My adventures in parenting began three years ago today when Emma was born. I am constantly amazed at the person she has become – a happy, empathetic, energetic, creative and loving little girl that I am so proud to call my daughter. Happy birthday Emma!

April’s ABC meeting (Association of Bridal Consultants) took place at the Sheraton in Novi and was photographed by the wonderful Ignited Photography duo. The speaker, Jeannine Kennedy from Honeysuckle Wedding Company, was fabulous in her presentation of The Style Plan!

The Epic awards is one night that we and a lot of others in the the event industry look forward to every year.

This year it was held at the historic Henry Ford Museum. The Epic awards is like the Grammy’s for us. We all submit our events that fall into different categories and a select group of judges, vote for the best one in each group.

It was so nice to see all of our friends and colleges all dressed up and looking their best.

The decor was beautiful and the food was amazing. Only one thing was missing and that was our amazing owner of TwoFoot Creative! Ana had just had her beautiful baby and had to miss out on the night, and we definitely missed her.

After dinner the awards started and we are so happy to announce that we won Best Team Effort along with Bill Hamilton Designs, Colonial Events,  Chair Covers and Linens, Gourmet Invitations, Shutterbooth, Pinkberry, Kurt from Mike Staff Productions, Epic Motion, Arising Images and The Lighting Guy. Last year we did an extraordinary wedding with everyone here and it was very rewarding to be able to stand on the stage and share in this moment with everyone.

Can’t wait for this years weddings so we can start picking out which ones we can submit for next year. And a huge Congratulations to all the winners for this years’ Epic Awards!

Thanks to Sam Sarkis Photography, we have these amazing pictures to share with you from the night!

Melanie King, TwoFoot Creative – Ann Arbor

Shuttersam Photography

Our February ABC (Association of Bridal Consultants) meeting took place at Vinology in downtown Ann Arbor, and was just a stunning backdrop for a great night of networking and discussion of our upcoming industry EPIC Awards. Shuttersam Photography took all of the pictures you see here, thank you Sam!

Other sponsors for the evening were Roger Humphrey on guitar, Passion Flower, Jefferson Market and Cakery, Chair Cover Express, and Rock Paper Scissors.

Everyone did an amazing job, the food was great and I can’t wait for our next one! If anyone out there (in or around Ann Arbor) would like to sponsor a future meeting, make sure to get in touch, we are always looking!

Wedding planner to the stars Preston Bailey got married at midnight on Valentine’s Day at the Empire State Building, and our good friend Tifany from Gourmet Invitations was there to share in their love that night (she also created Preston & Theo’s invitations).

Preston, who plans fabulous events for everyone else, finally got to plan his dream wedding to Theo Bleckmann who he has been with for seven years. A-listers were present to watch the two say I do, and what better way to get married than to have Mrs. Joan River’s officiating the wedding. Who could have possibly made Preston nervous on his wedding night? Martha Stewart, he knew everything had to be 100% perfect with her there!

With a guest list of Oprah, Donald Trump, and a few Real Housewives of Atlanta you know this wedding was over the top! This extravagant King Kong themed wedding was one not to be missed.  Bailey’s response to his idea for his wedding was “We love the imagery of the films, but King Kong has a tragic ending,” says Bailey. “We wanted to create a happy ending.”

When you walked into the Empire State Bulding guests were wowed by a King Kong statue covered in flowers. Guests were then guided down a hallway of art made by flowers. Along the hallway were pictures from guests’ actual weddings. Preston didn’t want his wedding to be all about them so he incorporated his guests’ wedding pictures so they could feel a part of their special day.

Bleckmann sang You Make Me So Feel Young, and Bailey surprised everyone by coming out of 12ft sculpture that was designed to look like him in a Reem Acra ,who was a guest at the wedding,  bridal gown. Instead, he looked smashing in a tuxedo made by the designer.

They definitely didn’t want anything to be boring, so they pumped their guest full of coffee, and champagne to keep them up all night (tell 6 am) to celebrate their special day. Backdrops were created to make their guests feel like part of the classic King Kong movie, and Theo and Bailey cut into a Sylvia Weinstock custom wedding cake. 

Each guest left with a mini-bottle of Chadon sparkling wine and heart shaped chocolate for a special Valentines treat.

We wish Preston and Theo many years of love and happiness!

Melanie King, TwoFoot Creative – Ann Arbor

Recently we had a a wonderful surprise visit from Glee Cake and Pastry! We loved our yummy treats and wanted to share with you a chance to taste some of Glee’s delicious treats on the 17th. Happy tasting!

Are you looking for a perfect rehearsal dinner or ceremony spot downtown Ann Arbor? Come check out the Bubble Room at Vinology on Tuesday from 5-7pm! This event overlaps with an industry event that night, so you will also have the chance to meet many different wedding professionals while you are there. If you are in the industry and want to check out the meeting, you can register here!

JLB Wedding Photography

JLB Wedding Photography also does a fabulous job shooting non-wedding events, like the birthday bash we planned for Operation Give in December! Enjoy the pictures!

We love the cakes at Cake Nouveau, and if you are still in the search for a wedding cake or desserts you shouldn’t miss their tasting event this Saturday – yum!

We love our weddings, but this year we had the wonderful opportunity to be a part of Operation Give for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation. The event was focused on spreading awareness for Pertussis and its vaccination.

There was a silent and live auction and we enjoyed being involved with the members of the group to plan the logistics of how best to run the checkout process and organize bodies to make things flow smoothly.

Here are a few pictures of the event by Janna Bissett, a photographer from the Fillmore. The venue was the Fillmore and Bill Hamilton Designs designed this amazing event. Lakeland Manor catered the dinner and Shutterbooth brought a red carpet Photobooth!

This was a beautiful event for a great cause. The night was perfect and they were able to raise a lot of money! Congratulations Operation Give!