Eagle Brook Country Club Tasting

It would have been entirely too simple to just be at the Great Bridal Expo on Sunday...and since simple is not my style, You Name It was actually in not one but two places at the same time! We were invited to participate in Eagle Brook Country Club's Tasting event for the lovely brides who are getting married or considering getting married at their venue. Because of her great work at the Geneva Wedding Walk, Jeni was the obvious choice for this task and she did a great job! Here are some photos of her table set up. 

We used the same "Kiss Your Worries Goodbye" theme at this event and got some great feedback from both the brides and from our fellow vendors. Thanks again to Eagle Brook's Sara & Michelle for inviting us to participate! Now we have something to look forward to for next year already! 

Special thanks to Tom Nicol of Tom Nicol Photography (http://www.tomnicolphotography.com/) 

for letting us share his photos from the day!

Great Bridal Expo

There were so many lovely brides-to-be at the Great Bridal Expo in Rosemont, IL this past Sunday! I was so grateful to have the help of some of my very favorite ladies as well, with not one but seven YNI reps at the event!  Of course, we guessed it would be busy and wanted to be able to provide personal attention to as many people as possible - so having plenty of folks on hand seemed like the best plan. 

Our theme for the day was "Kiss Your Worries Goodbye!" as we want every bride and groom to be able to have a worry-free wedding experience. We included lots of special touches related to the theme, including:

• Custom made lip balms for our brides
• Hershey's kisses with custom stickers on the bottom (some of which had prizes and special offers on them as well - a great idea from Susan!)
• Chocolate lips
• Lots of kiss themed decorations! including a handmade banner
• and our representative's name tags, each sealed with a kiss!

Set up went very well, with only some minor snafus - one pesky banner in particular gave us a little run for our money, but we did not and would not give up! After some quick fixes with fishing line and clear tape, the banner stayed in place for the entire event. After going over some last minute details, our team was ready and the brides began to stream in. 

Our booth's raffle prize was a gift certificate for $150 worth of services and we can't wait to meet with the lucky winner, Jessica A. from Plainfield, IL! 

Check out some photos of the day!

Thanks again to Kristy, Danielle, Susan, Kelly, Jude and Lizz for taking time out of their weekend to be there! It would not have been the same without you ladies!

Memory Lane: Meredith & Julio - September 2011

I recently received the professional photos from Meredith & Julio's September 2011 wedding and boy what a treat! The photos are simply spectacular and were such a pleasure to review. It felt like a trip down memory lane - simply beautiful photos by a wonderful photographer team working with Simply By Suzy (http://simplybysuzy.com/). I now count their lead photographer among my friends, as she was such a pleasure to work with and did such a great job. I would highly recommend her to any bride & groom still needing a photographer. Check out the highlights of the day below!

 

Geneva Wedding Walk

 This past weekend, You Name It joined local vendors at the Geneva Wedding Walk.  This annual event is hosted by Geneva Bride and consists of local vendors opening their shops with special deals and promotions for participating brides, as well as a vendor reception at Riverside Receptions. Brides were able to talk to all kinds of wedding vendors, enter to win a trip to Aruba, sample treats from some of the food vendors and more!  We got to meet some lovely brides with great plans for their upcoming weddings and look forward to working with some of them soon! For more information on the great vendors at the event, check out: http://www.genevabride.com/pages/members.php.  Also included here are some photos of our table. :) We are already looking forward to next year's event!

 Our complete table, ready to go! Big thanks for your help, Jeni!

 Who doesn't enjoy showing off their best work?? We had pictures galore at our table, in slideshow format, in an album, as well as in the form of info cards for the brides.

 Of course, we were happy to collect contact information 

for brides interested in joining our mailing list!

 These kisses were a fun touch: they had custom printed stickers on them encouraging brides to kiss their worries goodbye on their wedding day!

 Fresh flower brightened up our table and helped everything stay beautiful!

 Everyone needs help sometimes! Here's our Guide to Selecting a Wedding Planner - 

which was free to guests of the Geneva Wedding Walk.

Of course, we are proud to have any and every opportunity to 

showcase the "Best of Weddings" honor from theknot.com!