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A Classic and Elegant Hutton House Wedding… Thats what I would use to describe Sarah and Will’s Wedding and both of their personal styles.. Classic and Elegant!

Planning with Sarah and Will was a breeze. She was decisive, had a vision of what she wanted and also knew a handful of vendors that she wanted to use. We first met at the Hewing Hotel for coffee and to start to get to know each other and instantly I knew that this “Sarah and Sarah” team would have a lot of fun together!!

Sarah and Will chose Hutton House for their ceremony and reception. It was still very new when they booked the venue and they were excited about the outdoor space for the ceremony and the possibilities for decor at the venue. The wedding day proved to be one of the most stressful I have ever endured due to the weather. All day we had a 50-70% chance of rain and we decided to “go for it” and try and do the wedding outside. I have never checked my phone so much in one day… and Thankfully for us.. It did not rain.. NOT all day!!

Sarah loved all of the details.. She wanted a boxwood backdrop for photos, she loved the idea of hanging greenery and chandlier’s, she wanted a live band, We brought in a greenery motif on her invitations and day of stationery. But the thing that I will always remember most about Sarah is that she really focused on the things that mattered… Will, Her friends and her family and just really being present in the moment and taking in this ONE day that goes by so quickly!!!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Makeup – Julie Phaxay
Rentals – Girl Friday
Band – Blue Water Kings
Caterer – Create Catering
Ceremony and Cocktail Music-Lake String Quartet
Ceremony and Reception Site – Hutton House
Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events
Invitations – Paper Rock Scissors
Photography – Janelle Elise Photography
Rental Items – PHOS
Rental Items: Apres Party Rental
Videography – Josh Flom

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Minnesota Orchestra Hall Wedding

Kelsey and Kyle.. where to start, where to start???! Gosh, I love this couple so much and when I saw their wedding images I started to tear up going through all of the fun moments of the day!! You see, Kelsey is incredibly organized, super thoughtful and had an eagle eye on the vision of her day from the very beginning. She was a dream bride and I was happy to help her co-pilot the planning with her so that she could relax on the day of the wedding and just live in the moment!!

When Kelsey and Kyle hired me to be their planner they already had booked Orchestra Hall and I was very excited that they choose this venue for many reasons.. including the fact that I had never worked there before (which after 800 weddings, its hard to believe we have not been at a venue before!!). She hired Sadie’s Floral to string greenery through Orchestra Hall and Paper Rock Scissors brought all of the stationery details together in the Menu Cards, Signage and custom Ice Cream cups for the Sebastian Joes Dessert (YUM!!)

Vendors:

Ceremony and Reception Site – Orchestra Hall

Wedding Coordinator – Lasting Impressions Weddings

Caterer – Common Roots Catering

Photography – Melissa Oholendt

Band – R Factor

Cupcakes – Cocoa and Fig

Dessert- Sebastian Joes

Ceremony Musicians – Lake String Quartet

Transportation – Renees Royal Valet

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers 

Rental Items – Apres

Photobooth – Playatta

Hair and Makeup – Brett Dorrian 

Stationery – Paper Rock Scissors

As the summer starts to draw to an end (How did that happen!!) I realize that I have not blogged much at all.  I still have some beautiful weddings from last summer to get on the blog and Anna and Henry’s wedding is one of them (and it is their anniversary in a few days!!!) YAY!!!

Anna called me about 2 months before their big day and I was explaining to her that I was already pretty full for the year and I was not sure if I was going to take on any more weddings. However, since hers was on a Friday and she had some amazing vendors I felt the need to talk to her more about it. And I instantly knew when I spoke to her that I wanted to work with her and help pull together her final details for her VERY well planned wedding!!

