THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE DUE TO WEATHER!!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!!

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)

It’s SO hard to believe that our I Dream of a Wedding couple have been married for a month already! Their wedding day was so special and a LOT of fun. Photos will be up on the blog soon, but for now take a peek at the video of highlights from their day. Thank you SO much to Lynchburg Live for donating their time to provide Gabe and Erika (and us!) with a lovely video of their wedding day.

Here is a listing of the vendors who are participating in the actual wedding:

It’s well known that I enjoy blogging, writing, publishing and social media, but I absolutely love, love, LOVE meeting brides … and Bliss, a fine wedding fair is just that opportunity. I feel like it’s our blog in a live format with ideas, sessions, workshops, panel discussions and more. This year we even added a fashion show! We are planning another Bliss, a fine wedding fair for spring of 2014, and we have one coming up in Roanoke in the fall of 2013 … SO exciting! We also have another fun surprise for November, but we’ll get to that AFTER we show you our photos from this past Bliss taken by Stone Blue Productions. Enjoy!

Our March 2013 event was held at the lovely Tresca on 8th in downtown Lynchburg.

Our Instagram hashtag #blissfair2013 worked wonderfully! If you are on Instagram, look up the hashtag to see photos that were taken throughout the day. So fun!

Bowen provided our bags, which we filled for our guests.

Our vendors were wonderful, and we were excited to have each and every one of them participate.

A shoutout also goes to DJ Ed, who was not only a vendor, but he provided us with music and microphones throughout the day including DJing our fashion show!

It was fun to have so many brides and guests in attendance at Bliss!

Our day included mingling with vendors, workshops, panel discussions, a fashion show and even a dance demonstration!

And, of course, all of the guests received our wedding and spring issues of clutch.

We want to thank all of our vendors who participated in the day:

Adam Mullins Photography – www.adammullinsphotography.com

Allegra’s Studio – www.allegrasstudio.com

Ashley Baber Weddings – www.ashleybaberweddings.com

Boutique M – www.moyanne.com

Capture.it Photography – www.captureitphotoevents.com

Cater This – www.cater-this.com

Celebration – www.celebrationbridal.com

Clutch – www.theclutchguide.com

DJ Ed – www.facebook.com/DJEdxBennyV

Evergreen Lavender Farm – www.evergreenlavender.com

Hill City Bride – www.hillcitybride.com

Jamberry Nails – www.katekelliher.jamberrynails.net

Love Is in the Air Events – www.loveisintheairevents.com

Lynchburg Snapshot Studio – www.lynchburgsnapshotstudio.com

Marriage Alliance of Central Virginia – www.marriagealliance.org

Mary Kay – www.marykay.com/Cindy.Bryant

Origami Owl Living Lockets – www.alice.origamiowl.com

Paisley & Jade – www.paisleyandjade.com

RS Exclusive – www.rs-exclusive.com

Slumber Parties – www.slumberpartiesbymarywaldron.com

SPA 4109 – www.spa4109.com

Stone Blue Productions – www.stoneblueproductions.com

The Arrangement Company - www.thearrangementcompany.com

The Red Shoes Dance Studio – www.theredshoes.us

Travelbugs – www.travelbugsinc.com

Trecsa on 8^th – www.trescaon8th.com

Thank you again to everyone involved in Bliss … brides, guests, speakers, vendors and all who helped before and after. We are SO excited for our November Bliss, a fine wedding fair event in Roanoke and our 2014 Bliss, a fine wedding fair.

Oh, and remember that EXCITING announcement? We are THRILLED to have Bliss, the venue tour on Sunday, November 10th from 1-6pm. Tour 4 venues, and each will be like a mini show with vendors at each location. Click here to purchase tickets, and be sure to take a peek at the information below.

Ready to tour? I am!! Brides, guests, corporations, vendors from other areas … no matter your reason for needing a venue (even if it’s just being curious about the venue!), we hope you will join us in November. Again, click HERE to purchase venue tour tickets.

Thank you again to Stone Blue Productions for taking photos for our Bliss, a fine wedding fair event.