Beautiful Gift Bags

Last weekend Marcy and Brian were married at the Conservatory on the Biltmore Estate. They planned a wonderful weekend for their guests starting with fabulous gift bags in each room at the Cedar Crest Inn and finishing with an elegant dinner reception in the Conservatory on the Biltmore Estate. The couple tied everything together with an exquisite art deco/art nouveau theme. The groom himself designed the save the date cards and invitations.

I will post more wedding pictures later, but for now, here are some pictures of the gift bags. The bags are stuffed full of fun Asheville Chamber items, snacks, the Festival of Flowers Rose wine from Biltmore and chocolate from Van's Chocolates in Hendersonville. One guest told me the truffles were so delicious that she hid her box away in a drawer. The bags (and boxes for the children) were assembled and made beautiful by Carolina Party and Paper. Heather is so talented--I can't wait for our next project together.

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Occasions by Emily has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent of WeddingWire’s vendor community, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. That means Occasions by Emily is one of the very best wedding and event planning companies.

Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews.

“We are excited to launch this annual award program to honor high-performing vendors based solely on the experiences of our WeddingWire community,” according to Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “This year’s recipients have set the bar high, exhibiting excellent service and expertise in the wedding industry.”

Occasions by Emily would like to thank past clients for speaking on my behalf and helping me win the 2009 Bride’s Choice Award!