Luxurious Event: 2009

Thursday, September 3, 2009

My Wedding is Gonna Rock... Giveaway! by Focused on Forever

Here are the details which are also posted on their blog....

We’ve gone mad! One crazy-lucky bride will receive a FREE cinematic wedding film collection valued at $3500 in the next 3 weeks! No strings or catches here…we are changing the “contents” and “style” of our some of our film collections, and we are giving away a free wedding to one bride who we think gives us the best reason to shoot their wedding!

How to enter? Who’s eligible? If you are getting married between October 15th, 2009 - February 28th, 2010, then you are eligible. Not every date is available since we have many dates already booked, but there is no harm in entering the contest, and if your date is still available—you will be in the running! We are looking for super cool weddings and super cool couples…anyone who believes their wedding will rock!

Entering is simple. Email us your name (bride and groom’s name), your wedding date, your wedding location, your phone number and email address, and most importantly a fun picture of you both together and the best reason you can come up with why you want us to film your wedding! Your picture and reason will be posted on our blog. Ask your friends and family to root you on by leaving comments and telling us why we should choose your wedding! We’ll be reviewing your reasons and everyone’s comments to help us make our decision on who wins!
Your entry email should briefly state (1-3 sentences max) your top reason why we should choose you and your wedding, but your friends can comment more reasons on the blog post to help you out more. These reasons could include anything; tell us why your wedding is going to rock, tell us the story behind your relationship, tell us anything you think will catch our attention!

The contest will start this weekend Saturday, September 5th and run through Sunday, September 26th. Winners will be announced on October 1st on our blog.

Full details of the contest will be emailed to you after we have received your emailed submission, however there is no catch to this promotion—we are giving a wedding film away for FREE!
What could I win? The Grand Prize winner will receive our new 2010 Classic Cinematic Film Collection, which includes day coverage of their wedding, and a complete Feature Cinematic Film, and 3 DVD copies ($3500 value). We are also considering a possible 2nd and 3rd place runner up award as well, to be determined

Get your email submission together now, and send it to us at info@focusedonforever.com, since we are announcing the contest a few days early you can submit as early as today. The earlier we receive your submission the more time you can gather support via the comments! Good luck!

*-Restrictions will be emailed to you after we receive your submission. If you are already booked with us, then you are not eligible. “Ahhhh man…sorry!” But wouldnt you be someone’s best friend forever if you told them about this and they won!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Melissa & Al ~ Beautiful Biltmore Wedding!

I was so excited when Melissa called us based on a referral from a friend who used our services. My first meeting with Melissa was so much fun since her sisters, cousin and mother were all around to ask questions and get involved with all the excitement. Melissa is so calm, soft spoken and totally laid back. So laid back in fact that she hardly ever called me. I would stalk her with to do lists and leave her messages to make sure we stayed on track with planning. I would joke and tell her I felt like the nazi planner! LOL Fortunatley, she knew we only had the best intentions in doing so, to make her wedding a flawless and happy day.

Al on the other hand is a busy body. Always working, working but when meeting him you can see the love in his eyes when he would look at Mel. Nothing is more important to him than her, his family and friends. It totally shined through, during the reception. The way he looked at his mom during their first dance, the speech he gave but also how very fondly his brother and Melissa’s sister spoke about the amazing person he is. They both complement each other so much and have no doubt in my mind they were made for each other.

The ceremony was held at Coral Gables Congregation Church which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in Miami. Their reception was at the historic Biltmore Hotel . Two amazing venues, for two amazing people. The room & décor was just exquisite. The tables were adorned with crushed fortuni moss linens, crystal chargers and silver chivari chairs. The floral candelabras accentuated the amazing architecture of the room and the flowers were a touch of romance with whites and touches of purple. Amber uplighting, illuminated the room for the finishing touch of utter elegance.

These are the amazing venues & vendors that helped bring this wonderful wedding together:
Getting Ready, Reception & Honeymoon night: Biltmore Hotel , Ceremony: Coral Gables Congregation Church , Photo/Video: Focused on Forever, Florals: Petunia Flowers, Car Service: Meilan Limosines, DJ/MC & Lighting: Ubi’s Music Production, Cake: Elegant Temptations, Décor Rentals: AB Covers.

Ryan & Andrea thanks for sharing these amazing pictures!

Mel & Al, It was our sincere honor to help you plan such a marvelous & spiritual day in your lives. May God bless you both and give you a lifetime of love & happiness. "Wonderful wedding planning! Tons of ideas and they know what works best with the look that you're going for your wedding. Phenomenal the day of. They made everything work seemlessly. every step of the way and made sure my fiance and I had big smiles on our faces. We highly recommend them! Melissa & Al"