Lauren and Phil's Wedding

Lauren and Phil were married in May at one of our favorite spots in the city, Cescaphe Ballroom! Before walking down the aisle, Lauren and her bridesmaids were pampered at the Loews Hotel, with hair done by Jill, from Up Your Do, and Cindy, from Dylan Michael Cosmetics. Lauren and Phil had their first look on the top floor of the Loews and then headed out to go around the city for pictures! They held their ceremony in the ballroom and after they were pronounced husband and wife, they and their guests, enjoyed a delicious cocktail hour menu, created by Cescaphe. The room was transformed during cocktail hour, to fit their Philadelphia themed wedding. Each table was named after a landmark in the city and the table numbers were vintage postcards of the landmarks. They even had a Philadelphia Phanatic ice sculpture! The tables were set with a royal blue pintuck linen and then topped with fantastic centerpieces created by Beautiful Blooms. They featured deep purple and green flowers and the bases were surrounded by tons of candlelit! To make the room feel warm, Beautiful Blooms up lit the space in warm amber and highlighted each centerpiece with pinspotting- guests were in awe of the room! Steve from Silver Sound Entertainment got the party started and had the dance floor packed all night long while Clair Pruett Videography captured all the fun! When it was time to say goodbye, guests were handed Philadelphia cheesesteaks and soft pretzels on their way home- it was a huge hit! Thank you so much to Tony and Amy from Hoffer Photography for sending us these fantastic images and capturing all of the fun the couple had on their wedding day!

Congratulations Lauren and Phil!

Teaser Tuesday

Sarina and Dave's wedding day was hot, but their party was completely cool! The couple prepped for the big day at the Hyatt Penns Landing with hair by Maureen and makeup by Janet at Face the Occasion. Then, we all went to St. Augustine's Church to see them married in a beautiful ceremony. Afterwards, Tony Duca of Duca Studios, took the gang around the city for pictures. Finally, we all ended up at an amazing reception courtesy of Cescaphe Ballroom and Center Stage Entertainment! Brittany from Petals Lane did an awesome job on the florals- the candlelight twinkling in the crystals was so romantic and beautiful! The room looked incredible!

Our second wedding on Saturday was Jennifer and Jeremy's at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. They were married by Bob Pileggi from Journeys of the Heart in front of 40 of their closest friends and family. Petals Lane created a beautiful arch that became the focal point of the ceremony. After finishing up their pictures, they headed to Paradiso Restaurant to celebrate. The centerpieces, also created by Petals Lane, were a perfect mix of pinks, corals and whites and was flanked with lots of candlelight. Joe from DJ's Available had the dance floor packed all night long and Asya Photography captured all of the fun! The bride and groom treated their guests to a midnight snack of soft pretzels that were in the shape of the Love Statue! It was a huge hit!

Shelly and Brett's Wedding

Shelly and Brett were married at Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia this past December. Shelly and her bridesmaids started the day with hair and makeup at Joseph Anthony Retreat Spa & Salon. We had two weddings on their wedding date, so we had Krista and Annemarie onsite for this wedding. After their traditional ceremony and getting pictures taken around the city, everyone headed over to the reception at Cescaphe Ballroom. The amount of delicious food always blows us away at a Cescaphe wedding! The beautiful bouquets and centerpieces were provided by Marcus Hook Florist. They did a great job matching the couple's color scheme of red, black and touches of lime green! The monogram that was projected on a wall in the ballroom was created by us and matched the invitations we made! The Sid Miller Band did an amazing job of getting all of the wedding guests onto the dance floor and DBR Video Productions captured it all on film! Thank you to Baiada Photography, for sending us these wonderful images! Be sure to read the bottom of this post, we received a lovely thank you note from Shelly's mom.

Congratulations Shelly and Brett!

Here is the thank you note from Shelly's mom:

Hi Erin & Krista
Just wanted to Thank You for an amazing job done. Shelly and Brett's wedding was absolutely wonderful and everything turned out fantastic. From our first phone conversation, meetings, stationary selection to the rehearsal and wedding there was an enormous amount of details that you put all in order which allowed us to enjoy this special experience. You had an answer for any question I had and really calmed the anxiety of putting a wedding together. Your services for any Bride would be highly recommended but as Mother of the Bride having you as Day of Coordinator, which by far is more than just a Day Of, was the best decision I made in this entire event. Your expertise was immeasurable. The Cescaphe remarked how they enjoy working with you as well as the photographer and band.

Krista, Thank you also you did a wonderful job. You handled those last minute changes of putting the candles in the centerpieces and seating our guest who we thought was coming after dinner with ease and Church ran so smoothly also.

The honeymooners will be home this evening, they are having a great time. I hope you saw some of Shelly's pictures on Facebook she smiled the whole day. Have a Happy Holiday and again I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

Sincerely,

Gerry (Mother of the Bride)