Now Selling Carlson Craft Save the Dates, Invitations and Wedding Accessories!

We're so excited to announce that Weddings by Karolina is now selling Save the Dates, Invitations, and Wedding Accessories by Carlson Craft.  If you're still looking for that perfect stationary please contact us today and we'd be happy to help you pick out your perfect invitation! 

Katie and Jeremy April 2, 2011

Katie had contacted me about a week and a half before her wedding, as she realized she needed a Day of Coordinator.  I was up for the challenge to get to know about her and Jeremy, and all their wedding details in that amount of time.  They only requested help at their reception. They married at Queen of All Saints Church Basilica, http://www.qasbasilica.org/ and their reception was at Misericordia's Jean Ryan Center, http://www.misericordia.com/ 

They used Prime Food Catering, http://primefoodcaterers.com/  They had provided all the linens, hors d'ouveres, cocktails, and food for the evening. 

Katie and Jeremy's florist was Judi who is actually a next door neighbor to Katie's mom and a retired floral designer.

Entertainment was provided by The Elite Band, http://www.eliteband.com/home.htm and also The Shannon Rover's Irish Pipe Band, http://www.shannonrovers.com/ which Katie's dad was also a part of. It was such a fun thing to see and hear!

The 8' round cake and cupcakes were provided by Gerhard's Desserts, http://gerhardsdesserts.com/ 

Also, wonderful pictures which are provided below are courtesy of the Photographer, Laura Witherow, http://laurawitherow.com/

Thanks to Katie and Jeremy for choosing Weddings By Karolina to help make your wedding day be stress free.  Congratulations!

Allison and Jordan's Wedding Pictures are here!

Take a look at some of Allison and Jordan's wedding pictures. The beautiful wedding was on February 12, 2011.  Pictures done by Timothy Whaley and Associates.  www.twaphoto.com Here are some of my favorites.  Enjoy!

One Dress, One Woman, One World

As I watching the channel 5 news today, they had a story on "One Dress, One Woman, One World", it's about One Woman who takes pictures with her wedding dress everywhere, and doing everything! Follow this link to learn more http://www.onedressonewoman.com/OD/default.asp  Below are some pictures of where she took her "wedding dress photo's".

More pictures on the website: http://www.onedressonewoman.com/OD/default.asp 

I just wonder how many times this dress has been dry cleaned, it looks perfect in each shot!

Would you buy your Wedding Dress at Costco??

Wedding Dresses by Kirstie Kelly, http://www.kirstiekelly.com/  are due to hit Costco stores this season in time for June weddings. How do you feel about buying a dress at Costco?

Kristin and Gene's wedding Photo's have arrived!

I was the Day of Coordinator for Kristin and Gene back on December 18th. The ceremony was at St. Gregory the Great Parish, and the reception was at Seven Bridges Golf Club. It was a beautiful winter wedding, and here are some professional pics from, Timothy Whaley and Associates.

Other vendors included in this beautiful wedding were, Kristen from Kio Kreations, DJ Carrie from Toast and Jam, Photo booth also from Timothy Whaley and Associates. 

Debi and Andy's wedding February 13th

I met Debi around October for a sit down consultation to talk about her wedding details. Debi is a very DIY Bride, and I was very excited to help her execute her visions.  Her colors were Blue and Silver, and guest count was around 140.  The ceremony and reception were at the Bristol Court, in Mt. Prospect.

As guests walked into the Bristol Court, they walked up to the place card table with a chandelier votive holder which also held a vase filled with delphiniums. It was gorgeous in front of the waterfall backdrop that the Bristol Court has. 

The guestbook/scrapbook table was all Debi's idea, and a great one at that. Being a scrapbooker myself, I loved this idea.  She wanted the scrapbook pages spread out on the table with different color markers so guests could sign their favorite page and write down their well wishes. 

   It was a Brunch wedding, with ceremony starting at 11a.m.  Rev. Tom Maluga performed the beautiful ceremony.  Since it was a second wedding for both Debi and Andy, they were each escorted down the aisle by their parents, a very sweet and special touch.  The song they walked down to was "Marry Me" by Train, played by Jeff, from The Pro's.  Another special touch was having Debi and Andy's sons' light the unity candle.

The ceremony was in the Windsor room and most of the ceremony decor was provided by the Bristol Court. A white chuppah like arch with pedestals down the aisle looked very elegant.  Delphiniums were placed on the altar with vases with blue food coloring, which also had floating candles off on the side pedastals. 

The reception was in the Crown room, which Debi wanted the ambiance of the room to be dark and lit mostly by candles.  The centerpieces were tall vases on top of mirror bases with water and added blue food coloring and silver floating candles.  The tables also had blue marbles, and silver rings spread around the tables, and votives around.  The tables also had a frame with a beautiful poem in it.

The food was great and included an omelette station, for dessert a crepe station and Chocolate Fountain.  There were two cakes, one for their main cake cutting and a grooms' cake that Debi surprised Andy with. Since he plays hockey, the grooms' cake was hockey sticks with a puck, very cute!

The Photographer, Palo, was also from The Pro's, and the Videographer was Adrian, from Logi Productions. 

Another great and beautiful wedding, thanks for letting me be a part of your day Debi and Andy, and hopefully I made your vision come true!