Congratulations to Leah and Mark who just got married last month. Their eclectic and innovative wedding was an amazing event – and featured several fun and unique elements.
After nearly 2 weeks of horrible rain storms (it even rained during the ceremony rehearsal!), it was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon on their wedding day. We couldn’t have planned for a more beautiful day. (Yes, the wedding weather gods were smiling down on us). The ceremony was held outdoors, in front of a lovely pond. Small glasses of ice water and champagne were available for guests to sip on prior to, and during the ceremony.
Fun and Innovative Wedding
The reception started with a fun streamer shot after the bride and groom’s grand entrance.
Their reception décor was simple, but lovely. A fabulous Martini luge ice sculpture graced the bar. The head table an unexpected serpentine style, instead of a typical straight banquet table.
Guests were seated at a mixture of round and square tables, with centerpieces of tall cylindrical vases with goldfish swimming around. (Yep, real live gold fish). They looked adorable, (don’t worry. they all survived, no casualties!), and afterwards they all found new homes and went home with several guests.
Dinner was certainly a treat, and something I’m sure no one had ever seen at a wedding before. Instead of a typical buffet or plated meal, the bride and groom chose a Churrasco (pronounced shoo-RAS-koo) or Brazilian Barbecue for their dinner menu. Servers were in gaucho attire, and started off by bringing out skewers of top sirloin, and carved it directly onto each guests plate.
But the servers weren’t done. They came back – with skewers of lamb, then pork loin, and bacon wrapped chicken. It was a meat lover’s heaven. There were also skewers of roasted pineapple.
Instead of a traditional wedding cake for dessert, the couple decided to share their favorite dessert with plates of flan, tres leches, and an ice cream bar from Ritters, complete with all the toppings and fresh whipped cream.
Say Cheese provided a photo booth – which served as both a fun activity and memorable keepsake for each guest. And the bride and groom got to keep a copy of each photo, which guests mounted into a memory book and added their well wishes. What a delightful memento!
Although there wasn’t a wedding cake, there was a cake. Several of the single ladies got to participate in the “charm cake,” a tradition that began during Victorian times.
Single ladies were invited to come up and pull a ribbon and charm out of the cake. Each charm has a different meaning, such as a horseshoe means “Good luck will come your way” and wedding bells means “Next to marry.”
It was a beautiful, fun day, and the best part? The bride and groom didn’t choose any of these innovative wedding elements just to be different, but to treat their guests to a wedding that represented them.
Of course I must give a big “shout out” to all of the other wonderful wedding professionals who worked so hard to make this a fabulous day for Leah and Mark.
Tim Fritts – Party Pleasers
Christina and Peggy – Images by Christina
Russ Finch and crew – Finch Rental
Cheryl (and family) – Beechwood Farm
Ice Sculptures by Ramon
Say Cheese Photo Booth
The Flowerman
German and Patsy of Rudy’s Churrascaria (formerly in Germantown)
Ice Cream Bar – Ritters
Have you seen any innovative wedding elements at weddings you’ve attended? Tell me about them in the comments below.
Hearts, Joy, Love!
Jean
For planning help and unique ideas for your wedding contact me at jean@weddingsfromtheheart.net or at 937-581-3647!