Tiffany Cook Wedding Talk: Destination Weddings

Destination wedding planner, Tiffany Cook, of Dream Design Weddings, plans a Miami Beach destination wedding.

What bride doesn't get excited at the prospect of going somewhere gorgeous and unique to exchange vows with their groom? It’s a great way to break tradition and also have a more intimate affair, which is why destination weddings have been on the rise recently.

The beauty of having a destination wedding is that they're set in romantic getaways, perfect for you to stay post-ceremony and honeymoon with your new husband and they may even allow for a little island-hopping.

What’s even better is that no matter what your style or budget is, there's a destination for every couple! From tropical islands in the Caribbean to scenic peaks in Italy even to whimsical Disney, there is a location stateside or abroad that will bring your dream wedding to life.

But remember, when planning a destination wedding a wedding planner is a must especially so you can enjoy being a bride! We can handle with everything from organizing flight information and transportation to finding the right florist and making sure everything is delivered even on island time.

Tiffany Cook Real Weddings: Gorgeous Wedding Stationery Inspiration

One of our favorite details of our weddings is the wedding stationery. From menus to ceremony programs and the all important invitations that set the tone of the wedding. Your paper goods are not only the best place to show off your wedding style but also the best place to get a little untraditional maybe with a touch of bling or sparkle. Check out some of our custom wedding elements below from our Tiffany Cook Real Weddings!

Custom designed for the Atlanta Wedding at the historic 200 Peachtree for Kierra Douglas & her hubby Falcons WR Harry Douglas a touch of sparkle and their custom monogram added elegance to these escort cards. Escort cards by Sandi Spells Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings
photo by Derek Wintermute Photography 

Las Vegas Destination Wedding at the Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings & Tiffany Cook Events
photo by UDS Photography

Custom designed for the Destination Wedding at the Naples Ritz Carlton for TV personality Jackie Long & her hubby RAMS OT Jake Long this mirrored menu card was created in super size to make a statement and brighten the rich colors of this stunning tablescape. Menu cards by Tiffany Cook Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings

Custom designed for the Atlanta Wedding at the St Regis Buckehead for Housewife Porsha Stewart & former Steelers QB Kordell Stewart. Tiffany created an illuminated box with a touch of bling and the couples monogram overlay for this table number
Illuminated Bling table number by Tiffany Cook Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings 
photo by UDS Photography

Custom designed for the Destination Wedding at the Naples Ritz Carlton for TV personality Jackie Long & her hubby RAMS OT Jake Long. The bling table numbers were functional and an element of decor.
Bling table numbers by Tiffany Cook Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings 
photo by UDS Photography

Custom designed for the Destination Wedding at the Naples Ritz Carlton for TV personality Jackie Long & her hubby RAMS OT Jake Long.  These elegant custom invitations combined texture and dimension along with a touch of sparkle. Invitations by Tiffany Cook Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings 

Bed of roses table name for the Destination Wedding at the Viceroy Anguilla for Pop Star Amerie & her hubby Lenny Nicholson. These gorgeous table names were inspired from Tiffany Cook's first WE TV's
"Platinum Weddings" episode where she created a bed of roses sweet heart & cake table table.
Menu cards by Tiffany Cook Designs
Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings
photo by Martha Ramirez of UDS Photo

Custom designed for the Destination Wedding for our Monaco couple. The bling table and moss table numbers were an amazing and unexpected element of decor for this tablescape.

Wedding Design, Decor & Planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings 
photo by UDS Photography

For more photos of these gorgeous weddings visit: http://tiffanycookevents.com/weddings
Contact Tiffany to design or plan your wedding - info@dreamdesignweddings.com 888-478-6534

Tiffany Cook Wedding Talk: Taking another look at Table Numbers

Table numbers are often over looked as real elements of decor. Brides rarely think about table numbers as an intricate part of a beautiful tablescape. These items can be functional and add the finishing touch to a stunning table!! Below are some of Tiffany Cook custom designed and created table numbers that are a huge part of the tablescape decor. 

This stunning illuminated bling table number was created for Porsha Stewart
Wedding design, decor & planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings. 

This is a great way to add a touch of WOW to a traditional table number with the perfect touch of bling and added texture with the suede border. Designed & created by Tiffany Cook.

Inspired by Tiffany Cook's first episode on WE TV's "Platinum Weddings" this rose and crystal table name adds the perfect touch of romance to this tablescape designed for the destination wedding of pop singer Amerie 
complete design, decor and planning by Tiffany Cook.

Another twist Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings dreamed up for traditioanl table numbers? Making them 3D! 

