The Finishing Touch

Announcing our Dreamday planning studio!

After months of planning, I’m beyond excited to announce that we will be opening a planning studio here in south Florida’s Treasure Coast!  Our river-view studio will be located in the Executive Suites building (sometimes referred to as the Palm City Law building) on Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City. 

I can’t wait to work with our clients and vendors in our new location. No more running all over the Treasure Coast to meet with vendors, our brides and event clients will now have the opportunity to do their vendor appointments, planning, and design meetings in the comfort of our studio---in private, over a relaxing cup of coffee or a glass of champagne.  By appointment only, so get ready to be pampered. The studio will be open for appointments in just a couple of weeks, so check back here for that announcement.

There’s more…our name is changing from Dreamday Celebrations simply to Dreamday.  More details to come as we put the final touches on our new logo.  I’ll keep you updated on this and other news coming soon.

Happy planning!

 Christine

Christine Terezakis is a wedding planner/event designer based in south Florida, serving brides and event clients of the Treasure Coast and destinations beyond.

Dreamday Celebrations  772-220-0373 www.dreamdaycelebrations.com

 

Christine is off to St. Lucia!

The warm tropical breezes are calling to me...I'm on my way to Sandals Regency La Toc in beautiful St. Lucia!  I'll be meeting with 23 other lucky Association of Bridal Consultants Wedding Planners for a 4 day training session and property tour of all of the Sandals Resorts on the island.  (We did this last year in Jamaica.) We'll be staying as guests, once again, and experiencing the many amenities that Sandals guests enjoy. We also get a very in depth training on every Sandals, Beaches, and Royal Plantation resort in the Caribbean.

I'll have lots of great info and photos to share when I return!  As a Certified Sandals Resort Specialist, I have the opportunity to go on these familiarization trips to experience the resorts first-hand so that I can recommend to couples the locations that are best matched with their personalities and desires.  I can also make arrangements and give personal recommendations of special excursions, fun activities, luxurious spa treatments and romantic "extras"...all of which can be arranged before you even get to your romantic destination.

Check back here soon for my posting of the trip! ~ Christine

Dreamday "Green Wedding" Bride makes the News!

  

It's not easy being green...                                                  

                                                    

    

     It's just under two weeks before our bride, Heather, hosts the most thoughtfully eco-friendly wedding I've ever been a part of!  WPBF news caught up with Heather the other night to do a pre-wedding interview on the "green effort" that is being put forth to create this unique, earth-friendly celebration.  (If we're lucky, the news will be back to feature the wedding day as well.) 

     Be on the look-out soon for photos and an article I'll be writing about her fabulous green wedding!

          Here is the link to her news interview where you can watch the video:

http://www.wptv.com/content/tcoast/story/Couple-plans-green-wedding/FIc4Jq5kOkWCH0DQt1NYaw.cspx

                 

    If you'd like to read the interview, here it is:

"FT. PIERCE, FL - Heather Bush's family considers her the recycling expert.  She gives reusable grocery bags as gifts.

So when it came to planning her upcoming wedding, it only made sense to go green.

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," says Bush.  "Really it sounds so cliché but it's true.  I hate trash and if you can reuse something, you should be able to reuse it."

She's having the wedding and the reception in her parents' backyard. 

LED lights will sparkle in the trees.  Bread boxes made from old pallets will sit on every table.  The butter will be served in biodegradable containers.

A catering company from Stuart will serve only local produce and seafood.  The organic cheese comes from a dairy farm in Thomasville, Georgia.  Bush ordered the wine from a sustainable vineyard in California.

Bush learned it isn't always easy being green.

"Sometimes I look at a can and I just want to throw it away because I'm so sick of being green.  That sounds terrible, but it's true," she says laughing.  "Because it is hard, it is hard.  Especially when I'm trying to plan an event for 140-something adults.  It's pretty tough."

She says it's worth it, though.  It will even save her a little green.

Her wedding will cost about half what the average ceremony and reception run.  When it's over, she'll box up the decorations and sell them. 

Then another bride can reduce, reuse and recycle."

Wedding Trends in the U.S.A.

  I'm very honored to have been asked by the Association of Bridal Consultants to co-lead an ABC Local Networking Group for south Florida's Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches.  The association is the largest professional organization dedicated to wedding professionals worldwide and has over 40,000 members.  The ABC is known for it's commitment to high standards, excellent business ethics and continuing education requirements of it's members. That's why you'll see, in so many wedding planning books, the recommendation of wedding planners who are ABC members.

If you are considering becoming a Professional Bridal Consultant or if you would like more information about the Association of Bridal Consultants, you can visit their web site at www.bridalassn.com 

 Wedding Trends in the U.S.A.

