Entrada Clubhouse offers such a gorgeous back drop to any wedding. You can see why in this gorgeous pastel wedding done by Middle Aisle Weddings. This wedding can’t help but make you want to use pastels for your wedding. Soft pinks and sage greens were the main colors to create a romantic feel and soft look with lots of beautiful garden flowers. Echo and Zach chose Southern Utah to do there destination wedding in the beautiful red rocks and green golf courses. Echo shares some of her wedding planning tips with us today.
How did you both meet?
“Zach and I met at the University of Utah’s Marriot Library. Being the studious student that I am, I went to the library in between classes to squeeze in some extra studying. I walked in and noticed a really cute guy sitting at one of the tables. He just so happened to look up when I walked into the room, so a gave him a big friendly smile! After a few minutes of sitting at my own table, Zach came over and used the infamous, “Do I know you from somewhere?” line. I smiled and said, “Nope, I am pretty sure you don’t! This is my first semester at the U.” After an hour of talking, Zach asked me if I wanted to go to the gym with him, and I of course obliged. It is really funny for us to look back at it now because we were both so silly about the whole situation. ”
What made you decided to have your wedding in Southern Utah?
“Zach grew up in St. George, and ever since we started dating one of our favorite things was to escape the cold weather and stress of school and work by going to visit his family in Southern Utah. We both love the beautiful red rock background and the unique matching architecture of Entrada. We wouldn’t change a thing about our wedding location! ”
What was your favorite part of your wedding?
“Our cake was probably my favorite part-it was exactly as I envisioned! Zach loved the dancing and spending time with all of our family!”
  
What advice would you give to future brides getting married?
“As horrible as it sounds, something will go awry on your special day! I thought I’d planned every minute detail, but there with so much going on it is easy to miss something. On your special day there are two things that matter: first, that you mary your best friend and true love, second, R.E.L.A.X. All of the planning is over with. Take this day to make memories you’ll never forget, and for those tiny details that don’t go as planned-they don’t matter! ”
 
 
St. George Weddings.com Professionals
Wedding Planning & Rentals: Middle Aisle Weddings
Venue & Catering: Entrada
Cake: Sweet Cakes by Karen
Photography: Jason McGrew Photography
Floral: Botanicals
Dance Floor: Wedding Décor & More
Invites & Signage: One Memory at a Time
This California inspiration wedding shoot by Couture Events really caught our attention.
The theme of this inspiration shoot was Alice in Wonderland. It is the perfect inspiration for Easter and spring with the white rabbits and soft pastel colors. The flower detail gave this inspiration shoot a beautiful fresh garden feel while the furniture pieces perfectly accent the vintage feel this shoot gives.
We hope this shoot will inspire you for any upcoming spring weddings.
California Vendors involved in this shoot:
Coordination: Couture Events
Photography: Joielala Photography
Stationary: Delphine
Florist: The Floral Department
Cupcakes: Cupcake Love
Make up Artist: Think Pink, Dana Marie
Hair: Shawna Messner- shawnanana1@yahoo.com
Gowns: M Bride
Cake: The French Gourmet
Linens: The Floral Department for La Tavola Linen
Bracelets and paper florals: The Vintage Rabbit
Hair Accessories: Radokri
Model: Ari Cover
Bunnies: Ashli Hurst – ashlihurst@yahoo.com
Creative Director: Krystel Tien
With Easter right around the corner, it only seems fitting to get inspired by soft color palettes that scream spring is in the air. Pastel palettes are a soft delicate shade of color that bring a soft feminine look to weddings.
 Photo by: Brooke Keegan Weddings and Events When using pastel colors, you can choose to use just a few or use them all. This makes a fun and interesting color palette. Even though each color is so different, each color has a white undertone making it so they compliment the others and creates a coordinating look. Using multiple pastels can give lots of depth and detail to an event.
 Photo by: Mike Colon Sunny Ravanbach, of White Lilac Inc and Jeannie Savage, of Details Details, put together the above adorable pastel wedding dessert table in all different shades of pastels. The color scheme made this shoot gorgeous to look at and so eye catching. Each shade coordinates with the other shades creating that spring look. The balloons made it especially fun, and show that even balloons can look ever so elegant in soft pastel colors.
 Photo by: Rodeo and Co A great advantage of using pastels is that they coordinate with about any flower color. Pastels are colors naturally found in nature like in beautiful light pink peonies and classic roses in all soft colors.
 Photo by: Alixann Loosle What are your favorite pastel color pallets?
Alright couples…here comes a little “soap box” moment. As a girl who attends quite a few weddings, I have been able to be a part of some very fun, full of energy weddings. Weddings that left me wanting more and hoping the night would never end. I have also been to some that just didn’t have that same energy and fun factor.
And I think the defining factor to the exciting energy and feel of these weddings was ONE THING….A DJ!!!!
    In our area, it is very typical for weddings to consist of a receiving line where you greet all your guests for a set amount of time. And I think that is a necessary part of weddings here. You want to be grateful to all your guests that come and show that gratitude to them. Because most Utah weddings consist of hundreds of guests, a receiving line is really the only way to accomplish that. But that should not be your whole wedding…again, I repeat, having just a receiving line should not be your whole wedding. I challenge every bride out there right now to find 3 brides who have been married for 5+ years and ask them what their one regret was about their wedding and I can almost guarantee you what it will be. It will either be that they didn’t hire a photographer they loved (but that is another soap box moment) or that they just stood in line all night and didn’t have any fun. I can think of so many of my friends right now who if you asked them would say, “My wedding was so boring, all I did was stand in line all night.”
