Southern Weddings

When we were all younger, my little brother, older cousin and I all used to talk about opening our own business together. We would call it 3D Designs (because all 3 of our last names started with a D). We would offer our customers the complete experience from initial consult to decorating their dream home/office/business/etc once it had been designed and built. Unfortunately, our tastes and life dreams have changed a little bit since then, but my brother and I still talk about opening up a business together. If it was me, it would be a monogram shop and my brother would open up a french restaurant…so hopefully, one day…we'll think of a compromise and it'll happen!

I''ve always wanted to open up an Asian inspired cupcake shop! With the cupcake craze nowadays, and being asian, I thought what better than to mix the two flavors!

Actually, my "small business" involves Crisco quite often :) A couple of years ago I baked and decorated a cake for a friend's birthday and posted the picture on Facebook. I got so many comments that it make me want to do more cakes. And so I did. I started researching techniques, went to classes, bought books, and sought professional advice. Now two years later, I have multiple cake orders every weekend. I'm a nurse and love my job, but secretly dream about going to culinary school and opening a legit bakery one day :)

I am in the process of starting my own business. After planning my own wedding I fell in love with it. So it was simple Wedding Planner would be my next life goal.

Besides my husband, my pups are the light of my life. Their "stuff" can get very expensive though so I started using my sewing skills to craft them new collars and such. I got to thinking one day if this stuff is expensive for me it must be expensive for others too and what can I do about it? I am just getting my underway selling affordable and fashionable dog accessories. Currently I am building up my stock of collars but hope to expand to leashes, toys, hair bows, beds, etc. very soon!

I would love to open my own paperie :) It would be so fun to hand select the most beautiful letterpress invitations and the most creative cards to feature in my store. And not to mention getting to find cute little stamps and stationery sets. (cue dream music and blurry effects as I begin to daydream) :)

I have entertained the idea of opening my own practice for speech therapy. It would be geared towards kids with Autism and Downs Syndrome and there would be all types of therapy. Speech, physical, occupational, art, music, horses. Anything that could cater to the kids as individuals. Its a far off dream, but maybe one day.

First of all, wow. Those sisters really know what they are doing! Absolute fabity-fabness. While my full time job is being a college senior, my part time job is being a sales associate/decorator/manager/marketer at a most wonderful little gift shop where I have worked for 4 years, this fall. There have been days when I have definitely felt as if I would love to own a small business similar to the one I frequently manage. I love selling beautiful things, building thoughtful relationships with customers, and setting up cute, eye catching displays. I’ve recently been dreaming about opening a bakery+boutique. The items would end up leaving the store smelling like a vanilla cupcake or blueberry muffin! Yum.

When living in my hometown London, I would dream of starting a breakfast catering business! It would have been cheekily called "Morning Glory". The idea was a home delivery service of The Full English (or anything that takes your morning fancy!) You call up on the morning after the night before and Id arrive on my vespa with your grub, perhaps the morning paper and maybe even an aspirin. All those things that nobody really wants to get up to buy on a lazy Sunday morning. I went as far as investigating ways to keep eggs warm and talking to local city farmers for deals on sausages! However, I then fell in love with my Spaniard and upped and came to Spain where I am now planning my wedding for 2011 and loving my life as a teacher.

What an inspiration! I love all of the up and coming companies that have been able to form due to Etsy! As for me I love cooking. My grandmother had me helping out in the kitchen from a small child and I definitely have her sweet tooth. When she died I was given her recipe box. Little by little I have been making each one and let me tell you they are FABulous. I have a dream of opening a catering business with them. Something small and not too stressful but that fulfills my life passion of making delicious food for people and having them say "This is the best _____ I have EVER had!".

My fiance and I dream of opening our own Brew Pub Restaurant with a B&B and event space available. My fiance would brew our own beer and run the restaurant and I would manage the B&B and host Weddings* and other events. And, this would all happen in the mountains of Colorado. I am determined that this can become a reality one day.

My dream is to open a non-profit beach house for brain tumor patients. I lost my mother to brain cancer and since she loved the beach and in her memory, one day I hope to offer all brain tumor patients and loved ones the experience of "Marcia’s Isle – a Rehoboth Beach Retreat" that offers tranquility, hope, and healing at no expense to the families. A brain tumor and subsequent treatment can change a person’s appearance and their ability to carry out a full active day. During this time patients and caregivers alike need to pamper themselves and I would love to give them the chance to do so. There are times when we just don’t feel like ourselves, or even like human beings. During those times, we need to believe in miracles. And sometimes we need to make miracles happen. I hope to take the first step by allowing the beach of "Marcia’s Isle" to wash away the pain and exhaustion from the battle against brain tumors. It would mean so much to me to give those diagnosed and their loved ones a chance to get back to the joy, laughter, and wonderment of life…even if it is just for a week.

Thanks for the giveaway Maihar girls! I'd love to own and operate a unique charming wedding venue. A cottage meets anthrologie type of feel…

I'm writing business plans to start my own bikini company opening the same month as my wedding (May 2011)!!! We'll buy from small, unknown, up-and-coming swim designers that aren't in every store so there's no chance of seeing someone in the same suit. I plan to use some of the decor and fabrics we are purchasing for the wedding in the store. And since I'm opening it in the same town where my sister lives, she's definitely in on the planning for it too :)Now if I could only quit my addiction to wedding blogs…. (I need to get back to the business plan!)

