You can always tell a wedding coordinator....

Funny story from this weekend. It was Molly and J.D.'s wedding on Saturday (blog post about that later). My first stop of the day was the Marriott Downtown to take care of getting the bridal party their flowers, making sure everyone got on the trolley, etc. When I pulled up, I noticed another gal running around acting like I do on the wedding day...very determined and with a purpose! So, the curious planner I am, I had to stop and say hello because I was SURE she was a planner. I was right! It was my pleasure to meet Sharon at Kiss Events. Kansas City is truly a small world when it comes to planning weddings :))

Leslie and her cake shots!

I just had to post this because somehow Jason Domgingues always gets a shot of Leslie involved with cake. Made me laugh when I found it on the disc he gave me today.

Ashley and Jeff, 6/19/09

I just recently acquired images from Josh Solar Photography from Ashley and Jeff's gorgeous wedding held at Prairie Baptist and The Hilton President, so time to blog!

This was a fun wedding to plan, mainly because I was working with one totally AWESOME family. The cool thing about this was that I wasn't only working with Ashley, but not kidding, I talked to her dad Chris every day for 6 months. He was so organized and I swear someday I will hire him as part of my staff!!! Plus, Ashley has such a great relationship with her parents that there was no question this was going to be a special day. Let me not forget to mention that Ashley and Jeff are just too cute together.

Ashley wanted the princess fairytale wedding and that's what she got! Originally, she wanted colors of blue and white, but I convinced her to add some pewter in there just to add a bit of sparkle. The ironic thing was, even though this was a fairytale wedding, we had a mosh pit at the reception. Absolutely hilarious and completely shocking to those of us vendors who've worked weddings for years!

Here's the details.

Prairie Baptist Church-beautiful setting for a wedding.

The Hilton President-The perfect location for Ashley and Jeff's fairytale. It just had the right setting for the style of reception we were trying to plan.

Branches and Twigs Floral-Andrea and I have collaborated for years on weddings. Together we truly try to bring to light the bride's vision for florals, carrying the design aspect through everything else including stationary. One of those items was the rosette design in the architectural details of the Congress Ballroom at the Hilton President, as well as pearls which are a symbol of Ashley's sorority.

Marc O'Leary-Marc is the ultimate entertainer. By all means, one of the best in KC.

Josh Solar Photography--Josh and Jenny are just a fantastic pair, loving parents and really great photographers.

Creative Video-Maura is one of my favorite videographers. So passionate and has a great eye. I'm anxiously awaiting a clip of the Father of the Bride's speech and will post soon! Check out her blog for clips of her work.

Creative Cakes-Sandy has one of the best icing flavors in the city! She is also incredibly creative when we give her a challenge. She made a set of tympani drums as the groom cake, as both Ashley and Jeff are musicians.

Party Favors-I'm a big fan of party favors which are useful (meaning edible!), so we decided to put together a blue and white themed candy station (via www.candywarehouse.com) to open AFTER dinner was served. As always, it was a huge hit!

I truly believe that linens can make or break the design of a wedding reception. Just adding more than the standard white, ivory or black can make a big statement. BBJ Linen-All table linens and chair ties were provided through You're Invited's BBJ connection. Be Seated supplied the chair covers for the reception.

Stationary was provided by Jamie of You're Invited. Jamie created a custom rosette similar to designs in the President ballroom. We used the same concept from the Save the Dates through the invitations, programs, valet cards, reception seating dance cards (one of my personal favorites!), candy buffet labels, etc.

Enjoy!