Farrah & Clayton's Mechanics Hall Wedding

On Saturday, April 14th, I had the honor of being the Day-of Coordinator for Farrah and Clayton's wedding held at the Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. If you've never been to Mechanics Hall, it is a concert hall with a 19th century elegance feel and the space is just breathtaking! The beautiful sunny day started with Farrah getting her hair and make-up done in the Green Room by one of my favorite artist, Noel McKinnon of Make Up 2 Die 4. Shortly after, Farrah got dress in her custom made, Sari and met Clayton on stage for their first look. The back drop created by Shagun Decorators was just amazing. Strings of crystals were hung on the pedestals with floating candles and red rose petals covering the top beam. Cristina of Cristina G Photography, a highly reputable photographer from Chicago capture the entire day perfectly!



That would be on the right helping our Bride with her shoes :)

Afterward, the entire bridal party took off in a limo provided by Metrowest Limousine and headed to WPI, the Higgins House on campus for more portraits. The ceremony took place on the stage of the Great Hall right before sunset and the room felt so romantic and intimate with votive candles surrounding the stage. Extreme Productions did a great job lighting the stage red and that really completed the look of the room. My favorite part of the ceremony is seeing both cultures, Pakistan and American combined into one. Also, I really loved watching Farrah and Clayton reading their vows to one another, so sweet!

Following the ceremony, cocktail hour was held in the Washburn Hall with live music provided by Amherst Ensemble. Caterer, Kabob and Curry provided the delicious Indian cuisine for both cocktail and dinner.

The Great Hall was transformed into the reception space during cocktail hour and Toupins Catering did an amazing job getting all the tables and chairs set up within an hour. A Beautiful Bouquet created the high and low floral centerpieces which paired with the champagne linens and the chiavari chairs provided by Gala LDT. For dinner, guests were treated to a delicious buffet with many different options even I couldn't believe it. But the dessert won my little heart. The wedding cake from Konditor Meister had 5 layers and 4 different flavors; pina colada, black forest, strawberry grand marnier and lemon raspberry. The cake was massive and so delicious! Guest also got to enjoy the photo booth by Red Eye Photobooth and Deejay Bunty, MC Mike and their entire Extreme Productions team really got the party started. All the guests were on the dance floor the whole night! 

As for the guest favors, I created a custom red and gold candy station with 7 different types of candies; cherry gummy bears, twizzlers, red foiled chocolate balls, strawberry candy crystals,  butter toffee chocolate, almond hersey kisses and m&m's. (Couple of my favorite wholesale candy companies online are Candy Warehouse and Metro Candy). I used a gold linen to cover the table and placed boxes underneath to give the jars height. I finished off the candy buffet by placing candles all around the table.

Farrah and Clayton, have a wonderful time in Italy for your honeymoon! Thank you both so much for allowing me to take part of your wedding day. I sincerely feel I've gained two new friends after meeting the both of you. Also, thank you Joan and the entire Mechanics Hall team along with my two assistants, Tim and Phil for the wonderful job well done!

Sweet Planning!

Linda

Thank You Cards For Lemon Drop Team

Couple of months ago, I reached out to Yuling of Yuling Designs to create a one of a kind 'thank you' card for Lemon Drop Team. I wanted the design to be fun + bright + YELLOW and that's exactly what I got!

Photos by Yuling Designs

Aren't they so much fun? I absolutely love them! If you're still looking for someone to create personalized wedding invitations, stationary or thank you cards, I highly recommend Yuling.

Sweet Planning!
Linda

{Engaged} Farrah & Clayton

YAY, my darling couple, Farrah and Clayton are tying the knot next week and I seriously cannot wait to be part of their special day. F&C will be getting married at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA with cocktail and reception to follow. Our Bride-to-be is not only intelligent and absolutely stunning, she has quite the taste and have chosen a very pretty color palette of red and gold. Wait until you see all the gorgeous details involving this wedding!

Here's a look of Farrah and Clayton's artsy e-session taken by Maureen Cotton Photography at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA.

Sweet Planning!
Linda

Early Birthday Fun l The Paint Bar

Every year, I celebrate my birthday by having a fabulous dinner with loved ones. We go into the city and I have the best time! But this year, I wanted to do something different - so glad we did. I've heard about The Paint Bar located in Newton, MA for couple of years now, but never made an attempt to try it out. How it works is that you go onto their website, choose a date that fits your schedule, reserve a spot online and get ready to paint and drink. Trust me, I'm no Picasso but The Paint Bar brings in an instructor to guide you step by step which made me feel a lot better.

The cost per person is $35 and it included everything besides alcohol; a 16x20 canvas, paint, brushes, easel and apron. Alcohol cost weren't that expensive either costing $6 per drink. Here are a few photos from last night. I heart birthdays.

My station is ready

Paint, check! Brushes, check!

Wine, CHECK CHECK CHECK!

Our instructor for the evening was great!

Mixing my colors together on my palette

The start of a masterpiece :)

Step 1 finished. Now we have to let it dry for 15 minutes

The lovely ladies of the evening

Ta dah! My masterpiece is finally done

New logo maybe?

All the ladies with their finished painting

The next time you're hosting a bridal shower or a bachelorette, I highly recommend The Paint Bar to bring out your creative side. Special thanks to the amazing ladies who came out to celebrate my early birthday. You sure know how to make a girl feel loved!

Sweet Planning!
Linda