Wine over Water Festival

Last Sunday was the Wine over Water culinary and wine festival in downtowon Carillon. I had a food booth there and we had so much fun meeting new potential clients and tasting other great foods from local caterers and restaurants. We served smothered crab cakes which is a panko crusted grit cake topped with a spicy crab cake and topped with andouille infused marsala gravy.....it was delicious! Special thanks to Chuck & Jeff from Hilltop Productions and H&M Event rentals for inviting us to participate in such a fun day!!

Sneak Peek at Chelsea & Daniel's wedding

Daniel and Chelsea Lee were married on Saturday at Eden Gardens in an incredibly romantic and picture perfect location at Eden Gardens Park. These are a few sneak peeks.............

Wine over Water at Carillon March 12 - 14

Next weekend come out to Carillon and enjoy local artist displaying their work & great food and wine. On Sunday, March 14th The Eventful Planner will have a booth setup for the brunch along with other chefs, caterers and local restaurants from 10 -2. It's going to be a great outdoor activity to soak up some sunshine and to have a good time in beautiful Carillon beach! For more information check out the website at http://www.wineoverwater.net/. Special shout out to Chuck Hinson from Hilltop Productions and H&M Tent and party rentals for getting us involved with this amazing event! Hope to see everyone there next weekend................

Aces & Eights Fundraiser

This is where we started when decorating the airport hangar for our first annual Aces & Eights event last weekend out at Destin Jet. After 2 days of work and lots of help from volunteers:

I had such a blast working on the committee for this event. Special shout out to my other commitee members and their websites:
Kim Moore ~ http://www.linensbythesea.com/

Lauren Gall ~ http://www.lgall.com/

Erin Drake ~ http://www.eeidesigns.com/

Daralyn Chase ~ http://www.destingroupevents.com/

Prebble Q Ramswell ~ http://www.prebble.com/

Also thanks to the Destin Fire Rescue Foundation members and all the volunteers and attendees that made this THE event to be at in Destin last weekend! Be sure to check out http://www.destinpokerevent.com/ in the next couple of weeks for more pictures and I hope to see everyone again next year!

Henderson Park Inn

My husband and I spent a wonderful night at the Henderson Park Inn Bed & Breakfast in Destin recently. After we checked in we were escorted to our room which had a bed tray with fresh fruit, flowers, chocolates and a bottle of red wine waiting for us. The rooms were very spacious, bed was super comfy, the view was amazing and the amenities were absolutely the best!! We had such a relaxing night. If you are looking for a place to stay in Destin then check out this picturesque inn right on the beach. Tell them The Eventful Planner sent you!

The updated versions of a guest book

Can you believe the old school guest books? They were almost as boring as the old 3 ring binder photo albums. Here's a few ways to update this tradition to make it your own:

1.River rocks~Have your guests sign rocks and display them in large glass jars.

2.Photo booth~Have a photo booth set up to take pictures for the HD hour and then let guests assemble them in a book and sign them.

3.Typewriter~Have a vintage typewriter with a long scroll of paper inserted and let guests type a sentiment.

4.Wish tree~Tall glass vase filled with tree branches that guests can tie their wish to...love this one!

5.Polaroid~ Set up a polaroid table and assign someone to take guests photos.......clincher is to have all the guests holding a chalkboard that they wrote a message on for the couple.

6.Blankie~Have the guests sign quilting squares that will later be made into a blanket or stitched for a wall hanging.

The possibilities are endless so get creative and make your "sign in" your own!!

Destination Wedding Rehearsal Dinners

~Who pays? Traditionally, the grooms parents pay, but I've seen aunts, cousins, even the wedding couple foot the bill.
~Do we invite everyone that came in town to the dinner? Yes, you should invite everyone to a "welcome" party. If it's not the actual rehearsal dinner then you should have some sort of event after or before to include everyone! It's a great time to meet n greet with all your guests that have driven a long distance, taken off from work, that you haven't seen in a long time, etc... You have so much going on all weekend that it's a great time to speak to everyone that is attending so you aren't too overwhelmed at the reception.
~Where should it be held? I am a huge fan of not using the same venue for both events! Save the "wow" of the location for the wedding. With that being said, there's always dinner cruises, restaurants, state parks......the list goes on, but always make sure it's an easy trip from where all your guests are staying.
~Should my planner, officiant, musician, etc....that were at the actual rehearsal be invited? It's a way of thanking them for being part of such a memorable and special occasion. It's not necessary, but it a really nice gesture.