Stationery | AJK Papery Custom Invitation Design for a Winter Wonderland Wedding

Do you remember this wedding? Well, our very own member of The Bliss List, AJK Papery, designed the stationery suite for the wedding. Amy Kirkland (principle designer of AJK) said the Bride wanted a winter wonderland themed wedding and she based the stationery on that frosty theme - aren't they beautiful?!

Above photograph by Wirken Photography and floral design by Studio Dan Meiners. To see more photos from this wedding, click here!

DIY | Will you be my Bridesmaid Cards | Peony Bundles | Flowers

I delivered these bunch of white peonies to my bridesmaids this week - aren't they sweet? I plan for our wedding bouquets to be all white peonies and to use this soft blue grosgrain ribbon, so I thought this would be a great way to ask my friends to be a part of the wedding.

The "Will you be my Bridesmaid?" card template is below! I printed mine on a silk linen paper and backed it with Luxe Cream cardstock from Paper-Source.

Dresses | Bridesmaids Dresses | 20% off of J.Crew Dresses!

All dresses are 20% off for the next 3 days! Get this dress for $200 - originally $250!

Open House | Bridal Event | Simpson House | Dolce Baking Co.

One of my favorite venues in town, The Simpson House, is hosting an open house on March 25th, 5-8pm. Fantastic vendors like Dolce Baking Co. and Moxie Catering will be there showing off their stuff!

STUDIO Dan Meiners | Moving Sale!!!

Do you want to find some spectacular props for your KC Wedding?! Well, here's your chance! STUDIO Dan Meiners is having a Moving Sale... they are purging some of their best 'wow' pieces to make room for new items.

Moving Sale at the former location, 1700 Wyandotte, in the Crossroads district. March 19 and 20, 2010; 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Everything will be priced to move!

Spa | Bliss Bonus | Free Manicures! | Hollyday Spa

Hollyday Aesthetics is a cozy little spa near Brookside in Kansas City... and... this week they are offering a spectacular special :

Treat yourself to a pedicure ($45) and enjoy a complimentary manicure (FREE)! Visit hollydayspa.com for more information!

Bouquets | Best in Kansas City

Your Bridal Bouquet is somewhat like your wedding dress : it is the centerpiece of the floral design... everything should be based on the design of your bouquet. Whether it is bountiful, modern, garden-ish, organic, colorful or all white... your bouquet should be an expression of who you are and how you'd like your wedding day to be!

Here are some of my all time favorite bouquets :

STUDIO Dan Meiners : Orchids and Curly Willow

STUDIO Dan Meiners : White French Tulips

STUDIO Dan Meiners : Purple Orchids

STUDIO Dan Meiners : David Austin Garden Roses, White Peonies, Lily of The Valley & Lambs Ear

STUDIO Dan Meiners : Orchids, Dahlias

Blue Bouquet : Orchids

Blue Bouquet : Grape Hyacinth

Blue Bouquet : Orchids and Ranunculus

Blue Bouquet : Pink Garden Roses with Cameo

Beco : White Peonies

STUDIO Dan Meiners : This is the best photo I could find of this stunning bouquet - it was PACKED with white freesia, ivory tube rose and other lovelies that smelled like heaven!

Kansas City Wedding Venues | STUDIO Dan Meiners Event Space | Pennway Place

Ok, so you've heard me rave about STUDIO Dan Meiners' new space... the best news for brides is the new event space in the new STUDIO :

Amenities include :

• 6,000 square feet Event Space with Kitchen

• Seats 250-300

• 2 Bars

• 4 Bathrooms

• Bridal Room

• Catering Space

• 20, 72” round tables, including 200 black or white wooden chairs and black, floor-length linens

• State of the art sound system, with iPod docking station, CD and XM radio capabilities

• On-site parking with security

• 6 hours building access (this includes set-up and tear down time for all vendors)

• Coat check area

• Staff member on-site throughout event

• Draped, mobile partitions

• $300 per additional hour(s)

Additional features include:

• Multiple skylights

• Lighting with dimming capabilities

• Recycled Cyprus wood deck

• Outdoor speakers for music

• Kitchen & kitchen prep area

• Polished concrete floor

• Separate entrance for caterers and vendors

• Floor to ceiling glass, double-door entry

Contact Julia Paugh at Pennway Place/STUDIO Dan Meiners for more information : Julia@danmeiners.com

KC Photography | epagaFOTO | New Website & New Look!

