wedding bars … November 28, 2009

There are SO many ideas in  the wedding world that you probably just “love”.  We know the feeling!  Probably 20 times a day we hear someone in our office say, “don’t you just love this”?  The truth is, like many of you, we love it all!  Looking at my daily blogs and websites I have found more ideals that I really do love … they are all great ways to personalize your wedding day.

There are so many “bars” that you could do…

*Candy Bars (if you follow our blog you probably already know that we LOVE them)

*Cigar Bars (don’t forget the men!) 

*Coffee Bars (we had our first one this year … again, we LOVED it … simply wonderful!)

*Bead Bar (A “Style Me Pretty” Bride had this for her guest to make jewelry at her destination wedding … check it out HERE)

*Sushi Bars (for Sushi lovers!)

*Cookie Bar (milk is a great night cap)

*Dessert Bar (for those who want to offer more than the traditional wedding cake)

*Old Fashioned Soda Bar (seriously, I love it!)

Some of our favorite pictures are….

                                                    

above: ice cream bar (http://www.bridalpartytees.com/blog/?cat=21)
below: cigar bar (http://blog.weddingwire.com/index.php/tag/cigar-bar/)

cookie and milk bar (http://www.brides.com/realweddings/weddings/175606?#slide_175616)

These are just a few “bars” that we have come to find but options are unlimited!  What type of “bars” do you plan on having?  or, did you have?  We would LOVE to hear your ideas; they may be our new favorite …

celebrating the wedding bar …

sara lain for

Happy Thanksgiving! November 25, 2009

The ladies of Kentucky Bride have so much to be thankful for this holiday season.  Before we leave the office to spend Thanksgiving with our families we wanted to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving.  We hope you take this weekend and focus on family, friends and whatever it is that you are most thankful for.

jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride is thankful for  the brides, the vendors, and for a blessed 2009 (and the big Turkey on Thanksgiving Day!)

Like most people, we all love the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  This year, a little piece of Kentucky will be represented in the parade, the  Adair County Marching Band will be participating.  Good Luck to the Indians!  The 83rd annual parade will air at 9 a.m. on NBC.

Also- for you shoppers … Be careful on Black Friday because it gets crazy!  We hope you (and us!) get GREAT deals! Don’t forget to check out theblackfriday.net to find the best deals.  See ya there…bright and early!!!!

celebrating Thanksgiving and family …

sara lain for

Winter Weddings Warm Our Heart … November 23, 2009

It’s cold outside, warm in the office, we have a pine tree candle lit and we are in the CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!  Christmas is less than 6 WEEKS away … can you believe it?!?!  Where has the year gone?  Time flies when you’re having fun … I guess that’s why this year has been a whirlwind!

Today in the office we have taken a poll and its time to start christmas shopping (yay!!!) since none of the ladies at Kentucky Bride has started! As we are getting in the Christmas spirit, others are ready for their Winter Wedding and we will not leave you out in the cold…(haha!)
Here are some of our favorite Winter Wedding Ideas…

*Using the color WINTER WHITE

*Hot Chocolate

*Faux fur wraps

*Mistletoe (how cute is that?)

*Christmas Trees

*Pictures in the snow (1. It must snow 2. You must be brave enough to go out in the snow. 3. Photos with snow are breathtakingly beautiful)

* Having pashminas for guest (or for Bridesmaid gifts)

* A WARM  honeymoon destination

Winter Weddings are beautiful! If you plan to get married this winter or dream of having a winter wedding, please tell us your ideas … we would love to hear them!

celebrating winter weddings …

sara lain for

Welcome Sara Lain … November 23, 2009

Jacki and I have been SUPER BUSY these past few months … and we are so excited to share with you some of our “behind the scenes” and new endeavors REAL SOON!

BUT, until we can do any unveiling, we have more i’s to dot and t’s to cross …

SO, we would like to introduce you to Sara Lain Trible, who will be a contributing writer on the blog.  Now, I will still be blogging here and there, but so you don’t get bored, we thought it would be nice to add a contributing writer.

Sara Lain has been with Kentucky Bride since January 2009 – and we just LOVE her … she is fabulous – as you will see in the coming weeks.  Sara Lain has been a great asset to Kentucky Bride and to helping the brides of jacki, wedding planning! 

Her first post will be up by the end of the day … so stay tuned …

celebrating Sara Lain …

Kentucky Bride Bridal Show – Lexington … November 23, 2009

 

We are less than TWO MONTHS away from the fabulous Kentucky Bride Bridal Show … 

jacki allen’s Kentucky Bride Magazine is proud to present the Kentucky Bride Bridal Show on Sunday, January 10th from 1:00pm – 5:00pm at the Lexington Convention Center.

If you are a bride-to-be, a bridesmaid, a mother of the bride, and dare I say it … a groom – you do not want to miss the Kentucky Bride Bridal Show.  It is the one location that you can meet the best of the best wedding professionals from all over central Kentucky!

We have some amazing door prizes and GRAND PRIZES for you  … such as – a signed copy of Wedding Chic by Colin Cowie – one year membership to Jazzercise – Four tickets to the Drowsey Chaperone at the Lexington Opera House with $40 to Dudleys … and so much more!

To get all the details and sign up for $2.00 off for you and all of your guests, please visit HERE.

We can’t wait to see you there …

MidDay Live Throws a Wedding … November 6, 2009

Do you live near or around Bowling Green, Kentucky OR would like to get married there? … if so, you could WIN a FREE WEDDING …

Leona Morelock of Lasting Impressions is teaming up with WBKO to “Throw a Wedding” on Saturday, February 13, 2010!

For all the info, check out the BLOG HERE …

Keep us posted if you enter the contest – we LOVE these kinds of things …

celebrate your love …