We've Been Featured!!!

Well, if you haven't already heard our exciting news, please allow me to shout it at the top of my lungs again :) WE'VE BEEN FEATURED ON WEDDING CHICKS!!!!! That's right! Our 2014 Handpicked Bridal Event photos were displayed on their blog last month, and we are thrilled! If you couldn't already tell ;)

This is a huge accomplishment for our team and has given us that extra boost for this year's event coming up on May 1st. We hope you all are ready for some more beautiful wedding designs! After you've checked out our feature, be sure to head on over and get your tickets!

Video by Rad Cinematographer from 2014 Handpicked | A Different Kind of Bridal Event {Peninsula, Ohio}

This is seriously our favorite thing ever. . . a killer video recap of 2014 Handpicked | A Different Kind of Bridal Event by the awesome folks at Rad Cinematographer!

handpicked | a different kind of bridal event from robert drago on Vimeo.

Getting to Know Your Handpicked Vendors | Lauren Gabrielle Photography

The Who: Lauren Bota, owner and photographer of Lauren Gabrielle Photography

The Deets: Lauren Gabrielle uses a simple, modern and fresh approach to capturing your most precious wedding day memories from a unique and artistic perspective. She focuses on creating images in an editorial and storytelling fashion, preserving memorable moments for her couples.

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Getting To Know Your Handpicked Vendors | The Mantilla Company

The Who: The Mantilla Company

The Deets: The Mantilla Company offers a large selection of handmade, quality, authentic Spanish lace wedding veils at affordable prices. Browse through short and long lengths and luxurious European laces such as French Alencon! Whether you choose to shop online or schedule an in-home appointment, we look forward to helping you find just what you’re looking for! 

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Getting to Know Your Handpicked Vendors | The Wandering Wardrobe

The Who: Caroline, owner of The Wandering Wardrobe

The Deets: The Wandering Wardrobe is Cleveland's first shop on wheels! Step in and shop this retired delivery truck that has been transformed in to a boutique carrying fashion forward women's clothes and accessories. We launched in May 2014 and will be wandering all over Northeast Ohio bringing the latest trends to you!

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Getting to Know Your Handpicked Vendors | Something White, A Bridal Boutique

The Who: Rebecca and Karin of Something White

The Deets: Something White, a bridal boutique in Northeast Ohio, offers a curated selection of couture wedding gowns with styles ranging from rustic and whimsical to modern and preppy, plus fabulous jewelry finds, stylish bridesmaid dresses, and more! Something White is also the host of the Boutique Bridal Bazaar, an annual avant-garde bridal fair in the Cleveland area.

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Getting to Know Your Handpicked Vendors | Studio Elle Photography

The Who: Renee Cleavenger, Owner and Photographer

The Deets:  Studio Elle Photography loves everything about photography & weddings! They truly enjoy being able to capture such important, meaningful moments and to be a part of each couples wedding day. We are genuinely excited to get to know their brides & grooms and help them relive their wedding day through their photos! Studio Elle enjoys to incorporate film into their photography for an authentic, fine-art quality. We believe in creating a wonderful experience for our clients, helping them through the photography process from start to finish. Photography has taught us to find beauty in just about everything, which is what we love most about being artists!

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Ticket Giveaways!

That's right! Our friends are so excited about Handpicked that they are giving out a few free tickets to some future lucky winners! ;-)

Ticket giveaways are located on A Lovely Little Blog (ending on June 11th), Dancing Lanterns (ending on June 16th) and at Baci Designer (ending on June 18th)! Don't miss out on your chance to win!

Getting to Know Your Handpicked Vendors | Something New Entertainment

The Who: Anna-Jeannine and Justin, Something New Entertainment's Headline Entertainers and Lighting Design Gurus!

The Deets: Something New Entertainment is a couture entertainment boutique available throughout the Greater Northeast Ohio area and beyond specializing in wedding entertainment. 

Guests at Something New weddings know firsthand the experience of the Something New Difference — a moving evening of meaningful entertainment custom-tailored to each couple, stirring and memorable for both you and your guests.  Something New Entertainment creates exceptional events for extraordinary couples.

Known for its for highly-individualized services suites including wedding ceremony and reception amplification and accompaniment, entertainment coordination, and entertainment direction services, as well as a wide variety of professionally designed decor lighting and licensed officiant services, Something New Entertainment's customized blend of production and design services with a personal touch will help you take your event vision from dream to reality through careful planning, receptive brainstorming, elegant design, high-fidelity audio, tasteful vocal and microphone work, and creative direction.

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Getting to Know Your Handpicked Host | Baci Designer

The Who:  Amanda Cursaro, Stationery and Event Designer.  You might also see Ilario - my hubby and Baci's technology guru, Jami - my sister and Assistant Stylist, Caitlin - Baci's Assistant Stylist, Brigit - Baci's Styling Intern and Alyssa - Baci's Graphic Design Intern :o)

The What:  I love making things pretty, it's as simple as that :o)  It all started with my own wedding, almost seven years ago (Wow, how did that happen??), when my passion for beautiful paper pieces and a personalized wedding style evolved into what is know today as Baci Designer.  I love getting to know my clients on a personal level and creating a wedding design that perfectly reflects them.  I also adore getting to work with so many other talented individuals in the industry!

In my down time (Down time?  What's that, lol!), I enjoy reading magazines and watching the latest movie snuggled on the couch with my hubby, our giant cat Morris and our little man, Greyson.  We are expecting Baby #2 in late July and are thrilled to be adding to our family!

The Why:  Since moving back to Northeast Ohio from Charlotte, North Carolina in 2008, I've felt the local area deserved more - more credit for the presence of truly talented wedding vendors who believe that each wedding should be unique to the couple getting married and not just what is expected of them.  The vendors who aren't "wedding factories", but instead believe in thinking outside of the box for each and every event.  Handpicked is here to showcase those fabulous vendors!

One of my favorite images from 2013 Handpicked by Lauren Gabrielle Photography:

Tickets NOW Available!

Get Excited!!! Our 2014 Handpicked tickets are available now! Buy tickets here and save yourself a few dollars at the door. Don't miss out on all of the unbelievably gorgeous and inspirational handpicked details. Enjoy our signature cocktails, tasty appetizers, and a to-die-for dessert bar. Engage with some of the nicest and most talented local vendors! Dress Fittings, Eye Demos, and Wedding Hair Consultations are also available! This is an experience you cannot miss out on! Join us for the fun on JUNE 26TH! :-)

New Look Going Live!

We have finished the new logo for this summer's Handpicked Event! Isn't our Graphic Design Intern, Alyssa, amazing?? Keep an eye out for it over the next few days!