Check out his great chance to buy your wedding gown and help a great cause…..

Our Philadelphia /South Jersey Local Networking Group of the Association of Bridal Consultants is sponsoring this event at the Mansion on Main Street on February 28th..

Stop by and check it out…

Life as a wedding planner is tough…

Especially this time of year in Philadelphia, everyone wants to show you their new products, venues and there’s lots of networking going on….

NOT the time to be trying to diet….

So a week ago when the email came – “What is a good day to drop off a box of cupcakes?”  I wanted to jump for joy, but knew an entire box of cupcakes would kill my diet….

Especially since the were from Zoë Lukas of Whipped Bakeshop….

So we set up a meeting at her bakeshop – figuring I could check out her studio {being a former chef I love to check out behind the scenes for clients}, I could sample and not  be tempted to eat an entire box of the tasty treats.

Zoë was too, too cool and set up a small tasting plate with sample cupcakes representing various cake, filling and frosting styles and flavors…{I was good and did a slice off each to taste them}….even when it came to my favorite RED VELVET {YUM!}

I was really intrigued by a display of Valentine’s Day cookies featuring some fun, retro, Victorian Valentine’s Day cards done with an edible screen printing…. {hey, I’m the Queen of Hearts, Valentine’s Day’s my day!}

I really enjoyed their work, they make great favors for weddings…. and they also showed me some of the beautiful weddings cakes they’ve done…

I got to spend time learning about her background and that not only has she worked for several of the top bakeries in the city before venturing out on her own..

BUT while working at one of those places she actually did one of my FAVORITE entries in Let them Eat Cake….A really YUMMY, lemon curd and coconut cake…

Thanks Zoë – it was great tasting your work and finally getting to meet you

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I’m excited to introduce you all to the newest team member, Kristin Park…

Kristin has actually been with us for quite a while, as both an intern and as my wedding day assistant….we first when I was guest speaking at a local wedding consulting class where she was enrolled as a student…

Her formal training in social work …coupled with her full time employment working to develop programs for autistic boys ages 12-21, and teaching art to elementary school students… made a perfect fit for dealing with wedding day stress…

Very little rattles her!

With the rest of the team busy helping new clients plan their weddings – Kristin was the prefect choice to work  as a  Wedding Day Director with clients who come to us to help finalize details of their big day….

HOWEVER, Kristin will be working on planning at least one wedding this year…

HER OWN!

Her fiance Rich popped the question on New Years Eve and they’ve already started planning a 2011 wedding…

We’re going to Disney World!

Congrats… and I’m thrilled to officially welcome you to The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants family!

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I’m sitting here this afternoon with a disc of images photographer David Zaveloff sent me from Deana and Matt’s wedding….

Trying to get some of our fall weddings posted on line while I try to pick others from photographer’s sites…

When the UPS guy comes to the door with a package… and it in is gift basket with the following note:

To Mark and the Team at Queen of Hearts,

This time last year, on Valentine’s Day, we were blessed enough to get engaged. Thanks to all of you, our dreams of a prefect wedding day came true!

Hoping you have the sweetest Valentine’s Day!

Love, Deana and Matthew

How cool is that?

Thanks Dean and Matt!

Check out our website’s Recent Wedding gallery for images of Deana and Matt’s wedding at Aldie Mansion

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This morning an email arrived from the mother of bride we assisted  with wedding plans a few years…

It’s WAY to cute not to share…

1. HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?

 -You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. — Alan, age 10

 -No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry… God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.

– Kristen, age 10

 

2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

 Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.

– Camille, age 10

 

 3. HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF 2 PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.

–Derrick, age 8

 

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

 Both don’t want any more kids.

– Lori, age 8

 

 5. WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

 -Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough..

– Lynnette, age 8

 -On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.

– Martin, age 10

 

 6. WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

 -When they’re rich.

– Pam, age 7

 -The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.

- – Curt, age 7

 -The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do.

- – Howard, age 8

 

7. IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

 It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.

– Anita, age 9

 

8. HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN’T GET MARRIED?

 There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn’t there?

– Kelvin, age 8

 And the #1 Favorite is ……..

 9. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?

 Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck .

– Ricky , age 10

 

 

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