Michelle and Jose

I love this couple! Michelle and I usually started our meetings discussing the highlights of the latest episodes of Basketball Wives, and I immediately loved the Groom when I found out he was a Twi-hard (Lover of the Twilight movies)! ;-)

There was no theme for this wedding but the Bride did know that she wanted Purple and Silver as her colors along with touches of Bling.

The wedding ceremony took place  at the St.Mary Magdalen Church in Maitland, Florida and the reception was held at the Lake Mary Westin.

I can definitely say that this was an awesome wedding team on the day of Michelle's wedding. The hotel had a marriage conference for nearly 300+ attendees that was ending immediately before our cocktail hour was set to begin. No worries though, our team was ready to go and the transition was seamless.

Hope you enjoy the photos taken by Mike Richards-Photographer!

How to Save Money on Your Wedding Cake

·      You can opt for a smaller wedding cake and purchase sheet cakes

as a less expensive option to serve all your wedding guests

·      Your cake doesn’t have to be real, just one slice does. If you’re not

serving your wedding cake to your guests then have a Styrofoam

cake decorated and have one piece be real or a cake behind the fake

cake to do the traditional cake cutting

·      If you’re not serving your wedding cake for dessert you don’t need

to order one slice per person because if you’re serving it on your

midnight buffet not everyone will eat it

·      Many venues do charge a cake cutting fee/plating fee to serve a

cake not made by their catering staff

·      Use cardboard circles stacked together to give your cake the desired height you want, or you can purchase a cake stand from companies such as Raise the Cake. www.raisethecake.com 

·      Decorate the dummy cake just like a real cake

·      Want more servings then make your base larger or add satellite

Cakes (mini wedding cakes) which makes the cake table look extravagant

Designs by Cornelia Wedding

Photo Taken by Absolute Love Photography

Sandals is for Lovers!!!

For couples wanting to experience the Caribbean, Sandals is the way to go! What impresses me most about Sandals is how friendly and accommodating the staff is and the fact that everything is all inclusive. And when I say all inclusive, I mean all inclusive. All of your alcoholic beverages are included and all fine dining as well. I ate lobster, and that was included. Your room even comes stocked with champagne, wine, and a few different other cordials all complimentary.

From the pictures below, you can see this is a great way to spend your honeymoon! And guess what honeymoon planning is complimentary, you don't even have to be a Designs by Cornelia client. Call (407) 492-1943 or e-mail arlene@designsbycornelia.com so we can get started.

P.S. You don't have to be married to experience a Sandals vacation. If you and your sweetie want to take a getaway, we have you covered. You can even grab a few friends and have them bring their significant others and plan a group trip. Designs by Cornelia will take care of all details for you...complimentary.

Sandals Honeymoons