Red Heels Events Blog: Fall Michigan wedding

Saturday, December 29, 2012

2012 In Review

2012 was a great year at Red Heels Events! This post marks the one year anniversary of our new branding and name change from Memorable Events to Red Heels Events. It has been an amazing transition and has been well received by everyone. My collection of red heels has grown as well as pictures, necklaces, ornaments, a tape dispenser and even a pillow case all featuring my beloved colored shoe! All I can say is that I definitely made the right decision when I picked the name, it makes me happy every time I say or see it!

I was blessed to work with so many amazing clients this year. It is always such an honor to be chosen to assist a couple and their families with pulling together such an important event. Each and every wedding is different and reflects the couple in every detail and you know us wedding planners, we love the details! Along with assisting great clients, I was also given the opportunity to work side by side with some pretty fabulous vendors! I got to do some gorgeous weddings at venues such as Yacht Basin, Wallinwood Springs Golf Club, Amway Grand Plaza and The Cheney Place.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from our weddings this year.

Tori & Cam, May 2012

Julie & Todd, June 2012

Noelle & Ben, July 2012

Laura & Eric, December 2012

Along with planning weddings, I designed a styled photo shoot with Kellie from Hetler Photography this fall. I have done shoots before but never to this caliber. It was a long process of coming up with ideas and finding the perfect elements to pull those ideas together. The final result was better than I could have ever imagined and it was picked up by The Wedding Chicks to be featured on their website! This was the first time I have ever submitted work to be published so it was quite an honor for us!

It is very hard to narrow down favorites to show you but you can check out the entire shoot on my post here.

It was a fantastic year from the weddings I was a part of, to the photo shoot, to all of the amazing vendors I was able to work with and meet for the first time. Thank you to all who made this year a success! I am so excited to see what 2013 has in store for Red Heels Events!!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Fall Inspiration Shoot

Way back in April, I had the idea to put together a Fall Inspiration shoot. Autumn is my very favorite time of the year and the perfect backdrop for a true Michigan wedding. I emailed Kellie Hetler of Hetler Photography and shared my vision and she quickly jumped on board. We put together an amazing vendor lineup and after 6 months of planning and lots of hard work everything came together seamlessly.

The perfect setting for this shoot was my grandparents farm, Pine Spring Ranch. The barn was built by my late grandfather from reclaimed wood. The pond, with it's water wheel, dock and covered bridge has and will always have a dear place in my heart. I grew up playing here and have so many memories surrounding it. And now, even more, after incorporating it in the job that I love!

The Outstanding Vendor Team:

Event Design and Coordination: Red Heels Events

Photography: Hetler Photography

Floral: Eastern Floral, Grand Haven

Paper Products: Paper and Ink Designs

Rentals: Refunction Junktion's Vintage Rental Service

Attire: Caela Scott Bridal & Formalwear

Jewelry: Stella & Dot, Livvy Zimmerman

Glassware: The Rental Company

Hair: Helena DeYoung's Hair Outreach

Grunt work: My gracious family!!

Our gorgeous models are Sarah and Brandon, Kellie's sister-in-law and brother-in-law. They were incredibly sweet and wonderful to work with.

I was BLOWN AWAY by this bouquet that Skeeter from Eastern Floral did for us. The amount of depth, color and texture incorporated in it was breathtaking. I can never thank him enough for the work he did on this shoot.