Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This will probably be our last blog post for the year. because we are deep in the planning and coordination of a wedding the day before Christmas Eve. With the holidays upon us, we know many men will be busy trying to figure out a way to propose to that special lady in his life. So many wedding proposals happen during this time of the year, and why not. Christmas and New Year's Eve are a very festive and memorable time. A party or gathering of friends and family is inevitable at this time of year.  Eleven years ago, I was blessed by God to have the wonderful man in my life, propose to me on Christmas Day in front of all my family. A few close members knew what was happening but it was a complete surprise to me. Naturally for the rest of the day, my then fiance and I became the center of attention, and I loved every minute of it.

If you should find yourself included in the group to become engaged during the holidays, make sure you enjoy it.  Enjoy the dreaming, excitement and laughter of those around you because the planning, decisions and budget discussions will come soon enough. And when you are ready to buckle down and tackle that wedding planning checklist, don't worry, we are here for you. Here to make your wedding day dreams a reality, to help the day flow effortlessly, and for the celebration to shine brightly.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!



Event & Wedding Planner
Alpha Prosperity Events

Create a Beautiful Table With Any Budget

With so many event opportunities, we often get asked about table decor, and how to make the room pretty. And now with the holidays quickly approaching, we believe that to be a fair question. Our response to this is if you want the prettiest table decor, for any event, at any price point, start with a proper place settings. We believe this to be true no matter what type of budget you are working with. A proper place setting, which includes plates or chargers, all of the stemware and eating utensils, make a beautiful table, no matter what type of budget you may be working with. All you need are the basic items and a little imagination. We even provided a cheat sheet to help you.

Check out the difference in the two tables below. Adding stemware, napkins and utensils provide that little extra sparkle to the table. Those items coupled with colorful table linens, a glass bowl and floating candles make quite a prettier table. Setting a complete table, using the items that your guest will need to use anyway, makes more sense, both visually and financially. Of course, you can add more to the table for the extra wow factor, but if the budget is tight, it may not always be necessary.

Thought we would throw in a couple of additional photos to show how simplicity would work for your wedding reception or other event. The tables below don't utilize a plate in the setting because this event was a buffet but the use of a colorful table linen, stemware, utensils, napkins and a wedding favor, surrounding a simple floral centerpiece, make for a bright and cheery wedding reception.

These beautiful place settings below come from the editors of House Beautiful, that challenged several designers to create a beautiful place setting with classic white china. So as you can see, it doesn't cost much to create a beautiful table. 

When planning for your next event or holiday gathering, consider going for the simplest wow factor of all. Just set a beautiful table. Add wine glasses and water glasses, and dinner plates and salad plates, and... you get the idea. Your guests will ooh and aah, and you will look like the trendiest bride in the know or the holiday hostess with mostess. Either way, job well done, and your table decor didn't have to cost a fortune. 

Wedding Coordinator & Event Planner

  

Alpha Prosperity Events

www.AlphaProsperityManagement.com

Sangria Wedding in Clear Lake

This week we are sharing some of the detail shots from the beautiful wedding of Diana and Jason. The color scheme of sangria, gold and champagne gave us so much to work with for this late September wedding on the water in Clear Lake.

The bride fell in love with the sangria color of the bridesmaid dresses and initially chose to accent the sangria color with gold, and ivory. After many tries, she was having difficulty bringing all of the elements together, and this of course was causing major stress for her and her fiance. That's where we came in.

We assisted the bride in selecting many elements for her special day from the invitations all the way to the lighting and other decor elements. After all was said and done, the bride redefined her color choices a bit because she wanted a lot of fall color to compliment the sangria choice. Sometimes, it just helps to bring in someone with a fresh pair of eyes, and the resources to bring it all together.

We think Diana made some beautiful color and decor choices and her selected vendors really came through, delivering just what she asked for. In the end, we had a very happy bride & groom. Mission accomplished!

A special thank you to all of the vendors that did an amazing job for Diana and Jason. The bride, groom and all of their guests had a wonderful time, dancing the night away.  Here are just a few of the vendors involved in the decor details.

Reception Venue -  Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake
Doughnut Station - Sugar Bunch Creations 
Lighting - Unique Style Productions
Linens - Linens by Lisa
Floral Decor - Nature's Bud
Groom's Cake - Cakes by Gina
Wedding Cake - Coliseum Cakes
Wedding Photography - Pink Dot Photography 

And a big thank you to my detail photographer - Ken Kellogg, Sr. of My Ultimate Photographer, for the beautiful photos included in this blog post. Stay tuned for future blog postings on Diana and Jason's beautiful wedding. There are a lot more details about the family, friends and vendors to come.

Alpha Prosperity Events 
Houston Wedding Coordinator

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We are heading to Las Vegas for the Wedding MBA. We are looking forward to the great seminars and awesome networking. There will be a lot of emphasis on video marketing and social media so I am hoping to get a head start. Look for more great things and business growth from Alpha Prosperity Events. We intend to come back with tons of ideas and new inspirations. Trust me, you don't want to miss a thing because we are going to grow, right before your eyes. To help you keep up with us, follow our blog, subscribe to our posts, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You can also see more videos and event highlights, when you subscribe to our You Tube channel.