Hill City Bride

Bridal Showcase at Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum

I love new events (and great spaces!), and the Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum in Lynchburg is a lovely space to consider. If you have never been there, Sunday, May 19th (from 2-5) is the perfect opportunity to do so as they host a Sunday afternoon bridal showcase complete with vendors.

Tickets are just $5, and they can be purchased ahead of time or on the day of the event at the Anne Spencer House on 1313 Pierce Street in Lynchburg.

Hill City Bride and clutch, the bride’s guide to have and to hold will be there. We hope to see you!

Anne Spencer House Lynchburg Virginia Bridal Showcase

Other Hill City Bride and clutch  vendors that will be participating are:

Cater This!

Doyle’s Florist

Ethereal Brides

Music, Music and More Music

RS Exclusive

Stone Blue Productions

We are also looking forward to our own event on November 10th. Bliss, the venue tour will lead you through 4 Lynchburg venues complete with vendors at each one. How fun! Click here for information.

Everyday Editorial – The Three Little Kittens – Playing and Washing

Our theme for our 2103 issue of clutch, the bride’s guide to have and to hold was “the day a little girl dreams about”, and our photo shoots all centered around this theme. Our Three Little Kittens shoot is just that. If you missed the first part of this shoot (the tea party!), be sure to click here to see.

Modern flower girls are cuter than ever with all of the dress and styling choices. Here we present our rendition of the Three Little Kittens showcasing hair, makeup and dress selections for today’s little girls.

Based on the popular children’s poem, our three little kittens love to laugh and play together, which sometimes gathers them into trouble. From an elegant tea party complete with pie to playing with yarn, these kittens had a fun day, which ended with washing their mittens and masquerading in a photo booth made just for them.

Lovely vintage mittens were worn by kittens whose tea party was nigh, from mason jars of milk to pitchers of tea, their festivities included fruit pie.

The celebration ensued, they ate their food, and then set out to play. With balls of yarn being tossed in the air, they laughed and frolicked all day.

The kittens were spoiled, but when their mittens were soiled, they then began to cry. Through bubbles and scrubbing and rub-a-dub-dubbing they were finally hung out to dry.

When mother found out, they gave such a pout, but the kittens told her the truth. They shouted with glee for she loved those three and rewarded them with a kitty photo booth.

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Here is the traditional Three Little Kittens poem along with our vendor credits. Enjoy!

Three little kittens, they lost their mittens, and they began to cry, “Oh mother dear, we sadly fear that we have lost our mittens.” “What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens! Then you shall have no pie.” “Meow, meow, meow.” “Now you shall have no pie.”

The three little kittens, they found their mittens, and they began to cry, “Oh mother dear, see here, see here, for we have found our mittens.” “Put on your mittens, you silly kittens, and you shall have some pie.” “Purr, purr, purr, oh let us have some pie.”

The three little kittens put on their mittens, and soon ate up the pie, “Oh mother dear, we greatly fear that we have soiled our mittens.” “What! Soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!” They began to sigh, “Meow, meow, meow”. Then they began to sigh.

The three little kittens, they washed their mittens, and hung them out to dry, “Oh mother dear, do you not hear, that we have washed our mittens?” “What, washed your mittens, you are good kittens, but I smell a rat close by.” “Meow, meow, meow, we smell a rat close by.” ~Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme

Art Director – Jennifer Prince

Photographer/Set Stylist – Crystal George of Crystal George Studios

Hair/Makeup – Emily Garbee Harris of Bodyworks Day Spa & Salon

Flower Girl Dresses – Church Street Bridal

Venue – Sierra Vista, Forest VA

Mini Pies – Jennifer England of La Bella Torta

Again, don’t forget to take a peek at the tea party for our kittens by clicking here.

Everyday Wedding by Sincerely, Liz: Photography – Shea & Jessica

We hope you love our latest wedding issue of clutch … I do (no pun intended)! This wedding by Sincerely, Liz: Photography just exudes fun and has so many details in blue. I h0pe that you enjoy the detailing (and the candy bar, and the paper goods and the balloons … ). It’s a beautiful feast for the eyes!

