Cindy & Darren

CIndy and Darren 

Ceremony Site: Grand Sierra Point  

Officiant:  Groomsman
Ceremony Music: 'Pachelbel meets U2' by Jon Schmidt, 'Storybook Love' by Willy Deville in Classical Guitar, 'The Way I Am' by Ingrid Michaelson was sung during Ceremony, 'I Feel Good' by James Brown
Photographer:  Sara Atkins Photography "There were great locations around the area for photos as well as in the house.  Just to give you an idea, here is our photographer’s coverage of our wedding."
Reception Site: Forest House Lodge 
Make-up/Hair:  Bridesmaid
Bridal Attire:  Maggie Sottero; Josie from Trunk Show at J’aime Bridal

Bridesmaid Attire: Alfred Angelo; mixed styles

Bridesmaids gifts: homemade jewelry and engraved flip flops

Flowergirl Attire: Alfred Angelo
Groom's Attire:  Men’s Wearhouse

Groomsmen Attire:  White vest vs. colored vest

Groomsmens gifts: Engraved duffle bags and beer mugs
Ringbearer Attire:  Men’s WearhouseBride's Jeweler:  (for wedding day and wedding ring) Blue Nile
Groom's Jeweler:  Kay’s Jeweler

Save-the-dates, Invitations, Placecards, Programs and Photobooth: Stanley Yeung
Thank You Cards:  Printed homemade design on blank cards

Ceremony site décor: None
Flowers:  Stefanie Smith  "The flowers were absolutely perfect!  Stefanie did a wonderful job helping us stay within our budget for flowers while going above and beyond our expectations.  She had some great ideas and really understood what I wanted."

Caterer: Forest House Lodge 
Cake and Cake Flavors: Forest House Lodge; 'Vienna Opera' (extra almonds for crunchy texture) and 'Mickey Mouse' with seasonal berries in vanilla

DJ/Entertainment: Brian Taylor of Swerve Entertainment
Favors: Decorated Chinese take out boxes filled with candy and Macarons from Sparkles Kitchen
Table Linens: Chocolate brown
Lighting:  Provided by Brian Taylor of Swerve Entertainment
Honeymoon Location:  South Africa, Zanzibar, Tanzania
First Dance Song:  'Dream a Little Dream of Me' by Michael Buble

Money Dance Song:  'Cupid Shuffle'

Signature Drink: 'Love Martini' from The Melting Pot and Long Island Iced Tea

Love Martini Recipe:
1.5oz Coconut Rum
1 oz Peach Schnapps
2 oz cranberry juice
Add 3 sliced Strawberries together

Three words to describe your wedding: "Comfortable, fun-filled, perfection."

Colors: Periwinkle and Lime

Guest Book: "We used a scrapbook filled with our engagement photos and included pieces of paper (some with prompts) for people to leave messages in our book."

Quotes/Feedback about vendors or Forest House:

 "The Forest House was an absolute perfect location!  It was close enough that guests were willing to travel but far enough for it to feel like a destination wedding.  They were so helpful every step of the way.  We hardly worried at all on our wedding day.  Kathryn really helped us prepare at the rehearsal so we weren’t as worried on the day of and was really easy to work with.  The whole staff at the Forest House was amazing and it’s very apparent that they enjoy what they do.  Everytime I saw them, I was that much more excited about the wedding.  I also really liked the Friday wedding package.  Going up on Thursday was a huge help because the bridal party was present and ready.  They also had a chance to get to know each other before the big day. It was more than I could have ever dreamed of."

Advice to upcoming/planning for Brides and Grooms: "Only do what is important to you and spend more on your honeymoon if you love to travel.  We had people RSVP online on our website and saved on response cards/envelopes and stamps.  We even got to ask our guests more questions that way, like what songs they wanted to hear, etc.  As for gifts, we didn’t have a registry and only asked for monetary gifts toward our honeymoon.  If you can afford it, a lot of our guests loved the photobooth and it worked out well because the Forest House has so many hats you can wear!  Here is an example of what our homemade photobooth turned out like."