Monthly Archives: January 2010

Wedding in the Snow

By Deanna | Published: January 30, 2010
All this snow has me thinking how wonderful it would be to have a wedding today.  Being stuck inside has me looking at beautiful outdoor winter wedding images online.  What an abundance of fun snow-wedding ideas.  Now I just need a fabulous, bold couple who are up for it! Anyone? Don’t you just love this picture [...]
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A Great Expectations KY wedding featured on LUCKY ME!

By Deanna | Published: January 26, 2010
We are thrilled to have one of our May 2009 weddings featured on LUCKY ME! Holly and Travis’s wedding was just over the top fun, fun, fun.  I highly recommend this site for fresh wedding ideas and interesting commentary. http://www.eluckyme.com/home/2009/11/10/real-wedding-travis-and-holly-tm-photography.html Be sure to check out the video trailer at the end.  So much fun!
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Hot Wedding Color Combinations for 2010

By Deanna | Published: January 22, 2010
Brides like to talk about “their colors”.  Often, we are asked what the “in colors” are each each year.  Sometimes, that is because the bride was to be on the cutting edge of design.  Yet sometimes, it is because a bride wants to steer clear of what is “in” and do something more traditional or [...]
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World Equestrian Games September 25 – October 10

By Deanna | Published: January 18, 2010
As you may have suspected, event space and hotel rooms in our city are almost non-existent during this timeframe.  Most venues are holding all space for events surrounding our city hosting the World Equestrian Games with anticipation that it will be used for this city-wide event. We are advising social clients to steer clear of [...]
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What’s new in event tabletop design?

By Deanna | Published: January 13, 2010
Each January, the Special Event conference is THE place to check out what is new and fresh in event “looks”.  Click HERE for a sneak peak of what is being showcased for 2010 for the newest tabletop fashions (remember this is “runway” style – so it may not be realistic, but pick and choose features [...]
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Save 25% on Invitations

By Deanna | Published: January 11, 2010
In today’s economy, everyone is looking to save where they can.  We offer 25% off all of our invitation lines, every day.  (This month a bride ordered her 150 invitations/accompaniments for $590 and received the 25% discount saving her $147!) You can borrow our books and look through them in the convenience of your own [...]
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Happy Families

By Deanna | Published: January 4, 2010
Here at Great Expectations we love to work with the entire bridal family.  Quickly we tend to learn the personalities of everyone involved.  It makes our journey of planning so enjoyable to get to know everyone.  Surprisingly, each member of the family usually has their own idea of what is most important to them. We [...]
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