Attention to Detail

Happy hump day! I'm still trying to rebound from last weekend and the big wedding I worked on. If you missed my post with the summary, you can see it HERE.  Since I just can't stop thinking about the wedding, I want to share some of the details with you.

You've heard me say it before -- I LOVE WEDDINGS!  People don't really have to ask me to help them with their wedding.  I typically beg them to please let me help in some way.  With that being said, I'm looking for my next wedding so if you are looking for an assistant, please send me a message.  It was my lucky day when my friend, Debbie, ask me to help with the union of her daughter, Suzy, and her handsome guy, Jordan.  They were a true joy to work with from start to finish.

As I said in my weekending post, this was the most touching wedding I have ever attend.  The nuptials were full of meaningful moments that will be hard to forget.  While the bride was being escorted to her awaiting groom by her father, her sister Julie (who served as Suzy's maid of honor) sang La Vie En Rose.  Tear jerker!!  Julie has a voice that sounds like an angel singing to you straight from heaven.

The Bride Suzy with her sister and Maid of Honor Julie

 Suzy's brother, Dan, performed the ceremony.  He weaved stories of Suzy and Jordan into the joining of these two people in such a vivid way that even if you were a complete stranger, you would leave feeling like you had known them since the time they were born.  Kudos to you Dan.  Fabulous job!

Now for those details I was telling you about.  When I first meet with a bride, I always ask her what she wants the feel of her wedding to be.  Suzy wanted light and fun.  She gravitated towards a pattern she found on Etsy in a design by Inviting Moments of birds and we took it from there.  Our theme of bird cages and hearts was born!

The cake was created by Bebe Liz Gourmet Desserts.  The taste of the cake matched it's amazing appearance.  Highly recommend this St. Louis baker.

Here's some other highlights on the special touches.  Many guests stopped by the About Us table to see the pictures of the couple and look through the scrapbook of their dating life.

A traditional guest book was used for guests to note their attendance.  I made a sign to place by the book to make the location of the guest book more noticeable.  In the silver basket are activity books and a box of crayons for the littlest of guests to have something to do occupy them.

Signage is so important for a wedding.  You want to let your guests have the information they need to feel comfortable.  We made these signs in PowerPoint and let Minuteman Press blow them up to the size we needed.  The mounting on foam board was easy for us to do ourselves.

It's a long standing tradition in Suzy's family for there to be cookies made family members.  They were beautiful and oh so tasty.  

Yellow garland in the shape of hearts and flowers was scattered throughout the decorations.  I had a lot of fun making this with my friend Jane.  

Two professionals every wedding needs is a great florist and a creative photographer.  We were blessed with both at this wedding!  The florist was my good friend, Carol of Carol Genteman Floral Design.  She was so busy putting everything together that I neglected to snap a picture of her at the wedding, but this is one from my archives.

It was a pleasure to work with Elias of Elias Popa Photography.  He flew in from Manhattan, New York to capture the wedding on film.  I want to move to New York and be his assistant!!  So fun to work with!  I can not wait to see his view of the wedding through his pictures.

And what great wedding doesn't have a fabulous exit.  The joyful floating bubbles were the perfect ending to a perfect day.

Let's see what others are up to this Wednesday.

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