Pop by epagaFOTO's new (looking) website... I love the polk-a-dots! Congrats to Jessica and her team on a great new look!

Visit the new sites : www.epagafoto.com

Calling All Wanna-Be Cake Decorators! | Cake Decorating Class with Classic Cakes

Saturday, March 6th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Pastry Chef Andrea Adams Britt at A Thyme For Everything in Lee's Summit!

Andrea is back for our second in our series of “Classic Cakes” classes. In this class Andrea will demonstrate the intricacies of baking a cake perfectly, making a Strawberry Shortcake Filling, and making borders. You will ...cut, fill, frost and decorate a 8” cake with borders to take home. Supplies needed for class – Basic Decorating Kit, Icing Spatula (offset or regular), Decorative Comb and Icing Smoother.

$35.00 per person

Call Jet at A Thyme for Everything to make a reservation! 816-554-3755

Birthday Flowers!

Since one of my favorite things to do is arrange flowers, I always love when Mike brings home some fresh stems for me to play with... Which is exactly what he did for my birthday!

Music | KC Wedding Bands | St. Louis Wedding Bands | The Galaxy!

Anytime I need a good - wait, I mean AMAZING band, I call The Galaxy! They are a group from St. Louis that never fails to deliver... as you can see from the images below.

Real KC Wedding | Studio Dan Meiners | Wirken Photography | Nelson-Atkins Museum Wedding | Katie + Matt

Photography : Tyler Wirken of Wirken Photography

Floral Design : STUDIO Dan Meiners

Cake : Take The Cake

Hotel : The Raphael

Ceremony : Grace & Holy Trinity

Reception : The Nelson-Atkins Museum

Vintage Car : Pech Limousine

Hair : Bijin Salon

To see more of the images from Katie & Matt's wedding, visit the Wirken Photography blog.

The out-of-town guests stayed at The Raphael on The Plaza in Kansas City. All of the rooms have been recently renovated and are adorable.

The Bridal Party also got ready at The Raphael with some help from the Bijin Salon.

What a fantastic moment - Tyler, you are too good.

Our bridesmaids dresses were Vera Wang in Midnight Blue - the perfect color for November.

I love the guys in classic black bow ties!

STUDIO Dan Meiners did all of the reception design - including this "King" Head Table that was draped in an Ivory Bengaline with gold chiavari chairs.

The other tables at the reception sported a Fawn colored floor length bengaline with ivory napkins and gold chargers.

Another image of the room - I just can't help myself!

The flowers were stunning and bountiful! Hydrangeas, garden roses, tulips, soft lambs ear, ranunculus and freesia.

STUDIO Dan Meiners draped the massive rooms at The Nelson with giant silk lamour drapes. It make the space incredibly elegant and intimate.

 

The cocktail area was also studded with hundreds of votives and plenty of large arrangements.

The cake was unbelievable. Kay Benjamin of Take The Cake created this four tiered cake adorned with pale rose gold orchids.

This is one of my favorite moments that Tyler captured.

Katie wore a Monique Lhullier gown and put on this fabulous lace bolero for the reception.

The Galaxy (amazing band from St. Louis) was so much fun as always!

For the exit, Dan Meiners' crew put all of these candles down the stairs - it was so magical... and of course, Tyler Wirken was there to capture the perfect moment of the new husband and wife!

To see more of the images from Katie & Matt's wedding, visit the Wirken Photography blog. Tyler - thanks for sharing these images!