To answer your questions....

Hi Folks!

As promised on my Twitter and Facebook page, please find all the answers to your questions below! This is just the first round, so keep the questions coming! I would love to answer them! 

To all my Facebook friends...

Tamika: 

Have you thought of ever using balloons or referring balloons to a client?
Although balloons make any party festive, my medium is flowers. 

Joanne: My question is: if we start a petition to Bravo for Shawn Rabideau to have his very own reality show - would you go for it?? p.s. LOVE Bethenny & Jason!!

ABSOLUTELY!

Christopher: Shawn , who did the flowers for Bethenney's wedding ? It wasn't Ron Wendt was it?
It sure wasn't! It was me, Shawn Rabideau! Check out my portfolio here

Katie: How did you get your start?
Check out my bio by clicking here!

Dina: Will you go to Wegmans with me if you come back home to Rochester?
Seeing as Wegmans is one of my favorite places, and seeing as it is a public place, I don't think I have any concerns with you being a stalker, so sure I will go with you! Which Wegman's is your favorite? Chili is my favorite!!!

Chelsa: My biggest question for you is are you going to make any other appearances on the show? You are one of my fave characters! 

Will I be making a return? Stay tuned because Cookie is not done with me yet!

Scott: I'll be watching Shawn! Are you watching Cookie while Bethenny and Jason gone?

It is safe to say...HELL NO!

now onto twitter...

@prettypenstudio

Have you designed a wedding w/the colors red and yellow? 

Not yet, but I would be open to do it because it sounds beautiful!

@kay819

Any chance u can moonlight as matchmaker and find me a Jason?

Step in line sweety, step in line. But no, no mathchmaking skills here. But, I will get you Patti Stanger's number

@NinaBBT

Are you really truly not related to Buster Bluth? (ps - awesome wedding you pulled off!)

First of all, his name is not Buster. It is Tony Hale. And although flattering, no, I truly am not related to him. 

Here are some other frequently asked questions....

Why did I not have Bethenny taste the cake?

Because she was out of town and a full week would go by from the cake tasting from when I would see her again. So I would rather her not taste the cake than taste a stale cake.

How did I get the Four Seasons?

I honestly do not know. They called me one day and said, the day is available do you want it? and of course, I said YES!

How do I break into wedding planning?

My best piece of advice to all of you out there who want to get into the wedding planning industry, is to call or stop into a wedding planning business in your home town, and ask them if you can help out at an event for free and shadow them. That way, you can see what it is really like to put on an event and who knows, may turn into a job opportunity!

Well that's it for now! I hope you all got the answers you were looking for. 

Until next time, 

Cheers!

Bethenny Frankel's Book Signing!

Last night was such a treat! On my way to meet a client at Once Upon A Bride for a hair and makeup consultation, I got an email from Bethenny! A few minutes later, I walk into the salon and sitting in the chair getting all dolled up was Bethenny and her fabulous assistant Julie! What a small world! Next thing I know, hair and makeup consultation is over, and I am in the car with Bethenny and Julie on the way down to the Barnes and Noble in Tribeca for Bethenny's book signing! Man was it an experience! Over 400 people waiting in line to see Bethenny, who looked gorgeous in a bright pink strapless dress and nude Louboutin heels. It was so fun getting to meet all of Bethenny's fans who were all so sweet and even asked me for autographs! I was not prepared for this! To be honest with you I am still seeings flashbulbs from all the fans and paparazzi! This was such a surreal experience that I will most definitely never forget. 

And remember, tonight is the best night of the week because "Bethenny Getting Married?" is on Bravo at 10pm EST. The wedding is over, but there are so many more moments you don't want to miss!

Cheers!

My Blog on Bravotv.com

A BIG thanks to everyone who watched last night's episode of "Bethenny Getting Married?"! To see my take on what REALLY happened, check out my blog on bravotv.com by clicking on this link below!

http://www.bravotv.com/bethenny-getting-married/blogs/shawn-rabideau/never-let-them-see-you-sweat

You can also view other blog posts I have written for Bravo, including "Stuck on the Damn Cake," "Pulling Out All the Stops," and "In Planner She Trusts." Also, I have some video tips posted here:

http://www.bravotv.com/bethenny-getting-married/season-1/videos?collection=Tips

Cheers!

