The fabulous core members of Wedding Hive worked feverishly to pull together what turned out to be a truly enchanted night buzzing with the excitement of newly engaged couples, curious passers by and many new and old Hive clients/friends. The turnout was just wonderful!

Not only was the show a great time, but I had a serious blast cutting, pasting and all out crafting my magical woodland/vintage inspired table! I’m not sure if it translates in the photos, but there are various birds and furry creatures placed throughout the scene made out of book pages and white glass…I mean, how much more Melissa can you get?? I also gave myself a bit of a personal challenge; to showcase as much of my work as I could while remaining ‘unplugged’. What fun!

Here I am chatting with one of my adorable visitors — note the expression of the sweet woman looking at my Bliss Book…makes me happy.

And though I stayed glued to my table for most of the night it was fortuitously positioned right next to the runway so ‘no way, Jose’ was I going to skip capturing the splendid fashions of Gown Gallery, Janay A. Handmade, Ornamental Petal and Meadowbelle Market!

Look closely….I do believe that is the beautiful Lea Collins of Monkey Wrench Clothing modeling for Ornamental Petal ( left half of image below!)

Janay Andrews trailing her beautiful runway show. She is so cute! (below..)

And just to give you an idea of the turnout – look at all of the people!!

I am so lucky to have found such an amazing group of artists that also happen to be in the wedding industry. Wedding Hive has made it so much fun to find new and interesting clients and friends to work with. 2010 is going to kick some serious behind and I owe so much of it to the darling Hive.

I can’t wait to hear what the 2011 theme is going to be!!!

In my continued search for KCMO related wedding tips, the name

1924 Main kept coming up and I knew I needed to check this place out! 1924 Main is owned by Rob and Margarita Dalzell and is located in Kansas City’s Crossroads area at 1924 Main St., no less!! 1924 Main is an upscale restaurant at a fantastic value that can accomodate seating for 30 to 35 guests.

My visit there consisted of sampling 3 very delicious cheeses – the Valdeon, Fontina Val D’Aosta and the Delice De Bourgogne – as well as the fried green beans. The cheese was served with a variety of fruit spreads and toast and I was pleasantly surprised by the crispness and the perfectly fried thin batter coating my yummy green beans. I have not gone for dinner YET, but I’ve heard many wonderful things and suggest that you make a reservation today!

Also owned by Rob and Margarita Dalzell check out Souperman, Pizza Bella and Chef Burger.