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Don’t miss the Perfect Wedding Guide’s Bridal Show this Saturday and Sunday, January 7th and 8th, at the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral.  This is the biggest bridal show of the year and we will be there to welcome you.

We are soooo excited about our booth.  Our wedding booth will be full of sunny, bright ideas that will warm your heart and keep you dreaming about your romantic wedding day.

Sandals Honeymoons!  Flowers for your wedding and special events from our Kim King Smith Events Floral Division!   Our Trendsetting Team and more!!!!!

Make sure to stop by and see us.  We will be in the Grand Ballroom and will have something special for you. Got to  this link,http://myemail.constantcontact.com/PWG-Bridal-Show-at-Scottish-Rite-is-this-weekend—Plan-Your-Wedding-All-Under-One-Roof.html?soid=1011118495051&aid=6_xACtaOhFE,  and type in code “pwg2012″ and receive FREE admission for the bride and one guest.

Check out our link for great tips on How to Attend A Bridal Show and Get the Most out of It.

Engagement season is about to be in full swing and lucky ladies everywhere will be showing off their shiny
new rock! This new life changing experience is only the start of what your
engagement  has to offer. Here are a few things that are on the “TO DO’
list once he ‘puts a RING on it’!

1. Get a manicure! Your hand is about to be the main focus of hundreds of
photos and you don’t want to embarrass yourself with un kept nails. Zip into
your favorite salon and start soaking those fingers!

2. Set a Budget! Have a nice, sit down, chat at home, with whomever is
supporting your wedding- it could be you, your fiancé, his parents or yours.

A private family gathering is essential in the early stages so that everyone is
on the same path. The conversation may be awkward, but it needs to be addressed
before anything becomes planned.

3. Insure your ring! If your Love hasn’t done this already, make sure it is done immediately. The jeweler (where it was purchased) should have suggestions about certified insurers. Make sure you get an appraisal slip from your jewelerso the absolute replacement value can be determined.

4. Sign up for Sale Alerts! Your wedding dress is going to be a major purchase, but your accessories don’t need to be. Many
designers have major sales and throughout the year. Check out their sites and sign up.

5. Sign up for Pinterest!  Pinterest is the motherland of inspiration! You will be on this site for hours & gather so
many ideas! Majority of the ideas have step by step directions on how to create
the masterpieces. You will want to save (or pin) all of your favorites, from
your dress, to the cake, to favors, and creative keepsakes.

6. Talk $$$ with your Fiancée! Money is always an uncomfortable topic, but it needs to be done, so put on your big girl pants and
do it! You both will need to know all the logistics of combining bank accounts. Make sure you also discuss with your parents about CDs, trusts, or other important documents that may need to change or not change once you become man
& wife.

 7. Sign up for Trunk Show Alerts! Follow your local bridal
boutique on Facebook or Twitter to get all the latest info about an upcoming
sale or trunk show. This will allow you to see your favorite designer’s newest
creations straight off the runway.

 8. Chose a diet & STICK TO IT! If you plan to lose weight or tone up for your wedding and honeymoon, the worst thing you could do is crash diet at the last minute. If you want to lose more than 5 pounds, give yourself 9-12 months to do it. Pick a proven plan like Weight Watchers or JennyCraig. Ask your Fiancé to invest a few months of a personal trainer for just
you or as a couple.  Make a pact to get into shape together with a personal workout plan. Working out with your Fiancé allows
you to support each other even more and get healthy at the same time! If your Fiancé can’t find time, ask one of your bridesmaids.

 9. Pick a location! Whether it is selecting the city or the venue, the most
important decision needs to be determining the location of the wedding. This
may need to be something that you get everyone’s advice on; his family and
yours, as they will have an opinion.

10. Hire a planner! It doesn’t matter how organized you can be or how
creative you are, a planner will be your right hand person. As it gets closer
and closer to your day, a planner can help you with everything!  From the moment you get engaged, to your
wedding day, they can also assist you with developing a timeline and assist you
with weekend coordination. A planner will have many connections to venues and
vendors for your day. This will allow you to save time and expense plus
allowing everyone to sit back and enjoy the day without missing a precious
minute.

By: Molly

All aboard! Destination, Happily Ever After! Our October 8, 2011 wedding at St. Luke’s Catholic Church

and the Grand Hall/ Union Station, Indianapolis was definitely a dream trip for our Bride and Groom, Josh and Leslie.  Their love story
begins upon meeting at their alma mater, Butler University.  The friendship grew into a romance that has been filled with joy and love!  When the couple became engaged they immediately came to us to begin design of their
wedding. They had two details in place; the church, St. Luke’s Catholic Church and the reception, Grand Hall/Union Station a historic train station located downtown in Indianapolis.

Our wheels began rolling and we went right on track to givethis couple a ride of a lifetime! Beginning with the save the dates, we loved our designers creation of a train ticket to attend the couple’s wedding in hues of their wedding palette-midnight blue and sunny yellow.

