Addie Mac. Events

15/04/2024

✨ Save this so you are ready to have every stunning detail of your big day captured!

📸 Here’s a checklist to ensure you have everything ready for your photographer for perfect and sentimental flat lay photos:

• Rings & Ring Box
• Shoes
• Accessories, Jewelry, Watch
• Cuff Links
• Lipstick
• Sentimental items
• Flask or beverage of choice
• Veil
• Cigar & Lighter
• Tie or Pocket Square
• Boutonnière
• Fruit- dried or fresh
• Perfume or Cologne
• Tokens that help you tell the story of your location (think seashells or pearls for a beach wedding or a deck of cards in Vegas)
• Ribbon or fabric swatch to bring in your colors
• Invitation suite
• Wax seals & stamp
• Vintage stamps
• Family heirlooms
• Ornate trays
• Guest favor
• Vow books
• A few extra flowers from your florist
• Something borrowed/blue/old/new

Make a note to pack a separate box or bag with flat lay items that are relevant to your day that your photographer can play around with. Some photographers pack their own flat lay kits so check in with them to see if that’s an option and what it includes.

19/03/2024

Let’s address an internal bride struggle: Does your bridal party need to be an even number, or should it match your significant other’s? 🤔

Here’s the scoop: While symmetry is visually appealing, there are no hard rules! Whether you opt for balance or prioritize including your nearest and dearest, the choice is yours. If asymmetry makes your skin crawl then make sure you have even numbers on both sides so you and your significant other are always framed in the middle! If you have never once thought about it then you do you boo😘💖

Ps: I had an odd number of bridesmaids AND more than my partner AND we still love our photos asymmetry and all☺️

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all xoxo the Fabers 🤍

14/12/2023

True Story - I just love my clients! Being a Wedding Coordinator is such a dream job. Leaving a wedding I always feel so blessed by the people I was able to meet. My couples are always the sweetest and saying goodbye is so bitter-sweet. Their families and friends are always so supportive and ready to lend a helping hand to make their day perfect. The vendors are true joys to work with and always make my couples feel like kings and queens. It’s a crazy and awesome concept to see how people truly come together to support the ones they love. Wedding are my favorite example of just that! All the love to my couples past present and future 😘

29/10/2023

Floral installations are always a good idea✨

When working on your wedding design think of investing in big statement pieces in high-traffic areas. This beautiful hanging install was the featured piece in the middle of the reception hall over the head table. Guests were able to enjoy it all night and the Edisto lights created a beautiful ambiance that was so memorable!

25/10/2023

I am seeing all the movie bucket lists for Halloween and Christmas - but what about a movie list for your Bridal Era✨🍾

Grab your partner or bridesmaids and cuddle up for a movie marathon🍿🎬 sure to get you wedding ready!

1. Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement
2. Parent Trap (let us never forget the expectations this movie set for trying on wedding dresses 🙌)
3. Runaway Bride
4. Bride Wars
5. 27 Dresses
6. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
7. Father of the Bride
8. The Proposal
9. Bridesmaids
10. Sweet Home Alabama
11. Princess Bride
12. The Wedding Singer
13. Mama Mia
14. The Wedding Planner
15. Love Actually
16. The Wedding Year
17. What Happens in Vegas
18. Monster in Law
19. The 5 Year Engagement
20. The Vow

24/09/2023

Let’s talk linens! I love a fun textured or patterned linen. It can add so much to your space and easily elevate your event. The only down side is they tend to come with a higher price tag. If you want to make a statement while sticking to your budget try a bold pattern linen on accent tables like standing cocktails or bistro tables, your sweetheart table, cake table, or gift or guest book table.

09/05/2023

Santara Flowers works pure magic✨

17/04/2023

Little mistakes or hiccups throughout the wedding day kind of just come with the territory…

I’ve seen a case of white wine accidentally stored in a freezer instead of a fridge🍾, wedding rings accidentally get dropped by the ring bearer 🙃, or Unity Ceremony candles refusing to light and stay lit while on a windy mountain side.

Letting go of the idea and stress of “perfection” on your wedding day is something that is a really difficult concept. Currently as a bride I can’t say I am succeeding in that category but I’m working toward it!

One thing to always remember are the awesome friends and family you have in your corner ready to support you before, during, and after your wedding day! People are always more willing to lend a hand than you might think. A little ask goes a long way. Surround yourself with people who will help you laugh through it and create memories.

PS: Always bring hurricane votives or chimneys if utilizing candles at outdoor ceremonies😊

05/04/2023

Wedding lingo you need to know! Catering addition🥗🍝🎂🍽️🥂

Impress your caterer with your advance catering vocab 💁🏻‍♀️

Canapé: a small, bite-size snack that is usually served on a piece of bread or cracker topped with various savory or sweet ingredients.

