Let’s Make Great Wedding Music!

At Party of 2, we believe music can be monumental in creating mood, tone, and setting that “just so” atmosphere at any wedding.  From the first second the guests begin to arrive to that last beat pounding drive of the last dance, music plays a very “orchestrated” role and should be well–thought out and planned.  [...]

It’s Tradition, But We Want to do Something Different for Our Wedding!

It’s true, we hear it from couples all the time, “We know its tradition, but we want to do something different for our wedding!” they’ll say.  We agree, sometimes traditions may seem old fashioned and past their time, but first, traditions should be understood.   Traditions bring familiarity, symbol and meaning to the ceremony and the [...]

Individual Wedding Dress Style to Match the Beauty of the Bride

Wow, you’re engaged and most likely the first thing you can’t wait to do is go shopping for that perfect wedding dress you’ve been thinking about and seeing in the magazines!  We always advise our brides, that it’s an exciting time, but be sure you do a little homework before you go so that your [...]

Themed Events equals Fun Party Decor

One of the great things about planning a themed event is letting the spirit of the event dictate the tone and the “flavor” of the decorations used to enhance the feeling in the room or event space. This was definitely the case at this surprise birthday party which took on a 50’s inspired rock-n-roll theme [...]

The Beauty in a Grain of Wedding Sand

At this recent May Garden wedding in Sacramento, CA, Karen and Denis, while celebrating their wedding vows ,were also celebrating the blending of their two families. They chose to honor this by the creative alternative method of using colored sand, rather than the traditional unity candle, to reflect the joining of their families.  The end [...]

Wedding Destination Flower Choices

Some brides choose to marry at their local hometown church or at least at some traditional locale in the city where they marry.  But for those couples who choose those unusual or non-traditional locales we always try to suggest to them that for their flower choices they let the local sights, scenery, and surroundings guide [...]

Can’t We all Just Sit Down

Sometimes in the midst of all the planning for their big day, couples may forget the very obvious simple task of planning exactly the logistics of how to actually seat all their guests in the reception area and they ask, can’t we just have an open seating plan?  We always smile and remind them on [...]