Sandals familiarization trip...part 1

I hope everyone is having a great start to this new year!

So last week I got a chance to go to a Sandals resort familiarization trip through the Association of Bridal Consultants. We were at the Sandals Royal Bahamian in the Bahamas and it was a great chance for me to learn about their resorts in order to be able to share it with you and inform you on how Sandals can be a wonderful honeymoon, destination wedding and/or vacation for you and your spouse.

We also became certified Sandals specialist through the training we received there as well as learned about the new things happening with our association.

Anyways...below you will find pictures of my trip there...

Once I arrived in the Bahamas, starting from the airport...Sandals has a booth right inside where they had taxis. I went to the booth and before I could say my name he knew who I was...he then escorted me to the shuttle I was to take to get to the resort.

Once the shuttle got to the resort, someone opened the door for me and another came up to me with a cold towel and escorted me to the welcome area as others took my bag.

The welcome area is a nice room and once you get there they hand you a rose and champagne as they check you in.

After I got settled, I had to meet with my other association members for a tour of the whole facility...

This is at the entrance of the resort...all of the structures are so beautiful as you will see...

The waiting area of the Red Lane Spa - so beautiful in there and smells so nice when you enter

Views of the resort from the fitness center...

A gazebo where you can have a ceremony or have cocktail hour...

Area right across from the gazebo (above) where you can have a small reception or cocktails...

Another area where you can have your ceremony with a beautiful aisle...

A beachside wedding gazebo...

A villa you can stay at...

Japanese teppenyaki restaurant...one of several different restaurants...

Another restaurant...they have many...they also have cafes...

Their photo shop where couples who get married there can view their photos and choose the ones they would like the day after their wedding...

Finally I wanted to show you some pictures of the building where we slept...

Below is the lobby...

The check-in area in the building we stayed in...although they have a welcome area in a different building, this is here for express checkout as well as helping you with other things you may need...

Each room has a bar and in the cabinet below is a refrigerator filled with mixers and even champagne...


This is one of the butler suites...picture of the living room...


The only rooms with two sinks are the butler level suites...


Bed in one of the suites...with two towels made into swans and petals...

Closer view...



Hope you enjoyed the pictures...my next post will be of pictures of other areas like the pool...but wanted to post this to show you the highlights of Sandals.

Catharine

All Things Purple part 2

So here are some pictures from my purple themed wedding.

They had these flowers on high boys.

Close up of the arrangement on top of the eiffel tower vase.

Another view of the centerpiece.

They also had a surprise for the groom...Pat McCurdy!

Stay tuned for more weddings!

All things purple!

So yesterday, Sept. 20, 2008, was my last full year wedding and it was great! They are so sweet and a lot of fun...the whole wedding process was so easy with them including the day of even though it was a lot of work...but at the same time had a lot of fun....their family were also very close so I got a chance to know all of them...

I will have pictures later, but this wedding had something other weddings did not...the bride wanted to surprise her groom...she surprised him by booking Pat McCurdy! I did not know who he was until this wedding but he is a comedian with a guitar...I guess he performs at Summerfest and all of the small gigs in Milwaukee, but he was pretty funny...so they both love his songs and it was a great surprise for the groom...they danced their first dance to him...they started with a DJ and then ended the night with him...so in order to have their guests stay, the bride told all of her guests and made sure to tell them it needed to stay a surprise for the groom...

So to explain the subject...the bride loves the color purple...I found that out the first time I met them...she wore purple, had everything purple and when I saw the inside of their house, they had a lot of purple...so guess what the color of the wedding was...

This was a bittersweet end to weddings I had planned for a full year...but am looking forward to next year!

Summer Full of Weddings!

So this summer has been full of weddings! I have been everywhere...Milwaukee, Madison, Baraboo, Hartford, and several places in Chicago...most stressful...but all in all a lot of fun...working with great vendors...tasting great food...and decorating wonderful halls...

I will have pictures for you later...still have a couple of weddings left this year...but I am going to be sad when this season is over...although will be able to get some rest...but excited for next year...have a few weddings lined up for next year...

So have done some weddings as well as toured some new venues...

Intercontinental
Eisner Museum
Crown Plaza
Pilot House
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Sheraton in Madison
Brink Lounge
Chandelier Ballroom
Radisson at Mayfair

These are wonderful places to do weddings and they have wonderful catering managers who will do anything and everything to help you...I cannot wait to work with them again...

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to Your Dream Wedding & Events blog. I have created this blog to share with everyone pictures and ideas that you can use for your own wedding and to let everyone know what is going on with Your Dream Wedding & Events.

Currently we are getting ready for the wedding season and starting to get really busy, but I will be updating this blog as soon as I can.

Have a wonderful rest of the week!