Crudité: a platter of fresh veggies and dip served as an appetizer.

A la Carte: each menu item, it’s priced individually as opposed to an entire menu for one fixed price.

Corkage: a fee charged per bottle for opening and serving wine brought in by the client.

Dueling Menus: this is another term for split entrées instead of having an 8oz steak you can have a 4oz steak and a 4oz piece of fish. Think surf and turf.

19/12/2022

Let's hear it for the boys!🎶

Timeline Tip: Whenever possible I always try and have my groom and groomsmen arrive at the venue as late as possible. Ladies are used to getting ready for hours, chatting, and having girl time. Guys on the other hand...need a little more freedom.

Consider creating their own separate timeline with an activity planned. Let them have a later morning and sleep in, send them out to breakfast or lunch, or organize a corn hole tournament at your Airbnb. Mini activities are great - anything to discourage boredom-induced drinking. Not like that is ever a concern I have with groomsmen or anything...🙃

Pick a reasonable time for arrival at the venue. Be sure to let them know if you expect them to be dressed and ready or if they need to bring their suit and belongings to finish up in the groom's suite. I like to keep my guys moving as soon as they arrive! Only down time is about 30-45 mins prior to the ceremony to rest and relax.

15/10/2022

🚨Interrupting your regularly scheduled (other peoples love story🥰) content🚨

I’m going to be a bride! I officially understand everyone’s pain of the dreaded question - “so when’s the wedding??”

10/10/2022

That moment when you know she’s all your’s🤍

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20/07/2022

Wedding Weather Pro Tip🌥☀️🌧❄️
Now no one can predict the weather - BUT one thing you should always do is check the online Farmers Almanac for the weather history on your wedding date (or potential date if you haven’t booked your venue).

I always do this for my brides! I look at least three years back and I also check out the day before and after. This isn’t fool proof - especially if you are getting married in the mountains but it’s a great place to start. Temperature is pretty accurate and is great if your wedding is in-between seasons to have a good idea if you should plan for colder or warmer weather. Aka should you rent heaters, have a fire pit, buy program fans, etc. 🤔

It will also give you precipitation💦measurements and wind 💨speed!

Of course my biggest advice for weather is to book a venue with a Plan B option that you also love! This way if weather effects your day it won’t ruin it!

16/07/2022

When you think cake is overrated you call 💁🏻‍♀️☎️🍦

10/07/2022

Surrounded by friends, family, flowers and love🤍 Just how we like it!

10/03/2022

A subtle reminder⏰ to always plan a moment alone on your wedding day. Your wedding day is full of so much love and emotion but don’t forget to soak it all in with the one that means the most🤍

✨Ways to have that perfect moment✨

1. Do a first look or a first touch
2. Read your vows to each other in private
3. Schedule 15 mins before your reception to have a moment alone in your bridal suite. This is the perfect chance to be alone and prep yourself for a full night of celebration.
4. Set your sweetheart table far away from the crowd. Enjoy your first meal as a married couple alone (could be at your ceremony site, a lofted area, outdoors, or another location at your venue)
5. Sneak away for sunset photos
6. Share a private final dance
7. Have a get away car

04/02/2022

My two favorite businesses all wrapped up into one! Go get your valentine💘 the best flowers💐 of their life and get yourself a six-pack🍺 for planning ahead!

Only a few days left to pre-order flowers for Valentine’s for this year’s pop-up at 3 Doors Down Beverage Co.🤍

https://www.santaraflowers.com/st-valentines-flowers/pre-order-valentines-arrangement

12/12/2021

When the view just speaks for its self

01/11/2021

Happy Halloween, lovers!🖤🖤

01/11/2021

27/10/2021

14/10/2021

A little fall 🍂🍁wedding inspo I like to call “more bang for your buck”

Run - don’t walk to Lowe’s or your local nursery and grab some mums! They will easily elevate the look of your aisle and won’t break the bank. After the ceremony these can be moved to the reception as added decor, used as “thank you” gifts for helpful family and friends, or you can use them to decorate your front porch!

02/10/2021

Dark, edgy, alternative - but make it bridal🌚🥀

21/09/2021

Having a ring bearer or a flower girl is always a good idea. Regardless if they actually walk down the aisle or if they completely do their own thing - they are the cutest. Case in point.

08/02/2021

"So build me up, buttercup, don't break my heart"🎶⁠⁠
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Every time I see this photo I immediately think of that song! All the light, buttery, yellows🌼 that flowed throughout this July wedding - not to mention the very high temperatures that had us quite literally melting like butter🧈
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But have you ever actually paid attention to the words? Or read the lyrics? Not the sweetest love song💛 Really it's just a song about being . So for the sake of this beautiful photo let's just focus on the catchy melody😂

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