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)

Featured Bride Friday

Here is one of our April couples, Beth and Jon. Read on below to find out their plans for their wedding at the Phoenixville Foundry!

Names of Bride & Groom: Beth & Jon

Wedding Date: 4/23/2011

Ceremony Location: Phoenixville Foundry

Reception Location: Phoenixville Foundry

How did you and your fiancé meet?: Online...although I had to lie to my mom because she thinks that you only meet serial killers online.

Tell us about your proposal: At our favorite brew pub, they often name their beers with acronyms and Jon had them rename one of their beers to BWYMM Ale and when I ordered the beer it came out in a pint glass that had "Beth, will you marry me?" etched on it.

What is the overall theme of your wedding? Do you have an inspiration board you'd like to share?: We don't really have a theme. It all just kind of fell together :) I wish I knew how to make an inspiration board!

What has been your favorite part of planning? Dress shopping...cake tasting!

What has been your fiancé's favorite part of planning?: Hands down it has to be be picking the local area beers for the bar.

What are you looking forward to the most on the wedding day?: Having fun and dancing the whole night!

What is your fiancé most looking forward to on the wedding day?: I was gonna guess the beer bar but when I asked him, he said..."Standing up there with my guys and the anticipation of seeing you come down the aisle and then the moment the party starts" :)

Which vendor has been your favorite to work with?: Erin Proud! I feel fortunate to have found great vendors, everyone has been so awesome!

What is your biggest worry about the wedding day?: I HATE being the center of attention (I turn bright red and get very shaky). The thought of that many people staring at me during the ceremony, eeeeee!

What makes your wedding unique from all the others?: Our local beer bar!

Give three words to describe what you imagine you'll feel like the day AFTER the wedding: I'M A WIFE!

Where will you be spending your honeymoon?: Riviera Maya

Anything else you'd like to share?: I want to thank Erin! She has been awesome and has such amazing ideas that I never would have thought of...

12Midnight: New Year's Eve Party

We know it's April and we're now 4 months into 2011, but we have been so busy with new client bookings and putting the finishing touches on our spring weddings, that we've gotten a little behind with blog posts! Better late than never- right? Anyway, we're SO EXCITED to show off some amazing images from our New Years Eve event by NYEPhilly.com! For the past 5 years, 12Midnight has been Philadelphia's hottest New Year's Eve Party and once again, we were lucky enough to manage this incredible event.

First off, a HUGE thank you goes out to Karlo Photography for covering the details. This is a massive event, with tons of people and crazy lighting and it can be difficult to photograph. Karlo captured the excitement and enjoyment in every photo- and did it with a smile on his face! He's so fantastic to work with and FUN to be around when onsite at an event. We highly recommend checking him out for your wedding or event- he's so great!

The BEAUTIFUL Crystal Tea Room, atop the Wanamaker Building, was the perfect setting for the party of the year. The Grand Ballroom, with its hand-carved columns and intricate crystal chandeliers, was the backdrop for an evening to remember. Finley Catering did an awesome job keeping the guests happy- with food displays of carving and pasta stations, lots of yummy hors d'oeuvres and PLENTY to drink! Our sponsors also put together a bunch of really amazing things, too. Korbel hosted the V-VIP Lounge and passed around some delicious champagne cocktails all night! FUZE developed a bunch of FUZEtinis that everyone absolutely loved! Popchips and MGD64 was everywhere for guests to grab and enjoy! Southern Comfort sponsored some tasty cocktails in the SoCo Lounge and Gentleman Jack sponsored the VIP area in the 50 foot atrium and passed around signature drinks for guests to sample. The guests appreciated the ample food stations and the fact that the bars had no lines- always fantastic when you're there to party!

The Philadelphia Funk Authority provided the entertainment for the evening, alongside DJ Mark Robuck, and DJ Ed Smooth performed in the VIP area. I have never seen so many people dancing! The entertainment was top-notch! Funtown Productions had some seriously sexy dancers on hand, too. The live-action bodypainter created artwork on the dancers right in front of guests- it was a hit!! Guests also had a fab time visiting the Photo Boxi and bidding on cool memorabilia at the Grandstand Sports Silent Auction- proceeds benefited CHOP and Philly Kick for the Cure. We featured special lighting, a balloon drop, 2 huge screens streaming the action in Times Square, and the 50-foot glass ceiling atrium, and every guest was in awe as soon as they walked in.

We hope you'll consider joining us for this one-of-a-kind New Year's Eve celebration again this year. Guests are sure to be impressed and more importantly, have an amazing time ringing in 2012. We're already excited about what's to come for this year, so be sure to stay tuned to the blog for all the excitement. Happy 2011 (a little late)!!

Kristin and Michael's Wedding

Kristin and Michael were married on a gorgeous afternoon at Sacred Heart Oratory in Delaware. The ladies started their day by getting their hair done by Gloss Salon and makeup done by Kelly from Face the Occasion. Their reception, which was held at the Carriage House at Rockwood Park, had a rustic and elegant theme and used a color scheme of eggplant, sage and ivory. We followed this scheme when creating their paper. We provided their pocketfold invitations, ceremony programs, seating charts, table number tents, chair signs and candy buffet signs. Their centerpieces, provided by Boyd's Flowers, were lanterns surrounded by green flowers and were placed on lace linens. It worked perfectly with their theme! Billy Logue was the DJ for the night and had everyone on their feet and dancing and Martin's Video was on hand to capture all of the fun! Their classic cake was made by Sweets to You By Ginger and was absolutely beautiful! A big thank you to Sean from Barnyard Photography for sending us these wonderful images!

Congratulations Kristin and Michael!

Here is a thank you note we received recently from Kristin and Mike:

Erin & TJ,

Thank you both so much for making our wedding so memorable. TJ, the stationery was exactly what I imagined! Thank You! Erin, you and your team did such a fabulous job- the wedding was perfect. The reception was exactly what I had imagined and you were able to carry it out and make it look so inviting. My only regret is not hiring you sooner! Thank you both for everything- words cant express how thankful we are!

Love, Mike and Kristin