Laurenne and her mother, Helene came into the office today to go over the last minute details and timeline. They dropped off their personal items. 6 days and counting until the BIG DAY! Everyone seems very calm. Laurenne's phone is blowing up!!!!!!!!!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Laurenne and Matt's Big Day
So as many of you may know Laurenne, my assistant, is marrying her sweetheart Matt next Saturday the 20th of June. We have been planning her wedding for over 18 months. She is getting married at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, we can't wait. We decided to use our new FLIP camera to document the countdown to her big day.
This is the dress fitting on Day 14 at Saks Fifth Avenue. Notice my children at the fitting (Kyle 4/Kendra 6). We will be updating this continually. Check back often. Let the fun begin!
Wedding Love and Hugs,
T
This is the dress fitting on Day 14 at Saks Fifth Avenue. Notice my children at the fitting (Kyle 4/Kendra 6). We will be updating this continually. Check back often. Let the fun begin!
Wedding Love and Hugs,
T
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Flower Girl Dress
Okay I just had to post this cute picture of the flower girl dress from Grace and Matt's wedding this weekend. Grace fell in love with the BBJ's apple green linen so much that she wanted the flower girl to have a dress made out of it! So I called up our wonderful rep. Jesse and he was able to get me a yard of it. Then Susan Reed took over and copied the pattern from the bridesmaid dresses. I'll post more about the wedding on next week. Its going to be great! A traditional ceremony at Castleton United Methodist and reception at one of favorite venues The Eiteljorg Museum!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sally and Bryan
Sally and Bryan
June 6, 2009
As a wedding planner we work a lot of Saturdays, It’s just part of the job. This Saturday, June 6th was not only Sally and Bryan’s wedding day it was also my daughter’s 10th birthday. When the Dahm’s came into my office, I realized their wedding date and had to make a decision as to what to do. Needless to say, I really knew this would be the “wedding of the season” so I had to take this one on. Those decisions in life are NOT easy, but the show must go on and a big bash is planned for this upcoming weekend for Kate.
We had a great team with Julie on the flowers, Hether Miles on photography, Thomas Catering, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Carey for transportation, Evans Audio Video for lighting,Encore Entertainment for the cocktail hour, and the Flying Toasters for the main band. Thank you to all of you who made this event a special one. They loved it.
CCP FIRSTS:
CATHOLIC 3:30 ceremony time
I couldn’t believe it when Sally told me that St. Mary’s was going to allow her and Bryan to get married at 3:30 with a full mass. Believe it or not, 290 guests made it through communion just in time for the 5:00 mass. WOW, that was a miracle. David Mantell filled the church with his amazing Ava Maria. Check out the video on my facebook. (FACEBOOK Tonya J. Shadoan)
FLYING TOASTERS
Laurenne and I danced together amongst the guests who couldn’t get enough of the FLYING TOASTERS. They were absolutely amazing, playing every great song. It was one of those nights where you would say, “I love this song”. There seriously was never a moment where there were less than 50 people on the dance floor. In all my years, I’ve never seen a crowd who loved to dance like this crowd. We had to break down 3 guests tables throughout the night, so the guests had a bigger dance floor.
NEW CHAIRS
I had to order 290 gold chiavari chairs at the last minute, due to a mixed up linen order. Did I mention A Classic had them there in under 1 hour?
LATE NIGHT
Got home at 2:22 AM to hit the hay after my husband came to help Laurenne and I break down. WINE
Had the best Cabernet (1 glass) in my life, what was the name of that Renee?
Here’s a quote I received today via email:
Ms. Marg Dahm, Mother of the Bride
“What a job you did! You made my life easy and you were a joy to work with. If you ever need a referral, don't hesitate to ask. You're right...that was one partying crowd!”
Wedding Love and Hugs,
T
PS. Knock ‘em dead this weekend Darcie, your turn………..
June 6, 2009
As a wedding planner we work a lot of Saturdays, It’s just part of the job. This Saturday, June 6th was not only Sally and Bryan’s wedding day it was also my daughter’s 10th birthday. When the Dahm’s came into my office, I realized their wedding date and had to make a decision as to what to do. Needless to say, I really knew this would be the “wedding of the season” so I had to take this one on. Those decisions in life are NOT easy, but the show must go on and a big bash is planned for this upcoming weekend for Kate.
We had a great team with Julie on the flowers, Hether Miles on photography, Thomas Catering, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Carey for transportation, Evans Audio Video for lighting,Encore Entertainment for the cocktail hour, and the Flying Toasters for the main band. Thank you to all of you who made this event a special one. They loved it.
