Wedding Trend: Bow Napkin Fold

These past few weeks have been quite the blur. With weddings, the beginning of the holiday season and getting to give a presentation to the hospitality students at The Ohio State University, there has been little room to breathe. But that is what makes my job so great. It is fast paced, always evolving and you get to learn from all different avenues! Take our wedding next week for example. The bride has seen a napkin that is folded into bow cuteness! So Paige, Maggie and I are going to be folding all the napkins next week, but we wanted to give you a sneak peek at the fold! Our example is by no means perfect but keep an eye out next week sometime to see it perfected! Check out our facebook page! It is what I would call the command center. It gets updates from everything! Happy Wednesday!




 xoxo, Kasey & The Bliss Girls

Wedding Skills Workshop: Reception 101

Can you explain the difference between a bengaline and an iridescent crush to a client? Do you know which size linen will go to the floor on a 54” square table? Do you know the proper way to set a table - which side the bread plate goes on or where the dessert fork belongs?

If you have ever been faced with questions from a client on how to best create a tablescape or you simply want to learn more about what everything on that rental order is, this is the workshop for you. Bill and Candace from Event Source will be guiding us through all the different options available for setting a gorgeous table.

Some of the topics we will be covering include:
*Linens - you will get to see, touch and play with all the different types of linens that Event Source has available.
*Place Settings - the proper way to set a table for various types of meal services.
*Napkin Folds - you will learn some basic folds that will add to the overall tablescape and learn why you shouldn’t put the napkin in the water glass!
*Basic timeline creation - covering events from the recessional through the end of the reception.
*Any other questions you have about how to create a gorgeous reception for your clients!

Bring your questions and be prepared to create some gorgeous tables! Tons of information and a handy reference guide are included in the admission.

Join us on October 22 at 6:30 pm at Event Source for Reception 101.

Admission is $30 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

If you have registered for Ceremony 101, please email info@weddingskills.com for your discount code BEFORE you register.

Click here to register and for complete details


Photo courtesy of C Studios

Wedding Skills Workshop: Ceremony 101

The Wedding Skills Workshop is thrilled to present their next workshop: Ceremony 101

Does the flower girl enter before or after the bridesmaids? Which side is the bride’s side in a Jewish ceremony? How much time should be built into a timeline for the hair and makeup appointments? What exactly are the flowers for Mary and what am I supposed to do with them?

Whether you are a banquet manager, on site coordinator, independent planner, photographer or florist, you have probably faced questions about a ceremony that you didn’t quite know how to answer. This workshop will answer those questions and help you start your client’s new life off perfectly - with a flawless ceremony!

Some of the topics we will be covering include:
*Christian processionals and order of ceremony. We will also discuss the differences between various denominations and their traditions.

*Jewish processionals and order of ceremony.

*Basic timeline creation - covering events and timing through the recessional.

*Aisle runners - the proper way to place and secure an aisle runner.

*Any other questions you have about how to make the ceremony go off without a hitch!

Bring your questions and wear something comfortable - we will be recreating different ceremony set ups and be down on the ground pinning aisle runners. Tons of information plus some great items for your emergency kit plus light snacks and valet parking are included in the admission.

Join us on September 22 at 6:30 pm at The Blackwell Hotel for Ceremony 101.

Admission is $30 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

This workshop is meant to be partnered with our Reception 101 class - please see the invitation for our October 22 Workshop: Reception 101 (coming next week) for more details.

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Photo credits: C Studios

Wedding Skills Workshop: PR/Marketing

You may be the most talented wedding vendor ever to grace a wedding day but if your brand isn't clear or you aren't marketing yourself effectively you may as well not exist! After all, if brides and grooms can't find you - how can they hire you?!

From branding to PR to marketing to defining your target market to making sure your advertising is effective, there are a ton of elements to a successful marketing strategy. This workshop will help you get on the right path with a new strategy or help you evaluate and revamp your current strategy.

Our speakers for the evening will be Jennifer and Danielle from Adept, a marketing department outsourced. Both are pros at creating advantages for businesses through innovative marketing strategies and are very excited to meet everyone. They have asked that all participants include their PR and marketing questions with their registrations - this will be an attendee driven agenda so please be sure to ask plenty of questions!

