Candyland Contest

Verve Studio photographed this fantastic Candyland Themed session that I just had to share with you guys right away! Not only do you get to feast your eyes on these gorgeous photos, but you can win something at the same time! Check it out.

Doesn't it look scrumptious!

These photos are really making me want to do a candy themed wedding.

Thank you to Krystal Radlinski of Verve Studio for the magnificently amazing photos!

Here are the awesome vendors and how to enter the contest:

Fashion: Lazaro gowns, Jim Hjelm gown, Solutions Bridal, and a Pettiskirt
Hair: Sabrina Johns of 6th Street Station
Decor: Susan Minter of The Event Divas
Make-up: Kara Winslow
Stationary: Giovanni Lugo at Footstone Ink
Photography: Krystal Radlinski of Verve Studio

Enter to win one of these wonderful prizes on The Bridal Closet Blog by THIS FRIDAY, May 27th!

2 VIP Tickets to the Solutions Bridal Expo this September (Valued at $50)
50 customized Save The Date invitations from Giovanni at Footstone Ink. (Valued at $270)
A Floral Confection Cake from Susan Minter at The Event Divas (Valued at $
Crystal Pendant Earrings from Solutions Bridal (Valued at $80)
and for the Grand Prize... a Full Makeover!
Cut, Color and Style by Sabrina Johns at 6th Street Station
Full Make-up by Kara Winslow
Fashion-style Facebook Profile shoot by Krystal at Verve Studio

Simply "Like" each of the vendor Facebook links (just above) and leave a comment on the Solutions Blog telling us why you need a makeover and new Facebook profile photoshoot! Solutions Bridal will choose winners by close of business this Friday using an online random number generator and contact winners.

The contest ends this Friday so enter ASAP!

Best of Luck!!

Real Wedding: Kasey and Chris

What an adorable couple these two make! We were thrilled to plan their romantic wedding! Love that royal blue :)

Twinkly lights :)

So cute!! A personalized hanger, makes such a difference in pictures!

Simple but elegant

Thanks to Jimmy Ho Photography for all the wonderful photos!

Vendors who made this beautiful wedding a success:

Photography: Jimmy Ho
Flowers: DIY'ed
Cake: Grooms Mom
Wedding Coordination and Decor: MasterPiece Weddings
Food: Gourmet to Go
Reception Venue: Thomas Center
Ceremony: Baughman Center

Real Wedding: Kelly and Daniel

This wedding was the most romantical and sophisticated ever!! Kelly and Daniel were so cute and fun and we absolutely loved working with them! Their wedding is a perfect representation of who they are. Check it out!

LOVED the flowers!



Vendors that made this gorgeous wedding possible:

Photography: JS Photography
Cake: KB Kakes
Music: Eric Redmond
Wedding Planner: MasterPiece Weddings
Video: Platinum Digital Video
Ceremony: Baughman Center
Flowers: The Event Divas
Reception Venue: Gainesville Golf and Country Club

Wedd U!

Love Wedd bridal boutique is putting on this once in a lifetime opportunity for brides to learn the ins and outs and the dos and don'ts of planning a wedding! MasterPiece Weddings is ecstatic to be a part of it! Check out all the deets below:

Gainesville's First Wedding University! 

Wedd U is a series of workshops for brides and their bridemaids to learn how to plan and find wedding professionals that fit their style and budget. The wedding professionals will become the professors as they provide ideas and inspiration. You'll learn to avoid stress and stay on track with planning your awesometastic wedding!

Check out what we have going on this month:

Anatomy of Wedding Videography
Date: May 25th, 6:30 pm
Professor: Sunny Video Productions
Course Description: Learn and discuss the top 10 reasons why wedding videography is the ultimate wedding keepsake!

Get Your Glow On
Date: May 25th, 7:00 pm
Professor: Trish Allen/Image Insight
Course Description: Learn how to achieve a beautiful, healthy glowing complexion- it will make all the difference in your wedding pictures. Discover your best makeup colors to bring out your natural beauty- yet not look overly made up. Receive tips for picture perfect bridal photography.

New classes every week! Visit Love Wedd to learn about all of the courses in Wedd U!

Unique Bouquets-Paper Flowers

Looking for something fun and different to make your wedding day even more your style?

Check out some of theses bridal bouquets made out of paper, buttons and even feathers!

Photo 1; Photo 2; Photo 3

Not only are they beautiful, but they are also a great way to customize your look! 

Florida Wedding: Kaity and Bobby

Can I just say how excited I am for Kaity and Bobby's wedding this weekend.

Seriously... excited.

Photograph by: Basa Mille

Real Wedding: Haby and Luiza

Take a look at this gorgeous couple!! We had so much fun planning Haby and Luiza's wedding in Gainesville! They were awesome people to work with and their wedding is no exception!

Beautiful Bride!

Go Gators!

Gorgeous gals!

Love it!

So cute!

Loving the orange!

So Precious!!

We want to thank Footstone Photography for these fantastic pictures! And all the happiness in the world to Haby and Luiza!

Vendors it took to make this wedding amazing:

Photography: Footstone Photography
Wedding Planner: MasterPiece Weddings
Ceremony Venue: Baughman Center
Flowers: The Flower Shop
Cake: Olive You Eat Well Catering/Sister's
Reception Venue: Ember's
DJ: Jay's Entertainment

Best Wedding Blogs of 2011!

