Partners in Crime..

The A-Team: Our Wedding Edition

One of the toughest parts of planning any event is making sure you HIRE the right vendors for the right services! Jesus and I have been lucky, we have done our research and have been able to book the best fits for our day. 

While we are still putting the pieces together, here are some of the partners we are pairing up with this fall!!!

Kristina's Catering

I found Kristina by going through ALLL of the Belle Isle Vendor list when we first started to plan our big day. She had wonderful reviews, many happy clients, and her food looked amazing. 

I started emailing and was put in touch with Holly, and she, I have to say, has put up with soo many questions from me. Both her and Kristina have worked with us every step of the way to make sure we are getting exactly what we want for our day. 

We had a great time at our tasting and I think they got a small taste of our big personalities. We took our toughest critic and we were VERY happy with our choices!

We look forward to working with Kristina's Catering next fall! 

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Detroit On the Rocks

When trying to figure out how to get everything we needed for our bar we called multiple places around the city. 

After we talked to Jeff, at Detroit on the Rocks, we knew almost instantly that we would be using them for our big day.

Their willingness to be flexible, to accommodate our requests, their long list of options and packages that they could customize to fit the bill, and their professionalism  sealed the deal.

We cannot wait to Cheers with them on our big day!

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J & J Promotions: DJ 

We have been lucky enough to have been put in touch with Joel of J & J Promotions. From our first visit with him we knew that he would be able to meet our blended cultural needs as well as keep the party moving! 

The most important quality in our DJ ( outside of the music) was to make sure we have someone who can really bring out two families together through music. We are so excited to have hire Joel to help us with this!

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The Focused Soul Photography 

Now you have to understand, being a photographers daughter but not being able to allow your mom to shoot your big day is a bit stressful. However, we are extremely happy having hired Jenni from the Focused Soul.

My mom posted Jesus'  and my info on one of her photography boards for professionals to review and submit their interest. We had over 35 different photographers send us their information..It was a bit overwhelming. However, after seeing styles, pricing and policies, Jenni stood out.

She had a style and a language portrayed in her images that matched very much so what our vision is. We really enjoy her personality and her ability to make taking photos feel comfortable. 

We look forward to having her back on the east side this October to capture the moments of our big day! 

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C&N Rentals

When booking with Kristina's catering they made so many things easy for us. One of which was helping us decide on a rental company for our last items. 

We do not need much with what the Casino already provides but table linens, and cocktail tables are on that short list. 

Working with Kelly has been  easy thus far and the partnership that C&N Rentals has with Kristina's Catering is making our process that much simpler. 

We look forward to meeting with her this upcoming week!

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ARC Design Studios

I mean I would have imagined you guessed it....Of course I will be be designing our day. I will be gathering, prepping and preparing all of the decor over the next few months. While what that looks like will come in a later post.....

The question is...who is going to set it up for us? As much as I would love to be in my dress hustling around the reception space setting it myself.... You and I both know that is not possible.... Like seriously I tried figuring it out..its not..

No matter though, when making the call on who to ask it was easy. Now these two may kill me for this photo but I love it dearly. They both were present at our housewarming, turned engagement party, and I am so grateful to have such talented friends.

Kaitlyn has worked with my studio MANNNY times over the past handful of years. We graduated from the same program at Western ( a few years apart ) and then I hired her working as a visual merchandiser with me for a bit. She has worked a great deal of my west Michigan weddings with me and she knows how my mind works ( not an easy task believe me). She is one of my favorite people and is a shoot it to you straight kind of girl. 

Amanda and I have been known as the Amanda's while working as visuals together in the showrooms. We never worked in the same store but traveled frequently together to help with new store setups and larger projects. Amanda, like Kaitlyn, is a hustler and very talented. Shes not afraid to experiment with design and try every solution till its right. Amanda is also the Owner of Frost & Layer Bakery we featured a few weeks ago!

Both of these ladies I know will take amazing care of us setting for the big day. They have partnered with each other in the past and have always done an amazing job. What is even better is that we get to party with them afterwords!!!  We may add some other helpers to the day but these two are running the show!!!!

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While we are in the progress of finishing the line up for this team we are so grateful to be working with these folks above. 

As a vendor I know the best way to assure that your big day goes smooth is simply to hire the right people to help get you there. 
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