We're Off To See the Wizard!

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PopEater.com

Happy Friday Everyone!

Hope you all enjoyed last night's episode of "Bethenny Getting Married?"! Check out this article on PopEater.com!

http://www.popeater.com/2010/07/09/shawn-rabideau-bethenny-frankel-wedding-planner/

Cheers!

Wedding of Melissa and Andrew

My apologies for not blogging in a while, I know I promised you I was going to be better at this! Things have just been so busy around here! No complaints though!

            This week I am happy to share with you a wedding that I planned and designed at the Hotel Giraffe, a wonderful boutique hotel here in New York City.

When I met with the bride Melissa about how she wanted her wedding day to look, I wasn’t given much direction. I knew she was originally from Hawaii and wanted to feel a sense of home, but that’s about it! So, by using eucalyptus and splashed of tropical orange and yellow (something that is way out of her comfort zone), I transformed an empty room into an oasis that brought the bride to tears.

For the table arrangements, I used a variety of low and medium height square vases, which I filled with beautiful circus roses, yellow roses, green roses, calla lilies, green cymbidium orchids, and vibrant glorioso lilies. In the medium height vases, I submerged orange dendrobium orchids to add variety to the arrangements. Also, submerged below the candles I twisted a loop of bear grass for an extra something special. As for lighting, Bentley Meeker brought the outside to the inside by uplighting the room with colors of a Hawaiian sunset.

In the reception room, the focal point was a fireplace with a hideous picture of a giraffe! Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t think we could find many giraffes on the beaches of Hawaii, so I designed one of my signature flower arrangements, what I like to call, “a wall of flowers” to replace the giraffe photo. In the past I have done a leaning flower wall as a place for guests to find their place cards, but for this space in particular, it was perfect to use as a hanging piece over the mantle. Guests were amazed by this spectacular hanging arrangement of green, yellow, and circus roses, orange calla lilies, orange dendrobium orchids, green cymbidium orchids, yellow spider mums, bear grass, moss, and other tropical elements. 

Outside on the patio where the ceremony was held, which we later transformed into a cocktail area, was a massive mirror, which we used as a focal point for the ceremony and dressed it with a garland of eucalyptus, spider mums, and roses. A mirror at the end of the aisle was something very unexpected, but was great for guests as they could see the expressions of the bride and groom from every direction.

Now onto personal flowers. The bride’s bouquet was carefully assembled with yellow and cream roses, cymbidium orchids, eucalyptus, and leather leaf. (On a personal note, we never use leather leaf but made an exception because the bride specifically requested it be used in her bouquet). For her twin sister the maid of honor, we created a smaller bouquet with all of the same elements and placed a cymbidium orchid in her hair behind her ear, something that she and her sister used to do back home in Hawaii. As for the groom’s boutonnière, I kept it simple but still reflective of the bride’s bouquet, so I used a cymbidium orchid, a small yellow rose, a loop of bear grass and some leather leaf.

One of my favorite moments at the wedding was when Melissa presented her father with his boutonnière. When she was a little girl, her father would place a gardenia on both her and her twin sisters’ pillow at bedtime. Now, to Melissa, gardenia’s have a special place in her heart, so I made sure that her father got the most gorgeous and beautifully fragrant gardenia we could find for his boutonnière.

Overall, I discovered that you can bring Hawaii to New York City by using subtle touches of tropical elements and had a blast designing it! Until next time, (which I promise won’t be long) cheers!

             

All photos courtesy of Cappy Hotchkiss Photography

Tonight is the night!

It has been a long but quick journey planning Bethenny's wedding in just four short weeks, but the big day is finally here! I hope you have all been watching and are just as excited as I am to watch to see if I can pull off the perfect wedding for Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy! Tune in tonight on Bravo at 10pm EST to find out if your much anticipated questions will be answered....

Does the cake meet Bethenny's expectations?

Is Cookie really the devil in disguise?

Is the champagne bucket really a porta potty?

Does Bethenny really rip off Shawn's "produce section"?

Also, don't forget to follow me on Twitter @ShawnRabideau to get my take on the wedding as I tweet LIVE while watching the show! Also, for other helpful tips become a fan of Shawn Rabideau Events and Design on Facebook.

Click HERE to see a sneak peak of tonight's episode!