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A Bridal Show to Remember this Sunday!

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A Bridal Show To Remember March 11, 2012 from Bill Carnicelli on Vimeo.

Just a Reminder

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As a special offer to those of you who attended A Bridal Show to Remember, we are offering 15% off any services booked before March 31st! You can contact us at 407.926.4103 or fill out our contact form and we'll get right back to you.

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We have a winner!

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We would like to congratulate Lauren Pritchard, the winner of our contest to rename our planning packages! The package names she submitted are Petite, Demi, Grande and Luxe, which we feel are a perfect representation of Anna Christine Events. Lauren will be receiving a gift certificate for $100 off the planning package of her choice. Thank you, Lauren!

Thank you from Anna Christine Events!

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Thank you for visiting our booth at the Central Florida Bridal Association Bridal Show!

Thank you for taking the time to visit Anna Christine Events this past Sunday during the Central Florida Bridal Association's Bridal Show to Remember. We hope you had a great time collecting beads, meeting all the vendors and watching the fashion show!

As you are planning the details for your wedding, keep in mind that Anna Christine Events is available to assist you! Whether you are looking for complete event management, design assistance or day-of coordination, we have options to fit each bride's budget and needs.

And, as a special offer to you for attending the show, we are offering 15% off any services booked before March 31st!

Please don't hesitate to give us a call at (407) 926-4103 or fill out the contact form on our website to set up a complimentary consultation and learn how we can help plan your event to perfection!

View our photos from the show:

A Bridal Show to Remember!

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We at Anna Christine Events are very excited and honored to be a part of A Bridal Show to Remember sponsored by Central Florida Bridal Association. Proceeds to benefit Brides Against Breast Cancer and the Making Memories Foundation. This will be an intimate affair with a limited number of brides and vendors in order to allow us to spend more time with you and give you our undivided attention. And being that it's February, our show is going to be Mardi Gras-themed so come out and party with us this Sunday. Lots of giveaways and door prizes also!

A Bridal Show to Remember will take place on February 13, 2011 at The Rosen Centre on International Drive from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit their site at http://www.cfbridal.net/ or call 407-240-7151.

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The Knot: Planning a Valentine's Day wedding? Here's how to do it without the cheese

2011-02-09T13:36:00.001-05:00

First, some history on the lover's holiday: Though sending cards and love notes only dates back to the 1840s, Valentine's Day has been around since 496 A.D. Flash forward hundreds of years, and you'll find that this is the most romantic day of the year and the perfect time to say I do. Not sure how to pull off a Valentine's Day wedding with style? We've got 10 tips to help you plan.

Read more:
Wedding Style: Top 10 Valentine's Day Wedding Style Ideas - TheKnot.com

Contest!

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We believe every detail matters and, while our Wedding Package names are fine, we know they could be better! We’re looking for four names to replace Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Something that is unique, elegant and inspiring. Got any ideas? Let us know! We will post the ones we choose on Monday, February 14th and, as a thank you to the winner we will give a $100 gift certificate towards the planning of any event you choose!

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

New look!

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Anna Christine Events has a new look! We're excited to share our new website with you and would like to thank our wonderful friends at South Ave. Graphics for designing our new logo. We'll be making another change this week so follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find how you can be a part of it and win $100! Details will be released on February 8th.

Cynthia & David

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Congratulations to Cynthia and David who got married on October 29th in beautiful Clearwater, Florida. We at Anna Christine Events were honored to be part of their special day. Here are a few photos and you can find the rest of them on our Facebook page. All photos by Maria Felton Photography.

See more of Cynthia and David's wedding photos here and visit Maria Felton Photography.

10 Key Points for Your Wedding Invitation Checklist

2010-11-18T11:37:00.000-05:00

10 Key Points for Your Wedding Invitation Checklist

By : Robert Thomson

There are a few things you will want to think about when you are getting ready to order your wedding invitations. You may be worried that you are not going to get what you want. It's really not as hard as you may think.

Colors

When you are looking for the perfect invitations, the first thing you will probably think about is color. When you are looking at the colors that are available to you, you might want to think about the colors that you are using for your wedding. This will help you to keep the same theme for all things that have to do with your wedding. It will also look better and feel more at home for you and your wedding.

Design

Another thing that you may want to look at is the design for your invitations. There are many that you can choose from and sometimes the best ones are not the flashiest. Think about the feeling that you want to give people at your wedding and the design that will best give that to your guests.

Font

There are many different fonts that you can use for your invitations. You will need to know what colors you will need to match the design of the invitation that you are looking into. You also will need a good font that will be easy for your guests to read and will make the invitations look great.

