End of an Era...

Well, okay, not technically an era ;), but definitely the end of one thing and the start of something else :). This will be my last post as far as a big congrats to a whole bunch of maracas brides! As most of you know, Mishka Designs is no longer handling maraca orders (although we will still be doing maraca orders for our wedding designs and design-in-a-box clients). One of the artists, Omar, who use to paint some of the designs has started his own business, Maracas Mexico. This will allow me to focus on wedding designs and decor, which is my first love :). They don't have a webpage or facebook page yet, but you can email them directly at maracasmexico@yahoo.com. Meanwhile, without further ado, big congratulations are in order to:

Livia & Bernie who tied the knot this past June 5th at the Hotel Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda. I absolutely heart the maracas and matching fans which were based off of a vintage looking birdcage and painted by Antonio!

Tara & John who said their "i dos" this past June 6th under the coordination of Baja Weddings. 

Katie & Mike who were married this June 6th at Dreams Riviera Cancun.

Chasity & Dustin who tied the knot this June 7th in the Riviera Maya.

Shelley & Craig who tied the knot this June 9th under the coordination of Amy Abbott of Amy Abbott Events in Cabo!

Katie & Kevin who said "yes" in Dreams Riviera Cancun this June 11th - unfortunately I do not have photos of their maracas to share :(.

Amy & Jeremy who said their "i dos" this June 16th under the coordination of Amy Abbott of Amy Abott Events in Cabo!

Jae & Ben who said "yes" this June 16th in Las Caletas here in Vallarta!

Caitlin & Brad who tied the knot this past June 16th in Quintana Roo!

Priscilla & Michael who said their "i dos" also June 16th in Playa del Carmen - I heart heart these maracas, painted by the very talented Yazmin!

Charlea & Tyson who said "yes" this June 19th at Dreams Riviera Cancun!

Nadine & Rabih who tied the knot June 22nd in Barcelona Spain!

Amy and her love who tied the knot this June 22nd Puerto Morelos!  I heart these maracas and fans!

Maria & Jose who said "yes" June 23rd at the Barcelo Palace!

Kristin & Dan who tied the knot June 26th at Las Caletas here in Vallarta!

Elizabeth who married her love this June 28th in Sayulita. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to share :(.

Courtney & her love who tied the knot this June 30th in Quintana Roo - unfortunately, no pictures to share :(.

Melissa & Steven who said their "i dos" this June 30th in Las Caletas here in Vallarta - unfortunately, I have no pictures to share :(.

Sarah & Jim who tied the knot this June 30th at the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort in Quintana Roo - unfortunately, I have no pictures to share :(.


Margot & Jeff who said their "i dos" this July 12th in Cancun.

Sandy and her love who were married this July 13th in Puerto Morelos - unfortunately, no photos to share :(.

Marielle & Seth who said their "i dos" this August 3rd in Quintana Roo - unfortunately, no photos to share :(. 

Lana & Mark who said their " i dos" this August 4th in the Dominican Republic.  Beautiful maracas!

Jocelyn & Masih who tied the knot this August 4th in Tulum, Mexico.

Lena who married her love August 20th in Dreams Cancun - unfortunately, I don't have any photos to share :(.

Coming-up ... Elizabeth & Matt's wedding blog, Pelin & Kevin's wedding blog and my big, fat, gigantic announcement (and hopefully new webpage and blog!).  Oodles of goodies so stay tuned ;).

Brand New Company - Maracas Mexico!

My dear brides, I'm very pleased to announce that our maraca business has gotten so big that I can no longer handle it on my own.  Therefore, the artists who have been painting the maracas, have started their own company called "Maracas Mexico".  Their webpage is not up yet, as they are working on it like crazy, but meanwhile you may email them at:  maracasmexico (at) yahoo.com and they will be more than happy to help you next season with your maraca orders.  I will no longer be involved in the process, freeing me up to focus on my first love of wedding/event design and decoration!

If you have already paid for an order for next year through Mishka Designs, I will still be handling that order through to completion.  But all orders that have not been paid for will need to go through the artist's company, run by my brother-in-law, Omar and his wife, Blanca.

I have more exciting things happening but can't disclose that until end of week!  This is a FUN, amazing month over here at Mishka Designs and can't wait to spill the frijoles!  Meanwhile, this week I will be blogging on Rene & Steve's wedding so look for those photos to be posted soon!

April Showers bring May maracas!

As May comes to a close, we have some shout-outs to give to May brides and grooms!  Congratulations to:

Tina & Kay who said their "i dos" at the Azul Beach Hotel in Quintana Roo this May 4.

 (custom design)

Brittany and her groom who tied the knot at the Barcelo in Quintana Roo May 5.

 (based on Palm Trees)

Patty & Dennis who said "yes" May 8th at the Grand Velas in Playa Carmen.

 (based on Heidi)

Michelle & Amet who vowed forever at Dreams Cancun this May 11 under the careful guidance of Leanne Marie.  I HEART HEART her maracas, based on some popular Christmas ornaments we have down here and Israel did a fantastic job!

(custom design)

Jen & Graham who said their "i dos" May 12 at the Piedra Escondida in Tulum.  I heart her maracas too and bend my non-existent hat to Antonio on a job well done!

 (custom design)

Marcela & Phillip who said "absolutely" at the interesting named Hotel Ana & Jose May 12.

 (based on Kate)

Lesley & Richard who tied the knot May 16 at the Azul Sensatori Hotel in Puerto Morelos.

 (based on Palm Trees)

Cheri & Fred who said "yes" May 17 at the famous Dreams Riviera Cancun.

 (based on Heidi)

Katie & Matt who said their "i dos" May 17 at the Now Jade Riviera Cancun.

