How to choose the perfect venue

How to choose the perfect venue

How to choose the perfect venue

Choosing the perfect venue for your wedding is one of the most important decisions that you have to make at the beginning of your planning process. The venue will define absolutely everything, from the number of guests you will have, to the mood and decoration style.

And I know you probably arrive at the venue and see things that dazzle you, but don’t let yourself be dazzled, considering it calmly.And for this, here you have 3 tips that will help you to know if that is the chosen place.

1. TALK TO A WEDDING PLANNER 

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As wedding planners, we know the places available in the area where you are going to get married, we know what will be needed to decorate the venue and transform it into what you really want and all the rest of the things that you may not be considering. So do not be afraid to ask for help, I assure you that you can save yourself a lot of time and headaches if you work together with a professional.

2. have a plan b

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Most of the couples who get married in Barcelona decide to do it during spring and summer precisely because they dream about having an outdoor wedding, near the beach or near the mountains surrounded by nature. But even though it doesn’t usually rain in those months, nature is unpredictable and you need to be prepared.

If this is your case, ask where they would move the wedding in case of rain or bad weather. Fall in love with the inside as much as the outside, because even if the possibilities are remote, it is better to be happy from the beginning with both alternatives.

Another thing you can do is have a budget to hire tents to have the possibility of still having an outdoor wedding but safe, clean, and dry. Ask your wedding planner to help you consider this in your budget.

3. Knowing your guest list

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It may seem obvious, but you don’t know how many couples start looking for a venue without having any idea of how many people will attend.

Do not make the mistake of underestimating the guest list, you do not have to know it for sure, but an estimation would be handy for easily making the decision with all the information in your hands.

This is super important because the number of guests will make you need a smaller or larger venue, and this affects not only the choice of a suitable venue but also affects the budget, the style of the wedding and many other aspects that should be considered. 

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Delta by Immaclé: elegantly free

Delta by Immaclé: elegantly free

Delta by Immaclé: elegantly free

Vanilla, Wood. An intoxicating scent takes over my senses and I’m loving it.

I can’t explain how excited we were when Imma herself welcomed us to her gorgeous atelier, her home. Welcoming us to the place where she receives her bold brides from all around the world.

With her powerful personality, her humble soul, and her creative mind, Imma introduced us to her universe, her amazing team, and the place where all the magic happens.

In Imma’s hands are the capacity of making true art, of capturing femininity and fusing it with the modern souls who are waiting for her new collection, Delta by Immaclé.

not all brides are the same and not all of them go white

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MORE FASHION AND LESS TRADITION

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Everything is like a puzzle, each pattern is specially made for each bride.

the new collection: delta, by immaclé

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This collection is inspired by the nature that surrounds El Delta de l’Ebre.  A bohemian, romantic, and natural space that offers to this collection a feminine and neutral vibe, where modernity and naturalness coexist and became one.

18 emblematic wedding gowns, where brides are wrapped around romantic embroidered Tule with relaxing silhouettes, but most important, they can be themselves, being comfortable and gorgeous at the same time.

thank you so much for the warm welcome and for letting us have a sneak peek into Immaclé’s universe

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BLOOMING LOVE: A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT WEDDING IN BARCELONA

BLOOMING LOVE: A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT WEDDING IN BARCELONA

BLOOMING LOVE: A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT WEDDING IN BARCELONA

What happens when two people, two souls meet? What happens when you let yourself go and allow love and complicity to lead the way?

When I see Veronica and Pablo, these two unknowns come to my mind. A beautiful and complicit couple. A fireproof couple, because they are fire; the fire of a sweet candle, that illuminates and calms us.

The answers to these two unknowns are clear. The union of these two beautiful people results in the same element, infinite love and the desire to spend the rest of their lives together.

“blooming love is a tribute to all those couples who start a new path and embrace their new life together

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“The floral decoration,

bouquet, and stationery framed

veronica and Pablo’s story”

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A winter weather took over the autumn of Barcelona in the last weeks of November 2019. Rainy and cold days were set aside to celebrate the promise of love made by two people in love and newly engaged. Veronica, with an elegant style and a heart of gold has sworn eternal love to Pablo, a noble and funny soul.

With the nature of Barcelona as a background, we wanted to show that true love exists and that finding it is not a task of titans, as new technologies and social networks make it look to new generations.

Veronica and Pablo are engaged and plan to hold a legal ceremony next year, but this ceremony has been the prelude, their most intimate moment to say yes; yes, to wake up together every morning, to overcome the adversities that come with the years, but above all to live and treasure all the beautiful moments that await them. The location is a place well known to the lovely couple and they wanted to feel welcomed by a family atmosphere and that fills them with good memories as a couple.

