Mr. & Mrs. offers four packages that you can fit together to create your own custom wedding concierge – choose one, two, three or all to perfectly suit your needs.
{WEDDING LIBRARY}
Overwhelmed? Choosing wedding vendors is intimidating and frustrating without Mr. & Mrs. by your side. Through 4 Match Sessions our Matchmaker will pair you with Trusted Wedding Pros based on your personal style, priorities, and price range. you’ll have the confidence to begin to get excited as you see your day coming together!
{FLORAL DESIGN & DÉCOR}
Collaborate with our Executive Designer to create your original décor concept sure to wow your guests. Imagine walking into a glimpse of what your wedding could be, as our design team inspires you with a full-scale Reveal in our final Design Meeting.
{CREATIVE DETAILS}
Take your guests on a journey that reflects your personalities as a couple through uniquely, charming details. From quirky favors t o elegant welcome baskets Mr. & Mrs. will host a hands-on design party on how to create every element.
{DAY OF COORDINATION}
When you picture yourself on your wedding day, are you running around like a hot mess OR are you calmly sipping mimosas laughing with your bridesmaids by your side? With a precise, calming coordinator behind the scenes your focus can be on enjoying your new hubby and the love that surrounds you both.
With a Mr. & Mrs. Couple’s Membership, it has never been easier to start checking things off your “I do” list! Check out our membership options here. PS – Your first visit is on the house!
Photos byClick Photgraphy.
What’s Your Love Story??
Altar Bridal is looking for 3 BRIDES that have the most unique LOVE story! They are having a contest to make one bride REALLY happy, and make a BIG difference in the process.
It’s that time of year when outreach programs need our help the most. Altar Bridal wants to make a difference and get Kansas City brides-to-be and their friends and family involved as well!
Send your LOVE story to info@altarbridal.com by midnight November 11, 2011! Starting November 15, 2011 the top 3 brides that get picked with the best LOVE story will each get a bin in Altar Bridal’s front window! The bride that collects the most cans of food in her bin wins $1,500 towards a wedding gown of their choosing! Monetary donations can be made on behalf of a bride – $1 = 3 cans. The funds will be given to Harvesters directly.
So, send us those great stories by November 11, 2011! If you have any questions about the contest, give Dede Palmer a call at 816.926.0555.
More info at www.altarbridal.com/food-drive-for-a-dress and file attached.
Hello again to my Beautiful Brides-To-Be!
So here I am, less than one month until my wedding day – wow! I really can’t believe how quickly time continues to fly by!
Ever since the 60 day mark, the stress has been a little high as we’re trying to make sure we have EVERYTHING lined up. I made a promise to myself (as I suggest all of my brides do) to cut off all projects and purchases 30 days before the big day. So now with all DIY details passes off to my amazing “wedding team” I am able to purely focus on the logistics of the day like creating time lines and wedding weekend activities!
My newest focus is now on preparing myself physically for the day. Like every bride I want to look and feel my best for my wedding. To be honest, after the excitement of the engagement and through all of the parties & celebrations, my fiance and I put on a little “happy weight.” Nothing much, but we’ve definitely seen a change in ourselves. So he and I both have been focused on getting into shape and doing it in a healthy way! I’m not looking to starve myself into an emaciated state, just to tone and feel as fabulous as a bride should feel! To give us a jump start and help our well-being, we’ve decided to take the 24-Day Challenge with Advocare. It’s an amazing cleanse and supplement system with a person to tailor it to your specific needs and goals, as well as follow up with you throughout your journey. We just started a few days ago with the 10-Day Cleanse. I’ve done cleanses before, but this one is so gentle and much simpler. No strange portions or weird food combinations.
There is a delightful peach fiber drink in the morning and prepackaged herbal pills at night. That’s it! There are also these incredibly delicious meal replacement shakes- honestly they’re like chocolate milkshakes and such a treat! The other bonus are these “spark” energy drinks that don’t give you the crash of coffee but help with clarity & focus. For all of my brides experiencing that “fog” or “haze” with so many tasks and details clogging up our brains, these drinks are a GOD SEND! They really help you focus and be productive when every day counts this close to THE big day. In just 3 days, I feel so much more energized, focused and lighter already. I’ve already noticed a difference in my body.
When it comes to working out, we’ve been trying to keep things interesting by switching up our activities. Yoga, walking, Fluidity, tennis, etc. We’ve really used it as our time to bond and spend time together non-wedding related! We’re learning more with each day that setting aside a little time each day for just us, with no wedding talk allowed is so important! It literally becomes all you talk about and can easily lose sight of one another. So remember brides, honey time every day!
Next on my list is skincare, tanning, waxing, haircare, etc. So stay tuned to see my beauty prep! And check back with my fiance and I both as we go through our 24-Day Advocare Challenge!
