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May 2008

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I just wanted to post some additional info for those of you who are planning on attending Sunday's bridal show! 🙂 We have almost 400 RSVPs already so we're expecting a great turn out! 🙂

1. Location/Parking Info – Allisonville Nursery is located at: 11405 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038. There will be police officers directing traffic at the entrance and should the parking lot be full, we have overflow lots set up across the street in the medical plaza and behind Taco Bell to the north of the nursery. Allisonville Road is an extremely busy street so use caution when crossing and allow the officers to direct you across the street. The show runs from 3-7 p.m. so plan to spend at least an hour or two there on Sunday.

2. Gift Bag Information – Every hour on the hour we will be handing out gift bags to the first 50 brides through the front door! These blue beach bags are filled with approximately $1,500 in giveaways, gift cards, coupons and wedding-related freebies! Make sure you're in line at the top of each hour (3 p.m, 4 p.m, 5 p.m or 6 p.m.) to have a better chance at receiving one of the gift bags. The registration lines will be split in two this Sunday, one will be for the brides who RSVP'd (if you haven't RSVP'd, CLICK HERE now!) and the other will be for the brides who did not RSVP. This should help you get through the line quicker since you will not be asked to fill out all of the info you filled out online through the RSVP link. You will need to have your name checked off of our RSVP list and you will receive a sticker to wear indicating that you are the bride and then you'll be finished with the registration process. We're expecting a heavy crowd at the beginning of the show so if you plan to arrive towards the beginning, we suggest that you arrive at 2:30 to get in line. We will allow brides to begin registering at 2:45 to help everyone get through the door quickly at 3 p.m.

3. Booth Giveaways – Although you won't have to fill out your information at the registration table again if you've already RSVP'd, many vendors will have additional giveaways at their individual booths. Save yourself a lot of time and make pre-printed labels before this weekend! Here's what typically needs to be on your label: Bride's name, Groom's name, address, city, state, zip, phone number (if you want to be called), a valid e-mail address (a MUST!) and your wedding date. A few vendors may ask for more specific information which you can write in as needed but that will save you a lot of time.

4. What to Bring – Bring a notebook, pen and a small digital camera with you so that you can take pictures of unique ideas and write down who you want to contact after the show. Sometimes after you've seen many vendors, they all start to look alike and afterwards, you may forget who was who! Also, bring your calendar with you if you'd like to book appointments at the show and bring your check book or credit card if you plan on securing services at the show. Every vendor is a little different when it comes to booking at the shows but at Erin Hession Photography, we typically do not book weddings on the spot because we want to meet with you and make sure that we are a good fit (style and personality) for each of our clients, rather than booking dates in a frenzy. Once the show is over though, we usually have many brides e-mailing and calling for appointments and a lot of the brides have the same wedding dates. Since we only take on one wedding per day though, you'll want to book an appointment ASAP afterwards so that you'll be more likely to be able to reserve your date with us and many other vendors.

5. What to Wear – Wear comfortable shoes! 🙂 (Comfort outweighs the "cute factor" when choosing shoes for Sunday ladies!) Even though Allisonville Nursery is a smaller venue, you'll probably be doing a lot of walking and standing so wear comfy shoes that day. Also, leave your coat in the car if possible. It will be one less thing to carry around since you'll be coming out with lots of bags of samples, brochures and information.

6. What to Do – Talk to vendors & have fun! Most of the food & beverages will be located inside the nursery (we will also have chilled bottled water stations for you) so fill up and then head out to the tent where dozens more wedding professionals will be awaiting your arrival! Plan to stop by our booth, we'll be in the tent near Beach Bum Vacation's booth and we're looking forward to meeting all of you!

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On 5/18 we celebrated my mom's graduation with a small party at her house and then we all went out to the Cheesecake Factory afterwards, it was a busy weekend of celebrations! 🙂 My grandparents came over from Terre Haute and we all took pictures with mom…even her dog Mandy wanted to be in the pictures! My mom found this cute little dog graduation outfit at Build-A-Bear for her but she wiggled too much to keep the hat on for very long. LOL

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The typical Mandy pose…ever since mom brought her home, she's been laying on her shoulder like this. Isn't it precious?! 🙂  

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Congratulations mom!! We're so proud of you!!! 🙂  

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She found this Mandy look alike cake at Marsh, complete with a food and water bowl! Apparently there were two cupcakes under all of that icing. LOL 

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LOL She started out sniffing it to check it out and quickly realized it was edible. 🙂  

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John & I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary the weekend before last (5/17) by taking the whole weekend off and booking a suite at the Westin downtown. 🙂 The coolest part was that we think we ended up with the same suite as our wedding night from five years ago, what's the chance of that?! 😀 We checked in on Friday night and had dinner downtown and came back to a surprise in our room…my dad knew we were staying there for the weekend and ended up surprising us by working with the concierge before our arrival to take care of our entire weekend stay and even had them add in some chocolate covered strawberries and goodies in our room! It was SO SWEET and unexpected!! (Thanks again dad!!) 😉 

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For our anniversary, John made me an incredible album of the first five years of our marriage together which featured all of the major events in our lives. He brought his laptop with him so that I could see the album spreads and make any changes – he's got some amazing design skills! 🙂 He totally made me cry when I realized what he did. Going through the last 5 years of my image CDs without me knowing is a huge feat in itself but aside from my dad making me an album from an awesome vacation we went on together when I was little, no one else has ever made me an album!

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One of my gifts to John was from the famous Holy Cow, Cupcakes! He LOVES the "Erin" cupcake (of course) so I had Karen make enough Erin cupcakes to spell out "Happy Anniversary" and ones with our initials and the five year anniversary date. He loved them! 

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On Saturday afternoon, we saw this wedding party in carriages turning down towards the government center from our window view. (If this is your wedding, contact me! I'll email you the pics!) LOL 🙂 

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John made dinner reservations at my favorite Clay Terrace restaurant, Kincaid's. They have the absolute BEST chicken dijon dish that I've ever tasted in my life. 🙂 

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And Sunday morning before checking out, I took some pics of the fantastic view. It was such a gorgeous day outside!!  

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We photographed Natalie & David's fantastic wedding & reception on 5/10 at Roberts Park United Methodist and their reception was at Scottish Rite in downtown Indy. We started the day with some getting ready pictures at the Westin….Natalie's ring was gorgeous and very deserving of some fun pics! 🙂

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David sure knew how to surprise his bride that day! I LOVED the diamond heart tennis bracelet he bought her – wow!! 🙂

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LOL! 

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Natalie had a gorgeous gown with beautiful bead work, check it out! 

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STUNNING!!! 

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We loved her flowers too…I just happened to have the fisheye on me when we placed her bouquet in the corner of the window and I wondered what that angle would look like – definitely a new fave! 🙂 

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"I do!" 🙂  

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Isn't he adorable?!? Melissa grabbed this shot while I hid out with the bride and groom for a few minutes after the ceremony…

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This one is for all of David's groomsmen! LOL (Natalie couldn't turn her back for even a second that day, huh?) 😉 What a funny bunch of guys! 🙂 LOVED IT! 

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Gorgeous!  

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We took a few pics with them outside of Scottish Rite before the reception…the wind started to kick up and we got some AMAZING veil shots!  

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Here's our handsome groom just chillin' before the reception….

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And happy to be married to his best friend 😉 Awwww….

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They are so adorably cute together! 🙂  

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Natalie & her dad… 

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Yum!  

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Thanks for a great time you guys! More pics coming soon! 🙂