Grand Jour Events

Calendar of Available Dates

2012-01-17T11:55:00.000-05:00

Remember we can now book two weddings per day :)

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T20:26:00.003-05:00

I hope everyone had a great holiday season! 2011 was such an amazing year for GJE! A big thank you to all my brides...I am truly blessed to have a job that I LOVE!!!! and I'm looking forward to 2012 and helping all my wonderful brides! I'm starting out 2012 with a bang... for the new year I have a new logo and new packages. Check out GJE website for packages or send me an e-mail me for full package descriptions.

I hoping with the new packages I can help more brides with any budget : )

The Knot "Best of Wedings" 2012

2011-12-11T15:45:00.001-05:00

I am so excited to announce that I have been chosen as “Best of Weddings” 2012 by the Knot! I am so thankful to all my brides that have wrote a review about my services on theknot.com. The Knot actually read those reviews and chose the "Best Of" based on what you had to say! Because of the wonderful reviews my brides have left me I have been chosen as one of the best! 2011 was a great year, I am so excited to see what 2012 brings!

11-19-11 Flowers

2011-12-11T15:29:00.001-05:00

I had so much fin creating bouquets and centerpieces for this wedding!

Bride's bouquet

Bridesmaids bouquets

All set up!

Jennifer and Chris 11-18-11

2011-12-11T15:22:00.000-05:00

Jennifer and Chris had an amazing wedding. Jennifer had an excellent group of vendors with always helps : ) I loved everything about her wedding.

The ceremony was at Concorde Inn in Clinton Township. Everything went smoothly the only minor glitch is there were not suppose to be any Christmas decorations up. Although this wasn’t the plan it did look really nice.

The new Mr. and Mrs. : ) Jennifer looked gorgeous!

Their reception was at The Mirage in Clinton Township. The staff at the Mirage is excellent! Linens were provided by Always Special Linens. I LOVE the way the sashes are tied.

The room all set up.

The centerpieces

The cake was from LaPetite. I love the cake topper!

The candy buffet

Bride's bouquet. Flowers by Grand Jour Events : )

I LOVED Jennifer's bouquet!

Bridesmaid's bouquet

They also had a photo booth from Foto Fun Photobooth and their DJ was Scott from Memory Makers. Scott is an amazing DJ, I highly recommend him!

Their wonderful photographer was Sandy a.k.a. The Camera Chick. If you are looking for a photographer make sure you check out her website. Sandy is absolutely amazing!!!! Here is a preview of her work.

Congratulations Jennifer and Chris!

Sarah and Keith 11-5-11

2011-12-11T14:51:00.002-05:00

Sarah and Keith had their ceremony and reception at Crystal Gardens in Howell. I love working at Crystal Gardens, the staff is always wonderful and the food is very good too. Sarah and Keith live out of state and brought almost everything with them including the cake!

I am so happy that the weather cooperated as they had an outdoor ceremony. The new outdoor chapel at Crystal Gardens is gorgeous.

The happy couple!

Escort card table

What a cute idea

The room all set up

Tall centerpieces

Low centerpieces

The groom's cake

Cake. I loved the flowers.

Their DJ was Kevin Coffman from Champion Screw and their photographer was Caitlin Wyckoff.

Congratulations Sarah and Keith!

Natalie and Jonathan 10-22-11

2011-12-11T14:27:00.004-05:00

Natalie and Jonathan are the sweetest couple ever! I am so lucky to have met such an amazing couple. I was also very lucky to be able to provide flowers for their wedding. Natalie and Jonathan had their ceremony and reception at The Whitney in Detroit. I love the charm and history that the mansion has.

They had their ceremony on the landing between the 2nd and 3rd floor. Their officiant was Reverend Fred Jolicoeur from We Are Gathered. If you are still searching for that perfect someone to marry you look no further! Reverend Fred was so easy going. I have met a lot of officiants and he is now on the top of favorite list : )

I love this picture of Jonathan watching his bride walk down the stairs!

I couldn't get a very good picture...I didn't want to block the guests view but I love the sun shinning through the window. It was so romantic.

The new Mr. and Mrs! What a beautiful bride!

I loved Natalie's bouquet.

First Dance

Can you believe this is Natalie's handwriting...I think she could open a side business writing out escort cards : )

The cake was delicious. It was from Flour to Flower Bakery.

Corsages

Boutonnieres

Centerpieces

Other key vendors included ceremony musicians Go 4 Baroque and Life Support Band. The band was awesome and I defiantly recommend checking them out.

Photos by Amanda Williams. It was a blast working with Amanda! She is an awesome photographer and got some great shoots. Here are a few preview shoots below.

Congratulations Natalie and Jonathan! Your wedding was amazing!

Miranda and Ian 10-14-11

2011-12-11T13:50:00.000-05:00

Miranda and Ian were a blast to work with! Miranda and Ian had their ceremony and reception at Fountains Golf and Banquet in Clarkston. Their ceremony took place in the reception room. I loved all the windows!

Centerpieces

Cookie buffet...yummy! The cookies were a huge hit : )

Professional photos by Jesse Speelman. Check out his site to view more amazing photos. I loved all of the decor.

The cake topper is adorable! I loved that the cake was made by Ian's mom.

What a great couple!

Rob from Encore Event Group provided music and a photo booth. Rob did a great job keeping the dance floor packed all night long.

Congratulations Miranda and Ian! Thank you so much for letting up be part of your big day!

9-23-11 Flowers

2011-10-14T08:42:00.002-04:00

Head table arrangement

Groom's Bout

Bouts

Corsage

Corsages

Bride's bouquet. She wanted something simple while using her favorite flowers, wax flowers.

10-8-11 Wedding

2011-10-13T21:50:00.002-04:00

My bride and groom asked that I do not post any pictures of their event but I just wanted to say Congratulations! They had an AMAZING wedding at Lovett Hall at The Henry. Also if you are looking for a band make sure to check out The Royce and Jenn Band!

Amanda and Paul's Pro Pic

2011-10-13T21:49:00.000-04:00

Here are a couple of teaser pictures I got from Chelsea's FaceBook page : ) LOVE them!

Make sure you stop by Chelsea Brown Photography.

Amanda and Paul 10-1-11

2011-10-13T21:44:00.001-04:00

I would love to say it was awesome working with Amanda and Paul but honestly I wasn’t in touch with them much…but I did fall in love with Amanda’s mom : ) Amanda’s mom had a blast being the go to person for the wedding. She put so much time and energy into the wedding and it turned out amazing!

Amanda and Paul had their ceremony at Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church in Livonia. I spoke to her grandparents at the rehearsal and they told me that was the church they got married in and just about everyone in the family has gotten married there too.

The Bag-Piper was Ken Smith. Cindy booked him through Dave, 734 464 0468. If you are looking for a bag-piper I highly recommend him! He is defiantly one of the best bag-pipers I have seen.

The new Mr. and Mrs.!!!

Their reception followed at the Meeting House Grand Ballroom in Plymouth. They had beyond amazing food!

