Katy and Jake are two of the sweetest people I have ever met; it has been an absolute pleasure working with them and Katy’s mom Kris (who is equally wonderful!) over the past year. As always with non-traditional venues, there was a LOT of planning involved to pull together a cottage wedding in Pinckney, MI. I was a bit worried the morning of their wedding, as thunderstorms were in the forecast and the ceremony was scheduled for outside at 1:30pm… Fortunately we missed the storms, and everything happened as scheduled!
When we arrived, my assistant Kristen and I put tablecloths on the tables and moved them into place. We placed centerpieces, favors, signage, fans, pomanders, table numbers, glasses at the tables and other decor. We folded and placed napkins, moved high top tables into place, did a sound check for the ceremony music, made sure cars were all out of the way, and got everyone lined up and ready to go for the ceremony! Rev. Tracy Huffman from the West Side United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor presided over the beautiful ceremony, which took place under an arbor built by the bride and her father Tom.
During the ceremony, I set out glassware for cocktail hour and made sure the drinks were stocked and ready. When guests moved to the lake side of the house for appetizers and a “meet and greet”, we made sure chairs were all in place inside the tent for dinner. We also set wine and champagne at each table. The very talented band, HardLine Drive, took a post-ceremony break and got their equipment ready for the afternoon’s performance. Anyone looking for a Blue Grass band should check them out, they were great!
The catering was provided by Anthony’s Kicked Up Catering, one of Jake’s favorite lunch spots in Grand Haven, MI. They also baked delicious pies for dessert, which were placed on two long 8ft-tables with cupcakes and a cake to cut from Just Baked in Ann Arbor, MI. Photographing the day was Synechdoche Photography from Ann Arbor. All rentals were provided by Colonial Events, and as usual all of their items were in beautiful shape!
Surrounding the cottage and throughout the tent, you could see the wonderful personal touches from Katy, Kris and Tom. Katy created the most awesome giant pomanders that hung from the ceiling of the tent as well as the wedding invitations.
Kris added parchment paper under the centerpieces, assembled an adorable vintage table for the ceremony, put favors together, and so many other details that really made the day unique!
Tom was in charge of all wood-working duties, including the amazing table numbers, signs leading guests to the wedding, plant stands, the band’s stage and so much more – all built from former decking! Katy’s aunt took care of all the floral decor, assembling centerpieces into blue mason jars.
Congratulations you two on a beautiful wedding day, we wish you all the best!
