This Lavish wedding featured so many little, thoughtful details, but I certainly cannot take all the credit. The bride was extremely hands-on during the whole planning process. And when I say "hands-on", I mean: She MADE her cake with her mothers help, the cake toppers, the place cards, the mothers & grandmothers corsages, the table markers, and even wanted to do all of her flowers herself at one point...but I'm glad she handed that over to someone else or she would have been drowned with DIY projects during a very important time to relax!
Strung from the outside of the Girls' Club was a series of photos of both Mary and Michael as they grew up. Also on the freshly painted porch was a station for guests to have their photos taken, printed, and placed in a guest book for each to sign during cocktail hour.
When the guests entered the reception site, they were welcomed by a warm color scheme of robin's egg blue and a burnt orange/copper color. The bride had spent every summer of her life at the Girls' Club at the Chautauqua Institute, and knew that was where she wanted to be married, even though the place wasn't designed to host a wedding! Although there was no heat and a lack of electrical outlets (which presented a challenging set-up of lighting for us!), the wedding was a success! Christmas lights swooped over the venue along with beehive lanterns lit with amber lights. The linens were a beautiful shade of blue with a copper organza runner. A giant birdcage hung from the center of the room, showcased by the copper fabric draping across the ceiling. Each table was named after a bird species and had matching bird salt and pepper shakers!
The food was an eclectic, non-traditional mix of lamb, mushroom stuffed shells, pushpana, tamalie pies, Greek salad and more scrumptious bits! Deserts included the homemade cake and M&M's (the bride & groom's initials!).
Later on in the wedding, there were SO many tremendous and heartfelt speeches! It was amazing how they decided to combine American and British culture, right down to the toasts. Soon following was the groom with a beautiful song played on his guitar.
So congratulations, Mary & Michael! I hope you thoroughly enjoyed your wedding, as Lavish certainly enjoyed being a part of it all!
Vendor List:
Planner & Event Designer: Kara Marie of Lavish Events with assistants Joe & Stephanie
Photojournalist: Brady Dillsworth
Ceremony Venue: Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Chautauqua Institute
Reception Venue: Girls' Club, Chautauqua Institute
Catering: Donna and team from Catering Plus
Flowers: Tom Wineman, Chautauqua Institute
Cake: The Bride and Mother of the Bride!
ah.. it was truly a fantastic day (and weekend) Thanks for all your hard work keeping things cool and collected in the end!
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