Creative Weddings

I have to say that I am really loving my job. It seems that more and more brides are coming to me wanting a wedding that is "different" Now, I know what you are thinking...every bride says that. But just listen to what Katherine and Christian did. Last August, I received a call from a potential bride that wanted to meet with me. When I got to her house, she and her fiancee told me that they wanted to have a wedding that really reflected their personality. After I threw out a few ideas, they pretty much hired me on the spot.

We began the process as usual talking about venues, the look, the feel and the overall ambiance they had in mind. What we came up with was OUTSTANDING! Katherine and Christian were in town for about 4 days and fell in love with the Fabulous Fox Theatre. From there, we went all out. We hired a gospel choir, we hired Gumbohead, we got a photobooth, we hired Koch Photography (of course), and last but not least, all of the weekend activities were set in place.

Picture this...you arrive to your hotel were you are greeted with an outstanding gift bag where you pick up your baseball tickets for Friday night. You are with 100 other guests of the wedding and everything paid for! On Saturday, you are picked up from your hotel where you are shuttled to an Anheiser Bush Brewery tour. After you are dropped back off at your hotel, you get ready where the shuttle comes back to deliver you to the Fabulous Fox Theatre. (that alone is amazing if you have never been there). As you walk in the door of the Fox, you are greeted with champagne. As you are standing there, you hear music and when you turn around to see what is going on, you see a gospel choir walking out to take place on the side of the grand staircase. All of a sudden, you see the grandparents walking down the stairs, followed by the parents, followed by the groom carrying their 1 year old son. Song changes and Katherine comes down the staircase to greet her groom and son where they will finally be married.

Cocktail hour takes place right in the lobby, where you just watched a very moving ceremony. From cocktail hour, the gospel choir sings a blessing and escorts you up to dinner where you find AMAZING food stations. All of the stations were in honor of where the bride and groom have lived. We had a New England station, a St. Louis station, and a New Orleans station. As soon as dinner was nearing an end, SURPRISE, a Dixieland marching band came through where EVERYONE danced their way back downstairs to the dance floor to watch the ceremonial first dance. Once the first dance took place, the dance floor was packed! Gumbohead was a hit.

This was by far the most creative wedding I have ever had the pleasure of designing. Katherine and Christian were so much fun to work with. They didn't know what they wanted, but they sure knew what they didn't want, and average wedding.

I can't end this post without saying thank you to the WONDERFUL vendors that made the wedding what it was. Monica with the Fabulous Fox Theatre...I LOVE YOU! I am your newest best friend. You are the BEST EVA! Melissa Haley with M Haley Design...HOLY COW! These invites are about the coolest things that I have ever seen. You nailed the design to reflect the feel of the night like no one ever could. Not to mention all of the other details that you came up with; the itinerary board, the itineraries for the out of town gift bags, the menu's, the thank you notes, the labels for the water bottles, WOW! Koch Photography, what can I say. Jon, you are the most patient person I have ever met. Thank you for being so detailed and such a perfectionist. Best Transportation is the BEST, thus the name. Exclusive Events...you ROCK! The lounge furniture, the custom made pillows with the invitation design, and the lighting was amazing! I love working with Erin and Bryan, they are so creative and willing to try new things at the drop of a hat! And to Aaryn and Jenn. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being there. I would have been lost (and lost it) if it weren't for the both of you.