The 12 Things I Can't Live Without

One of my favorite home design magazines asks an interior designer every month what are the 12 things they can't live without.  I like reading this feature, because I usually glean new resources and bookmark worthy websites.  This week, I've decided to copy this idea and list the 12 things that I can't live without as a wedding and event planner.  Once I got started, it was hard editing it down to 12, but here they are in no particular order:

12.  Monthly deep tissue massages.  Melissa at Massage Envy is the best!  However, when I want the full spa experience (and because they can always fit me in at the last minute) Halcyon Day Spa at The Summit is my number one choice.

11. My Apple MacBook Pro.  I can't say enough good things about my favorite road warrior tool.  I can surf the web at lightning speed, check email, shop, and chat on the webcam with my friends.  It also has Microsoft Word, so I can write my blog posts when inspiration hits.

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Some Like It Southern

MyScoop Contributing Writer, Ashlyn Stallings, has done it again!  Thank you for including M. Elizabeth Weddings & Events in the lastest MyScoop article on Wedding Planning 101!

"So he put a ring on it, and you're over the 'constant gaze-towards-left-hand' stage and ready to start planning your wedding. We gathered a team of Birmingham's wedding experts--a wedding planner, event planner, stationery expert, and florist--to spill their tips about appropriate wedding planning 101. Being good Southern belles, we added M. Elizabeth Events etiquette expert Meghan Cease's pearls of wisdom, just look for "Meghan Says" to glean some insight!"

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Some Like It Southern 

Bridezilla is dead.

I spent $30 in wedding magazines yesterday and after reading them all, I learned three things:

1. We're in a recession

2. Over-the-top is...well...OVER-THE-TOP, and

3. The meltdown of the world economy has brought some perspective to the wedding planning process.  Brides are no longer caught up in our culture of narcissism.  In other words, Bridezilla is dead.

Somewhere out there is a group of wedding planners forming a conga line.

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Allison + Robby Engagement

Allison and Robby are getting married this July in Tuscaloosa with the ceremony being held at Trinity United Methodist Church and the reception at North River Yacht Club.  Photographer, Alisa Lynn, captured these photos on the University of Alabama's campus, along with Capital Park in Tuscaloosa. Check back with us in July to see more pictures from this sweet couple!

McIntosh + Addington Wedding Recap

It was the last wedding of 2009 for M. Elizabeth Weddings & Events and man was it awesome!  Leigh & DJ were such a sweet and fun couple and had a beautiful wedding ceremony at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church followed by a reception at Greystone Country Club.  We had an outstanding team of vendors including Emily Kicklighter Photography, Dreamcakes, Sweet Magnolia, The White Room, Lillie's Flowers, and John Bell & Friends.  Seriously it was like a dream team and we had so much fun!