The table numbers/menus

Favors.

Eifel towers wine openers and stoppers. Paul proposed to Amanda in Paris : )

Sposa Seating provided table runners and chair covers.

Flowers provided by The Vines.

The cake was from Sorella’s Bakery.

I love the flowers!

Photography was provided by Chelsea Brown Photography. Chelsea does amazing work! Make sure you check out her website!

Congratulations Amanda and Paul!

Courtney and Aaron Pro Pics

2011-10-13T20:59:00.002-04:00

Amy from Pure Amour Photography is absolutely amazing! If you’re still looking for a photographer make sure to check out her website! She does amazing work and awesome prices.

Courtney and Aaron 9-18-11

2011-10-13T20:46:00.002-04:00

Courtney and Aaron had their ceremony and reception at Stone Creek Banquet Hall in Flat Rock. Stone Creek was awesome. The staff was great and the food was really good.

The programs

Linnaea Floral Design provided the centerpieces and bouquets.

Affordable Elegance Chair Covers & Linens provided the tablecloths, chair covers/sashes and napkins.

I LOVE the way the sashes were tied!

The Cake was from Cakes by Stephanie. The cake was so cute and the cake topper was adorable!

Close up : )

Card box

Mad Libs

Courtney made boutonnieres from guitar picks…love them!

Adorable!

The guest wrote their congrats or advice for the bride and groom then tied it to the tree.

The pens were so cute

Courtney and Aaron had a Beatles Tribute band. They were so much fun! Aaron even got on staged and played a couple of songs.

Toppermost Beatles Tribute insisted I get my picture taken with them, lol

My wonderful assistant Stephanie and the Beatles : )

I think every wedding should have grilled cheese as the late night snack!

Photography was provided by the always amazing Pure Amour Photography. Make up was provided by I Make You Up.

Congratulations Courtney and Aaron!!!!!!

Debbie and Dan 9-16-11

2011-10-13T19:56:00.002-04:00

Debbie and Dan had their ceremony and reception at Silver Shores Waterfront. Debbie and Dan had their ceremony outside. Even though it was a little chilly ceremony was beautiful, they even released live butterflies during the ceremony.

The happy bride and groom : )

Escort Cards

I’m sure I’m going to miss something but here is a quick rundown of the table set up:

-Linen

-Overlay
-Runner

-Purple Chargers

-Centerpiece

-Flowers around the base of the centerpiece

-Floating candles

-Votives

-Napkins

-Chaircovers

-Sashes

-Rose in the knot of each sash

Debbie made her centerpieces.

The sweetheart table

The flowers around the base of the centerpieces

The napkins

The cake was from Holiday Market Bakery. Debbie purchased the flowers online and Holiday Market add them. The cake was beautiful!

Cuttin the Rug DJ did an excellent job! Photographer was provided by Creative Elements Design. Lavada Limousine provided transportation. Stan’s Videography recorded the ceremony and Robert Jones from Guitar Preludes provided the ceremony and cocktail hour music.

Congratulations Debbie and Dan!

TaSheena and Renny 9-10-11

2011-10-13T19:19:00.002-04:00

TaSheena was an awesome bride to work with! Although I didn’t meet her until the night of the rehearsal I could tell then Sheena’s wedding was going to be a PARTY : )

TaSheena and Renny had their ceremony at Oakland Church of Christ in Southfield. I loved the church. The staff was so laid back and helpful.

I loved the aisle runner!

I had to zoom out to get all the bridal party in the picture : )

The fan programs

The new Mr. and Mrs.!

Their reception was at The Hellenic Cultural Center in Westland. The staff at the Hellenic was awesome. Flowers were provided by April Irelynn Designs. Stephanie’s wedding creations provided the chocolate brown pin tuck table cloths, chocolate brown chair covers with burnt orange sash and gold charger plates and orange napkins.

The room looked great. Up lighting was provided by Pegasus Lighting Company.

The cake was from Sorella’s Homemade Baked Goods.

The candy buffet that we set up.

Photo booth was provided by Rock the Booth. I love working with Rock the Booth and like always the photo booth attendant was awesome. Limo was provided my Millennium Limousines. Photographer was provided by CLW Photography.

Congrats Sheena and Renny! Your wedding was AMAZING!

Kari and Don 9-3-11

2011-10-13T18:39:00.003-04:00

Kari and Don had their ceremony at Zion Lutheran Church. Since they had a church coordinator my main focus was to focus on the reception. I arrived at Kari and Don’s house to pick up their reception items then headed over to the Italian American Club Banquet Hall in Livonia to set up. The Italian American Club was great to work with!

Glamorous Elegance provided chair covers/sashes and the table overlays.

The talented bride made all the floral centerpieces herself.

I loved her colors. Simple and classic.

Favors:Wine Opener

Wine stopper. We cut ribbon that we put on the plate and under the favor.

The cake was made by Melissa Daugherty. It looked and tasted amazing!

Photographer was provided by Chrissy White Photography.

Their DJ was Jambalaya Sound and Light. I have worked with them before and they were wonderful. Unfortunately this was their last wedding as they are focusing on their band.

Congratulations Kari and Don! Thank you so much for letting me be part of your big day!

Jola and Scott 8-20-11

2011-10-13T18:03:00.007-04:00

Jola and Scott had a lovely ceremony in his grandma’s backyard. They actually ordered a tent the morning of as storms were rolling in. I am happy to say it did not start raining until my assistant and I were packing up the chairs : ) The view was absolutely amazing! They had a very easy going wonderful Reverend. I highly recommend Rev. Earl Bolam.

Their bag-piper starts to David Martin was also very good.

The reception was held at the Carpathia Club in Sterling Heights. This was my first time here and I welcome the opportunity to go back. The staff was amazing. I was in the kitchen cutting up fruit and there were about 9 little old ladies cooking all the food. The food was cooked with love! Jola’s family is Polish and as I was told from multiple guests, “Polish people love to party”. After this wedding I have to agree! I was at the wedding until 2am and the guest danced until the very end!!!

Jola and Scott had a traditional polish cake and which looked beautiful.

Flower were by Samira Akrawi.

Head table

Close up of the guest tables. Each guest had a box of Godiva chocolate as their favor.

I have seen a lot of bands and not all are good but The Sound Alternative band was really good! Defiantly check them out if you are looking for an affordable band.

Other key vendors include Lavada’s for limo service. As always Lavda’s was great to work with. Their Videographer, Rafal Nowakowski was running around like crazy. I’m sure the video is going to be amazing. Rafal is very well known in the polish community. He shoots a lot of music video and does TV work onto of shooting weddings. He is looking to cross over into the American market.

Congratulations Jola and Scott!

Ashleigh and Brian 8-14-11

2011-08-30T18:57:00.002-04:00

Ashley and Brian had an amazing wedding at Paint Creek Country Club. It was so great to work with Ashleigh’s family again as I was the coordinator for her brother’s wedding last year.

