Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts on yesterday’s post about the Wedding Event. Up next, it’s my sincere pleasure to share images from the Wedding Gallery.
The Wedding Gallery is by far, one of my favorite parts of The Special Event. I’ve never been bit by the design bug- I was too busy being bit by the Excel bug. So the idea of a team coming together and literally pulling together a design out of thin air? Love it!

This year was a particular special Wedding Gallery for those of us who traveled from Richmond, as our friends from Mosaic and FloraCulture came together to create the most amazing of spaces. We actually stayed at the same property as the team and I can attest to the hours upon hours they spent prior prepping. Entering the gallery for the first time really felt like Christmas morning- how amazing to see friends and colleagues from our city represent on the national stage.

I will not speak much to the theme, simply as I could not do it justice but essentially two rooms were created based on the story of a wedding consisting of a groom from the South and a bride from the North. Having seen it up close (most spectacular even in person!), I can tell you that every inch of the gallery space had meaning. The attention to detail was simply phenomenal and I could probably gush on and on for another hour if you let me.

So without further ado, here are some of my favorite photos from their space, courtesy of Meghan McSweeney Photography, who captured the process from start to finish:

We also received some lovely shots from Rebecca Bouck Photography:

Once again, a HUGE kudos to the amazing Mosaic team, as well as the always wonderful Al Brockwell with FloraCulture (did I mention Al stepped in as a panelist for our presentation at the last minute WHILE also producing all of this loveliness?).  I’d also like to give a shout out to Joe and Coleen with PaperFreckles, who lent their talents to the initial concept. I am lucky to be surrounded by such talented people!

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Meghan Ely is the owner of wedding marketing and wedding pr firm OFD Consulting. She is the exclusive wedding pr columnist  to wedding marketing journal WedLock magazine and is a highly sought after speaker in the wedding industry.   She loves ruffle table runners and Royal Wedding Tchotchkes. To learn how OFD Consulting can assist you with your wedding marketing and wedding pr, please contact us today.

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I know what you’re going to say- OFD who? And frankly, I wouldn’t blame you. But alas, life gets in the way and on a general to do list of 30 or so things, blogging is often #31. But today, I come bearing photos- pretty ones at that, as I get to give you a glimpse into the amazing Wedding Event I attended this past January at The Special Event in Tampa.

The Wedding Event is always one of my favorite “to do’s” at The Special Event. Last year, I had the pleasure of attending with Jennifer McBride of McBride Events and this year, we ventured out once again to see if they could outdo themselves- this time with Emily Hudspeth along for the ride as well.

Below is one of our very first views when we entered the building–

Shortly thereafter, we enjoyed an amazing Opera singer as our cocktail hour entertainment-

And before long, we were ushered into the dinner-

The designs varied throughout the space and we were lucky enough to enjoy this gorgeous tablescape:

The entire evening took my breath away- I’m sure you can see why!

As lovely as the evening was, I daresay my favorite part was connecting with such an amazing group of attendees at our very own table- while Richmond was representing, we also enjoyed the company of planners from South Africa, Australia and Canada.

I would be remiss if I didn’t send the biggest of kudos to the Wedding Event’s Co-Chairs- Sean De Freitas of Designs by Sean, as well as Lori Randall and Jessica Meiczinger of Simply Divine Events. Rebecca Bouck Photography captured all of the amazing details as well.

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Meghan Ely is the owner of wedding marketing and wedding pr firm OFD Consulting. She is the exclusive wedding pr columnist  to wedding marketing journal WedLock magazine and is a highly sought after speaker in the wedding industry.   She loves ruffle table runners and Royal Wedding Tchotchkes. To learn how OFD Consulting can assist you with your wedding marketing and wedding pr, please contact us today.

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