Introducing..... Tannie Coward, Deceber 2016 Cover The Real Housewives of Houston

We have been Super busy Rebranding ourselves. We heard you and we have made some changes. We have updated our website and we are now mobile friendly!  Take a look ... www.devinechoices.com and tell us what you think.

We are also happy to share some exciting news with you. We kept a secret for 3 months. 😮

December 2016  Cover of The Real Housewives of Houston

Click below link to read entire article.

https://www.joomag.com/magazine/the-real-housewives-of-houston-23/0555032001481753104?short

Ask the "Planner"

Ask The "Planner"

 

We are super excited here at DeVine Choices to see another year in the Wedding & Event Planning Industry. As a Wedding Planner of Ten Plus years I have pretty much seen it all. With the internet being a Brides Best Friend during their planning process most Brides do NOT see the value of hiring a planner until they are in way over their heads.

Starting today we will begin our WEEKLY series of "Ask the Planner" ! Here Brides/Grooms and family members as well as guests can ask ANY question relating to the planning of a wedding.

If you know of any engaged couples that are in the process of planning their wedding be a friend and refer them here!

This should be lots of fun, as I get in boxed weekly with questions from Past Brides, friends and "helpers" regarding wedding planning. 

Below are a sample of the questions that we will answer:

• Budgets ( how much does  a wedding cost?)
• colors ( what are the latest trends? )
• Size of the wedding  (how does the size affect the budget? )
• invitations (when should we send them?)
• Save the dates (should we send them? )
• Seating arrangements (who should set where?)
• Programs ( what needs to be included)

My Personal Journey into Planning MY Wedding

As a recent Bride AND Wedding Planner I have been asked numerous times, "how was it planning your OWN wedding?" Because of this question, I have decided to blog about my personal experiences VS the advice that I give my Clients .

I will blog once a week about my journey and YES, it was a journey. First things first...

THE WEDDING DATE:

How did we (myself and Fiancée) select our date? Ok this was a pretty easy one.

My answer:
We both knew we wanted to get married outside/beach. Because of this we knew it had to be late summer/early fall. We originally agreed on a destination wedding but quickly changed plans when thinking of our guests and the expenses/burden that it would place on others. Being the Wedding planner that I am, I got a little creative and suggested, Galveston, Texas. We choose Galveston because it was close to Houston, it gave my fiancée' the "Beach Feel" that he desired and there would be minimal financial burden for our guests. With this being the  agreed upon location, I then contacted the Hotel that I had fell in love with when planning a wedding for a client several years ago. The San Luis Hotel and Resort.

Here is where being a planner came in handy. As a planner I understood that the exact date was NOT important.

(Tip #1.... do not be consumed by a certain date, be flexible) 

 

What was important was that they had a OPEN date available at such a short notice. OHHH wait... I forgot to tell you guys that we started planning in May and wanted the wedding in August/September of the same year!

We contacted the Hotel, sales and catering Manager and requested available dates for the month of August, 2015. There were two dates available, August 8 & 9, 2015.

We actually selected the 8th of August but due to a scheduling conflict with our Daughter and her weekend school schedule we settled on AUGUST 9, 2019.

My Advice to clients:

I actually ALWAYS give my clients the exact same advice that I adhered to myself.

• Be flexible with wedding date
• Consider your guests when selecting your date and location
• Both the Bride and Groom should be the ONLY ones deciding on YOUR wedding date

August 9, 2015 was the Day that we became Husband & Wife!

 

Stay tuned for next weeks blog..... The Theme





Happy New Year From DeVine Choices Wedding & Event Planning

We are super excited here at DeVine Choices to see another year in the Wedding & Event Planning Industry.

We have soo many things to share with everyone in this upcoming year that we can't contain ourselves.  This year we are teaming up with one of Houston's Top Photographer's to bring some exciting contests for a few lucky couples. Stay tuned to see what we have in store.

The Morning of the Wedding by Angela

Good morning all! Today is the wedding day and as I sit in my hotel room, I can't help but reflect on whey step of this amazing journey. I'm uber excited today :-) 

Words of wisdom: Brides, even if your wedding is local, book a hotel room for yourself the night before the wedding and checkin no later than 8pm. Otherwise you will find yourself still running errands and creating more stress. At some point, you have to just STOP! Take this from a super control freak who really wants a perfect wedding. 

Now, I need to transfer my vows from my iPad to some pretty paper. Oh and if you're looking for a card for your future husband-go to Hallmark first because Walgreens doesn't have it. Lol 

...BTW, I'm still in the bed relaxing :-)

DeVine Choices Pearls of Wisdom: Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

DeVine Choices Pearls of Wisdom: Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

Hey there.. I know we have not been out here in the blogging world for a while.... well that is about to change... Today will begin our series of GUEST Blogger.. we will have our Bride that is getting married this weekend blog her wedding planning experiences .... right up to the minute that she walks down the aisle! ( how exciting is this?)

I introduce to you.... Angela....