They originally planned on having an outdoor ceremony but the sky was looking grey and you could tell rain was on its way. Just a hour before the ceremony started we decided it was best to move the ceremony indoors. At this time the reception room was completely set up but with the help of my awesome assistant and the wonderful staff at Paint Creek we moved all the tables to the side and quickly set up the room for the ceremony instead of the reception. I am so happy we decided to move it indoors because during the ceremony it started to rain.

I think the room looked amazing!

During cocktail hour we quickly changed the room back over. Chaircovers were provided by Linens and Beyond. Linens and Beyond always does an excellent job. Ashley purchased the pink satin and tulle that I used for the cake table, ceremony and head table. The flowers were provided by Wesley Berry Florists in Commerce Township.

Tall centerpieces

Small centerpieces

Ashleigh's bouquet

Bridesmaids bouquet

The cake was from Jens 3D Cake Creations. It looked great unfortunately I didn’t eat any so I don’t have a review on the taste. Why? Because I was hanging out at the sweet table, yummmmy! The sweet table was provided by Sweet Dreams.

The sweet table. The guests loved it! There were so many different types of pastries, tarts, cakes and fruits.

Seating chart by Belle Jardine

I loved the favors...jars of pink gum.

Other key vendors include photography by LA’s Photography. They had a band, Terry and Anna Stevenson. DJ Crashers provided videographer and a photobooth. They also used Luxury Limousine Car and Couch for transportation.

Congratulations Ashleigh and Brian!

Day of Coordination for only $275!!!

2011-08-24T19:57:00.001-04:00

I can’t believe summer is almost over!

I only have a few dates left for 2011!!!!

Book one of the dates below by September 30^th, 2011 and you will get the Silver Day Of Coordination Package for only $275.

October 29th, 2011

November 12th, 2011

December 3rd, 2011

December 10th, 2011

Linda and Andrew sneak peek shots!

2011-07-30T23:38:00.000-04:00

Jennifer is amazing! I can’t believe she sent these over already. LOVE LOVE LOVE her work!

What a beautiful couple. Make sure to visit her website!

Linda and Andrew 7-23-11

2011-07-30T23:32:00.001-04:00

Linda and Andrew had their ceremony at Five Points Community Church in Auburn Hills. My assistant and I had a busy busy day : ) We started out the day by picking up the ceremony flowers from the florist, Yesterday Auburn Hills Florist. We took the flowers to Linda and picked up all the items that needed to be set up for the day. We then went and set up the church but we had to be out right away. This was at about 1pm and we couldn’t get into the reception site, The Rochester Community House until 4pm. The problem was we had almost 200 napkins that we had to pocket fold so the menus could be placed in them and nowhere to go. First thought was lets go to Starbucks but after driving to two Starbucks we discovered Rochester has the tiniest Starbucks ever : ) We eventually found a Caribou Coffee that had a nice large table…perfect for napkin folding. We only got a few strange looks and were asked what we were doing twice.

Once we were done folding napkins we went back to the florist and picked up the reception flowers then headed to the Rochester Community House to set up.

Who needs a limo! Loved their car : )

The centerpieces were really cute.

I loved the linens, they were provided by Linens and Beyond.

I loved how simple and elegant the cake looked. The cake was from Mannino Bakery.

Loved all the little details

Other key vendors include hair and makeup by Posh Studio in Milford. Linda looked amazing!

Photographer was provided by J. Lynn Photography. Jennifer was awesome to work with! And DJ was provided by Davis Entertainment. The DJ, Chris did a fantastic job getting the guests up and dancing. Also catering was provided by La Premier Catering, Chef Loretta Curry. I just have to say the food was AMAZING!

Congratulations Linda and Andrew!

Juliette and Justin 7-22-11

2011-07-30T22:56:00.003-04:00

Juliette and Justin had a wonderful wedding. They had their ceremony and reception at Plymouth Manor in Plymouth.

Before we get to the pictures I just want to say I didn’t have my camera so my assistant had to use her point and shoot camera. Unfortunately the lighting was crazy in the room so the pictures are far from great but I promise I am stalking their photographer Marci Curtis’ blog and when she post pictures I will make sure to share them on my blog : ) Marci was running around all night so I’m sure she got some great pictures!

Here are their escort vases. I loved the pink rose to match their wedding colors.

Cupcakes. Their cupcakes were super cute, provided by Dream Cakes.

Flowers were provided by Flowers By Lori Ltd

The guest tables

Loved the head table

Jon Margerum-Leys provided a 3 piece band for cocktail and dinner then provided DJ for dancing. They were wonderful to work with!

They also had a photobooth provided by Rock the Booth. They are always a pleasure to work with. If you’re looking for a great photobooth company contact Rock the Booth!

Congratulations Juliette and Justin!!!!!!

Jasmine and Andre 7-3-11

2011-07-30T22:13:00.005-04:00

Jasmine and Andre had their ceremony at the gorgeous Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple is breathtaking. I love historic buildings. Not many pictures turned out as it’s dark in the temple but I was able to get a couple.

Jasmine looked like a princess!

The new Mr. and Mrs.!

Their reception was followed at The Whitney. The Whitney is another historic building in Detroit. The rooms are amazing. If you are a regular reader of my blog you have probably noticed I don’t like to say anything bad about vendors. If I love a vendor I will recommend them and let you know how much I love them and on the flip side if I don’t think they were the greatest or something went wrong I usually don’t say so. With that being said I have to mention that The Whitney served dinner two hours late. I only say this because I saw how upset Jasmine was and I tried to do what I could but other than my assistant and I cooking the food ourselves we really did all we could do. By the time guests finished eating there was only 1 ½ hours until the end of the reception and that is not very much time to fit in formal activities and dancing but we did : ) So if you have booked The Whitney or plan on doing so defiantly don’t worry! I know I have a couple more weddings there this year and I'm actually excited. Knowing what I know now I will be contacting them for weeks leading up to the wedding to make sure the dinner is served on time. I would also suggest against having the servers go table to table to take orders which they did in this case. If you have your guest RSVP with a meal choice that should be what they are getting the night of your event. I believe taking orders is where The Whitney got behind.

Now back to the good stuff...

Here are some pictures of the rooms.

You can see the head table in the far room.

Their cake was so good. I think I had more then one piece...ssshhh! The cake was from Mr.Cakes Place in Ann Arbor. If your still looking for a cake defiantly stop by and check them out. Jim does wonderful work!

Andre played football for U of M so as you can see his groom's cake it s U of M football helmet. He loved it!

Seeing how the mansion has a unique set up with guest being seated throughout the house we decided to have the grand entrances outside so all the guests could see. They entered from the back of the garden and headed to the deck where they had their formal dances.

Jasmine and Andre had a wonderful photographer, PeleBrowner.

Congratulations Jasmine and Andre you were pleasure to work with!

Allison and Chris 7-2-11

2011-07-30T21:18:00.002-04:00

Allison and Chris had a beautiful ceremony at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor even though it was one of the hottest days of the year : ) Their ceremony flowers were provided by Flowers by Heidi. Allison and Chris also had a very talented piano player, Patrick from Panache Entertainment. I highly recommend him.

