Decor & Rentals Blog
The Wedding Story of... Ellen & Stephen Sexton
Kathy Jonas | September 15, 2015Ellen Schoenle and Stephen Sexton met through their older siblings and went to school together at Marian High School in Mishawaka. They started dating at the end of their freshman year and dated for 10 more years.
The Wedding Story of... Lauren & Michael Crosby
Kathy Jonas | September 15, 2015Lauren Koch and Michael Crosby met as students at Florida State University. They were both at the same club when Lauren’s friend dropped her phone. Michael immediately helped them find it and after the club had closed, Lauren found him and gave him her phone number and a quick kiss goodnight. “I fell for him right then,” she admits.
The Wedding Story of... Jenny & Matt Haas
Kathy Jonas | September 15, 2015Jenny Hull and Matt Haas met through friends at a fraternity party while both were sophomores at Purdue University.
Top 10 Worst Bridal Fads
Kathy Jonas | July 31, 2015If you go to a lot of weddings, you know that it is only human nature to create a mental checklist of things you like and things you don’t.
What to Know About Planning Your D.I.Y. Wedding
Kathy Jonas | July 24, 2015The do it yourself movement – from home repairs to sewing to gardening – started in earnest in the 1970s. It embodies the ideas of independence, creativity and the joy of using your own hands to make something.
2015 Wedding Trends
Kathy Jonas | July 13, 2015I was so excited about 2015, I decided to start looking online for wedding trends before the end of the year. But I didn’t find any. It took until the end of January before these inevitable lists started surfacing. Maybe it takes the experts a little while to decide what’s new and fresh!
Blushing Bride: A Dramatic Photo Shoot in Lafayette
Sarah Parent | June 11, 2015Planners, inspired by the beauty of the Historic Lahr Atrium, chose the color palette of blush, marsala and gold to accentuate the vintage appeal of the location. Blush and gold mercury glass vessels and candle votives are used alongside gold chargers, blush linens with pops of gold, vintage books and clocks.
Posh in Polka Dots: A Style Shoot with Charm and Pizzazz
Michelle Samardzija | June 11, 2015For our one-of-a-kind inspiration shoot, we wanted to take the current trends of 2015 and turn them up a notch. With blush being the color of the year for many brides, we focused on a beautiful ombre to blush palette with pops of gold and the surprise of polka dots. The Allure, located in a historic building in LaPorte, is the ideal spot for this stylish shoot. Following the photography, couples poured into the facility for a new kind of bridal show, Inspire Us.
11th Annual Table Design Charity Event
Monica Richard | June 11, 2015The Indiana Chapter of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) celebrated its annual event benefiting the American Cancer Society at Sahm’s Atrium at the Tower on March 7th and 8th. Now in its 11th year, this event included a weekend of designer tablescapes created by Indiana’s elite florists, wedding planners and event professionals. Specialty tablescapes and vignettes for weddings, wedding events (bachelorette parties and showers) and social events filled the space for the weekend celebration.
A Bohemian Rhapsody at The Homestead
Kathy Jonas | June 10, 2015This captivating cover is all about the Bohemian style – from the sunset, the ethereal umbrellas hanging from the beams of the barn to the colorful textures used throughout. Photographer Holly Russell and her fantastic team of wedding pros created a magical and whimsical shoot perfect for today’s fun and relaxed bride.