When Katherine met Jared during her freshman year at West Washington University, their chemistry extended far beyond the their shared pre-med major! Their old world courtship was highlighted by a first date where Jared brought flowers to both Katherine AND her mom! Talk about a charmer! Over the course of the next six years Katherine [...]
Just a note to wish Heather and Mike Wexler a very happy 4th Anniversary! Heather and I worked over the phone for months planning her wedding, which started with a stunning ceremony at The Wynn Hotel and finished with an equally gorgeous a very elegant dinner at BOA Steakhouse. Nothing, of course, could compare the [...]
Welcome to Part II of Kaitrin and Jason’s Bellagio Wedding! Kaitrin and Jason’s marriage was made official during the signing of the ketubah. The ketubah,which was custom designed, hand painted and shipped into Las Vegas from their hometown of Chicago, is the traditional Jewish wedding contract, outlining the responsibilities of the bride and groom. [...]
Happy 6 Month Anniversary to me & T! Go ahead – give me the eye roll! It’s such an overly sweet and sappy thing to do – celebrating a 6 Month Anniversary. Very Jr. High School of me! But being a newlywed does something to even the most analytical of wedding planners! The psychology of [...]
Not to get all new-aged kooky on you, but there is something to The Secret, The Law of Attraction and to the Art of Gratitude that has a lot of love coming our direction from all angles! This short but sweet email came in from Reverend Philip York who worked with our tram this weekend [...]
Could today have been any more fun!?! Aside from getting to spend the morning back on the MORE Show on Fox 5, I got to hang out with the amazingly creative and super fun girls from Gimme Some Sugar – Kristen Wiese and Ashley Mastowski! AND I got to eat CAKE!!! Real, delicious, yummy, sticky, [...]
Another amazing morning spent with my friends at MORE Fox 5! Today we welcomed the wildly creative and fantastic Randi Garrett of Naakiti Floral. Randi walked us through 3 of the hottest trends for 2013…Can you guess what they were? If you missed today’s segment you can see it here! How to do Wedding Flowers [...]
What a fantastic day! Not only was I welcomed back to MORE Fox 5 as their resident Wedding Expert Wedding Week but I was also asked to participate in the #LuxBride Chat hosted by Four Seasons this morning on Twitter! Jason Feinberg of MORE Fox 5 was once again wonderful to me as we discussed [...]
See now, this is what late night online shopping will do to you if you aren’t careful! I am officially obsessed! One of my all time favorite brands (to which I am most loyal) has gone bridal in a big way! I have been wearing BGBC Max Azria for years. It is one of my [...]
It is my nature to be very private about my own life. After all, my job is to give you YOUR dream wedding, not my own. But when a Wedding Planner gets married it’s only natural that people are interested in seeing what choose for their own wedding, and I am both flattered by the [...]
Brag Moment ~ I work with the most thoughtful people in the world! In anticipation of Kaitrin and Jason’s wedding this weekend and to thank me for giving them all a Taste of Vegas over the last 6 months I received these amazing goodies packed in dry ice along with a note which read (in [...]
Question: After we enter the ballroom for our wedding reception what do we do? When do we do a first dance? And speeches? I’m not sure what order we should do things in…KB Answer: The order of events during a reception changes from culture to culture, and also varies from the east coast to the [...]
Happy, Happy Anniversary to the wonderful Margaret & Tony! I have to be honest, I’m getting misty-eyed as I sit here and look back over the photos, remembering all of the phone calls that began with wedding planning and morphed into girl talk, the emails, the plotting and planning and laughing and dreaming! Margaret and [...]
Having met as undergrads in college, Kaitrin and Jason’s relationship has been the one constant over space, time, other universities and even though their dual doctoral programs. These two are just a dream to work with! Sweet, unassuming, completely in love and dedicated to giving their guests the most amazing Las Vegas experience imaginable. For [...]
~ Reposted from the Original Dates of October 16, 2012 & December 1, 2012~ If you are reading this (and I know you are) then I have done the impossible. I…have… Eloped! After nearly 7 1/2 years, 2 children and more laughter and love than I ever dreamed or hoped for the time came time [...]
When Sabrina called me to discuss her plans to elope in Las Vegas she used words like “elegant” and “luxurious” and “authentic” to describe her perfect day. She wanted to look and feel beautiful, to share a sacred moment with her beloved, Frank, and to do so in a way that told their love story, [...]
Sabrina & Frank ~ A Love Song They say then when you know, you know! And this was never more true than with Sabrina & Frank! Having been set up on a blind date after Frank returned from a Las Vegas convention, the two shared an instantaneous connection! For their second date they agreed to [...]
