Dia de los Muertos
With Autumn on the horizon and the harvest moon ready to appear,
comes the excitement that is Dia de los Muertos.
Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a Hispanic holiday. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.
(Graphic designed by Stephanie Worthington of Clearly Classy Events)
Clearly Classy Events is in the background of planning this event.
Therefore if you survive Halloween, the haunted houses, and crazy corn mazes, then WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU THERE!
BobcatFans Magazine Presents the 4th Annual Dia De Los Muertos festival will be held on
November 5, 2011 Noon-6pm
This Kyle citywide event is held to help introduce and inform the public about the Hispanic Heritage.Local vendors set booths up, local schools provide a mariachi band, a local elementary provided students to sing Dia De Los Muertos songs, and dancers perform. the Dead Strangers will be playing a family friendly set during the day and the Los Texas Wranglers will be Headlining from 5-6pm! It has been a great event in the past three years.
Last year, over 3,500 people have came to this event. The event received local attention in the forms of newspapers, radio spots, and features on news stations. We hope to do the same this year.
This year the event will be held on the square in the heart of Kyle, Texas!
(picture and information used from their public
facebook page, click here)
Follow this event on twitter! @KyleDiaFestival
Booth Space is still available- Contact Laura@ClearlyClassyEvents.com for more details!!
Sponsors for this event are:BobcatFans Magazine, Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce, Seton Medical Center Hays, Austin Community College and Bill and Kate Johnson of Kyle
“Fall” in Love
It’s finally beginning to feel like fall in central Texas, and with fall comes new excitement and new events for Clearly Classy Events. However, we take a ten minute break from planning to do some “pinning.” Yes, we too are in love with Pinterest! One of my most recent “repins,” was a fall bucket list for southern belles.
How cute, right?
Well, my little light bulb went off and it got me thinking,
“What about a fall bucket list for central Texas brides? Don’t mind if I do!”
Here are a few creative ideas for fall that I hope you will find just as fun.
Pumpkin carving and cold drinks? Epic Success
Still can’t think of a gift for guest? How about S’more love?
Cheer on a Big 12 team
Pictures in the leaves
Sorry, no bonfire this year with the burn ban
Count your blessing and don’t forget to sample every holiday drink at Starbucks, I know I will!
Happy Fall Planning from Clearly Classy!
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Family History, Meets Rustic Class….
“Something Old, Something New…”
The old saying has never been truer than with Clearly Classy Event’s most recent bride and groom, Jenna and Blaine. The “something old” certainly came to life with the small, touches and details from this couple. If you refer back to my post on June 8th, Wedding from Scratch, then you will read about how the land used to make this gorgeous occasion is actually a farm that belongs to Blaine’s family.
Pictures provided by: Andy Sams
As to not have any guests lost on their way, the couple included a map on the invitations, printed on thin slices of wood these invitations were absolutely gorgeous…
and everyone was welcomed upon arriving by the farm itself.
To start off the wedding festivities, guests were asked to sign in using what had to be the most adorable pens that truly showed the simple detail that was put into everything.
While in the meantime, the bride was proudly getting ready, showing off her stunning flowers and the ring that would take her from a beautiful bride to a wonderful wife.
The scenery helped captivate the moment between the couple.
But nothing was more captivating, than the expression of pure joy on Jenna and Blaine’s faces as they start their journey together as one…
The bride’s dress is another fine example of “something old” becoming “something new.” It was her mother’s dress that she used along with other wedding pieces to create this masterpiece. But Jenna did turn a twist on tradition when she wore sneakers instead of heels…
After pictures were taken between the newlyweds, they joined their guests for great food, fun, and company…
The happy couple was sent away into the night all smiles and with that…
We love you, Jenna and Blaine, and many wishes!
If reading about the wedding isn’t quite enough, thanks to David Braverman, you are invited to watch the captivating moments through video at Jenna and Blaine Wedding Video. David is available at david@davidbraverman.com.
Sugar and spice and everything nice….
Today we put together a very sweet baby shower. With a pendant that spelled out the name of the sweet bundle of joy’s name “Bailey”, jelly jars of sweet tarts as favors, and cupcakes with “B’s” this one goes down as one of the cutest little parties we have been a part of! Check out the pictures and a special thanks to Cheryl Bailey for her help on the crafts. And great job to Sweet Stuff in Kyle on the cupcakes!! Clearly Classy
The sweetest things: Two lovable families and one enchanted day
We began working with this couple nearly a year ago, a garden belle from Louisiana meets a witty and romantic guy also from Louisiana. Although, that isn’t where they met. They met right here in Austin in school at the University of Texas. They both helped plan this wonderful day from the beginning, there were cultures that were to be sewn together and Claire and Aman had intricate ideas as to how this would be done seamlessly.
