21st May

Last week I had the chance to attend The Lounge’s grand opening in downtown St. Petersburg.  Here we got a sneak peak at the new bridal party attire that they are featuring.  The lounge is just across the hall from Anglo Couture and features something for every type of bridesmaid.  The store offers dresses from Dessy, Aria, Alfred Sung and Lela rose.  Anglo Couture is a one stop shop for brides to be featuring custom wedding gowns and accessories to men’s formal wear and pretty much everything in between.  The Lounge by Anglo Couture is having an upcoming trunk show on May 31st-June 2nd, appointments will fill up fast, so get your spot soon!  For more information call: 727-526-5800.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Fanning Photography

9th May

Earlier this Spring we had the pleasure of coordinating Heather and Carson’s beautiful Ringling Courtyard Wedding! Take a look at the gorgeous photos we received from Kallima Photography.

Thank you to all the wonderful vendors:

Floral and Decor: MMD Events

Event Coordination: Lori with Simply Divine Events

Dance Floor Rental: Rental Depot

Catering: Treviso

Band: Phase 5

Officiant: Grace Felice

Harpist- ceremony music: Music by Melody

Cake: Cakes by Nomeda

Cigar Roller: Arnold Serafin

Transportation: Ambassador Limo

Venue: The Ringling Museum

Photography: Kallima Photography

4th Apr

Join us for a DO NOT miss event, May 7, 2013 at the Tampa Convention Center.  Simply Divine Events is on Tampa Bay’s MPI committee working as the logistics chairs for this event.

14th Mar

This past week Simply Divine Events has been mentioned in a few online blogs and we thought we would share with our readers!

HERE, one of  the weddings we coordinated last summer was featured on Borrowed and Bleu Wedding Blog.

David and Siobhan’s wedding that we planned early last Fall was featured on Love and Lavender blog.

And, lastly Simply Divine Events was featured on Estate Weddings and Events blog.

We love getting press!!

6th Mar

This is a great new app that we learned about at The Special Event Conference earlier this year!

Check in Easy is an app that manages your event guest list all digitally via names and/or scan boxes. The app will update in real-time and even message you when VIP guests arrive.  It is so simple- just upload an Excel file and you’re ready to go!  You can check-in guests on multiple iPads, iPhones, Android and on the web. The guest list app makes managing check-in at your event super fast and simple. Perfect for corporate parties, fundraisers, special events, and conventions.

21st Feb

Looking for a unique way to add some fun into displaying your desserts at your next event?  Check out the Cupcake Pod Machine from Baked by Melissa!  Baked by Melissa is known for her bite sized mini cupcakes in NYC, but now she has a new product that you can rent for up to 5 hours- The Cupcake Pod- which is a giant gumball machine that dispenses mini cupcakes! Pretty neat.

Wouldn’t it be cool to brand the pods with your company logo, or monogram?

17th Feb

Back in September Nikki and Cina were married at the Hyatt Clearwater Beach.  Their destination wedding was attended by friends and family from all over.  The weekend was filled with many tears of joy and laughter.  We had such a fun time planning their wedding!  I especially enjoyed being the taste tester of the cake pops, since Nikki was not able to be here to pick out the flavors!  Here is a look back at their Amazing Day!  Thank you Jason for the beautiful pictures.  I especially love the one captured from their “First Look”.

Vendors:

Wedding Planner: Simply Divine Events

Venue: Clearwater Beach Hyatt

Hair and Make-up: Destiny & Light Hair and Makeup Group

Photographer: Jason Mize

Floral: Events in Bloom

Cake Pops: Cuppy Cakes

Linens: Cloth Connection and BBJ Linens

Lighting and Entertainment: Inpulse Entertainment

Rentals: Signature Event Rentals

Officiant: Rick with Sensational Ceremonies

13th Feb

To continue writing about the new products and vendors we learned of at The Special Events Conference in Chicago last month- here is one that really caught our eye, Dear World! We would love to incorporate this into one of our future events.

Robert X. Fogarty’s Dear World unites people through his distinct message-on-skin portrait style. Subjects are asked to share a short message that matters to them regardless of race, religion or language. What is your love note to the world?

Robert X. Fogarty’s distinct portraits have been called a “loudspeaker for the world.”

The project began as a photographic love note to New Orleans and he recognized that his distinct portraits could take on more stories regardless of religion, race or language. He has photographed thousands including survivors of major disasters
as well as recognizable people like Susan Sarandon, Elle Macpherson, Deepak Chopra and Drew Brees.

Fogarty’s Dear World keynote and photos shoot explores the subtle and powerful connections that colleagues, clients and staff have at events and conventions across the country. The award-winning interactive event brings Fogarty to photograph attendees over one or a series of days and culminates with a participatory and emotionally stimulating keynote address.

He’s worked with organizations and universities large and small including American Express and Southwest Airlines and at Stanford, Harvard and Georgetown.

Here is one testimonial from his website:

“Bringing Robert to Southwest’s headquarters was an amazing experience that our employees loved,” says Marilee McInnis, Sr. Manager, Culture & Communication at Southwest Airlines. “His moving and emotional portraits were an exercise in not only team building and helped put to some of our employees and efforts that otherwise may have gone unnoticed.”

12th Feb

Another entertainment act we learned about while at The Special Event Conference 2013 is the Aqualillies! They have performers in Miami, which is perfect for us since we plan many events in Florida. Call us today to see how we can fit them into your next event.

Aqualillies is America’s hottest water ballet entertainment company, reinventing the classic art form for the new millennium. Diving off the pages of Vogue, Marie Claire, The New York Times and LA Times Magazine, the Aqualillies brand has become synonymous with classic beauty, sexy sophistication, luxury and style. In front of the camera or at live events for clients such as Glee, Justin Timberlake, The Kardashians, Turner Classic Movies, TED Conferences and American Express, Aqualillies has inspired audiences with awesome and innovative spectacles of romance, athleticism and grace.

Take a look at their promo video HERE.

4th Feb

Last week we mentioned we just got back from Chicago where we attended The Special Event Conference. We also mentioned that we were going to be posting some of our favorite new things. Well, here is our first one- Cirque Mechanics!  This act was on Michael Cerbelli’s Hot List for 2013.

Check out the video HERE! It is a mobile cirque show. Very Awesome!!

For more information visit Cirque Mechanics.

Please give us a call so we can help you fit this into your next event!!