Magical Thoughts

Flower Friday - The Gerbera Daisy

Greetings -

Well I hope that everyone has had a fabulous week.  I know we have - today we take a look inside the pages of The Meaning of Flowers by Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field to take a look at my favorite flower the gerbera daisy!

Also called the transvaal daisy, these big, bright flowers come from the hottest climates of Asia and Africa, Crowning the tops of the long stems, the blooms have perfect petals in holiday colors.  The gerbera suggests enduring purity.

Flower Friday - The Peony

Greetings -

So once again I return to the fabulous book The Meaning of Flowers Myth Language and Lore by Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field for a look at another fabulous wedding flower - The Peony

The peony grants its recipent the power to keep a secret.  In its tightly clenched petals, nymphs could hide.

Tuxedo Concierge Service - A New Offering

Greetings - We are pleased to announce this great new addition to our services.  Imagine if you will no more trips to the tuxedo shop, no concerns about who is going to get those tuxes back the day after.  Instead we will work with you online, in person or on the phone to figure out your tuxedo needs.  The tuxes are sent directly to A Magical Affair and we will personally deliver them to you at your hotel, at your rehearsal or whatever is easiest for you.  At the end of the night we will pick up all the tuxes and return them to the vendor.  We are currently offering the groom's tuxedo rental for FREE with 5 paid rentals in a wedding party.  We look forward to hearing from you soon!!

Cumberland River Cruises - A New Opportunity in Wilson County

So on the last Tuesday of every month a Fabulous group of wedding vendors from the Nashville area get together.  Typically it is over lunch while we check out a new location or a great restaurant for a rehearsal dinner.  This month we decided to take a different route - so off to Wilson County we went - Cumberland River Cruises is based out of the Cherokee Restaurant and Marina and what a fabulous opportunity for a different type of rehearsal dinner.  We went on the sunset cruise and were able to supply our own cheese and wine.  It was a great time to mix and mingle.  After the cruise half of us went into the Cherokee restaurant for dinner and wow do you get alot of great food for the money.  So next time you are looking for a way to spend a sat or sun afternoon or want that rehearsal dinner that will be talked about long after the big day than this is the spot for you!!

   Awesome Nashville Wedding Vendors

  Introducing Captain Jesse

  The beautiful sunset from the boat

Incredible Opportunity for Bridal Jewelry

Greetings -

Dear friend of A Magical Affair Christine Boulton posted a week or so back a contest that Tigerlilly Jewelry was hosting.  I wanted to be sure to pass it along to all of my readers as this is such a cool idea.  If you should win be sure to send us an email so we can post the great news.

Tigerlilly jewelry contest

Franklin Bridal Ball

Wow!  What a whirlwind of a weekend.  I wanted to take a moment and thank all of the lovely brides that stopped by the booth last week.  There were so many creative ideas and so many gorgeous booths.  Special thanks to Jennifer Neal Edwards with The Village of Flowers and also to Maria Tipton with Blue Nova Designs - I could not have done this booth without you!  I will have pictures up soon.  But in the meantime be sure to check out Ashley's Bride Guide for her scoop on the show.

Thursday in July = A Very Successful Bridal Show

Well I would be fibbing to say that I did not have a few concerns to a bridal show in the middle of July and than take place on a Thurday!  WOW Jacobs Marketing hit the show out of the park.  There were brides lined at the door ten minutes before opening.  Ones the doors opened it was full speed ahead.  So  I wanted to give some quick kudos to Jennifer w/ Reveal she took my one piece of inspirsation and allowed it to become so much more.  To Bonnie Boone with Arzelle's for the gorgeous dress. To Maria with Blue Nova Designs - The linen is perfect and was loved!  To my outstanding models - you were fabulous!!  I look forward to getting some posts up real soon with photos.

Thank you to all the brides that attended I hope you took home at least one magical idea to use at your event!

Join us at the Franklin Bridal Ball

Brides, be sure to visit the Magical Affair booth at the Franklin Bridal Ball at the Factory in Franklin. It's this Thursday from 5-9. We hope to see you there!

Flower Friday

So I recently purchased this awesome book at Pottery Barn - The Meaning of Flowers - Myth-Language-and Lore by Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field.  So I thought that Fridays would be a great day to share a different flower.  So let's start with a wedding favorite

The Orchid:

"The Orchid stands for ecstasy.  They seem to be glories from the underworld, their folds and openings, their intense scent almost to much for daylight.  In the wild, they grow in the rain forests of the tropics, parasitical and peculiar, bearing beauty marks and brilliant spots like hieroglyphics of desire."

A "out of the box" idea

The week of June 15th was a very busy one here at A Magical Affair!  With 3 weddings in two days we were all a little crazy!  Oh yes I forgot to mention one of the weddings was taking place in Milwaukee, WI on Friday and the other two were in Nashville on Saturday.  So off to Milwaukee I went on Tuesday evening.  On Wednesday afternoon I made an unannounced stop at The White Box of Wedding Design to see fellow colleague Monica Rae Gill.

You see Monica is way ahead of her time in the Midwest with such an amazing concept for brides that I just had to see it for myself.  All I can say is amazing!!  Monica and I agree that todays bride is seeking inspiration and knowledge.  The White Box offers both of these along with an amazing planning team. 

Kudos to you Monica and I look forward to seeing you again soon.

P.S. - We will get photos from these weddings up soon.