Gayle and Lee are getting married this long weekend at the beautiful Glen Iris Inn in Letchworth State Park. I am sooo excited for the two of them!
I cannot wait to share all the details. Two words to get your wedding planning heart pumping: Etsy and Vintage! Gayle and Lee really put themselves and who they are as a couple into their wedding design, and I am honored to be able to see it all come together. Congrats in advance to a wonderful couple!
Marina and Edgar were married this June . The reception was inspired by the beach, with shades of blue and brown filling the room at Roger Robach Lodge .
The very talented Lauren Kennedy was the Photographer. Sadly for us in the Rochester wedding world, she’s moved her business to the West Coast, where she’s sure to leave her beautiful mark on many happy couples. Good luck, Lauren!
Check out the Before and After reception shots. Pretty cool how a room can be transformed with the help of your favorite wedding planner? 
BEFORE
AFTER
Special thanks to my husband Mitch and my assistant Cindy. There was a lot to set-up, and I never could have done it without Better Together Event’s dream team.
Save the Dates present a great place to get creative. There are tons of personalized and imaginative ideas to be discovered, but I love this idea of “penciling” in the date – perfect for teachers and lovers of pencils alike! This adorable save-the-date from Melangerie (below) invites guests to “pencil” in your wedding details and even gives them the pencil to do so. All the information and colors are customizable, and you can include a message on the pencil as well – brilliant!
Thanks to some fabulous guest photographers, I already have some teaser pics to share from the wedding this weekend! I overheard multiple people say that this wedding belongs in a magazine, and I am not going to argue! I can’t wait to see the professional pictures!
How in love are the bride and groom? <3
Beautiful bride…
So much more to come. Until then, Happy Honeymoon to the bride and groom!
Emily and Brendan are getting married this Saturday in Cape Cod, and I could not be more excited for this truly wonderful couple! It has been a fun adventure planning a wedding from a distance, and I am so excited to see all the details come together this weekend. It is sure to be a weekend full of love and fun, and I cannot wait to share the details later on this summer.
Congratulations, Em and Brendan!
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
Bridget and Gerry were married June 6, 2010 at Belhurst Castle in Geneva, NY. Congratulations to an amazing couple!
Bridget and Gerry were my first complete planning couple of the season, and it was wonderful to see a year of planning come together in a beautiful day. Stormy skies didn’t get these two down as you can see in the amazing photography talent of Edoo Photography. Shawna and Shamir were unstoppable and I was so impressed with their skills! They are based out of Houston, but are always willing to travel for weddings.
I was thrilled to work with Flower Power Decor on this wedding. Lisa, the owner/floral designer, is incredible talented. She took Bridget’s vision of bright tangerine and persimmon red and added a hint of green and pink to really make the colors pop. The end result was just gorgeous.
Bridget and I loved Lisa’s designs so much, we incorporated the pink into some of the stationary elements and the chair cover rentals. The menu cards, programs, and ribbon details were done by yours truly at Better Together Events. Hank Parker’s supplied the chair cover and chair sashes in shades of persimmon red and pink.
Lisa also did the cake flowers on Bridget and Gerry’s delicious and beautiful cake, done by Missy at Edible Arts. So many guests were raving about this cake; it was beyond yum.
Half was vanilla on vanilla; the other half was orange cream with vanilla frosting. I had bites of both (ok, maybe a piece of both), and both were amazing. The orange cream was a cake version of a creamsicle (and just heavenly). I love the placement of the square tiers; combined with Lisa’s floral design, it was hard to look away from this cake!
Laurie and Bill at Flowing Fondue Chocolate supplied the chocolate-fountain, which you can see was a huge guest-favorite! The chocolate and all the dippers were delicious, and Laurie even provides a centerpiece for the table to compliment the wedding’s colors.
Special thanks to Sandy Gianniny, a wonderful harpist, who did the ceremony music. Despite temperatures in the 50s, Sandy was determined to make music for Bridget and Gerry’s lovely ceremony. And she did it beautifully!
I get asked a lot if I get nervous before weddings, and of course I do a bit, but my nerves are always calmed by the amazing team of vendors that come together as a team to implement a couple’s vision of their big day. Many thanks to all the wonderful vendors mentioned above, and to Carmen and her incredibly knowledgeable staff at Belhurst, Karen and Brandon at Isabella Spa (nails, hair, and makeup), K Ventures (transportation), Go Sound (entertainment), and Chaplain Grace for his officiating.
Bridget and Gerry, thank you so much for inviting me along on the adventure of wedding planning and to take part in your most special of days. It was my pleasure getting to know you and bouncing ideas off one another. May every day be as happy and as special as June 6, 2010 for the two of you!
Before wedding season took over all our lives, I got to take part in a fabulous collaborative photo shoot spearheaded by the talented Chelse at EIEIO and Glow Photography.
Better Together Events had a fabulously relaxing 4th of July weekend! The hubby was actually granted a couple glorious days off, and we got to spend some time with great family and friends.
Now that it’s back to the grind, I’m getting inspired to get back to my weddings and work with these fabulous retro-inspired wedding gowns by Peppermint Pretty on Etsy. What do you think?
Martha Stewart Weddings is always teasing us with their fabulous invitation ensembles complete with totally unique vintage stamps.
Unfortunately, as any savvy stamp collector knows (I happen to be married to one), vintage stamps are super hard to find and can be quite pricey. For example, I had my heart set on Audrey Hepburn vintage stamps for my own wedding invitations to go along with my “Old Hollywood” concept, and they were just too pricey on Ebay to use.
While these stamps are rather pricey, I did stumble across Verde Studio’s Etsy shop devoted to vintage stamps to at least make your shopping a bit easier.
Vintage Love Roses, $20 for a book
Vintage Love Dance Stamps, Various Values, $8
Vintage Orchard Stamps, Various Values, $6.25
Packet of Vintage Love Stamps, $20
Vintage Sailing Stamps, Various Values, $12
As you can see, stamps can be a really fun way to personalize your wedding!
