Unleash your creativity- classes
Unleash Your Creativity - 2012 is a New Year, a New YOU!
New Class Schedule
Wedding Design
We are offering a series of classes on wedding design . Each class will begin with basic care and handling and every class will offer a hands on opportunity to make your own project to take home.
Bridal Bouquets, Attendants Bouquets, Boutonnieres and Corsages.
Cost $150.00
Saturday March 3, 2012
9 a.m. - noon
Monday March 5, 2012
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday April 7, 2012
9 a.m. - noon
Centerpieces…centerpieces…centerpieces
Cost $150.00
Saturday March 24, 2012
9 a.m. to noon
We are willing to create a Floral Design Class just for you and your schedule. Minimum three participants. Email us with your request.
Intensive Floral Design Classes for the next budding Florist under consideration.
Ask for more details.
Wedding Planning 101
This is for the individual wanting to enter the Wedding Coordinating
business. I have been in the wedding industry 35 years as a florist.
When I began coordinating weddings 11 years ago, I thought I knew
everything there was to know about wedding planning. NOT! I will
share with you my knowledge and experience from 11 years of
coordinating weddings. Everything you wanted to know about wedding
planning and coordinating!
Classes begin Monday March 19, 2012 thru Monday April 16, 2012
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Cost $600.00
Complete Wedding Planning 101 – Intern for Beautiful Weddings and Design Studio
Minimum 3 weddings.
Interns Wanted
We are looking at a very busy 2012 wedding season, including my daughters wedding! We would like to bring on interns that are hard working, passionate about the wedding business, and willing to WORK!
Send your resume to: cateeters@yahoo.com
Congratulation James and Michelle!This is a new format for sharing our couples weddings. When possible, we want to share their perspective of their special day, so we have asked them a series of questions. This is what Michelle and James had to share.
- Names, wedding date, location: James & Michelle Pittman, Oct. 15, 2011, Beck Chapel & Bloomington Country Club (Bloomington, IN)
- Describe your wedding style: Traditional
- What was your favorite part of the day, or detail that made you the most happy:
(Michelle) – The first time we were announced as Mr. & Mrs. James Pittman to friends and family. Everything came together perfectly, it was such a wonderful day.
(James) – seeing the people we entrusted with our dream take it just as seriously as we did.
- Is there anything you would have done different: Not a thing
- Do you have any advice for future couples: Enjoy the planning process, it is so fantastic to see everything you worked at for so long come together on that day. Also, ENJOY the day, everyone told us it would go by so fast, but it went even faster than we could have imagined. Take some time just the two of you to reflect and to appreciate everything you worked so hard for.
- If you would like to include the professionals that you worked with, we would love to share:
Cathy Teeters (planning and flowers…I LOVED our flowers and so has everyone that has seen pictures. And an amazing planner/organizer, made our day stress free J
Lisa Walker Photography – simply amazing at what she does (an unbelievable way of capturing peoples emotions)
Brent Mann Videography – so wonderful to work with, especially stepping in at the last minute, and a great end product that everyone loves.
Amanda Miller & Bloomington Country Club – easy to work with and very accommodating, gorgeous venue
Frequency (Band) – fun group, great music and got everyone dancing
Rex Jones - pastor
MarDon Salon – hair and make up
- Did you have any favorite websites or resources that were especially helpful: Theknot.com (the task list/time-line)
- Anything else that you would like to share: The vendors we used (especially Cathy) made it so easy to plan a wedding from out of town.
Thank you James and Michelle for sharing. You were such a pleasure to work with.
So many GREAT Venues in Bloomington and we introduce another…..
Our phones are ringing…..newly engaged couples are looking for the perfect wedding venue. Oh….so many choices in the Bloomington area, and many are my favorite. Yes, I say many….it is so hard to choose!
I love working with Bari Kuhlman at The IMU. If I were planning my own reception, my personal choice, hands down, The Tudor Room. I love this room…but only a tiny bit more than I love Alumni Hall. 
Photos, The Tudor Room, Indiana University.
Photos Alumni Hall
Our newest campus venue The Hall of Champions is perfect for those I.U. Alums. It is a beautiful venue. We were the first florist/coordinator to work the first wedding in the HOC. Liza and Nick, we adored your wedding.
Photo, The Hall of Champions with Liza and Nick Banich.
Looking for rustic charm….The Fields is a great choice.
Photo, The Fields.
The Lady of the Manor, Sue Shelden, the event coordinator at Deer Park Manor is absolutely the best. Sue goes above and beyond for every bridal couple. When couples choose the Manor, I tell them to take advantage of every inch, nook and cranny of the venue space. It is all very charming. The newly available upstairs apartment is perfect for the wedding party to chill and relax before the festivities begin, not to mention the opportunity for family to stay over night.
This is the “wedding tree” at Deer Park.
Photos, Deer Park Manor
For those golf enthusiast, The Bloomington Country Club and Eagle Pointe Golf Resort are the perfect choice. The Pointe also has a rustic charm and ambiance. Jacob King is awesome to work with.
Photo, The Bloomington Country Club
Photo, The Pointe.