CCP FIRSTS:
CATHOLIC 3:30 ceremony time
I couldn’t believe it when Sally told me that St. Mary’s was going to allow her and Bryan to get married at 3:30 with a full mass. Believe it or not, 290 guests made it through communion just in time for the 5:00 mass. WOW, that was a miracle. David Mantell filled the church with his amazing Ava Maria. Check out the video on my facebook. (FACEBOOK Tonya J. Shadoan)
FLYING TOASTERS
Laurenne and I danced together amongst the guests who couldn’t get enough of the FLYING TOASTERS. They were absolutely amazing, playing every great song. It was one of those nights where you would say, “I love this song”. There seriously was never a moment where there were less than 50 people on the dance floor. In all my years, I’ve never seen a crowd who loved to dance like this crowd. We had to break down 3 guests tables throughout the night, so the guests had a bigger dance floor.
NEW CHAIRS
I had to order 290 gold chiavari chairs at the last minute, due to a mixed up linen order. Did I mention A Classic had them there in under 1 hour?
LATE NIGHT
Got home at 2:22 AM to hit the hay after my husband came to help Laurenne and I break down. WINE
Had the best Cabernet (1 glass) in my life, what was the name of that Renee?
Here’s a quote I received today via email:
Ms. Marg Dahm, Mother of the Bride
“What a job you did! You made my life easy and you were a joy to work with. If you ever need a referral, don't hesitate to ask. You're right...that was one partying crowd!”
Wedding Love and Hugs,
T
PS. Knock ‘em dead this weekend Darcie, your turn………..
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
YWD video
We never had a chance to share with you our LA Trip in April. Clip produced and provided courtesy of http://russellfowler.wordpress.com Russell Fowler Studios.
As some of you may know, Darcie and I elected to join a national wedding planners group called ROCKSTAR LEGENDS Group. There are 12 wedding planners across the country that have been selected to be in this program. Can you imagine 12 wedding planners in one room, talk about control issues!!!! It is incredible to sit and brainstorm with other planners across the country. Our mentor, Ciara, is from Canada. In fact in August, we are going to Canada for 4 days to have another conference (what a busy month). During our last trip to LA, we were able to go to a premiere magazine launch party,Your Wedding Day Magazine. They just released this cool video that I had to share with you.
Check back often to hear more about our group.
Wedding Love and Hugs,
T
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
CCP & BBJ Linens
So since I was going to Chicago, I thought it would be a great idea to stop off at one of my favorite places BBJ Linens. They are one of the largest linen companies in the nation. Since the FED EX (now UPS) man is at my door every other day delivering great linens, I thought I would see how this operation really works from the inside out. Thank goodness for my navigation on my phone, otherwise it would have been impossible to find the warehouse. Connie was there to greet me and show me the showroom. To my surprise, she showed me a few private specialities that would be perfect for a WOW table. I fell in love. Linens are my speciality. I love color. Ever since I was a little girl, I would memorize color in my mind and could match things up perfectly from my memory. I could even tell you if the color was a shade or two off. So needless to say, I spent a good amount of time in the showroom picking up and just “touching” the linens. “Boy it would sure be nice to bring my clients in here to show them all these beautiful things,” I casually mentioned to my new friend Connie. We are still working on that, right Jesse!
Our next stop was the pressing room, where all of their linens are put through a machine by hand. Every linen is checked for spots, rips, and tears. The next room was the inventory room (see picture), oh my goodness you have never seen so many linens stacked to the ceiling. The tour continued as the sweat started to form on my forehead. I can’t imagine working in that heat all day long. Each person was a busy little bee sorting, folding, counting, creating. The spools of thread on the wall amazed me as I watched these workers create new product. To think that linen could be at my next event was a pretty neat feeling.
The tour ended as I able to connect with the owner of the company, Bill. He was headed out to town to buy speciality fabric for the latest and greatest. Once again I encouraged him to open a showroom here in Indy, so we can WOW you when you come into our office.
Now when the UPS man comes to my door, I can picture the process that all those linens go through just to BEDAZZLE my next event.
Just another day on the job!
In the picture you will see our event pictured. It’s the black and white damask napkin. Kristen and Ryan will be featured on the KNOT coming up soon. Check back soon.
Our next stop was the pressing room, where all of their linens are put through a machine by hand. Every linen is checked for spots, rips, and tears. The next room was the inventory room (see picture), oh my goodness you have never seen so many linens stacked to the ceiling. The tour continued as the sweat started to form on my forehead. I can’t imagine working in that heat all day long. Each person was a busy little bee sorting, folding, counting, creating. The spools of thread on the wall amazed me as I watched these workers create new product. To think that linen could be at my next event was a pretty neat feeling.
The tour ended as I able to connect with the owner of the company, Bill. He was headed out to town to buy speciality fabric for the latest and greatest. Once again I encouraged him to open a showroom here in Indy, so we can WOW you when you come into our office.
Now when the UPS man comes to my door, I can picture the process that all those linens go through just to BEDAZZLE my next event.
Just another day on the job!
In the picture you will see our event pictured. It’s the black and white damask napkin. Kristen and Ryan will be featured on the KNOT coming up soon. Check back soon.
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