My cousin Jena and I used to come up with business ideas all of the time, generally stemming from her love of babies and mine of clothing, so what else but a baby boutique! As I grew up, my dreams got a little bit bigger and these days I'm on the prowl with my friend Jessica to open a knick knack store of fabulous for women of all ages. We are looking at lilly pulitzer on the walls combined with floral headbands, ruffle dresses and of course satin shoes! Bohemian Prepster! One day!

I have always loved loved loved planning, and by planning I mean planning ANYTHING. My parents always made fun of me in high school because I was so organized and had my entire life amazingly choreographed from academics, clubs, multiple sports and a busy social life. After I graduated from college NASA actually paid me to plan Shuttle missions in Mission Control. What a dream! I couldn’t believe our nation’s manned spaceflight program was paying me to do something that I loved to do and came so naturally to me. However, as I’ve traveled down the path of life, my hopes and dreams have changed (mainly a result of my daughter’s arrival). I tried to go back to work after she was born, but it was painful to be away from her so much. That’s when I decided it was best for our family if I stayed home. Of course, I still had an incurable desire to plan…. So to keep from driving my husband totally nuts I partnered with my good friend in a wedding planning business and Polished Wedding Planning LLC was born!

I have to enter for my mother who has started a family business up again. My late grandmother, her mother had a catering business; Copper Pots and Polka Dots that my mother is now the owner of. Being that my mother inherited the amazing cooking and baking abilities from her mother, that I dad not, she decided to start the business back up after nearly 10 years. I love being crafty so it is my job to decorate, but all of the credit goes to her. Without her AMAZING southern cooking and baking abilities this small business wouldn't be able to grow like it is. We are a great team, but I am so proud of my mom in carrying out her dream of following in her mothers footsteps and following her nose after all of these years.

I did run my own business for a while. I started the first in-home basic obedience training service in Anchorage when I lived there.

My dream business to open up is a couture wedding dress store. We don't have a lot here in San Diego and the closest one to is an hour drive away from here. I love weddings in general but omg the dresses are my favorite! Well except for marring the groom ;]

I would LOVE to partner with my sister and open up a boutique which offers nanny care services. My sister loves everything about caring for children and babies having over 12 years experience and owning her own daycare at one time. I handled the business side and loved how the families trusted my sister and her family. Having a cute and comfortable boutique where families could interview great nannies and pick the best for their family would be great!

I have very fond and vivid memories of going to the barbershop when I was younger. I was never too much worried about the wait, because it was always such an amazing experience. This gathering on an early Saturday morning would involve discussion of current topics, the latest sports news, jokes being told… it was the perfect scene. My dream endeavor would be to open an upscale barbershop in which more young men could enjoy this positive atmosphere, witnessing the men in their communities in a great light, but also where the adults could get additional services other than a haircut; such as dry cleaning, grooming (manicures & pedicures), health and wellness instruction, and few other things. I would love the opportunity to one day take this on.

If you know me, a word you could use to describe me is crafty. I have several things that allow me to say "I Made It" when people ask where I got it from. My sister, being the interior designer that she is, also has a crafty side to her. It is our Big Girl Dream to open up a shop called The Nest, selling gifts for the home and other little trinkets that we have put our hands into. My favorite thing I have made so far are peacock feather napkin rings as a house warming gift…so I would definitely expand on my napkin ring making for the shop.

My dream is to open a bridal boutique. I have loved every aspect of planning my own wedding.

After working for other people for years and dreaming of having my own business for almost as long, I am just about ready to launch my own events management company, Meet, specializing in guest-centered, environmentally conscious events.

My fiance and I have been talking about opening up a lil' vintage shop/lounge in our neighborhood. With his passion for watches & mine for all things vintage – we feel we'd be a great team. I have this vision of having customers walk in and perusing all the vintage goodies while indie tunes blast through the speakers. I'm a singer, so it would be fabulous to feature local musicians during the week… acoustic sessions.

I DO dream of starting my own business! My friends and I have often talked about opening an Anthropologie-esque store in downtown Athens (our college town!) at a lower price point. Plus lots of home-made goodies from us!

My business is making jewelry! I have created earrings for brides to give their bridesmaids as a gift to wear for the wedding. I work with the brides personally to help design exactly what they have in mind to complicate the bridesmaid dresses but its also something pretty they can continue wearing! I truly enjoy it! It makes me smile to see the bridesmaids actually really love them! It is something personal from the bride though, because they have helped put there special touch on the jewelry pieces~

I am currently trying to start my own business. I've loved crafts since I was a little kid living in TN on our farm. I got engaged on Christmas Eve of 2010. I knew I wanted something unusual and then decided….COTTON! So I started making these wreaths, bouquets, and boutonnieres out of cotton and other dried prairie grasses. Now it just comes down to getting my business up and going! Trying to do this AND plan a wedding is stressful but I absolutely love it! Life is so much sweeter in the South.This is the shop I opened up on Etsy trying to start my business.http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeRoys