Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Garden Engagement Party

Text by Jaime Valdes-Riench
 

Sunday, July 7, 2013 was a warm sunny day and a perfect day to have a garden engagement party.  The With Style Team was hired to create a stylish, but intimate setting for a newly engaged couple.  The setting was a private home by the water.  There was a warm breeze and birds singing.  You could not have asked for a better setting to begin our décor building and create something inimate and wonderful.
 

The theme of the event was to embrace wild flowers as though they where hand picked that day since it was situated in a garden.  We styled the flowers on our own to give it a hand picked looked and placed them in old mason jars that used to belong to the grandmother of the bride.  We also used gardening utensil boxes and fun items we could find the dress the table.  We did have one feature flower, the king protea.  We immediately fell in love with this flower because it resembled something like an exotic pink sunflower.  It gave an abstract yet local element to the florals.  The rest of the centerpieces included fresh peaches, pears and apricots that were placed in cake stand pedestals.  They were later enjoyed by guests as dessert once it was paired with vanilla ice cream.  This gave a practical element to the table scape and mirrored the surroundings since there where fruit trees in the garden below.


When designing we made sure the décor also had elegant elements that infused style in the ambience (let’s be honest, a lot of us would love to have a chandelier in our garden).  With mixing the two styles of simple garden and chic elegance, it made for an eclectic mix that matched the couple’s personalities.  That is what took the simple garden look to an elegant secret garden ambience we were trying to achieve. 







 Event design, rentals and set up by Travel & Events With Style
Event chairs rentals U-Rent it.
Flowers provided by Fache Floral Design





Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The With Style Team 2013 - Best Destination Wedding Planning Team in Winnipeg



Our Photo Shoot at BDI Drive In in Winnipeg, Manitoba with Dwayne Larson Photography
text by Jaime Valdes-Riench

So here we are, spring of 2013.  After looking at all our head shots we noticed that some where out dated, and our team has grown.  It was time to freshen things up a bit before the next rush for local weddings in Winnipeg begun (even though we are still buzzing around doing our international weddings).

For those who have met us, you know we are professional, but playful bunch.  We know how to hold ourselves in negotiations while we plan destination weddings around the world, but we are also light hearted and down to earth.  One thing I personally take pride in as a business owner is that our team builds real relationships with our clients. To be honest, we actually get really attached to them, even though we probably shouldn't.  The way we see it is that we have a year or more to work with amazing couples to plan their weddings.  How in the world could anyone be able to infuse the couples' styles into wedding if you don't get to know them and their personalities?  So, it was time to take our head shots and let everyone see our fun personalities.  The better we are paired with our clients.  The more tailored, boutique services we can offer them. 


On this lovely Wednesday evening, we hired one of our brilliant photographer friends to take our photos at a location we could not see more fitting, BDI Drive In in Winnipeg.  The bridge is iconic to Winnipeg, perfect for destination, and let's face it, how can you say no to ice cream! I hope you enjoy! If you like what you see, we highly recommend Dwayne Larson for your weddings, local or abroad.  He is top notch to us! 


















Hope you enjoyed this as much as we did!
If you are looking for travel agency services world wide and/or wedding planning services that are tailored to you, then consider hiring Travel & Events With Style.  We will find the right person on our team for you. 
 

Love: The With Style Team!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Wish Lantern

text by Tiffany Check
photos by Sugar and Soul Photography


The Wish Lantern
 
Also known as Sky lantern, wish lanterns are becoming more and more popular at weddings, especially destination weddings. Although the shy lantern may be new to most people they have actually been around for a very long time. 

Originating in China they were strategically used in war to call for help. After the war they became popular in China and Thailand, where they were used at festivals. People would gather to release the sky lantern in to the sky to symbolize the release of their bad luck and misfortune.
For those who are not familiar with what a sky lantern is… it is a small hot air balloon made from paper. It has an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. Most Sky lanterns that you can purchase now are 99% biodegradable.

Currently many know the sky lantern as a Wish lantern. Brides looking for that wow factor, this is a great way to end your night. Have your guests gather together in an open outdoor location. For our Destination Wedding couples, the beach is a great location for this. Everyone receives a wish lantern and can write down a wish for the newlyweds on the lantern. It is believed that when the lantern is released into the sky the wishes they wrote on the lantern will come true for the bride and groom. What a memorable way to end a very special night with all your nearest and dearest watching as all the lanterns fly up to the sky.



Tuesday, April 30, 2013

We where named BEST Destination Wedding Planner!

Thank you all who took the time to vote for us.  This morning was an exciting morning for us.  We where named BEST Destination Wedding Planner in Winnipeg, Manitoba and CANADA! 



The Wedding Industry Experts Awards are a People's Choice Award.  It is by daily votes, and it means a lot to us when people who believe in us, voted for us.  Win or loose, when someone votes for you as a company and truly believes in your skills, there is no greater honour.  I am not speaking about votes that are solicited and given "just because", I am talking about the real votes that came from people you truly know how hard everyone on this team works every day to help all our clients have incredible memories.  Even if we didn't win, to have those genuine votes are what fuels us to be better every day.  Everytime we improve ourselves, we are better for our clients.  And in the end, that's what matters.  We are a company that is passionate about what we do and we pouring our hearts into our work for our clients. 

According to the results from the Wedding Industry Experts these are the titles we have won:

Winner: Best Destination Wedding Planner - Winnipeg 
Winner: Top 5 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Winnipeg
Winner: Top 10 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Winnipeg 
Winner: Best Destination Wedding Planner - Manitoba 
Winner: Top 5 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Manitoba
Winner: Top 10 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Manitoba 
Winner: Best Destination Wedding Planner - Canada
Winner: Top 10 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Canada
Winner: Top 100 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Canada
Finalist: Top 10 Best Destination Wedding Planner - WorldWide - Ranking: 4 of 10
Finalist: Top 100 Best Destination Wedding Planner - Worldwide - Ranking: 4 of 100


Thank you for everyone who shared links and votes because you thought we deserved it.  In the end, that is the part of award we take to heart.

Love:
The With Style Team!