Some of the topics Jennifer and Danielle will be covering include:*The importance of branding and how to create a clear brand*Defining your target market and marketing to them*Getting your weddings published in local wedding magazines*And whatever might be on your mind!

Dinner from The Renaissance and valet parking is included in the admission.

Join us on August 20 at 6:30 pm at The Columbus Renaissance Hotel for the PR/Marketing Basics Workshop.

Admission is $35 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

Wedding Skills Workshop: Cake Rescue

Who doesn’t love cake? For lots of people, it is one of the best parts of the wedding! The baker worked a long time to get the icing smooth and perfect so why is there suddenly is a thumbprint in the icing? Or what if a ring bearer decides to take a little taste before the bride and groom cut it? Or if your hand or sleeve brushes the icing while adding flowers?

Fixing a cake can be a tricky operation but there are things you can do to make quick fixes in the event of an emergency. Amanda from Bakery Gingham will be teaching us all about the finer points of cake and cake repair.

Some of the topics we will be covering include:

*the correct way to cut a wedding cake

*how to pipe icing to fix a thumbprint or sleeve brush

*the difference between and limitations of buttercream and fondant

*how to stablize a leaning or falling cake

Bring your questions and wear something you don’t mind possibly getting icing on - this is a workshop not a lecture and we promise there will be buttercream involved! Everything you need to practice with, a mini emergency kit loaded with cake emergency related essentials sized perfectly for your pocket or bag plus a yummy treat are included in the admission.

Join us on July 15 at 7:00 pm at Bakery Gingham for the Cake Rescue Workshop.

Admission is $25 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

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Wedding Skills Workshop: Attire Rescue Recap

Last Wednesday evening was our Attire Rescue Workshop at La Jeune Mariee in Worthington. Since this was a very hands on workshop we divided into groups and worked through our various topics in stations.



Our first station was Menswear - David from Astor and Black was kind enough to teach us how to tie bow ties, fold pocket squares and tie straight ties as well. Turns out tying bow ties on someone else as easy as tying your shoe!



L: David, Sarah, Nichole and Dalyn learning to tie a Windsor Knot
M: Lucretia tying a bowtie on Quenetta
R: Sarah learning to tie a bowtie on Dalyn - don’t you love her expression in that picture?


Our second station was Sewing - Peg, one of La Jeune Mariee’s seamstresses, taught everyone us how to fix a hem in a pinch and how to stitch up a faulty zipper.




L: Kitty learning to fix a zipper
R: I love this picture - I think Shannon surprised Quenetta mid-stitch!

Our third station was Bustles and Corsets - Emilie and Kasey from Wedding Skills Workshop and Lindsay from La Jeune Mariee taught everyone how to bustle a gown, how to fix a torn out bustle and the correct way to lace a corset dress.


L to R: Nina and Sarah learning to fix a bustle from Kasey

After everyone had rotated through the various stations, we regrouped and discussed stain removal. Lindsay also gave us some tips about bustling veils so brides can wear the veil rather than removing it for the reception. We also passed out our emergency kit which was full of sewing, stain removal and attire goodies.


A big thank you, once again, to Linsday for hosting us, David and Peg for being great teachers and to Shannon Sano, our official photographer for this workshop! Another huge thank you to all the people who attended and learned with us - we hope that you got as much out of the workshop as we did!

Introducing The Wedding Skills Workshop

Along with my dear friend Emilie from Emilie Duncan Event Planning, I am thrilled to introduce Wedding Skills Workshop!

Wedding Skills Workshop is a new way to learn and interact in the Columbus area. Emilie and I both agree that we have outstanding networking associations in the area but wanted more in depth and directed education. We hope that other vendors will join us in raising the bar and taking their knowledge and service levels to new heights!

Please visit The Wedding Skills Workshop's blog to learn more about our first offering: The Floral Rescue Workshop.

This workshop is perfect for photographers, catering managers, banquet managers, on site coordinators, videographers, wedding planners - anyone who comes into contact with the bride and groom and their flowers will benefit from this hands on, intensive workshop. We are limiting participants to 10 so everyone has a chance to learn and ask questions. We look forward to learning with you!