On Saturday February 14th 2015, Amber Gallant married Davy Grundy at The Gibson Centre.
First look at the newly wed bride and groom!
I was asked by the bride and her mother to come in and work as their Event Manager. To start it off, I have to say that these ladies were extremely organized and understood the process that had to happen in order to make the bride’s dream day a reality. When I come into an event (especially a wedding) at the end of the process and I did not partake in any planning, it is extremely difficult to know the vision and ins and outs. So you can image how crucial this info is.
The beautiful book of information! From phone numbers to timelines to checklists.
Let’s start with the rehearsal. Friday morning, I headed to the Gallant residence (the bride’s parents) and everything was strategically loaded up in several vehicles.
This was just the beginning… 3 other vehicles packed up.
The wedding party. Don’t worry, the stage will be pretty!
Specialized glass mugs for the guests during ‘Espresso Hour’. I made the bridesmaids wear gloves while setting these out. Potential finger prints was making me cringe!
Father rehearses giving away his daughter, less than 20 hours away
Once at the rehearsal hall we had 3 hours to unload and set up everything before the rehearsal began. Promptly at 5:00pm the rehearsal began and I took the time to check on decor and catering load in and to review/run through everything for the big day.
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With a very successful evening and a happy wedding party, I was eager to make this wedding as seamless as possible! 6:00 am rolled around quickly. The wedding was scheduled to begin at 2:00pm and there was more things to do than there was time to do it!
Candy table for the dance room!
The stage is set!
Reception room and seating cards
Everything was coming together perfectly! It was 12:30pm and everyone is on schedule.
“To have and to hold in case you get cold”
Than it started… The groomsmen were 30 minutes late and all contacts cell phones were off. Guests were starting to arrive so without ushers, myself and the Pastor welcomed guests as the lingered in from the freezing cold. There were some minor problems with the venue, decor and Barista details, although that mattered very little when the bride’s mother texts me saying “DO NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE! we are having Limo trouble” this was followed by a phone call, informing me that the beautiful, pink, stretched limo was broken down and the company was not sending another one (the company was highly rude with the bride’s parents and hung up on them). So now I have no groomsmen and a bridal party stuck on the highway, in the -20 weather with no heat.The bride’s mother was insisting I did not tell Davy (the groom) about the limo issues. Meanwhile, Davy is STILL not there yet. And yes, the almost all the guests had arrived.
Photo credit: Karen Gallant (Bride’s mother)
Bride and her father!
As I sent them photos of the venue all decked out, they tried to make the best of their time waiting.
The bridal party did a good job at keeping calm while they waited for there back up limo.
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The groomsmen showed up around 1:15pm and the new (new is a loose term!) limo showed up at 2:00pm, getting the bridal party to the venue for 2:30pm and the minor details had sorted themselves out before the ceremony began! A half hour behind schedule, that being said, everything fell back into place simultaneously!! It was a great thing to have the calm during the ceremony. It gave everyone time to relieve their sense of panic.
Tony giving his congrats!
As the night went on, everything went perfectly. A great dinner, catered by a chef that Amber (the bride) use to work for. He dressed up in hot pink just for the bride (she is a pink fanatic).
After the speeches we and dessert we opened up the dance room!
A customized dance floor to jazz up the place!
A Step & Repeat for people to take some formal photos.
The amazing pink candy table for the dancing portion of the evening.
Some of the decor and lounging space in the dance room.
Always great to witness an event run smoothly, especially in weddings! It is such an important day for people and there is so much time, energy, dreaming, planning, money, emotions etc. put into someone’s wedding day. I am proud to say I was able to help make this dream become a reality for these families!
Here are some of my favourite photos…
The reception room.
Cake! Fun fact, only the top layer is real!
Amber and her father sang a little bit before she walked down the aisle. Beautiful!
Amazing find! Everyone loved the old fashion cola bottles and openers.
Wedding party set up.
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