Happy planning!
Jen
Mr. & Mrs. is a relaxing and easy way to get the guidance and assurance you need, knowing you have the most Trusted Wedding Pros in KC and a fabulous team of planning consultants on your side. It’s the perfect balance of the fun in planning a wedding but with the knowledge and efficiency of a professional. We love celebrating Mr. & Mrs. couples with a PARTY! Every member planning their wedding with Mr. & Mrs. is able to host a three hour event in Haven, our private gathering space (valued at $300). Your Bridal Shower, Bachelorette Party or Rehearsal Dinner will be stunning with this heavenly Haven as the setting. This special expires on October 31st so call Jen or Ashley at 913-322-3223 or email at Info@MyMrandMrs.com to chat about your wedding plans plus your event in Haven!
The Wedding Workshop Food, Wine and Sweets tasting is on Wednesday September 7th at 6PM. Our fabulous caterers, cake artists and sommeliers are treating you to a fine dining experience while you sample wedding food and drink choices. Psst…there are only 18 seats available so email Info@MyMrandMrs.com to reserve your seats!
Two of our cake artists will be sampling their melt-in-your-mouth cakes and sweets. Here is a preview of a few classic designs…with a modern twist!
What do you LOVE? Your cake should be a reflection of YOU. Check out this book-lovers dream wedding cake by Slice Custom Cakes…
Treat your guests to mulitple flavor chioces by pairing your cake with cupckakes. Contemporary or vintage cake plates make gorgeous displays! Cake and cupcakes by Cake Girl. Photos by Rebecca Peters Photography.
Cake and cupcakes by Cake Girl. Photos by Rebecca Peters Photography.
Simply stunning – classic sugar flowers. Cake by Slice Custom Cakes.
Fresh and bold – sugar flowers with a twist! Cake by Cake Girl. Photo by Rebecca Peters Photography.
Patterns like pretty PAISLEY!! Cake by Slice Custom Cakes.
And polka dots! Cake by Cake Girl.
We love this organic style cake with a mix of sugar and fresh blooms by Cake Girl.
And deliciously addictive Cake Drops by Slice Custom Cakes. This Cake Drop cake features multiple flavors of Cake Drops plus a cake for cake cutting. Yummy!!!
Catch Storybook Wedding : Part 1 here.
Save-the-dates, Invitations, and Wedding Programs: Harry Potter
Although the Harry Potter series isn’t a romantic love story, it is one of my favorites and seeing the movies is something that Justin and I make a big deal out of; therefore, it made sense to use something from the story as inspiration for our fairytale day.
Our save-the-dates were inspired by the Harry Potter’s acceptance to Hogwarts, as we used parchment and a letter format to invite our guests to save the date for our wedding. We sealed the envelopes with red “D” monogrammed wax (Justin sealed and stamped the envelopes himself).
We promised our guests would be sent their invitations “by owl,” and since real owls are very hard to train, we decided to come up with an acronym for O.W.L. and place it on the return portion of the envelopes with a stamped picture of owls sitting on a tree limb. Just to push the whole owl theme, we cut out small owls with an owl embossing punch, matched them with the invitation color scheme, and tossed a few in the invitation.
Our ceremony programs were also decorated with an owl, to carry the theme through to the ceremony. We also incorporated love letters from classic writers and composers (I’m a writing major in college and Justin loves classical music) and added favorite lines from my favorite romantic comedy, “You’ve Got Mail” (which is representative of how we met – online).
Ceremony: Storybook Love
We chose the Grand River Chapel at William Jewel because it was charming and reminded us of the small chapels in storybooks where fairytale marriages happened.
Since the setting of our reception was an enchanted forest, and my favorite color is purple, it made sense to choose purple for the bridesmaids’ dresses. The men wore black tuxes with green sprays on their lapels. Even our mothers kept the color scheme going.
The flower girls were fairies. Everyone looked great and the fairytale theme came together!
Our vows were traditional, but we also opted to say something personal to one another. As a surprise to each other, Justin recited “I carry your heart” by E.E. Cummings and I recited “How do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poetry was probably less a surprise for Justin (living with a writer almost guarantees some poetry somewhere in life), but I was completely blown away. The memory still brings tears to my eyes.
The ceremony was beautiful and we were extremely happy with the beginning of our fairytale day – a love story for the books.
With the Mr. & Mrs. Food, Wine and Sweets workshop and tasting coming up on Wednesday September 7th at 6PM, we are going to be featuring delectable Kansas City based delights on the blog! If you would like to get the royal treatment in wedding catering, cake and wine tastings, email info@MyMrandMrs.comto RSVP to this one-of-a-kind culinary experience (There are only 18 seats available so send us your RSVP ASAP). All of us here at Mr. & Mrs. are total foodies – as are many of our wonderful couples! When delicious food is one of your top priorities, you want food your guests will savor as well as be a reflection of who you are as a couple.
