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Jai Girard – Wedding Photographer Bends Creative Curve

jlee — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:46:20 +0000

Jai Girard has for years been described as the most innovative and talented wedding photographer in Chicago. Booked as much as two years in advance, she shows an unrelenting desire to bend the creative curve so that every picture becomes not just a chronicle of an event but the capture of a memory that will last a lifetime. She dedicates herself to finding the unique excitement between a bride and groom, has been a pioneer in urban realism, and is known for her unique understanding of the understated simplicity of a wedding’s emotion.

StrictlyWeddings.com is thrilled to add Jai as one of our Chicago partners. Visit her page on StrictlyWeddings.com or her web site.

Valentine’s Bridal Promotion – Carolina Herrera – Highland Park, Dallas

jlee — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:48:52 +0000

Carolina Herrera Higland Park Village is having a Valentine’s bridal promotion on February 12th, 13th and 14th in store. We will have samples on sale for various discounts, we will have one of a kind samples from the Spring 2010 collection that are not available for order and we will be giving 10% off new orders. Please call Allison Presser at 214-219-6060 to be on the list. First come basis.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Herrera Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas

Sedona – A Honeymoon with Beauty and Serenity

jlee — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:13:47 +0000

Your StrictlyWeddings.com post is coming straight from the majesty of Sedona, Arizona.

As I’ve toured Sedona and hiked many, many miles in the beauty of the Coconino National Forest, it made me realize what a wonderful honeymoon this could make for just the right kind of couple.

The Sedona honeymoon couple needs to love fresh, crisp air (so clean there is no overwhelming fragrance), the outdoors …as there is an abundance of beautiful places to hike where you go from semi-aired foliage to forests of pine, cedar and more and appreciate the history of a great land. Although we didn’t endulge, there are so many spas you don’t know which to choose!

I dropped into the tourist center and picked up some information on Weddings…seems like there are a lot of weddings in this place. It has a lot to do with the overall spirituality of Sedona and it’s location. Yet it could just as easily make for a memorable honeymoon.

We stayed in a very nice and comfortable Hampton Inn, but there are expensive resorts and cabins by the river in Oak Creek Canyon (5 minutes away). We had several great breakfasts at the Airport restaurant on top of a Mesa – tasty and affordable w/ a great view. Splurged a few times for dinner (must reward ourselves for all those calories we hiked off!). And enjoyed window shopping (and buying a few things) and looking at the various native arts and paintings.

There are side trips close by to Flagstaff, the old mining town of Jerome and other adventures to be found. Personally, your best bet is to go when the weather is cooler (we actually had snow on one of our hikes!). So it’s a perfect honeymoon destination from January through April.

Photos courtesy of my iPhone.