Elaine & Stu- Marriage & Cocktails
Elaine and Stu came to us with very open minds. It’s not everyday a couple let’s a wedding planner turn their wedding inside out. But that’s exactly what we did. We reversed the itinerary for their wedding day.
The wedding started with Stu and Elaine greeting all of their guests in their Korean outfits. Guests were then offered appetizers and cocktails (with a bit of a perplexed look I might add). Then everyone was asked to take their seats for dinner. We got quite a few questions like “Have they gotten married yet?”, “Did I miss the wedding?” All part of the fun!
Guests dined on a beautiful 4 course meal and while in the middle of dessert, looked up to see that the bride and the groom and the bridal party had disappeared. That’s when they were let in on the secret, the wedding was going to happen NOW! All the guests were invited outside and given candles and sparklers.
As the sun set our bride and groom emerged again but this time in their Western wedding outfits and were married at sunset with their family and friends surrounding them in candlelight. A definite highlight was when the string trio started playing the Star Wars Theme as the groom and the groomsmen entered, switched into Pachelbel’s Canon for the bridesmaids and then into “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith for the bride. When they were pronounced man and wife all the guests lit their sparklers.
The couple then walked down the aisle and received their own sparklers and posed for pictures. We had The Ranche bring special coffees and champagne out onto the lawn and more appetizers! Guests also enjoyed cigars and cupcakes as the night become completely dark and the sparklers made another appearance with children dancing on the lawn under the moonlight waving sparklers in the air.
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