Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Vendor Spotlight - All About Catering -


ALL ABOUT CATERING - BESIDES HAVING GREAT ENTERTAINMENT AT YOUR EVENT OR WEDDING - YOU NEED GREAT FOOD !   AZ CELEBRITY DJ  HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM AT ALL ABOUT CATERING NOT ONCE BUT TWICE IN THE SAME WEEKEND A FEW WEEKS AGO !   THE FIRST WEDDING WAS THE PENICK WEDDING AT THE WINDMILL IN FLORENCE AND WOW WHAT A EVENT THEY PUT ON !   THE FOOD WAS AMAZING AND COOKED TO ORDER ON THE SPOT. KABOBS AND GRILLED SHRIMP AND ALL THE SIDES TO GO WITH ! WE WERE EXTREMLY IMPRESSED WITH THEM THAT NIGHT ! THE FUNNY THING IS WE SHOWED UP ON SUNDAY AT OUR EVENT AND GUESS WHO WAS THERE WITH OUT EVEN KNOWING IT. YOU GOT IT ALL ABOUT CATERING . AGAIN THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB FOR THE FELTON WEDDING ON 10- 10 - 10  AND SERVED CHIPOLTE STYLE BURRITOS AND TACOS FOR THE GUEST !  THE FOOD WAS AMAZING - BETTER THAN CHIPOLTE  THE GUEST WERE SAYING . I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CATER GIVE GINNY A CALL AND LET HER KNOW WE SENT YOU -

ALL ABOUT CATERING -
THEY DO ALL EVENTS AND WEDDINGS THROUGH OUT THE VALLEY -
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

NICK & ANGELINA - LOVE IS IN THE AIR AT THE MONTELUCIA

NICKALENA -   WHAT A FABULOUS PARTY - DID I SAY PARTY , I MEANT WEDDING - YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS A FUN PARTY BECUASE ALL THE GUEST WANTED TO DO WAS DANCE - I LOVE THAT !  THE DANCE FLOOR WAS PACKED ALL NIGHT LONG AFTER WE GOT THROUGH ALL THE FORMAL STUFF. THE COUPLE  PICKED SOME GREAT MUSIC OUT FOR THEIR WEDDING FROM SOME HOT LATIN HITS TO THE SALSA MUSIC THEY DANCED TO AND THEN THE TOP 40. IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR A WEDDING DJ WHEN THE COUPLE MAKES GREAT CHOICES IN THE MUSIC SELECTION.

NICK AND ANGELINA FOUND US THROUGH ONE OF OUR PAST COUPLES WHO WE DID THEIR WEDDING FOR A FEW YEARS BACK - IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL COMPLIMENT TO GET REFERRED BY ONE OF OUR PAST CLIENTS - THANK YOU PORTELAS !
THE WEDDING WAS HELD AT THE MONTELUCIA RESORT AND SPA IN PARADISE VALLEY WHICH IS ALSO VOTED ONE OF THE TOP RESORTS IN THE COUNTRY #13 TO BE EXACT FROM TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE . I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THE STAFF DOES THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT TO MAKE THE EVENT GO OFF PERFECTLY. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHO ARE READING THIS - FOR THOSE OF US WHO SEE MANY DIFFERENT VENUES THROUGH OUT THE SEASON AND YEARS , WHEN YOU COME ACROSS GREAT SERVICE IT DOES GET NOTICED BY US VENDORS AND WE SHARE THAT !  ONE OF THE SMALL THINGS WHICH IMPRESSED ME THE MOST WAS ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE BALLROOM DOORS OPENING - THE ENTIRE STAFF AT THE RESORT SWARMED THE ROOM AND STARTED SHINING THE WINE GLASSES ON THE ROOM SO THEY WOULD SPARKLE !  WHEN I SAY STAFF I MEAN EVERYONE - MANAGERS , SALES , BANQUETS, MAYBE A GOLF CART DRIVER WAS EVEN IN THERE !   THE STAFF WAS AMAZING AND FRIENDLY AND SO NICE THE ENTIRE TIME.

THE BRIDE AND GROOM DID SOMETHING THAT I SEE ABOUT ONCE A WEDDING SEASON AND THAT IS THEME YOUR WEDDING - IF YOU DO IT WELL  ITS GREAT ! THEY DID THE THEME HOLLYWOOD / MOVIE THEME.  THEY PLACED MOVIE POSTERS FRAMED THROUGH OUT THE ROOM AND THE FAVORS WERE LITTLE COOKIE OSCARS , THEY EVEN MADE THEIR OWN PLAY BILL . I WILL SAY THAT WAS THE MOST UNIQUE PROGRAM I HAVE SEEN IN ALL  MY YEARS IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY . LOVED IT .

