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Mekkena and James were married on July 10th at the Northville Christian Assembly of God in Northville, MI. Their reception took place afterwords at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market - which is such a fun place for a wedding!

Now - as much as the Farmers Market is an awesome venue, it is equally complicated! I honestly don’t see how it can be done without a wedding planner - especially on a Saturday. The market vendors have to be out by 3:30pm, but rental time doesn’t start until 4pm and even then it was not swept at all so my assistant was sweeping in order to put tables and chairs down in time… That gave us a total of 2 hours before guests arrived (and of course, they all arrived much earlier than what the invitation said)! Fortunately, we also had help from Colonial Events, and everything worked out perfectly.

Centerpieces were provided by Lisa from Pot & Box, a local Ann Arbor florist. Ben Marth photographed the day, and a friend of the bride and groom did a wonderful job manning the iPod DJ system! I am always skeptical about doing music that way, but it worked out beautifully.

Mekkena added so many fun details to the wedding, I loved setting it all up for them!

This was a postcard guest book - Mekkena made the postcards, and guests filled them out. They will be making their own guest book out of the cards!

Escort cards hung from two trees on either side of the guest book.

Their beautiful invitations, definitely set the stage for the event!

Katherine’s Catering provided these adorable herb vases with tags to indicate food choices along the buffet. The food was a huge hit! They also provided bartending services for the evening.

These windows were used as photo props throughout the night.

I just had to throw in another shot of the entire space, it looks so beautiful once all the pieces are in place! Guests commented throughout the night on what a great location the Farmers Market was for a venue.

Congratulations Mekkena and James, we wish you all the best in Oklahoma!