Pittsburgh Wedding Planner | Bold Bouquets

Long gone are the days of the traditional white flower bouquet. Today's bouquets are getting more bold and spunky with haute color combos, shapes, and unique textures. Often times flowers are no longer the main focal point and/or eliminated all together. Stylish, cHic, and modErn brides are adding different elements such as feathers, plants, leaves, berries, ribbon, lace, jewels, buttons, beads, brooches, and more to create their perfect bouquet! Some brides just want to do something different for herself and bridesmaids and we love it :-) Check out these fabulous bouquets! Be Inspired!

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Pittsburgh Wedding Planner | Red Carpet Runway Feature

Red Carpet Runway provides the best custom event carpets and backdrops in the business. From celebrity events to corporate functions, this brand does it all. We're excited to share their feature of one of our favorite bashes yet! Check it out here!

Client Love Notes

"Shayla is a lifesaver...I know that the title of my review is a big statement but it is true. I had to hire a new wedding planner two months before the wedding. I was pretty stressed about having to do this, but upon meeting Shayla, I knew she was the right woman for the job. My husband and I did most of our own wedding planning, but we needed a planner for day-of coordination, our stationery suite, and all the little details that we didn't want to manage. Shayla listened to all of our requests, is very detail-oriented, and was tremendously reliable. She is a great wedding planning professional. A huge difference from our experience with our previous wedding planner. I cannot say enough positive things about Shayla and the services that SHE provides. My family loved her and saw how much she made our big day run so smoothly. I would highly recommend Shayla and her team for any of your special event planning needs. Not only does Shayla do an amazing job with all the planning and execution, she had one of her other event planners at SHE on site at our reception to provide additional assistance. SHE is amazing!"

-Rich & Mary Marmura
{10.01.11}

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How To: Spunk Up Your Next Social Affair

So because we can't help ourselves we add flair to any social gathering that we can :-) For owner and principle planner, Shayla's birthday (that happened to fall on Halloween weekend), we decided at the very last minute to do a play on the infamous Cirque Du Soleil for her birthday celebration. Any party or gathering is SO much more FuN aNd ExCiTiNG with a theme and there are so many good ones to come up with! It's also really simple and cost-effective to do and the memory will be priceless. Here is the skinny....

{Set the tone}
It all starts with the invitation.
{Small touches make great statements}
The decor and color scheme must bring the theme to life. Note the fun stationery, props, balloons, banners, etc.
{Coordinate the food and beverage}
Get creative and have some fun with this! Note the popcorn & cotton candy :-)
{Dress The Part}
Have a theme-appropriate attire request for your guests. Hence, the birthday girl as the ring master and her guests Minnie Mouse, Jennifer Beals, Superwoman, Raggedy Anne, The Pink Lady, 80's baby, and more!


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Cost Saver: Menu Band

Stationery plays such a key part in your overall wedding design. We are crazy over custom stationery! But we know it can add up quickly once you print your save-the-dates, invitations, envelopes, table numbers, menus, programs, escort cards, and more! Instead of a traditional 4x6 menu card at each place setting, check out this cool menu band! It will definitely trim costs and save a few trees :-)

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