On June 6 we had the pleasure of working Chelsea and Arnulfo's wedding. If you have never been to the National Infantry Museum, you need to go. The place is fantastic. It is really a special place to have a Military Wedding.
Upon arriving at the site, guests were greeted by this fabulous entryway.
The entrance into the museum lead to the ceremony site.
The bride was a member of the Erskine Lacrosse Team. Flowers were placed on the seat of each of the attending team members. A sweet little gift for all her team mates.
The ceremony was perfect. Set at the entrance, known as the tunnel, into the actual museum flanked by two cannons it was perfect for a military wedding.
The couple wanted the sand ceremony to be part of their wedding.
The Reception was downstairs in the museum.
There was a kids table with plenty of activities to keep them entertained.
The bridal party entered down the stairs after being announced in. It was such a beautiful touch.
Details from the wedding and reception.
The Bride and Groom's table.
First dance.
Parents Welcome the Guests.
The buffet was delicious with salad, vegetarian lasagna, pork loin and grilled chicken, There was also macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and green beans.
Last Dance
It was a perfect evening for a perfect couple
On Friday, June 5, we had the rehearsal for Chelsea and Arnulfo's wedding. I don't usually post pictures of rehearsals, but I get a lot of questions on them. So I thought you might like to see how one looks.
Once everyone is there, we place people that will be walking down the aisle. The wedding party is up front and the rest of the family in the seats they will be in at the wedding.
The bride then walks in on her escorts arm and takes her spot with the groom.
The minister goes over the vows.
Then we practice walking out. Everything is planned out ahead of getting to the rehearsal so it is quick and easy.
After rehearsal, it is off to the rehearsal dinner.
Rehearsal is a great time for the groom's cake. No need for two cakes on the wedding date. Have the groom's cake at the rehearsal and you can practice cutting the cake.
At the rehearsal dinner is the perfect time to give your wedding party their gifts.
I thought I would take a minute and show some of the beautiful bridal portraits that the Willrich photographer (Richard Sanford) took of one of our recent brides. We don't normally do bridal portraits, but this bride was a special case. She is my god daughter along with being my client. So take a minute and enjoy some great bridal pics. More wedding pics to come....
Planning a summertime wedding, well here is a great idea. I ran across this perfect bridesmaid's gift in the LTD Commodities (ABC) flyer. Not only cute, but affordable. You could fill the bag with all kinds of goodies for your girls.
I teach a class at Brookwood Church on “How to Plan Your Wedding Like a Pro”.
Now it is not
unusual to have brides, moms, and brides with their grooms attend this class,
but what was unusual was that I had a groom attend this class all on his
own.
Turned out his fiancée lived in
Singapore and he was in the process of trying to move her over here and plan
the wedding so that they could be married as soon as she arrived.
I thought this was an incredibly sweet and
smart thing for the groom, Nick, to do.
A few months after the class was over Nick called and asked if I would
work with him and his bride, Ping, to get this wedding planned.
Until this point, I had no idea how hard it is to get someone into this country to marry.
Let
me tell you, it is not a piece of cake.
The wedding date had to be moved back several times to accommodate the
demands made by the American and Singapore government.
Finally Ping was allowed to arrive and the
wedding was on schedule.
They wanted a wedding that was an infusion of American and Singapore traditions.
To do this we chose to go
with a wedding feast that is common in Singapore.
There were six courses of food including
cake.
Since Nick is really into wine and
the wedding and reception was held at a winery there was a different wine with each
food course.
The sommelier explained
each wine to the guests and why it was chosen.
Dancing is not common at weddings in Singapore so there was only a first
dance to start off the evening and then background music carefully chosen by
the bride and groom was played throughout the evening.
The bride changed from her American wedding
dress into a traditional Singapore outfit as the night went on.
One of the sweetest parts of the evening was the “tea ceremony” that was done to honor the bride and grooms parents.
I wish this was something that was done all
the time at weddings.
It was my favorite
part of the evening.
I guess I should mention that the ceremony for this wedding was supposed to take place outside, but mother nature did not want to cooperate
with our plans.
It was raining like
crazy.
Of course we had a plan B in
place and all the vendors jumped in and the ceremony was moved inside.
It was still very beautiful and really
touching in every way.
So enough talking, it’s time to see just how beautiful Nick and Ping’s wedding was. Below are some pictures my group took at the wedding.
Vendors for the event:
Site:
Victoria Valley Vineyards
Florist:
Just Weddings by Kaye
Photographer:
Photographs By Sabrina
DJ:
Pros Only Entertainment
Wedding
Cake: Kathy and Co.
Wedding
Planner: Willrich Bridal
Caterer:
Goodlife Catering
Limo: DL Limo
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