What-a Wedding Weekend!

The week of June 6th-12th, we had an amazingly crazy/fun time up here at the Wellington! On Thursday, we got to witness a new WBCC first! Mason Vailes proposed to his sweet girlfriend Marie Augustine out on our terrace! It was the sweetest thing. They had been considering marriage and she thought she was coming in simply for a tour. As the tour finished up on the terrace, Mason had flowers on our mantle with a card. He got down on one knee and the song "Marry Me" was played through the out door speakers. Stephanie, Meghan, and I could not stop ourselves from spying on these two through the windows. The moment was so perfect and gave my chills! It was a real first for us. We always get to see and help out with the weddings which is a super special day, but it was nice to see that first moment for a change! After we cleaned up our tear stained faces, it was time to get back to work for our Friday wedding for Patricia and Sean Thompson. Congrats to Mason and Marie, we are SO excited to have your wedding here next June!
The following day, we had the pleasure of hosting Patricia and Shawns ceremony and reception! Patricia did a fabulous job with her wedding! Strands of small Christmas tree lights were wrapped around each column outside. When lit, the terrace looked stunning! The two had the ceremony take place on our terrace. At the end of the ceremony, the couple played the infamous Grease song "We go together". The bridesmaids and groomsmen danced their way down the isle to proceed into the reception. It was so cute! Monarch provided chips and fruits while Kocks provided the kegs. The cakes were created by Darling Cakes by Hannah. The grooms former roommate and close friend, Jason Talbot was the DJ for the evening. Everyone was having such a blast! We even got to meet a girl who turned 21 at midnight! We witnessed her first legal drink! The photographer was Brittney Hunt. As the reception dwindled down, it was time for Meghan and I to get our rear in gear to prepare for our Saturday ceremony and reception!
Saturday was Courtney and Chad Trietsch special day! Courtney and Chads ceremony and reception was absolutely beautiful! Paula Hill with Designing Spaces was the decorator and did a wonderful job on the arrangements! The wedding was very summery using pinks, oranges, and greens everywhere! The ceremony took place on our terrace. Courtney had a wonderful idea to provide water bottles for everyone to survive this awful heat! The bottles each were given with the cutest koozie which had the couples name on it as well as the date. On one side, the koozie read "to have and to hold and to keep your drink cold". Now how cute is that?! One of the bridesmaids sang Carrie Underwoods "Mama's Song". She was amazing! Monarch catered the event with a live carving station and all sorts of heavy hors d'oeuvres. The wedding was an absolute blast! The DJ, Chris Widener, kept everyone on their feet and played some great songs. At one point in the night, Courtney led a conga line throughout the entire ballroom! Benny Daniel made both the brides and grooms cakes. DeeAdra with photo[e]motion was the photographer. She has posted a ton of great pictures from the wedding on her facebook page! It was a great night, however, now Stephanie and I really had to focus and concentrate on our round 3 ceremony and reception on Sunday.
Marlene and Chad held their ceremony and reception with us. It was such a sweet wedding! Being concerned for the well being of their guests, Chad and Marlene kept the ceremony inside and was taken place on the dance floor. It turned out beautifully. Monarch provided an ice cream bar which was so much fun for everyone! Each person had the choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. There were topping galore set out! There were sprinkles and candy bars everywhere! You name it, it was there. The family made the brides cake. Rather than cake for the groom, he requested cobbler! (which was also made by the family) I helped to serve the cobbler while Stephanie and Kelly helped to serve the cake. The cobbler smelled amazing. It took every ounce of my being to hold back and not eat it. I can still imagine the smell. As the night wound down, the couple ended their reception with their first dance out on the terrace with just the two of them. I am a sucker for romantic stuff, and let me tell you, my heart melted a little. It was so sweet and romantic! The wedding was so great.
We want to congratulate each of our amazing couples! It was such a blessing to be a part of each of your special moments!