What are your favorite foods?
A fabulous caterer will know exactly what questions to ask in order to find out what makes you and your fiance’s tummies growl. Olive Events, an amazing catering team in Kansas City, customizes every menu to truly reflect the palate and tastes of each couple. This is your fabulous wedding – so Olive Events takes your favorites and makes them culinary PERFECTION! Do you love Mexican food? Try their fabulous Petite Black Bean Tacos with Mango Creme Fraiche and Pico de Gallo.
What about sushi? Try an interactive hand-rolled sushi bar!
Olive Events LOVES getting creative with food presentation – WOW your guests with a twist on a traditional favorite. Like Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese…
And for dessert…A unique presentation.
One lucky couple will have the chance to win a wedding feature film {valued at $2500} by the fabulous and talented Alea Lovely. Alea stays true to her namewith the ultimate in modern, romantic videography….truly LOVELY! Submit a simple YouTube video of you and your honey’s unique love story, unique venue or location, unique culture or fantastic, creative style. See below for all of the details….and GOOD LUCK NEARLYWEDS!
My name is Sonya Dunham and on June 11, 2011 I had the wedding of my dreams and married my Prince Charming, Justin Dunham. The vision of our wedding day started after the proposal, as I imagine is the same for many brides. We knew that we wanted a themed wedding and that it really had to do with love stories, fairytales, and magic.
As often happens with us, Justin was off making money to pay for the wedding while I was left to dream the biggest dream possible for our day. I often think of Cinderella when I hear “fairytale wedding,” and that vision is very beautiful. But, I wanted something different, quirky but relatable without being cliché. I wanted every fairytale wedding possible, all the themes, all the love stories – everything. In spirit, for the wedding, I understood Veruca Salt – I wanted it all.
I didn’t know exactly how I was going to do it, so I immediately started my research on weddings. Thanks to Peter Merry’s book “The Best Wedding Reception Ever!” I realized that if I wanted a truly fairytale day, I would have to hire the best wedding innovators in my area.
Once I secured true visionaries to be a part of our wedding team, we had to figure out the base of the theme. Since I didn’t want the Cinderella fairytale route, we decided to go with the enchanted forest/Alice in Wonderland path, with other movie, book, and favorite show themes.
With something as complex as this, a wedding planner was definitely a good addition to our wedding family. In the beginning, the whole theme idea, and cohesiveness, was lost on everyone but us, our florist, and our planner. Thankfully, the key team knew what was going on.
To be continued….
What a wonderful event – the KC Weddings Bridal Spectacular! Mr. & Mrs. was there to give couples a taste of our Wedding Library and Floral & Details Design as well as a chance to meet our consultant, Jen to start talking WEDDING! Lots of couples took advantage of becaming members of Mr. & Mrs. while at the show. For those still looking to make your planning journey fun and less overwhelming, shoot us an email at Info@MyMrandMrs.com or give us a call at 913-322-3223 to set up a time to get to know each other! One thing we kept hearing over and over from couples is how relieved they felt after becoming a Mr. & Mrs. Couple, knowing they will be guided through every step – no more guesswork and stress!
So now what do you do with all of that info after the bridal show?
There are a few things you will want to do to maximize your success with all of those business cards, brochures and info you gathered! A bridal show can be a helpful, but very overwhelming place to start your planning process. Here are the steps we recommend to keep the stress level low :
Get Organized!
Dump out that bag of goodies you received and organize your info into categories, first by vendor (photography, venue, catering, floral, cake, music, etc). Then take a look at each, as well as any notes you made to remember who you loved chatting with. Ask yourself a few questions – Was their booth impressive and professional? Did they offer lots of helpful information tailored to my wedding? And most importantly, did you have a connection with this vendor and did they seem genuinely excited about you and your wedding? Then, look up their website and reviews on WeddingWire.com or chat with Jen, the Mr. & Mrs. Consultant to make sure they are reputable, professional and amazing vendors you can trust.
Contact Them!
Choose your top 2-3 in each category and give them a call or email them. Set up a time to meet them to talk about your wedding details so they can create a custom quote for you. Remember, if you are a Mr. & Mrs. couple, Jen can make these appointments for you and you can meet all of your Mr. & Mrs. Wedding pros in our ultra-convenient Consultation Suites to maximize your time. When you are on the phone with your vendors, first ask them if they have your date available. You can take the time to give them a bit of info about your wedding and see if you feel that spark of chemistry. During your consultation, be sure to take your Mr. & Mrs. Bridal Binder with you to guide you through the consultation, know exactly what questions to ask and to keep all of your info organized.
