Friday, March 20, 2009

New dress designer

Hello everyone!

I had the opportunity to attend the "roll out" of a brand new wedding dress line. The designer is Alisa Benay. She is a local, Colorado designer, who has designed and is now offering a beautiful and different Bridal Couture Line. Not only does she offer a regular line, but each year she will have a limited edition dress, that part of the proceeds will be donated to benefit the Susan G. Komen Society. Her dresses range from around $2500 - 8500.

She utilizes unusual, European laces etc. to enhance the designs. The only shop, in Colorado, to carry her designs, is Little White Dress in Castle Rock. Call 303-814-8972 for your appointment. You can see some of these dresses on wwwlwdbridal.com. These dresses are sure to become family heirlooms! (Be sure to tell Cate you learned about this from Weddings, Etc. LLC! No, I don't receive anything from it, just the knowledge that you've selected on beautiful bridal shop to do business with!)

I still have some dates available if you are looking to get married this year. I can easily pull your wedding together in as little as six months. Give me a call at 303-779-0395 or check out my website www.weddingsbytanya.com .

Monday, March 2, 2009

Destination Philippine Islands

Did you know there are 7,107 islands that make up the Philippine Islands?

I didn't until I had the opportunity to visit many of the beautiful venues that would love to host destination weddings. Whether you'd like to get married in a resort in the middle of Manila or on the China Sea white sand shore, there's a venue for you.

The hotels and resorts are 4 and 5 star rated, the food delicious and the service over and above expectations. Where else can you find a handful of Calla lilies for $1??? You can easily do a wedding for 150 guests there in one of the top hotels for less than $10,000, so you can imagine the cost for the two of you or a small group.

All-be-it it's a long flight, but you sleep most of the way and the airlines feeds you really well! Also, you don't have to pay for your beverages.

There is tight security at every turn, but nothing to be afraid of if you don't get off the beaten path. While I was there, we toured all over Manila and one of the most memorable places, for me, was the American War Memorial. It's the largest military cemetery outside the US. There are still around 35,000 soldiers unaccounted for and each name is engraved in a large marble wall.

The Philippine people are extremely polite and friendly and they know how to throw a party!
If you are looking for an exotic place for your wedding, where none of your friends have gotten married, check out the Philippine Islands. It's even possible to have a designer make your dress in the range of $900 - 1500. These dresses are beautiful and can have a lot of hand beading done. They just need your measurements and ideas of what you'd like to have.

Guys, if you're looking for a beautiful gift for your bride, this is the place to buy the natural south sea pearls in almost any color you want and very reasonable!

I had the opportunity to make many contacts there and am more than happy to assist you with your planning and being on site for your wedding. For pictures and more information please contact me at 303-779-0395 or www.weddingsbytanya.com.