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Walk Down Memory Lane

2012-02-01T15:35:13Z

I cannot express enough how much I love my job! Started the morning off with a stack of work and thoughts about preparing for the summer. As I searched through reviews of The Pinery, I came across 618studios post of Erik and Kelly's wedding. Kelly and Erik were a truly special couple and I enjoyed getting to know them and their families throughout the wedding planning.

Enjoy this amazing video of the wedding! Thanks 618studios!!

kelly+erik {married} from 618studios on Vimeo.

February 9 -- Fundraiser at The Pinery for Royal Family Kids

2012-01-31T23:27:37Z

On February 9, 2012, The Pinery will host a fundraiser for Royal Family Kids. We hope to fill the ballroom and help send kids to Camp!!!

For more details on the event contact: Michael Babb, Camp Director (royalfamilykids@gmail.com)

Learn more about this organization:

Royal Family KIDS Camp (RFKC) has been in existence for 26 years. Local

churches around the country organize a group of volunteers to partner

with foster care agencies in their town to bring abused and neglected

foster children to summer camp for a week. This year, RFKC is sponsored

by New Life Church and will take 50 children--ages 6 to 12--to camp for five days filled

with fun activities like horseback riding, fishing, swimming, rock climbing, and

woodworking. There will be a tea party for the girls, a superhero party

for the boys, and a birthday party for all of the kids...because most have

never even tried birthday cake let alone had a birthday party just for them.

We speak love, encouragement, purpose, and value into them and love

them while sharing Christ's love and God's family with them. Moments

matter and we are privileged to have five days to walk and talk and

love kids who feel forgotten. http://coloradosprings.royalfamilykids.org

Happy 100th Birthday Anna!!

2012-01-30T00:09:55Z

The Pinery hosted a 100th Birthday Party today. It was a real pleasure to meet Anna and see her family and friends celebrate 100 years. Just for perspective, The Titanic was the big news in 1912. Anna has lived through some amazing events, World Wars, Prohibition, The Great Depression and all the advances of modern technology. She was an inspiration! I love this job because it allows me to meet and experience so many wonderful people!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA!!!!!

Bride's Choice 2012

2012-01-26T17:48:48Z

The Pinery at Black Forest is one of Colorado Springs Bride's Choice 2012 Award winners! We were voted "Best Ceremony and Reception Venue" on WeddingWire! Check out our reviews and leave your own if you have not already! Thank you to all who make us great!

Keeping It In Perspective

2012-01-17T18:32:35Z

I was going to write a short note to introduce and give my own opinion and insight on this next blog (because if you know me, you know I have an opinion and insight on "everything") =) But after reading the original blog from Style Me Pretty, I realized there's nothing I could say to make it any more beautiful and meaningful. If you are in the midst of planning your own wedding, take a second to read THIS and put things into perspective.....

-Amy

Where to Start? Make Your Wedding Unique to YOU as a COUPLE!!

2012-01-10T20:36:05Z

We have been doing lots of tours and first planning appointments at The Pinery. I often get asked “What has been your favorite wedding?” My answer is the weddings that really reflect the Bride and Groom. Little details that pin point interests they have individually or together. A great example is a wedding we had in November of 2010 – The thank you card we received reads “Every one of our family, friends and guests were blown away at this wedding. With your help, we succeeded and brought Hawaii to Black Forest.” The Hawaii wedding included Birds of Paradise, Hula Dancers, Grilled Pineapple, Huli Huli Chicken and Kalua Smoked Pig. This past wedding season brought a VW Bus, an old typewriter and all the great candies you would find at a baseball game. Remember the packets of gum that came in a Red Man Pouch and the candy cigarettes. The VW bus gave the wedding a fabulous 60's vintage feel.

Candy photos from www.oldtimecandy.com

My thoughts for newly engaged brides are to “Brainstorm”. I remember back in junior high school when working on a project the teacher ask us to put all our ideas down on a piece of paper. She then asked us to find reoccurring themes and ideas and to expand upon them. Pinterest is the modern “brainstorm”. Pinterest is wonderful for pulling lots of ideas together. Incorporate the ones that make your wedding day unique to you as a couple.

Calling All Colorado Springs Brides!

2012-01-09T23:20:51Z

The knot.com, weddingwire, and other wedding planning sites are great and extreamly useful. But when it's time to get down to the nitty gritty of your event, it's helpful to find a website or blog specific to your area. I stumbled upon Modishwed.com this afternoon and thought I would share it with everyone.

"Modish Wed is a resource of inspiration for theColorado Springs and Southern Colorado Bride. We promote and showcase local, emerging wedding vendors that have a flair for the modern and trendy"

Color the Rainbow!

2012-01-07T02:22:13Z

I just wanted to post a quick entry late at night because I can't hide this little gem any longer. I've acutally shared it with a few personal friends planning their own weddings in the last few days. If you're like me, choosing a color palette can be a little overwhelming. Most people know that adding different "hues" of colors adds more depth to whatever color scheme you choose but actually choosing those" hues" and knowing what complements them or even what they're called can get overwhelming. "Will adding this color change the feel?", "Does this color clash with this color?" " Will green take away the rustic feel I want?" The back and forth roller coaster your brian takes you on can be exhausting and if you arn't able to afford a professional to come up with a color palette for you, then I think you will really enjoy this website! I'm happy to introduce: The Perfect Palette!

What makes this sight so great? You can pick the color you know you want and it will take you to mulitple different inspiration boards that the designer has created using your color. Not only are you getting a fully designed color scheme but you're also getting an inspiration board that shows you how the multiple colors play together and the "feel" that it creates! Not finding what you want? You can actually email the designer with your ideas, theme, where you think you're headed and she will customize a color scheme for you! WOW! Enjoy all of the fun possibilities....

-Amy

Be. Your. Own

2012-01-04T22:45:06Z

Ok, so to continue with our “Theme Wedding” posts I just want to point out one thing before you see the awesome pictures below from Arrow and Apple. There is no definite “theme” in this wedding but man, after scrolling through just a few pictures, I’m sure you will walk away almost feeling like you know the couple, and that’s what it’s all about! They left the path of what a traditional wedding looks like and went with what “their” wedding should look like. And it paid off!

Now, bright tights, colored hair and pancakes aren’t what I would choose for my big day, but it’s not MY wedding and that’s what’s beautiful—Be. Your. Own.

There are just too many great photos to choose from! To view the entire post from the photographer click HERE

Snow! Snow!! and more Snow!!!

2011-12-22T23:45:03Z

Today has been so much fun at The Pinery. The way the morning started I was not so sure but -- WOW!!-- it has been awesome. At home I woke to about 10 inches of snow and horses that were ready to be fed before I headed out to work to prepare for our final wedding of the season. Kadie and Roy have been an absolute blast to watch as they prepare for their ceremony. Kadie really wanted a Winter Wedding and Winter came just in time. Kadie has twinkle lights, christmas trees, presents, snowmen and Snow! Snow!! and more Snow!!!

Snapshots from a small digital -- not professional photography.