“Their complicity and their

glances were all they need

to make this day memorable”

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The bridal look was built by the talented Nina Prat, which shows the natural beauty of the Veronica, framed by the magical and natural environment of Barcelona’s surroundings.

Inku atelier‘s dress was the canvas that perfectly combined with the simplicity and naturalness of Veronica. Her ethereal designs and the atmosphere of this photoshoot were captured by the talented photographer Claudia Corvi.

The organization and table decoration were in charge of Cristina Claro Events which was complemented by the beautiful invitations and minutes of Laia Brunet. The floral decoration and altar decoration was beautifully designed and made by Gloria Molina.

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3 WAYS TO PLAN A SUSTAINABLE AND SUPPORTIVE WEDDING

3 WAYS TO PLAN A SUSTAINABLE AND SUPPORTIVE WEDDING

3 WAYS TO PLAN A SUSTAINABLE AND SUPPORTIVE WEDDING

The world is changing and we are increasingly getting involved in making it a better place to live. There are people who are trying to reduce their ecological footprint and others who have decided to volunteer for the well-being of some of the most disadvantaged people and communities.

That is why I have 3 options that can print in your wedding those values that define you and making it a sustainable and supportive wedding.

1. Wedding favors:

As guests, we often receive gifts prepared with a lot of affection by the bride and groom, but that in reality, they may have little use on a daily basis and end up soraged in some place of our homes.

In May I attended a super special event, @eventoslazossolidarios. During the event, they explained their proposal for all those couples who want to have a solidary wedding. This year they support #PielDeMariposa, an association that was born to help, train and accompany both families and professionals related to this disease; cataloged as  rare and incurable. You can allocate part of the budget that is normally used in wedding favors to this cause,  and through the solidarity cards that Samikay has designed,  you can communicate your guests that in this wedding they are also helping.

Photographs by Marie Marry Me

2. Guest of Honor:

You can symbolically add one more guest, and the cost that this action represts can be donated on the cause of your preference.

You don’t need to set up a place at the ceremony or at the table, just  communicate to your guests that you have one more guest who will be helped in the way you have decided.

Photograph by Lanty at Unsplash

3. Honeymoon:

Travelling to an all-inclusive hotel, to a paradisiacal beach and being pampered may not be an ideal honeymoon for many couples.There are other alternatives in which, without so many luxuries, you can leave a possitive impact on the community you visit.

On this occasion I wanted to mention Nomad Republic, who are a travel agency that organize volunteering trips in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Portugal. Leaving more than 50% of the cost of  the trip on an economic impact for the community and the project you’ve decided to support.

As a volunteering activity, you will be working for the community or environment in which the project is developed. Among some of their projects are teaching English to children in Bali, assisting in the preservation of a protected species (rich coast turtles, Elephants in Thailand or the Iberian wolf in Portugal) or assisting in the preservation of the jaguar’s habitat in Yucatan, México.

If  you still want the whole honeymoon experience, after completing the project, you could alternatively plan the ideal honeymoon, extending your stay to enjoy the beaches of México, Thailand or Costa Rica, to name a few..

Photographs from the Nomad Republic website

I hope it has helped you to get  ideas to have a sustainable and  supportive wedding .

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A DRESS FOR EACH BRIDE BY MAGGIE SOTTERO IN VALMONT BARCELONA BRIDAL FASHION WEEK 2019

A DRESS FOR EACH BRIDE BY MAGGIE SOTTERO IN VALMONT BARCELONA BRIDAL FASHION WEEK 2019

A DRESS FOR EACH BRIDE BY MAGGIE SOTTERO IN VALMONT BARCELONA BRIDAL FASHION WEEK 2019

I have attended Valmont Barcelona Bridal Week this year and it was amazing. I have seen more wedding dresses that in my entire life, they had more than 22 000 gowns and 35 fashion shows. There were wedding dresses for each bride in the world and it was a dream.

There are brands that made their fashion show an actual show, decorating and  adapting the runway to their concept and their new collection; but there was one fashion show that took my heart. They made me feel more than excitement and admiration for being witnessing all these brands and what they have to offer to my brides, they made me feel joy, hope and happiness.

To stand up and keep my attention they needed gorgeous dresses, smiling models and Liris Crosse. With her attitude in her catwalks she told us “Girl, Maggie Sottero have you covered”, or at least that is what I perceived.

There are different kind of bodies out there. More curves, less curves, tall figures and petite gals and I love a brand that can see that.

As she said “plus means more”, more of her and more of us. 

 

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