Saturday, June 19, 2010

If all weddings could run as smoothly as this wedding did, it would make our job a lot easier!

The coordinator was the first to show up and start decorating. She placed the vases, rented from BeckenRidge on the head table, so the bridesmaids could put their bouquets in them after the ceremony. This is becoming more and more popular, this also takes the place of having more flower arrangements on the tables.

Next to arrive was Karen Eagen from Madison Avenue Flowers. She has done flowers here at BeckenRidge for over 5 years. She is great to work with, easy going and flower arranging comes so easily to her. The centerpieces included bowls with floating candles and colored marbles. They sat on BeckenRidge's mirror tiles, and scattered with flower petals.

It was a simple design, but looked very elegant with the black table cloths. All tables except the head table were surrounded by our ever popular white Italian chairs. This arrangement allowed the head table to stand out and be a focal point in the room.

The morning was so relaxed and with only the coordinator and florist here it went very smoothly. The guys were the next to arrive. Not only did the groom have his three attendants, he had six more guys that were in the Navy with him. These six guys took part in the ceremony with what is referred to as the Arch of Sabers.

When the Bride arrived with her hair and makeup done she was calm and collected and was happy to see that the decoration and flowers had turned out so nicely. They wasted no time in getting her dress on, which was the first short dress of the season. It was vintage looking and very fashionable. She looked lovely.

They took most of the pictures before the ceremony, and then by 3pm after the rain had cleared up, the groomsman went outside to wipe down all the chairs and make sure they were all dry. It was nice to see that everyone wasn't stressing over the weather, and it all worked out great!


After the ceremony everyone headed to the main building for the reception. Wild pear www.wildpearcatering.com catered the wedding, and by the time the bride and groom were done saying "I do" they were at the food table.

There was a line up of great vendors that made the day run so smoothly. Besides a wonderful florist, and delicious catering, there was Fred Molesworth and his wife Kathie, from Encore photography www.encorephotography.com. They are veterans here at BeckenRidge, and we love the work that they do.


Marion Barnes from Myriad Cakes and Design www.myriadcakedesign.com did the cakes. Yes, plural! This wedding had a special groom's cake. Fun, and interesting. Not really sure the story behind it, but I'm sure there is one.

Family and friends enjoyed the reception with beats by Mobile Music Sounds www.mobilemusic.com. And with a long day behind them guests relaxed as the evening came to an end. The day was a success!