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Country and Private Clubs, General News, Local Spotlight, North, Northeast Wisconsin, Planning
Sam Dekker and Olivia Harlan Bring the Romance Home to Wisconsin
Olivia Harlan has married her rightful partner, Sam Dekker. You may recognize Sam as Wisconsin’s 2012 “Mr. Basketball”, a second team All American for the Wisconsin Badgers team that advanced to the 2015 NCAA National Championship game, and currently a forward in the NBA for the Washington Wizards. Combined the two make quite a team, and together they planned a wedding of which dreams are made. If Midwestern elegance is a wedding theme, these two showed us how it’s done.
December 13, 2018
After the Wedding, Just for Fun, Planning, Reception, Style, Trends and Ideas
The Marital Send-Off: Leaving with a WOW!
Your wedding day is a story. It has a beginning, middle, and end. Like the beginning of any great story, the ceremony is there to set the tone and introduce yourselves as husband and wife. The reception comes next, and is the plot of the story. The end is your Grand Finale. The marital send off has been revived! Check out these new marital send off ideas and trends!
December 2, 2018
Ask the Right Questions, Before the Wedding, Catering, Milwaukee, Planning, Reception
Planning and Your Palate: From Pen and Paper…to Your Plate!
If you have booked a venue, it is possible they will provide a list of preferred caterers, based on their own contracts or previous experience. These purveyors might be a great place to start. Many venues will have great knowledge of set-up guidelines and already has a rapport with on-site staff. Whether working with the venue or an outside contender, keep the following checklist with you to help iron out the details.
November 19, 2018
Pink/Blush, Real Weddings, Rustic / Barn, Rustic/Vintage Style, Summer, West, Whites/Grays/Silvers
Sam & Alysia’s Rustic Wedding at The Hay Loft
Sam and Alysia let The Hayloft Barn bring the rustic vibe to their wedding, while incorporating delicate touches of blush and rose gold to soften the scene.
November 15, 2018
Classic Style, Green, Lake Geneva, Orange/Coral, Planning, Real Weddings, Summer, Yellow/Gold/Ivory/Creams
Shannon & Drake’s Summer Wedding at the Grand Geneva
Everything from the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony, reception, and catering was handled by the Grand Geneva — even Shannon’s hair stylist and makeup artist! “The Grand Geneva really made our day what it was. They made it so effortless and catered to our every need.”
November 5, 2018
After the Wedding, Ask the Right Questions, Flowers, Galleries, Milwaukee
Petals for Patients: A Second Act for Your Floral Arrangements
Petals for Patients gives your floral décor new life, filling the rooms of the sick and terminally ill from Milwaukee to Chicago with personally crafted bouquets. Your gently used, although well loved arrangements will continue their work of being beautiful by brightening the bedside of a deserving patient.
November 2, 2018
Ask the Right Questions, Galleries, Milwaukee
Exploring Rentals and Simplifying the Process
Choosing who to rent from, and what to rent, can be an overwhelming process. It will help when learning about your potential rentals partner to know what your priorities might be, and to rank them. Is it ease of service, and seamless assembly and pick-up? Perhaps it is the quality of the dinnerware, or an aesthetic you would like to accomplish. Related questions to what matters most to you should be the first to ask, so that any companies unable to fulfill those needs can be crossed off your list right away.
October 29, 2018
Fall, Green, Real Weddings, Rustic / Barn, Rustic/Vintage Style, South
Mayyadah & Joshua’s Cultural Fusion Wedding at The Farm at Dover
Blending their Middle Eastern with Italian heritage, Mayyadah and Joshua made their wedding day all about bringing their two cultures together in love — with a little Harry Potter magic sprinkled in for good measure.
October 25, 2018
Blank Canvas, Blue/Aqua/Navy, Classic Style, Downtown, Real Weddings, Summer, Yellow/Gold/Ivory/Creams
Nicholas & Mary Claire’s Classic DIY Wedding at the Best Place Pabst
The bride and groom, who have known each other since kindergarten, planned an August wedding that was classic and simple, but with lots of personality and “DIY to the max!”
October 15, 2018
Blank Canvas, Blue/Aqua/Navy, Orange/Coral, Real Weddings, South, Themed
Emma & Jack’s Tiki Wedding
at South Shore Pavilion
With a Hawaiian buffet, whoopie pies for dessert, and tiki glasses for their guests to take home, Emma and Jack threw an unforgettably laid-back and fun wedding on Milwaukee’s lakefront.
October 1, 2018
Blue/Aqua/Navy, Classic Style, Downtown, Historic & Unique, Real Weddings, Spring, Yellow/Gold/Ivory/Creams
Sarah & Mike’s Lakefront Wedding
at the War Memorial
Mike loved tearing up the dance floor, and Sarah’s loved the food and speeches. The bride and groom both agree: “We wouldn’t change a thing about our day.”
September 18, 2018
Historic & Unique, Lake Country, Pastel, Pink/Blush, Planning, Real Weddings, Summer, Traditional, West, Yellow/Gold/Ivory/Creams
Anna & Jacob’s Elegant Wedding at the Red Circle Inn
In the overall planning, bride Anna says there wasn’t any one aspect she enjoyed better than the rest. “We had such a wonderful day, and our vendors made it a dream come true!”
September 6, 2018