by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Mar 12, 2013 | Arizona Wedding Planner, Budget
by Jo Ann M. Grant, wedding & event architect, Apropos Creations The video below was a segment from yesterday’s television show, The List. They wanted to know why wedding these days cost so much more compared to the yesteryears due to an article put out by...
by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Oct 28, 2011 | Budget
Brides Against Breast Cancer came and went at Scottsdale Cottonwood Resorts and Suites. The gowns that we had carefully rolled out of the trailer, hung, sorted, and organized is over and packed up ready to move to another city to make more brides happy. The vendors...
by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Jan 7, 2011 | Budget
With Arizona’a Bridal Show and The Phoenix Bridal show upon us, here are a few tips on going to a bridal show that I have found on-line from Austin Wedding. According to statistics, bridal shows in the US draw more than 35% of the brides planning weddings with...
by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Sep 15, 2010 | Arizona Weddings, Budget
Image from Wedding planning 101 You know yourself, you like creating things from scratch. Trust me, I know the feeling. For three years in a row, I created my own Christmas cards, oh about 35 to 40 each year, to a point where I was late on some of them that I had to...
by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Sep 5, 2010 | Budget, Etiquette + Customs + Traditions, Wedding Q + A, Wedding Tips, Weddings
The ring, hmmm, where do I start? Does the ring have to be diamond? No, not at all. It can be any gemstone that her heart desires. The only thing that matters at this point is what that “rock” symbolizes to you and your bride. It can be her birthstone...
by JoAnn M. Grant, CPCE | Aug 23, 2010 | Budget, Events + News, Style + Decor, Wedding Planning, Wedding Theme, Wedding Tips, Weddings
Happy Monday everyone… There will not be a VLOG today and I apologize for that. I am not quite feeling 100% but I will still be bringing to you a DIY project. This month’s final blog on DIY is going to be bittersweet. I say bittersweet because I will be...