Now you don’t want to have that same feeling do you? This is your wedding! It is supposed to be the most amazing day of your life…so I think you should do everything you can to make it that! Brides spend so much time finding the perfect dress, planning the perfect decor, choosing the perfect cake, but maybe don’t spend enough time thinking about how to create the perfect mood for your perfect day. Even if you aren’t a couple who loves to dance, chances are your guests do. And it is amazing how much a DJ, even if for most of the night are only playing music in the background will set the tone for your wedding and can add an energy to your wedding that your Ipod just can’t achieve.
Are you a fun loving, party rockin’ type couple? Are you a classic love song type duo? When you think of your favorite song, does country music make your heart flutter? Just as much as your decor and photography can show your guests who you are, so does the music that you choose.
There is also an amazing secret bonus to hiring a DJ, which is another reason I feel like they are a wedding must-have!!! A DJ will keep you on schedule and make sure you get to do all the things you want to do while your guests are still there. I can’t tell you how many weddings I have attended where a couple cuts their cake to only a handful of people, a bride throws her bouquet to the one 8-year old niece who is still there, and who dance their first dance to less than 10 guests. In my opinion, these are the most memorable moments of your wedding, so you should do them while you have the most guests there. Make these moments something that will become a memory to last a lifetime, not a rushed after thought before you head out the door to your honeymoon.Having a DJ can accomplish this in a polite and classy manner. Many brides are afraid to cut the line, but a DJ can do it tactfully and let your guest know that you will be back to greet them but that you want to share these moments with your guests while they are still there!!!
And if you are looking for a local DJ who can get the job done and do a great job at it! I would love to suggest FESTIVAL SOUND! The guys at Festival Sound do an amazing job and turn your wedding into the best night of your life! They are amazing at working with a couple to make sure they are able to do all the things they want to do, and also to create the perfect playlist for your wedding. If I were planning my wedding right now, here is the PERFECT PLAYLIST that they suggested for me…And can I just say, they got it perfect! And you can click on each song and get a feel for the kind of party it would be!!! You would so want to come, right!!!
- LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
- Rhiannon – We Found Love
- Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger
- Justin Bieber – Baby…and really I would actually love for my hubby to do something like THIS GROOM DID for me to this dance….C’mon babe…you know you want to!
- Cobra Starship – You make me feel
- Flo Rida – Good Feeling
- Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline…this one will get everyone in the room going!!!! My parents LOVE Neil Diamond!!!
- Glee Cast – Tik Tok (C’mon…I gotta have at least one Glee song!!!)
- Taio Cruz – Dynamite
- The Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit)…perfect song to wrap up the evening!
 And of course don’t forget to add in there your favorite daddy-daughter dance, and mother-son dance…and maybe some slow songs. And you have to have a great song for the bouquet (Do I hear a little Beyonce Single Ladies) and your garter toss (I am a huge fan of Def Leopard Pour Some Sugar On Me). I also have to share a few of my current favorite love songs that I have seen at weddings lately for the couples first dance…or that I am hoping to see soon
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So your’e engaged…now what??? Well its time to get planning!!!
I bet as you started down this journey of putting together your perfect day one of the first things you did was start scouring the internet for ideas. Did you instantly create a Pinterest account? And I bet you started to ask yourself all sorts of questions. What are the perfect colors? The perfect theme? What are all the special details you want to include? What should you wear? What should everyone else wear? and so on, and so on, and so on…
In this day and age of wedding planning, one of the most perfect ways to find ideas is online! And there are some great resources out there full of ideas {including this blog..haha!}. You can find everything from color palettes, centerpiece ideas, bridal beauty, and every little detail in between. I remember when I was planning my own wedding it seemed like the only choice I really had to make was what my colors were (and I haven’t been married that long). But now, there are so many choices to be made. And instead of doing what your best friend and sister did at your their weddings, brides are searching out their own unique ideas to showcase their style and give their guests a glimpse of their love.
So today, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite stops on the bridal blog trail…So sit back, grab your Diet Coke {I will be drinking Mtn Dew} and let’s enjoy some yummy wedding loveliness!!! Better clear your afternoon. Peeking at all these wedding blogs is better than Pinterest!
100 LAYER CAKE – I love the DIY resources and all the real weddings they showcase!
BRIDAL SNOB – One of my new favs!!! Its like Tumblr+Weddings = Gorgeous Eye Candy
THE KNOTTY BRIDE – This site has everything covered. Inspiration, Real Weddings, and DIY galore!
ONE LOVELY DAY – You will get lost looking at all the amazing inspiration
ONCE WED – You can get inspired and this is a great resource to purchase an amazing used dress!
POLKA DOT BRIDE – This might be an Australian blog, but it is full of inspiration for your perfect wedding here.
RITZY BEE – Full of little details to make your wedding charming and fun!
RUFFLED – This blog is full of vintage ideas and inspiration to make your day perfection!
We hope you are able to get online and find amazing inspiration for your upcoming day…but remember, in order to make your wedding dreams come to life, you have to have the right professionals to help you pull them off! All the amazing weddings that you find online and are daydreaming about don’t just happen by chance. They are the result of lots of hard work by wedding planners, photographers, florists, stylists, and more…so while your here, check out some of the amazing SoUtah Wedding vendors.
Happy Planning!
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