Happy 2013!!!

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!!!

New York Bat Mitzvah

New York themed Bat Mitzvah made into an awesome music video! Sure looks like everyone had a great time! View the full room shots here!

Creative and delicious cakes!

When only the best will do.. delicious cakes! Enjoy the cake:  the original tradition is to save the top tier for your first anniversary. On the other hand it's better to enjoy the cake when it tastes good. A couple should indulge in their cake shortly after the wedding day since they usually only get a small bite that night.

 Cake topper trend: Let the cake design speak for itself. Don't interrupt the look of the cake with a topper. The top can include decorating if it complements the rest of the cake design.

It'S Your Party Receives 2012 Best of Business Nomination

It'S Your Party Receives 2012 Best of Business Nomination

Ling and Jose's Wedding

This couple called It's Your Party from North Carolina for a destination wedding in South Florid. With the guest count at about 65, we were able to stick to the client's budget while still creating a WOW. The bride's parents flew in from China, and all arrangements were made for the majority of guests who flew in from out-of-town.

It's Your Party Receives 2012 Best of Pompano Beach Award

It's Your Party is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the 2012 Best of Pompano Beach Award in the Party Planning category by the Pompano Beach Award Program! We would like to thank the Pompano Beach Award Program for bestowing this honor upon us for the second time!

Please take a moment to read the press release below to learn more about this award and the Pompano Beach Award Program.
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POMPANO BEACH August 9, 2012 -- Its Your Party has been selected for the 2012 Best of Pompano Beach Award in the Facility Rental & Party Planning category by the Pompano Beach Award Program.

Each year, the Pompano Beach Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Pompano Beach area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2012 Pompano Beach Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Pompano Beach Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Pompano Beach Award Program

The Pompano Beach Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Pompano Beach area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Pompano Beach Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Pompano Beach Award Program

CONTACT:
Pompano Beach Award Program
Email: PublicRelations@awardprogram.org
URL: http://www.awardprogram.org

Wedding Wire 2012

We are so pleased to be Wedding Wire Rated 2012. Please check out our reviews and testimonials at www.weddingwire.com

May 12, 2012 Bat Mitzvah

Drumroll please! It's Your Party Events would like to give a big congrats to Randy and Stacy for winning the #DreamWeddingContest. Thank you to all who entered, it was a tough pick!

Watch the cutest engagement video of Randy proposing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OA-lUzC9K0&feature=share

The Best YouTube Proposals

1. Fake Marriage Trailer leads to a real engagement

2. Graffiti Proposal

3. Underwater proposal

4. Crazy marriage proposal

The Do's and Dont's of South Florida Weddings

Here's what to do, according to Myrna Swire:
1. Always have fans or some sort of air-conditioning. Florida in the summer is beautiful, but it also can get up to degrees above 100.
2. Always, always, always have a backup plan in case of rain. Most resorts and hotels have some sort of indoor ballroom that can always be used in case of rain.
3. Make sure you have a roof in any sort of manner. There may be afternoon sun showers. Most bands also have clauses in their contracts that prohibit their instruments from getting wet. So you always have to have cover for them.


Here is what not to do:
1. Because it is hurricane season, don't underestimate the weather. Hurricanes can form within a matter of days.
2. Do your photos on the beach earlier in the morning when it's not too hot and not raining so that you'll have the ocean in your photos, but don't rely on the sun-shining at 4 p.m. before your ceremony
3. As much as you've dreamt of an ocean ceremony, don't have a wedding on the beach in the summer.

Don't let this happen to you!

The Best Wedding Hair for You

Who says up-do's are the only way to go? More and more brides are choosing to literally let their hair down on their wedding day. Here are some of the best up and coming, and simple, styles we have seen:

1. Try a style that is down and to the side like Carrie Underwood in this picture. If you need more inspiration, this seems to be Carrie's go-to hair style so there is plenty of photos for you to work with. The simple nature of the style allows you to play up more with your gown in terms of jewelry and maybe a veil. To turn it up a little, add more curls and volume than Carrie's sleek hair.

2. If you have shorter hair, have your stylist smooth it out in a sleek, voluminous style - especially if you are having a beach wedding where your curls aren't going to hold in the heat anyway. A simple hairspray will keep this style looking great through your ceremony, reception and beyond. Cameron Diaz, below, shows that straight hair can be more formal than you think.

