Hillery looked absolutely beautiful and timeless.  She had her hair done by Gina from Styles and Company Hair Salon and Colours by Linny did her makeup.  The classic look of the wedding was also created by the white bouquets and centerpieces.  Ian from Botanica International Design Studio did a wonderful job creating white floral arrangements with green leaves and vines.  The reception was decorated with white linens and silver place settings.  The white silk chair covers were gathered into a pretty knot in the back.  Each place setting had a personalized bottle of champagne for guests, and the champagne flutes with strawberries were there for guests who wanted to open their favors right away.  There were also plates of cookies on the tables for guests.  Mom and dad also had Italian cookies from New York brought in for their own wedding!

Olympia Bakery made a cake that fit the wedding’s look perfectly.  The all white cake was decorated with swirls and had the letters of the couple’s last name on the top tier.  It was very tall with four tiers and a floral cake topper!  The DJ was Doug Decker from Grant Hemond.  He is always terrific and dad enjoys working with him.

Hillery and Michael had a first sight before their ceremony and did some bride and groom pictures then.  Dad said it was funny to see Sci Fi characters walking around the hotel for some convention that was there the same day.  Dad stopped one of the people and had them pose with the bride’s flowers.  Mom absolutely loves the picture, and that the character’s green designs on her costume matched the greenery of the bouquet!

Congratulations Hillery and Michael!  We hope Aruba was a great time!!  And thanks to all the vendors who helped put together such a beautiful day.

The wedding’s theme was A Midsummer’s Night Dream and the flower girls wore pretty fairy costumes in purples and greens.  Mom loved the bridesmaids’ attire!  They all had different colored gowns in beautiful summer colors.  The reception was decorated in pinks and purples and greens with lots of orchids and branches.  Tables were named after couples from Shakespeare plays and guests got their seating assignments on a booklet of cookie recipes.  Guests were also treated to lots and lots of homemade cookies.  Thanks to Meghan for setting some aside and sending them home for us, and of course thanks to Jamie and Tristan for that as well!

It was a day filled with emotion and love to celebrate an amazing couple.  We are incredibly happy for them and the wonderful future they have to look forward to.  Tristan and Jamie, thank you so much for having us share in your wedding and we hope you two stay in touch!

Dad enjoyed watching Mandi and Jeremy start off the new year by starting their lives together.  They were so happy to be in love!  Congratulations Mandi and Jeremy, and we hope you had a blast at Disney and your cruise!0

The ceremony was in the courtyard and Amanda and Caton had John Melchinger from A Perfect Witness as their officiant.  Mom absolutely loved the orange color that the couple used throughout the wedding.  The bridesmaids’ orange dresses were really cute and the flower girls wore white with orange sashes.  The other details such as the chair bows, menus, and favor boxes brought together the orange theme very well.  RJ Vida of Advance Entertainment Productions was the DJ for the reception and kept Amanda on the dance floor most of the night.

Dad said Amanda was lots of fun!  Both Amanda and Caton are great people and have wonderful families.  Dad enjoyed being there to capture these memories for them.  Now if only the newlyweds would have decided to fly dad to Italy to document their honeymoon trip too!!