12/6/2008. 10:00 am, Bill Buerge, Angelica Weihs Events and Classic Party, the eco-friendly rental guys, are setting up. Task: to keep the eccentric feel of the Mermaid villa, the antic tables and armchairs present and use as much of the available furniture as possible but still get enough 60 inch tables and Chiavari chairs into the layout that 120 guests can find a seat. It was not supposed to look "set-up", the idea was deconstruction from centerpiece to design. Matching the theatrical crowd, there was no assigned seating and the time line was kept a la mode, fluid, which means for the planner to be at the pulse of the crowd at all times.... Of course we also needed to keep space for the dance floor and theater stage in front of the fire place. After an hour of shuffling and schlep it looked just perfect. The rustic Adobe linens from BBJ contrasted with burgundy Damast napkins, fit the Mermaid like a glove.
The decision to do copper in the kitchen turned out amazing and the 55 extra candles added a bit of medieval feel to the 30ties style. When Shirvan's flowers and candelabras arrived at 1:00 pm we were ready for them to rock the stage while Don Kreindler and his crew jumped under the kitchen structure and prepared amazing food. Handsome staff, Don! and not just great to look at. As a wedding planner I am absolutely grateful for attentive staff who pays attention to details and helps with more than just what the job describes.We are anxiously awaiting the photos from Rebecca/Docuvitae and Dana Hargitay.
No comments:
Post a Comment