Matthew McConaughey is officially off the market!

And the world is filled with girls crying everywhere...including ourselves! Matthew McConaughey wed his longtime girlfriend Camila Alves at their home in Austin, Texas in front of 120 guests, which included Reese Witherspoon and Woody Harrelson.

The couple's children played a big role: Levi served as ring bearer and Vida was the flower girl. Matthew just looked too yummy for words and Camila, gorgeous as always, wore a hand stitched (and blessed) dress! What do you think of her gown?

Congratulations to the happy couple!

XOXO,
Aelicia & Rachael

Happy Father's Day

We know we couldn't do half of what we do without the love and support of our amazing husbands! We want to wish them and all the father's out there a Happy Father's Day!

XOXO,
Aelicia & Rachael

AART Event Planning & Mission: Small Business

We cannot say it enough how blessed we are to do be able to do what we love to do. But we can always do more and AART Event Planning has a lot of ideas! That's why we were so excited when we heard about Chase and Living Social teaming together to give out grants for small businesses, but we need your help!

We need to reach 250+ votes to be considered and we know with the strong fan base we have and our lovely friends and family, we can get there. The catch? We only have until June 30th to get in all the votes!!

So please click here and login and vote to support us! Just enter AART Event Planning in the business section and click on NJ and cast your vote. It's that simple!

We thank you all for you love and support. You inspire us every day and we only hope that we can keep inspiring you for years to come!!

XOXO,
Aelicia & Rachael

Summer Wedding Bouquets

We love Wedding Wire so when we get there newsletter we just have to share it with you! Take a look at their choices, 38 to be exact, of beautiful summer bouquets for your wedding! We loved them all we couldn't pick our favorite! Do you have one? 

Take A Peek Here!

XOXO,

Aelicia & Rachael

The Do's and Don'ts for a Summer Wedding or Event

As we officially marked the start of summer on Memorial Day we need to think about those Summer weddings or events that are fast approaching. Here is a little list of some Do's and Don'ts to think about:

Do send out Save-The-Dates. Summer is a big time for vacations so make sure you give your guests some notice.

Don't have your event start midday. This is prime time for the sun making it very uncomfortable for your guests. They will have a hard time enjoying your event if they're sweating and overheating. Instead, start late afternoon to early evening.

Do remember the sunblock and bug spray. No bride wants to look back at her pictures and see herself burned because she wasn't prepared. A good item to also have on hand for you and your guests are parasols. They make great sun protection, you can match them to your wedding colors and those pictures would look amazing! It makes for a great favor for your guests too. What's not a good favor for your guests are those bug bites. If you have bug spray accessible for your guests, they will thank you. Think of these items as a must for your bridal kit that day.

Don't serve heavy food. Eating heavy on a hot day will never sit well with anyone. Instead take this opportunity to do something different. Incorporate the traditional BBQ food or perhaps have appetizers served through your entire event. Items like bruschetta or shrimp skewers being passed around to your guests will keep your guests full and happy!

Do think of your bridal attire. What bride doesn't want to look beautiful on her wedding day? But dripping sweat and being uncomfortable because your wearing a gorgeous ball gown is not cute! Think of light, silky flowing fabrics for your dress. Still must have that ball gown? Wear it during the ceremony and then switch into the lighter dress for the reception. What bride wouldn't want two wedding dresses anyway!!?? For the groom, linen suits are always very chic. As for the bridal party, tea length dresses for the girls are a must. Again, think of those lighter fabrics for them. For the men, again they will look great in the linen suit or in true beach wedding fashion, have them in khaki pants and a light button down shirt. If you want to go completely non traditional, have the guys in linen or khaki shorts. Your day, your rules!

Don't go crazy with your hairstyle. Yes every bride looks beautiful with long flowing hair and a veil. A summer wedding is your opportunity to pull your hair back in a beautiful chignon or the very popular fishtail braid, as seen in last month's blog on Summer hair trends. Forgo the veil too. Your whole look should be nice and airy.

Do serve a light non alcoholic drink while your guests arrive. Having a lemonade station with mason jars filled with lemonade and straws to match back to your wedding colors will definitely wow your guests. And they will thank you for that while they patiently wait to see you walk down that aisle!

Now you have all the tips to pull off an amazing summer affair! Have something you'd like to add? Post your comment on our blog. We'd love to hear from you too!

XOXO,
Aelicia & Rachael