Erica and Adam - May 10, 2014

Erica and Adam were married at the Hall of Springs on May 10, 2014.  These two are both originally from New York but live and work in Mississippi so we did a lot of the planning long distance through emails and Skype chats.  It was so much fun to work with these two and you can tell from the emotion they show in these photos that they are two really fun really cool people.  I am so happy they found me because my life was made better by meeting them!

Erica is hilarious and we laughed so much in the year we worked together!  Adam also has a great sense of humor and they both just like to let loose and have fun.  Their wedding was at the Hall of Springs and with close to 250 guests the event was definitely high end and classy.  But Erica and Adam were still able to bring in pieces of their personalities in the fine details, such as their custom made Converse sneakers, the pops of pomegranate color in the reception, and their beer and wine themed guest tables.  They wanted to focus on fun and you can see in the dance shots that these guys did not hold back on the dance floor!  They had a video booth and wood fired pizza station and they gave their guests chocolate truffles that were beer and wine flavored.  The weather was great, their bridal party was super fun, and their guests partied all night long.  It was an awesome wedding!

Working with Erica and Adam was like working with my best friends.  We got close throughout the planning process and pretty soon they were referring to me as "Coach".  I got pretty hands on with these guys, accepting near daily packages of wedding items from them and doing a lot of shopping for wine and beer bottles and the perfect shimmery cake ribbon.  Because these guys live so far away my spare bedroom became the wedding holding room and every day it was like Christmas seeing the packages that would come in.  One delivery arrived and needed to be signed for because the contents were either beer or wine, and since these guys were planning a beer and wine themed wedding I just assumed this was one more piece for their reception.  It's a good thing I opened it though because what was inside was actually for me!  They had gifted me a craft beer sampler and included a card that read I should make sure I get some time to relax and enjoy these before the wedding.  Best gift ever!

This wedding included a team of talented professionals.  Sarah and Kevin and the staff at the Hall of Springs did an amazing job with everything at the venue.  Working with Sarah and the staff at Mazzone is always a treat.  The associate photographers at Matt Ramos Photography killed it with these images - there were so many great ones to choose from I could have seriously made this blog 50 photos long!  Vinny Vin from NonStop Music rocked their dance floor, and Evan and Kara from Anthology Studio nailed it with the flowers and decor.  The guys at Brighter Lights Media rolled video all night, and the ladies at Make Me Fabulous styled up the ladies and made them look their best.  We called in the troops when it came to transportation - Upstate Transit provided the guest shuttles, Premiere Transportation used two of their limos to transport the bridal party to the Hall of Springs, and Advantage Transportation supplied the vintage Rolls Royce for the bride and groom.  And Erica and Adam's friend with ferociously great hair, Ian Rossi, performed the ceremony.

I really could go on and on about Erica and Adam and how awesome they are as human beings!  Thank you guys so much for finding me and bringing me into your lives!  LOVE YOU!!

xoxo,

Shannon (*Coach*)

 

Hannah and David Leave Ginny A Great Review!

Hannah and David were married on October 12th and worked with a combination of planners here at WPP.  They just posted this great review highlighting all of the hard work that Ginny and Alli did on their wedding day.  Thanks you guys for sharing your experience working with us!

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"We used Wedding Planning Plus to help with day-of coordination for our wedding. Both Shannon (the owner) and Ginny Beigel (our planner) were incredibly helpful and really easy to work with. Starting about a month before the wedding, Ginny skyped with us once a week to make sure everything was on track. She contacted all our vendors and made sure they were doing what they were supposed to do. Any time we came across something we weren't sure about, we asked Ginny to take care of it. And she did! 

I really feel like Ginny and her assistant Alli went above and beyond our expectations. They carried chairs from the ceremony site to the reception tent, they lit candles, corralled guests, and did about a million other things. Literally nothing went wrong on the day of the wedding and I'm sure it's mostly because of the excellent, professional care that Ginny and Alli took. 

I recommend them with great conviction. This company seems great and honestly it's super reasonably priced given how much they do for you. It was so wonderful to be able to relax on the wedding day and just celebrate with my family and friends, knowing Ginny was taking care of everything."

Kirsten and Brett - August 31, 2014

Kirsten and Brett were married at the Hildene - Lincoln Family Home on August 31, 2014.  This couple lives in Miami but with a family home in Dorset and their engagement happening on that property, getting married in Manchester, VT was the perfect fit for them.

Kirsten and Brett have a wonderful sense of style, and they planned the most elegant wedding.  Their ceremony was at the overlook just past the gorgeous gardens behind the home.  Then going with crisp whites and clear glass, along with bistro lights and a black and white dance floor, these two put together an absolutely stunning reception.  All of this paired with the Vermont mountain views and the rich history of the Hildene property and you don't get a more perfect set up.  Of course there was a little rain that day but to me it made for great photos!

Initially I was brought on by Brett's mother Sherry to provide day-of wedding coordination.  Sherry was so great to deal with, and then when I got the chance to meet Kirsten and Brett I just fell in love with the whole family.  They held a large rehearsal dinner the night before and I was asked to coordinate that which was super fun.  It was a lobster bake with live music followed by a super sweet video showing photos of the two of them growing up.  It was a great way to kick off the wedding weekend for everyone.

Joining me on this wedding were some wonderful wedding professionals.  Sheila Burks at Hildene is just the best to work with!  We make a great team and having worked with her on a few large scale weddings we really click together.  Photographers Crickett and Dean from Polis Photography were on hand to shoot both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day itself.  The in-house catering team from Pangaea Restaurant did an amazing job with the food and dinner service, and florist Nancy Bishop wowed everyone with her gorgeous flower arrangements.  Alicia Romac from Legacy Images of Vermont was their videographer and Joe Bell from JSB Music kept their dance floor packed.  The stylists from Make Me Fabulous prettied the girls up and even did a hair change for Kirsten so she could have a cool updo for the reception.  Their officiant was Rabbi David Novak, rentals were from Rain or Shine, ceremony music was provided by the Dorset Trio, and transportation shuttles came from DuFour and the Land Rover School at the Equinox Resort.  And of course we cannot forget the most "Vermont" part of the night - the Ben and Jerry's ice cream cart that dished out sweet treats after dinner.  

Kirsten and Brett, it was so great working with you!  I am so happy that Sherry found me and included me in your wedding weekend!

xoxo,

Shannon