 (based on Lacy Romance)

Cassie & Phillip who sealed the deal May 18 at Secrets Maroma Beach in Quintana Roo.

 (based on Heidi)

Joe & Andrea who said "yes" May 19 also at the Secrets Maroma.

 (based on Heidi)

Amy & Chad who said "i do" under the guidance of Lomas Travel on May 20.

(based on Kate)

Our very first corporate client, Jennifer works with MPEG-LA and they handed-out our maracas at their conference in Florida this past May 20th!

 (custom design)

Aimee who married her love at Dreams Riviera Cancun on May 23.

 (based on Lacy Romance)

Erik, Ellen & Oliver who joined together as a family here in Vallarta this May 23rd under the guidance of Karina from the Palladium.

 (based on Palm Trees)

Abigail who tied the knot at Playa Fiesta here in Vallarta on May 24.

 (based on Patty)

Christina who married her love at the Azul Sensatori Hotel  in Quintana Roo this May 25.

(based on Elise)

Melanie, who was our WINWIN runner-up winner and won some shake me tags, who said "yes" here in Vallarta May 25.

(based on Heidi)

Jamie & Mike who sealed the deal in Las Caletas on May 26.

(based on Melanie)

Robin & Jason who said "yes" this May 26 at the Playacar Palace.

 (based on Talavera)

Danielle & Spencer who said "forever and always" May 27 at the Banyan Tree Mayakoba.

 (based on Lacy Romance)

Becky & Jay who definitely take the prize for most creative original custom design for the month and who tied the knot also in Las Caletas this May 27.

 (custom design)

Carolyn & Aaron who said their "i dos" at Dreams Tulum this May 29.

 (based on Amanda)

Jami & her new husband who tied the knot May 30 at Dreams Riviera Cancun.  These maracas are so pretty and Yazmin deserves a pat on the back for making something so beautiful!

 (based on Allie)

And, last but not least, Sarah & Ryan who agreed to love and cherish this May 31 at the Iberostar Paraiso in Quintana Roo!

(based on Palm Trees)

Coming-up ... blog of Lili & Kieran's Chacala wedding ... blog of Rene & Steve's Punta de Mita wedding and more maraca congratulations and shout-outs!

The Month of Heidi!

Before the whirlwind of May begins, we have some big shout-outs to make for the month of April! Congratulations are in store to:

BELATED shout-out to Melissa & Joey who tied the knot this past March 19th in the Riviera Maya!

(based on Heidi)

Andy & Rebecca who said their "i dos" under the coordination of Karina at the Palladium here in Vallarta April 3!

 (based on Palm Trees)

Monique & Elisabeth who said "yes" at the Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita in Puerto Morelos April 12!

(based on Amy)

Josh & Kirsty who said "absolutely" April 12 at the Riu Palace in Playa del Carmen!

 (based on Heidi)

Laura & Pouya who said their "i dos" at the Hoteles Fiesta Kantenah also in Playa del Carmen this April 12th!

 (based on Palm Trees)

Brian & Carly who said "yes" under the coordination of Katy & Nicole from Playa Bliss Weddings here in Vallarta, April 12!  Beautiful color combination done by Israel!

 (based on Talavera)

Nicole who married her sweetheart at the Dreams Riviera Cancun this April 13!

 (based on Heidi)

Zainab & Rishi who tied the knot under the coordination of Gaby from Baja Weddings in Cabos this April 14!  I heart how these maracas turned out with dots in the paisley style!  Great job Yazmin!

 (based on Paisley)

Eva & Carlos who said their "i dos" under the coordination of Vallarta Adventures this April 15!

 (based on Heidi)

Livio & Carmen who said "we do" at Dreams Riviera Cancun on April 19!  If this custom design based on Livio & Carmen's invites doesn't become popular next season I would be very surprised - well done Omar!

 (custom design)

Sweet Inga who tied the knot with Matt  at the Marival in Nuevo Vallarta this April 20th and ALSO brought us oodles of Easter treats for my nieces and daughter - thank you thank you thank you!  Inga did a series of orders - maracas, signs, floating lanterns and clay monkeys for the cake top :).

Nicole who said "yes" to her groom this April 20th at the Hotel Reve & Spa in Playa del Carmen!

 (based on Jenn/Kent)

Chris married Chris with Vallarta Adventures this April 21!

 (based on Heidi)

Regan & Jason who tied the knot with Vallarta Adventures this April 26!

(based on Heidi)

Ryan & Jordanna who said their "i dos" at the Hotel Sandos PlayaCar April 26!

 (based on Amy)

Sara & Chris who said "yes!" at the Hotel Barcelo Beach Resort in Quintana Roo April 26!

 (based on Heidi)

Sierra & Joshua who tied the knot at the Paradisus Playa del Carmen  this April 26!

 (based on Heidi)

Armi & Nica who said "we do" also at the Paradisus Playa del Carmen this April 27!

 (based on Kate)

Jen & Greg who said "yes! absolutely!" at the Marina El Cid in Puerto Morelos this April 28!

 (custom design)

The mysterious "J&L" who tied the knot with Katy & Nicole from Playa Bliss Weddings this April 28!

 (based on Kate)

Melissa & Andrew who tied the knot in New York City this April 28! (Good job ordering Pandora!)

 (based on Lacy Romance)

And, last, but certainly not least :), Jeff & Stefanie who said their "i dos" at the Hotel Playacar Palace April 29th!

(based on Kate)

If you thought April looked busy wait until you see May - I do believe we have broken the record books! :) Coming-up ... Taryn & Matt's wedding in Cancun, Lorena & Brad's Design-in-a-Box in Cancun, Lili & Kieran's wedding in Chacala and more maraca shout-outs!