I loved her perspective on what a wedding should be.. she wanted this day to be able to celebrate with friends and family and she did not really care about a lot of extra “fluff”! They picked Cafe Lurcat for their wedding reception because Henry owns a restaurant and they always knew they wanted a more intimate feel vs. a standard hotel ballroom or reception space. When they picked Lurcat they knew that they would not have to do a lot of decorating or design since all of it was already so beautiful!! So Anna and Henry stuck to the elements they cared the most about.. they wanted good entertainment and good food.. and THEY had it.. and the wedding was filled with so much laughter (and lots of martinis 🙂

Vendors

Wedding Coordinator – Lasting Impressions Weddings

Ceremony Site – Saint Joan of Arc Church

Reception Site – Café Lurcat

Transportation – Gray Line Transportation

Photography – Paul Vincent

Videography – Sunset Blue Productions

Floral – Ashley Fox Designs

Band- The Sevilles

Hair and Makeup- Julie Swenson and Tina Beaupre

Oh I am so happy to be blogging again!! We are just wrapping up the busy wedding season and what a BEAUTIFUL wedding season it has been!! I can not wait to show you everything that we have done!!!! One of my favorites (I have so many favorites this year!!) Has to be Kaley and Matt’s Pink Ombre Wedding!! I love this wedding because Kaley was not afraid to take chances.. she put all of her trust in our team of vendors and it worked!!! It was blingy, pink and exactly Kaley (and Matt was just fine with that !)
I was So excited to work with Todd from Bungalow Six. This man is amazing.. his imagination does some pretty amazing things!!! And all of this was captured by the amazing Maribeth from Red Ribbon Studios!!! Every vendor for this wedding was amazing and helped to create a VERY memorable day!!

Vendors:
Wedding Coordination: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Invitations and all Stationary: Paperista
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Calhoun Beach Club
Photography: Red Ribbon Studio
Videography:Princess Bride
Dress: Kleinfields
Cake: Gateaux
Ceremony Music and Reception Music: Belladiva
Event Designer: Bungalow 6
Floral : Just Bloomed
Transportation: Renees Royal Valet
Photobooth: The Traveling Photobooth
Hair and Makeup: Fivetwo Six Salon

The Greatest honor I have as a wedding planner is having the opportunity to get to know a couple’s family and getting to work with them not once, but twice!! I had the joy of helping the Sutter Family plan Jordan’s wedding a few years ago, so when I got the call that Kelsey was engaged and needed assistance I was so excited!!

Kelsey was planning the wedding while in graduate school in Nebraska, so she started very early securing the best vendors and had no problem pin pointing the look she wanted for her Classic Depot Minneapolis wedding. Her mother Anne is one of the most organized and talented mothers I have had the pleasure to work with. There is nothing that her glue gun can not conquer 🙂

The day was perfect and filled with so much energy, excitement and celebration! Kelsey and Connor, thank you for letting me celebrate with you and your family not once, but twice!!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings

Ceremony Site – Church of the Assumption

Reception Site – The Depot

Transportation – Aspen Limo

Band – Blue Water Kings

Floral –  Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Photography – Janelle Elise Photography

Stationery: Paper Rock Scissors

Dress: Posh Bridal

Rental Items: Apres Party Rental 

Hair and Makeup-Emily J

Cake –  Farina

 

Aria Minneapolis Warehouse Wedding

This  wedding…. Is really one for the books!! I often get asked.. are you doing anything really unique this year..and this was one time I could say “YES!!!” The day that I sat down with Maggie and Jared to go over their decor ideas I was on cloud nine!!!

Maggie is an interior designer and loves to really push the envelope to try something fun and unique. She kept saying “I want something really unique and different that has not been done before.” And that is easy to do when you really trust your vendors. With the help of Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events, Linen Effects, Girl Friday and Paper Rock Scissors we were able to create a cohesive and unique vision featuring pampas grass, Candles, Unique Textures, Balloons and Chandeliers.

Vendors:

Ceremony and Reception Site – Aria

Caterer – Deco Catering

Officiant – Perfect Day Ceremonies

Photography – Ali Leigh Photo

 DJ  – Instant Request DJ

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Rental Items  – Linen Effects

Dessert – Glam Doll Donuts

Invitations – Paper Rock Scissors

Wedding Coordinator – Lasting Impressions Weddings

Ballon Arch – Girl Friday

Dress- Annika

 

 

 

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