Merry Monday: Ready... Set... Educate!

Today I'm taking my team to Chicago for a week of fabulous ideas and new found inspiration. We're headed to The Special Event Show to learn from some of the most admired and successful event geniuses of our industry. This annual event usually takes place somewhere warmer than the northern Midwest region. Over the years I've attended the same show held in San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Atlanta and Houston... but this year it's so close to home we're all going!

2 in our team will be doing the Hands on Hundred program to help set up the many events taking place. They'll get a first look and hands on experience, behind the scenes. I'm excited for them to grow and develop their skills by learning from some of the best!

Our Lead Coordinators will join me for education in areas such as:
Design and Floral
Wedding Trends
Event Management
Event Tools and Resources
and much much more!

Imagine attending a wedding that was designed and set up to impress wedding professionals?! We're going! The Wedding Event is the hottest ticket at the show. For years I have made it a priority to be present at this amazing showcase. I've heard from the likes of Carly Roney (The Knot) and met Darcy Miller (Martha Stewart weddings) the year she spoke. I can't wait to see what's in store for us this year.

The trade show floor opens Wednesday with over 200 vendors ready to share the newest and hottest ideas for the event industry. We'll see old friends, and make new. We've done our homework... if you're signed on with Merry Me to design and produce your event this year, we've got your file and we're looking out specifically with your event in mind.

We're ready to fill our creative tanks and recharge our energy as we launch into 2013!
Be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter all week. We'll all be posting a few of our favorite things.

Hammes Bookstore at Eddy Street

 We showed you all the photos of the outdoor decor at Eddy Street, so we wanted to also share these photos are of the Santa Meet and Greet Area located at the Hammes Bookstore in Eddy Street! 

                                                  Of course the Santa's Workshop has lollypops!!

 Custom Chair Designed by the Merry Me Girls! 

 Signs lead the children to Santa! 

We love sharing all the fun we are having this season with all of you, let us know if you have seen MM decor around town!

Merry Monday: Eddy Street Christmas

We have been so busy  spreading "Merry" Cheer across Michiana this past month and we would love to finally share with all of you. Here are some photos of some of the decor we did at Eddy Street Commons. If you have not been it's a great place to spend some of your holiday free time, we certainly enjoyed the time we spent there and love being apart of their festivities!

Merry Monday: Almonds

We all have gotten almonds at a wedding, as they are a traditional wedding favor, meaning different things to different cultures. So when we saw these we thought this was a great alternative to the traditional favor. Les Cinq Amandes allows clients to  pick the presentation, color, and flavors!

Check out Jordan Almonds for more information on the traditions.

Wedding Wednesday: Layman/ Byall

Loving this modern color combo of sunny yellow, steel grey, and white. From the bouquets to the silver Chavari chairs, every detail to create the bride and grooms overall dream "atmosphere" was covered. 

Wishing a Happily Ever After to Mr. and Mrs. Byall! 

Happy You, Merry Me!

Venue: Century Center

Papery: Cloud 9

Photography: Katie Whitcomb

Floral/Decor/Planning: Merry Me! Events

Merry Monday: Cake Plate Clings

Want to bring new life to your cake plates, how about these fun and custom cake plate clings?

What a fun addition to your dessert bar, holiday decor, or a monogram that coordinates with your home, whatever way you choose to use these it is sure to go unnoticed. 

For more information and ordering: wh hostess cake plate clings

Wedding Wednesday: Flashback Wedding

We were looking through some photos and wanted to feature this wedding again, we loved designing and planning this wedding! Hope you enjoy as much as we did!  Guests enjoyed the cocktail hour  in the historic Morris Civic Lobby.  

How awesome are the guest seating cards?!? LOVE! 

Following cocktail hour, guests were invited to join Sam and Scott in the lovely Palais Royale Ballroom which was adorned with everything Damask. We switched up the oh so popular Damask pattern and made custom Damask lamp shades, risers, and chair caps. 

Instead of the traditional "clinking of the glass" to see the bride and groom kiss, Sam wanted everyone to wave feathers, we loved this idea, and everything outside the box about this wedding! 

We love sharing our latest events  with all of you, hope you enjoyed this post and all the others as much as we enjoy sharing with you! 

Wishing Sam and Scott a Merry Ever After!