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From my first meeting with Erin and Cole I instantly knew that I wanted to work with them and plan their wedding. They were decisive, fun and had some great ideas for what they wanted in a wedding!!! I left the initial meeting and we we started to look for a venue right away!!! We knew we needed to be quick to secure a venue because they really wanted a Fall wedding for 300 guests. One of the first venues  that we spoke about was Bavaria Downs, a new venue that was just opening. Bavaria Downs was the perfect fit for Erin and Cole with its outdoor ceremony site, breathtaking views and a beautiful ballroom for over 300 guests!!

After securing Bavaria Downs we dove right into the rest of the planning. Erin’s mom Lisa was an amazing part of our planning team as well attending all of the meetings and giving Erin and Cole tons of support throughout the process!! We choose a neutral pallette for the floral and decor;  Incorporating gold, champagne and some accents of Dusty Rose into the floral and centerpieces.

The September day was filled with threats of rain in the forecast… but thankfully the weather was perfect and the ceremony was filled with some of the best lighting I have ever seen!!

Have a wonderful first Christmas as a married couple Erin and Cole!!

Vendors:

Wedding Planner – Lasting Impressions Weddings

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

DJ Instant Request

Hair and Makeup-Primped

Caterer Damico Catering

Ceremony Musicians Lake String Quartet

Photography – Rachel Lynn Photography

Videography – Voyaguer

Ceremony and Reception Site – Bavaria Downs

Forever I Am Yours – Erin & Cole, Bavaria Downs from Voyageur Motion Pictures on Vimeo.

Aspen and Joey were one of my favorite weddings from last year at Aria in Minneapolis. Aspen and Joey hired Lasting Impressions to assist in the wedding design as well as coordinating the day of the wedding. The Design and Day of Package is one of my favorite services we offer because I love to take clients ideas for what they would like the day to look like and make it come to life!

We started by using cooper as an accent color and metallic in the invitation design as well as in the vases and accent pieces. PHOS was hired to create a beautiful light installation about the ceremony and the head table. The Patrick Lenz band was brought in from Kansas City to entertain the wedding guests well into the night!!!

Vendors:

Rental Items: Apres Party Rental 

Wedding Coordinator: Lasting Impressions Weddings

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Ceremony and Reception Site – Aria

Caterer – Deco Catering

Hair and Makeup: Emily J

Photography – Janelle Elise Photography

Rental Items – PHOS

Transportation – Renees Royal Valet

Band – Patrick Lentz

Cake – Nadia’s

Stationery – A Milestone Paper

Dress- Annika

Alyssa and Luke had a beautiful Summer Machine Shop Wedding in Minneapolis! The day could not have been more perfect and that is all because of the hard work Alysssa, Luke and Alyssa’s Mother Kesha put into the planning process!! Kesha actually reached out to me before Luke had even proposed to find out about Wedding Coordination Packages. She would be in touch as soon as they were formally engaged to get the process started (This surprisingly happens about 4-5 times a year 🙂

As soon as Luke proposed we hit the ground running securing the Machine Shop as our Venue, Janelle Elise Photography as our photographer and countless other vendors that made the day all come together!! The couple also wanted to add some really special details to the day to make it their own. Including our officiant.. It was Alyssa’s Grandfather and he did an amazing Job!! Alyssa and Luke’s favorite dessert is Ice Cream and their favorite place to get the ice cream was Grand Ole Creamery, so an ice cream bar seemed like the perfect sweet treat for the night!!

We wanted to incorporate the skyline of downtown Minneapolis into our decor. With the help of A Milestone Paper we created a design that was used on the invitations, day of stationery. We even had metal cutouts of the skyline incorporated into the placecard table and gift table (that the grooms family made!!)

Alyssa and Luke, It was wonderful getting to plan this wedding with you and I wish you lots of love starting your new life together in Louiseville Kentucky!

 

Vendors

Wedding Coordination- Lasting Impressions Weddings

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers and Events

Ceremony and Cocktail Music-Lake String Quartet

Photography – Janelle Elise Photography

Rental Items – PHOS

DJ  – Instant Request DJ

Hair and Makeup-Primped

Caterer – Deco Catering

Stationery – A Milestone Paper

Videography – Ty Walls Films

Dessert- Grand Ole Creamery

Ceremony and Reception Site – Machine Shop

Rental Items: Apres Party Rental 

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

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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Lauryn and Tommy’s JX Event Center wedding was the perfect “kick-off” to wedding season in March!!!! There was just enough snow on the ground for perfect photos, yet spring was on the way and Lauryn’s choice of bridesmaids dresses made everyone really crave the spring temperatures!!!

JX Event Center was a great backdrop for our elegant chandeliers, greenery and beautiful lilac flowers and linens!! Lake Elmo Inn is one of my favorite caterers and every time we get to go over to the East Side of the cities I am always so excited to get to use their catering services!!

Vendors

Wedding Coordinator – Lasting Impressions Weddings

Ceremony Site- St. Andrews Lutheran Church

Reception Site – JX Event Venue

Caterer – Lake Elmo Inn

Chandlier’s  – PHOS

Transportation – Stillwater Trolley

Photography – Rachel Lynn Photography

Videography – Peterson Brothers Productions

Floral – Sadie’s Couture Flowers

DJ – Instant Request

Rental Items – Linen Effects

Makeup – Andrea Reis

Hair – Paige LeFevre

Stationery – A Milestone Paper