Their reception was at Weber’s Inn in Ann Arbor. I was surprised when I arrived at Weber’s and saw the complete renovation that they have done over the past couple of years. The last time I was there was about 2 ½ years ago and I love the transformation! It went from a old word traditional style to a modern hip location. I also LOVED the staff. They were so accommodating and helpful.

I also loved their escort cards. You can tell a lot of time and love went into handwriting each one.

The reception room looked wonderful. I loved Allison’s color choices. Linen, chaircovers, chargers and centerpieces were provided by Stephanie’s Wedding Creations. Stephanie did a great job bringing the room together. Unfortunately the bride was upset with the centerpieces as they were supposed to be real flowers vs. artificial.

I thought the number wraps were so cute.

The candy buffet was really cute too. I loved that is was in their wedding colors. Like always the guest loved the candy buffet.

The cake….oh how I loved the cake! The cake was provided by Weber’s.

The Flowers were amazing!

Not only was it picture perfect it tasted delicious.

Other key vendors include Josh from Big Foot DJ who did a great job keeping the dance floor packed and Kim from Bridal Beauty on Location. I would and do recommend Kim all the time. I cannot say enough positive things about Kim. Her work is absolutely amazing. And we can’t forget to mention the incredibly talented Amy Boeve. I was so excited to work with Amy again. Not only is she an amazing photographer she is one of the sweetest most fun photographers ever : )

Congratulations Allison and Chris! Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day!

A BIG Thank You!

2011-06-28T19:57:00.001-04:00

Grand Jour Events is now WeddingWire Rated for 2011! Thanks to all my past clients for reviewing my services on WeddingWire!

Maggie and Andrew 6-18-11

2011-06-28T19:54:00.003-04:00

Maggie and Andrew had their ceremony and reception at Earhart Manor. Which is located on the campus of Concordia University in Ann Arbor. Earhart is perfect for an outdoor wedding! I loved the ceremony area.

Maggie and Andrew had a beautiful ceremony.

The happy couple!

Tented reception

Maggie had three different centerpieces. I loved the wood under the centerpieces. All flowers were done by Grand Jour Events.

One

Two

Three

Bride's bouquet

Ecort card table and floral arrangement

For more pictures please view our Facebook page

I loved her escort rocks. It really tied in the outdoor garden theme.

The cake was gorgeous and beyond delicious! The cake was provided by Queen of Hearts.

Maggie is such a sweetheart. Here she is in her reception dress getting ready for the bouquet toss.

Congratulations Maggie and Andrew! Thank you so much for letting me be apart of your special day!

Lisa and Henry 5-28-11

2011-06-28T19:11:00.003-04:00

Lisa and Henry had their ceremony and reception at the beautiful Dearborn Inn. When I arrived the bridal party was just starting the traditional door games. Henry had to prove his love for Lisa by completing fun game with his groomsmen. The first game pictures was pretty funny…Henry’s best man had to put a hard boiled egg up on leg of Henry’s pants and down the other side.

It started out good but when the egg got to the center Henry couldn’t help but laugh : )

Anyone ever put a playing card up to their mouth and suck in so it didn’t fall off? Well this is kind of how the second game went. I’m not exactly sure of the paper they used. It was sort of like a rice paper but the guys had to pass it from one person to another. It did fall a few times and I do think there were a few accidental pecks on the lips.

For the third game they had to go a group push up. It was much harder then it looks!

I love the dresses!

You could feel the rain in the air all day and thank goodness it held off for the ceremony!

Mr. and Mrs.!

Escort table

The beautiful cake was provided by The Pastry Palace. They always do an excellent job!

The groom's cake

Viviano Flower Shop did all the flowers. The tall floral arrangements were on half of the tables.

The other tables had simple centerpieces of roses.

The place setting and the favors. The box on the napkin had a set of gorgeous chop sticks.

The tables looked amazing. The linens and chair covers were provided by Affordable elegance chair covers & linens.

The head table

I loved that they used Henry's saber to cut the cake.

Congratulations Lisa and Henry!

FREE DOC !!!! Drum Roll Please

2011-05-31T21:21:00.000-04:00

Sabrina

Sabrina and her Fiancee are getting married August 17, 2012. They are having their ceremony and reception at Lovett Hall at The Henry Ford Museum.

Because there were so many brides that entered the contest I wanted to offer another lucky bride the chance to receive 50% off day of coordination....

And the lucky bride that can receive 50% of if she chooses to book Grand Jour Events is......

Ashley

Ashley and her fiancee are getting married October 12, 2012. They are having their ceremony at the Hawk Hollow chapel and their reception will be in the Eagle Eye Golf course

AND REMEMBER

Grand Jour Events is also offering the brides that did not win, a 10% discount on the Day of Coordination package if booked by July 1st, 2011.

Subject to availability (wedding must be on a date that is not already booked)

Congratulations Sabrina and Ashley!

Elizabeth and Todd 5-21-11

2011-05-23T22:03:00.001-04:00

Elizabeth and Todd had a beautiful wedding and although it was another rainy day they were lucky enough that is was beautiful for their ceremony at the MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel in Lansing. Although I did not attend the ceremony I heard it was perfect!

Elizabeth’s main reason for hiring me was to set up the reception site. They had their reception at The Kellogg Center in Lansing. Their reception started at 6pm but vendors could not enter until 4pm. I don’t think there has ever been a time that I checked the clock more than I did while I was setting up! Not only because we had a lot of set up and just 2 hours…but the world was suppose to end at 6pm : )

A couple before pictures:

The tables after:

The menus:

The centerpieces. Elizabeth got the roses from her florist that made her bouquets, Petal & Forrest and then my assistant and I cleaned and cut the roses then assembled the centerpieces.

The candy buffet

Elizabeth and Todd's guests loved the candy!

Have you noticed the wedding colors yet? Of course green and white for the MSU themed wedding.

The cake was provided by Beth from Cake Art.

A close up:

LOVED the ice sculpture : )

And you can't have a MSU themed wedding without having Sparty! The guests went crazy when Sparty arrived. Sparty was awesome..he danced and posed for pictures.

He even sit down and hung out, lol.

Their photographer was Amy Boeve and I can't wait see her work. I will defiantly post preview shoots when I get them. If you are still looking for a photographer contact Amy now! Not only is she extremely talented she is such a sweetheart. I'm defiantly looking forward to working with her again.

Other key vendors for the day include make up artist Alexsandra Adams from I Make You Up. Their DJ was DJ Matt from W.E.D.. He did a great job. He really got to know the crowd and play music they loved. The guests were dancing all night long.

Congratulations Elizabeth and Todd!!! Your wedding was amazing!

