Happy Halloween

It is that really fun time of the year. Where the air is starting to turn crisp - the fall colors are robust... if there are still leaves on the trees and time for wonderful treats. My daughter had a costume party to go to - so we thought it be nice to make some cupcakes for her to bring. We love baking in the fall and especially during the holidays. So I thought I share with you a few pictures of our tasty treats.
Enjoy the night, be safe!
Ciao!
Chele

Forever Bridal Show - Durham Hilton

Bridal Show: Forever Bridal Show
Canvas's: Simply Canvas
Flowers: Gallery Florist and Gifts

We made our first appearance at the Forever Bridal Show in Durham this past Sunday. What a wonderful show to participate in. The brides were amazing, friendly and fun to talk with. The show was a little smaller than Forever Bridal's larger shows and we were grateful as we got to spend some quality time with the brides that visited our booth.

Our booth was built by my husband Joe and my son Matt. They decided to make something rich, warm and inviting. Using a bit of my Italian heritage - they come up with the following:



These columns were refurbished by Matt - which took over four hours of preparation. Then Joe and Matt created a special top rail piece to content the two columns together. There we were able to create some spectacular way of hanging our images. Matt also made the backdrop that hangs behind all of the prints. It took him over 8 hours of pinning, two hours of sewing and yards upon yards of fabric to make. We hung some beautiful canvas's which included - two 16x20's, two 20x30's and three 20x24's. We were amazed at the fantastic quality of our canvas maker: Simply Canvas. They simply made us look fantastic! We also had many albums our for display among some beautiful rose petals from Gallery Florist and Gifts, Inc. From our custom designed Guest books, Coffee table books and our signature leather albums. It took over 3 months of preparation to prepare for everything we wanted to do for this show. Matt spent the day Saturday, while I was photographing a wedding, with Joe, prepping the booth for Sunday.



We also offered a drawing for a free engagement session, we were thrilled on how many brides entered.






So who won? Check your email!

Our next with Forever Bridal show is in January 2 & 3rd. For more information on the show - you can contact them with the link above. Expect to see a few changes to our booth, but we would love it if you can mark your calendars and see us there!



Until next time.....
Ciao Bella!
'Chele

Welcome to our newly designed Blog

Thanks for stopping in and checking out our blog. It is a wet chilly mornin today. Grab something warm to drink and spend a few moments with me. I want to welcome you to our new beautiful blog. It has been in my mind for so long but only through the wonderful talents of Jackie of Memories By Design, has it become a reality. She was awesome to work with and if you are in need of a blog, I highly recommend her.

So now that I have this wonderful new blog there are so many things I would like to share with you. I promise if you keep coming back - there will be lots of weddings from Duke Garden, Castle McCulloch, Revolution Mills - just to name of few. Engagement photographs of Meagan and Jeremy, lots of Bridals including Emily from Duke Gardens to view, some stories of my couples, my family and a little bit about myself along the way also. But I would LOVE to hear from you, so just leave a comment or two for me, I promise to read each one!
Ciao Bella!
'Chele

Castle McCulloch, Jamestown NC Inspirational Board

Real wedding details - There are so many beautiful details that go into a wedding - like Megan and Skeeters wedding. So I thought it would be nice to do an inspirational borad from their wedding. Enjoy!

Sara Robinson - Burlington, NC

Can I brag in this post? This is my daughter Sara - what an amazing young lady she is. This is her senior year in school, in which she will graduate early in December. Then she will enroll early into College. She is creative, funny and intuitive. She is not sure what avenue she will travel down yet. She loves movie production, photography and culinary. No matter what she decides to go into - she will succeed. I can't wait to see the next few months unfold for her - it is going to be an amazing time. Thanks for letting me brag for just a few minutes.

Pine Lake Pavilion - Mebane, NC

Pine Lake Pavilion recently held an Open House in September. We were thrilled to be one of it's vendors there to participate. There were many wonderful prizes that all the brides won. This is a very relaxed atomsphere for the brides - as it just a few brides who come - then they get to have time with each vendor that they wish. Some of the people who participated were:

Flowers By Gary
Alamance Party Rentals
Pine Lake Pavilion
Michelle Robinson Photography
Exquiste Style By Amy