• Use a family heirloom as the cake topper. Use a one of kind find from your grandmother’s home or your parent’s cake topper from their wedding years ago.
• Use your initials or monogram.
• Incorporate your colors, theme and season. Your cake is the cherry on top at your reception. It should compliment the decor and style of the room. It is also a great idea to get inspiration from your wedding gown.
• Have the baker use a family recipe. It doesn’t get more personal than serving your favorite cake that has been at your every birthday and graduation.
• Choose your favorite cake flavor. The cake tasting is the best part of planning for most couples, for obvious reasons. If Red Velvet is your favorite flavor, be sure to try a couple different bakers to get the flavor best for your palette.

{Photo courtesy of Jennie Slade Photography}

{Photo courtesy of The Emerics}

{Photo courtesy of Mike L Photography}

Photo courtesy of Orange Soda Photo.

Enchanted Florist has beautiful arrangements in any color, size and shape to fit any Mom’s floral favorites.  Check out www.lasvegasfloral.com for their Mother’s Day specials!  They have gourmet gift baskets, plants and more.  They will be delivery this Friday, Saturday and Sunday but make sure to call (702) 731-2656 right away to place your order.

We love a reason to brunch!  And the best place to do so in town?  Four Seasons Verandah restaurant.  This socialite hot spot serves a special Sunday Brunch in honor of Mothers and it’s a popular event, so grab a reservation by calling (702) 632-5121.  Advanced reservations are required.  If you are lucky, the delicious doughnut cart will make an appearance!  It’s not to be missed, trust us.

“Dirty Dishes was born of my desire to open a vintage dishes shop.  Las Vegas never seemed to offer the right location for the little quaint farm house setting I envisioned, but the idea of renting the dishes opened up the opportunity to start pursuing the dream of collecting and sharing beautiful vintage dinnerware right here, right now.  In March of 2011 I left my career as an interior designer.  After a summer of shopping I launched the company the following November.  I offer both traditional romance and quirky retro which best describes my personal style as well.”

What are the benefits a bride will experience when using your services?

Renting vintage dishes has several advantages.  For a bride that sees her tables adorned with something special, it can save time and money and offer the opportunity to be earth conscious.

Shopping for vintage is a hit and miss adventure that involves early Saturday mornings at garage sales and trips all over the valley to our local thrift stores. I’ve already spent the time picking out the prettiest second-hand offerings.  Yes, this sounds like a lot of fun, but there are meetings with coordinators, guest lists, dress fittings and so many other things demanding a bride’s time as she prepares for her big day. Not to mention our busy lifestyles in general.

Renting the dishes saves money as well.  My rental prices are less than what you would spend collectively in the thrift stores.  Often brides would like to keep some of the place settings.  So if they have the time they can collect the service of 8 or so and then let me deal with the other 92 sets that they would have difficulty unloading after the event.  Storage of found treasures is also a challenge that renting resolves.

And lastly, you just can’t get much more green.  I am literally saving many of the pieces from the landfill.  It is a true exercise in “Reuse”.  Especially considering that I am combining orphans in place settings that would never have been picked up without other pieces from the set

What are some misconceptions about vintage pieces and antiques that you’d like to address?

Vintage pieces are not necessarily grandma-ware. It’s all about how they are combined with modern textures and in creative color schemes that make them fresh and enjoyed by any generation.

 
Describe your process of working with a bride.

Ideally the bride has a coordinator to help convey the overall vision.  That is always the place to start- the vision, including color scheme and favorite materials (lace, burlap, cotton or glitter) I will then pull and photograph possible candidates and combinations and provide them in a full color presentation (electronic or hard copy).  We can then meet with the favored pieces and work together (more like “play” together) to get that just right look.

 If the wedding is far enough in advance, I also offer shopping services to expand a collection to meet quantity goals.

Let’s play Loaded Questions with Susie!
What is something you wish you could do every day?

Succeed in taking care of myself mind, body and soul.

What headline do you wish you read in the newspaper this morning?

Greed Completely Exterminated-No Longer A Factor In American Business and Lifestyle

What is something you’re simply not good at?

Flower arranging- I leave this up to the professionals and at home I stick to single stems.

What is the strangest part of your morning or nighttime routine?

My morning and night routines would only be considered strange to people who do not know and love cats.

What would you rather be doing today?

Waking up to the sound of a mountain creek rambling by my window.

Check out the Dirty Dishes website or call (702) 505-5838 to chat all things vintage dish ware!

Sarah and Jack got married at The Wedding Salons at Wynn Las Vegas, followed by a Strip tour and reception at Vintner Grill Strip. Please check out this adorable couple and Sarah’s amazing shoes!

