lindsay and aaron, happy first year of marriage! i hope it was a wonderful one, just like your wedding day! i’ve never seen it rain as hard as it did on the morning of l&a’s wedding. buckets it seemed as i drove on the turnpike to their ceremony site, cringing all the way. when i arrived the skies opened to a sunny day and it was perfect all day. when i think of their wedding, i think PINK! there were so many pops of pink color! reminisce with me by looking at last year’s wedding day recaps!

previous posts
lindsay & aaron – vendor preview
lindsay & aaron – part 1: rehearsal
lindsay & aaron – part 2: ceremony
lindsay & aaron – part 3: reception
lindsay & aaron – testimonial from the mother of the bride
other anniversaries

previous posts
tara & cj – vendor preview
tara & cj – part 1: ceremony
tara & cj – part 2: reception details
tara & cj – part 3: reception events
tara & cj – part 4: live event artist
tara & cj – part 5: day after brunch
tara & cj: testimonials
tara & cj: pro photos

kristen and brian’s day was one of those blue sky, can’t believe it’s so nice outside kind of days. they spend the afternoon doing first look and bridal party photos and when everyone arrived, they were calm and cool and collected. it was outstanding, everyone was so very excited. i loved kristen’s gorgeous veil. what sticks out in my mind the most, was her amazing bouquet with this detail wrap. a huge photo of it sits in her florist’s shop today. i hope you two enjoyed your first wedding anniversary on saturday!

previous posts:
kristen & brian – vendor preview
kristen & brian – part 1: rehearsal
kristen & brian – part 2: wedding
tysf 2009: favorite flowers

happy first wedding anniversary to erin and david. what i loved about e&d was that they were very chill, cool people while still being a very involved, caring couple who didn’t look past any little detail for their wedding planning. they were ahead of the trends for wedding selections with the color scheme of grey + yellow which is very popular this year, as well as using baby’s breath for flowers. what sticks out in my mind the most a year later is david’s awesome groomsmen gift wrapping, erin being hysterical always and her sister’s speech which was a hoot. make sure you take a peek at my previous posts of this wedding if you haven’t seen it before – on my blog or in the current edition of the knot ohio magazine! enjoy your day e&d! and snood, their puppy too!

previous posts:
the knot ohio – spring/summer 2010: part 2 of 3
erin & david – vendor preview
erin & david – part 1: rehearsal
erin & david – part 2: wedding
erin & david – part 3: testimonial
pro photos by genevieve nisly
other anniversaries

the hiring:
in late 2008, sarah saw my wedding plans via the knot forums and we both read each others wedding blogs (hers is wed2010). by may 2009, we had communicated via blog comments, twitter, facebook and text message when sarah set up a call with me to discuss day of coordination. we finally met “irl” when she was in town from new york city in december 2009.

the planning:
sarah and i communicated almost solely through social media and google chat to plan the details of her wedding. we’re both strong online communicators so it worked out just fine! and it seemed fitting being that she found me via social media too.

the results:
sarah and zack’s wedding day was gorgeous. it was a little warm at the rehearsal, but saturday the weather was perfect for the outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour. their bridal party was some of the most fun – and supportive to the bride and groom – group of people i’ve ever had the pleasure of coordinating. at the rehearsal they decided to develop a twitter hash tag for all of the weekend’s tweets. read more about the tweeting here

rehearsal:
sarah’s officiant, ray and his assistant julie did a great job with running the rehearsal while i was able to add other suggestions whenever needed. sarah also gave me her nice slr camera to take some photos! thanks for sharing them sarah:

the ceremony
the bridal party went to an off-site photography location but made it back with plenty of time to relax and cool off at manakiki before the ceremony started. they even squeezed in a little dance session in the bridal party room

(iphone photo)

guests were in their seats and ready to start with over 10-15 minutes to spare, which is a rarity for a ceremony start. we still waited for the clock hand to go up for good luck at 5:30 for the ceremony. i started to cry seeing sarah in her gorgeous dress and all dolled up! if you look closely you can see my fanning sarah’s train.

(c) corey ann photography

there were three unique things about sarah and zack’s ceremony. first, they picked the loveliest music for their dj to play. the bridesmaids processional was jem’s version of yellow, originally by coldplay. check it out on itunes, it’s really sweet. sarah went down the aisle to “viva la vida meets love story.”  a piano arrangement of the two songs by coldplay and taylor swift. listen to it here!

second, s&z had one of the best readers – and readings – i’ve ever seen. i honestly have only been brought to tears at clients’ weddings maybe twice before. i was totally tearing up for this one:

third, s&z chose to do a wine box ceremony where they wrote letters to each other about why they wanted to be married. the letters were locked with a bottle of wine and two glasses and won’t be opened until their five year anniversary when they will drink the wine and re-seal the box with a new bottle and new letters.

reception
the room was lovely, complete with floral centerpieces in oranges and green – colors chosen as a nod to the university of miami (fl) where s&z met.

this was one of the first weddings i had with true place cards. guests found their table via the table map sarah designed.

i was happy to lend my wedding day card box to s&z!

the curtains framing the sweetheart table matched their decor selections perfectly:

the bridal party had a blast with their announcements which were to the song “rock me like a hurricane” (another nod to u of m) there were swing dances, miss america waves, photo taking/live tweeting, stolen dates, and the best man.. um… he did a round off. a round off into the reception. EPIC! when he asked me what the best direction to do a round off INTO the room would be, i absolutely thought he was kidding. that was followed up with a jump by the moh!  s&z entered to “empire state of mind” by jayz/alicia keys followed by a traditional CANES cheer!

