I met Lori at one of my best friend's wedding the summer before mine. As I watched her work I was totally amazed at how smooth and easy she was making things look. I am pretty stubborn so I started planning my wedding thinking about how I was going to be so organized and have everything be efficient. So I started looking and picking out vendors and reading advice online and I instantly became overwhelmed and discouraged. I am living in Florida and planning a wedding in Washington. I decided I needed help and reached out to my friend on contacting Lori. Instantly, I knew it was exactly what I needed so I found a package that worked for me. As soon as we paid the deposit, I felt a weight lift from my shoulders. I knew that Lori was going to make everything smooth and easy for my mother and I. AND she did that and more. She talked with me about my wants and style I was looking for and had some AMAZING vendors that she knew and recommended. I felt great knowing that these were people Lori trusted, because I've seen Lori's work and she expects and demands the best from every vendor. Lori will fight for what you want, make the phone calls you're dreading, and help your wedding dreams blossom into reality. I cannot thank her enough for the beautiful and perfect wedding she helped create for us. She brought the "A" Team and the venue was so beautiful and I got so many compliments on decorations, music, lighting, florals, cupcakes, displays, EVERYTHING. People complimented every little detail of my wedding. Lori made this happen. I would recommend her to anyone who feels lost or overwhelmed. She will literally carry you to the finish line if she has to. She brought Vreni with her to help at the wedding and she was great too! Again, I will always recommend Lori. Stop hesitating and make your life easier already!!
~Corinne + Michael, Lake Wilderness Lodge, December 29, 2018
Photographer: Meredith McKee Photography // Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs // Venue: Lake Wildnerness Lodge // Florist: Oak + Fig Floral // Caterer: Chef Sunshine Catering // DJ: Dubreezy Entertainment // Cupcakes: Gracene’s Cupcake Boutique // Beauty: Salon Maison
The best compliment we could ever receive is when a bride reaches out shortly after being a bridesmaid at one of your weddings asking if you can be her wedding planner. And that’s exactly what Corinne did for her December wedding.
We first met Corinne six months before her big day and we were so excited to help plan her wedding while she was living down in Florida. We had the best time planning along with the bride’s mom to assemble the best vendors to accomplish their vision.
The theme for the wedding was a Winter Wonderland which was a little tough not to go Christmas when your wedding is only a few days after the holiday and when your venue is already decorated. We worked with the venue to have them take down a majority of their decor only leaving their giant tree removing almost all the ornaments and it was the perfect decor piece.
Knowing the wedding vision we immediately knew that Shane with Oak + Fig Floral would be the perfect florist to knock it out of the park and boy did he. The only hiccup in the design process for the ceremony set-up was dashed when the venue didn’t allow for live trees so quickly we came up with plan b and that would be to take the original vision and tweak it. So instead of trees Shane make his own trees out of branches which I think turned out way more beautiful.
Along with the stunning ceremony set-up, Shane and his crew flowered the stunning winding staircase which was the perfect entrance for the bride to walk down the aisle.
After a great ceremony, guests were escorted downstairs while upstairs was transitioned into what we called a night in the winter wonderland.
This day was just so perfect and what a great way to celebrate this fabulous couple before heading back down to Florida.
