Events with Design Blog

Finding our company on the web

2011-02-12T08:02:00.000-08:00

I have been working this past week to create a new web page for our company. Somehow I corrupted the files on my computer in Frontpage for our site. As a result I have not been able to make changes to the site in about a year. Lucky for me that my brother-in-law had a back up on his system and was at least able to keep the site up and running all this time. So with all of the snow we have had, I had time to be in the office for long periods of time to work on the new site. Most of the content is the same, but I added some vendors and venues along with new photos from 2010 events. I have some ideas for some new pages and hope to get a gallery of our inventory going. It is amazing to me the amount of time I spend on social media trying to promote our business. Of course during the busy summer months I find this to the bottom of my list of things to do. Anyone who reads this blog can see from the lack of posts how busy I get!

Now that the new site is almost done, and should be live in a few days. Keep watch for it!

I decide to do a google search today and see if we came up. I did a search of our name with KY in the photo section of google and found us in a few locations. I was surprised to see one of our photos in another blog. After clicking into the blog I remembered the blogger had e-mailed me last year in May regarding how to do ceiling drapes. She asked me to do a blog about it so she could link to it. Well, May being the wedding month that it is, I just gave her some information so she could work on her own blog entry. I was happy to see that she quoted me along with some other decorators and gave credit to all the photos she used from Flickr. Here is the entry she wrote. http://www.weddingdecoratorblog.com/2010/05/decorating-the-ceiling-with-fabric/

Billy and Robyn 11/7/10

2011-01-01T09:39:00.000-08:00

For Billy and Robyn's reception we turned the high school cafeteria into a great reception hall. The wedding colors were white, orange and a touch of black. The ceiling was draped in orange taffeta fabric and white twinkle lights. A backdrop of white fabric and lights was put up behind the head table to block off the hall way into the school. Seating tables with white linens and black chair ties. Table center pieces of black metal lanterns with tea lights.

Shanna & Jonathan 8/14/10

2011-01-01T08:07:00.000-08:00

I had the pleasure of helping my friend Stephanie with the reception for her daugher and new son-in-law. A barn on the family farm was cleaned and pressure washed to serve as the venue for the reception. The beams of the barn were wrapped with twinkle lights. Paper lanterns in pink, black and white were hung down the center of the barn over the head table and dance floor.

Stephanie and Shanna added lots of unexpected details to the decor. Be sure to check out our facebook page to see more of this awsome barn reception!

Janelle and Corey 8/7/10

2010-08-15T07:08:00.000-07:00

At our first meeting I discovered that the planner for this wedding was an old friend of mine from Elementary school, Tasha Mirilovich. Tasha was a family friend of the Bride Janelle and her parents. The wedding and reception took place at the home of the bride. We worried all summer that the weather would be hot in August but the day of the wedding was the most gorgeous day! The ceremony took place on a stage with a white fabric draped canopy. The guests were seated in white wood chairs set in a circle around the stage. Despite having a broken leg operated on 3 days before the wedding, the father of the bride escorted his daughter to the stage. After the ceremony the guests enjoyed cocktails by the pool and then proceeded to the tent for dinner and dancing.

Seating under the 40x100 high peak century tent for 270 guests at round tables of ten seats each, head table squared around one end of the dance floor for 20, large 16x20 stage for the live band and a 18x24 dance floor. Two buffet lines and 2 full bars were located in two 20x20 frame tents to the back side of the large tent. Black table cloths with pops of pink and fuchsia for color. Pink and black metal luminaries lined the walkway from the pool to the tent. The tent entrance included tree branch lights and pink drapes for added affect to the bride and groom entrance.

Please check out additional photos from this wedding on our facebook page for Events with Design. Be sure to become a fan and check back often for view of our events.

Yellowbook review

2010-02-01T09:41:00.000-08:00

We advertise in the Yellowbook directory in Lexington, as well as on yellowbook.com. From now until March 31,2010 you can do business reviews for a chance to win a $10,000 prize. So go online and let us know your opinion of our business.

