Gina & Johnny's Wedding

Gina and Johnny were a wonderful couple to work with. They were both graduate students and history buffs and very fun loving! In fact, the most important part to both of them was that they have a fantastically tasty wedding cake. Queen of Cakes located in Edina was a great match for them, and Terry and her staff did an excellent job. The cake tasted perfect and they followed the directives of Gina and Johnny with vines crawling up the cake and surrounding it.

Gina and Johnny were also very musical, and they love everything classical. This meant having a very old world style of wedding and the colors definitely reflected the sophistication of their wedding. Indigo and ivory with touches of silver here and there made for a perfect palette for their evening nuptials with a formal reception following.

The Wayzata Country Club was a natural choice for the bride and groom, as it was located fairly close to their church in Excelsior. The Wayzata Country Club is a private club in the Tudor style and has beautiful gardens, and the ballroom overlooks the terrace and outdoor swimming pool. The grand ballroom is very elegant with beveled ceilings, and beautiful chandeliers.

For their menu, Gina and Johnny gave a nod to her Italian heritage and served passed hors d'oeuvres such as bruschetta, and also hosted both beer and wine. (A smart idea to offer guests a beverage but without having a completely open bar which can get quite spendy.) They also had Ceaser Salad,Chicken Parmesan, and almond encrusted green beans for dinner. Everything went very smoothly and Katherine and her staff were very friendly and flexible to work with.

Synergy is the premiere 10 piece band for weddings and social events in the Twin Cities and we were very lucky to book them for Gina and Johnny. They were so awesome! The newlyweds and their guests danced the evening away, and it was just fabulous to see the choreographed dances between husband and wife and father and daughter. I would definitely recommend dance lessons to couples for their wedding dances, it is really one of the highlights of the evening to watch a new couple dance their heart out together and look great doing it!

Gina was a beautiful vision that day with a drop waiste white gown from The Wedding Shoppe in St. Paul. This is hands down my favorite bridal boutique in Minnesota. They have dresses for every price range, and helpful staff. In addition, they also do tuxes/menswear and bridesmaid gowns. It was very easy to coordinate the wedding party attire with all of the dresses and tuxes being purchased from the same store.

All of the flowers were from Minneapolis Floral and they did such a fine job pulling together Gina's old world vision. She wanted a very simple color palette of ivory with greens for her floral choices. In fact, she preferred mostly greens with just a few ivory roses to give her centerpieces and bouquets the looked of being plucked from an English garden. Centerpieces were both high and low and staggered so that the aesthetic was very pleasing to the eye. Each centerpiece was placed on a beveled mirror with votive candles flanking it to create dimension and light.

All in all it was a fantastic wedding for a fantastic couple! I was so very honored to be their planner and I really hope to work with Wayzata Country Club again in the future.