3. Do you absolutely need to have your hair up at your wedding? If this is the case make sure to go with a simple up-do with lots of volume. Don't add too many accessories or it can become distracting, especially if you already have a veil on your head.

 4. Princess Kate herself went very simple with her hair on her wedding day. Her dark brown hair seems as though it was taken through a large barreled curling iron and was sprayed just so it could look good under her crown. Get more tips on how to get her hair at: http://www.bellasugar.com/Kate-Middleton-Wedding-Hair-16116533

 5. If you have short hair, there is a way for it to be curly at your wedding without looking too large for life. Eva Longoria's delicate curls like the ones shown below are a perfect look for a wedding day. Have your hair stylist use hot rollers to give your hair body.

Honeymoon Finder Quiz

Can't quite figure out where to Honeymoon? Myrna Swire has found a quiz via Brides.com to help you out with the choice.

Visit: http://www.brides.com/honeymoons/honeymoon-trip-finder

Why have a destination wedding?

Why should you have a destination wedding? Better yet, why does South Florida make an ideal place to step away from it all and get married?

First off, destination weddings are virtually stress-free. Sure you won't get the opportunity to go to the location every other day to help you to visualize your wedding, but a great wedding planner, like Myrna Swire, can help to solve that problem all together. With a destination wedding, the world seems to be your oyster. There are no confines of what your family wants you to do or where they want you to get married in your hometown. The place is a blank slate for everyone involved.

Additionally, destination weddings serve as a once in a lifetime opportunity to reunite family and friends. These people can enjoy a vacation together while spending the time to celebrate you and your wonderful marriage.

Strangely, destination weddings can also save you money. Sure, there is usually airfare involved, but the select number of people that will choose to come to your wedding will make for a more intimate wedding, thus you will have more money leftover to enhance your wedding day.

Need some ideas for places to get married in South Florida?
Check out some of our favorites -
1. The Breakers, Palm Beach
http://www.thebreakers.com/weddings/

2. The Boca Raton Resort and Club

Jessica, the bride, at a wedding planned by Myrna Swire that took place at the Boca Raton Resort and Club

http://www.bocaresort.com/

3. The Colony, Palm Beach

http://www.thecolonypalmbeach.com/Weddings/

4. Little Palm Island Resort and Spa

Photo courtesy of New Ground Photo

http://www.littlepalmisland.com/

5. The Marriott of Singer Island

A wedding planned by Myrna Swire

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pbisg-palm-beach-marriott-singer-island-beach-resort-and-spa/

Roses and lilies and orchids, oh my! Your guide to summer wedding flowers.

Some flowers are only available in the summer season for your wedding. But in my eyes, they are also the most beautiful. Here is your guide to the most beautiful flowers of the summer season:
1. Roses are available year-round. They set the standard for wedding flowers.

2. Lilies are available in the summer and are always a beautiful match in terms of color for brides. According to FiftyFlowers.com "The Standard White Calla Lily is one of the brides most popular choices year around." Casablanca lilies and stargazer lilies are also in season and are very beautiful.

3. Orchids are also a popular wedding flower. In one wedding planned by Myrna Swire of It's Your Party the bride wore purple orchids in her hair. They can also make beautiful center pieces and bouquets.




4. Gladiolus are in season and come in a wide variety of colors. They would be perfect to adorn a wedding arch or a beautiful ballroom.

To accessorize your flowers you can add paper cutouts or sparkles to your arrangements. Paper butterflies make a great addition to any arrangement. Or try something that Myrna Swire has done in the past, work your flowers around branches to make a fuller arrangement.

Weddings by Color

Want a pink wedding, an orange wedding, a blue wedding? You can have a wedding with a theme color without it being tacky. Here are some photos of some things Myrna can help you with.

Pink:

Blue:

Green:

Orange:

So long to long! Short wedding dresses galore.

Summer is the perfect time to go to new lengths on your wedding dress. Here are some of our favorite short wedding dresses for the summer.

Dress by Marchesa

Dress by Modern Trousseau

Dress by Marchesa

Dress by Lyn Ashworth

Dress by Oscar de la Renta

Dress by Anne Barge

Dress by Anne Bowen

Dress by JLM Couture