After months of planning, the arrival day is here and the guests begin checking in to St. Luke’s for a full Mass.  After the intimate vows and well wishes, the wedding party departs onto a trolley to take them to a destination of special sites for pictures on Butler’s Campus the Indianapolis Art Museum and at the Holcomb Gardens, while their guests begin “rolling” into the Grand Hall

As their guests arrive they are greeted by a huge ice luge carved into a train engine.  Guests gathered to view it and grab a signature drink, the Tarble Tini (named after the new Mr.and Mrs. Tarble).  The majestic carved wooden bar with marble and leaded glass lured guests to enjoy the moment before the “last call” for dinner.

Next, guests filed into the ball room and were “directed” to their “assigned seats”.  Each seat had a special place card with a small ticket assuring the guests “great service” and their selected meal.  The crisp white linens and midnight blue napkins were the perfect accents for the array of sunny blooms and twinklingcandlelight that the tables offered.

What a treat it was to have the Bride’s father and his band play for dancing and celebration.  The
Atlanta, Georgia based band, Gypsy Union,  journeyed to Indianapolis to provide an out of state and extraordinary experience for the guests.

Much too soon the last call was sounding as guests knew the final destination was in sight. Scurrying outside to see the Bride and Groom depart for their journey, guests grabbed sparklers that ignited against the midnight blue velvet skies like shooting stars.  The Bride and Groom jumped on to a rickshaw and headed for their final destination; Happily Ever After!

Coordination: Kim King Smith, Kim King Smith Events www.kimkingsmithevents.com

Photography: Megelaine Photography www.megelaine.com

Floral: Jim Sims, Kim King Smith Events, www.kimkingsmithevents.com

Makeup: Makeup by Sparkle www.makeupbysparkle.com

Hair: Trilogy Salon www.trilogyindy.com

Band:Gypsy Union www.gypsyunionstudios.com

Emcee: DJ Ted Breen, Party Time Sound www.partytimesound.com

AV: Evans Audio Visual www.evansav.com

Invitations: Lemonseed and Co www.lemonseedandco.com

Ice Sculptures: Jose Hernandez www.hernandezicesculptors.com

Cake: Tiers of Elegance www.weddingcakeswabashvalley.com

Venu and Catering: Crowne Plaza, Grand Hall Historic Union Station www.ichotelsgroup.com

Hotel Accomodations:  Crowne Plaza and Omni Severin www.ichotelsgroup.com  www.omnihotels.com

Church: St. Luke’s Catholic Church www.stluke.org

Transportation: Miller Transportation and Carey Limousine www.millertransportation.com  www.careyindiana.com

Gown: Watters Design, Brides by Lori www.bridesbylori.com

Linen:: BBJ Linens www.bbjlinens.com

Rickshaw: Circle City Pedi Cabs www.circlecitypedicabs.com

A popular trend this autumn season is the use of graphic eyeliner to really make your eyes pop.  Makeup artists backstage at the Giorgio Armani fashion shows are going for looks that are sexy and playful.  By tracing your upper and lower rims with a black pencil just beyond the outer corner of your eye, you will keep your makeup flirty yet modern.  For an added twist,  Giorgio Armani’s Smooth Silk eye pencils are featured in different shades, such as navy, emerald or eggplant, to draw even more attention to your eyes.  You don’t have to get too carried away with how much you apply, but make sure that you add enough so that your look is dramatic.  Some ladies are  choosing to connect the upper and lower lines or keep them separated by a small space.

Even Lady Gaga is following this trend!

Which is you favorite? Yay or Nay??

A big thank you to Giorgio Armani for the wonderful styling and images.

Don’t deny it, we all have a list of favorite television shows that we watch every week. One of my new favorites is The Cupcake Girls. I tune in every Tuesday night. The Cupcake Girls is a great show for me because I have such a sweet tooth and so every time I watch it I want to bake! Good thing I resist the urge pretty well or else I might be overcome with enough desserts to last me a year. The Cupcake Girls is about the trials and tribulations of Cupcakes by Heather and Lori, a nostalgic cupcake franchise in the USA and Canada. Heather White and Lori Joyce are the co-owners of Cupcakes by Heather and Lori and the show tells the story of their rise in the cupcake world. It’s got everything. It has charm, whit, and cupcakes, with a lot of business savvy.

I am telling you about The Cupcake Girls to recommend that you watch the show of course, but also to fill you in on why cupcakes are so happening. Cupcakes are like little bundles of joy. They are just as delicious as a full cake, but in a better serving size, and you can get so creative with them. Yes cakes have the same ability, but it’s a little unusual to see a mound of cupcakes instead of one large cake. Cupcakes are becoming so popular because they are unexpected.

I am a creative person and so I see so many possibilities when I think about serving cupcakes instead of one big cake. You can use cupcakes as the main dessert display at any event. Birthday parties, graduation parties, anniversary parties, and even weddings are all great places to serve the little cups of heaven. You can try new flavor combinations, get a little artsy with the icing, or try a new display method. For example, you can line up your cupcakes and spell words with the icing as if it were a puzzle. For a birthday or graduation party you can spell out HAPPY BIRTHDAY or any sort of congratulatory message. You can mix icing colors and designs to create your own original cupcake to match any theme or color scheme. As a bride and groom, think about serving a tower of cupcakes instead of layers and layers of cake that would take forever to cut. Contact us here at Kim King Smith Events and we can assist you with your cupcake craze! We would suggest keeping the tradition alive though, by getting one small layer of cake for the bride and groom to cut and then having a crafty cupcake display for the rest of your guests. No need for volunteer cake cutters, the guests can come and pick up their individually wrapped dessert as they please.

