Happy Pie and Beer day, friends! (aka Pioneer Day, the day the Pioneers settled in Utah.) We wanted to celebrate today by sharing a DELICIOUS apple pie recipe paired with a local beer!
We paired our apple pie with Wasatch Brewery’s, Ghost Rider IPA. It’s a dry-hopped IPA with a juicy citrus flavor that melds perfectly with the cinnamon apple flavoring of the pie!
We hope you have a safe holiday, and enjoy some pie and beer!
Pro tip – have your pie with a cold scoop of ice cream!
Congratulations – you’re engaged! It’s such an exciting whirlwind right after saying YES!
Post guest written by Sarah McClure Photo
Once the elation of the proposal has calmed down a new emotion may set in… Panic. Panic about where to begin, what to even start planning, how to find the right vendors. Oh heck, how do I do this!?
Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! Here are a few things to narrow in on in the months leading up to your wedding. Keep in mind, if you are looking to hire a wedding planner they should be able to help you with all of these things!
Your very first decision, besides date, should be deciphering what three things are the MOST important to you on your wedding day. By taking a moment to figure out these points you can help set yourselves a budget. Maybe your top three things are photography, wedding dress, and catering – from here you can work on getting bids from your dream vendors and know what you need to adjust and plan for to make those happen.
Once you’ve decided on a budget you can start the planning process! You’ve got your date, now you need your where. One of my favorite venue resources is the LUX Venue Page! There are over 100 venues on this list and each one includes basic information about the venue and what they provide. Once you’ve narrowed in on a handful you can start reaching out to them, setting up site visits, and planning your date with them. Some venues provide tables, chairs, and linen rentals, make sure to ask about this in your planning process. Otherwise it may be an additional cost that you didn’t budget for.
After you’ve narrowed down your venue it’s time to start planning your vision! Here’s where you start including vendors. LUX is obviously my go-to first vendor to contact for many reasons! The biggest reason is because they are able to help with anything design and decor related, they’re not just food! I am a big fan of being able to hire and coordinate the smallest amount of vendors possible, so having LUX be able to do the food, china, linens, florals, cake, bar service, and more, makes it soooo easy. They also offer a complimentary taste test where you can come in, try your menu served on the china you want, see your floral arrangements, etc!
Aside from venue, catering, and decor here are some of the other vendors you may want to consider!
The vendors you select should be able to help you in more ways than one on your wedding day, and they definitely should not add to your stress level! LUX is a great resource for keeping you on schedule when it comes to the backend, things like starting bar service for you at the selected time, starting dinner without being told, clean up, etc. Someone like me, aka your photographer, should be there to keep you on track in other aspects! Things like knowing how long we have for photos before we need to move into cocktail hour, and then dinner, and dancing, etc. When narrowing down your vendors find people that you vibe with and that you want to spend time with on your special day!
I hope this helps narrow down some of the choices you’ll need to make when it comes to your wedding day! The biggest thing to remember is that this is YOUR day – you and your partners! It is a day meant to celebrate the love that you two share, let your personalities shine through, and make sure you take the time to enjoy it. You can’t re-do it!
If you have any additional questions not covered in this blog post you can always reach out to me via Instagram or my website! LUX is also easily reachable via Instagram and their contact form!
June is Pride Month, we wanted to take a moment to share a big pride achievement with you!
LUX is incredibly proud to announce our membership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The NGLCC is the exclusive, third-party certification body that verifies that eligible businesses are majority-owned by LGBT individuals, and subsequently grants Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) designation to such businesses.
As allies and members of the LBGTQ+ community, we are committed to diversity. We take pride in educating ourselves and those around us on making a difference. Being part of the NGLCC will help give us resources to educate ourselves, and our community further.
After a four-month application and review process, we are thrilled to become one of the 1100+ businesses under the NGLCC umbrella. The NGLCC is a nonprofit advocacy group that aims to expand the economic opportunities and advancement of the LGBT business community. They were founded on the basis of supporting strong LGBT business owners. They are the voice for the nation’s 1.4 million LGBT business owners and the $1.7 trillion those enterprises add to the national economy each year. NGLCC enjoys the support and participation of more than 190 corporate partners as well as prominent executive leadership in striving to promote pro-business and LGBT-inclusive policies.
In addition to joining the NGLCC we contribute substantial financial donations to our local Pride chapter, various LGBT organizations, and other non-profit organizations.
We are hospitality, and the heart of the hospitality industry is people. We make people feel welcomed, celebrated, and loved, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, or the color of their skin. You can always count on your LUX Family!
