It was another successful year in downtown Grand Haven! The Wedding Walk went off without a hitch and the weather even (sorta) cooperated with us. We had a great turnout with 105 brides attending along with their family and friends. We had almost 50 vendors represented! It was such a wonderful day thanks to the hard work and dedication of a long list of people. I am going to sing some praises now so bear with me...
First and foremost, a HUGE thanks to the White Dress Events staff and volunteers who worked hours upon hours to make this a perfect day for the brides and a successful event for the vendors! It is a big project, but just like always, they come through amazingly! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to the vendors who collaborated on the beautiful inspiration tables at the Grand Haven Community Center. This year our theme was 2014 WEDDING TRENDS....Whimsical Wedding, Rustic
Wedding, Simply Romantic Wedding, Vintage Wedding and High Drama Wedding. The tablescapes gave wonderful ideas and inspiration to the brides. These tables were breathtaking and definitely one of the highlights of the event! So thank you to add{vintage}, Chair Cover & Linen Collection, Eastern Floral of Grand Haven, Jamie Lynne Creative and White Dress Events.
Thank you to September's Bride for producing the Bridal Fashion Show for the third year. They presented looks that complimented our 2014 Wedding Trends theme. They always do an amazing job and the brides love to see the latest fashions. It was perfect! Thank you to Donaylle Nicole Hair Studio who provided hair and makeup services to make the models look gorgeous. Thank you to Flawlessly Finished Event Artists for styling the flower girl's hair....she was adorable! Thank you to Josh Parks and Benjy Joung for playing the music chosen especially for each wedding theme.
Special thanks to the DJs who entertained us throughout the day! In the Mackinaw Ballroom at the Community Center was Movin Music and at Kirby was Digital Joe's. Thanks for providing the perfect music for this fun day!
Thank you to some 'behind the scenes' helpers....Jamie Lynne Creative for her work on all the printed material for the event, Tammy Myers Photography for letting us use one of her images for the posters and postcards, Redi Rental for a variety of rental items including the awesome stage for the fashion show and Halfshell Graphics for printing the Wedding Walk bags that all the brides took home!
Thank you to Melissa from MUGS Party Store who served up some tasty mock-tails for all the brides - She Said Yes! Sangira, Bubby Bride and Love Potion Punch! I can't wait to share photos of our bar...who knew an old door and two saw horses could look so great!
A great BIG thank you to our host venues....Grand Haven Community Center and The Kirby House! You were so gracious and helpful! You are MUCH appreciated!!
As you know, the big moment of the day was when the top ten finalist in the Wedding Walk Grand Prize Giveaway took the stage to begin competing for the grand prize (valued at over $6000). It was so exciting...the first challenge was a sand pouring cermeony sponsored by My Barefoot Wedding. Finalists had 15 seconds to fill a bottle with a very small opening with sand while blindfolded. Sounds easy but let me tell you, it was hard! The five couples with the most sand in their bottle moved on to the next round. Round 2 was a bouquet making challenge sponsored by Eastern Floral. Finalists were shown a bouquet and once it was removed from the room, they had 3 minutes to replicate it. The three couples who's bouquet looked the most like the sample, went on to the final challenge. The final challenge was sponsored by Grand Finale Desserts. Each of the final three couples had a wedding cake in front of them that had a wedding ring hidden in it...along with other rings that were costume jewelry. The couple who found the correct ring first...by digging in the cake with their hands and blindfolded....won the entire prize package!!! The winners were Kaci Kendziorski & Hunter Croswell! CONGRATULATIONS to this couple!!!
AND great big THANK YOU to the AH-mazing vendors who generously donated to the Wedding Walk Grand Prize Giveaway! Your giving heart sure made this event so much more that I dreamed it could be. So THANK YOU to Eastern Floral of Grand Haven, Flawlessly Finished Event Artists, Grand Finale Desserts, Jamie Lynne Creative, Movin Music, My Barefoot Wedding, Tammy Myers Photography, What A Gem Jewelry and White Dress Events!
And finally, thank you to all the brides and grooms who attended the Wedding Walk! I hope you had the chance to talk to all of the fantastic businesses that were there! These businesses are the best of the best in the area and your wedding will be amazing when you hire any one of them for your big day! We wish you big CONGRATULATIONS on your upcoming wedding and all the best with your planning!