Happy, Happy Anniversary to Celia & David! They were the first couple to be married by Andrea Eppolito Events and will forever hold a very special place in my heart! Your Beauty Call was on hand to tend to Celia’s hair & make-up, turning this already beautiful woman into an absolute stunner! The entire day [...]
Happy 5th Anniversary to Dyan & Ted! Dyan & I worked together for nearly a year planning an amazing wedding weekend that featured cocktails, couture, a gorgeous outdoor ceremony and even a guest appearance by Elvis! 5 Years later I am happy to call them my friends! I love how Ted adores Dyan, and how [...]
When we began the planning process in January, Laura and Adam both had a very strong vision for their day. The two shared a deep desire to create an experience the spoke not only to them as a couple, but also to the various generations of grandparents, parents and friends that were traveling to [...]
It’s official ~ I am proud to announce that after a rigorous qualification process I am now featured as a Las Vegas Wedding Planner in the Little Black Book of Vendors on the always amazing, incredibly gorgeous Style Me Pretty Blog! Launched in 2007 by the wonderfully wedding obsessed Abby Larson, Style Me Pretty is [...]
How many times have you scoured Facebook, going from one friend’s page to the next, trying to see all of the pictures from someone’s wedding? Then once you hunt them all down you have to tag them, download the, organize them, blah blah blah blah blah! It’s such a pain in the, well…Let’s just say [...]
After 40 amazing weeks (and 50 not so amazing pounds) I am so proud to introduce you to the newest member of our family ~ and perhaps a future wedding planner! Baby Girl Alexandria Everly Fisher! Those of you who read my blog regularly have seen the growing bump and been amazing about sending your [...]
Thank you everyone who took the time to vote in the Wedding Industry Experts Awards! I am so proud to say that, thanks to your support and votes, Andrea Eppolito Events Ranked in the Top 3 Wedding Planners in Las Vegas and in the State of Nevada. But more than that ~ I am THRILLED [...]
The city of Las Vegas has been built on the ideas of luxury, excess, wild abandon and more. Is there any place in the world better suited for your Bachelorette Party? Hyde Bellagio, the ultimate in exclusive socializing, now offers packages designed around just that! This uber-exclusive space sits right on the iconic Lake Bellagio, [...]
As a Wedding Planner I often get asked for relationship advice. And I do my best not to give it. Instead I like to tell people that I am an expert on weddings, but not marriages. And, as disappointing as that may be, it’s true. I know how to listen to a couple and build an [...]
It’s not often as a Wedding Planner that you get to be a part of the process from the very beginning…And by that, I mean from the engagement! But every so often men escaping to Las Vegas will reach out to me and book a proposal planning package. When Olivier decided to propose to Marie-Helene, [...]
Hello Friends! This morning I woke to find that Andrea Eppolito Events has been featured on the Lux Delux Blog! Lux Delux is an Experience Concierge Service, providing exclusive, invitation-only memberships for those who want to experience all that life has to offer. At Lux Delux, they take the time to curate unique, luxury-inspired experiences [...]
Friends & Followers ~ How exciting is this?!?! Tonight I was told that I have been nominated as Best Wedding Planner in Las Vegas for the Wedding Industry Experts 2012 Awards! Wedding Industry Experts brings together panels of wedding professionals each week with the goal of having each professional answer a specific question about their [...]
As a Las Vegas Wedding Planner, I have access to some of the most talented chefs and culinary teams in the world – All located in this surprisingly small Valley and centered around Las Vegas Boulevard. And as a self-proclaimed foodie, I have to say that one of my favorite things to do is plan a [...]
I have started and stopped this post since the newest issue of Grace Ormonde Wedding Style arrived in my mailbox this morning. See, I didn’t grow up wanting to be a “Las Vegas Wedding Planner”. The dream was to be a Wedding Planner - And all that the title implies. And so please forgive me if I [...]
Ann Richard and Andre Farinhs often passed one another at the Las Vegas Courthouse, where each was an attorney. They typically found themselves on opposite ends of the debate at hand, sparking each other’s interest. After years of banter, a smitten Andre enlisted the help of a mutual friend to set he and Ann up [...]
Ashley has just been released from the US Air Force Academy’s basketball team. Laronce has just stopped playing football. They ended up in the same squadron and began spending all of their free time together bowling, kayaking, working out and bonding over their shared love of competition in all forms. It wasn’t long before “Ronnie” [...]
As promised, I want to take a moment to share the amazing images of Olivier’s proposal to Marie-Helene, as captured by the incomparable John Michael Cooper of AltF Photography. In many ways, setting the scene for a proposal is much like designing a wedding. You need to get to know those that are embracing the [...]