 Design and Coordination: Scheme Events • Photography: J. Anne Photography • Ceremony Venue: The Wedding Salons at Wynn Las Vegas • Reception Venue: Vintner Grill Strip • Floral: The Palette • DJ Entertainment: Mike Fox & Co. • Make Up: Jennifer Durivage • Linens: Creative Coverings

“At Flowers of the Field we create a unique and individual experience for each customer. Whether you are walking in to pick up an arrangement on your way home from work or you are planning your dream wedding, we truly believe in creating a personalized experience and piece of art for you to enjoy. We pride ourselves on customer service and believe with Flowers of the Field it is more than just flowers in a vase; it’s a vision, a creation, an art.”

Where do receive inspiration?

We not only take in the inspiration from the natural beauty of each flower, but also from the details of architecture, the brush strokes of an artists hand when creating paintings and the positive and negative space of movement.

What are the benefits a bride will experience when using your services?

Personalized attention – whether through an in store consultation, emails or floral demonstrations we strive to create an unforgettable experience.  We take your ideas/visions and make them into reality.  After a consultation we can clearly understand what each couple is looking for.  Each color palette and flower choice represents the couple’s story, which allows us to convey that story through our floral designs.  This helps us develop lifelong relationships and friendships with our customers.

What is something we should know about your business?

We continually educate ourselves on current trends, not only in floral design, but fashion, architecture, color choices, interior design, and technology.  This helps us stand out by expanding our knowledge on our industry and relating industries. 
What are some misconceptions about the floral industry you’d like to address?

 Every flower you find on the internet is not available year round or in every color of the rainbow.  We bring in the freshest seasonal flowers from all over the world.  Most flowers are only available in a few colors and have a short growing season.  We are available 7 days a week for our customers to answer your questions!

Let’s play Loaded Questions with Cheryl & Rob!

What did you do last night?

Flew back from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We attended a Gallery opening for local artists, as well as Gallery night in their thriving downtown art district.  We also met with local wedding vendors who travel worldwide and shared emerging ideas.

What is the best thing you have spent money on recently?

Doggy manner classes.  We have a two year old Yorkie (Miss Raisin). She has us trained, but we need her trained. She likes to let everyone know she is the boss/CEO of Flowers of the Field.

What was your first real paying job?

Cheryl stems from a long line of work in the arts. As a classically trained dancer since the age of 5, with a degree in Fine Arts, she then took to the stage as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. Cheryl is a diverse, creative individual.  Directly following her departure from the Rockettes she was schooled in Horticulture and relocated to the West Coast.  Upon her relocation to Las Vegas, Nevada, she worked with hotels on the strip such as MGM and Aria arranging flowers for events, conventions and front desk lobbies in thriving Sin City.  Working with the hotels and absorbing their tropical, new-age and contemporary flower designs, Cheryl was inspired to open her own shop.

 You can call, email or visit Flowers of the Field 7 days a week.  Check out their website for more information!

Here are a few tips we took away from our day with Naakiti Floral:

• When you have multiple weddings and events coming out of the studio, checking, double checking and triple checking orders, deliveries and final products are a must. Randi has instilled this in her staff. You can be certain your floral order will be correct with Naakiti Floral.
• Flowers are delivered on Wednesday of each week. Randi checks for color, count and quality of each flower. If the flower is not to her high expectations, she sends it back. Sometimes resulting in contacting multiple wholesalers to find that perfect lavender color hydrangea for your bouquet.
• Floral orders must be finalized two weeks before the event to allow time for ordering or in some cases for flowers to open or bloom, like Cherry Blossoms.
• Randi donates floral left behind after an event to a hospice for someone else to enjoy. We love Randi because of this!
• Naakiti Floral is full of beautiful structures, chairs, furniture, vases, chandeliers, props and floral. At your next consultation, allow Randi to take you around the warehouse to pick your vase or ceremony arch. It doesn’t get better than seeing exactly what you will get.

Thank you Randi and everyone at Naakiti Floral for taking the time to share your trade with us. We learned that floral design can’t be taught. It’s truly a talent and Randi has it. For more information on Naakiti Floral visit www.naakitifloral.com.

We look forward to working with some great vendors this weekend at The Wedding Salons at Wynn Las Vegas and Vintner Grill Strip. Pictures to come.

Congratulations Sarah and Jack!

We have lots of great information to share and the evening will include an Q&A panel with Las Vegas wedding planners all sharing their experiences and opinions.

PUG is open to all amateur and professional photographers in any study of photography (wedding, food, fashion, portrait, etc.).  A few other friendly vendors have been known to show up a time or two

If you are interested in attending, please email us at info@schemeevents.com for details.

40% off In-Store Merchandise Only (Except Custom Greeting Cards)
Now is the time to stock up on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day Gifts, Graduation Gifts, Wedding Gifts and much more.
Sale runs until April 20, 2012.

Sale is available at both locations.  For all you West Siders, head to the Sahara store and visit Helen.  If you are in Green Valley, go by The District and say Hi to Joanne.

Happy Shopping…don’t be surprised if you see a Schemer or two while you’re there!