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!!

Real Wedding - Laura & Eric

This past summer, when I received an email from Laura's mom, I knew right away I wanted to work on this wedding. Not only were her ideas for her daughter's wedding beautiful but you could see the love and excitement in every word. It was not just about the wedding for this family, it was the beginning of a marriage and bringing two families together. Laura and Eric live in Texas and her parents in Ohio so all of the planning was done via phone and email. Thankfully, they came into town a couple of times and spending time with them made me just love the family all the more!

Unfortunately, I was unable to be onsite the day of the wedding but had worked closely with Aletha from Pearls Events throughout the planning so that she could run the day of logistics. It was so hard for me not to be there in person, but I was so glad I had a great associate to take care of everything!

Planning & Coordination: Red Heels Events
Photography: Arrae Photography
Floral: Events by Ludema's
Ceremony: Kelloggsville Church
Reception: The Cheney Place
DJ: Dance Tracks
Caterer: West Michigan Caterer
Linens: The Chair and Linens Collection
Cake: Cakes and Crafts by Sue
Beverages: Brewery Vivant and Biggby Coffee

It had snowed earlier in the morning but none of it stuck. I was disappointed but at least we still got some holiday decorations here and there.

Laura's dad, Tom, was going to put these strings of lights up himself but The Cheney Place decided to purchase them and keep them up. I know of a lot of other brides that are very happy about that too!

They wanted place cards at the head table so I made these cute purple and gray cards for them. A quick little project but they added an extra pop of color to the table.

Being entrusted with a couple's big day is always an honor and I am truly blessed to work with so many wonderful people. Laura and Eric, your wedding was the perfect blessing to end our 2012 season!