So here it is, Friday, and I know what you’re thinking… she hasn’t written all week! Well, I’m sorry. I have no excuses. It’s been a cold, cold week in Philadelphia and I’ve spent my evenings snuggled with my husband to be. But I wanted to tell you about the Unbridaled Event I went to over the weekend…
My bridesmaids and I spent a couple hours on Saturday morning at the Crane Arts Building basking in a room full of unpushy, nontraditional, really, genuinely nice wedding industry people. Since we got there early, and were some of the only people wandering around, we really got to talk to the vendors instead of just peeking at their tables and moving on.
When we first walked in we were greeted by one of the co-owners of the Memphis Taproom who promptly offered us a choice of beers, at 10am no less, which was unexpected and really appreciated. Next door, the other co-owner, Ken Correll, was hosting the booth for his latest endeavor Diverse Catering. Ken, previously with Shakamaxon Catering, was going to cater for us when we were planning our wedding at Bartram’s Garden and he could not be a nicer guy… seriously, if you’re looking for a down-to-earth caterer who is going to do what it takes to make your event great, go with Ken. Though we decided to go with a much simpler approach and have family friends cook for us, I really can’t say enough good things about Ken, email me if you want to know more.
I got to meet Carina, of love me do, the mastermind photographer behind this lovely wedding that Emily recently featured over on OnceWed. Love her work! had a great time talking with Jacklyn of JAGstudios, she’s so full of energy and really loves her job, not to mention, her photos are AMAZING! (Check out the sexy shots!) Jacklyn told me she often works with Leah, of WaxWorksPhoto, who can take an original photo and turn it into a work of art using some beeswax and mixed media painting process. The end result is simply incredible! You have to check out the website, though the photos don’t really compare to the in-person experience. So beautiful!
We tasted cakes from Baked and Ciao Bella Cakes and though we’re having a friend make us cupcakes, for a moment I was sucked in… Baked fed us mini vanilla cupcakes with a vanilla /lemon cream cheese frosting, or something, it doesn’t matter, it was so scrumptious I wanted to slap down a bundle of money and have them make me several tiers of the stuff.
Jon and Tom from Hi Society Entertainment were awesome. If we were hiring DJ’s for the wedding I’d hire those guys. Any DJ who refuses to play the Chicken Dance (!), Electric Slide (!!) and It’s Raining Men (!!!) is a’ok by me (bonus if they can do it without talking all night long. Side note to DJ’s: I don’t get that… I’m paying you, let’s say, 700$ to play 5 hours of music at my wedding/party/event, why on earth do you feel the need to let us know who’s on the dance floor/tell the couples who’ve been married for 5 minutes/years/decades to sit down/ask if everyone’s having a good time? I’m paying for music! Step away from the microphone!)
The ‘maids and I also got to try out the flip book booth from Festive Photobooths. Have to say, really awkward experience, but the results are awesome! They stick you in front of a video camera and say “GO”! You’re then supposed to act ridiculous for 7 seconds, in front of a whole slew of onlookers, to create the images for the flip book! Ours turned out really funny!
That’s all I can remember, I knew I should have written this sooner! But, you can see a list of the rest of the vendors here , and my sister took some photos while we were there, so maybe someday I’ll get them posted!
My mother and I are going hunting for dress fabrics and patterns tomorrow… wish me luck! Have a great weekend!
{images: bride and groom sparkler exit, Jacklyn @ JAGStudios; back of the dress, WaxWorksPhoto}