Brides remember these items don't have to be elaborate or break the budget to be a beautiful part of your tablescape decor. Just be creative put a little extra thought into table name or numbers and you will be glad you did!

For information on renting or purchasing the table numbers in this article above or having something custom created for your wedding please send an email to: info@dreamdesignweddings.com

For more wedding inspiration visit:

www.dreamdesignweddings.com

www.tiffanycookevents.com

Dominique & Dawan Landry's Engagement Session

This gorgeous couple, Dominique and NY Jets safety Dawan Landry, had their stylish engagement session at their wedding venue, Vizcaya Museum in Miami. Be sure to check out their wedding on Dream Design Weddings' Tiffany Cook's blog here! 

NY Jets safety Dawan Landry and wife Dominique's engagement session at Vizcaya Museum before their wedding planned and designed by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings.

Photos courtesy of UDS

Tiffany Cook Wedding Talk: Why You Need a Wedding Planner

Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings leads the bride and groom NFL TE Jared Cook and his wife Lana into their reception room reveal.

To us, having a wedding planner is a given. Most brides (and grooms,) though, think ‘why would I hire someone to do something that I could do myself?’

Well, your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and you should be able to enjoy being a bride not stressing over if the cake has arrived yet--that’s our job.

There are other countless decisions to make and monitor, and they're all the more daunting for a bride and groom. We all know wedding planning is often one of the first things to go in order to save on costs so brides and grooms end up "doing it themselves.” Did you know that a seasoned wedding planner can actually SAVE YOU MONEY, yes that's right, I said save you money. Often times off setting her fees once or twice over. There is so much more that goes into planning than just over seeing vendors, a seasoned planner is like an orchestra leader, everyone follows the leader, that ensures the execution of the song is flawless, a wedding planner ensures every aspect of your wedding is flawless.
A planner like Tiffany Cook also designs and executes every aspect of the decor with and for the bride in order to provide her clients with a custom one of a kind wedding experience.

A wedding planner is indispensable. We not only cherish our relationships with our clients—you hired us as your planner—but we will keep you organized and sane, handle the budget, save you time, money and tears, and we can’t say it enough, we allow you to actually enjoy being a bride! After all your wedding day goes by so quickly you should be able to enjoy every second of it!

DC Wedding by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings

Dream Design Weddings from Utopia video productions on Vimeo.
Washington D.C wedding

Video by: Utopia Video Porductions

Are you recently engaged? Not sure where to start? Tiffany Cook can help

Statistics show that at least 40% of all engagements take place from Thanksgiving through Valentines Day. Are you recently engaged? Not sure what's next or where to start? Unsure if you want a destination wedding or want to stay local, need help with venue, planning, vendors etc? 

Did you know Tiffany is also available for consultations to help jump start your planning? Although the majority of what we do is full service planning, Tiffany also offers Wedding Planing & Decor Design consultations to get you started on the right track to"I DO". 

Send me an email - info@dreamdesignweddings.com

or call to make a consultation appointment: 800-343-7179 

In the mean time put your bride hat on and enjoy every second of this amazing time period and Congratulation on your engagement!!

Tiffany Cook Real Weddings: Menu Design

Presentation is key when it comes to food. The best way to set the scene for your guests is with a stunning menu. 

Black and white menu with custom monogram. Wedding planning and design by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings.

Gorgeous two-layer menu with monogram on this tablescape designed by Tiffany Cook.

Opting for stations at your wedding? Menus are still a must-have. Wedding planned and designed by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings.

Love this pop of pink on this menu for the pink and silver tablescape designed by Tiffany Cook.

Modern menu from John &  Tiffany Cook'spersonal  wedding. 

Gold sparkle layered menu to add a bling touch to this tablescape designed by Tiffany Cook for the wedding of singer Ameriie.

When designing a wedding menu Tiffany feels this is not only an informative functional piece for your guests but should be an element of decor that adds interest and beauty to your tablescape.

for more menu design ideas visit 

www.dreamdesignweddings.com

www.tiffanycookevents.com

www.pinterest.com/TiffanyCookDDW/boards/

Kierra & Harry Douglas' Engagement Session

We have had such a wonderful time planning Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas and Kierra Anderson's gorgeous summer wedding and we can't wait to share it soon. Before we do, though, here's a peek at their engagement session, which is a perfect reflection of them! (We definitely like to think they took our advice.) 