Looking for a downtown location, The Bloomington Convention Center is a fabulous choice. Their newly renovated rooms are beautiful, and The Grand Ballroom is slated for an update this summer. We can’t wait to see the new renovations to the Ballroom. The event coordinators and staff are always friendly and helpful.
Photo, The Bloomington Convention Center.
Looking for a Grand Staircase to make your entrance….you are always in good hands when you book your wedding/reception at The IU Auditorium. Their staff is amazing.
Photos, The I.U. Auditorium.
One of our more unique wedding venues….The Tibetan Cultural Center.
Other beautiful venue locations:
Did you know, you can select almost any location on The I.U. Campus to host a wedding ceremony? The Rose Well House is the most popular choice.
So our newest venue, you ask? Sycamore Farm Bloomington. We are very excited to share this newest location. The owners Ted and Diann Lock are working very hard to make this a unique and perfect venue. Beautiful gardens, a barn venue with all of the amenities, parking…..did I say BARN? We are so excited about this new venue, we may host our own family wedding at this venue.. You can find them on Facebook.
Join us at The Bloomington Bridal Show
Christmas and New Years Eve are popular holidays for “popping the question”. For all of those recently engaged, Congratulations! For those of you planning a 2012 or 2013 wedding, be sure to join us at the Bloomington Bridal Show January 22, 2012 at the Bloomington Convention Center. We are sharing photos from our 2011 booth photographed by Lisa Walker of Lisa Walker Photography. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Love those Orchids!
A couple of weeks ago Lisa Walker, Lisa Walker Photography, and I visited my favorite orchid greenhouse. We had a great day, and of course she took these amazing photos.
Wishing my 2011 intern Katherine “Kat” Steinmetz a Happy Happy Birthday tomorrow! To honor her birthday and all of the great memories of this past summer wedding season and all of her hard work and dedication, I thought I would share these photos that Lisa Walker recently sent to me. Kat was my 2011, summer intern from I.U. Kat was one of the best interns ever!
Katherine is now employed at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis.
Congratulations to ALL of our couples from 2011. We are NOT done for the season, but it is slowing down and we are trying to catch up on our blog and share a few of our amateur photos, because we loved these weddings and the florals. We have done so many lovely weddings this summer that we don’t have professional pictures for. Obviously, we are not photographers! If you are one of our 2011 Brides, or one of our photographers, please share your professional photos. We do have a few more professional photo weddings to share, coming soon…
2011 was an AMAZING year! We can’t believe it is winding down. As we approach the Holiday Season, if you are planning a 2012 wedding, contact us as early as possible. We are limiting the number of weddings we take so that can we can give our couples the BEST service and attention to every detail.
Congratulations to Abby and Dave Franklin. These beautiful photos share their wedding day story.
Coordinator and Florist - Beautiful Weddings and Design Studio
Reception Venue - Indiana Memorial Union -Alumni Hall
Photographer - She Design Photography
Ceremony Musicians - Shades of Music
Hair - Les Champs Elysees
Make-up - Danielle Wilson
DJ - Amazing Music and the amazing Shawn D
Transportation - Classic Touch Limosine
Lighting - Big Picture Production
Baker - Indiana Memorial Union The Sweet Shop
Holiday Classes
As we approach the Holiday Season, we already find ourselves BUSY! Our classes have been popular, and the perfect remedy for putting us ALL in the Holiday spirit. We are offering Holiday Classes Sunday December 4th and Saturday December 10th.
We need a minimum of 3 per class.
All projects are hands on - you take home a project you created and designed.
Sunday December 4th
10 a.m. - Noon
Saturday December 10th
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Holiday Wreath- grapevine base. Combination of artificial
and fresh.
$60.00
Sunday December 4th
Noon - 2 p.m.
Saturday December 10th
10 a.m. - noon Holiday Center piece, all fresh, pine, fir, berries, and
other surprises.
$50.00
Sunday December 4th
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday December 10th
noon to 2 p.m. Demonstration of Painted Bubble Bowls
You will then design a beautiful fresh holiday
arrangement in one of our painted bowls.
You will learn to make these beautiful and unique painted
bowls, which you can make at home as holiday gifts.
Due to the paint needing time to dry, we will supply you
with one of our painted bowls to create a beautiful fresh
centerpiece.
$50.00
Take all three classes, same day and discounted cost $140.00
Take two classes and discount two classes by 10%.
Join us for a fun filled day and create beautiful designs you create yourself.
This is GOOD therapy for the stress the holidays can bring - great gift to a friend or family member.
Photos from previous classes…..
Contact Cathy at cateeters@yahoo.com or 812-327-9794
About Me...
Beautiful Weddings is a full service Wedding Florist & Professional Bridal Consultant. A member of the Association of Bridal Consultants, offering advice, coordinating and wedding day coordination. As a Floral Designer I have 30 years experience in all aspects of planning, coordinating, designing and implementing the Perfect Beautiful Wedding Event. As a premier Floral Designer in the Bloomington, Indiana area, I have been involved in weddings featured in Elegant Bride Magazine.
