Country Club Affair

Over the last year I had the pleasure of working with Kelley & Marc Hinen putting together their beautiful ceremony and reception at Woodstock Country Club. The weather cooperated with us and we had beautiful sunny skies for their outdoor ceremony and poolside reception. The ceremony took place underneath the club's portico. Then the guests moved in side for cocktails and gathered around as Kelley and Marc cut the beautiful wedding cake. As you can tell by the gorgeous photos by Nathaniel Edmunds Photography, we used a stunning toile linen in coral and celedon. Paper lanterns lit the sundae bar and dance floor as guests danced into the evening. It was a picture perfect evening for my wonderful clients. Kelley and Marc are a wonderful care free couple and their love for each other radiates when they are together. I wish them the best! Cheers!

And the winner is.....

Last year Amanda was the fortunate enough to enter a contest, hosted by the Knot, for the wedding vendor of her choice. Well lo and behold she chose a wedding planner and the Knot asked me to be of service on her wedding day in July. It was such a pleasure to be able to help Amanda put together a beautiful wedding. Even though rain in the area forced us to make some changes and move the ceremony in doors it was still a beautiful event. It was my first time working with Bobbi and Mike, photographers from Indianapolis, and they are a blast to work with! Her are some images from the event for your enjoyment!

Aloha!

Sometimes a client comes along and planning their event is more of a gift than a job. Well, The Parker's Vow Renewal in Maui was that event. This was a week long celebration that included a Snorkeling Trip, Welcome Dinner, Lual, Renewal and Reception. With the help of Kate Berglund of KB Design, Nathaniel Edmunds Photography and the amazing Grand Wailea ,the Parkers, their guests and I enjoyed a trip of a life time. Mahalo!

Who said I do just weddings!

I feel terrible because it's been such a long time since I've written anything in my blog!!! But, this summer has been so busy that I just haven't had the time. I wanted to include some photos of a graduation party I put together for a client in May for their youngest daughter Abbie. It was a beautiful weekend and everyone had a great time! Classic Cakes of carmel provided the beautiful cake, A Classic Party Rental of Indianapolis provided the tent and Rue de Fleur the darling centerpieces. Hoaglin Catering did a great job serving casual fare of Hot Wings, crudite and yummy grilled chicken. Here are some snapshots of Abbie's party! Congratulations!

PACE Awards

For those of you that aren't familiar with ISES, it is a prestigious organization of the best in the events industry worldwide. Indianpolis has its own chapter that holds an awards ceremony every year for the best events in the city. This year I entered a wedding that we planned last Summer for a wonderful client in Crawfordsville. I am thrilled to say that Event Fantastic won the award for Best Social Event with a budget of $100,001 +. It was a huge honor, considering this is the first time we have entered an event. Thank you so much to all the vendors that helped put this event together!!!
www.isesindiana.com

Wonderful Way to Begin the Season

Last month I had the pleasure of seeing a years worth of planning come to fruition. Tiffany Creamer and Jordan Caito had a beautiful wedding and reception at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Tiffany has impeccable taste and wanted a colorful, elegant yet rockin' wedding ceremony and reception. With the help of Rue de Fleur, Thomas Caterers, Markey's Audio Visual, the band Zannado, Heavenly Sweets and of course the Scottish Rite Cathedral I was able to give Tiffany and Jordan the wedding of their dreams. The ceremony took place in the Theatre of the Cathedral and Father Roger Fesher performed a beautiful ceremony. Afterwards the guests enjoyed several courses, including my personal favorite a trio of desserts; a mini root beer float, miniature creme brulee and two tiny chocolate truffles. Yummy! The tablescape was beautiful! Rich orange linens covered the tables and stunning centerpieces of roses, calla lilies, lavender, and hydrangea pulled the look together. Guests enjoyed a candy bar full of delicious treats as a take home gift from the bride and groom. It was a wonderful event for a beautiful, gracious couple.

How many hats can one wear in a day?

