Monday, October 15, 2012

Awesome Wedding With Darling Details

At the Hawthorne Hotel we see so many weddings that there are times when you could say we have seen it all.  Then someone comes in with a vision for a wedding, and executes it in just that special way that makes us sit up and take note.

Last night's wedding was one such event.  It was both special and beautiful at the same time.  While it had a tiny touch of Halloween incorporated into it, there was nothing garish at all about it.  From the runner at the wedding ceremony, to the gorgeous centerpieces, and everything in between, it was done with great taste and attention to detail.

Katelyn and Daniel were so fun to work with, as was Katelyn's mother who was so creative.  Thanks so much for letting us photograph and share your ideas here on our Wedding Blog for the historic Hawthorne Hotel.

We hope you enjoy seeing these photos that I took last night.

Darling holder for gift card envelopes.  It was an off-the-shelf piece that was modified to accept the envelopes.
The "small detail" was in getting them out, but that is a story for another day.

Guests were asked to leave thumb prints in purple and orange on this lovely personalized tree.  

Place card holders are slices of birch tree, picking up on the Fall theme with the leaves very nicely.

Directions to guests regarding the thumbprint tree

Bridesmaid bouquet

Bride's bouquet

The beautiful bride and her attendant prepare to enter the ceremony in the Grand Ballroom

So lovely, waiting on the landing for her cue.

Liz Dube, Banquet Manager directing the flower girl and ring bearer into the room

With Dad
Liz closes the doors, waits for the right moment in the music and directs the bride and dad into the room.

The runner was exquisite, each edge covered with crystals and purple flower petals, all handmade by the bride's mother and aunt.

The room looked so beautiful for the ceremony
 
The bride, Katelyn, entered the room as a "Baxter"
And she became a "Musser" at the end of the runner.
The stationed hors d'oeuvres at the cocktail reception
 


These arrangements did double-duty.  They served as part of the decor for the wedding ceremony, and then became centerpieces for alternating tables at the dinner.

The program for the wedding

Alternating tables had ivory cloths with beautiful sheer scroll overlays.  Those tables had centerpieces made in pumpkins.

The alternating tables had aubergine tablecloths with the same scroll overlays, and they got the tall, branches with lights and crystals for their centers

The sweetheart table had an arrangement made in a white pumpkin.  The window sills had decorations too.

The wedding cake echoed the theme of Fall, and had a darling customized topper of him and her.

The table numbers were leaves.


The beautiful upgraded green water goblets really helped the room glow, and echoed the leaf theme.






The "guest book" tree with "leaf" thumbprints


The crystals in the centerpieces echoed the crystal chandeliers in the Grand Ballroom.

I hope you enjoy seeing all of these many photos of this extra-cool wedding here at the historic Hawthorne Hotel. Juli

Saturday, October 13, 2012

A Lovely Thank You From a Recent Bride

Nothing makes the Hawthorne team happier than receiving a note of thanks from a recent bride. This was a note we got a few weeks ago from some newlyweds who celebrated with us this past September.



Getting to play even a small part in this couple's day means so much to us at the Hotel. Words as kind as these are what keeps the entire team going. We cannot thank you enough for writing.

Juli

Friday, October 12, 2012

A Wedding on 10-11-12

 This week contained an auspicious date for a wedding, 10-11-12, and it seemed that in many places having a Thursday wedding was not such an unusual occurrence.  As you can see, the Hawthorne Hotel was pleased to host a destination wedding party, and here are some photos of the bride leaving the hotel with her attendants, headed to the church, in a horse-drawn buggy.
It was such a charming sight that I asked if I could take some photos to add to our blog, and as you can see, the answer was a happy "yes" so there they are.

I hope you enjoy seeing another aspect of the Hawthorne Hotel.

Juli