What is one of the first questions we see when you first start planning your wedding or event? 💍
“Where do I even start?!”
Fortunately, we have amazing planners we work with, such as Nathalie with @averylovelywedding_ , who share their insights with us! 📝
Nathalie’s advice?
Start with the big vendors: your venue, your caterer, your photographer, your wedding or event planner…
Take a break (depending on how long your engagement or planning season is). 😌
Then, a few months out, focus more on the design details. It’s helpful to go into the planning process with a ‘philosophical’ design in mind, such as, “I want a winter wonderland theme,” or, “I want a casual backyard feel for my wedding,” as that will help you with choose the big vendors.
But as for the smaller details that will bring your philosophical design to life? Leave those for a few months out from your wedding date. ⏰
Otherwise, it’s very easy to change your mind a hundred times about the finer details when you have a long time to still decide. And you’ll drive yourself (and likely your family and vendors 😆) crazy in the process! 🌺
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It’s #ThreeTipsThursday and we’re not holding back! 🙌
Hot take from our interview with the amazing @averylovelywedding_, who dropped some invaluable knowledge bombs for our couples and events hosts:
“Only DIY your wedding…if you’re already a crafter.”
Otherwise, DIY-ing can end up costing you just as much as hiring the vendor in both money AND time. 😳
I don’t know about you, but I didn’t think about it from that perspective until I was two months out from our wedding last year and feeling SO stressed. 🥴
Read this month’s ‘Three Tips Thursday’ at the link below to all catch the helpful wedding planning tips from Nathalie that will save you costly mistakes and headaches! 💸
https://www.thegardenswm.com/three-tips-thursday-vol-12-a-very-lovely-wedding/
Photos 📸: @sebastiani_studios
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“Not the whiskey you want but the water you need.” -Rupi Kaur
Couldn’t think of a better analogy for friendship. 💕
Cover photo: @michelleandpetephotofilm
#friends #bridetribe #bridesmaids #weddingparty #groomsmen #WeberManorEvents
And these colors that @angievictoriah came up with…😍🔥✨
Coordinator: @averylovelywedding_
Florals: @orchidsbylupe
Cake: @sugarella_bakeshop
Photographer: @crystalphotographyllc
Venue: @thegardenswm
Tent + Tableware: @cachetentsandevents
Couple: @angievictoriah @rickybobbyflay
#weddingcolors #weddinginspo #burgundywedding #pinkwedding #weddingcakedesign #gardenvenue #miamiweddings #WeberManorEvents #theGoWM
I was listening to the betchesbrides podcast this morning, and it reminded me of the option to do a cocktail-style reception rather than a whole sit-down dinner. 🍤
This can save money in two big ways:
1️⃣ Venue: when couples choose to do a cocktail-style reception, we provide the venue for four hours instead of six and offer a nice discount off our regular pricing. Still plenty of time to celebrate with loved ones but without the larger price tag!
2️⃣ Catering: serving passed or stationary appetizers is a cost-effective way to feed guests and eliminate the cost of full meals.
If you’re on a tight budget but have a large guest list you can’t seem to narrow down, this can be a great way to save some money while still celebrating your love! ❤️
Follow us for more wedding and event tips! 📝
Cover photo 📸: @michelleandpetephotofilm
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Gold accents and red roses. 🌹 Beauty and the Beast vibes, anyone?! We’re all about that fairytale wedding! ✨
Planner: @mateusalmeida.c
Decorator: @pbeachevents
Venue: @thegardenswm
Catering: @brancarestaurante.f
Staffing: @dri_reel2009
Couple: @_carolmss @jeveux_pablo
#fairytalewedding #beautyandthebeastwedding #gardenvenue #miamiweddings #WeberManorEvents #theGoWM
We LOVE a timeless and elegant wedding. With an abundance of surrounding nature 🌱, simple white and green decor creates an elevated garden feel for a classic fairytale wedding. 🧚
Cover photo: @zoeb.ph
Decor: @imthatweddingplanner
Venue: @thegardenswm
Tent: @cachetentsandevents
Staff: @insta_servers_deluxe
Couple: @beckythehairstylist_
#timelesswedding #classicwedding #elegantrusticwedding #gardenwedding #outdoorvenuemiami #weddingvenuemiami #weddingvenuesouthflorida #webermanorevents #thegowm
While we don’t have too many weddings here during the actual summer months because of Florida’s weather, it doesn’t mean you can’t still have a summer wedding! ☀️
This beautifully eclectic wedding, designed by @maxi.luque for his sister, captured the summer essence flawlessly.
Citrus fruits. Bright colors. Intimate family time. The perfect summer recipe. 🍊
With summer comes our “off” season. A time when we can catch up on projects and admin work and find a little time to spend with the family! 😉
Here are just some of the things on our summer to-do list:
✔️ Finish the Tribute Library
✔️ Finish the bar
✔️ Landscape maintenance
✔️ Take inventory + create inventory site
✔️ Streamline our admin to provide better services
✔️ Host a couple of styled shoots for inspo
And we are working on something really big that we’ll be announcing at a later date! 💫
Cover photo 📷: @spencerlucasphoto
#fbf to February 2022, shortly after we’d planted the 1,000+ plants inside the Infinity Gardens. 🌱
To today, where a lot of our bamboo is already 20-30 ft tall. 🎍
We often get asked WHY we started a venue. While we have a lot of reasons, the magic we get to experience, between growth of the plants to the love shared by families and friends on their most special days, tops the list. 🍒
#weddingvenue #buildingavenue #weddingdaylove #gardenvenue #gardenvenuemiami #plantsmakepeoplehappy #WeberManorEvents #theGoWM
We want to get better about showing off the variety of color palettes we’ve seen our couples and party hosts utilize because they are ALL gorgeous! 🤩
This was a baby shower from last fall at the venue that incorporated this stunning color of blue into their decor. 💙
What colors are you using for your special occasion?
Cover photo 📷: @beckyleephotography
Decor 🌺: @carolinaraggioli
Rentals 🪑: @mkmusicandevents
#babyshower #blueaccentcolor #blueevents #bluebabyshower #weddingcolor #miamiweddingvenue #miamigardenvenue #southfloridaweddings #WeberManorEvents #theGoWM
✨ Personal story ✨
My grandma, who had been looking forward to my wedding for YEARS, caught Covid two days before and couldn’t get on her flight from Ohio to Florida to attend our wedding in person. That news was devastating. 💔
However, she decided to use her flight credit and fly down to Florida a few weeks ago by herself, despite not having flown in decades and not being able to get around too well by herself.
The weekend she visited was one of the best weekends I’ve had in recent memory (and I’ve been blessed with many beautiful weekends). Having that one-on-one time with her was invaluable as I was able to learn more about her life and our family in those couple of days than in the entire last decade. Independent, determined, loyal…I now see where I get a lot of my attributes from.
And luckily, our friends and talented photographers @robandalecaptures were able to help us surprise her last-minute with a photoshoot, where I put on my wedding dress and Mike put on his suit so we could get the photos with her that we weren’t able to at our wedding. These memories are eternal and the meaning, immeasurable.
Thank you @robandalecaptures for capturing these moments for us so perfectly. 😭
Side note: This is also why we include in all our wedding packages, an extra 2 hours to come to the venue - before or after your wedding day - to get those important photos you might not be able to on your actual wedding day.
It’s also why we have a wifi access point in the venue so you can stream your wedding for any loved ones who can’t make it in person.
And since our dog wasn’t invited to our wedding, we were also able to get pictures with her. 🤍
