Happy Birthday to Us!

Today is a very exciting day for Natasha F. Wayne Events. It's our first birthday! A year ago today, we signed our first wedding clients. Since then, we have been involved in three weddings, a dance marathon fundraiser, and a parade.

We've come a long way in a year. Thank you every one who has helped us this year and all our clients who took a chance on a small, start up event planning company

It's been a great year and we're looking forward to turning 2!

WE tv Wedding Mall Tour

Today the WE tv Wedding Mall Tour came to Streets of Southpoint Mall in Durham. Mark Ingram of WE tv was in attendance, shaking hands and offering tips to brides-to-be.

I met several awesome local vendors at the event as well. The first was David Cox of Arthur Murray Dance Studio. David recommends that couples begin taking dance lessons six months before their wedding days. The studio offers classes of all kinds of dance from the Argentine Tango to the Waltz. And dance classes aren't just for the bride and groom. The professionals at the studio are happy to help parents prepare for Mother/Son and Father/Daughter dances also.

I also met Theresa Syros of Celebration Photobooth. I had seen photo booths in bridal magazines before, but never been able to try one out. It was really a blast! The company offers photo booths for all kinds of events, including weddings. Someone from the company stays with the booth all times to troubleshoot any problems, so no one misses out on the fun. Guests can take photos in the booth all night long and post them to a memory book with their well wishes to the bride and groom. Celebration Photobooth is also available for birthdays, anniversaries, fundraisers...and just about any other event.

Quick Tip: Fabric Color Swatches

I got this little tip from a friend of mine who works in a bridal dress shop. When you get the color swatch of the fabric for your bridesmaids dresses, take the swatch to a paint store. Compare it to the paint sample cards until you find the closest match, then grab a bunch of them. Use these for the florist, to match shoes, or anytime you need to pick out items in the wedding colors. Pass out the cards and you'll never lose your original swatch.

You can also use paint samples when trying to decide what your wedding colors will be. Grab a bunch of samples that catch your eye and try matching them to each other. Mix and match your favorite cards before making your final orders. This will help keep you from being surprised by poorly matching colors on your big day.

Image courtesy of http://tangledeye.com/pages/plenty/paint_samples.html.

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Patrick!

On September 19th, Angie and Jeremy got married! I loved working with them throughout the planning of thier wedding, and wish them all the happiness in the world.

Words from the Bride and Groom

"We knew from the start that we weren't interested in a long engagement, so we started looking into planning our wedding almost immediately after getting engaged. We had a vague idea of what we wanted our wedding to be like, but after diving into the world of planning, we were feeling quite overwhelmed. Fortunately, a friend referred us to Natasha. Natasha helped get us on track with a timeline of what needed to happen when, suggestions on where to get supplies, gathering venue information, taking care of the wedding decorations, and even helping us put together our DIY favors! Having Natasha as our wedding planner was SUCH a relief and a huge help. With only five months to plan, Natasha helped us have a BEAUTIFUL wedding that we've gotten tons of compliments on. Natasha got our wedding on track, has an abundance of knowledge in event planning, and was so easy to get along with! We highly recommend her!"

- Jeremy and Angie Patrick