I absolutely love this dress for this beautiful full figured actress.  I did a little research and her name is Amber Riley and she is an actress and singer from the hit TV show, Glee.  I am so embarrassed to say that I haven’t seen one episode of Glee although I was told it is an excellent show per my friend’s feedback.  Just from looking at some of the clips it seems like a “FAME” meets 90210 meets American Idol.

Here are a few other looks that made our Emmy Dresses meets Wedding Aisle list.

 Mariska Hargitay

Rutina Wesley

Kim Kardashian

All images by Frazer Harrison/Getty

We are so grateful and excited that the amazing editors over at Love, Milk & Honey  featured our educational seminar and showcase, An Engagement.  We especially adore this online publication as it touches on the core of what An Engagement is about.   Love, Milk & Honey  is so much more than a blog with real weddings and details.  Its one of the rare finds online that assists you in building your relationship, and yes you will see some never before seen wedding inspirations.  

We encourage our readers and upcoming attendees to visit this blog regularly.

You will also see a recap of our event on this lovely blog with  more photos taken by our sponsored photographer, Nick Kessler. Thank you Nick for the great images!

Engraved glass stone with our logo!

Opening slide for our presentation.

Book covered with our event program

Friendly and helpful event staff. Don’t they have beautiful smiles?!

French Garden inspired floral design. Huge hydrangeas, estilbes, and out of season peonies to die for!  Special Thank You to MMink Designs for the gorgeous calligraphy place cards and macarons supplied by our event vendor Petites Bouchees.

We are very proud to announce that Wedding Overdose was chosen to receive the Top 50 Wedding Blogs award!   The judging was based on twenty different attributes, including content, frequency of updates, amount of advertising, length of posts, and readability.  The judges from Online Schools stated that they were attracted to good and original content. 

I’ve been blogging for two years , and am truly excited that our readers benefit from our posts.  Our aim is to provide thought provoking discussions, inspiration, and insight regarding the wedding world. 

We share this award with our fellow wedding associates who we admire,  Always A Blogsmaid , Etsy Weddings , Style Me Pretty  and so many other great bloggers.  Congratulations to you all!

Without giving so much of the details away, this movie to me is more about sitting still, meditation, discipline, self forgiveness, overcoming fear, and finding your middle balance.  True love comes of course after you’ve mastered these. 

This movie is based on a true story and written by New York Times, best seller, Elizabeth Gilbert.  Below are images and a trailer for the movie. It takes you through her journey in Italy, India and Bali. 

image and video copyright: Sony Pictures

We will share the complete recap of the event in a few short weeks.  If you would like to attend any of our upcoming events, please leave us a message with your email and phone number.

Thank you to Emici Bridal for providing the lovely gifts.  Be sure to visit their website for all of your bridal accessory needs.  You will find beautiful ring pillows, hairpieces, and more. 

Karen is not only very talented but one of the nicest and giving individuals I have had the pleasure of meeting.  I remember eight years ago, when I first started Elations Designs, I had the pleasure of  meeting with Karen at her New York City office to discuss wedding flowers and the industry as a whole.  She gave me profound information that I carry with me today. 

 We will be drawing names at the event for this lovely book.  Leave a comment on this post to increase your chances of winning. 

As we get ready for this year’s seminar on July 25th at The Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Downtown/Miller Roads we are taking a look back at last year’s exclusive stationery company, Papered Wonders.  This company comprised of talented females, designed and printed every piece of stationery for our event.  We had menu cards, escort cards, and programs custom made in our preferred color palette black and bright yellow.  We were extremely pleased with every piece and even more pleased that we received our stationery in a quick turnaround time.  If you haven’t yet selected your event stationer please visit the ladies over at Papered Wonders and tell them where you found them. 

Registration for this year’s event is now live and can be found via the below link: 

All images by Vera Pakizer  for Elations Designs

We are proud to unveil the official name and logo for our annual seminar, “An Engagement”.  We have been working diligently to create an even more exciting event this year than we have had in the past.   The vendors participating are all amazing and we have an exciting treat for our attendees.  Please contact our offices at info at elationsdesigns dot com if you or someone you know is interested in attending.   Attendees are required to register as space is limited.  Please check back for the registration information which will be posted here on the blog.

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 Recap of last year’s event: http://www.weddingoverdose.com/?cat=12

Eco-beautifulweddings.com,  if you don’t know already  is one of the most amazing online wedding magazines to hit the cyber stands.  The name speaks for itself with pages full of gorgeous eco-friendly weddings and ideas without comprising quality and beauty.  Thank you to the amazing Katie Martin, and Michelle Slaughter of Eco-Beautifulweddings.com for the invitation to contribute to their summer issue and for trusting in my vision!

Special thank you to my photographers who hit this shoot out of the park.  I cannot say enough great things about Jennie & Alyssa Roh of Photoria Studio.  I loved every minute of our time during this shoot and we have so much more to show you so visit back and also visit Photoria Studio’s blog for more of their recent work.

I must also thank Samantha Brooks and the entire staff at Hotel Palomar-Arlington for their gracious hospitality. This hotel is super chic and they are eco-friendly which was very important to us for this shoot!  If you are planning to travel to Arlington, book a night at this lovely hotel.  I wanted to bring their bathroom home with me.  Yes, it is that gorgeous.

Our etsy vendors that contributed to this event are all talented and we will recap in another post with their handmade items.  Thank you all!

For now, head over to  Eco-beautifulweddings.com with me now to see what the editors have put together.