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September 2011 Featured Event

2011-11-03T14:45:00.000-05:00

“Tiffany Blue”

Mathew & Hailee Wiesbrock

9/10/11

Above Photography by Byerly Photography
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First and foremost, I Do Events would like to congratulate Mathew & Hailee as they start their journey together. From the start, Hailee knew she wanted her wedding to be different and memorable and she started by picking an unforgettable date of 9,10,11. Mathew is sure to always remember their anniversary!!

Inspiration: Hailee wanted something soft and romantic. She had always loved the classic, “Tiffany Blue,” and wanted to see a lot of crystal embellishments and candlelight.

Bridal Attire: The custom San Patrick mermaid style dress featured a strapless neckline with layers of tightly fitting criss-cross fabric on the bodice and waist, along with a customized crystal belt. The skirt had a series of layers of extensively fluttered fabric with a slight train in the back. The shoes were her “Something Blue” by Manolo Blahnick, the same ones worn by Carrie in Sex and the City when she married Big!! Matt wore a brown Calvin Klein tuxedo from Jims Formalware as he was insistent on this, and I’m so glad he was. He looked great!!

Above photography by Byerly Photography
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Décor Details by I Do Events:

· Ivory satin floor length linens

· Ivory chair covers with tiffany blue sashes (loose rosette knot)

· Crystal globes with LED lights

· Tiffany blue and chocolate ribbons

· Rose balls and floating candles

· Tiffany blue and chocolate candy buffet

Other Unique Details:

· Hailee and Mathew decided on a candy buffet in their wedding colors along with their favorite cut out cookies from Hyvee Bakery.

· Wine fountain filled with their favorite Moscatto wine.

· A basket of embellished flip flops for their guest’s aching feet.

· Since Matt is a duck hunter, Hailee surprised him with a mallard duck grooms cake with his favorite flavor of German chocolate.

· Since the bridesmaid’s dresses were slightly on the simple side, Hailee found bold brown shoes with a satin ankle strap heel with oversized gems and pearls at Nordstrom.

Vendors:

· Linens/Décor – I Do Events www.ido-events.com

· Floral – The Flower Mart in LaSalle, IL

· DJ – DjBD Brian Duttlinger from LaSalle, IL

· Photographer – Portraits by Anthony www.portraitsbyanthony.net

· Stationary – Happily Ever After Invites www.facebook.com/pages/Happily-Ever-After-Invitations

· Hair – Hairs Whats Happening www.hairswhatshappeningsalon.com

· Make-up – Tamara Lathrop from Chicago, IL

· Transportation – Elegant Limousine www.elegantlimoandbus.com

· Cake – Kelseys Kakes www.kelseyskakes.com

· Ceremony – Holy Family Church Oglesby, IL

· Reception – Senicas Oak Ridge www.senicasoakridge.net

August 2011 Featured Event

2011-10-20T12:58:00.001-05:00

“Vintage Champagne”

Wyatt & Natalie Wood

8/20/2011

Above Photography by Samantha Lynn Photography
www.samanthalynnphotography.com

First and foremost, I Do Events would like to congratulate Wyatt & Natalie as they start their wonderful lives together. This couple is beyond sweet and we enjoyed working with them so much that we have made their wedding our featured event for August 2011.

Background on beautiful couple: Wyatt & Natalie met through a mutual friend in 2006, but didn’t start dating until 2008 when Natalie moved back home to Peoria. The happy couple lives with their 3 year old son, Cole, and their boxer Layla! The whole family headed to the Ozarks for a relaxing (and much deserved) week-long family vacation.

Inspiration: Natalie’s inspiration for the wedding was based on the Cotillion room at the Hotel Pere Marquette. It has a vintage feel to it with the old paintings and gold moldings on the walls. She wanted her wedding to reflect the elegance and vintage feel of the room and I think we (and numerous other fabulous vendors) helped her pull it off!

Budget: Although Wyatt & Natalie didn’t have a specific budget in mind, they kept costs down by keeping the bridal party and wedding fairly small. Their total guest count ended up being approximately 140. This number of guests allowed them to spend a little more of their budget on some of the details that really pulled the whole vintage look together.

Above Photography by Byerly Photography
www.byerlyphotography.weebly

Decor Details

Amber & Cream Uplighting

Champagne Damask Floor Length Linens

Champagne Satin Napkins - menu style

Black chair covers with champagne satin sashes

Black, Bling & Rose ball candelabras

Calla lily centerpieces - floating candles & large scale arrangements

Black birdcage card holder

Picture Table - vintage black frames

Champagne satin draping on headtable & cake table

Unique Details:

· Bridal Gown by Vera Wang. It had such a pretty 40s look to it and with the black velvet and chiffon rose sash from Etsy.com, she absolutely dazzled in it. (I Do Events added a rose sash to the front of the draping on the head table to tie in the rose sash on her gown. It’s all about the details!!)

