Introducing Sarah!

We are so pleased to introduce you to our new 2011 intern. Sarah will be joining the Hand in Hand Bridal team for this years many PR events, weddings, and functions.

Sarah is a Marketing and PR major at the University of Dayton.

She is a dedicated student and an active member of her sorority and enjoy her classes. She is also a super sweet girl. She fell in love with event planning while working on an event for the Marketing Club. She says “Everything that could have gone wrong did.” She was still in love with event planning afterwards.

Sarah will be sharing some of her thoughts on the blog in the near future. But I thought I’d share with you some of the top 10 fun and quirky things she shared about herself with me!

1. I love wearing high heels.
2. I love flying and I really love being in airports.
3. I only ever buy hot chocolate when I go to Starbucks, never coffee.
4. I love all things red. My car is red, my favorite purse, my favorite jacket, my sheets, my loofa...
5. I won second place at a country swing dancing competition in the-middle-of-no-where-Wyoming!
6. I have the curliest hair of anyone that I know but I keep it straight. (My mom and I both recently donated 10 inches of hair!)
7. I am teaching myself Italian.
8. I introduced one of the highest ranking female members of NATO to a group of over one thousand people at the NATO building in Prague in 2007
9. I almost majored in photography. (Currently in the process of saving to buy a digital SLR camera in the next few months!)
10. I was born in Atlanta, Georgia so I am a southern girl at heart. My southern accent comes out sometimes!

Welcome Sarah! We look forward to all the fun times and hard work we have ahead!

It's an Etsy Fest!

So this morning I got this crazy idea! Wonder if I could create a whole wedding right from etsy? Dress and all? Well here it is!

I started by searching for the gown. I was surprised to find that there are really beautiful newly made gowns there along with artisans who will create the gown of your dreams. I however fell in love with this gorgeous 1920's gown. It's vintage appeal is what set the tone for the other elements. The vintage lace bridesmaid dresses is also from the 1920's and was what set the tone for the color choices.

I just love this old world feel. I imagine the use of flower pots and vintage stamps on the invitations. Old glass pieces with a touch of feathers. I even imagine the flower girl using a vintage hat turned upside down to be used for a basket while the little boy carries the rings tied onto a vintage book strap.

If you haven't been to www.etsy.com you absolutely must go quickly and waste hours and hours of time becoming inspired and awed by the amazingly talented artists and the unique items you might find there. Happy Etsying all!