Jessi and Dan 5-14-11

2011-05-23T21:16:00.003-04:00

Jessi and Dan had their ceremony at Kensington Metro Park in Milford. It may have been a little chilly but at least the showers held off! Jessi was not expecting for more than 50 or 60 guests to attend the ceremony but as you can see it was standing room only. Their ceremony was beautiful. During the ceremony they did something that was really unique and cute…they had a wooden box and inside the box were 2 wine glasses, a bottle of wine and both Jessi and Dan put a letter in there that they wrote to each other. During the ceremony the officiant explained the meaning of the box and what was in it then they nailed it shut. They will open the box on their 5^th wedding anniversary, have a glass of wine and read letters they wrote to each other…adorable, right?!?

If you’ve been to my website lately you’ve seen that I am now doing flowers, which I absolutely LOVE. I am so happy Jessi allowed me to not only coordinate her wedding but also make her bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages and centerpieces.

Jessi's bouquet is on the right and her maid of honor's bouquet is on the left.

All the bouquets.

A close up of the bride's bouquet.

The groom and his groomsmen waiting to walk down the aisle.

Here comes the bride! The bride and her parents.

The new Mr. and Mrs.!!!

The bridal party.

Immediately after the ceremony my assistant and I stacked up all the ceremony chairs to be picked up and packed up the decorations, we then drive as fast as we could…and that was 25 mph since we were in Kensington : ) to get to the reception site. Their reception was at Bakers of Milford. Although it was only 10 minutes away once we got there after the ceremony we had 1 ½ hours to completely set up but I am happy to say the room and centerpieces came out amazing!

The rose centerpieces that were on half of the tables.

The other half of the tables had daisy centerpieces with orange wire curls.

Not only did the cupcakes look amazing but they tasted amazing as well!!! I loved the big cupcake on top and the cake topper was perfect for the couple. Cupcakes were provided by Sorella's. I highly recommend them!

The groom rides dirt biks so the topper was perfect for him. It even made dirt bike noises, lol.

The happy couple!

Music was provided by DJ crashers. DJ Saxon did a great job keeping the dance for packed.

Congratulations Jessi and Dan! Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of your special day!

Win a FREE Day of Coordinator

2011-04-19T19:35:00.004-04:00

One lucky bride has the chance to win a FREE day-of coordinator

{the silver package}

What's the catch....you have to be a "knottie". If you don't know what a "knottie" is you really need to head over to The Knot and check out your local message board!

When I was planning my own wedding The Knot was a great way to meet other local brides, share stores and swap ideas. Almost half of my current brides told me they found Grand Jour Events on the message boards which means a lot to me!

As a thank you to all the "knotties" I would like to offer free Day of Coordination to one lucky bride.

I know how easily the wedding budget can grow and that the wedding coordinator is one of the first thing to be crossed off of the list as a 'must have'. I also know how much a wedding coordinator can help make your big day stress and worry free!

{The Silver Package}

-Two meetings prior to your wedding
-Unlimited email communication

-Confirmation of vendors

-Detailed timeline for vendors and bridal party

-Setup of Ceremony and Reception items

-Ensuring that everything runs smoothly during the wedding day

-We will pack everything up at the end of the night. When your wedding is over all you have to do is walk out the door!

Day of Coordination package is valued at $350!!!!

{PLEASE NOTE}
Subject to availability (wedding must be on a date that is not already booked)

Wedding must take place in between Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit or there may be a travel fee.

{HOW TO WIN}

Send an e-mail with a picture of you and your fiancee, your wedding date and venue details and why you want to win a free DOC. Please make sure to include a valid e-mail address that will be used to contact the winner.

For more chances to win...

1-Leave a comment on this post with your knottie name, wedding date and what DIY wedding project you are most excited about. Please make sure to include a valid e-mail address that will be used to contact the winner.

2-Become a new follower of this blog and leave a comment saying you are now following the blog. Please make sure to include a valid e-mail address that will be used to contact the winner.

3-Like Grand Jour Events on Facebook and leave a comment on this post saying you "liked" Grand Jour Events. Please make sure to include a valid e-mail address that will be used to contact the winner.

Contest ends May 31st at 9pm EST and the winner will picked at random using randompicker.com. The winner will be notified shortly thereafter. Grand Jour Events is also offering the brides who do not win, a 10% discount on the Day of Coordination package.

Lakeland High School Prom Fashion Show

2011-03-24T13:28:00.002-04:00

I was asked to sponsor the prom fashion show at Lakeland High School. The fashion show was March 21st. Here are the corsages and boutonnieres that I made for the show.

Thank you so much Lakeland High...I had a great time : )

Valentine’s Day Specials

2011-02-07T13:36:00.001-05:00

Did you know 10% of the Americans who become engaged each year do so on Valentine’s.

Love is in the air and Grand Jour Events is here to make your wedding day a dream come true!

Day of Coordination $300

That’s a savings of $50

Book Grand Jour Events for wedding flowers and…..

Receive a FREE bridal bouquet (up to $50 value)

*Total floral cost must be $500 or greater

Receive a FREE bridal bouquet (up to a $100 value) and grooms boutonniere (up to $20 value)

*Total floral cost must be $1,500 or greater

Or choose to receive 10% off of your total

Must book by March 1st, 2011

WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2011 for Wedding Planning

2011-02-07T13:03:00.003-05:00

We are happy to announce that Grand Jour Events is among the very best wedding planners within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards 2011.

Grand Jour Events is in The Knot Michigan Spring/Summer 2011 Magazine

2011-01-25T10:59:00.001-05:00

In the latest The Knot Michigan magazine The Knot has a new section called "Planning Secrets". They contacted me asking me who some of my favorite vendors are and planning secrets. I am featured as a Lansing Planner. I am so honored to have been asked to help with this article. I love that I am able coordinated weddings from Lansing to Detroit and back to Ann Arbor....plus everywhere inbetween.

Here I am on page 30

Your Reception Site Manager/Coordinator IS NOT Your Wedding Planner!!!!

2011-01-11T22:22:00.013-05:00

Recently I’ve had several brides inform me that their reception site told them they do not need to hire a planner because their in house coordinator can offer the same services as an outside coordinator. I love my job as a wedding planner/coordinator and will do everything in my power to make sure my brides and grooms have a stress free perfect day but it’s very upsetting that these sites are trying to talk my brides out of hiring an “outside coordinator”.

Your reception site in house coordinator may go by one of the following names banquet manager or hall coordinator. Basically they are the “go to” person for the reception site.
It’s very disappointing that some site managers don’t see the benefit of having an outside wedding planner because I have worked at so many reception sites where the mangers are excellent and appreciate having an extra set of hands. They understand that we have all been hired for the same purpose and that is to make the brides/grooms dream wedding come true.

I just had a potential bride tell me how excited she was to work with me and would be mailing out the contract shortly but the next day she spoke with her site manager and informed her she was about to hire a planner. Well the site manager did not like the idea of an outside planner and in return the couple decided not to hire me because they believe the site manger would perform the same duties as I would without paying having to pay the extra cost.