· The beautiful bouquets were wrapped in a vintage fabric.

· The champagne damask linens and champagne satin napkins created the perfect vintage feel for the reception.

· “Wedding Tree” – Instead of a traditional guest book, the bride and groom opted for a “wedding tree,” which guests sign after stamping their thumbprint.

· If you look closely in the pictures, the lighting is actually both amber and cream. This look came together just as we had imagined. We wanted to keep the lighting interesting without being over the top.

· The invitations were from Etsy.com and were absolutely inspirational. That design inspired the menu cards, table numbers, and the escort board. Those repetitive details really added to the cohesion of the room.

· Instead of traditional favors the bride and groom made a donation to “Reading is Fundamental.”

Vendors:

· Linens/Décor – I Do Events www.ido-events.com

· Floral – I Do Events thru Create A Scene Events www.createasceneevents.com

· Lighting – I Do Events www.ido-events.com

· DJ – DJ4U www.dj4u.com

· Photographer – Samantha Lynn Photography www.samanthalynnphotography.com

· Stationary – Etsy.com and I Do Events www.ido-events.com

· Hair/Make-up – Dannielle Hayes from Bellezza Salon in Peoria Heights 309.688.5311

· Transportation – Peoria Executive Limousine www.peoriaexecutivelimo.com

· Cake – Susan Crisler from “Is That a Cake?” www.isthatacake.com

· Jewelry – www.Etsy.com

· Ceremony – Universalist Unitarian Church of Peoria

· Reception – www.hotelperemarquette.com

Let Us Do Your Next Fundraiser Event!

2011-07-18T14:19:00.002-05:00

Chair Covers can transform any venue into the picture perfect location for your next event! The Maui Jim Children's Home Golf Outing took place on June 6, 2011 at the Peoria Country Club. The grape, orange, yellow, and lime side organza flower sashes really gave the event the Aloha Spirit. The colorful organza overlays and sashes accented the beautiful center peices created by Sterling Flower Shoppe.

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Countryside Tent July Wedding!

2011-07-18T13:52:00.003-05:00

For this unique wedding at the Countryside Tent in Washington, IL, I Do Events teamed up with Create A Scene, Prospect Sound and Lighting, and So Chic Events. Together this team created an elegant look with uplights, ceiling draping, gorgeous centerpeices, blue brown pintuck overlays, and mocha side organza flower sashes. The Countryside Tent was breathtaking.
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Black & White with pops of green at Stoney Creek Inn

2011-04-16T15:32:00.000-05:00

Plum and Charcoal - What a great combination!!

2011-04-16T15:06:00.004-05:00

Betsy Lange Reception

2011-02-13T20:04:00.000-06:00

Betsy Lange's wedding was on January 22, 2011. It was a "book" themed wedding, with our bookshelves adding a little something to the Hotel Pere Marquette. The tables were covered in champagne damask floor length linens; complemented by ivory chaircovers and willow satin sashes. They had cocktail tables cinched and even a coffee table and couches for the lounge area!

This was such a fun event to do and the I Do Events team wanted to say congratulations to the newly married couple!

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Let the Bridal Shows begin!

2011-01-11T19:24:00.000-06:00

This Sunday January 9, 2011, I Do Events took teams to the "Weddings of a Lifetime" Peoria Civic Center Bridal Expo and the 23rd Annual Bridal Expo at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield.

The new color schemes for the new year is hot pink, navy, and white, and we wanted to show it at the first bridal expos of the season! We also wanted to show our new ties, linens, and centerpieces.

We had the help of our partner companys; Create A Scene, Prospect TV & Sound, Sara E., and So Chic. Create A Scene made the amazing centerpieces. Prospect brought their awesome wall draping and lights. Sara E., assisted with the sample menu cards and guest board. And So Chic helped coordinate and setup the booth design. We couldn't have done it without them!

Don't forget we are going to be at the Mariott Bridal Expo in Bloomington on January 23rd, and the Mendota Civic Center show on January 30th. Hope to see you there!

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"Jared & Beth"

2010-11-02T14:38:00.000-05:00

"Jared & Beth"

Another new addition to I Do Event's services; personalized monograms!

We were able to display the bride and groom's names and initials on Deer Park Country Club's doors right to the reception so it was the first thing anyone saw. It's a simple way to dress up a venue!

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Cover it up!

2010-10-21T09:19:00.000-05:00

Have you found the perfect venue? But there is just one little problem? Banquet halls may have a lot to offer; great food, attentive service, amazing floor space, but if you don't like one little thing at the venue it could very easily skew your decision. This past wedding season, wall drapings have become very popular. The picture below is at Weaverridge, they have such a nice floor plan but there was just a small space that wasn't fitting the bride's vision and so we were able to cover that portion of the room with satin draping and can lights.

