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Creating a Home Wedding

05.13.20

Creating the Perfect Home Wedding

Even with the state of the world, love isn’t canceled. A home wedding can be a wonderful event. If the home is accommodating enough with plenty of outdoor space, having a wedding ceremony and reception at a home – whether it belongs to one of your families or some extremely gracious friends – can be an enchanting option. But, unless you’re planning on an intimate celebration for very few guests, it is not the same – or as simple – as just opening your home for a party.

Our team of certified wedding planners have planned numerous home weddings over the years, from intimate affairs to soirees for 400+ on land where we built the “venue” from scratch. We are excited to share some tips, tricks and best practices when it comes to planning a home wedding. We’ve broken this into a three-part series and this first installment gives you some of the most crucial details to think about when considering a home wedding! There are a multitude of logistical considerations you’ll want to spend time pondering before you make the commitment to a home wedding. Below is a list of several – but not all – of them:

Space

For setup, breakdown, storage, layout and flow of ceremony and reception and for the wedding party to get ready and wait for ceremony to start


Parking
Valet vs. self parking, potential need for permits, room enough for all the cars and neighborhood issues


Necessities
Power, restrooms, trash, security


Rentals
Consider all that you might need: tent, furniture, linens, glassware, flatware, plates, food service items


Catering/Staffing
Timing, refrigeration, heating, staging, set-up, serving, clean-up
Again, these are just a few of the logistics to consider. To drill down on these issues a little, in the coming weeks, we will share our top five do’s, followed by our top five don’ts when it comes to home weddings and particularly, receptions.

 

And if the idea of weighing the pros and cons of a home wedding overwhelm you, make an appointment with our experienced wedding planners to learn how they can help walk you though the process – and you’ll have fun along the way!

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Branding Your Wedding with Logos, Monograms and Initials

02.28.19

We LOVE monograms! Simply adore them and truly cannot get enough of them! We love how easy for couples it makes personalizing their weddings merely by incorporating a monogram, their initials and/or names or even a custom wedding logo into their wedding day design. And while it’s historically known as a southern thing, and monograms have been big here…well, pretty much always…this unique twist to weddings just keeps spreading as more and more couples across the country are using them for their big day.

We’ve planned several weddings in recent times where we’ve incorporated such personalization, and part of the fun is coming up with all of the ways or places you can use them! Here are some of our favorite examples:

We put this couple’s initials on their invitation, their joint monogram on their cake (which also had a gorgeous initial topper!) and their last name initial on their reception dinner menu. But our favorite personalized element of this wedding is that stunning monogrammed aisle runner!

 

 

 

 

For this couple, we included their first name initials on their wedding program, put a gorgeous monogram gobo on their dance floor and included that same joint monogram on their reception menus and even their photo booth strips!

 

 

 

This couple wanted an eclectic mix of personalization, so their cake showcased their married surname initial, the dance floor gobo showed that initial along with their first names and their table cards included their first name initials. We tied them all together by using the same scrolled oval frame around each element.

 

 

For this elegant event, we include a fanciful initial for the bride’s maiden name on the wedding program, and their married last name was represented on the reception dinner menu.
We mixed things up for this wedding, as well. The couple’s first name initials were on the wedding program, while the cupcakes featured their last name initial and their dance floor gobo showed their first names and last initial.

 

 

This glam wedding featured another eclectic mix of initials and names, tied together with an elegant scrolled frame. We especially love that calligraphied cake topper that perfectly matched the paper products!

 

 

 

This stunning red and black affair featured the bride’s and groom’s initials as large hanging floral arrangements framing the chapel doors, and we repurposed them at the reception. We also included the couple’s married last name initial on pillows and napkins in the cocktail hour lounge. Their blinged out favor boxes included their last name initial with their first names.

 

 

 

 

Do you brides love monograms as much as we do? Are any of you planning to incorporate them in your wedding day décor?

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Real Wedding: Diana & Andrew

06.23.16

Planned & Designed by Weddings by StarDust

Photography by Gary Donihoo of f8 Studio

Bridal Attire & Accessories: Ysa Makino from StarDust Celebrations  |  Bridesmaids attire & Accessories: Occasions by Hayley Paige from StarDust Celebrations  |  Tuxedos: StarDust Celebrations  |  Venue: Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek  |  Florals: 21 Parc  |  Beauty: Elan Makeup Studio  |  Linen: BBJ Linens  |  Entertainment: Stradivarious Strings, Tin Man Band, DJ Marcus Rollins  |  Rentals: DFW Dance Floor  |  Videographer: Candlelight Films

WATCH THE VIDEO

 

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StarDust Celebrations featured in Modern Luxury Dallas Brides

06.21.16

The Fall 2016 issue of Modern Luxury Dallas Brides has finally hit the newsstands and we are so excited to share it with you! We are so proud to have several StarDust Brides are featured in the pages of this glamorous magazine including the stunning Jonna Williams in her Eve of Milady gown!
Dallas Brides Magazine featured Real WeddingDallas Brides Magazine featured Real WeddingDallas Brides Magazine featured Real Wedding

Planning & Design: Marsha Ballard French, Weddings by StarDust
Venue: Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas  |  Photographer: Amy Herfurth Photography  |  Floral, decor & rentals: Bella Flora  |  Bridal Attire: Eve of Milady and Toni Federici from StarDust Celebrations   |  Bridal Party Attire: Monique Lhuillier from StarDust Celebrations  |  Beauty: Mo Bowers, Fairy Godmother Bridal  |  Entertainment: Jordan Kahn Band, Marcus Rollins Entertainment  |  Ceremony music: Uptown Violins  |  Photobooth: Picstrips by Randal Stout  |  Videographer: Stringer Productions  |  Bakery: Fancy Cakes by Lauren
Drapery: Dallas Drape & Lighting  |  Lighting: Beyond  |  Invitations & Stationery: StarDust Celebrations  |  Wedding Favors: Creme de la Cookie  |  After Party – Furniture: Shag Carpet Prop Rentals  |  Florist: 21 Parc  |  Cigar Roller: Sabino Sotelo

Also in this issue, is a couple whose love and courage is a true inspiration. Victor and Mark took on the state’s same-sex marriage ban and when the Federal District Court ruled in their favor after a 2 year long appeal, they finally began to plan their legal wedding ceremony.  We were blessed to have them visit StarDust and our full service invitation studio adored working with them on all of their stationery including invitations, programs and more! We were thrilled to see their patriotic wedding in Frisco was featured with a two page spread.

Dallas Brides Magazine featured Real Wedding

Dallas Brides Magazine featured Real Wedding

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Real Wedding: Jordan and Brett

11.13.15

Planned and designed by Weddings by StarDust
Venue: Four Seasons Resort
Photography: f8 Studio, Carter Rose
Florist: Branching Out Events
Rentals: BBJ Linen and Top Tier
Stationer: William Arther from StarDust Celebrations
Entertainment and Lighting: DJ Marcus Rollins
Draping: Dallas Drape & Lighting
Beauty: Elan Makeup Studio
Bridesmaids dresses: LuLu’s Bridal Boutique
Ceremony music: Stradivarius Strings
Videographer: Adam Borel

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