Adventures in Wedding Planning has recently been recognized in the Best Wedding Blogs of 2011 competition by OneWed.com!!

We were chosen out of the thousands of wedding blogs out there as one of the best expert bridal blogs!!MasterPiece Weddings is so honored to have been chosen for this award! Our readers are the most awesometastic in the whole world!


 Congrats to all of the winners and fantastic blogs out there!

Royal Wedding Trends: Attire



Photo Courtesy of ABC News


More controversy on the Royal Wedding, Kate's Maid of Honor, her sister Pippa,  wore White! Gasp! Holy Cow! Shut the front door! The world is coming to an end.

Now that you are breathing again. We think she looked lovely. Her dress was simple, elegant, and fit her beautifully! With you sister becoming the future Queen of England, would it have mattered if she wore a bathrobe? Probably not. All eyes are on Kate...so Pippa wearing white, is a fashion trend that we like.

It shows that the bride the confident and understands that color is just that. A color.

And a quick note on Kate's dress, the leaves were a beautiful suprise. Love the Chantilly Lace and then beautiful clean lines! Can't wait to see more of this!

Royal Wedding Trends: Flowers

Photo Courtesy of ABC News

There has been a lot of talk about the Royal Wedding, so we here at MasterPiece Weddings, thought we should give you our 10 cents.

Why not, everyone else is.

So, first up, flowers. Kate's flowers have been a huge conversation within the wedding community. Too small? Too simple? Oddly shaped? Not enough?

But, our opinion, is that they are perfect. Charming. Simple. Classy and beautiful just like Kate.

There is so much fan fare and pomp and circumstance surrounding this incredible wedding, that she didn't need a bouquet that carried her.

Our 10 cents.

PS - Did you know that her flowers were hand picked from the garden that Queen Victoria planted after her wedding. So sweet.

Happy Spring!

Gabriel went to see the chickies at Photography 35, frankly I was nervous there was going to be a bloody massacre...but really, he was more interested in the eggies, than the chickies.

And plus his seer-sucker suite was super cute.

Unique Bouquets

Brides have started to add funness and unique'ness to their bouquets, we love this! Here are some funky alternative to artificial flowers—ribbon flowers! Made with ribbon and rickrack in various widths and sizes.




(Picture 1:marthastewart.com) (Picture 2: poptasticbride.com)

 Seashell Bouquets make for a perfectly beachy wedding!



Picture  Left: Bloomsday Flowers) Picture Right: Bellabeachweddings.com

 Brooch bouquets! Made from brooches, jewelry, and hair accessories!



Picture Left theknot.com Pictures Middle and Right: theweddingchicks.com



Ties.com Giveaway!

It's our sweetest thing giveaway! So, I am secret-sucker for a cool, schweet tie! I just think they are uber fun! So, my gift to you is a super sssscccchhhhaaa-weeeeet tie from Ties.com!

Think about a tie for your groom to wear at the rehearsal, a special tie for him to wear on your wedding day, a gift for your father, for your someone special... something fun, nice, or plain romantic! And I bet you could find it at Ties.com!

They have Skinny Ties:

Novelty Ties:

Bow Ties:

And much, much more!

And my gift to you, because I love you all so much - is the tie of your choice from Ties.com! Perfect, Right!

So your rules are:

1. Leave a comment in this post, by 4/25/2011 at midnight.
2. The comment must include your favorite tie from Ties.com
3. You must be a US resident (sorry, International Friends)
4. Tell me who will get this uberly cool tie.
5. That's it... 5 rules just makes it sound for official.

Can't wait to hear your fav!

Interns Need Apply

I am in the process of interviewing for our Intern Positions - so if you are looking for a Summer Part Time or Full Time Internship, possibly some of the Fall, let us know!

If you are full of energy, love weddings, are good with details and muli-tasking, don't mind giving up your weekends, have a great personality... inquire within.

I thought that starting with a testimonial from one of our current interns would be a good place to start, see Melanie's experience below:

PS - I didn't even have to pay her to write this! Unless Fro Yo counts?

My first encounter with Melissa was love at first sight. She came into my class and spoke about volunteer opportunities with Masterpiece Weddings. Being a sport management major I wasn’t interested at first, but as I started listening to Melissa speak, I not only loved her personality and her passion for what she does, but right then I had set my goal to get an interview with her. I knew working with Masterpiece Weddings was just what I needed to do to give me that ‘extra edge.’ I had continued to hear the wonderful and irreplaceable opportunities Melissa had given her volunteers/interns throughout their time working with Masterpiece Weddings, which then made me even more determined to work with her. After getting an interview and being offered to work for Masterpiece Weddings, I can say working for Melissa and Masterpiece Weddings has been a rewarding and continuous learning experience each and everyday. There is not one that is the same, Melissa has confidence in all her volunteers and interns and gives us the opportunity to expand our creative wings.  Working with Masterpiece Weddings pulls all different aspects of business together into one, from leadership, managing, communicating, networking, team work, to creative thinking – all levels of business is applied when working for an event company such as Masterpiece Weddings,  and Melissa lets you par-take in each one!

April Fools!

It was One-Year ago that I pulled this prank off. And since then, Amy and I have become great friends! And honestly, I am a little nervous as to what today may bring, to get me back!

Ya know what, don't remind Amy that today is April 1st!

So, a look back at One Year ago, today!
Happy April Fools!



Masterpiece April Fools Prank from Platinum Digital Video on Vimeo.