Rachel and Zach 09-15-12 (Stephanie)

Rachel and Zach had a perfect September day full of sun and just-the-right-temperature kind of weather. Their ceremony was at Royal Oak Middle School and their reception was at the Royal Oak Farmer's Market. Rachel had such a vision for the day and did an amazing job putting together all the little details such as the candle in a wine bottle centerpieces and all the vintage shelving and crates that were used in the snack stations.

 The school had such gorgeous murals on the walls. Rachel and Zach met in the school back when it was the high school

Guest tables were in 4 long rows

I really wish I would have taken a before shot of the market. When GJE arrived to setup, the vendors were still cleaning up from the farmer's market that was held that morning. GJE set up everything from the tables and chairs, to the linens and place settings with silverware and plates, as well as the bar, snack, and desert stations. It all came together so well!

Popcorn and peanut snack table. The wedding had a vintage-carnival theme that I absolutely loved!

 The sweet table was amazing! Everything was so good! The sweets were provided by Pinwheel Bakery in Royal Oak. Rachel provided all the adorable vintage props for the table.

 

 Love these cookies!

The sweets table extended into a candy buffet with carnival type candy such as dots and circus peanuts (Excuse the blurry photo, I just had to show how many amazing sweets there were!)

Guest favors were jars of Chai tea mix!

DJ Ron Sulewski and Mike Bermudez with his band both kept the dance floor packed all night long!

 

Other key vendors included:

Hair and makeup by Bianchi's Salon

Kate Edwards Photography

Anita's Kitchen provided the catering and the most delicious middle eastern food I have ever had!

 

 Congratulations Rachel and Zach!

Thanks for letting GJE be a part of your special day!

 

Angie and Nate 09-01-12 (Stephanie)

Finally catching up on some much needed blogging of our recent fabulous weddings!

Angie and Nate had both their ceremony and reception at the T-Plex in Detroit. The historic T-Plex went really well with their roaring 1920's theme. The guests absolutely had a blast watching a performance and then learning how to swing dance from Paul at Swing Detroit. Most of the decor was DIY and made it seem like we had stepped back in time! Angie and Nate were great to work with and I'm so glad I was a part of their day!

 Absolutely adorable card box!

 Just in case guests didn't come dressed in their best 1920's outfit, there were some necklaces and boas they could wear throughout the night to better go along with the theme. So cute!

 Cupcakes from the always amazing Just Baked. They were so so good!

 Centerpiece #1

Centerpiece #2

 Head table

 Angie and Nate walking down the aisle to say "I do!"

Other key vendors included:
Hair by Bridal Beauty Detroit
Limo transportation by First Charter Bus
Photography provided by Amy Pruder Photography

Catering by Slows BBQ and Texas Roadhouse

Congratulations Angie and Nate!
Your wedding was a blast, thank you for letting GJE be a part of your special day!

Jennifer and Mark 9-1-12

Jennifer and Mark had the most perfect ceremony ever at Hart One Room School House at Grandpa Tiny’s Farm in Frankenmuth. They were very lucky to have gorgeous weather!

 

Beautiful!

 

 I love how they said their vows circled by their friends and family.

 

Their reception was at the Bavarian Inn Lodge. This was my first time working at Bavarian Inn and they were wonderful! The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The guests also raved about the food.

 The room all set up:

 Loved the button table numbers : )

 Guest favors were homemade jam. The guests loved it!

 Head table

 Adorable card box

 I loved the door with the escort cards hanging on it.

 'Guest book'

 Chocolate truffles for the guests. Delicious : )

 Zehnder’s Bakery provided the cake

Photography was provided by Lauren Wakefield Photography. Lauren was great to work with! Check out some pro pictures here. Other vendors that helped make the day included ROC Limo and E & J Entertainment.

Congrats Jennifer and Mark!

Heather and Randy 8-25-12

Heather and Randy were an amazing couple to work with! I feel honored that they put all their trust in GJE to put together an amazing wedding.

 

Their wedding was very much DIY. They had their ceremony and reception at TollgateFarms in Novi. The property is bare bones and everything had to be brought it.

S& B Tent and Party Rental provided the tent, chairs, tables, bar, china, water goblets, tent lighting, tent poles. And as you can see from the picture below the GJE staff set up just about everything.

Before: Just getting started

 After : ) It might have been about 100 degrees but that didn't slow down the GJE team!

 Flowers provided by Grand Jour Events. I had so much fun creating Heather's arrangements.

Head Table

 

 Mr. and Mrs.

My camera battery decided to die during the ceremony so the only pictures I had were on my phone and they didn’t turn out very well : ( but the ceremony was beautiful!

Cocktail hour was immediately after the ceremony in the barn. This is also where dancing was after dinner in the tent.

I loved the seating chart!

 The gift table

 Cocktail table arrangements. The lager arrangements were also used during the ceremony. They were on shepards hooks lining the aisle.

 LOVE : )

 The barn all set up

 Randy had a small cake to cut but guest got to enjoy a ice cream buffet...mmmmm

 Ceremony Bouquets:

 

Bridesmaids

 Bride

Other key vendors included:

 

Photography was provided by the bride’s aunt, Kellie Harding Photography. DJ Sim from IMR Productions LLC was great to work with. Cocktails N’ Dreams provided bar service and catering was provided by Vinceand Joe’s Catering. They were absolutely wonderful to work with and the food was amazing!

Congratulations Heather and Randy!!!!