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Sedona Wedding Boot Camp

vandammeweddings — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:10:08 +0000

A New Year 2012. We are looking forward to some beautiful weddings in Sedona this year. We are so excited about the upcoming Sedona Wedding Boot Camp. The second annual affair will take place on February 18, 2012. This intimate bridal fete is a great opportunity for brides and grooms planning their wedding. You will be able to meet top vendors in an intimate setting. Sample wonderful food from top caterers, taste delicious desserts from an award winning cake artist and gather inspiration on fresh trends in wedding design from our planners. Our planners have designed inspirational tables with unique and unexpected details you will want to “steal” We will have ongoing mini seminars on topics that include, defining your style, music, photography, music and local things to do. Resister here.

Lost in Etsy

vandammeweddings — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:44:45 +0000

Etsy is the world where I can spend hours with so many great finds for brides as well as photo shoots. Etsy has been the on line marketplace for brides looking to find those little hand crafted details that make a wedding personal and unique. . Etsy has made it easy by having a dedicated section just for weddings where you can find thousands of items that may be perfect for your wedding. In Style magazine features a “we heart Etsy” section in this months issue. Below are a just a few of my recent loves.

Zinc Galvanized Pennants

Wood Tree Place Card Holders

Window Frame Chalk Board Cork Board

Personalized Bridal Wedding Hang er

Some Like It Vintage

vandammeweddings — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:22:48 +0000

Van Damme Weddings recently designed the ballroom at event venue, Inspirador in historic downtown Chandler, Arizona. The occasion was for their open house and bridal show to benefit My Sisters’ Place, a local nonprofit safe house for women and children.
The title theme was “Some Like It Vintage.” Inspiration was taken from 1930’s Old Hollywood Glam. The ballroom was elegant and sophisticated. The 30 ft banquet table was draped in champagne Lamour and set with white gold trimmed art deco edged china, Gold flat ware and gold-rimmed barware. Old hotel silver serving pieces were used. Small gold beaded lamps lined the table and gave a soft lighting. Black and white photographs of Hollywood stars of the era were set on small ornate gold easels. The color palette of champagne, apricot and sage was incorporated in tall elegant floral arrangements created by Bliss Extraordinary Floral. Beautiful invitation suite and paper goods created by the Event Essentials depicted various gold chandeliers and art deco design.
The escort cards were displayed in a vintage suitcase. On the table were vintage silver candelabra old love letters near a vintage typewriter, opera gloves added to the authenticity.
A gentleman’s cigar table was created with vintage cigar boxes, a 1930’s telephone, chocolate cigars and vintage chewing gum. A tall glass etched vase held the floral arrangement. This was a fun throwback to the era. Our cigarette girl was also a hit. She strolled the ballroom with her cigarette box that contained boxes of candy cigarettes. Pour Masters bartended and served up our signature drink, “Black Dahlia” martini. Named after notorious crime victim Elizabeth Short in the 30’s. Fresh From The Kitchen catered scrumptious food. 1930’s black and white movie “Top Hat” played on a large screen in the ballroom. Professional Argentine dancers Rommel and Daniela performed tango demonstrations on the black and white dance floor. DJ Music by Desert House Productions. Event rentals by the always helpful Classic Party Rentals. The very talented Brian Hinz captured the feeling of a glamorous affair in these beautiful images.

Save The Date Engraved Wood Wedding Announcements

vandammeweddings — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:18:14 +0000

These are a unique alternative to paper goods. RobertoSand at Bullfrog Laserworks custom makes these beautiful engraved wood wedding invitations, wedding favor tags, table numbers and much more. Personalized and made to order, these are great for an outdoor, rustic, vintage wedding. They would be perfect for a Sedona wedding at one of our beautiful venues.Check out the work of Roberto on his Etsy site

Sedona Wedding Shoot Featured on Style Me Pretty

vandammeweddings — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:23:26 +0000

The Sedona Wedding Studio’s inspiration shoot has been featured today on Style Me Pretty. We are always honored and excited to have our work shown on this fabulous blog. Read the entire post to see all the talented vendors that contributed to this beautiful wedding shoot. Sedona offers not only the stunning Red Rocks as a backdrop but also beautiful vineyards as reflected in this shoot.

Sedona-Letterpress Shoot

vandammeweddings — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:20:22 +0000

Here are a few photographs of the vintage tabletop we designed last month. The Aerialist Press created the beautiful letterpress invitation suite for us. Katrina Wallace of Sedona Bride photographed at Tlaquepaque. The awesome cake was the work of Andrea at Sedona Cake Couture. Cute fun and casual, Van Damme Weddings can do something equally awesome for your wedding.

Anthropologie launches BHLDN for Weddings

vandammeweddings — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:06:14 +0000

We have been waiting for this-and on Valentines Day-How perfect. Anthropologie has launched their wedding line BHLDN – a Dutch word pronounced- Beholden You can see a great post here of all the luscious dresses that were posted by Once Wed. We who love all things Anthropologie are going Gaga a over this new line.

Hair Accessories

vandammeweddings — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:56:26 +0000

Hairpieces and fascinators are being seen on our Sedona brides more than ever. Here are a few I love from whichgoose

Handmade Adornments and Veils from Tessa Kim

vandammeweddings — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:40:45 +0000

I love the beautiful hair adornments by Tessa Kim. You can see them on her 2011 look book or on Style Me Pretty.

Tessa Kim’s line includes birdcage veils, tulle birdcage veils, bridal traditional veils, flower fascinators, feather hair combs, headbands, dress sashes, brooches and much more. All of her accessories are made with the highest quality organic cottons, silks, satins, silk organzas, feathers, pearls, genuine rhinestones and vintage millinery details.

DIY Finds

vandammeweddings — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:59:46 +0000

I am always on the lookout for great wedding extras for my brides, for photo shoots or my own designs. I ran across this great site via Wiley Valentine.
Olive Manna and their wedding site, Wedzu are packed full of great items. You will find newsprint paper sacks, pink glassine bags, burlap favor bags, colored clothespins and wooden tags. “Wedzu is all about weddings. Especially indie, handmade, awesome weddings”