In the pages below, you'll meet some of our favorite wedding professionals.  This list is strictly unpaid and simply a way for us to show off some of the fantastic wedding vendors we personally know and love. They are all excellent in both customer service and quality of work. 

Disclaimer
The Blue Orchid Blog is published and written by Liene Stevens, the CEO of Blue Orchid Designs.  All opinions written by her are her own.

Blue Orchid Designs will occasionally publish content from guest bloggers and featured experts.  The opinions expressed in these particular posts belong to their respective authors and Blue Orchid Designs cannot be held liable for them.

The information presented on Blue Orchid Designs is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal or contracted advice.

Blue Orchid Designs is committed to providing accurate information and as such all material on the Blue Orchid Blog is fact-checked prior to publication. Because the nature of the topics covered on Blue Orchid Designs is evolutionary (e.g.: wedding trends, sales, vendors, etc are always changing and evolving), the accuracy of archived and previous content cannot be guaranteed.

Blue Orchid Designs will often link to third-party sites in our posts. While we do our best to ensure we are promoting and linking to ethical companies and accurate content, Blue Orchid Designs is not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on those sites.

Blue Orchid Designs reserves the right to modify or delete content at any time without prior notification.

Blue Orchid Designs reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at any time.

Copyright
All written content on Blue Orchid Designs - both the blog and the website - is copyrighted to Blue Orchid Designs.

All photos on Blue Orchid Designs - both the blog and the website - are copyrighted to their respective photographers.  Every photo used will have a photo credit and active link attributed to it. Please visit the individual sites of each photographer to learn more about their company.

Content Reproduction
Content from Blue Orchid Designs may be reproduced or re-posted in part (limited to a summary or a quote not to exceed a paragraph in length and a limit of one photo from the post), provided proper credit and an active link are attributed to our site and the photographer (if applicable). Written permission is not necessary for partial reproduction provided the above stipulations are adhered to.

Blog posts may NOT be reproduced, re-posted, or copied in their entirety.

Editorial
In an effort to keep things real around here, all posts on Blue Orchid Designs are editorial and are never paid placements or "pay for play". If we mention a book or service in our post, we will provide an affiliate link, if available. We write about ideas and people we like and that we can stand behind. It's pretty simple.

If you have an idea, product or service you think we would love and that fits the scope of Blue Orchid Designs, you are welcome to send us an email at hello{at}blueorchidweddings.com or a sample telling us about it, however this does not guarantee that we will write about it and samples or products will not be returned.

If we write about a service provided by a Blue Orchid Designs client, that relationship will be disclosed in the body of the post or in a disclaimer at the bottom of the post.

Advertising
At this time, advertising on Blue Orchid Designs occurs in both banner ads and in some text links in the sidebar or featured resource sections.  We do not offer paid editorial coverage.  Currently, all banner ads are delivered by third-party sites.

Comments
Comments belong to their individual authors and the views expressed are not necessarily the views of Blue Orchid Designs or its associates. 

Comments are held in moderation and individually approved. Comments that disagree with an opinion are generally approved for public viewing - we do encourage open conversation and different points of view and realize that not everyone will agree with us 100% of the time.

Comments that are personal attacks or flames will not be tolerated and are deleted.  Please refrain from using obscenities or posting inappropriate material.

Comments that are written with the intent to advertise or that are general spam will be deleted.

Comments with text that is in violation of copyright law will be deleted.

Contact Information
If you'd like to contact us, you may write to hello{at}blueorchidweddings.com.

While we do try to answer every email we receive, due to the volume, we regret that it is not always possible to send an individual reply.

Our mailing address is:
Blue Orchid Designs
3219 East Camelback Road
Suite 288
Phoenix, Arizona 85018

policies last updated July 2009