Price

Most weddings have a budget. You will want to make sure you are getting an invitation that will not only look good, but also stay within your budget. Try and talk to the person that is doing your invitations and see if they can give you a bulk deal for the amount that you need for your guests.

Venue
If you are having an outdoor wedding, you may want your invitations to feature a bit of an outdoor vibe. This can be done with both colors and designs.

Time of Year

If you are having a wedding in the summer, you may decide that you want to have a summer theme to your invitations. This may mean that you are keeping the colors bright and summery. If you are having a holiday wedding, you may decide that you want to have a winter theme to your invitations. Of course, you don't have to even go with this kind of theme if you don't want to.

Formality

Weddings can be formal or informal. If you are having a formal wedding, you may want to keep the invitations more formal as well. If you are not having such a formal wedding, you may decide that you want to have your invitations be informal as well. This also will help the guests to know how they should dress for the wedding as well.

Who You Are Working With

When you are looking for a company to do your invitations, you might want to think about what kinds of invitations they have done before. You may also want to see if they have any samples that they can show you. This will help you to get an idea of what they can do for you.

Amount You Need

If you are having a large wedding, you may need a lot of invitations. This can make a difference with the price as well as the time you will need to get the invitations designed and the samples back to you for approval. You will need to think about how long the company will need so you are not worrying about it.

Envelopes

Now that you have the basics of the invitations, you will need to think about the envelopes that will hold the invitations. Many people want to have envelopes that will really make the invitations look good, but simple ones may be all that you need.

There are many people that want to get the best invitations for their money. These simple things should help you to think about what you are doing and what your guests will think before the wedding. Take the time and find the best invitations for your wedding so you will be happy with them.

Tips for Selling Your Wedding Dress

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For some people, wedding dresses are heirlooms that should be kept in the family for future generations to wear and enjoy. But not all brides feel this way. Many young brides choose not to wear their mother's or grandmother's wedding dresses because they are very out of date, so there is no guarantee your wedding dress will ever be used again. Furthermore, many brides see their wedding dress as a large expense for something they will never wear again. Selling your used wedding dress is a great way to reclaim at least part of that expense.

Brides can be pretty particular about their wedding dresses, though. Many brides are superstitious about getting married in a dress that someone else has used for the same purpose, especially if the other marriage didn't work out. (The same thing is true of dresses that were purchased and then never used because the wedding was called off.) Here are a few tips for successfully selling your used wedding dress.

1) Make sure your wedding dress is clean.

Nothing is worse than buying a used wedding dress that smells like someone else -- or has stains from their wedding still on it! Before you sell your wedding dress, take it to a dry cleaner that specializes in wedding dresses and other heirlooms. You want to be sure you take it to someone you can trust to do a good job. Have them remove any stains and give the dress an overall cleaning, and then keep it in the box or bag so that it will still smell fresh and clean for the new owner.

2) Leave out the personal details.

Making it into as impersonal of a business transaction as possible will help you when selling your used wedding dress. If a bride-to-be is thinking of buying a used dress, it is usually to save money or to get a style that is no longer available new. But she doesn't want to know that after you bought the dress, your fiancé broke up with you. If the marriage didn't last, and you are selling the dress because you never want to lay eyes on it again, that's even worse! Even a woman who is not usually superstitious can shy away from buying a "tainted" wedding dress.

Instead, treat the transaction the way a consignment shop would: a professional sale with as little personal details as possible. Take pictures of the dress on a mannequin, or plan photos that look as professional as possible. It's okay to crop the model's head out of the photo. Whatever you do, though, don't use your own wedding pictures, and make sure your photos don't look like wedding photos either. You want a prospective buyer to be able to see herself in the dress when she looks at your pictures.

3) Have reasonable expectations for price.

One of the biggest mistakes former brides make when selling their wedding dresses is expecting to receive too much of the dress's original price. If you bought your gown new, you were paying new prices, plus the markup that any boutique has to make in order to pay their overhead and still turn a profit. Not only are you not a business, but you are no longer selling a new dress. Even if you never wore the dress, you cannot justify the same price as what you paid.

Selling your used wedding dress can be kind of tricky, because there are a lot of superstitions that claim to foretell how successful the marriage will be. Just think of the rhyme, "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue." Believe it or not, many brides still adhere to these old superstitions, so it is important to be aware of them when selling your gown!

Relativity

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"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
~Albert Einstein

Arelis and Will

October 10, 2009

Photo by Klix Photography & Design

Welcome!

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