Now if you still want to cling on to the idea of one big cake, consider a cupcake cake. Now you can buy new baking pans that are shaped like an oversized cupcake and matching icing topper. These pans make for an unusual cake that can add a little surprise to the party. Nobody will be expecting one gigantic cupcake! So whenever you want to be that person at the party that always brings the best looking and best tasting dessert, think cupcakes!

By Ali

Photos courtesy of:

http://www.cupcakeactivist.com/2009/07/cupcake-girls.html

http://www.thecupcakeblog.com/tag/white-wedding-cupcakes/

http://www.caketodays.com/cupcake/giant-cupcake/

Everyone is trying to get their hands on gold this season! Backstage at the Jason Wu fashion show, makeup professionals are layering hand painted metallic gold leaf on the back of each model’s head, just above a low, twisted bun. If you aren’t so keen on painting gold flakes in your hair, try accessorizing yourself with touches of gold that are easier to add to your morning routine. Adding a cute pair of golden earrings or a headband that has a golden broach on it will dazzle everyone. If you consider yourself a crafty person, you can easily make your own perfect headband. Mix up gold bangles and find Grandma’s gold brooch to add to your denim lapel. You can also look just as glamorous as any model on the runway with NYX’s Loose Pearl Eye Shadow in gold yellow, which will add a pop to your normal eye makeup. Go for the Gold this fall! You will dazzle everyone!

A big thank you to Jason Wu and NYX for their glamorous designs and images.

Enjoy a flirty and short style to make a trendy statement as you walk down the aisle! Check out some of these short and sweet mini wedding dresses that we have picked out as our favorites. This first dress has a plunging V-neckline and beautiful crystal beading, rhinestones, sequins and pearls at the natural waist. The layering from the waist down is a bubble-shaped dress was uniquely designed by Alfred Angelo. So cute!

Our next pick is an extraordinary two-piece mini dress that is not only perfect for walking down the aisle, but also for getting your groove on the dance floor all night long. With an ivory floral embellished corset paired on top of an ivory draped satin mini-skirt, this mini-dress is a stunning design by Monique Lhuillier.

At Kim King Smith Events, we just love the super glamorous gowns that Pnina Tornai makes every season. Her latest collection features an enchanting one-shouldered mini wedding dress that is the definition of glamour. This little beauty has a sparkly sweetheart neckline that flows down to a large ruffled asymmetrical skirt with just a touch of flair.

After sharing with you a few of our favorite short and chic styles, which one would you love to wear down the aisle for your wedding?

Thank you to Alfred Angelo, Monique Lhuillier and Pnina Tornai for these gorgeous designs and images.

Kim King Smith, Owner+Principle Designer

Kim King Smith is owner + principle designer of Kim King Smith Events.  Kim began planning and creating events in third grade and has never stopped!  She has designed and produced creative weddings and celebrations throughout Central Indiana serving from 50 to thousands of attendees. 

  Her passion for her work never ceases!  Kim is definitely THE multi tasker; which gives her an expert edge at prioritizing.  Kim values her education. With undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana University/Bloomington, she continues her studies as  she travels coast to coast  to conferences and seminars to reap the very best inside ideas, services and accents for her clients. While travelling  she has met many great professional resources, worldwide, that she consults with for her weddings and celebrations.  She is a recommended bridal consultant by the very best venues in the area.

Kim is Indiana’s only Accredited Bridal Consultant, a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants, the only Indiana Style Me Pretty “Little Black Book” member for bridal consultants and a member of the International Special Events Society. 

She has been voted Indy’s #1 Wedding Planner for 2008. 2009 and 2010.

 Kim is  sought by the media for her expertise and is a regular contributor for local and statewide agencies.

It’s holiday time and there’s only a few days left to get all of your shopping completed. Slightly panicking? No worries, Kim King Smith Events has done the searching for you and put together some great gift ideas.

Over the next several days we’ll post different gift ideas to help you find something Grandma, your roommate and that special someone will enjoy! Happy Holidays!

Let’s begin with one of our favorite products MAC Cosmetics.  Check out their gift packages!  The best gift all of the proceeds go to aid those with HIV.  That’s the type of “regifting” we truly love.  Thanks MAC!

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/2223/12885/Tis-Noble-To-Give-Viva-Glam-Lip-Bag/index.tmpl

By Jessica

Here at Kim King Smith Events, our trendsetting team have searched the racks for some fun ways for you to look stunning at your next formal or cocktail affair.  Don’t be safe with the little black dress.  Dress dangerously and be the bell of the ball!  Here are some of our favorites. Ladies, begin shopping!

 All of these fashions are from BCBG.  http://www.bcbg.com/dresses/cocktail-dresses.shtml

by Kim