 

At our ABC LNG kick-off meeting, we presented the topic of U.S.A. wedding trends and expenses.  I've found that when the wedding planning starts, many bridal couples don't really know what it costs to have a wedding. I'd like to share with you some interesting average wedding statistics for weddings in the United States for this year. 

 

 

The following information is credited to a report furnished by The Wedding Report, Inc. for the year 2008. 

 

              

                       There will be an estimated 2,212,923 weddings this year

• The average wedding will cost $28,704
• More weddings will occur in June than any other month (324,193)
• The average number of wedding guests is 166
• The average cost for a wedding gown is $1,317
• The average age of a bride is 26
• This year's bride has an average annual income of $30,719
• The average age of a groom is 28
• This year's groom has an average annual income of $34,167
• The average tuxedo rental cost is $69.95
• A wedding cake will cost $544 (average $4.52 per slice)
• Average total cost for flowers (ceremony & reception) is $2,033 (bride's bouquet $146)
• The average engagement ring costs $4,332
• Average entertainment costs: Reception Band $1,786; Reception DJ $702
• This year's most popular songs are: Alicia Keys' "No One" and Madonna/Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes"
• A professional photographer will cost an average of $1,956
• A professional videographer will cost an average of $1,546
• Invitations and reply cards will cost $431
• Limousine Service $690
• The Nintendo Wii game ($399) is the trendy gift of choice
• Average honeymoon $3,805
• The most popular honeymoon destination is Hawaii 

If you'd like to receive more tips and trends for weddings and entertaining, sign up for my FREE planning guide and monthly E-zine at: www.dreamdaycelebrations.com

Happy Planning!

          Christine

 

 

Jamaica Dream Getaway

 

My wonderful husband and I just returned from PARADISE...the Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa  in Jamaica. (We were very lucky to have squeezed in this trip just days before hurricane Gustav touched the island.) We enjoyed 3 days of pure luxury and pampering! Because I am a Certified Sandals Specialist and member of the Association of Bridal Consultants, Sandals upgraded us to the Concierge Level, which was FABULOUS! (Tip: I can also request those upgrades for clients who book their Sandals vacation through me.)

I have to share photos with you because the place was so gorgeous...  Here is what we first saw when we arrived:

 

 

We were delighted to be escorted across the lush tropical grounds to our private concierge lobby. We checked in while sitting on comfy couches and sipping champagne.  Ahh...Sandals had welcomed us with open arms...no worries maan.

 

 

 

 

All rooms face the ocean. Here are the beautiful views from our balcony.

  

  

 

And, this is the view from our room entrance.

 

There were 4 different style pools on the property.  This one was at our building and the one we lounged at the most...

See the round hot tub (above) between the pool and the beach? 

This is me, enjoying that very spot.

 

There are long stretches of beach at this resort with littles niches where you can hang out and relax.  Here are a few more of my favorite spots...

 

 

My water-loving/scuba-diving husband enjoyed the all-inclusive water sports.  Surrounded by crystal clear waters, he went for a sail and a dive...

 

   ...while I waited...

...and visited the resort's Red Lane spa for a hot stone massage and salt scrub!  The spa has a great outdoor lounging area with a hot tub and plunge pool. Here's a shot of the tranquil setting...

 

The highlight of our trip was a very romantic private candlelight dinner on the beach with our own personal waiter.  This is a MUST DO while staying at a Sandals resort.  Here was our special spot from sunset and into the evening...

 

What a wonderful romantic time we had...thank you, Sandals.  And, "CHEERS'' to all of you other hopeless romantics out there!

Sandals luxury inclusive resorts are located in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos.  If you want to take a romantic Caribbean vacation like I did, it's not to late...contact me today to help you start planning your vacation in paradise.

E-mail: info@dreamdaycelebrations.com or phone: 772-220-0373 

 

Christine at Club Med Bridal Expo

Hello beautiful brides!  Thank you for stopping by our booth at the bridal expo that was hosted at Club Med in Port St. Lucie.  Our booth's theme was "Island Chic" -- an elegant twist on the beachy theme. (Quite a challenge, considering we only had 6 feet of space to utilize!)  We used hanging orchids and crystals on a golden willow branch tree that we created as a unique centerpiece.  Crystals and shells were the accents on our hot pink and iridescent table linens.  So many of you stopped by to take pictures that we thought we post some on our site.  Enjoy!

Congratulations to the lucky bride who won our door prize...a crazy fun bachelorette-party-in-a-bag...

It was great meeting all of you!  Don't forget to call us about the invitation special we offered all attending brides. Happy planning~ Christine