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CRAVE Denver Book Launch!

Jaclyn Michelle Weddings will be features in the 1st Edition of CRAVE Denver!  This book will be a collaboration of women owned businesses in the Denver area and represents over 125 fabulous women.  Check out the press release for the official launch of the book on February 24th!

CRAVE Launches ‘The Urban Girl’s Manifesto’ 1st Edition

February, 2011 – Kicking off the new year in style, CRAVE Denver is set to launch the 1st edition of CRAVE’s signature lifestyle book, ‘The Urban Girls Manifesto’. For the woman who has everything, this book serves as a stylish guide to the best women-owned businesses in the Front Range featuring a collective of the most creative, inspiring, and hardworking female proprietors that Colorado has to offer. The CRAVE Denver guide book showcases over 125 women you need to know throughout Denver and the Front Range.

CRAVE Denver directs you to top boutiques, salons, spas, cafes, stylists, fitness studios, business coaches and more. At these locales creativity, quality, innovation, and customer service are paramount. Not only is CRAVE Denver an intelligent guidebook for those wanting to know what’s happening throughout town, it’s a directory for those who recognize, and value the contributions that spirited businesswomen make to our city.

Featured entreprenesses unique to Colorado include include Brook Eddy of Bhakti Chai, Kristen Tait of   Decade, Avie Rosacci of Rosacci’s Catering, Betsy Wiersma of Camp Experience, and Janet Rickstrew and Mary Tatum of TomBoy Tools.

Let CRAVE introduce you to a fabulous new designer, to a miracle-worker masseuse, to a confectionery queen, and to the amazing women around town who will help satisfy your next craving. Small business owner and CRAVE’s Denver Partner Mia Voss is beyond excited to bring CRAVE to her city. She is looking forward to further collaborating with the women in the book and businesses in the community.

The new CRAVE Denver books will be available to the public on February 25th . The CRAVE guide will be available for sale at all of the businesses featured in the book (http://thecravecompany.com/denver/crave-guide/where-to-buy/) as well as Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

About CRAVE
CRAVE is dedicated to supporting women-owned businesses by innovatively connecting urban gals to the sassiest, gutsiest, most inspiring people they need to know in the city. We believe in acknowledging, celebrating and passionately supporting locally owned businesses. We know that when encouraged to thrive, neighborhood establishments enhance communities.
Now prominent in US and international cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Washington DC, Vancouver, and Amsterdam, the CRAVE team is hard at work developing new CRAVE guides, bringing entreprenesses together, and spreading the word about women-owned businesses.

CRAVE Denver: The Urban Girl’s Manifesto, First Edition
• Publisher: Melody Biringer, the CRAVE company
• Publication Date: February 2011
More information is available online at: thecravecompany.com/denver
Media Contact:
Mia Voss / CRAVE Denver City Leader
mia [at] craveparty [dot] com

David Tutera by Faviana

September 22nd, David Tutera launched his celebrity wedding dress collection at Gatham Hall in New York City. The designs are based from celebrity red carpet gowns and the collection included a one-of-a-kind platinum wedding dress. The wedding dress came with a platinum veil and matching bouquet. Jewels on the gown included 10 feet of platinum chain, 33 carats of diamonds, 145.84 carats of aquamarine, white keshi pearls and was finished off with a stunning white south sea pearl pendant. David Tutera partnered with designer Faviana New York to complete this exquisite collection.

Click Here to read the press release.

Avoiding Wedding Day Problems

The best way to avoid any major problems on your big day is by hiring an experienced professional to take care of all the details and make the day as stress-free as possible.  Here are also a few extra suggestions to keep things running smoothly.

1.  Document everything you want/need to have done that day.  By giving your helpers layouts of the tables, as well as ceremony and reception layouts, you can make it easy for them to have things done the way you want them.

2.  Make a contact list of people who will be helping and someone who will be with the bride and the groom all day.  Usually this would be the Maid of Honor and Best Man.  Family contact information can also be helpful.

3.  Create a time line for the day to give to your helpers and vendors.  Make sure the vendors all know what time they will have access to the venues so they don't arrive when the buildings are still locked.

By staying as organized as possible, and making sure those helping have all the information they need.  You can have have a stress-free and happy Wedding Day!

Rocky Mountain Bridal Show - Loveland, CO

If you're engaged and still looking for vendors, don't forget to check out the Rocky Mountain Bridal Show in Loveland on Sept. 20th.  Tickets are only $5 and you'll have the opportunity to visits with vendors who deal with everything from tuxedo rentals to honeymoon travel plans.  Visit http://rockymtnbridalshow.com/ for more information about the show.


Rocky Mountain Bridal Show
Sunday, Sep 20, 2009, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa and Conference Center
4705 Clydesdale Parkway
Loveland, CO 80538

Ordering Wedding Invitations

When you’re planning a wedding, there are a lot of decisions to be made. Among those decisions will be the location, the date, and the type of service, who will be in the bridal party and who is to be invited to the wedding. Most couples struggle when it comes to deciding how many people to invite, but it is extremely typical to send an invitation to a guest you know will not be able to come to the wedding. If you order your wedding invitations to be printed, your printer will often require a minimum number of invitations to place the order to begin with. Always order at least 25 extra wedding invitations and envelopes than number of guests you are planning to invite. This can save you money in the long run to avoid extra printings if you decide to invite additional guests.

So You're Engaged!!!

The first thing every Bridal Couple should do is announce their engagement to their friends and family. If the couple is traditional, the groom-to-be has probably already asked his new father-in-law for his daughters hand. So the brides parents already know. The best way to tell your families about your engagement is in person if at all possible. Some ideas would include hosting a lunch with both sets of parents or giving them a phone call together to announce the news. The parents should ALWAYS be the first to know about the engagement. Once they both know then it would continue on to grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, other family and friends.

Amazing Dollar Store Bargains!

If you're a Bride on a budget, the dollar store could be your saving grace, if you catch the right items at the right time. You might have to make a couple of trips, but you can created beautiful $5 centerpieces by using some of their glass containers, colored rocks and some colored candles. Some other items that can be used for decorating include various fabrics, silk flowers, baskets, table cloths, potpourri, picture frames and ribbon.


Go ahead and take a look. You never know what you might find!