Bouquet of the Week

Rose with plumes bouquet by Lucky You Productions.

Photo: Chris Croy Photography

Bouquet of the Week

Cute as a Button
Sweet hand-tied bouquet with button adornments by Thorn Studio.

Photo: Under Grace Photography

Bouquet of the Week

It's been awhile, but this rainy St. Louis day calls for some pretty flowers!

Fall bouquet of roses, calla lilies and orchids was created by The Special Event Florist Tina Barrera.

Photo by: Clary Photo

Must-have iPhone apps for wedding planning

Are you planning a wedding? Do you own an iPhone? Well, here’s how you can use it to your advantage to help you plan a fantastic event. We gathered a couple apps that may be helpful to you.

First off -- let's talk about my favorite -- and the one I use constantly.

Evernote is a free amazing app that syncs to your iPhone, your online account and your desktop program. No matter what computer or phone you are on, you can save any email, picture, vendor information that you find useful and retrieve it from anywhere. It acts like a digital notebook to save all your inspiration for your special day.

iWedding Deluxe is not a free app but well worth the $7.99 price tag. If you check out the features, you will be as impressed as I am. It includes checklists, notes, budgets and everything is customizable. You can track your RSVPs, add meal options, you can even organize your vendors’ information to find their contact information easily.

If you find the iWedding Deluxe app too overwhelming, My Wedding might be a better fit for you. It is a simpler app, priced at $3.99 that provides you with a reasonable amount of to-do lists. You will realize right away that the features of this app are pretty basic, but it still allows you to handle your RSVPs, and track your budget.

iBridalGown is priced at $3.99 and could be of great help during dress shopping. Designed by a bridal salon owner, it can help you narrow your search down to the perfect dress. While shopping, you can save information on every dress you try, including location of the salon, pictures of you in the dress and any detail you wish to save.

To complement the pure wedding planning applications, there are a couple fun ones that you will find very useful as well.

Let’s start with Wedding Scan, a very smart wedding registry app that enables couples to register at different stores and it then uploads the items on their online account. I find this concept to be genius and we love that this app is only $0.99!

And let’s not forget the YouTube free app. It is not a wedding app per-se, however, it can be very helpful and allows you to listen to songs you might be considering for your dances, tosses and cake cutting. You Tube will also allow you to listen to different versions of a song so you can pick the perfect one for your day.

Are you using one of these? Are you using them all? How do you like them? We’d love to hear from you so please leave us a comment!

Yara Holt owns and operates Plume Events, a full-service wedding and event coordination company. Known for her enthusiasm, an emphasis on service, a strict attention to detail, as well as strong work ethics, Yara is committed to making a bride's special day unique. Growing up in Europe, Yara’s unique background gave her the perfect blend of creativity, flexibility, and organizational skills. Yara specializes in modern urban weddings.