I think this is very unfair to the bride and groom because I am not just there for the reception. I work with my brides for months leading up to the wedding. We meet several times prior, we create a detailed timeline of exactly how the entire day will go, not just the reception portion. I have never met a site manager that goes to the hotel to make sure the guest can find the shuttle, that calls the limo if they are late, or that packs all your reception items up at the end of the night then packs them up into a assigned vehicle. I once had a groom that ran out of cigarettes and I went to the store and bought him more...I can guarantee that the site manager would not do that but since I’m working for the bride and groom I will do whatever it takes to make sure my bride and groom are taken care of no matter how silly it may sound.

As a reception site manager they may feel like it’s not necessary to have an outside planner and they can handle everything on their own but really I’m just trying to make their job easier. My assistant and I are they to help with all the set up or whatever else needs to be done. I’m not there to take over.

Maybe the reception site manager has worked with a poor planner in the past but it’s really unfair for them to tell brides not to hire a planner when some planners, like myself love what we do and we strive for the best and accept nothing less.

I hope this has helped a little for the brides that are still debating whether or not they should hire an “outside” wedding coordinator.

Hong and Mark 12-31-10

2011-01-11T22:18:00.005-05:00

Hong and Mark had their ceremony at St. Andrew Dung Lac in Lansing. Their main reason for hiring a coordinator was to make sure everything went smoothly at the reception site since the reception was over an hour away. Their reception was held at Cheery Creek Golf Club in Shelby Township.

Cherry Creek is beautiful! I LOVED the reception room. Just look at all the windows. It was picture perfect.

Their table numbers were adorable. I loved seeing all their pictures and I even saw guests walking around to the different tables to check out all the pictures.

The cake was provided by Nancy’s Creations. It was gorgeous and tasted wonderful! This was the first wedding that I have had that had a cake from Nancy’s Creations but I highly recommend them! The sugar flowers on top are amazing!

Close up of the flowers

The centerpieces. I am so excited that not only Hong loved he centerpieces but so did the guests…why…because they are from Grand Jour Events : ) I love working with flowers and I am very excited to now be offering this service to my brides!

Hong had two different centerpieces which I thought looked great in the room.

The candy buffet. No other words can explain it other then amazing!

The kids loved the BIG candy bars!

And we can't for get about the chocolate fountain. Plus their late night snack was carnival food. They had elephant ears, hot dogs and soft pretzels...yummy! There was so much food! The guests defiantly left full.

I loved that Cherry Creek set up a projector to broadcast the ball dropping.

Hong and Mark had some great vendors including Sean from All Night DJs. He was awesome and kept the dance floor packed all night long. They also had an amazing photographer, The Camera Chick. Not only is Sandy a great person but her work is wonderful! Below are a couple of sneak peaks that she sent over.

In the picture below you will see the bride Hong on the bottom left had corner. Yup that's her in the blue dress : ) I loved the blue dress. The guest in the picture are all the guests that made it until 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Congratulations Hong and Mark!!!!

Meghan and Justin 11-6-10

2010-12-01T22:46:00.001-05:00

Meghan and Justin were married on November 6th. Their ceremony was at Royal Oak First United Methodist Church in Royal Oak. Meghan and Justin main concern for their wedding day was set up and clean up at their reception. Instead of attending the ceremony I focused on setting up at Lafayette Grande in Pontiac. The Lafayette Grande is so gorgeous and the staff was great.

Their DJ was Shea Sounds. I love the grand entrance that their DJ coordinated. The dance floor was packed all night long. I highly recommend Shea Sounds.

Meghan's bouquet was absolutely beautiful! Bouquets were provided by Fortino's Flowers.

Guest tables. I loved the centerpieces and the carmel apple favors!

The room looked wonderful all set up but I do want to warn all future brides and guest that the room was freezing but once guests started to dance it warmed up a little : )

I loved how Meghan had the "love bird" detail in several areas of her wedding. Here you can see it on the table numbers.

The cake topper. The cake not only look perfect it tasted awesome!

Close up of the cake topper that was made by a friend of the bride.

Here are the birds again in the seating chart.

The entrance table

The sand from the sand ceremony at the reception was also placed on the entrance table

The guest book

Other key vendors include their photographer E. Angala Photography. Limo was provided my Entertainment Express and hair and make up was done by Shades Above.

Congratulations Meghan and Justin!!!

Kim's Bouquet Painting 10-1-10

2010-12-01T21:49:00.001-05:00

Congratulations Kim! Kim was married October 1st. Kim's bouquet was beautiful. Along with her bouquet Kim also brought her bridesmaids bouquet. The painting is green and purple although it looks dark blue in the picture. Kim's painting is 16x20.

Jamie's Bouquet Painting 10-1-10

2010-11-17T13:57:00.003-05:00

Congratulations Jamie! Jamie was married October 1st. Jamie had the perfect fall bouquet that included a mixture of flowers. Jamie had this painting created as a gift for her mom. Her painting is 12x12.

Martina's Bouquet Painting 9-18-10

2010-10-22T20:42:00.001-04:00

Congratulations Martina! Martina was married September 18th. Her bouquet was stunning! Not only did Martina bring me her bouquet she also brought extra flowers which was great. Her bouquet included hydrangea, roses, snapdragons and alstromeria. Her painting is 16x20.

Collette and Kevin 10-10-10

2010-10-18T19:54:00.002-04:00

Collette and Kevin had a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Cranbrook House and Gardens in Bloomfield Hills. The weather was amazing! Collette and Kevin had a string trio provided by The Panache Group. They did an excellent job and I highly recommend The Panache Group.

Here is the view from the top of the stairs. I loved the view!

The reception was at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham. The Townsend is a gorgeous hotel! They are know for their celebrity clientele and below you will see what celebrity crashed Collette's and Kevin's photo booth : )

Below is the escort card table.

Centerpieces were from Viviano Flower Shop.

I loved their card box! Surrounding the card box are engagement photos.

Their favors were carmel apples which were a huge hit.

I loved the moss covered letters that went in from of the DJ table. Their DJ was Matt Hanchan from Mike Staff Productions. Matt did an excellent job!

Collette and Kevin head an adorable sweetheart table.

The cake was from the Townsend Hotel.

I added the floral topper. Flowers were provided by Viviano's also.

Outside of the hotel there were Zombies just walking around. Come to find out they were returning from doing a charity walk in Detroit for hungry. Collette and Kevin were nice enough to invite them in : )

The Zombies even agreed to dance to Thriller for the guests. The guest thought it was staged but it defiantly was not, lol.

The lighting isn't the best since this was shoot on a camera but here is a video of the Zombies dancing.

And lets not forget that Iggy Pop stopped by. The photo is small since I borrowed from Shutterbooth's website. He was really nice and took pictures with several guests in the photo booth.

Other wonderful vendors included their videographers from Joseph F. Bauer Studios and their photographers from Toole Art Photography.

Congratulations Collette and Kevin! Your wedding was wonderful!

Jennifer and Jeffery 10-2-10

2010-10-18T18:47:00.004-04:00

Jennifer and Jeffery had a ton of setup but thanks to her mom Cheryl set up went extremely smooth. Cheryl had a checklist of everything that had to be set up plus she included pictures of how things should look once set up and she labeled each storage container with what was it and where it went. Although all my brides do a great job with labeling their items Cheryl went above and beyond which was great for my assistant and I.

