Domenique and Dmitriy - Photo Sneak Peek!

Photo by Dexter Davis Photography

Alli and I coordinated our last wedding of the year this past weekend with Domenique and Dmitriy at the Canfield Casino.  Here is a sneak peek photo of the happy couple.  Stay tuned for a full recap post to hit the blog soon!

Winter Wedding Sale

Photo by Matt Ramos Photography

Wedding Planning Plus is offering a Winter Wedding discount for couples whose wedding date is between December 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015. Take $100 off your day-of coordination package rate by mentioning this offer at the time of booking. 

(Discount applied to day-of wedding coordination package only and is not to be combined with other offers. New clients only.)

AAWA's Regional Choice Awards - Vote Now!

The Adirondack-Albany Wedding Association (AAWA) is running their Regional Choice Awards and voting is open!  

Make sure you go down to the bottom of the page to vote for your favorite local wedding planners.  

We were a recipient of this award last year and would love to make it two in a row.  

Happy voting!

Amber and Christian - August 31, 2014

I had the privilege of coordinating Amber and Christian's special day in Lake Placid, New York. It was a wonderful day for a wonderful couple!  Amber and Christian were able to completely relax, take everything in and completely enjoy every moment of their wedding day. There was a looming threat of rain all day - but all we ended up getting was some sporadic sprinkles! Horray!  We all got to work with an incredible team of professionals too!  What a great day...

Amber and Christian's day began at the Lodges at the Crowne Plaza Resort & Golf Club, where the bride and groom got beautified amongst their bridal party. Christine from CARU Salon (NJ) did an amazing job on all the girls hair. Following the bride and groom getting into their attire, they did a "teaser" first look and gift exchange where they gifted one another some pretty sweet watches! Check out the photos below to see the "teaser" first look. It's such a fun idea- it really builds the anticipation for the real first look!

Amber and Christian's first look was priceless- Christian, I will never forget your face when you saw your bride! It was so sweet and touching. Not a dry eye anywhere! Then it was time for formal photos; the bride and groom chose the amazingly talented Jessica Painter Photography to capture their day. Jessica and Ed worked their magic with Amber and Christian, as you will surely see in the photos below. After bride and groom photos, it was time for bridal party photos, then it was ceremony time. Check out that background to their ceremony...absolutely amazing backdrop. The views from the Crowne Golf Club are just out of this world!

The cocktail hour and reception were such a fun time. Kimberly from Elite Entertainment did a great job and kept the dance floor packed all night long. Amber and Christian were truly able to enjoy dancing the night away with their family and friends. The dessert table by Cake Placid was a sure hit, as was the cigar bar that was provided by the bride and groom. Jessica Painter was able to sneak them away for some awesome late night sparkler shots and the couple also did a "sparkling exit" at the end of the night! A truly great event for truly great people.

Shout outs go to Catherine and her wonderful team at the Crowne Plaza Resort and Golf Club for orchestrating a flawless event, Jessica and Ed of Jessica Painter Photography for the incredible photos and for being so "go with the flow" throughout both the planning and the event, Christine Gatto for the amazing hair styles for the girls, Jen from Cake Placid for the delectable dessert and cake spread, Amber's Aunt Debbie for all of the florals, Kim from Elite Sounds Entertainment for the great job emceeing and the great tunes, Bob from Polar Express for the timely shuttle service, and officiant Jerry Oliver for a job well done in regards to the ceremony. Thank you to everyone for making this day a true success!

Amber and Christian, it was such a pleasure to coordinate your wedding day! I wish you all the best for a healthy and happy marriage!

Erin Rossi

Amber and Christian are Featured on WellWed!

Photo by Jessica Painter Photography

Amber and Christian's Lake Placid Club wedding is featured on WellWed!  

CLICK HERE to check out the post.  

Thanks For The Sweet Review Michelle And Greg!

Photo by Bailly Photography

Michelle and Greg were married on September 20th of this year and I worked with them for full wedding planning and wedding coordination.  Greg just posted this review of their experience working with me over the last year.  Thanks so much for the kind words!

To read more of our reviews CLICK HERE.

"Shannon worked with us on planning our wedding and she was phenomenal! She was very flexible in meeting up with us during our busy schedule and making sure we stayed on budget. We explained the type of wedding we wanted and recommended vendors that were above and beyond what we could have hoped for. 

As the groom, we had decided on a country club venue before deciding to get a wedding planner and were in the process of signing a contract with them. Shannon advised my fiance at the time that there was a new venue opening up that she should look at. Personally, I did not want to keep looking but was I sure happy that she did. The new venue at 90 State was PHENOMENAL. Without Shannon's guidance we could have not had the amazing wedding that we did. 

If you are on the fence about getting a wedding planner or think it costs to much, I want to tell you that SHE WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY. The entire wedding planning process was not as stressful and Shannon was there with us every step of the way. 

Thank you Shannon and everyone at WPP for their excellent service and attention to detail."

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*)