Save the Date!

As the Vendor Relations Chair of AACWP, I am once again heading up this stellar event with my super committee (Thanks to Julian Leaver and Alison Fuld). If you are a first-timer to this event, this is how it works...the AACWP membership comprised of 75+ wedding planners in the Dallas & Fort Worth area have voted for their favorite vendor in each of 17 categories (BEST florist, BEST band, BEST rentals, etc. etc.). On February 28th we will announce all of the nominees and winners at our french vintage themed awards banquet (yes, I did just say french vintage and it will be to d i e for). The winner of each category receives a lovely personalized award and says a few short words at the podium. The My Favorite Vendor event just gets better and better every year. It is basically open to the public although you will mainly find the best of the best wedding planners and wedding industry vendors enjoying a multiple course meal and celebrating one another's year of successes. We hope to see you there!

Engagements for Ellerbe's

Christmas, New Year's Eve, and Valentines Day. Yes, engagement season is upon us! If you know a lovely engaged couple and think that they would be a great match for Shannon Schultz Events, please let us know. When they book with us (now through March), we will treat you to a fantastic meal at Ellerbe Fine Foods right here in Fort Worth. It is hands down my most favorite restaurant...not to mention that chef Molly was a 2011 Shannon Schultz Events client, and co-owner Richard is on our 2012 wedding agenda. Yes, we love to give back to our clients and our friends because as I say, "Our friends become our clients and our clients become our friends."

Year in Review; 2011 Photo Faves

I do not need to rake through the photo opps of 2011 to choose my favorite images. They come to mind quite vividly. They are surprisingly not photos of enormously beautiful florals, elaborate lounge set-ups, or stunning cakes. They are actually images of our brides and loved ones at thier most joyful moments. Don't get me wrong - I'm all about the design concept and theme; florals, linens, bands, and cakes. But what our clients truly remember is the seamless timing of events on the wedding day and how that all adds up to the happiness of a bride and her family and friends. So I hope that you enjoy these portraits of truly happy women, all about to embark on the beginning of their lives as wives, hand-holders, and best friends to the man of their lives. Because that is what it is all about.

Photo courtesy F8 Studio

Photo courtesy MPrint Photography

Photo courtesy Kelly Hornberger Photography

Photo courtesy Sara Donaldson

Photo courtesy Sara Donaldson

Cheers, y'all. Happy New Year.

We are enjoying the mandatory pink champagne this evening to begin the end of 2011. Come back tomorrow for a look at our favorite photos of 2011. Cheers!

Photo credit Sara Donaldson

Engaged! Rachel and Dominic

What a perfectly splendid couple. Rachel and Dominic will be wed at Piazza in the Village on July 28th, 2012 and we seriously cannot wait to see what our team of fantastic vendors unfolds...birchwood trees surrounding the dancefloor, pearl and diamond brooch inspiration, and a ruffled cake to die for. Rachel and Dominic are truly a joy to work with and we are thrilled to be a part of the planning process and wedding weekend.

Photo credit Sara Donaldson Photography

Featured in The Knot Texas 2012

We are so excited to see Julie and Trey's wedding featured in The Knot Texas Spring/Summer 2012 issue on newsstands now! Julie and Trey were an absolute joy to work with and you will love all of the thoughtful details put in to this wedding, from the chuppah made by the bride's brother to the wedding cake inspired by Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. Pick up a copy today to check it out or view more photos of the big day on our Facebook Page. Enjoy!

Don't Forget the Dress!

At the end of every reception comes the strike. Vendors swoop in, clean up your mess (glitter on the floor optional) and your wedding is a sweet memory. But what about your coveted, once pristine wedding dress which is now stained with the mandatory reception damage? You cannot just have your everyday dry cleaner take care of it (even if who have opted in to that lovely door-to-door service).

This is the exact dilemma my mom and I had as we sat and stared post-reception at my sister’s amazing Amsale gown. So I turned to the all-knowing Christina Plumlee at Neiman Marcus bridal salon in downtown Dallas. She introduced us to the fabulous Jonathan Scheer in NYC. We took her advice and without a regret in sight. You think your dry cleaner has got great door-to-door service? Well check this out...

First, I filled out the oh-so-easy online form describing the dress and our information

Second, J.Scheer promptly responded with a personal phone call laying out all of the details.

Third, we were to put the gown in the original bag and drive to our nearest UPS.

Fourth, J.Scheer had contacted that office and had a courier ready and expecting to be at our service.

Fifth, the gown is returned in pristine condition...and not in one of those old-fashioned cellophaned boxes. We can take it out of it’s box at any time to ooooo and awe over it at a moment’s whim.

The best part? No nickle and diming here. You just show up with your dress, pay the “totally worth it” fee and you are done! No additional payment to UPS, just an easy one time payment to J.Scheer. And we are left with still the most beautiful dress we have ever seen.

Now that’s service!