August 2011 Featured Event

“Vintage Champagne”

Wyatt & Natalie Wood

8/20/2011

Above Photography by Samantha Lynn Photography
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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
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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

                

          

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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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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

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Betsy Lange Reception

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!

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"

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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!

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.

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Lighting the Embassy in Pink!

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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