We will be posting photos on the Facebook page soon!
Until next year....
First and foremost, a HUGE thanks to the White Dress Events staff and volunteers who worked hours upon hours to make this a perfect day for the brides and a successful event for the vendors! It is a big project, but just like always, they come through amazingly! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to the vendors who collaborated on the beautiful inspiration tables at the Grand Haven Community Center. This year our theme was 2014 WEDDING TRENDS....Whimsical Wedding, Rustic
Wedding, Simply Romantic Wedding, Vintage Wedding and High Drama Wedding. The tablescapes gave wonderful ideas and inspiration to the brides. These tables were breathtaking and definitely one of the highlights of the event! So thank you to add{vintage}, Chair Cover & Linen Collection, Eastern Floral of Grand Haven, Jamie Lynne Creative and White Dress Events.
Thank you to September's Bride for producing the Bridal Fashion Show for the third year. They presented looks that complimented our 2014 Wedding Trends theme. They always do an amazing job and the brides love to see the latest fashions. It was perfect! Thank you to Donaylle Nicole Hair Studio who provided hair and makeup services to make the models look gorgeous. Thank you to Flawlessly Finished Event Artists for styling the flower girl's hair....she was adorable! Thank you to Josh Parks and Benjy Joung for playing the music chosen especially for each wedding theme.
Special thanks to the DJs who entertained us throughout the day! In the Mackinaw Ballroom at the Community Center was Movin Music and at Kirby was Digital Joe's. Thanks for providing the perfect music for this fun day!
Thank you to some 'behind the scenes' helpers....Jamie Lynne Creative for her work on all the printed material for the event, Tammy Myers Photography for letting us use one of her images for the posters and postcards, Redi Rental for a variety of rental items including the awesome stage for the fashion show and Halfshell Graphics for printing the Wedding Walk bags that all the brides took home!
Thank you to Melissa from MUGS Party Store who served up some tasty mock-tails for all the brides - She Said Yes! Sangira, Bubby Bride and Love Potion Punch! I can't wait to share photos of our bar...who knew an old door and two saw horses could look so great!
A great BIG thank you to our host venues....Grand Haven Community Center and The Kirby House! You were so gracious and helpful! You are MUCH appreciated!!
As you know, the big moment of the day was when the top ten finalist in the Wedding Walk Grand Prize Giveaway took the stage to begin competing for the grand prize (valued at over $6000). It was so exciting...the first challenge was a sand pouring cermeony sponsored by My Barefoot Wedding. Finalists had 15 seconds to fill a bottle with a very small opening with sand while blindfolded. Sounds easy but let me tell you, it was hard! The five couples with the most sand in their bottle moved on to the next round. Round 2 was a bouquet making challenge sponsored by Eastern Floral. Finalists were shown a bouquet and once it was removed from the room, they had 3 minutes to replicate it. The three couples who's bouquet looked the most like the sample, went on to the final challenge. The final challenge was sponsored by Grand Finale Desserts. Each of the final three couples had a wedding cake in front of them that had a wedding ring hidden in it...along with other rings that were costume jewelry. The couple who found the correct ring first...by digging in the cake with their hands and blindfolded....won the entire prize package!!! The winners were Kaci Kendziorski & Hunter Croswell! CONGRATULATIONS to this couple!!!
AND great big THANK YOU to the AH-mazing vendors who generously donated to the Wedding Walk Grand Prize Giveaway! Your giving heart sure made this event so much more that I dreamed it could be. So THANK YOU to Eastern Floral of Grand Haven, Flawlessly Finished Event Artists, Grand Finale Desserts, Jamie Lynne Creative, Movin Music, My Barefoot Wedding, Tammy Myers Photography, What A Gem Jewelry and White Dress Events!
And finally, thank you to all the brides and grooms who attended the Wedding Walk! I hope you had the chance to talk to all of the fantastic businesses that were there! These businesses are the best of the best in the area and your wedding will be amazing when you hire any one of them for your big day! We wish you big CONGRATULATIONS on your upcoming wedding and all the best with your planning!
We will be posting photos on the Facebook page soon!
Until next year....
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