Lexington Bridal Show - January 2010

2010-02-01T09:10:00.000-08:00

We were recently a vendor at the January Lexington Bridal show along with about 90 other local vendors. It was held at the Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike. We shared a booth with Seasons Catering, so in addition to our rental items and ceiling decor we had 4 large ice sculptures from Chief Michael Stoddart. We had a chance to talk with many of the 579 Brides and their families about their upcoming wedding plans.

Visit lexingtonbridalshows.com for information on other shows this year. We are planning to be back next January.

Lanterns

2009-12-10T11:45:00.000-08:00

We hung lots and lots of lanterns this past year. Lots of different colors, shapes and sizes.

The Castle Post

2009-12-10T11:33:00.000-08:00

In Feb 2009 we got our first view of the Castle Post in Versailles. The event was held in June, a fund raiser for the Scott Co Humane Society. We set up the first ever tented event. Our crew set up a 40x100 century tent we sub rented from Special Events on the basketball court just outside the ball room. We set up the seating tables and chairs for guests under the tent. The band and dance area was inside the ball room. We did very little for set up for this event. Most everything was done by the wonderful volunteers who help out every year for this great event.

Spring 2009

2009-12-10T09:14:00.001-08:00

Every spring at the time of the Rolex 3 day event we set up a party in a riding arena of a horse farm. This year the table cloths were a light green with a burlap overlay. Flowers were done by Stems florist.

Winter and Early Spring 2009

2009-12-10T09:05:00.000-08:00

Winter and early spring of 2009

We participated in our first Bridal show. This was held at Eagle Lake Expo and Convention Center in Lawrenceburg, KY. Our current hometown.

We also had our first ice storm and power outage at our new home on the farm. Here is a veiw of our frozen pond just outside our back door.

We set up this wedding inside the front room of the Bodley-Bullock house. This house is a great location for a small wedding, inside the house or in the garden.

OMG it has been a year!

2009-12-10T08:32:00.000-08:00

Well, to say we have been busy is an understatement! We have had a great 2009 and I should have made lots of postings here to keep everyone informed of all the great events. Somehow this blog went to the bottom of the "TO DO" list. I could spend hours on the computer every week posting up dates to all the sites that need my attention - Eventswithdesign.com, Blog, Facebook, Flickr photos...... I am sure there are lots and lots of wedding sites that I should belong to. I just can't find the time to look around. Please post some comments here about all the cool wedding sites you have found. Hopefully this winter I will have some time on my hands to look around. My goal this week is to post a short review of the past year with some great photos.

Country theme holiday party

2008-12-14T06:09:00.000-08:00

This weekend we set up a holiday party for an equine equipment company. We used 350 feet of pipe and drape to close off half of their warehouse and transform it into a country music night club.

A stage was placed at one end, seating tables at the other with a dance area in the middle.

Overhead we hung a wagon wheel and lots of lights.

Whiskey barrels were placed around the dance area to be used in place of bistro tables.

To add to the country theme we placed split rail fence around the stage and behind the buffet table as a back drop.

Pam and David

2008-12-07T05:37:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had the pleasure of setting up a winter wonderland reception in Dry Ridge, KY for Pam and David. Light snow flakes fell all day as we filled the reception hall with Gossamer and lights. A back drop of lights was placed behind the dance floor to highlight the first dance. This was a special moment for the bride and groom to show off their new dance moves.

The colors were white, silver and lilac. The 8 foot seating tables each had a custom made lilac shimmer organza runner. We now have 20 of these available for rent.

Please check out our photos on flickr for before and after shots of this location and additional photos of the set up. www.flickr.com/photos/eventswithdesign

Cinemark Theater in Richmond - Grand Opening

2008-11-23T06:39:00.001-08:00

The new theater in Richmond officially opened on Friday Nov 21, 2008. On Thursday they had a Grand Opening ceremony. We provided the stage and podium. Balloon arch and other decorations were done by Lighter than air.

Work on the web

2008-11-22T12:24:00.000-08:00

We have just finished the latest update to our website - www.eventswithdesign.com

Please let us know what you think of the updates and if you have any suggestions to more changes.

Future pages will included more information on some of our top venues. Specifically the Bodley- Bullock house. Diagrams of layouts for the garden and house, plus more photos of past events there.