Lina and Charles held their reception at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ. It looked so very grand with the beautiful work of event planner Christy Stoehr of Oh So Fabulous Events and florist Cindy of Floral Design by Cindy of South Bound Brook, NJ. The lighting kept changing all through the evening making me a happy camper. I loved the romantic portraits we took indoors at The Venetian. So warm and cozy! The couple, who are both Portuguese, brought in a troupe of Portuguese folk dancers to entertain their guests). Loved it (and so did their guests. The evening ended with a GIGANTIC flaming show for the guests! Yikes!

Well, winter has officially arrived and I finally had a wedding without snow. There may have been wind chills of 20 degrees, but at least there was no snow. Lina prepared for her wedding at her mothers house. What a beautiful Lazaro gown she had! A the Lazaro “bling” was in the sash of this slinky gown! She paired the gown with a very classic pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes. The most gorgeous “bling” came from Linas beautiful jewlery. Her necklave and bracelt were by Thomas Knoell Designs which she found at Kleinfelds in New York. Check out the Christmas fun I had with the shoes in the tree. Silly me! Lina and Charles both grew up in Kearny, NJ so was very sentimental to have their marriage ceremony there. Theie ceremony was held at the historic Saint Cecilia’s R.C. Church. Before we were off to their very grand reception at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ we stopped by a favorite coffee shop of Lina and Charles!

As luck would have it, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia had a rescheduling of a Bar Mitzvah and were able to offer the grand ballroom to Stephanie and Anthony. A special shout out goes to the amazing vendors that made it all happen. Beautiful Blooms brought over all the flowers, lighting and decour from the Glen Foerd Mansion and set it all up so beautifully in the ballroom. You would never know it was not designed for the space. Their band also gets a special shout out. Could you imagine bringing in all the huge band equipment and instruments in a blizzard. Kudos goes out to The Strangers of Brandywine Valley Talent. A few of their singers were trapped in the snow and they were able to find replacements.








A touching end to a very emotional, yet beautiful day! And they were off to a very warm honeymoon in the Maldives!