Head on over the Catapult today to read some really great and thought provoking articles on “Going to the Chapel”.  I laughed out loud reading this one.   Thanks Catapult for featuring GRunveiled!

Lets just drool over this gem of a location in the heart of Grand Rapids. I had never been in St. Cecilia until it was recommended to me by Aletha for the show. Believe it or not they were my first and last phone call. I called Carla up and explained my idea of the show and she was on board just like that. I hung up the phone and thought to myself huh, guess it’s official, I’m planning a bridal show! St. Cecilia was amazing to work with. Carla was super helpful, flexible and open for anything we threw at her. I highly recommend St. Cecilia for any event. The place has so much charm and character. The arches, mirrors and stain glass details radiate warmth and hospitality. It’s beautiful from the outside in. It was the perfect setting for GRunveiled.

All photos by Nicole Haley Photography

I’m excited to show you my space at GRunveiled! The wonderfully talented Nicole of Nicole Haley Photography was so gracious to come and take photos for us of the evening. She did an amazing job and really captured the evening perfectly.

In the midst of planning the show I had to come up with my own space. As we all know it’s hard to design for yourself and then add the busyness of planning the show. Crazy! In the end it came together and I couldn’t have been more happy with it. It was a group effort of friends and family.  My dad made the tables for me, we cut down a branch from our yard, a creative friend inspired me to create a paper nest, the spring bouquet was a gift from a dear friend and my invitations made up the rest! Viola! It was pretty awesome in the end to have pieces of my space be made or given by people who encourage me every day to live out my creative dreams.

GRunveiled was a huge success yesterday! Despite all the rain we still welcomed over 230 people to the event! I think the vendors had just as much fun as the attendees. It felt like a big ol’ party with a bunch of friends all in a beautiful building. Doesn’t get better than that!  All the vendors pulled through with amazingly creative spaces. I am so proud of all of them! So many guests commented how friendly everyone was and how they were all so passionate about what they were doing. My dream show came true!

A big shout out to Aletha from Pearls Events and Jennifer from J. Studio for coming on board with me and my crazy ideas! Also to all the friends and family who have been so encouraging and supportive. Most of all to my amazing husband who has been doing all the big and little things to keep me sane every day while I’m flying around and encouraging me every step of the way.  This show wouldn’t have gone on without all of you!

I experienced a dream come true last night! I’m still reveling in it…

This is a sneak peek of the event. I’ll have plenty more photos to share from the fabulous Nicole Haley Photography who was so gracious to snap photos for us throughout the evening.

GRunveiled hit the WZZM news this morning! I couldn’t be more happy with the story. WZZM did a great job and like Aletha said, “They have mad editing skills.” ha! It was a lot of fun doing the interview with them, that is once my nerves went away. This show has been so much fun and I’ve learned a ton along the way.

I hope to see you all out tonight at St. Cecilia. The show runs from 6pm to 10pm. We’ve extended our online ticket sales to 3pm today. You can also purchase tickets at the door.

This ain’t your mama’s wedding show so you won’t want to miss it!

Shocked. Lets be honest when I saw this come out yesterday I about fell over.  The Grand Rapid Press went above and beyond with this article. The layout is stellar as well.  If you ever told me that my little idea of GRunveiled would get this big I wouldn’t have believed you. The support and encouragement I have received is out of this world. Thank you GR for showing so much love!

Read the three articles here:

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/two_grand_rapids_bridal_shows.html

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/creative_ideas_for_planning_a.html

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/win_tickets_to_gr_unveiled_at.html

Thanks Terri for this amazing article!

And you’re right creativity does rule!

I had the pleasure of designing this logo for DJ Alex. I’m stoked to have DJ Alex do some live mixing at GRunveiled this Thursday. Come out to the show and be sure to stop by and say hi to him. Grab one of his cool biz cards because you never know when you’re going to throw that next party and need some serious tuneage. DJ Alex would be the guy you’d want to bump your party up a few notches.

The wonderful Clover and Bee showed us some Midwest Love by spotlighting GRunveiled.

I never would have guessed that we would have 35 amazing local businesses on board supporting GRunveiled! Aletha and I are so jazzed! It’s so fun to see the talent that we have right here in Grand Rapids! Another reason I heart GR.

I’m super excited to meet and show all of our vendors some love at our vendor meet and greet tomorrow evening. Can’t think of a better way to spend an evening then meeting other creative, small business owners.

I’m so excited for all of you to meet these amazingly talented folks on March 11th. Remember to purchase your tickets in advance online. You will not want to miss the people behind these insanely cool products and services. Can’t wait to see you all on March 11th at St. Cecilia Music Center from 6 to 10pm.

Take a sneak peek at what’s in store at GRunveiled!  Aletha, from Pearls Events, and I have been having such a blast meeting all the insanely creative folks involved. We can’t wait for you to meet them too! Purchase your tickets online soon to be one of the first 50 to get a free swag bag. Believe me, you’ll want one.

Save the date – March 11, 2010 at St. Cecilia downtown GR.

We are super thankful to the lovely talented Jill De Vries for snapping these little jewels for us. Thanks Jill!

Find more information here:

www.GRunveiled.com