Kierra Anderson Douglas gets glammed up before her engagement session with husband, Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas wedding decor, design and planning Tiffany Cook photos by Derek Wintermute

Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas and Kierra Anderson Douglas get glam for their engagement session before their summer wedding planned and designed by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings photos by Derek Wintermute

Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas and Kierra Anderson Douglas took to the field for their engagement session before their summer wedding decor & planning by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings photos by Derek Wintermute

Falcons WR Harry Douglas & his wife Kierra's engagement photo shoot byDerek Wintermute wedding decor, design and planning Tiffany Cook 

Falcons WR Harry Douglas & his wife Kierra's engagement photo shoot by Derek Wintermute. Wedding decor, design and planning by NFL Wedding Planner Tiffany Cook

Obsessed with Kierra and Harry's use of their e-pics for their football ticket save-the-date.

The engagement and wedding photos courtesy of Derek Wintermute Photography

www.derekwintermutephotography.com

Wedding decor, design & planning by Tiffany Cook

www.dreamdesignweddings.com

www.tiffanycookevents.com

Tiffany Cook Wedding Talk: Sit-Down Dinner or Stations?

In any wedding, food plays a major part, it is also a great way to include the couples cultural backgrounds along with the couples personal taste and style . The first big choice you'll make as you plan your dinner is how to serve your guests: a plated dinner or stations (more commonly known as the B word), which usually includes several salad, vegetable, starch & entrée options. The choice between the two comes down to formality, personal preference, and often cost. 

A plated dinner is considered the more formal option, as each guest is individually served. Stations on the other hand in the past were considered less formal however there are super cool ways to offer interactive stations that can fun stylish and equally as formal. Tiffany has even designed station reveals as a decor aspect and opened the stations as courses.  

Despite their differences both allow you to personalize what your guests eat whether you decide for them or offer them to choose themselves. The sky is the limit so get creative and have fun with your menu, your guests will love you for it! 

Real Wedding: Glimmering Gold

Metallics are big this year so it's no surprise Dream Design Weddings brides are opting for gold detailing in their wedding decor. Below are some great ways Celebrity / NFL Wedding Designer Tiffany Cook incorporated this regal metallic into her clients wedding design.

Gold Chiavari chairs for the pale pink and gold wedding reception. Wedding designed & planned by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings for Dominique & Dawan Landry. 

Jackie & Jake Long's wedding with Purple and metallic tablescape featuring gold chargers. Wedding planned and designed by Tiffany Cook

Gold detailing on wedding cake designed by Tiffany Cook.

Gold on gold for this Atlanta wedding reception. Wedding designed & planned for Kierra & Harry Douglas by
Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings.

Gold monogram used for this invitation suite designed by 
NFL Wedding Planner
Tiffany Cook for Jackie & Jake Long.

Wedding Talk: Engagement Photo Sessions

Atlanta Falcons WR Harry Douglas and his fiancee Kierra Anderson take to the field for their engagement session before their wedding planned and designed by NFL wedding planner Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings.

While some couples skip having an engagement session, we highly recommend it to all of our couples!

If you think about it, you're going to spend more time with your wedding photographer than anyone else on your big day. So it's a great way to get to know your photographer and his shooting style instead of having to worry about it the day of your wedding. Also, it allows you to get comfortable and relax with the idea of a camera being there 24/7 on the day of your wedding, which definitely allows you to be yourself and not so self-conscious. 

The best part of e-sessions? The chance to personalize them! Not only should your photos reflect who you are as a couple, but also appear natural. Are you high school sweethearts? Why not roam the halls of your old high school? Or do you and your fiance love cooking together? Why not have the session in your kitchen? Whatever you and your fiance choose to do remember to have fun and relax! 

NFL WR Harry Douglas & his wifey Kierra Douglas

Photos courtesy of Derek Wintermute Photography

Tiffany Cook Real Weddings: Silver Details

It's no secret our girls all love bling Dream Design Weddings so it should be no surprise that our favorite neutral may just be silver. Here are a few of our favorite hints of silver.

Stunning silver bling aisle runner with mirrored vessels for a Miami Beach wedding ceremony. Wedding designed & planned by Tiffany Cook.

Gotta love a good silver sequin linen.
wedding by Tiffany Cook

Silver accented  tablescape designed by Tiffany Cook. 

Silver and white centerpiece designed by Tiffany Cook.

Custom silver crystal monogram designed by Tiffany Cook of Dream Design Weddings for the Atlanta wedding of Kordell & Porsha Stewart.

Love this pop of silver in the chiavari chairs for the Dream Design Weddings reception planned and designed by Tiffany Cook.

All silver details for this gorgeous wedding reception designed by Tiffany Cook.

Complimentary shades of silver and grey can be found in the linens and paper goods at this Dream Design Weddings wedding designed & planned by Tiffany Cook.

Photos courtesy of Martha Ramirez of UDS Photo