We are so honored to be nominated for the ninth year as Minnesota Bride’s Best Wedding Planner of 2020!! Thank you to all our couples and vendors for another great year of making memories and celebrating!!!
As I am spending more and more time at home due to COVID-19, I have been cleaning more and more and I wanted to share with you one of my favorite Diamond Ring Cleaner from one of my favorite Bloggers Living with Landyn.
The best thing about this DIY Diamond Ring Cleaner is that you have all of the tools already on hand at home!!
All you need is..
- Windex
- Dawn
- microwave-safe dish
- soft toothbrush
Pour equal parts Windex and Dawn into the dish, and microwave the mixture for about 1 minute
CAREFULLY remove the hot mixture from the microwave.
Submerge the jewelry, and let is soak for at least 10 minutes.
Use toothbrush and give everything a gentle scrub and then rinse with water, and dry with a paper towel and you are all set!!
I try and wash my ring once a week to keep it just as shiny as it was when I got engaged!!! When I am on the go I always keep a Diamond Dazzle Stick in my car for quick touchups
When I am on the go I always keep a Diamond Dazzle Stick in my car for quick touchups. For Non-Diamond Cleaning this machine has been amazing for cleaning gold, silver, sunglasses, and everything in between that we need to keep disinfected!!
When I originally received the email from Lauren and Jonathan asking if I would be interested in helping with their Lake Minnetonka Island Wedding the only thing I could think of was.. YES.. OF COURSE!!! If you know me, you know that I love the water… and we have a boat on Lake Minnetonka and I spend every minute that I am not at a wedding.. either in the water or on the water!!
Lauren and Jonathan lived in California and were planning this celebration remotely, which is an undertaking even when you are not creating a venue on an island. They were organized and throughout the whole planning had the best perspective on everything!! The wide range of challenges you can run into while planning a backyard wedding are long. Everything from bugs, Heat, Rain, Transportation, Bathrooms, etc, etc. But even with the wide range of challenges.. backyard weddings are always my favorite types of events; Because there is nothing more special than getting married in a place that means so much to you!
The Lake Minnetonka island has been in Lauren’s family for generations and it was her special sanctuary that always seems to lead her back to Minnesota summer after summer. Lauren is a teacher and spent most of her breaks in Minnesota… at the lake.. planning the wedding!! We had numerous conversations about how to get guests out to the lake, Plan A, B and C for the weather, where vendors were going to park, how catering was going to load in and out… and after 18 months of planning.. It was their wedding day!!!!
The wedding day was exactly how I pictured it; One Hundred of Lauren and Jonathan’s best friends and family celebrating love , life and the lake that meant so much to them!!! Thank you to all of the vendors that helped make this day possible…. There were hundreds of logistics emails, reminders and follow-ups and we were lucky to have such an amazing group working on this!!! And Like Always.. Joe and Jen Photography captured the day so perfectly!!!!
Vendors:
Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Photography – Joe and Jen Photography
Ceremony and Reception Site-Private Residence
Floral – Bachmans
Rental Items – Lake Minnetonka Party Rentals
Cake – Muddy Paws Cheesecake Company
Caterer- Fork & Flair
Boat Transportation for Guests – Lady of the Lake
Bus Transportation- Northfield Lines
Bartender – With a Twist
My life as a wedding planner has always been about juggling. Juggling multiple clients, todo lists, deadlines and appointments and I have always found the controlled chaos of wedding planning an environment that I thrive on. I am organized, detailed and I do my best to be on top of all communication for my clients. After starting Lasting Impressions 13 years ago I could give you hundreds of reasons and examples on why I feel having a wedding planner would save you not only stress but also money while planning your wedding.
Here are just a few….
1. Experience of an expert
2. Planners will fight for your wedding vision and keep everything on track.
3. Planners will save you tons of money by not making costly mistakes
4. Gives Valuable Advice in tricky situations
Covid-19
But as I sit here and write this post we are in unprecedented times. We are currently living in the middle of a “Stay at Home Order” For the Covid-19 Virus and my days are not filled with sending over floral ideas, updated budgets and Beautiful images. My days are filled talking to our couples about the virus, the information we have (and dont have) and just trying to be a shoulder for them to lean on and a friend to call. We are all in this together!!
As a wedding planner I am reconfiguring and rescheduling not only tons of weddings.. but also 3 weeks worth of meetings that have been planned and now need to be re-planned for when the government lifts the restrictions. The reason I bring this up is.. This is my job and This is why I have a job!! I am here to assist couples not only with the little questions about guest count, cake flavor, bridesmaids gifts, but also with the big decisions like postponing their wedding. We are here to spend hours rescheduling, reworking contracts, redoing timelines so that you get to have the wedding you dreamt about.
If there was ever a time to hire a planner, it’s now. “You’re not paying a planner for when things get rosy, you’re paying a planner for when shit hits the fan. It has, and we’re ready and here to advocate for our clients and future couples.”
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Lauren and John… a classic and timeless couple for a classic wedding and venue!! Lauren and John quickly picked Minikahda Club for their wedding reception after they were engaged. It was the perfect spot for their 120 guest wedding reception on a chilly November day! Lauren loved flowers and had an eye for detail. Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events transformed the ballroom with tons of textured florals in unique lilac and greenery hues. Printerette Press tied everything together with the simple and classic wedding invitation and the whismy and unique illustration they drew for the save the date and day of stationery! One of the final details we put on decor was ordering Macaroon Favors. LADURÉE was a favorite of the bride and grooms and the color of the macaroon perfectly matched Minikahda Club’s charger plates!
Congratulations John and Lauren and thank you for letting me be apart of your big day!!!!
Vendors:
Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events
Hair and Makeup-Primped
Cake – Farina
Ceremony and Cocktail Music-Lake String Quartet
Rental Items – Linen Effects
Ceremony – OUR LADY OF GRACE
Transportation – Renees Royal Valet
Ceremony Music – Lake Strings Quartet
Photography – Amanda Marie Studio
Reception Venue – Minikahda Club
Stationery – Printerette Press
Macaroon Favors – LADURÉE
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It’s Spring and wedding season is upon us (Or hopefully coming soon!!!!) I wanted to share one of the most fun weddings I planned last year! Jennifer and Kyle’s Summer Interlachen Country Club wedding!!! Jen and Kyle started planning what would have been a pretty “traditional wedding” and then I got the call one day from Jen asking what my thoughts were on a little bit more of an unconventional wedding. She wanted to have a smaller ceremony that included just family and close friends and then she wanted to have a really fun wedding reception at Interlachen Country Club. I loved the idea and I love the idea of doing anything different!!!
Unique elements that we included were different sized tables throughout the reception to give more of a cocktail reception flow. AMPLE food stations including a raw bar, sliders, and fries, a chef created pasta station, tons of different desserts and SO much more!!! As the guests were bouncing between stations they were entertained by Rocket Man Dueling Pianos, which was a great touch for another unique element!
Vendors:
Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Hair and Makeup-Primped
Transportation – Renees Royal Valet
Lighting – Instant Request
Photography – Amanda Nippoldt
Rental Items – Linen Effects
Ceremony Site – Church of St. Patrick – Edina
Reception Site – Interlachen Country Club
Dueling Pianos – Rock It Man
Invitations – A Milestone Paper
