The first real day of spring happened last weekend and the weather could not have been any nicer for two people in love, Sara and Jonathan.  Ahead of time at our pre-event meetings, I could tell we were in for a great event just by the way the couple treated each other and their inclusion of the groom’s mom, Jill – that is “J” “I” “L” “L” (all you at the reception know what I’m talking about!), into the wedding planning.  This was an inside joke among the family as this was how Jonathan’s mother introduced herself to customer service people.

Upon arriving at the event at 2:00 pm, the Wingra room at the Crown Plaza was decorated especially nicely with beautiful flowers on each table along with the elegant effects of chair linens with the wedding colors.  In addition to those details, the bride and groom had ordered an ice sculpture that had their initials etched into the ice.

The cocktail hour started outside the banquet room with fine hors d’oevres at 4 pm.  By that time both Andrew and I were dressed in our tuxedos welcoming the guests.  We also were busy moving the gifts to the gifts table within the banquet room.  As 5:30 pm rolled around, a beautiful bus arrived with our wedding party having a good time within it.  I boarded the party bus and welcomed our wedding party of 20.  They were excited and hungry to eat.

One could tell there was magic in the air this evening.  Everything seemed to flow perfectly and our newly married kissed and posed well when their guests requested by clinking glasses.  Did you know there can be multiple ways to stimulate your crowd and have them act in a manner you desire?  Everything from DJ Magic emceeing the event with trivia questions about the bride and groom to spinning a wedding wheel– come talk to us if you need ideas!  For our occasion though, Sara and Jonathan let the evening flow without much worry and that organic approach worked perfectly.  Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple!

Wedding Vendors:
Photographer: Carl Stevens of Artistic Eyes
Banquet Facility: Kate of The Crown Plaza Madison
Music & Entertainment: Matt & Andrew of DJ Magic Enterprises, Inc.