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2021… Was a whirlwind to say the least, but here we are at the end of the year feeling thankful for all our amazing couples that weathered the last two years with us!! A year ago there was so much uncertainty about weddings and events and while covid does not look like it is going away anytime soon, I can tell you that love won in 2021! We were able to celebrate and finally couples were able to walk down the aisle! I wanted to close out this whirlwind of a year with one of our favorite families and weddings of 2021!!

Madeleine and Jared were married in September at The Basilica of St. Mary with their reception at the White Bear Yacht Club (one of our favorite venues!!) I was lucky enough to have planned both of Madeleine’s sisters weddings so when I got a text from her Dad telling me that Madeleine and Jared were engaged I was so excited to get started!!!!!! They knew they wanted to get married in 2021 and we would need to get planning right away to find the perfect venue.

They wanted something near the water and loved the idea of a tent wedding, I instantly thought that the White Bear Yacht Club would be the perfect fit for them!! Not only is the Yacht Club a beautiful location, but it was also great for the elegant and timeless vision Madeleine had for her wedding decor. Monogramed Bars, Hydrangeas, Embroidered Napkins, Hanging Floral… Not a detail was missed! And the weather… well it could not have been better! We got the best weather of September and it made for a magical day!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings

Rental Items: Apres Party Rental 

Ceremony Site – Basilica of St. Mary

Band – Belladiva

Cake – Farina

Videographer – Northern Lights Video

Invitations – Paper Rock Scissors

Rental Items – PHOS

Late Night Snack – Rusty Taco

Floral- Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Wedding Party Transporation – Stillwater trolley

Photography – Tiffany Kokal

Cafe lights – We’ve Got it Covered

Reception Venue – White Bear Yacht Club

Transportation Renee’s Royal Valet

It’s Spring and wedding season is upon us (Or hopefully coming soon!!!!) I wanted to share one of the most fun weddings I planned last year! Jennifer and Kyle’s Summer Interlachen Country Club wedding!!! Jen and Kyle started planning what would have been a pretty “traditional wedding” and then I got the call one day from Jen asking what my thoughts were on a little bit more of an unconventional wedding. She wanted to have a smaller ceremony that included just family and close friends and then she wanted to have a really fun wedding reception at Interlachen Country Club.  I loved the idea and I love the idea of doing anything different!!!

Unique elements that we included were different sized tables throughout the reception to give more of a cocktail reception flow. AMPLE food stations including a raw bar, sliders, and fries, a chef created pasta station, tons of different desserts and SO much more!!! As the guests were bouncing between stations they were entertained by Rocket Man Dueling Pianos, which was a great touch for another unique element!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings

Hair and Makeup-Primped

Transportation – Renees Royal Valet

Lighting – Instant Request

Photography – Amanda Nippoldt

Rental Items  – Linen Effects

Ceremony Site – Church of St. Patrick – Edina

Reception Site – Interlachen Country Club

Dueling Pianos – Rock It Man

Invitations – A Milestone Paper 

Semple Mansion is one of the oldest mansions in Minneapolis and one of the most classic wedding venues that we have in Minnesota. It was the perfect backdrop for Alexa and George’s wedding ceremony and reception! On June 1st, Semple Mansion was filled with love, laughter and one of the most thoughtful couples I have had the pleasure to work with!

I was hired by Alexa and her wonderful mom, Jules to assist in designing and coordinating the day of the wedding. We met numerous times to discuss floorplans, logistics and vendors. The one thing that always struck me about Alexa as her down to earth attitude and her kind personality. Her goal for the wedding was simply to marry George and celebrate with all of her loved ones.

I have always loved working with Geneoh photography, but this wedding in particular makes me appreciate his amazing photo journalism. He captures moments in such a striking way!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings

Hair and Makeup-Primped

Rental Items: Apres Party Rental 

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Caterer – Damico Catering

Photography: Geneoh

Ceremony and Reception Site- Semple Mansion

Transportation – Exceptional Transportation

Photography – Geneoh

Videography – Harvest Films

DJ – Adrian Perryman

Cake – Café Latte

Late Night Food – Taco Cat

For More Semple Mansion Weddings and information on Our wedding planning Packages

Machine Shop Wedding

When I first met with Heather, about a year before her wedding, she already had a great idea of what she wanted her wedding to look like and how she wanted it to feel for her guests.The couple had booked the Machine Shop for her wedding reception and they had already hired a handful of awesome vendors. I was lucky enough to get to work together with her to bring the rest of her vision to life!

Heather knew she wanted to add a lot of soft colors and elements to the decor to soften The Machine Shop’s Industrial Look. Kindred Blooms was the perfect florist to bring all of Heather’s Visions together! They incorporated soft fabrics, hanging floral and ribbons to create a 3D ceiling installation that turned the Machine Shop’s industrial space into a whimsical wedding venue.  Trees were added along the sides of the stage to bring an element of the outdoors inside. Paper Rock Scissors and Farina brought tied all of the elements together in the stationery and dessert designs.

The ceremony took place at St. Thomas Chapel, which held a lot of special meaning to both Heather and Guiseppe since they both attended college there!

We had the privilege of working alongside Russell Heeter and John Hoel who captured all of the elements of the day (Love these guys!!) and Good for Gary certainly got the party of the dance floor! The weather was perfect and I could not have enjoyed working with Heather, Giuseppe and  her mom planning this beautiful wedding!!

Vendors

Wedding Planner –  Lasting Impressions Weddings

Ceremony Site  – St. Thomas Chapel

Reception Site – Machine Shop

Caterer-  Damico Catering

Transportation  Renees Royal Valet

Ceremony Musicians – Loring String quartet

Photography – Russell Heeter

Videography- Vibrant Films

Floral – Kindred Blooms

Band – Good for Gary

Rental Items – Apres Party Rental

Makeup- Eyes and Irons

Hair  – Brett Dorrian

Cake – Farina

Photo booth – Traveling Photo booth

Stationery – Paper Rock Scissors

Café Lights – PHOS

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