Our day started by arriving at the St. Mary Cultural Center in Livonia to set up for the reception. I left my assistant to finish setting up while I headed to the ceremony site. Their ceremony was held at The Little Wedding Chapel located in Heritage Park in Taylor. Although it was a rainy chilly day Jennifer and Jeffery were able to get some fantastic pictures around the area with their photographer Amber from Amber Lights Photography.

Here is a picture of their sand from their sand ceremony. This vase was placed next to the cake at reception so all their guest could view it.

The room after set up was complete. Chair covers and linens were provided by Chair Covers and Linens.

The centerpieces. It took some time setting up all the centerpieces but they looked fantastic!

Head Table

A big thanks my wonderful assistant Stephanie for folding all the napkins : ) Above the menu is a favor box that had a really cute popcorn key chain to go with their movie theme. There is also a Rose chocolate that Cheryl made for each guest.

Not only did the guests receive a rose and a key chain they also had some yummy treats at the candy buffet to choose from.

The cake was provided by The Pastry Palace and it was delicious!

I loved the escort cards! Each guest received a personalized movie ticket that was in a cute star picture holder. If you’re counting that is favor number 4 for the guests : )

I loved that my table was "The Wedding Planner"

Table numbers. Each table had a name of a different movie.

After dinner Jeffery played a song he wrote for Jennifer. He is very talented!

Congratulations Jennifer and Jeffery.

Bethany's Bouquet Painting 9-11-10

2010-10-18T14:29:00.001-04:00

Congratulations Bethany! Bethany was married September 11th. Her bouquet was gorgeous! Her bouquet had a mixture of flowers and greenery. Bethany wanted a green and yellow background and I think those colors worked perfectly with her flowers. Bethany’s painting is 16x20.

Jamie and Clayton Johnson 10-1-10

2010-10-18T14:14:00.000-04:00

Jamie and Clayton had their ceremony and reception at the beautiful Detroit Yacht Club. Not only are the grounds and the building amazing the staff is absolutely wonderful! Jamie and Clayton currently live in Florida and the first time we meet was the day before their wedding at the rehearsal. Every bride has a thousand and one stresses for her wedding but I love working with out of town brides knowing I can help ease the stress and take care of things here while they are so far away.

Jamie and Clayton had there ceremony outside overlooking the water.

I loved their centerpieces! Jamie's mom with help from family mad all the centerpieces.

There were a ton of DIY projects, including the table numbers.

The room all set up. The chair covers were provided by a friend and unfortunately didn't fit perfectly. My advice is if you are providing your own chair covers bring one to the hall to have a test run first.

The cake provided by a family friend

The "Cake Pop". I have never seen cake pops before but they were a hit. Not only did the taste great they looked great too.

For their favors they had chocolate bars wrapped up to match there theme.

As a surprise to Jamie her sister the Maid of Honor wrote a sing instead of giving a traditional speech. She had a friend perform the song for her. It was out of this world. The girl pictured below is extremely talented! She has an amazing voice! When she was done singing there wasn't a die eye in the room.

Other vendors that helped make the day amazing were Deux Adore who did hair and makeup. Utica Florist provided bouquets. There photographer was Robert from Robert Bruce Photography. Last but not least Josh Baker from Mike Staff Productions provided music for the ceremony and reception.

Congratualtions Jamie and Clayton!

Kim's Bouquet Painting

2010-10-18T13:29:00.000-04:00

Congratulations Kim! Kim was married August 13th. Her bouquet was beautiful! Her bouquet consisted of pink and yellow roses. Kim wanted the background to be a neutral color so her flowers would really pop. Lori’s painting is 16x20.

Kendra and Kyle Mitchell 9-18-10

2010-09-19T23:46:00.014-04:00

Kendra and Kyle were absolutely amazing to work with! Kyle and Kendra hired me for full planning 18 months ago. I remember our first meeting we went over their vision for their big day. After 18 months and countless hours helping plan their wedding I could not be happier with the final results!

They originally were going to have their wedding here in the area but decided last summer to move it near Kendra’s home town, Bad Axe. My first time going Bad Axe was earlier this year when I went with the couple to check out the new reception site. At that time everything was covered with snow but I learned over the last few days there pretty much isn’t anything but cornfields : )

Kendra and Kyle’s ceremony was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. The church was beautiful.

Kendra and Kyle after the ceremony.

There reception was at Hersel’s on the Bay in Casseville. Hersel’s has a small banquet room that holds about 105 but seeing how Kendra and Kyle had about 205 guests we had to use two rooms. There was the option to have a tented reception on the beach but they chose not to seeing how you never know what the weather will be like in September. And luckily it was held indoors as it was chilly and rainy.

Below you will see some before pictures.

Here is the restaurant dining room that was turned into a beautiful reception room that included the head table, immediate family and more seating for friends and family.

The banquet room

I headed to the “thumb” on Friday to set up the reception site. It took 6 hours but was worth every minute! After the 2 ½ hour ride I got home at 2 am.

Dining room after:

Linens were rented from Affordable Elegance. I picked them up, dressed the tables and chairs then returned them after the wedding. I was told by several workers and the owner that Kendra and Kyle had the most beautiful wedding ever held at the site!

The round tables had reserved seating for immediate family with simple centerpieces while the banquet tables were open seating and they had red rose centerpieces, tall and short. I am in love with the linens that were on the round tables!

The cake was also set up in this room

The cake was breathtaking! It was provided my K & K Catering.

Banquet room after:

Here is the view from the room.

In between the two rooms there was a bar area that I wanted to make feel more elegant. Here is a picture of the bar seating area that I dressed up.

By the main doors I covered the cash register area to make it match the décor. In the center is the unity candle from the ceremony.

Details:

Head table runner.

Bathroom baskets

Photobooth provided by Shutterbooth

Pictures on the rooftop

Party Time!!!

Kyle and Kendra had great vendors from the Bad Axe area and from Metro Detroit.

Their photographer was Moments Captured by Vanessa and their videographer was Plum Soda Productions. Plum Soda Productions is located in Metro Detroit and they are awesome! They also have great prices. If you are thinking about hiring a videographer they will defiantly fit in your budget. Flowers were provided by Country Cottage Floral.

Thank you so much Kendra and Kyle for allowing me to bring your wedding vision to life. Congratulations, you two are the perfect couple!

Raeyanna and Matt 9-18-10

2010-09-19T22:21:00.001-04:00

Thank you for letting GJE be part of your big day! Raeyanna and Matt's guests had a awesome time in the photo wall. One guests even said how he was bummed they already booked a photo booth because he loved the photo wall : )

The Bride and groom : )

Bethany and Ryan 9-11-10

2010-09-19T22:07:00.006-04:00

I started my day by arriving at the reception site Halk Hallow in Bath to begin set up. My assistant stayed to set up while I headed to the ceremony site to check up on the bridal party. Bethany and Ryan’s ceremony was held at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Haslett. Bethany had an amazing host and hostess that were able to pack up the reception items afterwards allowing me time to get back to the reception site and finish set up. Although I did not stay for the ceremony I did notice the custom aisle runner which I loved!

