding enthusiast who shows a never-ending effort in helping us send relief and donations over to Haiti. Each bumper sticker picture you send us, ups your chance to win this session from McCoy Made. Take your your friends or co-workers bumper stickers, stick them to their cars during lunch, send us pics! Every pic you send increases your chance at winning a boudoir session, just in time for that special Valentine’s Day gift.

Cat and Mike: An Aerial Wedding

Weddings and Events

Sorry for the post delay, ya’ll, life got all crazy-like. So now, we return to the fun that is Cat & Mike’s big day. You can read part I here

Photos by Red Letter Days, unless watermarked with brocade :)

Pre-wedding, Bride Cat and I got together to do a mock up of her centerpieces for her wedding. There’s a ton of benefits to the mock up– one, it helps you to visualize what you’ll actually see on your wedding day. If the version in your & my mind is somehow divergent from the actual product, a mock-up lets us tweak and change and make any needed modifications pre-event. That way, you’re super happy with the final, finished centerpieces.

The mockup series:

The bride & groom married at Aerial, a rooftop venue in downtown nashville with some pretty cool lounge furniture. The couches were white, and the linens were a beautiful black and white damask. Tall cocktail tables lined the side of the venue facing a view of Shelby Street Bridge. On the taller tables, we had single stemmed spider mums in slender cylinders:

The low tables had square vases with green jade roses & button mums:

Low square vases were filled with bright green button mums:

The aisle was set up in a space that would later become devoted to the dance floor. Black garden chairs were decorated with sprays of curly willow accented with black ribbon and button mums:

Because we had a bit of rain, we had an overhanging tent. The side panels were gathered together and then embellished with some curly willow magic at the end of the aisle:

Along the rail that overlooked lower Broadway, a series of cylinders with flowers were the main focal point:

I, admittedly, was obsessed with the altar/ledge behind and aisle and took a bazillion pictures:

On the ground on either side of the center of the aisle where the ceremony would be performed, I placed large glass vases with curly willow and orchids, which you can see along with some the other detail pics I took:

And one last one:

Right before the ceremony, we had a little rain– I managed to catch this pic and I love it:

The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father:

She looked absolutely stunning, and I was behind the glass getting all teary eyed watching her get married to her true love, Mike. Another shot of the gorgeous bride:

The interior of Aerial with green linens and hanging paper lanterns:

The interior tabletops reused centerpieces from along the ledge, as well as cylinders filled with hydrangea, dahlia, bear grass loops & curly willow:

I made a memorial candle surrounded by euphorbia and hypericum berries:

All in all, a beautiful wedding on a perfect day. I close with this image of the bride & groom and their first kiss– thanks so much for letting me be a part of your day, guys!

  1. Amy

    WOW! So beautiful! Nice work… as always!

  2. Rasheeda Marrotte

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