Alexandria & David
January 29, 2020
The Couple: Alex & David
These are two young people that not only have it together, but are also warm, friendly, and totally down-to-earth! We were honored to be part of their celebration, as were all their guests. This wasn’t the type of event that guests attended “out of obligation” and you could tell. I’ve never seen newlyweds mingle more than these two!
The Venue:
The Grand Ballroom at Alexander’s. It is located inside The Factory in Farmington and is THE premiere “vintage venue” in St. Francois County. It truly is our local historic gem with an ambience that is unmatched in its field. The owners are great people and have done some updates to make it even better too! It was decorated absolutely beautifully!
The Vendors:
We haven’t perfected our system of getting all the info on all the vendors, but we were all on the same team, #TeamBride!
We were ecstatic to have the opportunity to work alongside KC Photography again.
You know the food will be amazing when Sugarfire shows up!
Butterfield’s did a stellar job on those gorgeous bouquets!
Lauren Lewis did a fantastic job on the makeup for Alex and the ladies.
We didn’t find out who did the cake or where the dress came from...sorry. But they were both incredible!
We will try to credit other vendors more thoroughly in future blogs entries.
The Details:
We loved the fresh take on Guest Book alternative and the succulent favors, so cute! The Candy Bar & Doughnut Wall were perfectly incorporated together. The Selfie Station was gorgeous! This is a perfect example of how to do a selfie station right. The white linens and pink napkin roses were to die for!
The Party:
We started things by bringing in the Wedding Party to a custom Justin Timberlake mix. We were setup on the west side of the room with a speaker ran wirelessly on each end of the head table. This really filled the room perfectly with sound, allowing everyone to hear the cocktail hour and dinner music, but without blasting out those seated closest to the speakers. This speaker arrangement also ensured that everyone in the room could hear every word of the toasts. The crowd loved our new lighting, providing a soft wash across the dance floor as they got down to a healthy mix of rock, country, and top 40, with the obligatory line dances thrown in too! We ended the night with a couple of sing alongs and a good time was certainly had by all! Such a great crowd!
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