i have so many pictures from jillian and kevin’s reception… i really don’t know where to start! i had just enough down time between the set up and when guests arrived to take lots of photos of everything… the photographer, my friend corey ann, also shared several of her photos with me since my point-and-shoot couldn’t handle all the awesomeness going on in the room!
a few details first before i show you ENTIRE reception room. we had springvale ballroom remove the decor that they had on the table in the breezeway by the restrooms and reused the gerbera daisy centerpieces that came in jillian and kevin’s reception package. we dual purposed the pew decorations, shown the pro-photography/videography/photobooth log in information sheets.
we also used the venue-provide centerpieces to jazz up the women’s restroom, shown with the table tents reminding guests to visit the photobooth and sign the scrapbook.
here’s the ladies’ forget something basket in place. i didn’t venture into the men’s restroom to get a photo of that one
okay back to the front…. when guests entered, they could see two photos from the ceremony that jillian’s mom took and was able to develop at an instant photo store on her way to the reception. this is a great idea to surprise your guests if there’s enough time between events and you have someone to send to walgreens or drug mart. we also laid out a few of the extra programs from the ceremony since guests who couldn’t make it had asked for them.
guests then stopped to drool at my pride & joy card box. okay they didn’t really…
(c) corey ann photography
they headed to the seating chart to see where they were to sit…
…and then could take in the entire room!
(c) corey ann photography
:::cue the choir::::
SINGS: “ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
(c) corey ann photography
the draping was already at springvale ballroom but as i mentioned back in january, blooms by plantscaping did hot pink uplighting in addition to all of the floral centerpieces.
oooh, look! custom table numbers by heidzillas! to go with two centerpiece variations – tall pilsner vases with filled with hot pink uplit water…
…and shorter fuller versions, also in vases filled with uplit hot pink water. they looked marvelous – and just like the mock ups we saw in may.
my favorite part of the room was the head table. we utilized three round tables connected by two long rectangular ones to switch up the usual head table look and to accommodate the bride, groom and their 13 bridal party members.
the bride and groom were framed by the stone fireplace with candled-lined mantle provided by blooms by plantscaping.
as well as the massive, beyond beautiful arrangement that was also on the alter during the ceremony.
i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED the full hydrangea used. the entire thing smelled so wonderful. i kept visiting the bride and groom during the reception just to catch a few more whiffs.
taaaa- daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(c) corey ann photography
another sight for sore eyes was the beautiful cake by ann dellinger of cakes of excellence. it turned out *just* as jillian had hoped!
somewhere in here were announcements, toasts – including a surprise slide show by the maid of honor – dinner, and the surprise video “same day edit” by 2nd mile productions, and the traditional first dances. when guests weren’t fully entertained by all of the reception events and dancing, they visited the photobooth provided by the rad booth.
in lieu of a traditional guest book, guests pasted in their photos and wrote notes to the bride and groom.
i chose to write my note on paper for when i took my photo in the booth. come to find out, the booth photos were mirror images, so i actually had to write my note backwards and try again!
the night went by so fast! and guests were so ready to dance, i didn’t even get a photo of the flip flops baskets before they emptied! but i did get a chance to jump on the dance floor with the bride for one dance: the cha cha slide. (i love the newer pop line dances….
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jillian and kevin chose to do the traditional tossing of the bouquet and garter. jillian tossed her bouquet to the oh-so-popular “single ladies” by beyonce.
after kevin tossed the garter, the lucky gent put it on jillian’s sister and maid of honor, ashley, who had caught the bouquet. this was done during the song “this is how we do it” by montell jordan LOL!
i had to catch a photo of the guest antics during the later portion of the reception…
…and bride jillian tearing UP the dance floor!
guests worked up so much of a sweat dancing, we were glad we had planned for geppettos to deliver 6 sheet pizzas during the end of the reception. before i could fold the 50 provided boxes, 4 of the 6 pizzas were gone. guests LOVED the snack about 10:30 pm.
if guests didn’t get pizza, or even if they did, they were also able to take home some of the cake that was pre-boxed.
somehow, before we knew it, the evening was over and the dj crew played the last dance! it was a long, exhausting, WONDERFUL day, so for it to end so quickly was bittersweet.
jillian and kevin, it was such a pleasure working with you for the last few months!!!! i’ll miss all of our super fun planning sessions. i hope you’re having a blast in the riviera maya!
coming up: jillian & kevin – testimonial from the mother of the bride
previous posts
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jillian & kevin – part 1: rehearsal
jillian & kevin – part 2: ceremony
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