http://blog.myweddinghero.com Wedding Blog for Ideas, Tips and Inspiration Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:00:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I do declare! This is about the luveliest place Ah've seen to get mahrried in a whaal! Wow. I never realized how hard it is to write a southern accent, even though I hear it on a daily basis. But I digress. If you're a Gone with the Wind fan, ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/22/say-i-do-in-southern-style-at-houmas-house-plantation/ Tune In Tonight for our Radio Talk Show Wednesday @ 7pm on www.makingyoureventspeciallive.com. Tonight we will be talking to Dave of Beautiful Union Portraits, a wonderful Richmond, Va Photographer. Visit his website to see his amazing work.  He will be on tonight talking about all of the things that you need to ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/20/radio-talk-show-wednesday/ Yes, it is me your favorite Wedding Planner, Shafonne Yes, I've been gone for a while.   But I have finally returned to my home, My Wedding Hero. I have been very busy.  I have started my own Wedding and Event Planning Radio Talk Show on Wednesdays @ 7pm on my talk show website ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/20/im-bacccck/ I don't know about you, but I'm ready for summer to be over. Yes, I live in the South, and I love it---much more in the fall than the summer. For me, summer is just "the gateway to autumn." Autumn is absolutely breathtaking in the South, and it's just as ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/15/say-autumn-vows-at-the-castle-in-the-clouds/ With the 2008 Summer Olympic Games opening in Beijing this evening, I was looking for a pertinent wedding venue, and I found one in the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR has a beauty!The Portland Classical Chinese Garden is an "authentically built cultural heritage garden and living museum of Chinese trees and flora." The ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/08/say-your-vows-in-the-serenity-of-a-chinese-garden/ There's an old song that says, "love is lovelier the second time around." It appears to be true for many people who are taking the plunge two and sometimes three or more times. And there's a pretty good chance that, on the second go-round, your kids and possibly his, too, will ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/08/01/the-next-time-i-fall-in-love/ When you look up "Fairy-Tale Wedding" in the destination-wedding encyclopedia, you'll find a photo of Chateau du Sureau on the Estate by the Elderberries, nestled on a hill overlooking the grand Sierra Nevada mountain range. Not far from Yosemite National Park in California, Chateau du Sureau is the romantic inn ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/07/25/a-wedding-in-heaven-chateau-du-sureau/ On July 18th, when "Mamma Mia!" the movie hits theaters in the U.S., you'll get to see more of this gorgeous Greek island. One of the 11 Sporades Islands off the eastern shore of Greece, Skopelos is the greenest Greek Island and has been officially proclaimed "The Green and Blue ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/07/11/mamma-mia-what-a-place-for-a-wedding/ I admit the idea of getting married on Independence Day is a touch oxymoronic, but what a great day to celebrate! And I have found you a lovely place to wed your guy on the Fourth of July! This is George Washington's River Farm, one of five farms near his ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/07/04/a-patriotic-place-for-your-independence-day-wedding/ If you're looking for a hot spot to hold your wedding, head to Miami, Florida. (And I mean "hot" figuratively and literally. Don't plan a summer wedding down here.) With those words of wisdom, I give you, Vizcaya (that modest, little abode you see on the left), a palatial piece ... http://blog.myweddinghero.com/2008/06/27/my-oh-my-miamis-a-magnificent-place-to-marry/