I love, love, love it when I am asked to take part in planning a proposal! There is something so special about helping a couple in love become engaged! The joy and enthusiasm that erupts in that moment when one of the two realizes what is about to take place never fails to inspire me, [...]
Friday night brought us the premiere of Randy Fenoli’s hit new TLC show Randy to the Rescue. Where better to watch the premiere than Couture Bride?!? The lovely ladies of Couture, partners Annette Cirillo-Bergen and Dawn Heaney, not only were featured on the show as associate consultants, but even had a hand in helping outfit [...]
It wasn’t the first time that Brian Derck and I worked on an event together. It certainly wasn’t the last time. But it was the most meaningful. June 17, 2006 Vivienne Maliwat wed Brian Derck in an intimate, personal ceremony attended by immediate family. That evening they celebrated their marriage with a dinner at Sushi [...]
As a complete and utter wedding nerd, I will admit to reading and rereading the notes I took at Engage!12 over and over again. But as time marches on and I look back at the events that commenced nearly two weeks ago, I have to tell you that – truly – it’s the people who [...]
Today’s modern family is made up of daddies, mommies, plus ones and minus a fews. But regardless of what relationship exists between you and your’s, today is a day to celebrate the amazing men who raise children, wipe noses, sing lullabies, teach kids how to ride a bike, and more! On your wedding day, consider [...]
Words cannot express how truly amazing Andrea Eppolito & Eppolito Events is. My husband and I were wed on May 20, 2012. We received Andrea’s contact information from a mutual contact and were told we MUST speak to her. We thought there was no way we could foresee using a wedding planner. However working with [...]
Hello Friends, As you know from following my Tweets, I have spent the last week participating in the Engage!12 Conference at the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas. Held twice annually, Engage! is a series of summits crafted around the luxury wedding business with the intention to educate, inspire, and elevate the wedding industry and business practices [...]
Rebecca & Andrew May 20, 2012 You didn’t really think I would hold back the best photos from Rebecca & Andrew’s Shabby Chic meets Bombshell Glamour wedding day, did you? Of course not! Now, I am not a professional wedding photographer ~ Far from it in fact! But I love to snap wedding photos throughout [...]
Rebecca & Andrew May 20, 2012 On Sunday, May 20, 2012 Rebecca Coles wed Andrew Gullixson in a wedding “torn straight from the pages” of her Pinterest account. With a clear vision of shabby chic meets bombshell glamour, we began a planning process the California Coastline and, finally, through the desert of Nevada, and then [...]
I Love ~ with a capital L ~ LOVE diamonds! Especially emerald cuts. And rounds, asschers, pears…Oh who am I kidding?!?! I haven’t met a diamond I don’t like. They make me giddy, delirious, and just ooze “wedding”! And, if you haven’t noticed from my posts and Pinterst Bridal Shoe Board, I am also quite the [...]
“I’m pregnant!” Truly some of the most joyous words ever spoken, and heard! Unless, of course, it is coming from one of your bridesmaids 5 months before your wedding. Or worse, your Wedding Planner! Yet these are the very words I found myself speaking to couple upon couple just a few months back when I [...]
Recently I was asked to participate in a PUG Panel. PUG is the adorable acronym given to the Pictage User Group, where local photographers can meet, network, gain inspiration and advance their education. Being asked to participate in the panel was an honor, as it is your photographer who holds the key to capturing and [...]
Stepping into La Tavola for the first time is a transformative experience. From the perfectly polished hard wood floors to the lighting and decor courtesy of Restoration Hardware and the meticulously arranged walls of linen, everything in this space calls for relaxation, luxury, and indulgence! This is what Las Vegas has been missing! Ashley Heidrich, [...]
Las Vegas Wedding Planner Andrea Eppolito Honored with Bride’s Choice Award 2012 For the second consecutive year, Andrea Eppolito Weddings & Events has been honored by her brides and local vendors, receiving once again the prestigious Wedding Wire Bride’s Choice Award 2012! What an absolute thrill! Thank you to all of those who continue to [...]
One of the very yummy perks of being a Las Vegas Wedding Planner is that I have access to the very best of the culinary world. From James Beard award-winning chefs, top notch operators, award winning wines, mixologists and more…No where on Earth can you find this amount of talent all existing along one long [...]
The year was 1998. Colin Cowie had just published his tome entitled, simply and elegantly, Weddings. I was barely 21 years, in college, and dreaming about opening the Bellagio Wedding Chapels as a Wedding Coordinator. I wanted this book so badly, I actually timed my paycheck and bills to be able to pay for it [...]
Margaret Null married Tony Pletcher yesterday at Hyde Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. These two are so crazy in love and head over heels for one another – Working with them and serving as their Wedding Planner was an absolute joy! As always, I try to sneak in my own personal videos as the day [...]
