Every year we bring on a group of summer interns (aka Event Assistants) to help us with our frenzy of summer weddings in Southwest Michigan. So every May (yes, this is a little late) we start things off with a team photo shoot! It’s a great chance for some team bonding, it gets everyone excited...
Posted by Brittany Johnson (Event Planner) When Brad & Sam of Bradley James Photography approached me about designing a photo shoot with them a few months ago, I was thrilled. They wanted to do a spring shoot set in an apple orchard when the apple blossoms would (hopefully!) be in bloom. Michigan’s state flower is a beautiful blend of white...
We are so excited to announce that tickets go on sale today for the 2nd Annual Lake Shore Wedding Walk on Sunday, September 18th! We are so excited to host this unique event and we hope you can join us—we have some really fun displays in the works— tablescapes showcasing some great color combos, DIY...
When I first met Jessica and Marc I knew their wedding was going to be a unique event that guests would not soon forget! Jessica shared with me that she wanted to create a beach boardwalk themed evening that would keep guests happy and full all night and she definitely succeeded! From cake and gelato...
The last month has been NUTS around here, and we’re so excited to get to share so many of our June weddings already! It wouldn’t have been June without a crazy wedding schedule filled with fabulous beach weddings! A beach ceremony followed by a reception at the Veranda is (in my opinion) an amazing combo!...
On Sunday, Jessica+JT tied the knot at the Veranda at the Whitcomb, after a beautiful beach ceremony in St. Joseph! We’ve had some sketchy weather this summer, but it couldn’t have been a more gorgeous day for a wedding on Lake Michigan! There were so many things I loved about this wedding: The bride and...
During wedding season I tend to have some pretty crazy dreams…everything from missing brides & grooms to exploding wedding cakes, bands who show up in cut-off tshirts…you name the wedding nightmare and I have had a crazy dream about it! The other night I dreamed that I was not only planning a wedding, I was...
Amy and Tony tied the knot June 10, 2011 outside on the beach despite many threats of storms. I was literally checking the weather more than once an hour up until the arrival of the ceremony chairs! We could not have pulled off this beach ceremony without our awesome team of vendors— 430 studios beautifully...
Meet Megan+Anthony, one of the sweetest couples we’ve had the pleasure of working with, and an absolutely adorable couple! These two kicked off our summer wedding season with their beautiful Lake Michigan wedding held in Harbor Country’s quaint Union Pier. They couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day—it was the epitome of a perfect...
Back in September we shared a sneak peek from Shannon+Dave’s August 2010 wedding in St. Joseph. But it was such a fun wedding and such a wonderful couple, I wanted to share more details on their day, as well as some more eye candy courtesy of Kelly Powers Photography! One of my favorite details of...
