Rhiannon and Landon October 3rd

Rhiannon and Landon's First Dance

The wedding of Rhiannon and Landon took place on October 3rd and Rhiannon and Landon were a little nervous in the days leading up to their wedding due to having an outside ceremony and threatening weather forecasted for that Saturday. I’m happy to report that the rain held off and the only thing that threatened their outdoor ceremony was a little bee that seemed to want to make an appearance during the vows. 🙂

What a unique couple! Yes, Rhiannon was named after the famed Fleetwood Mac song and had mutual friends for the Best Man and Matron of Honor who joined them that night at their sweetheart table…a new trend in weddings now making it’s way here to the Upper Peninsula.Rhiannon and Landon prepared fun introductions for their bridal party members with me and everyone walked into the instrumental version of “Hip Hop Hooray” by Naughty by Nature because that’s how Rhiannon and Landon roll! It was fun to do a more hip hop entrance that way and the bridal party was bouncing and dancing on the way in to the beats.

Rhiannon and Landon had a fall theme with beautiful colors and one of Rhiannon’s unique idea to incorporate her theme was not to have a cake cutting ceremony but instead to just have a beautiful spread of pies, brownies and the like laid out for a dessert table. It looked SCRUMPTIOUS and really added to the fall wedding with a unique perspective.

Scrumptious Dessert Table

After the dessert table was enjoyed by family and friends we showed a unique montage created by yours truly for them that incorporated 157 photos into only a little over 8 minutes and 30 seconds. A little more fast paced but the montage flowed beautifully with the song choice of “Ain’t It The Life” by the Foo Fighters, and “The Luckiest” by Ben Folds. Rhiannon and Landon then shared their first dance to “Green Eyes” by Coldplay, followed by their Father Daughter and Mother Son dances respectively. it was a beautiful moment to watch Rhiannon and her Father Daryl dance to “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac as they have experienced Fleetwood Mac in concert several times together and see them sing the lyrics of the song to each other in that moment.

Rhiannon and her father Daryl

The dance floor at Pine Mountain resort is small but was the right size for Rhiannon, Landon and their 140 guests. Everyone danced throughout the night and the bar inside of the same room was a great touch that helped keep people there celebrating with them throughout the night. Dancing included the alternative sounds of Violent Femmes, RUN DMC, the current “I Gotta Feelin'” and “Say Hey”, rockin’ out to “Nothin’ But A Good Time” and “Paradise City”, and classics such as “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” and “Crazy” The evening ended to the sounds of “Summer of ’69″…one of Rhiannon’s faves! Thank you Rhiannon and Landon for a wonderful wedding celebration! Moments like these at the end of the night are what make me truly love my career!

Everlasting moment for Rhiannon and Landon

Missy and Jake

Place setting for Annaliese

Missy Jake and Annaliese

Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain Michigan was the venue for Missy and Jake’s wedding reception, and this is the place setting for their beautiful daughter Annaliese. Missy and Jake wanted to create a lot of fun on their wedding day and keep people dancing. Their crowd was a big drinking crowd and the bar was in a separate room, so this could prove to be a bit of a challenge.

Missy and Jake Cake Topper

Missy and Jake are a fun loving couple, as evidenced by their cake topper. Teres and the staff at Pine Mountain always do a great job and I was pleased to see the layout of the room a little bit more conducive to entertaining guests. The introductions were funny and was followed up by our toasts before plated dinners were served.

After dinner we moved on with a slideshow presentation created for Missy by Stephanie and then Missy and Jake’s Love Story followed by their first dance.

Missy and Bob's Father Daughter Dance

Missy and Bob’s Father Daughter dance was very touching, and an emotional moment for the two of them.

Jake and brothers embrace Mom for Mother Son Dance

Bonnie and Jake’s Mother Son Dance was next and then the dance floor started up as guests danced the night away to Cotton Eyed Joe, Don’t Stop Believin’, Dancing Queen, and Billie Jean among others. By 9:45pm the dance floor was covered in beer (did I mention this crowd likes to drink?) and before you knew it we were ready for the party to end. One last group sing a long to Friends In Low Places ended a wonderful night for Missy and Jake. Thank you Foster and Lucas families for allowing me to be a part of your children’s celebration. I hope you had just as much fun as I did.

Missy, Jake, Annaliese and I

Friends enjoying the dancing

Meredith and Matt May 29th, 2009

Chippewa Club

WOW! That, in one word, sums up my feelings of Meredith and Matt’s reception. Their families are awesome, and were referred to me by an equally amazing family, who you may recall from Kristina’s wedding back in January.

Tents outside at Chippewa Club

Meredith and Matt’s reception took place at the beautiful Chippewa Club in Iron Mountain. The Chippewa Club is a beautiful refurbished home built in 1898 sitting on top of a hill. Lyn and her staff were excellent to work with. Meredith and Matt’s guest count reached 240 people so due to the limited space in the main rooms of the Chippewa Club, we had guests dining upstairs and outside in the big tent as well. This made coordinating the event a little tricky, but with the help of wonderful professionals such as Lyn, Keith Freeman of Freeman’s Photography and Bill Thum of Superior Productions for videography, everything went off without a hitch.

Why a child's tuxedo costs $100!

Outside, kids were playing and I guess this is the reason why you have to pay $100 for a children’s tuxedo! 🙂 Meredith and Matt’s first dance was beautiful and Superior Productions showed a beautiful video encompassing their life stories just before.

Meredith and Matt's First Dance

Gary and Meredith shared their Father Daughter dance next, along with Matt and Kathy with the Mother Son dance.

Father Gary with Daughter Meredith

Once the dancing started, the crowd was rocking…so much so that the chandeliers in the room for dancing were SWINGING from the ceiling due to all of the movement from the guests on the old wooden dance floor.

Via and Jane, mothers of Kristina and Meredith having fun

It was a great reception…everyone had a blast and I’m thankful that clients such as Meredith and Matt allowed me to be a part of their day.

Family after a fun night!