We can make your vision of the perfect room possible!

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Lighting the Embassy in Pink!

2010-10-13T11:58:00.001-05:00

We brought out our NEW gold chiavari chairs last weekend and thought it was something to see! We accented the chairs with hot pink sashes that really made everything pop and Heaven on Earth coming in with classic fruit center pieces.

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Obi Tie

2010-08-05T15:01:00.000-05:00

Our new Obi Tie made this Hotel Pere Marquette event! The willow sashes coordinated so well with the white chair covers and navy polyester linens. Wedding planner Sara O'Shea, and Kristy and Sue from Create A Scene have decorated the room just beautifully with white feather plumes for the center pieces!

The Obi Tie up close.

Keep looking for our new additions!

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New Runners

2010-07-27T15:53:00.001-05:00

Our new black and white damask runners have been a hit this summer!

They can be matched with any of our new sash colors and are great additions to any guest table.

We also have this same black and white pattern in full overlays!

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Lights! Lights! Lights!

2010-07-15T15:11:00.001-05:00

Our new lighting is now a "must have" for any event! You can custom design your own names, dates, initials, fonts, and layouts. Our LED lighting comes in a variety of colors and can really make a huge difference!

Here is an event that we customized major lighting desgins for the wedding reception.

Custom GOBO lights, head table lighting, can lights, and more!

Keep your eye out for the rest of our new additions.

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June Weddings!

2010-06-13T16:23:00.002-05:00

Hi All!

In the next few weeks you will get to see our newest wedding designs of the season!

This week features: New Black Swirl Overlays

Our NEW black swirl overlays are paired with our platinum satin linens, napkins and charcoal sashes. These overlays are such a fun and trendy item and they are an easy way spice up a room!

Make sure to keep an eye out for the rest of our new items and designs.

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Countryside Banquet Hall

2010-04-22T16:28:00.002-05:00

Saturday the 10th of April, we did a very elegant wedding at the Countryside Banquet Hall in Washington. The room was dressed in ivory. We provided our unique ivory demask linens and chair covers accented with plum satin sashes and napkins.

Watch for pictures of our new gazebo coming in a few weeks!

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Hotel Pere Marquette

2010-04-06T14:31:00.005-05:00

This past weekend we were at the Hotel Pere Marquette in the Cottilion Room. In this picture we have a plum sash tied in our traditional thick satin knot around a white standard chair cover. We also did plum organza draping on the head table. We added lights under the skirting to really make the center table pop!

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Ceiling & Specialty Draping

2010-03-25T17:12:00.001-05:00

The Stoney Creek Inn in East Peoria was beaming from our new plum and green canlights. Not only do we have plum and green, but we also offer an assortment of colors to choose from.

The full lighted backdrop and specialty draping on to two tower lights transformed the atmosphere of the room. The lights accentuated the entire head table and dance floor.

Come check out a sample of our lighting at our office in Washington!

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Our Little Photoshoot

2010-03-02T16:05:00.004-06:00

Meet the I Do Events team!

Back left to right: Courtney, Rebecca, Cali, and Vikki.

Middle Center: Kristine, Cindy, Nancy, Jordan, and Melissa.

Front: the founder of I Do Events, Heather Forney.

Last Saturday, Pam Cooley Photography came out to our new location in Washington and had a little photoshoot. We're usually behind the scenes decorating events before any of the cameras start snapping so we decided to try something new.

Our team is here to listen to your needs and wants and to make your event as stress free as possible!

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I Do Events Building and Showroom

2010-02-23T15:55:00.007-06:00

We've finally got our building up and running. We are open Monday thru Thursday from 10am to 7pm. We are now holding appointments and people can come and see the different designs and styles that we have on display.

Here is just a quick look at what we have on display.

Top Left: Blue/Brown pintuck over a turquoise satin linen, white chair covers tied with a thick combo (charcoal and turquoise satin) rosette.

Middle Left: Sample of the thick combo rosette tie

Top Right: Sample menu

Middle Right: Place setting with the black and white damask runners and a yellow french style napkin fold on a silver charger plate.

Bottom: New display table of the month; black polyester linen, yellow three boquet ties on black chair covers.

Centerpieces done by Create A Scene.

http://www.createasceneevents.com/

We are so glad to be at our new location and it has really been a team effort the way the building as well as the company has evolved in the last few months.

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Welcome!

2010-02-16T17:01:00.000-06:00

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to our blog!

I Do Events is so excited to begin the new year and to share our extensive collection of chair covers, linens, and accessories with you! We have added several new items to our inventory line to better accommodate our clients and the ever-changing bridal trends so check us out on our Facebook and Twitter pages! Become a fan or follower and view our events as we decorate each week.

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