Looking for a special wedding or event location?Check out Adriatica in McKinney, TX

We had the opportunity to visit a very special and unique wedding and event location this week in Texas. Adriatica. Adriatica, whose design is inspired by Croatian villages with a mix of Italian flare, is sure to become one of the most desired wedding locations in North Texas. Once complete, Adriatica will host a beautiful chapel to seat approximately 145-154 guests and an elegant hotel to accommodate guests and receptions. These are just the wedding specific features of Adriatica. It's so much more. It's about community and family.

When my husband and I travelled oversees last year to visit our family and meet with wedding and event location property managers and vendors, everyone wanted to know about Rome and Venice. We preferred to talk about Croatia, Turkey and the small towns of Italy that captured our hearts. Most don't think of the smaller, quaint villages for destination weddings. That is where we really experienced the heart of these regions, their family and daily lives that we miss out on in much of the United States. We are so quick to grow up, move out and move on, that we tend to miss out on the true sense of community. Let me encourage you to slow down. Enjoy the planning process. The wedding isn't about one day. It's about an entire life with the one that you love.

*Note: Adriatica is not currently booking. Completion is expected early 2009. Stay tuned for more information.

To learn more about Adriatica visit http://www.AdriaticaMckinney.com/.

We visited a Croatian home. They would love to host your rehearsal dinner or reception!

The picture below is a breezeway at the home on a rainy, romantic day.


This is my mother-in-law's home village in Italy. Absolutely breathtaking!

Arizona and Texas Bridal Shows **Arizona Bridal Fashion Debut June 8, 2008**

ARIZONA BRIDAL SHOWS

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Book your complimentary consultation at the show. When you book a "full service" package with us get a FREE 5-7 night stay in the Bahamas or like location for your honeymoon or first anniversary

Sunday, June 8, 2008 PURCHASE 2-FOR-1 TICKETS
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TEXAS BRIDAL SHOWS

July 12 & 13, 200810a ‑ 5p
The Dallas Bridal Show Dallas Market Hall2200 Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TXMap Coupon

Come See The Premier Bridal Event InNorth Texas!Over 300 wedding businesses to meet your every wedding need. Tickets are available at the door, and no advance registration is needed. Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 14 - includes toddlers & infants. (No credit cards accepted for admission.) **Register to win fabulous prizes including a diamond ring from Dallas Gold & Silver. No cameras, video cameras or solicitation material allowed from attendees.

July 19 & 20, 200811a ‑ 4p
Fort Worth Bridal Show Amon Carter Exhibit Hall3400 Burnett Tandy Dr., Fort Worth, TXMap Coupon
Come See The Premier Bridal Event InTarrant Country!Over 125 wedding businesses to meet your every wedding need. Tickets are available at the door, and no advance registration is needed. Entry is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 14 - includes toddlers & infants. (No credit cards accepted for admission.) **Register to win fabulous prizes including a diamond ring from Dallas Gold & Silver. No cameras, video cameras or solicitation material allowed from attendees.

September 14, 2008Noon ‑ 5
Plano Bridal Show Plano Centre2000 East Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TXMap Coupon

Come See The Premier Bridal Show In Plano!Over 100 wedding businesses to meet your every wedding need. Tickets are available at the door, and no advance registration is needed. Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 14 - includes toddlers & infants. (No credit cards accepted for admission.)
Register to win fabulous prizes, including a beautiful diamond ring from Dallas Gold & Silver.

First daughter gets married & Test your wedding trivia

Few times in history has a "first daughter" been married during her father's term as president. Saturday, May 10th, Jenna Bush made her mark in history when she married at her parent's ranch in Crawford, Texas. It's pretty cool when you can say the President of the United States gave me away on my wedding day. Congratulations Jenna and Henry on making your wedding Absolutely You!











Let us know what you would have chosen: White House Wedding or Private Wedding?

Wedding Trivia

1. President Bush's daughter, Jenna, is not the first twin to be married while their father was in the Oval Office. Andrew Jackson Jr., a twin boy born to President Jackson's sister-in-law, was adopted at birth by the president and his wife, Rachel, and raised as their own child. He married Sarah Yorke in 1831 while his father was president.
2. President Nixon's daughter, Tricia, is the only child of a president married in the Rose Garden.
3. The wedding celebration of President Monroe's daughter, Maria, was marred by murder. One of her wedding receptions was held near the White House in the home of American war hero Stephen Decatur. After Decatur was murdered, all the other wedding receptions were canceled, and flags were flown at half-staff across the country.
4. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice received scores of wedding gifts, including a string of 62 matched pearls with a diamond clasp from the Cuban government; a mosaic representing paintings in the Vatican from Pope Pius X; and from Empress Dowager, the early 20th century Chinese monarch, a hand-carved, teak chest filled with jewelry, an ermine coat, a fox coat, valuable Chinese paintings and jade carvings.
5. Dorothy Bush, daughter of President George H.W. Bush and sister to President Bush, is the only presidential child married at Camp David.
6. Nine children of sitting presidents have held wedding ceremonies at the White House. The last two were Tricia Nixon in 1971 and Lynda Bird Johnson in 1967. President John Quincy Adams' son John Adams II, who wed in 1828, remains the only son of a president married at the White House.
7. Jenna Bush is the 22nd child of a sitting president to be married, but there have been 23 weddings of presidential children while their fathers were in office. Elliot Roosevelt, son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was married twice — once in 1933 and again in 1944.