Salma and Mohamad were married a year ago today at the Detroit Opera House! Sam Sarkis shot their wedding, which was one of the most eventful I have had the opportunity to be a part of!
Congratulations on your first year of marriage Salma & Mohamad!
Amber and Keiland will be married on August 21st this year; I can’t wait to help them out with their big day! Their invitations were just posted on the Plush Paper blog, so I thought I would share!
From the Plush Paper blog: “The theme of Amber and Keiland’s wedding is “picture perfect”. Amber really liked the antique gold z-card, and this format worked really well to showcase their ivory invitation, enclosure cards and engagement photo.”
Congratulations to you both on some beautiful invitations!
Annie was a bridesmaid in Lindsay’s wedding last year, so of course I was ecstatic when she contacted me about planning her and Brett’s wedding!
They recently had engagement pictures done by Jeff at JLB Wedding Photography, some of which are posted here.
Congrats you two! I am looking forward to working with you!
Sharon and Justin were married on Saturday, May 22nd at the First Presbyterian Church of Saline. It was a beautiful ceremony, and one of their readings I will be posting later on as it is currently at the top of my list of favorites! They rang the church bell on their way out for the receiving line, and fortunately the rain held off long enough for them to do it outside in the park across the street.
The reception was held at the Michigan League on the University of Michigan campus. Cocktail hour was supposed to take place outside in their beautiful garden (which has recently been renovated), but a surprise downpour around 3:30pm forced the League to bring everything inside. Myself and two assistants (Kristen and Ashley) made sure that everything was set up in time for guests’ arrival, along with some help from the fabulous staff at the League.
During the cocktail hour, tabla and sitar players entertained guests as they grabbed a drink and mingled throughout the ballroom. The DJ, Sara from Platinum Mix (one of my favorites) set up a gobo of the couple’s monogram and got ready for the evening’s entertainment. Shutterbooth was also set up and ready to go!
The flowers were provided by The Little Flower Shop in Farmington Hills. I absolutely loved the bride and bridesmaids’ bouquets, they were full of color and held up wonderfully throughout the night! Photography was done by John Rogers, who I worked with for the first time. I am excited to see how they turn out!
A small wedding cake to cut and the cupcakes were baked at Jefferson Market and Cakery in Ann Arbor. The cake cutting was delayed a bit as one of my assistants rushed to get the slide show that had been forgotten, but everything else really did go off very smoothly!
Congratulations on a beautiful wedding Sharon & Justin, we wish you all the best in your marriage!
Tamara & Ian were married a year ago today at Wellers in Saline. We helped her mom out with the tail end of the planning process as well as day-of coordination, and it all came together so beautifully! Wendy Martin captured great moments throughout the day.
Congratulations on your first year of marriage!
Amy & Sebastian were married two years ago today at St. Isidore in Macomb, MI - congratulations you two!
We provided day-of coordination for their wedding, along side fabulous vendors such as The Shooting Gallery, Castle Video Productions, and Rent a DJ.
Molly & David were married a year ago today at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, with a reception following in the Atrium at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth. It was a wonderful wedding to help plan and be a part of! Jen from Amanda Williams Photography captured the above picture.
For more on Molly & David’s wedding, you can see their video as well as their bouquet painting from CurlyArt and invitations. They were also featured in The Knot Michigan!
Congratulations on your first year of marriage Molly & Dave!
The information below was posted on the Great Places Directory blog by Lori Hill, and I think the information is worth sharing again here. So many couples want to be more eco-friendly in their planning efforts, and knowing what to look for when researching appropriate venues is a great first step!
Event and meeting professionals are making great strides in greening up our events through catering, decor, printed materials, transportation and of course, the venue selection. When choosing a green venue, the easiest and most logical choice is a building with a LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) designation of either Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum. The LEED designation is bestowed by the U.S. Green Building Council and indicates that a building meets the highest green building and performance measures with respect to:
If a building has a LEED designation, its management undoubtedly cares about the environment. More and more venues are seeking out this designation, but in the meantime, venues can still engage in environmentally friendly initiatives without having the LEED designation.
If you work at a venue, be sure to talk up your green initiatives. Eco conscious planners want to give our business to venues that care about the impact they are making on the Earth.
To find an environmentally friendly venue, or to list your environmentally friendly venue, here are some helpful web sites:
Katie & Cliff were married two years ago today - congratulations you two!
The lovely Amanda Williams shot their wedding, which took place at Bethlehem United in Ann Arbor followed by a reception at Cobblestone Farms.
Brittany and Andrew were married a year ago today at St. Francis of Assisi in Ann Arbor, with a reception following at Glen Oaks Country Club in Farmington Hills. Robert Bruce captured the day on camera.
Congratulations on your first year of marriage Brittany & Andy!