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Monthly Archives: December 2009

in the numbers: miles driven

being a wedding coordinator in as large of a “territory” as northeast ohio means you’re bound to put miles on your car. lucky for me, i got a new car in early june. between meetings, vendor appointments, pick ups and deliveries, rehearsals, weddings, set-ups, clean ups and everything else in between… i have driven over……

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in the numbers: biggest bridal party

i’ve helped to coordinate weddings big and small… from 75 guests on up to 400+…. and a lot of that management is actually in the bridal party. of the 25 weddings heidzillas coordinated this year, amber and zach had the most people stand up with them on the altar…. they actually had more bridesmaids and…

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in the numbers: cookies

a tradition stemming from great depression that i’m still seeing at the weddings i’ve worked recently – six this year – are cookie tables. the ones i’ve counted this year are cookies made by friends and family of the brides and grooms, not ones provided by the caterers as part of reception packages. i have to say that…

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in the numbers: cuppiecakes

cupcakes in lieu of a traditional wedding cake is a trend definitely on an upswing! it happened to be a big trend with our 2009 fall brides with 6 of our 15 fall brides serving cuppies cakes! and it’s no wonder… not only do they look darling, they are mighty tasty too! we saw a half…

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in the numbers: not strapless, not white?

while this may not come as a shock to anyone who’s been to a lot of weddings, in the wedding industry or keeps up with wedding day fashion, 21 of heidzillas brides this year wore strapless gowns. and they looked GORGEOUS! it surprised me, though, that only 4 of our brides, (2 of mine, 2 of Elissa’s) wore dresses that weren’t technically…

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