Bethany reception was gorgeous! I loved her colors and all the little details.

I loved how the chair sashes crisscrossed in the front.

Bethany had 3 different types of centerpieces. They were simple yet classy and elegant. Sebesta Design created the centerpieces and provided all the flowers.

Bethany and Ryan’s table number were so creative. Each table had a different Lansing/MSU picture on it. There were over 25 tables so there were a lot of different photos.

Instead of having all the bridal party sit at the head table with them Bethany and Ryan had a sweetheart table. It was decorated beautifully!

I loved the flowers! They matched her colors perfectly.

The card box filled with their wonderful engagement pictures.

The guest book was filled with photos of the couple. I especially loved how Bethany mad the pens look like flowers : )

The cake was from the always amazing Tasty Layers. With Tasty Layers you get nothing less than perfection!

The Groom's cake.

I loved the bridesmaids dresses.

Bethany hired awesome vendors including Shutterspeed Productions as their videographer. Real Deal DJs who was great. I highly recommend you check out his site if you are still searching for a DJ and Two Ring Photography. Here is a preview shot below from their photographer. I know their pictures are going to be remarkable!

Bethany, Ryan and there guest had a blast in the photo wall. With 275 guests the photo wall was packed all night long. For more information on how you can have a photo wall at your event click here.

Congratulations Bethany and Ryan your wedding was amazing! Thank you for allow me to be part of it!

Linsey and Lars 9-4-10

2010-09-19T17:27:00.006-04:00

Linsey and Lars had their ceremony and reception at the University Club – Henry Center in Lansing. Although it was a chilly Saturday Linsey and Lars braved the cold to have a lovely ceremony outdoors. I think they had the shortest ceremony I have ever seen. It was about 7 minutes long. That’s my type of ceremony : )

The bridal party looked amazing along with the bride and groom.

The ceremony was immediately followed by the reception. Linsey has wonderful taste! I loved the black linens and the rectangle family tables in the center of all the round tables. Linens were provided by Affordable Elegance who always do an amazing job.

Their table numbers were so cute. The table numbers had pictures of Linsey and Lars at the age of the table number. Below you will see a picture of Linsey and Lars at the age of 10.

The centerpieces were from Elements of Elegance and the bouquets were from Sebesta Design. I absolutely loved Linsey’s bouquet!

Unfortunately the centerpieces were falling apart when I arrived. Linsey’s dad picked them up from the florist and perhaps the centerpieces couldn’t handle the long drive but my assistant and I fixed them up and made them look much better.

Bride's bouquet above and Bridesmaids bouquet below.
Their cake was made by a family friend and was delicious! As a planner when I hear a family member or friend is making the cake I never know what to expect. I have seen many less than perfect cakes to say it nicely : ) but Linsey’s cake looked great and tasted a thousand times better. I’m not a huge cake person but I was in love!
They also had cupcakes which were a hit also.
Signature mat instead of the traditional guest book.
Card box with engagement photos.

The late night snack was yummy! They had nachos, popcorn, and soft pretzels along with some cookies.

DJ service was provided by Electic Horizons. They did a great job keeping the dance floor packed.

Their photographer was Jean Smith Photography who does amazing work. It was great to meet her and come to find out we only live about 5 minutes from each other. Here are some pictures I borrowed from her blog. To view more pictures visit her blog here.

Congrats Linsey and Lars! Your wedding was gorgeous and I am so glad the I got to be a part of it!

Below is Linsey’s review of GJE that she left on wedding wire. Thank you Linsey for the kind words!!!

"Tammara runs an amazing company and a top notch service for any bride!

She responded to my emails immediately, she had great vendor recommendations, she met with me and being an out of town bride it wasn't easy!

Her pricing is great and I would pay double!! I didn't have a single issue during the wedding, I walked in and commented everything looked amazing - she and her assistant even redid the centerpieces - she didn't tell me about the issue or anything it was just magically fixed! Then at the end of the night everything was packed up and amazing.

Honestly top notch service and vendor, I recommend Tammara to everyone!"

Don't forget to vote for Grand Jour Events!

2010-08-27T17:24:00.002-04:00

**Click the badge above to vote**

Sorry blog posts have been slow but...

2010-08-27T15:46:00.001-04:00

We had our third son, Lawson Carter on August 4th. I have been keeping busy with the boys and getting ready for all my late summer/fall brides.

Here are a few photos of our little guy. I had his photos taken at 2 weeks old by the Pure Amour. The photos turned out awesome! If you are still looking for a wedding photographer make sure to check out Pure Amour. Amy does amazing work and has great prices.

Grand Jour Events

Calendar of Available Dates

Happy New Year!

The Knot "Best of Wedings" 2012

11-19-11 Flowers

Jennifer and Chris 11-18-11

Sarah and Keith 11-5-11

Natalie and Jonathan 10-22-11

Miranda and Ian 10-14-11

9-23-11 Flowers

10-8-11 Wedding

Amanda and Paul's Pro Pic

Amanda and Paul 10-1-11

Courtney and Aaron Pro Pics

Courtney and Aaron 9-18-11

Debbie and Dan 9-16-11

TaSheena and Renny 9-10-11

Kari and Don 9-3-11

Jola and Scott 8-20-11

Ashleigh and Brian 8-14-11

Day of Coordination for only $275!!!

Linda and Andrew sneak peek shots!

Linda and Andrew 7-23-11

Juliette and Justin 7-22-11

Jasmine and Andre 7-3-11

Allison and Chris 7-2-11

A BIG Thank You!

Maggie and Andrew 6-18-11

Lisa and Henry 5-28-11

FREE DOC !!!! ***Drum Roll Please***

Elizabeth and Todd 5-21-11

Jessi and Dan 5-14-11

Win a FREE Day of Coordinator

Lakeland High School Prom Fashion Show

Valentine’s Day Specials

WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards 2011 for Wedding Planning

Grand Jour Events is in The Knot Michigan Spring/Summer 2011 Magazine

Your Reception Site Manager/Coordinator IS NOT Your Wedding Planner!!!!

Hong and Mark 12-31-10

Meghan and Justin 11-6-10

Kim's Bouquet Painting 10-1-10

Jamie's Bouquet Painting 10-1-10

Martina's Bouquet Painting 9-18-10

Collette and Kevin 10-10-10

Jennifer and Jeffery 10-2-10

Bethany's Bouquet Painting 9-11-10

Jamie and Clayton Johnson 10-1-10

Kim's Bouquet Painting

Kendra and Kyle Mitchell 9-18-10

Raeyanna and Matt 9-18-10

Bethany and Ryan 9-11-10

Linsey and Lars 9-4-10

Don't forget to vote for Grand Jour Events!

Sorry blog posts have been slow but...

FREE DOC !!!! Drum Roll Please