And seamlessly it was. From start to finish, this day was like a dream. With all of the best handpicked professionals in place and a very organized Bride, Maid of Honor and Mother of the Bride, things were certain to go off without a hitch, or with one hitch actually.
The Official Hitch was made at the beautiful Rough Hollow Yacht Club. Set on Lake Travis in the midst of some of the most fabulous views!
Pictures provided by: Two Pair Photography
One of my favorite designers, Amy at Merveille Events was in charge of all of the gorgeous flowers. For the ceremony the bride wanted light and airy garden colors, hydrangeas, hydrangeas, hydrangeas. You will see them throughout, but she asked for touches of green tropical leaves and ranunculus, as you will see it they turned out stunning. Purple was the color, but soft early and bold later….
You can see the arch here….
I just thought these bridesmaid dresses were adorable…
Her hair flowers…
The Groom even had stylish flowers….
The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, with the two cultures melding together perfectly…A string Quartet played in the background as she and her father walked down the aisle.
There were several things from the Indian culture included in the ceremony….
She wore a Henna Tattoo
The sacred fire was lit.
The guests were dressed according to tradition.
And wedding garland was draped around their neck as part of the ceremony.
The programs went with the theme…
Once the ceremony was over the guests threw rose petals as the Bride and Groom exited to a 1937 Cadillac….
Here are a few fantastic pictures…
After everything was wrapped up the Bride and Groom made their Grand Entrance to the reception, it was held in the Governor’s Ballroom at Barton Creek Resort and Spa
Again, Mervielle brought the Bride and Groom’s vision to life with the most vibrant and stunning room… Lighting was splashed on the walls by Illios Lighting, draping was hung by Strong Events. The room was absolutely gorgeous. Banana leaves were used as place mats and the couple’s favorite salsa was given as favors…Check these out….
Sauce the Band rocked the room all night long! And this crowd was not afraid to boogie!!
Once it was all over and it was time to go, the guests sent them off to live happily ever after! We love you Aman and Claire, Love, Clearly Classy
A quick sneak video thanks to Lizama Videography
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Wedding from scratch…
I received a call several months ago from a father of the groom, doesn’t happen very often, he was looking for a wedding planner because he wanted to create a wedding on his farm, a farm that is so very beautiful and bumps right up to the Guadalupe. He was concerned because the kids were going to need literally everything and he didn’t want anything to get left out.
So this weekend we will be executing a wedding from scratch. Electricity, bathrooms, water, lighting, tables, chairs, food…you name it we are bringing it in. I even needed to rent golf carts to get the guests from the parking area to the ceremony site. I have a couple of pictures to share with you of the space in the winter…I can’t wait to share the end result with you it is going to be so beautiful.
I know these pictures don’t say a whole bunch now, but just get ready for what we are about to do with this space! Especially at night!
Answering questions for a college paper…
From time to time we get requests for interviews for class projects and what not…here is one I received today and my responses, I was pretty candid with her as you will come to find out…
1. How would you describe the ideal client?
The ideal client would have a general idea of what they want, but not so detailed that there isn’t any flexibility or creativity. They would also have a budget that allowed for us to create exactly what they are wanting.
2. How would you define “success” for this position?
Success for us is a steady flow of business that allows us to move seamlessly from event to event without being overburdened or overworked throughout it all.
5. What are the significant trends in the industry?
Trends run the industry, we are seeing allot of vintage, a ton of very creative photography and more and more personalized weddings.
7. What will be the greatest challenge in the job?
I would say the greatest challenge we face is cultivating new clients. Brides usually don’t need us a second time around or else we hope not.
8. Can you describe a typical day for someone in this position?
Typical day for me is emails, phone calls, craft stores, timelines, emails, phone calls repeat….mix in site visits, initial consultations, graphic design and pr reviews weekly.
9. What qualifications are you looking for in the person who fills this job?
I need people with event experience, the girls that are planning events for their sororities, the one’s planning their friends showers…but that also can work hard and lift things and aren’t scared to get dirty. Marketing and PR degrees help.
People that have a little bit of knowledge in many different fields…a little bartending experience, some waiting tables, retail time, etc. The more of a wide background they have the more valuable they become to me.
A party in a Hangar!
Recently we just planned a very themed event! The Leadership San Marcos Class of 2011 needed to graduate, and we wanted to give them a special way to finish off their year!! So we threw a party in the Commemorative Air Force Hangar in San Marcos, Texas.
We got some great pictures and some fantastic detail shots. All of the planes were actual War Birds in World War II and it was amazing to be sitting amongst such history.
Thank you to Cheryl Bailey Caterers for a great meal, M-Pressive Paper Designs for beautiful invitations, Inn Above Onion Creek for donating the flowers and Leadership San Marcos for allowing us to take part. And last but not least the staff of Clearly Classy Events for doing such a great job! Enjoy the pictures!!