DURING COCKTAIL HOUR THEY HAD A ALL FEMALE MARIACHI GROUP PLAY FOR THE GUEST  TO TIE IN SOME OF THEIR LATIN HERITAGE . THEN RIGHT AFTER GRAND ENTRANCE THE COUPLE SUPRISED EVERYONE AND DID A SALSA DANCE FOR THE GUEST . tHEY ACTUALLY MET AT A SALSA EVENT . THE REST IS HISTORY . 

VENDORS WE SHARED THE DAY WITH -
MONTELUCIA - SANDRA ZANIEWSKI - CATERING SALES MANAGER - SHE ROCKS
MARIACHIS - MARIACHI PASSION - LOVED THE PINK OUTFITS
EVENT PLANNER - DANIELLE COLETTO - SUPER FUN  & ORGANIZED
PHOTOGRAPHER CHICKS  - THE BRIDAL BELLES - LOVE THAT NAME
FLOWERS - GARAGE BY IVY - GORGEOUS GORGEOUS
HARP  -  DANILLE FRANKLIKN - SHE EVEN SINGS

Saturday, October 9, 2010

ALLISON & THOMAS SAY I DO IN SEDONA STYLE

ALLISON & THOMAS SAY I DO IN SEDONA ON OCTOBER 2nd  AND WE WERE THRILLED TO BE PART OF THEIR SPECIAL DAY ! I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I HAD MET THEM EARLIER AT A FRIEND OF THEIRS WEDDING I DID 3 YEARS AGO AND THATS HOW SHE FOUND US. THE WEATHER WAS NOT TO FRIENDLY TO US RIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING STARTED AND WE WERE WORRIED WITH THE BLACK CLOUDS AND THE RAIN THAT WAS COMING DOWN IF THE CEREMONY WOULD START ON TIME . THERE WAS A LITTLE BREAK IN THE RAIN AND THE GUEST WERE CARTED OVER TO THE CEREMONY SITE OVERLOOKING A GORGEOUS MOUNTAIN AND A LAKE WITH A WATERFALL . AS THE BRIDE REACHED THOMAS THE RAIN STARTED AGAIN AND THE WIND BLEW. THERE IS AN OLD WIVES TALE THAT IF IT RAINS ON YOUR WEDDING DAY IT WILL BRING YOU YEARS OF HAPPINESS !  IT RAINED ON MY WEDDING DAY SO I GUESS ITS TRUE !

THESE ARE A FEW OF THE PHOTO TAKEN RIGHT AFTER THE WEDDING BY THE AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER KENNETH ROBERT AND HIS TEAM OF PHOTOGRAPHERS WE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK WITH ON THIS WEDDING.

THE DANCE FLOOR SEEMED TO ALWAYS BE PACKED AND THIS IS A GREAT SHOT OF THE BRIDE AND HER MOTHER DANCING WITH SOME OF THE BRIDAL PARTY AS THE NIGHT WENT ON . WE HAD A BLAST IN SEDONA AND ENJOYED CELEBRATING WITH ALLSION & THOMAS !

VENDORS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS SPECIAL DAY SO AMAZING FRO THEM

Photography - Kenneth Robert Photography -  Absoulute Fabulous
Entertainment - Az Celebrity Dj / Let Pose Photo Booth
Flowers  - Flowers from the Tulip Tree - Glendale
Venue - Oak Creek Country Club - Kathy Chambers
Rev Giovanni -  Mike Westenhaver
Rentals - Verde Valley

JEREMY & ROSHANA SAY I DO

Jeremy & Roshana say I Do as the first couple for us in October this year !  They were married at Villa Siena on a gorgeous friday evening that started right before sunset.  The bride looked so gorgeous as she walked in the courtyard for her future husband to see.  It was nice to see how Jeremy is so in love with Roshana and during his vows he had a very hard time with  his emotions !  What a  amazing man Roshana you have found !


The Bride had these cute monograms or logos made for their wedding and they were used through out with the decor and the style  of their wedding -  This above picture is what you found as you were seated at the Ceremony Chairs - If you look close inside the flower holder you will see her monogram . The monogram was also displayed on her cake by Peice of Cake Desserts  and on her Photo Booth Favors by Lets Pose Photo Booths.


The Cake was amazing and created by Peice of Cake Desserts !

There was a first at this wedding that we love to see and wish we saw more ! The Bride did not ever leave the dance floor - She is a true dancer and loves music and loves to dance !  I think she could have danced all night with her friends and family if they would have let her stay all night !

Anyway we had such a great time working with The Villa Siena Team  - Pictured Below is Hope from Villa Siena and her lovely intern assistant .




A few Vendors we would like to mention that helped make this special day happen for an amazing couple

Venue -  http://www.villasiena.com/
Entertainment - http://www.azcelebritydj.com/
Cake - Peice of Cake desserts
Photo Booth - http://www.letsposephotobooths.com/
Photographer - Eric Greer




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