A lillipad wedding for Mark and Deanna

Mark and Deanna had purchased a beautiful home in Mason that had a beautiful backyard on Lillipad Court. We incorporated this new home, along with their love of good coffee and Graeters, into this relaxing, fun wedding day for them! I was so thrilled to be a part of their special day!

An air conditioned ten with clear, see-through panels looked out into the backyard. The white chivari chairs had mini-sleeves that matched the ivy-patterned overlay. Rentals from All Occasions Event Rental.

Ivy patterned chargers were complemented by lavender napkins and bamboo-handled flatware. Each guest received a packet of personalized coffee in either white chocolate, butter toffee or hazelnut from La Crema Coffee Company with a personalized Starbucks mug and the wedding date on it.

Guests walked on a carpeted, covered pathway to the tent and entered through real glass doors.

Close up of the chairs and mugs

Instead of a band or DJ, the couple chose to have a string trio play during the lunch reception. Toasts were made to celebrate the bride and groom's nuptials. Pictured here is Leah from Rose Trio.

Since yellow tulips were out of season, we opted for yellow roses. Design by Katie Elfers.

Napkings, programs, table numbers and seating chart made by Amo-Ink incorporated the lillipads into the design.

After the ceremony, the couple was escorted from the church to their home in a vintage Rolls Royce, provided by Motortoys.

Wedding Cake from Maribelle Cakery

Enroute to their wedding reception, the couple stopped by the Starbucks that they first met at and posed with the staff!

Nothing beats the heat like a bite of Graeters Ice Cream!

Deanna's daughter is an absolute sweetie pie and was smiling the whole day!

This was a wonderful, laid back afternoon for friends and family to celebrate and relax! It was a pleasure to be part of their big day. A huge thanks to Ron Shuller for the photography!

Wedding Wednesday: Candace and Doug at Manor House

Candace and Doug celebrated their wedding nuptials and reception at the lovely Manor House in Mason, Ohio. The ceremony took place outside by the gazebo. Destiny from Fassler Florist performed her magic on the beautiful flowers for the day. The amazing and talented Ron Shuller captured these amazing photos. Rounding out the day were Dale Moberly from Sounds Great Entertainment (DJ), Skeffington's (tuxedos and invitations) European Bridal for the dress; and Maribelle Cakery (yum yum yum!). The bride's brother performed the ceremony and Candace's mother took care of designing the programs and menu cards.

Some fun aspects to the reception? The groom is a huge Browns fan, the bride a huge Steelers fan. She had a garter with the Steelers colors and logo on it, and we handed out terrible towels to the men during the garter toss. The cake topper also matched the bride and groom's favorite pose, as you can see from their engagement photos. Fun fun!

Ironically, it was picture perfect weather during the ceremony. Instead of incorporating the dog into the ceremony, we had Layla come down for photos earlier in the day.
Just after the bouquet toss (right about the time the bride and groom were doing the Hora, a traditional Jewish dance), we had a tornado warning outside! Thank you, mother nature, for holding out for the picture perfect outdoor ceremony and keeping everyone safe during this fun filled reception!

Thanks Candace and Doug for letting the dreamgirls be a part of your special day!! =)

Candace and Doug; Tweet by Tweet today!

We are doing a tweet-by-tweet of the festivities of today's wedding on http://www.twitter.com/yourdreamday.com


The really cool thing about this wedding? The photographer. Ron Shuller shot the groom's mother's wedding 30 years ago! He's so amazing! Here is the couple's engagement shoot at Pompilio's, where the couple got engaged.

Enjoy!

Jewish Wedding at Hilton Netherland Plaza Hall of Mirrors

Jessi and Mike are one of the sweetest couples we've ever worked with! This was a Jewish wedding, so you will see the key elements of a Jewish wedding: The ketubah (the marriage contract); the chuppah (where the wedding ceremony takes place); bessing over the chala (hamotzi); and the hora (dancing on the chair). Instead of a cake, this bride and groom decided to have a "first bite" of their chocolate station instead, compliments of Chocolate Passion. It took place in September, 2008, at the Hall of Mirrors at the Hilton Netherland Plaza.

To view the couple's coffee table album, compliments of Ron Shuller's Creative Images, click here.

Martini Louge

Ketubah, the legal marriage document of the Jewish faith

The Chuppah, the place where a Jewish wedding ceremony takes place under. At the end of the ceremony they will break a glass wrapped in a napkin. Mazeltof!

Reception setup in the same room. We flipped the room in 45 minutes while guests had cocktails someplace else.

Chocolate Station. The couple opted to do this instead of a wedding cake.

Jessi also had her wedding bouquet preserved by Freeze Frame. We are an easy ship partner for Freeze Frame, so all you have to do is give it to me at the end of the night and we get it to Freeze Frame for you by Monday afternoon. It's important to get your bouquet to the preserver as soon as possible, the longer you wait the less real your preservation will look. It just arrived last week and here is what it now looks like.

Huge thanks to Ron Shuller's Creative Images for the photos and Debbie and her staff at the Hilton Netherland for organizing a great event ! Other vendors this evening included RMAX; Ford Ellington; Arctic Diamond; and Airwaves for their services that day.

The Knot Featured Wedding of Megan and Scott

We are currently featured as the wedding planner for Megan and Scott's wedding on The Knot!