Real Wedding: Jenifer & Ian

Jenifer and Ian had such a beautiful wedding. Their venue, The White Room, is one of my favorite St. Augustine venues, and it was the perfect backdrop for their celebration.

Jenifer contacted me about Wedding Day Coordination back in April of last year, and we exchanged a few emails about availability, pricing, etc. Well, I didn't hear from her for quite some time, when I got an email from her this fall. Jen said they had thought about doing the coordinating themselves, but then as details started to pile up, quickly realized they wanted a coordinator assisting them. Jen cracked me up in one of her emails when she wrote, "What were we thinking??!" Needless to say, I was thrilled to be coming on board as the Wedding Day Coordinator, and what a fun and moving wedding it was! I'm so glad I got to be a part of this special day for Jen and Ian.

The couple currently lives in NYC, but had attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, so they were coming back to Florida for their wedding celebration.
Even though rain and cold weather changed their plans (the ceremony was originally planned for Ian's Aunt and Uncle's home in St. Augustine), everything still was gorgeous, and I was so impressed with how laid-back they both seemed considering this major change!

Jen and Ian's night was made possible by these fabulous vendors:
Venue: The White Room
Photographer: Jason Angelini Photography
Florist: Ian's Mother, Denise!! (She did an amazing job!!)
Cake: Classic Cakes
Transportation: Old Town Trolley Tours
Ceremony Music: Rick Kuncicky
DJ: Andy Calvert, High Fidelity DJ's

I was so excited when I saw these pictures appear on Jason Angelini's blog -- enjoy!


Such a stunning bouquet, made by Ian's mother!

Jenifer and Ian chose to do a "First Look" to get some amazing shots before the big moment. Fortunately, the rain let up a bit to allow time for these outdoor shots!







Loved these chair florals!

The White Room Loft served as a beautiful back-up location for the ceremony. My team had fun hanging the lace chuppah and stringing these orchids! (Since I am in my third trimester of pregnancy, I didn't do any work on the ladders -- I just got to be the boss from the floor!) hehe. :)







One of my set-up team members, Amy, was a math major in college, so planning out this escort card arrangement's spacing was right up her alley!

The gorgeous reception room.

Jen and Ian had a shrimp and grits station which looked like a big hit! The grits were served in these martini glasses.

The Viking Hat groom's cake. :)






Congrats Jen and Ian on your beautiful wedding -- thanks so much for allowing the Flaire Team to be a part of your celebration!

Sweet Thank-You

We received these sweet words of thanks today from Gabrielle, who had her beautiful wedding at the White Room loft back in April.

Gabrielle writes:

Cassandra,

Good afternoon! I wanted to take some time to thank you for all of your help during our wedding! It was truly how I wanted it and envisioned it. You were so helpful and professional. I can't imagine going to anybody else. Every detail I had wanted came to life! I know we had a lot of items that needed to be done and not a lot of time to get them done but you did an incredible job!! We will definitely recommend you and your company to anybody in the area that we know who is getting married. Thank you so much for making our day as special as it was.

Please feel free to use whatever you need to for your company from our wedding. As soon as our photographer has the pictures we will definitely let you know so you can use them for your blog! If you need anything else please don't hesitate to let us know.

Thanks again so much,
Gabrielle

We haven't seen the professional pictures yet from Gabrielle's wedding, but when they are available, we will be sure to post some here!

Gabrielle, you were awesome to work with and we wish you and Ben all the best in life!

Detail Sneak Peek: Gabrielle and Ben

This weekend I had the pleasure of assisting Gabrielle and Ben with their wedding at the beautiful White Room Loft in St. Augustine.

It was a gorgeous day, and we couldn't have asked for better weather. There was quite a bit of set-up to be done, including hanging about 40 paper lanters, so I brought along my intern Maggie, who also assisted with Amanda and Matt's beautiful wedding.

I managed to grab a few detail shots with my camera so I thought I'd post them for you all, my lovely readers, to enjoy. When pro pics are available from their photographer, I'll try to post some of those as well.

Enjoy!
Gabrielle's color scheme of lime green and brown was so cool and modern.

A few different shots of all the brown lanterns in the main reception area.



Gabrielle and her mom made all the centerpieces and so many of the other details. So crafty!

Their cute cake was from Publix.


Flowers by Shirley did her bouquet -- they're are one of my favorite florists in St. Augustine, and they came through yet again. Gabrielle's bouquet was so simple -- just green cymbidium orchids, and I loved it!


The petal exit -- I didn't have the greatest viewpoint, but I did manage to snag a few shots.



Maggie and I had a great time coordinating and setting up -- Gabrielle and Ben, thanks for letting us be a part of your day!