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Ceremony Venue: Mount Pisgah UMC
Ceremony Coordinator: Stephanie Douglas
Officiant: Rev. Dr. Steven Plymale
Reception Venue: Salisbury Country Club
Florist: Coleman Brothers Flowers Inc.
Make-up: Hair Productions of Salisbury (Lindsey)
Hair: Hair Productions of Salisbury (Amy)
Dress: Caryn’s Bridal
DJ: Manny Green Entertainment
Stationery: 2BSquared

To view more of Liz’s work, just click here. Thank you again for stopping by … I always am glad you do!

Blogville Conference Coming Saturday!!

I have been blogging for almost three years (WOW, that’s gone by fast!) here at, and I love it! I am glad to be able to provide a local resource for those who are planning weddings, and I have definitely learned a whole lot during my blogging experiences.

As a part of that, I have been asked to speak at the Blogville conference coming up THIS Saturday, April 13, in Charlottesville, VA. Many girls have to travel far (by plane, having to stay in a hotel… etc.), but we are SO fortunate to have this blogging conference in our own backyard.

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Whether you are an avid blogger with a blog on its own or if you have a blog as an extension of your business website, you are sure to gain lots of knowledge and ideas from this fun, informative time with other bloggers.

Click here to see a full listing of the topics, such as branding, gaining advertisers, social media, analytics, building your audience and more. There are a plethora of great topics. Curious about the speakers? Click here to see a full listing of who is speaking and where they hail from.

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Then, finally, click here to see all of the registration information for Blogville. Come out to learn, have fun and connect with other bloggers in our area. I would love to see you, too! I really am excited about this event on Saturday, and I hope to see you there… there will be a lot of us there to answer your questions.

Yay, Blogville!!

Introducing a Different Side of your Lynchburg Wedding Vendors

So, it’s true. If you can’t beat them, join them! And that’s just what your Lynchburg area wedding vendors did. We have a monthly get together for the purpose of camaraderie, keeping people in the know and networking, and we truly ADORE each other (and have a lot of fun!). I thought it would be great fun to do the Harlem Shake (ok, mostly because I’ve been dying to participate in one, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity!).

When I mentioned it to our group’s fearless leader, Kim of Capture.it Photography and Events, she was all over it … even calling in the costume collection of Aztec Rental (aren’t they great?) and the videography skills of our friend, Jeremiah of Stone Blue Productions. We literally SPRUNG this on everyone as most had no idea that they would be commandeered into donning crazy costumes AND dancing in front of a camera, but they were all good sports … SO fun!

Ok, without further due, take a peek at our Lynchburg Wedding Professional Networking Group’s version of the Harlem Shake, started off by local DJ, Wendell of Music, Music and More Music. So, turn up the volume and shake it (the Harlem way, of course!).

 

PARTICIPANTS

Love Boat Captain – Wendell (Music, Music and More Music)

Minnie Mouse – Kim (Capture.it Photography and Events)

Gorilla – Jeremiah (Stone Blue Productions)

Bumblebee – Jennifer (clutch and Hill City Bride – I was trying to STING people, ok?? LOL!)

Raggedy Ann – Shani (Timeless Affairs)

Tinkerbell – Liz (Sincerely, Liz: Photography and Lynchburg Snapshot Studio – fun photos to come!)

50s Poodle Skirt Gal – Linda (Love Is in the Air Events)

Pooh Bear – Larry (Marriage Alliance of Central VA)

Lady Liberty – Connie (At Your Service Events Planner)

Majorette – Sandra (RS Exclusive)

Little Bo Peep – Natasha (Bloom by Doyle’s)

Easter Bunny – Diane (Diane’s Cake Creations)

Dalmation – Mary (Love Is in the Air Events)

Brown Bear – Rick (Spring House Reception and Dining Hall)

Beast – Sheila (Spring House Reception and Dining Hall)

Jester – Karen (Repast Catering)

Jester – Erin (Grinnin’ Booth)