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Monthly Archives: October 2008

svetlana & sandor’s rehearsal

last night (10/30) was svetlana & sandor’s rehearsal at the st. sava serbian orthodox church. first of all, i have to gush about this church. it is SO beautiful. (keep in mind the lighting was low and i was using a regular point-and-shoot digital for these photos.)
there are mosiacs everywhere – including on the dome...

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sandor & svetlana: 11.1.08

i am so excited for this weekend! i get the pleasure of day of coordinating for my former neighbor, sandor, and his wonderful fiancée, svetlana, who i now call “friend.” their rehearsal is thursday, october 30, and the wedding is on saturday, november 1.
in the past four months or so, i’ve met svetlana for...

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are you on facebook?

i have a page on facebook, please be a “fan.” it provides an RSS feed to this blog, which is helpful for checking for updates when I neglect posting for a couple of days because i’m busy preparing for my upcoming 11/1 and 11/8 weddings
here’s the site: heidzillas facebook page
and check back soon...

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heidzillas how-to’s: table numbers

i’ve been assisting my former neighbor, sandor, and his fiance, svetlana, plan their wedding since around july. it seems like they just set the date… and now their wedding is just a week away!!! svetlana asked me to make them table numbers similar to what we had at our wedding, except their colors are...

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more vendor reviews

since it’s the voting time of year and all …
i’ve heard of my fox hotlist before, mostly from vendors saying they’ve won. but, i never really checked it out to see who has won and who hasn’t… i sort of assumed who ever could email their past client list the most won… (that’s the...

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heidzillas helps: marriage licenses

one of my heidzillas brides-to-be asked me this today, so i’m going to pull from my wedding planning information and re-post here. hopefully it helps! this is based on us going thru the process… all of these my notes are as of 08/20/08, so be sure to look up any changes. BIG DISCLAIMER: I’m not...

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third annual “happy as a clam bake”

while i love wedding planning, i love regular party planning, too!
for the last three years, my husband, devin and i have thrown a clam bake for our friends and family at our house. usually, we schedule it so we can all go to the browns game in the morning, but with the goofy...

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my first testimonial!

i was able to help my husband’s best friend, steve, and his wife, mariah, on their wedding day this past summer. at our wedding, he served as our best man. during his amazingly sweet toast to the two of us, he included this short blurb about my DOC-like help during their big day:
Heidi saved the...

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GENIUS!

a friend of mine works for a marriott hotel. she is coordinating a wedding there for a bride who is paying her reception balance with… GIANT EAGLE GIFT CARDS! i think that is completely genius.
if your balance is going on some sort of credit card anyways, why not use the card at giant eagle instead...

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vendor research site

somehow, in my hours of online wedding research, I never came across this site:
http://www.weddingwire.com/
it’s really easy to use and has quite a bit of vendor information. I was able to find several local vendors, by categories, and post reviews for my favorites.
seems to me that the cleveland-area isn’t as active as other cities just yet,...

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