Featured:: Arizona's Finest Weddings COVER

The perfect wedding colors.

The perfect wedding dress.

The perfect wedding date.

The perfect wedding theme.

Sounds perfect, right? But what does "perfect" really mean?? The only time that something is going to be TRULY perfect on your day is when you make it TRULY yours.....so let's rephrase those sentences for you.

YOUR perfect wedding colors.

YOUR perfect wedding dress.

YOUR perfect wedding date.

YOUR perfect wedding theme.

When I was asked to stylize a shoot for Arizona's Finest Wedding Sites Magazine at the beautiful Paradise Valley Montelucia Resort & Spa I was beyond excited.

So, it was time to brain storm and come up with the perfect stylization. I decided on the Moroccan flair of the resort mixed with a girl-next-door bride as my inspiration.

So many times in weddings we see the same things over and over again. As a bride you have the ability to take what you love and design an entire wedding around it.

In this shoot, even though our bride is not of Indian dissent she "loves" the colors and vibrancy of true Hindu weddings. We took something she "loved" and made it her wedding day.

Bottom Line:: There is no perfect inspiration for wedding, there is only what is perfect for YOUR inspiration.

Magazine:: Arizona's Finest Wedding Sites and Services

Venue:: Montelucia Resort & Spa

Stylist:: Ashley Gain Weddings & Events/Ashley Gain

Photography:: Marriott Photography/Marnee Marriott

Flowers:: Your Event Florist/Kevin & Shawna Reed

Stationary:: The Event Essentials/Kim McDowell

Linens:: Wildflower Linens

Cake:: La Dolce Pesca Bakery

Hair:: Joya Spa

Makeup:: Corinna Cooke

Wedding Dress:: Mariee

Grooms Attire:: Mr. Formal

Rentals:: Classic Party Rentals

Pillows:: Encore Creative

Jewelry:: RGK D'Zines

Featured:: Botanical Garden Wedding on Style Me Pretty

I can't help it, my blood is probably the color pink. I am girly, I love sparkling chandeliers, pretty shoes with 4 inch heals, my little dog Cupcake and dressing up for a night on the town with my hubby.

BUT there is something that I love even more and that's being a Wedding Planner.

When Angela first approached me to do her wedding she wanted it to feel "desert chic and rustic" and I WAS EXCITED! You see to me if every bride had a pink wedding I would be SO bored.

As a wedding designer it's my goal to pull that inspiration out of my client and make sure that in that moment, the moment they first enter their ceremony or reception they look around and say to themselves "This is it, this is exactly what I wanted".

And that's when I feel like I really did my job.

Style Me Pretty featured Angela & Peter's Wedding at Desert Botanical Gardens from last October. It was a picture perfect day that I will remember forever.

{Photos by the talented Diana Rothery}

An Exquisite Sample Sale

You know the feeling. You love it so much that your heart hurts. Maybe it was a pair of shoes, a purse, a pair of earrings you had been eyeing in that store window. It was that too-good-to-be-true feeling for an object of your hearts desire.

It sounds so silly, loving a thing. I think it's part of being a girl.

BUT what if....just what if...that thing went on sale? A sale so big that it could be yours? Well my darlings, it is...the wedding dress of your dreams is going on sale this weekend.

Mariee Gallery in Gainey Village is having their sample sale this weekend and all of their high-end dresses will be marked down so that YOU no longer have to do window shopping.

Here is some "sample sale shopping" advice right from the owners Carrie & James::

"We will open at 10:00am on Saturday and let the first 2 customers into the store! In previous years we are usually at our busiest from approx 10am-2pm on Saturday, so if you want to avoid the line we recommend coming late afternoon Saturday or on Sunday - there will still be plenty of dresses left! But if you want the full selection of dresses arrive EARLY on Saturday!"

Sample Sale Hours:: Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm Sunday 2:00pm - 6:00pm.

Just in case you are not familiar with the style of dresses Mariee carries here are some pictures.....eat your heart out.

{SIDE NOTE:: these dresses may or may not be on the sample sale! I just want you to see what type of dresses to expect before you go!}

{Photography by Courtney Sargent, Photo shoot for Arizona Foothills Magazine Wedding BUZZ}

Enngage11! Video Blog No. 2

A video blog from the last day of Engage!11.

Untitled from Ashley Gain on Vimeo.

Ashley Gain:: Cover Shoot

Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Ashley Gain graces Arizona's Magazine Cover.

{Photos Courtesy of Laura Segall}

I was absolutely inspired by sapphire {yes, it's quite possible it's because of darling Princess Kate} when I started designing this cover shoot for Arizona's Finest Wedding Sites.

Jewel tones are some of my absolute favorite colors to work with. They are true colors from precious stones, colors that our little mother earth creates for us to enjoy.

Blue and white automatically come across very modern so I wanted to make sure that we still gave it a traditional feel. By incorporating the white detailed inner dress Finnia by Enzoni and giving her a very elegant Audrey Hepburn bun I wanted to see the design turn a bit more traditional.

The water surrounding Millenium Resort made the blue details sparkle and Annie our beautiful model's eyes pop.

Flowers arrangements and designs were clean and structured to match the clean lines and decor that I have been stylizing off of. Paper detailing was inspired by a pattern called quatrefoil where geometric shapes meet glamorous patterns.

Custom fabrics covered four pillars at the front of the asile {all different sizes} to allow brides to see how the color doesn't have to be in the flowers.

The vendors that helped make my vision possible are listed below. They are amazing!!

Stylist:: Ashley Gain of Ashley Gain Weddings

Photographer:: Laura Segall Photography

Venue:: Millennium Resort Scottsdale

Flowers:: Amy’s Floral Design

Invitations and Paper Details:: The Event Essentials

Cake:: Classic Cakes and Confections

Linens:: Wildflower Linen

Hair: Melissa Spidel for Rolf’s Salon

Make-Up:: Heather Wilson

Dress:: Uptown Bridal & Boutique

Tux:: Mr. Formal

Jewelry:: Unique. Vintage. Chic.

Parasol:: Pamela's Parasols

Rentals:: Classic Party Rentals

Me in lights *wink wink*

Finally sitting down in my hotel room...feet are throbbing, hair in a pony tail, and my eyes hurt so bad from my contacts that have already been taken out. These little parts of celebrating the night away with amazing friends and collegues make it so worth it.

I was honored to be interviewed for the closing video of Engage!11, narrowing down what I had learned to 2:37 of this video.

"Cameo's are kinda my thing" {I said to myself}.

"WHAT?!?! No they are not" {I replied}.

"...true, but it is fun to pretend" {My fingers crossed behind my back}.

I love what I do and mean what I say. I can never say enough how much I truly love my clients. They are the reason I do what I do each and every day.

These Are a few of my favorite things

A video blog from my first day at Engage! 11 at The Grand Del Mar. Enjoy My Darlings!

Untitled from Ashley Gain on Vimeo.