(see video here or below)

the notables
favorite planning moment: the tweeting with the bride, groom and bridal party made my day. they were having so much fun with the #bigfun hashtag. at one point, i got a tweet of this photo of  ”my favorite groomsman.” it still makes me laugh days later.

i also got beckoned via twitter with the photo below to track down some more wine for the bridal party. this gang made doing my job so fun!


unique detail: s&z’s cake was modeled after sarah’s AMAZINGGGGGGG dress accent! i had the pleasure of meeting wendy kromer as she put the cake together.

slight challenge: sarah had a man of honor and zack had a groomsgirl. for the processional, recessional and bridal party announcements, we had to change up the order of the line up so the man of honor escorted the groomsgirl. it all worked out perfectly.
sources: sarah bought the ribbon for the cake from mokuba in nyc, an awesome store in nyc that wendy referred to sarah. she also utilized etsy store b.poetic for bridesmaids gifts. her dad handmade the birch tree vases for the reception decor.
fun fact: zack is a second cousin to joe of codi and joe bestie/mission moh fame! AND joe’s mom taught sarah’s little brother in elementary school. it’s a small, small world.

(c) corey ann photography - shown with corey herself!

sarah and zack, you two, your families and bridal party were awesome! congratulations again. see you on twitter!

other posts:
s&z’s engagement photos on corey ann’s blog
pro photos posted on corey ann’s blog

happy first anniversary amy and jeremy! i was reminded of their wedding day just yesterday, not only because it was exactly one year later, but because i coordinated another wedding in a tent with the fear of rain. but getting rained out from a n outdoor ceremony site into their reception tent is definitely not the most prominent memory i have of amy and jeremy’s big day – it’s the love they showed. there was a special aura surrounding the two of them, amy’s two lovely daughters, and everyone in attendance. it was a special evening complete with the northeast ohio jazz orchestra, a showing of their love story video put together by focus on you, and some wonderful photo time with catherine mckinley when the rain let up and the sun was going down. i hope you have another love-filled day today a&j!

previous posts:
amy & jeremy – vendor preview
amy & jeremy – part 1: rehearsal
amy & jeremy – part 2: wedding
amy & jeremy – part 3: the wedding touches africa
amy & jeremy – part 4: pro pics up
amy & jeremy – part 5: pro video posted
other anniversaries

(c) corey ann photography

it’s a bittersweet first wedding anniversary since kevin is overseas, but happy first j&k! i hope you can connect today! jillian and kevin was one of my first weddings i had the opportunity to fully plan. at this time last year, jillian was working full time (nights), taking masters courses AND just moved into a new house. i was able to help them hire their last few vendors, develop decor and finish all of their details. it was a great day with perfect weather and guests who were ready to celebrate! my most vivid memories of this day was the surprise same day edit by second mile products, guests squeezing into the photo booth, pizza late night and lots of dancing! congratulations j&k on your first year, and here’s to many more!

previous posts:
jillian & kevin – vendor preview
jillian & kevin – part 1: rehearsal
jillian & kevin – part 2: ceremony
jillian & kevin – part 3: reception
jillian & kevin – testimonial from the mob
jillian & kevin: testimonial from springvale
the year (09) so far: favorite flowers
the year (09) so far: favorite surprise
other anniversaries

wishing a very happy first wedding anniversary! to jennifer in robert, across the miles all the way to the west coast! i loved their wedding for so many reasons – they were a really wonderful easy going couple who had super supportive and nice family and friends. i can’t believe it’s been a year since i did about 12 loops around stan hywet to prepare the ceremony site, get robert situation for the “first look” photos and coordinate their ceremony. their reception was also my first of two weddings at guys party center last year. their wedding was such a hit,you might remember their photos by mark davidson were featured in the spring issue of the knot magazine. click around at my old blog posts and reminisce with me. *sigh* loved that day. congrats on your one year j&r!

previous posts:
the knot ohio – spring/summer 2010: part 1 of 3
the knot – real weddings: jennifer & robert
jennifer & robert – vendor preview
jennifer & robert – part 1: rehearsal
jennifer & robert – part 2: ceremony
jennifer & robert – part 3: reception
jennifer & robert – part 4: testimonial

i really can’t believe it’s already been a year since codi and joe’s wedding – the most talked about wedding on the heidzillas’ blog. codi and joe’s engagement on may 12, 2006, kicked off my personal interest in the local wedding industry. i was as excited to help plan their wedding as they were (maybe more at some times ). with house buying, and raising an amazing daughter, they put their wedding on the back burner for a couple of years. they even helped for the 7-8 months that my husband and i were planning, and once we were off and married, set their final plans for their may 16, 2009 wedding. and it was a great day – there are dozens of memories we’ll always have from their day. a few fun to note: codi and joe selected 80′s power ballads for their cocktail hour music which we all sang along to, they smashed more cheesecake in bridesmaid nicole’s face than each others, codi’s brother eric filled the room with laughter and tears with a brother-sister dance, and we danced the night away to more 80′s power ballads.

time flies when you’re having fun – one year already! happy anniversary codi and joe! we love you guys and can’t wait for this upcoming year – with baby #2 on the way!!!

previous posts:
mission moh recap
vendor preview
codi & joe – part 1: rehearsal
codi & joe – part 2: getting ready
codi & joe – part 3: pre and post ceremony
codi & joe – part 4: reception

previous posts:
c.c. & kevin’s venue, blue canyon kitchen and tavern
c.c. & kevin’s vendor preview
c.c. & kevin – part one: rehearsal
c.c. & kevin – part two: ceremony
c.c. & kevin – part three: reception
genevieve nisly photography’s pro photos