Well, the answer for me is 4. Sister, Maid of Honor, Wedding Planner and mother of the Flower Girl. My sister was married on December 29 in Jax Florida and we had a blast!! It took me several days to recover from the event...but about January 6 I felt normal again. As you can seem Merideth choose several different colors for her color palette with black as an accent color. I wasn't real sure how we were going to pull it off when it came to the reception but I have to say the room looked amazing!!! We chose the black and white lamour floral silhouette from BBJ with coordinating table runners in all her colors. We alternated black lanterns with calla lilies and floating candles centerpieces. I thought the finishing touch that made the tables unique was a, orange paper flower on each wine glass. It was so elegant!!!!!! I think sometimes stay away from patterned linens, but it really makes a room unique. Merideth wanted a candy table as the guests favor and it was a hit. I purchased candy from Sweet Things in Indianapolis in all the wedding colors and the guests couldn't get enough. It was a beautiful wedding and I am so happy that my little sister allowed me to be a huge part of her day!

ATL Here we come!!!

Erica and I just registered for the Special Event Conference in Atlanta in January! It's going to be a one week event-a-pa-looza. There are education courses all day on various business and event planning topics as well as events in the evening for socializing and networking. We are so excited about the conference and know that we will come back full of knowledge and pumped up for the new year!!!

I'm famous!

Current in Carmel asked me to write a little piece on party planning for last weeks issue and I was happy to submit my thoughts on planning the perfect holiday party. For thos interested here's the link!
http://www.currentincarmel.com/Archive.aspx

Another Favorite!!

Nathaniel Edmunds is one of our favorite photographers in town!! They recently shot one of clients, Tiffany and Jordan, and we wanted to share some of our favorite shots. Tiffany and Jordan are getting married at the Scottish Rite Cathedral downtown this spring.

If you have a chance check out Nathan's website and be sure to watch the outtake of their video. Hilarious stuff! www.nathanieledmunds.com

Happy Halloween!

Being a mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me! Watching Reagan blosson into a sweet little girl is one of the great joys of my life. Trick o Treating was so much this year! She had absolutely no fear! So, dressed as a little kitty with her friend Simon we went skipping from house to house gathering so much candy she is still eating it!

Props to Kevin

Tis the season for engagement photos! We have so many new clients getting their engagement photos done and I wanted to share a link so not only can you see some beautiful work but meet some of our new clients. Rejni and David are getting married in downtown Indy and will have there reception at Union Station next fall. Rejni has such a bubbly personality and great taste that the entire event will be beautiful!! The colors she has chosen are a rich, deep eggplant and godiva's orange. We can't wait for next fall to see her dreams come true.
http://www.kevinswan.com/clients/welch

Sushi & Saki Shower!

As many of you know I am the maid of honor and planner for my sister who is getting married on December 29 in Jacksonville Florida. So it was my honor to plan a shower for her this October. Her favorite food (and mine) is sushi so what better way to honor her than to serve up her favorite food. Since the tent was up for my daughters birthday party we used it again the next weekend for Merideth's shower. I lined the inside of tent with multi colored paper parasols and chinese lanterns. The tables were draped in black linens with a lime green runners. The mahogoney chivaris were tied with black chair ties and accented with a sprig of purple orchid. Each centerpiece was a different using glass, candles, and asian accents. I placed an asian screen in the corner of the tent behind the buffett table and draped it with black fabric embrodiered with white and green orchids. I created a huge centerpiece for the bar with willow, palm branches and orchids. I served an array of chinese foods, sushi of course, fried rice, egg rolls, egg drop soup, chinese chicken salad, edamame and to top it off...chocolate chip cheese cake (a request of the groom, pictured above in the white jacket). It was a great night and a most importantly my sister and Joe had a wonderful time!

SpongeBob Celebration!

My daughter Reagan turned 6 in October and of course I couldn't just have a normal party with cake and presents I had go Spongebob Crazy! Once again I relied on A Classic to provide the perfect tent to create Bikini Bottom. We filled blue and green balloons with helium to cover the top of the tent. Each table had a shell and pineapple centerpiece. I painted foam board cut outs of Spongebob's friends, Patrick, Gary, Mr. Krabbs and Squidward and placed them all over the tent. My daughter and I colored fish out of construction paper and I tied them from the frame of the tent with beaded wire. They looked just like little bubbles coming up from the fishies! We served Krabby Patties, hot dogs, and goldfish. We even brought in a popcorn machine! It was so hot that day that we turned the sprinkler on and let the kids run through the water. We also played a game of Spongebob, Goose, a little twist on duck duck goose. The kids left the party with a Chum Bucket full of chocolates and a bottle of bubbles.

Reagan had a great day!!! Thanks to all the parents and kids who came to the party!!