Gary McCreary One thing that I truly believe the world needs more of (aside from love and weddings, of course) are Thank You’s and acknowledgements of those who have shaped us and moved us along in out journey. It is in the spirit of this gratitude, and in wishing Mr. Gary McCreary a very Happy [...]
Adam Trujillo Photography The photographer you chose to shoot your wedding is ultimately tasked with not only capturing your memories for you, but with showing you your wedding through a separate set of eyes. Your photographer sees not only you, but the big picture, the smallest details, and the moments in between. And so, when [...]
Naakiti Floral is to the Las Vegas Wedding Planner what Disneyland is to the Toddler. But then, Naakiti is more than just a flower shop, and eternally talent owner Randi Garrett is more than just a florist. With over 11,000 square feet teeming with every imaginable decor item you could wish for, Naakiti Floral has [...]
Laura & Adam In life there is fate, and there is technology. And then there is what happens when the two of those forces collide! Such is the story of Laura Flaum and Adam Wolter. They grew up a mere five house away from one another in a small Long Island town. Their mothers were [...]
LaVey Ortiz & Janine Cali Your Beauty Call Here’s what I love about these girls…. It’s not the long list of Las Vegas socialites and celebrities that call upon them for their services. (Think the beautiful Molly Sims, the Kardashians, Heather Locklear, Courtney Mazza, Rosario Dawson, and more!) It isn’t the highly stylized shoots for [...]
I am so excited about this news… Ladies, the one and only full service couture bridal salon in Las Vegas is showcasing the art of the one and only Vera Wang this weekend! Couture Bride, located in Summerlin at 950 South Durango Drive, brings the creations of Vera Wang to you for three days only! [...]
Just when you thought that the holiday giving and receiving had come to an end, your wonderful and exciting engagement calls for a registry that is equally inspired! Many couples dread the thought of registering for gifts, or put it off ’til the last moment. Don’t! Your friends and family are delighted by the news [...]
What a wonderful way to start off the New Year! As a Wedding Planner, my goal is not to simply coordinate details and vendors, but build relationships and memories that last a lifetime. With this thank you note, Hisami & Mike have taken me back a few years and really reenforced that what we created [...]
Being a Wedding Planner in Las Vegas is an exciting interesting job that peaks a lot of interest. A few months back while touring the many properties of SBE in Los Angeles, I met one of the Sales Mangers, Nicki, and found her to be very interested with a ton of questions. “What does a [...]
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In the proudest moment of my career…. I have been named Wedding Professional of the Year 2011. What could I possibly say to explain what this means to me? To the couples who have and continue to allow me to become part of their lives, to the vendors I am privileged to work with, to [...]
”I’ve never said it before, but… This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime.” ~Robert Kincaid, The Bridges of Madison County
Wedding Planner Andrea Eppolito Offers her advise… Q: More than 80% of our guest list is from out of town. I want to send out Save the Date cards, but I’m not sure when to send them. Do they have to match our invitations? Can we put our web site information on? Or our registry? [...]
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind. ~ William Shakespeare Always…A
Local Ladies: Achievement. Growth. Motivation. Change. « Las Vegas Woman Magazine. I am humbled and thrilled to be listed among some of Las Vegas’ finest women in this month’s LV Woman Magazine! It is an honor and a pleasure to be able to do what I love, and look forward to doing great things with [...]
While I admit that there is a part of me that feels rather silly, I cannot help but give a little nod to Bella Swan and Edward Cullen on this, their wedding day! Or, rather, their first anniversary! Whether you are 13 or 103, it has been nearly impossible to ignore the allure of Twilight. [...]
Welcome to Ask Andrea! Over the years, I have been asked questions ranging from the seemingly simple (example: Which side does the bride stand on?) to the more complex (example: What is the best way to handle my newly divorced parents?) while planning weddings and celebrations throughout the country. And now, I want to open [...]
If you have yet to be introduced to the team at Enchanted Florist, Las Vegas, then please let me do the honors! I have been a long-time admirer of their work, but had never had the opportunity to visit their showroom. I didn’t know quite what to expect and was open for to anything. Which [...]
Those first days and weeks of engagement are sure to keep you and your fiance in a dizzying state of excitement and love. You have hired a wedding planner, and are about to meet for your first consultation. It is finally time to design your day. Where to begin… First, you and your fiance need [...]
Wedding Planners are featured front and center in pop culture (who didn’t see Father of the Bride, The Wedding Planner, Bride Wars, etc.) and in real life. No longer a luxury service reserved only for the rich and famous, hiring a Wedding Consultant is considered to be an essential part of the wedding planning process. [...]