Real Wedding - June 5, 2010

They say it's good luck when it rains on your wedding day so the brides from this past weekend should probably play the lottery! We had to pull both of our ceremonies that were scheduled for the Harbor Gazebo inside to banquet rooms which is never fun, but it's a reality here in southeast Wisconsin. For this reason, we always block back-up space and hope and pray we don't have to use it. Most of the time we don't because ceremonies are usually just about 1/2 hour long but sometimes you just have to. This, unfortunately, was one of those weekends.

Here are some pictures of wedding that was in the Tent:


The bride provided lanterns for us - 60 of them - that our engineering staff hung throughout the room. There were 3 different sizes and they were all lit by batteries.

They rented white chair covers and you can see the runners on the tables were in soft yellow and a sage green.
Centerpieces were from Renee at Frontier Flowers of Fontana. She's one of our favorites, as I've probably mentioned before.

And the cake by Dea. Yum!

Real Wedding - May 29

Amanda and Mitchell got married this past Saturday and will forever enjoy a 3 day weekend on their anniversary. Some people think it's not a good idea to have a wedding on a holiday, but I think it's great because then your anniversary is much more fun to celebrate and possibly (hopefully!) plan a quick get-away!

Their ceremony was at a church in Elkhorn and then guests arrived for cocktails on the Waterfront Patio and dinner in the Harbor Ballroom. This is a great picture of the view from the ballroom...

The flowers were done by Locker's Flowers in McHenry, IL. These little bubble vases looked so cute on the cabaret tables near the windows!

Pictures courtesy of Mozart Photography.

The cake was from Lakeland Bakery in Elkhorn. It was gorgeous and equally delicious. The cake arrived at the same time as the florist so they were able to add the fresh baby roses. I loved this cake-topper, too, with Amanda and Mitchell's names engraved and the date. I'm sure they'll keep this on their mantle forever.

One of my favorite parts of planning weddings is just hearing about the honeymoon. I guess if I can't travel myself, at least I can hear about it. They will be going to Mexico in a couple of weeks. So jealous!

Real Wedding - May 1, 2010

We had our first outdoor ceremony of the season this past Saturday and the weather was excellent. I can't imagine a prettier setting for an outdoor wedding, can you?

After cocktails on the patio, guests went to the Harbor Ballroom for dinner. The colors were khaki and coral - an interesting combination I haven't seen nearly enough of around here.

I like how the colors worked with the existing banquet chairs, too.

Rather than the typical banquet rounds, this bride had us "build" long rectangular tables. I have seen brides use a mix of the two types of tables, but this is the first one that's had all rectangular tables.

Her favors were small white buckets with wrapped See's Candies and a scratch-off lottery ticket. Hayley and I had fun chatting with the bride while we put them together. We got to hear their love story and she teared up while telling us about him. The best part of doing weddings is the personal side of it. Who doesn't enjoy a good love story?


The bride had a beautiful cake from Cakes by Dea. It was cheesecake - my personal favorite!

We usually recommend a colored linen for the cake table to set it off. This one was gorgeous!

Congratulations Kristen and Dave! Best wishes for many years of happiness together!

All photos courtesy of Mozart Photography.