A December Wedding

This is the wedding that started it all...a beautiful December wedding! Just reminiscing as Darcy & Joe celebrate their 1 year anniversary! Congratulations!

The Local Cake "BOSS"

When it comes to cake...nobody does it better than Meachelle! Meachelle's Wedding Cakes makes beautiful and delightfully "yummy" cupcakes and cakes! Not only is she fun to work with, but she is truly an amazing artist! We highly recommend her - if you need her contact information, please feel free to contact us! (info@alicejoyevents.com) Here are few pics of Meachelle's Cakes!

Cute Family Pic's = Cute Christmas Cards!

Smile Charlie!

Can you tell that this photographer loves him? My sweet Charlie boy!

Sweet Jenna!

Jenna was ready for family pictures and can I say...she stole the show! So much fun!!!

If you missed the Fall Bridal Show...

...you'll want to check out these pics. The Alice JOY Design team put together two different designs for the show...our "Chocolate & Raspberry" theme featured jewel tones on the invitation and wedding program and the bridal bouquet was a combination of large creamy roses, raspberry colored cymbidium orchids, berries, deep raspberry colored dahlias, and curly willow...perfect for a fall wedding! The second "design" we chose for the show was literally stolen from the pages of a bridal magazine...the inspiration...an advertisement for Tiffany's...the sparkle of diamonds, the Tiffany blue color, and crisp clean black and white...the bouquet for this design was a cascade of dendrobium orchids, stephanotis, and white roses...a modern twist on a classic look.

If you missed this show, we invite you to attend the Bridal Show in January at the Best Western Lakeway. Alice JOY will be there and we'll be launching our new spring and summer 2010 invitation collection. In addition, we'll have other fabulous ideas for you to be inspired by...more details regarding the show will follow.

Look at her curls!!!

Check out this little farm girl...she told me to "hang on" as we headed out to the corn field in the back of a truck! Maddie and her baby sister Reagan...so sweet!

The Wrights

We headed to Birch Bay again to capture this adorable family! We grew up with Michele and it is so neat to see her with her family! Can these kids get any cuter???

An Anniversary Celebration...

The Dykstra family celebrated their parent's wedding anniversary with a BBQ at Birch Bay, and invited us to tag along and take some family photos! What a beautiful family!

Senior Pics

Did you know that Alice JOY does Senior Pics? This photo shoot took place at Silver Lake - the rugged terrain fit Jon's "rugged" personality well. We'll be posting more photos of Jon soon...

To book your senior pic photo session or for more information, please email Caitlin at caitlin@alicejoyevents.com.

2009 Fall Garden Bridal Show

We hope you will join us at the 2009 Fall Garden Bridal Show at the beautiful Glen Echo Gardens in Bellingham (4390 "Y" Road).

Date: Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cost: FREE

Get advice from talented local wedding professionals, taste delicious samples of food and wedding cakes, and listen to great music. Brides and Grooms may enter to win fabulous door prizes. (Alice JOY is giving away a fabulous bouquet as a door prize). Bring your family and friends for a fun and exciting day!

So in love ..... Tanya & Nigel 8.21.09

I was a little worried as I drove in to Bellingham yesterday morning and saw a few tiny rain drops hit my windshield. But it cleared off and became perfect wedding day weather. Tanya & Nigel's wedding at Hotel Bellwether was beautiful - the bright shades of melons and pinks fit this couples personality well. We had so much fun working on the flowers and taking the pictures. Here are a few of my favorites. There will be more to follow on our website soon.

Rental Items

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Congratulations Laura & Zach!

A hot day called for sturdy flowers, and calla lilies were up to the task. The colors for this simple yet elegant wedding were cream and various shades of purple. The bridesmaid's bouquets were lavender mini calla lilies and cream roses. The bride's bouquet was a cascade of white lilies, and lavender and dark purple calla lilies. Watch for more pictures coming soon on our web site.

Congratulations Audrey & Stefan!

We are so excited that we got to be part of this amazing wedding. It is so fun to work with a bride who has a vision for her wedding. Audrey chose cymbidium orchids to be the focal flower - and we think everything turned out beautifully! Check out the pictures below...more to follow on our website soon. In addition to doing the flowers, Alice JOY also designed Audrey and Stefan's invitations and programs.

Creative Ideas for your Girls-Only Party!

Who says that "guys" get to have all the fun? If you are the Maid of Honor, and planning the Bachlorette Party has been put on your to do list - we suggest you get creative and offer your gal pals a great bonding experience!

A few ideas:

• Break out the marshmallows and sleeping bags! Camping, whether you're barely roughing it or getting out the old Girl-Scout tent...offers a great way to reconnect with your friends.


• Spa Weekend! (My personal favorite)


• Treasure Hunt - Veil, Garter, Kissing a bald man's head...well you get the picture!
  
• Road Trip...need I say more...
• All-You-Can Eat Dessert Buffet, filled with everything from tortes to chocolate fondue...
• Slumber Party - think back to your tween years

For the complete article please visit the link below:

http://www.brides.com/planning/parties/feature/article/8667/

If you have other great party ideas we'd love to hear from you!

Cupcakes - How Delish!

Strawberry with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting, Chocolate with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting, Vanilla Bean with Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream Frosting - I think I'm in dreamland. Okay, so the girls at Alice Joy love dessert... and Wink Cupcakes is truly divine! To learn more about Winks, please click on the link http://www.winkcupcakes.com.

Yellow Bliss

This June wedding included a combination of yellow roses, cream roses, yellow tulips (the bride's favorite flower), yellow freesia and yellow stock. So not only were the flowers beautiful, but the stock and freesia added a beautiful fragrance to the entire church.

Peony Means Bashful

"Hundred ounces of gold"...During the Tang Dynasty this is what the Chinese referred to the peony as, because of the price for just one plant. A plant, which was once a sign of prosperity as it graced the Imperial Gardens, is now a plant which most can find in their backyard. Tricia, our floral designer, created this beautiful bouquet using all local plants. Just goes to show you can do a lot for a little.

The New Camera

Last Tuesday was the day. Our new camera came! I probably took a million pictures over the weekend (well not quite) but I thought I would post a few fun snapshots from our family get together as we celebrated our parents 35th wedding anniversary.