Sneak Preview: Tara and Chad Quall's wedding

Here is a sneak peek at Tara's bridals, photography by Goen South!

Proposal Contest!!!!!!!!!!!!

How were you proposed to? If you have a great story, share it with us. Email it to us at info@envogueevents.com. The winner will get a surprise and of course we have to share your story with everyone!

Holiday And Theme Designs

As the Holiday Season has begun, so have themed events! Below are some pictures for various season themed table tops and designs.

Quick and easy tips:

For winter events- add crystals to everything!!

More Winter ideas:

For Thanksgiving, October/November events- add some "liquid amber" colored leaves

more fall images:

Wedding Vendors Call to Action

Thank you Crown Photography, McKnight Video and Bailey Connor Catering for already signing up!

To everyone in the industry please accept this letter as our request for your help in granting the wish of a very special 15-year-old girl in your area with a life threatening illness. Gabriela’s only wish is for a “Sweet 16” party with an Egyptian theme for about 100 people! We would like to have her party on December 1st and are hoping that you will be able to help us coordinate the event by referring some vendors who would be kind enough to donate their goods and services. Right now, our priority is the venue and décor. We would also need to secure finger foods, non alcoholic beverages, a cake, entertainment, photographer, etc. We are trying to make this party as special as possible for Gabby and we would be grateful for any assistance or ideas you may have. Of course anyone who is kind enough to help out will be included in the press release and we will be glad to link them to our website.

Gabriela is a sweet girl who suffers from sickle cell disease. This is an extremely difficult disease to manage and one that is tremendously painful to live with. Sickle cell is a condition in which the red blood cells created in the bone marrow produce an abnormal form of hemoglobin that can’t reach the body’s tissues. Those suffering with this disease experience severe episodes of pain and eventual organ damage; they are also at high risk for stroke and cardiac arrest. Gabriela has been in and out of the hospital most of her young life. For her most severe pain crises, she must endure intravenous treatments.

Despite all the difficulties she has faced in her young life, Gabriela remains true to her spirit. A bright girl, she most enjoys her science class at school. In her spare time, Gabriela loves spending time with her friends and watching television. She’s crazy about the color blue and says her favorite food is spaghetti. This incredibly special girl has long dreamed of her 16th birthday and how special she would like it to be. Unfortunately, the family has experienced financial hardships due to Gabriela’s many hospitalizations and medical bills. This is why it is so important to us to help make her one dream come true! We hope you can help us do just that!

Kids Wish Network is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children between the ages of three and eighteen who are living with life threatening illnesses. It is our mission to fulfill the last wishes of children who will never have the opportunities that most of us take for granted.

Please let me know of any creative ideas you may have to make this wish even more special. We may not be able to change Gabriela’s uncertain future, but together we can make her dream come true. We hope you will consider our mission worthy of your support and Gabriela’s only wish deserving of your participation. If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. You can reach Kids Wish Network at 888-918-9004, or me at 713-861-0101. You can also visit Gabriela on our website at www.kidswishnetwork.org Thanks so very much!

Job Openings

Hello All,

From time to time people contact us asking about job openings in the special event field. Here are a few:

1) The Houston Zoo- Event Manager, http://www.houstonzoo.org/en/jobs/search.asp

2) Medium-sized church in the Medical Center area seeks a Coordinator for our Wedding Ministry and Special Events team.

. This is a part-time position of approximately 25-30 hours per week.
. The Coordinator is responsible for organizing and supervising all wedding rehearsals and ceremonies at our church and for coordinating other events on an as-needed basis.
. The Coordinator works closely with both member and non-member brides and grooms, providing comprehensive information about our policies, procedures, and fees related to weddings.
. He/she will also schedule the couple's officiating pastor and all pre-marital assessments and counseling sessions.

Qualifications:

· Candidates should have a minimum two (2) years related experience, preferably with another church.
We will also consider industry experience with a wedding planner, catering company, hotel, or special event facility.

· All staff candidates at our church should have a Christian testimony, though it is not necessary to join our faith or hold membership at our church.

· Excellent organizational, verbal, and writing skills are a must.

· Candidates should have the ability to work a varied schedule that includes Fridays and Saturdays (day and evening).

Contact Information:
Interested candidates should forward a resume to: wedding_search@yahoo.com

We will contact candidates whose qualifications most closely fit our needs.

EOE

Bragging Rights

En Vogue Events is very excited about the article published about a sweet 16 party they palnned. Cut and paste this link into the browswer for the full story: http://www.event-solutions-digital.com/event-solutions/200707/?pg=24&pm=2&u1=friend

7-07-2007

July 07, 2007 has now passed, being the biggest wedding day of the year! Everyone scrambled to have three lucky 7's as their wedding date. I hope they all beat the rain :)

For as long as weddings have been around, people have tried to bring luck into their marriages from the beginning. Some people place a six-pence in their shoes. Many brides still follow the something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue trend. Rain on your wedding day is supposed to be good luck as well, it means lots of money or children - not both.

Only time will tell how are lucky couples do with their 7-07-2007 date. Good luck and a happily ever after to everyone.

Mari's sunrise shots

After Mari's wedding at the Galvez, Studio 563 stuck around to get these awesome sunrise shots in Galveston.

Cabo - Part II

Cabo Wedding

This past weekend En Vogue Events managed a beautiful wedding for Nikki and Jim in beautiful Cabo. Check the website in a few weeks for more pictures.

Bridal Gown - Sale! Sale! Sale!

This sale is only for two weeks. Something Blue Bridal is having a sale on the dresses in stock. Every gown is marked 20% to 60% off! For more information visit their website www.somethingbluebridal.us.

520 E 20th St Houston, TX 77008(713) 861-2583. They open at 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

En Vogue Events Featured on Fox 26

Don't forget to watch Fox News in the morning next Wednesday, May 16, at 8:30 am. En Vogue Events will be featured as their expert planner. The mission was to plan an adult game night for 10 people, for under $100!!!! It was a tough mission, but fun. We hit up the 99 cent store and then went off to Arnie's Warehouse. Don't forget to tune it.

Thanks for all your support.

The Knot 2007 Best of Weddings Pick

The Knot magazine held a poll of brides and professional vendors to create this years 2007 Best of Weddings picks. En Vogue Events is happy to announce that we are The Knot's Best of Weddings choice fore wedding coordinators!

A huge thank you goes out to all of our wonderful brides and vendor partners who voted for us. Thanks so much, we cannot wait for 2008!

En Vogue to Teach Next Generation

En Vogue Events owner, Haley Doyle has been asked by a University to teach an event management class, working with the Wedding Planning Instituter. The class meets Dates: May 14 - July 23, 2007 Time: M from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Haley is looking forward to the chance to give back to the community and help other event and wedding planners learn more about the business.

For more information go to http://www.weddingplanninginstitute.com/

Wonderland

This past weekend En Vogue Events created a "Wonderland" display for Dream Weddings Bridal show. The display included two seasons: Spring and Summer. For the spring display bright shades of green and pink were accented with whimsical accessories.

For the summer display a refreshing look was created with hues of blue and gold.

The Linens were custom designed by The Linen House. The Cakes were designed by Sweets to Dream on and Cake Affairs. The spring, tropical place settings were done by Magnolia Lake, and the summer settings by The Linen House.

The florist represented in the spring season is LZ Floral, and in the summer was Blooming Idea.

En Vogue to Work with FIRST

En Vogue Events and FIRST just agreed to work together in April for the FIRST competition.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals.

FIRST will be holding one of its competitions in Reliant this April in Houston.