Day of Coordination (Behind the Scenes)

I knew we had done our job right when the mother of the bride said to me "It is so nice not to have to think about anything!  Thank you."

When we are hired for coordination services our goal is to ensure a stress free day for EVERYONE involved in the wedding from the bride to the bridal party, the mothers, fathers, grandparents...and all the guests.

For Megan & Nathan's wedding I attended the rehearsal the night before.  This allows me to meet the bridal party and the families and begin to establish relationships with them so they feel comfortable coming to me if they need anything the day of the wedding.  This is a key element in providing excellent coordination services for any wedding.

The day of the wedding my two assistants went to the Gandy Dancer to begin set up and I met Megan, Nathan, and the bridal party at First Congregational.  I set out the ceremony programs and guest book, helped the flower girl into her dress, and floated between the brides room and the grooms room to give time updates and let them know the schedule for the foreseeable future.  I connected with the limo driver to give him a schedule update for the afternoon, made sure each bridesmaid had kleenex in her bouquet, and lined up the girls and walked everyone up the stairs for their entrance into the ceremony.  After the ceremony I bustled Megan's dress and worked with the bridal party to hand out bubbles to all the guests for Megan & Nathan's departure.  I then gathered the guest book, leftover bubbles, and cleaned up the brides room so that the girls could easily gather their belongings on their way out of the church.

We had a very tight time line for pictures, so I helped round up family members and assisted the photographer gather the necessary people for pictures so they could quickly leave the church and head out for pictures around Ann Arbor.

I then left for the reception where I helped Megan hand out final vendor payments, and lined up the bridal party for their formal entrance into the reception.  Together with my assistants, we made sure the following events happened on scheduled: cake cutting, toasts, prayer, dinner, and dancing.

Nathan's family was handling clean up at the end of the night, so we were able to head out a little earlier than usual.  Overall it was a great day!  Thank you Megan & Nathan for letting us be a part of it!

courtney@petalsplanningco.com
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5.7.11 | Megan & Nathan

We kicked off our wedding season this year with Megan & Nathan.  Megan hired Petals Planning over a year ago to help her secure her ceremony and reception venue, as well as provide coordination services on her wedding day.  Megan took on a lot of projects herself including save the dates, invitations, programs, menus, reception table centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, and escort cards; she needed our help to make sure all her hard work and DIY projects were set out as intended, so it was one less thing for her to think about on her wedding day.


The ceremony took place at First Congregational Church in downtown Ann Arbor, and the reception was at the fabulous Gandy Dancer restaurant.  The delicious cake was provided by Cakes by Stephanie, and Chair Cover Express provided the white chair covers with navy blue satin sashes - they looked great!  And last, but certainly not least, Whitney Keeler of Imagine Three took the beautiful photos below.  I can hardly wait to see the rest of them!

courtney@petalsplanningco.com
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Engagement Pictures - Imagine Three Photography

We have been honored to help Megan & Nate with their wedding planning.  We helped Megan select her Ann Arbor ceremony & reception venues which you can read about here and here.  We've kept in touch with her along the planning process and are so excited to coordinate her wedding in Ann Arbor on May 7th!!!  Whitney from Imagine Three Photography was kind enough to share some of Megan & Nate's engagement pictures:

courtney@petalsplanningco.com
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Crossing River Wedding - Jessica & Brian

Back in September we had the pleasure of working with some amazing vendors for Jessica & Brian's wedding.  I've recently received the video that Doug from Crossing River Weddings compiled for the wedding and it's a must see!  A huge thanks to Doug and Whitney from Imagine Three Photography for all of their work!


Jessica and Brian's Wedding Trailer from Crossing River on Vimeo.


courtney@petalsplanningco.com
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Real Wedding 2010 ~ Jessica & Brian ~ The Dearborn Inn

We had the pleasure of planning, designing and coordinating Jessica & Brian's September wedding.  With the couple living out of state, we communicated a lot through email, and met a few times in person.  They had an amazing line up of vendors...so without further ado...

The staff at the Dearborn Inn are top notch, from the sales and marketing team, to the event manager, and banquet manager the day of your event.  We had the pleasure of working beside some of the industry's finest!  Thanks to everyone who made this day a success! :)

Planning, Design & Coordination - Petals Planning (Kate, Courtney, Lyndsay & Jill)

Flowers - Hearts & Flowers of Dexter

Photography - Imagine Three (Whitney Keeler)

Videography - Crossing River Weddings (Doug Dibert Jr.)

Ceremony - Zion Lutheran in Ferndale

Reception - The Dearborn Inn

Linens - Your Event Party Rental

DJ - DJ Manny