A little recap...

2011.
Thank you 2011, this year brought the idea of Lily Bee's, the endless nights of hard work poured into a computer as we laid the ground work, and a huge personal undertaking as we prepped to move from NC to FL with our two littles. 2011- you were a. lot. of. work.

2012.
Now this is where Lily Bee's got going! Based in Savannah, GA, Key West, FL, and back into Charlotte, NC by the end too! We paid our dues this year, with 14 hour back to back road trips, more brides than ever expected, and even news of adding to our family of 4! 2012 showed us that Lily Bee's was looking to be more than my little side business.

2013.
2013, you were a beast! And it was awesome! With our primary base moving back to The Queen City, a full schedule still of Key West weddings, the birth of our third baby bean, and new partnerships with some amazing venues we stayed busy, busy, busy! We spent some time starting up a new venue, as well as working on some other projects that really helped teach us about ALL the aspects of the wedding industry and not just that areas that normally pertain to us. We worked with some of the sweetest couples this year, and made friendships with some amazingly talented vendors! 2013, you worked us to the max and taught us so much- you rocked!

2014.
You showed up so quickly! Not going to lie, that end of December and time in January to relax a bit, get in family time and spend a bit too much time have marathons on Netflix, was nice... and much needed. But then it was wedding time! We kicked off the year in Key West, then right back to Charlotte. We're no longer tied up in a venue day in and out (YAY!) so it is all about our Team Lily Bee's and some kick-butt goals we've got for this year! We're feeling the need to grow and expand, but I'm also feeling inadequacy and doubt in myself as we look at that next tier. We've got a handful of partnerships with so much potential, awesome brides to work with and amazing people behind the scenes that it can never feel like a J-O-B, and that's exactly how we want it! We've got more weddings on our books so far that we had in all of last year, and news to announce that will blow your socks off! We're working our tails off and remembering to keep our hearts in the right place, blessed and grateful every day! Let's go 2014! :)

"Whatever you want to do, do it. There are only so many tomorrow's."

2014, where'd you come from?

We're working on rolling out a huge band of updates for the ol' blog with goals to stay on track this year. ;) So bear with us as we get everyone caught up on the many amazing things Team Lily Bee's has been blessed to be a part of! :)

Ketchup!

How far behind am I on this blog? PLENTY far behind! And why's that? We've been BUSY! :)

Here's a photo dump of recent Lily Bee's happenings- be sure to go scroll around our Facebook for more! :)

Follow us on Instagram for even more wedding lovliness! :)

1st Wedding Show of the Year!

We were very happy to be a part of the Bridal Show at Holiday Inn Center City, one of our fabulous partners, this month! It's a great show to meet with terrific brides and vendors too!

Not only did we get a great response to our work, ate a ton of cupcakes from the delicious Polka Dot Bakeshop, but we also debuted our new crystal chandeliers on their rooftop venue! :) Needless to say, they were a hit!

Here's our spread~

Pier Wedding Sneak Peek!

Not that these are anything compared to the gorgeous pictures from the couple's photographer, but here are a couple pics we snapped during the wedding we did last month in Key West. Brittni and Josh were absolutely wonderful and a blast to work with from start to finish!

They went with a lot of creams, whites and pops of corals with rustic vintage touches all around the decor. Of course the set up on the pier at The Reach, Key West made everything just dreamy!

The bouquets were made of Apricot Parrot Tulips, Creamy White Garden Roses, Coral Spray Roses, White Hydrangea and tied off in combinations of lace, burlap and twine!

For the reception at Grunts the tables had a burlap setting with a combination of bottles and jars, fresh blooms and candles. We had to delay set up a little due to weather, but everything turned out great!

 

I cannot wait to see the official pics! I've seen sneak peeks from the photographer and they look mighty fabulous!!! :)

Rustic Wedding Chic

We're excited to share Rustic Wedding Chic with you! They not only have an amazing blog with fabulous ideas, weddings, tutorials and so much more- but they now have a Wedding Guide full of fabulous vendors too!

And what vendor might be a part of that guide? ;) Lily Bee's of course! With our wedding design + coordination services, floral designs and vintage prop rentals we knew it would be the perfect fit.

Make sure to go and check out their blog, and our listing too!

Click HERE!

http://rusticweddingguide.com/lily-bees

♥ Eye Candy!

Happy New Year lovelies!!! We have SO much under our sleeves for 2013 I honestly cannot wait for the year to get rolling!!!! With a website redesign (notice the new look on this here blog and our Facebook too?), additional partnerships, a mega boom in the Charlotte area and an additional company in our event family -- it's a pretty big deal around here. (Oh ya, that new baby girl of ours on the way as well! ;)

BUT-- let's kick off with a bot of eye candy for you all! :) Of course-- check out our Facebook for more and I'm always adding them as we receive them!

More to post soon! xO'z!