Doug & Jenni

I have been blessed to know this bride since her birth.  In fact, I was there at the hospital when she came into this world and I have loved her ever since.  This is my Goddaughter, Jenni.  Her mother has been my best friend, confidant, sister, and muse since I was 14 years old.  It just made sense that I help with her wedding.

Her guest numbered approximately 125 and to stay within budget they decided to have their wedding on Easter Weekend on a Thursday which cut her venue price in half! The venue was beautiful however working with the owners of the venue was a challenge.

Ceremony and Reception held at the same venue

The venue had rooms that accommodated the buffet food, the bar and candy station and the photo booth which kept the guest busy while transforming the ceremony area to a reception area.

Prior to the bride marching in they guest were treated to a powerpoint presentation of the couples love story.  It added such a beautiful personal touch to the ceremony.

The cake was by Lollydoozer and very reasonable, not to mention it taste great!

Centerpieces for tables, venue provided the tabletop candle stand and we provided the flowers

To add height at the beginning of the aisle we added a little color and bling.  Great job Sandi !

I regret to say that I do not have any pictures of the buffet tables that were catered by Everywhim Catering.  Bob Hannusch did a wonderful job with the food, service and budget.  Thank you again Bob for coming through for me!

The groom is from Louisiana and the loved that I tied in the Fleur-de-lis on the candy table.

My gift to the bride and groom was this candy bar.  I found out their favorite candies and made custom baggies for their guest.

One of my favorite photo booth photographers, Nate Messarra made the celebration festive and fun with his props and pictures.  He also sets up a screen in the ballroom and the pictures being taken are being projected for all the guest to see.

Shelby was a bridesmaid and I looked exhausted!!

Sally Vee Photography was amazing to work with.  So much energy and passion for her work.  Every picture captured the energy of the wedding, fun, relaxed, and so much love.

Please keep in mind the last two pictures are not originals but iphone pictures which explain the quality.  The wedding album was a work of art.

The day of the event regardless of how much planning and organizing in the prior months you have worked on, there will always be something that needs to be addressed.  In this instance it was the owners of the venue.  Since the wedding took place on a Thursday the price they set was very low and they were not pleased with how much work they had to do for this wedding.  Regardless of the fact that the owners set the price, wrote the contract, knew the number of guest and the size of the wedding, they behaved horribly. I had to keep chasing them down to unlock doors, unblock the parking for our guest and all around to be nice to the bride and groom.  Throughout the night, all he did was complain to the bride's father and me about how he charged too little for the wedding.

It's things like this you want to make sure does not ruin the happy couple's evening.  I am happy to say that we kept everything running smoothly and I ended up having a "come to Jesus talk" with the owner, I just hope that they don't behave in such a shameful manner on someone else's special day.

This day will forever be in my memories and loved how everyone enjoyed this evening.  DJ Brothers made sure to keep to the schedule and fun for all guest until it was time to leave.  Great job RJ!