New Celebrity Engagements!!

Happy New Year!! We are excited for what 2012 will bring to us here at AART Event Planning. We ended 2011's blog with Top Celebrity Weddings of 2011 so it's only fitting that our first blog of the new year is all about the engagements that just happened over the holiday's....since there were so many!

Actress Jessica Biel and the man of many talents Justin Timberlake are finally getting married! After an on-again, off-again four year relationship, Justin popped the question in the mountains of Jackson, Wyoming.

Christmas was even brighter for Michael Jordan. He proposed to his girlfriend of three years Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto.

NBA star LeBron James popped the question to his longtime girlfriend and high school sweetheart Savannah Brinson on New Year's Eve at a party at a nightclub in Miami, Florida. The Miami Heat star later said, "My girl, she's very excited."

Mario Lopez kicked off the New Year by propsoing to his girlfriend Courtney Mazza in Mexico. You can watch the proposal tonight on "Extra"!!

Private Practice star Audra McDonald announced on Twitter that she is engaged to Broadway actor Will Swenson on New Year's Day. In her tweet, she wrote "Best New Year's Day ever. Ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever."

Aretha Franklin announced on Monday that she is engaged to longtime friend William Wilkerson. The couple plans to marry this summer in Miami Beach, Florida. Joking about marrying again for the third time, she stated: "No, I'm not pregnant."

John Legend proposed to his girlfriend, Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen. Now that is one beautiful couple making beautiful music together!

Is it true what they say about third time's a charm?? Let's hope so for Steven Tyler! He proposed to his longtime girlfriend Erin Brady over the Christmas holiday.

It was one merry Christmas in the McConaughey household! He asked Camila Alves, the mother of his two children Levi 3 and Vida who will turn 2 this month, to be his wife.

XOXO,

Aelicia & Rachael

Yay!! You're Engaged...What's Next???

If you are one of the lucky couples that just got engaged this holiday weekend, Congratulations!! This is such an exciting time for you, your fiance, family and friends. Now that you have made all your phone calls and have stopped staring at your ring (for now!!) your mind goes to Now What??!!

We thought we would help you with that. Here are a few tips that we have given to past couples:

1) Head over to your salon and get that manicure! You will be showing off that ring to the stranger walking down the street so it only makes sense to make sure your nails look great!

2) Make it official. After you have left that salon, break out the camera and take a beautiful picture with you and your new fiance and send it to the paper. Then make sure you grab a copy when the announcement comes out!

3) Create your budget. This is one of the most important, and all be it scary, first wedding decision you will make. You want to agree on a number that you are both comfortable with and then.....

4) Prioritize what is most important to you! Do you absolutely need a band over a DJ or is there a venue that you have dreamt about since you were little? This information becomes very helpful when you start to distribute your funds to each category.

5) Contact us! You finally have calmed down, a little, from the excitement of when you said yes, you've set your budget and now you have no idea where to start. Hiring an experienced Wedding Planner will keep you on your budget as well as referring vendors that fit your style and budget. We can help you come up with a design concept and our design team at AART Designs can create invitations and other wedding day stationery that will reflect you and your wedding's style (and not to mention saving you some money by going with our design team!). We are here to make your visions become a reality. Contact us at 201-873-4921, 201-315-8747 or email us at info@aarteventplanning.com to set up your complimentary consultation and let us show you how we can help make your event a work of AART!

Congratulations again and we look forward to hearing from you!!

XOXO,

Aelicia & Rachael