Caitlin and Kevin were married on December 10, 2016 at the Saratoga National Golf Club. They wanted the perfect winter wedding and oh man did they get it! The weather was amazing with warm sunshine and crisp air, and they were blessed with the best vendor team to completely rock out their day.
I thought my 2016 wedding season was wrapped up by the beginning of November, but then I got an email from Caitlin asking if I was able to help her with the last of her wedding details one month before her big day. She and Kevin were busy people and as her wedding approached she started to worry that the plans she had been trying to make wouldn't come together. I was happy to help them out, and with one month to go I was able to step in to do a review of the plans she had made so far, come up with a game plan to get the final pieces in place, and then build an itinerary to make sure the wedding day was mapped out with a realistic minute by minute schedule. Caitlin was such a sweetheart the whole time and I was just so happy to be able to give her the peace of mind she was looking for!
I loved so many of the details that Caitlin and Kevin brought in to their day. Instead of choosing a traditional bridal party they gave the VIP spots to some of their siblings, all of their nieces and nephews, and to Kevin's adorable son Grayson. That meant a lot of little bodies to chase around but it bright such joy and energy to their day! Caitlin really wanted her wedding to be all about winter and the holidays so she chose an elegant color palette of crimson, ivory, and gold, and she incorporated natural winter elements like pine cones, evergreens, and lots of warm candlelight to give that snuggly fun winter feel. They even gave their guests antique Christmas ornaments with tags on them to serve as their place cards, and for their guest book they had everyone sign their names to a pair of antique skis. That with a welcome station of hot chocolate and peppermint sticks, a first dance to Frank Sinatra's 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', and two lit Christmas wreaths to flank their ceremony altar and these guys were perfectly set for a Winter Wonderland Wedding!
I had the best time working with Caitlin and Kevin's wedding, both in putting all of the finishing touches together and with executing the details on the day of the wedding. Matt Ramos was their photographer and he so beautifully captured their day in these images. I swear there is not another photographer in this area who is booked so far ahead of time as Matt! If you can get him for your wedding you are a very lucky couple! Ben Pliss from Ben Pliss Media was side by side with us all day shooting video and sharing in our laughter and good times. The staff at the Saratoga National Golf Club is always so much fun to work with, and Andrea and Danielle hit this one out of the park! DJ Vinny Vin from NonStop Music kept guests grooving from first dance to the last song of the night and a good DJ like him always makes my job so much more fun. The bouquets and all of the beautiful centerpieces were made by Frank Gallo himself of Frank Gallo Flowers, who lives on the street that Caitlin grew up on and even picked pine cones from the neighborhood trees to complete the pieces. Hair and makeup was beautifully done by Lauren and the team from Make Me Fabulous, the bride and groom's limo was provided by Today's Limousine, and shuttle transportation was provided by Saratoga's own Upstate Transit. Rounding out the wedding workers were two people who Caitlin and Kevin knew personally - their brother-in-law Chris who officiated their ceremony and their friend Brian Litz who played piano for their ceremony music.
I am so glad that Caitlin found me in the last weeks of her wedding planning, and I am so happy to have been able to play a small part in such an amazing wedding day. Caitlin and Kevin, you are two ridiculously beautiful people inside and out and I wish you all the best that life can bring you. Thank you for choosing me to be your wedding planner!
xoxo,
Shannon
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