jenna & mike | twinsburg wedding

jenna & mike | june 13, 2010
ceremony: happy days lodge
rentals: lasting impressions
reception: blue canyon kitchen
florist: october moon
rentals: red eye photobooths
photographer: erin pence
guitarist, jazz trio: epanache
bakery: main street cupcakes

the hiring:
jenna found me in september 2009. our highlight to fame was when we was interviewed as a part of a cleveland jewish news’ jstyle magazine story i was featured in january 2010. 

the results:
pre-ceremony
jenna and mike arrived not too long after i had and did a first look and bridal party photos while i worke to set up the ceremony site.

after photos, it was time for the traditional jewish pre-ceremony of ketubah signing and veiling of the bride.

rabbi matt e signs the ketubah as jenna and mike, their parents and bridal party watch.

ceremony

as soon as the signing ceremony was complete, the ceremony started outdoors on a sunny lovely day at happy days lodge.

j&m anticipated the hot day and had cool bottles of water, fans and…

parasols for guests.

jenna found stands for the chuppah poles so it could be placed before their bridal party members would process to hold each of the poles.

j&m picked very unique processional music, including 1, 2, 3, 4 (i love you) by the plain white tees that was played by adam keeler from epanache.

i caught the breaking of the glass on video. they had an actual floral vase which mike had to break… it took a couple of tries but he was a real fun sport about it. watch here or below.

reception
following the ceremony, guests went straight to the happy days lodge for dinner…

… and fine entertainment by a jazz trio.

jenna’s favorite cake is chocolate, while mike’s is white so they opted for multi-flavored cupcakes from main street cupcake!

the ambiance was lovely, and the food was FANTASTIC!

guests were also encouraged to take photos in the photobooth and place them in the memory scrapbook that was used in lieu of a traditional guestbook.

you can see all of the event’s photos here.

the notables:
favorite moment: jenna and mike’s family and friends were so sweet all day and were telling them how lovely everything was. they thanked their guests, family and bridal party in their own speeches after the toasts. jenna even surprised me and thanked me first for all my help, it was really kind of her! i sincerely ENJOYED helping them all day long.
jewish traditions: michael had his yamuka, tallit and chalice from his bar mitzvah which were all incorporated into the traditional ceremony.
unique detail: the reception decor – florals, napkin folds, cake and the photobooth strips all had peacock feathers! a few ladies wore them in their hair.
biggest challenge: it was a warm, windy day that sunday which made it difficult to keep the chuppah upright and with the tallit not flying off.
sources: j&m’s beautiful ketubah was called “a lover’s embrace 3″ and can be found on mp artworks.
fun fact: jenna is a chemist!

congrats! love! luck! and best wishes always, jenna & mike!!!!