Jennifer & Matt 10.3.09 Decatur Conference Center

Jennifer and Matt used the MLK Ballroom at the Decatur Conference Center for their reception of 240 guests. The blue up-lighting looked incredible in there with the tall ceilings! We also provided the DJ service, linens, and a spotlight on their cake.

They used our new pintuck tablecloths to give the tables some texture. Their colors were navy and ivory, so we did ivory tablecloths, ivory stretch chair covers, and navy satin sashes tied in an overlay. They weren’t sure at first whether they wanted sashes or not, but I’m glad they went with them. I think it made a huge difference.

Their guests also had fun with the photobooth that they rented. Some of their first dance songs included “Everything I Do,” “Daughter of Mine,” and “The Man You’ve Become.” They wanted the songs “Sandstorm” by Da Rude and “Let’s Go” by Trick Daddy for their introduction. They did a garter removal and bouquet toss, but they didn’t want a dollar dance. We thought the room looked awesome, and we’re glad everyone had a great time!

Cassidy & Jim 9.19.09 Colonnades Club

Cassidy and Jim held their reception for about 280 guests at Memorial Stadium. They used the entire 3rd floor of the stadium which is called the Colonnades Club. They used our DJ, lighting, and chair cover services. Their head table and dance floor was in the center of the room, our DJ equipment was set up across from the head table, and then they put the guests’ tables on both sides of the dance floor.

Her colors were magenta, black, and white. We did black polyester chair covers with pink satin sashes and pink up-lighting. They used the stadium’s tablecloths and made their own little overlays out of black and white damask material.

We also spotlighted the “I” on the football field. It looked really cool once it got dark outside.

They allowed their guests to go outside and out onto the field for the hour during cocktails, and then they had the doors locked the rest of the evening to ensure their guests would stay inside and enjoy the reception. Jim is really into TV theme songs, so we made sure to play the A Team and Cheers themes for him. He loved it! We are doing Cassidy’s cousin’s reception next September. Maybe we’ll see you guys there!

Teena & Jonathan 9.12.09 Beef House

Teena and Jonathan had almost 290 guests at the Beef House in Covington, Indiana. We provided the DJ service, chair covers, tablecloths, up-lighting, custom monogram, and a backdrop behind their head table. They did the color changing up-lighting, so we started with amber during dinner, and then switched to red and other colors later on in the night. The lighting makes such a huge difference in the Beef House!

Her colors were black, ivory, and red. So we did black polyester tablecloths, ivory polyester chair covers, and black satin sashes. The black backdrop closed off the stage area, and they put their head table on the dance floor instead since their bridal party was so big. We put their names on the backdrop above the head table. They hung black and ivory paper lanterns from the ceiling above the dance floor.

They also had a huge 7-tier cake! It looked awesome. Teena’s mom does wedding cakes, so I think she did it for them.

They did their bridal party introduction to “You Are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne, and some of their special dances included “Feels Like Home,” “My Little Girl.” and “I’ll Be.” Instead of having a flower girl and a ring bearer, they had a “Jr. Bride” and a “Jr. Groom.” It was a great party, guys!

Whitney & Kyle 09.12.09 Stone Creek

Kyle and Whitney are good friends of ours from church. We were so excited to get to be a part of their wedding! They held their reception at Stone Creek in Urbana, and their colors were ivory, chocolate brown, and green. We thought this was a cute idea that they did for the bride and groom’s chairs.

They wanted chocolate floor-length tablecloths, ivory stretch chair covers, and chocolate stretch bands. She did a few different types of centerpieces in green. Some were lower and some were higher.

We also did some amber up-lighting around the room.

Whitney especially loved this picture..

It’s hard to resist a candy table!

You guys are awesome, and we know you will have a wonderful marriage together!

Kisha & Morris 09.06.09 I Hotel

Kisha and Morris held both their ceremony and reception at the I Hotel. Their ceremony was in the smaller Chancellor Ballroom, and their reception was in the larger Illinois Ballroom. They had about 170 guests. We provided the chair covers for their ceremony, and then the I Hotel staff moved the chairs into the other ballroom for the reception so that they could use the covers there as well. She used fall colors…chocolate brown, burnt orange, and yellow.

We did a few burnt orange up-lights behind their altar. They had columns lining the aisle with large floral arrangements done by the U of I floral department.

For their reception, we did more burnt orange lighting around the entire room, and we put their monogram with their date on the wall above the head table. We also provided the DJ service.

They used chocolate brown polyester chair covers and napkins with burnt orange satin sashes and overlays.

The I Hotel provides the centerpieces. They did orange calla lillies going up the center of the vase in water with a floating candle on top. They also placed a few cocktail tables around the dance floor to encourage people to hang out there. The room looked incredible..especially once we dimmed the lights down. It was a great party!

Amie & Kyle 08.29.09 Hilton

Amie and Kyle’s reception was held in the Chief Illiniwek Ballroom at the Hilton in Champaign. They used the entire room for their 220 guests. This is what their guests saw as they walked in the room..

They had their head table in the center of the room with a backdrop behind it and their cake in front of it. We put their monogram on the center of the dance floor. Our DJ equipment was set up to the left of the head table. They also went with color changing up-lighting. We started out with an amber up-lighting to keep it more formal and elegant at the beginning, and then changed the colors for dancing later on in the night. It was a lot of fun!

For their bridal party introduction, they walked in to the U of I war chant and fight song, and we changed the up-lighting to orange.

Their colors were black, ivory, and gold. They went with neutral linens and flowers and chose to get the pop of color from the up-lighting. We did ivory polyester floor-length tablecloths, ivory polyester chair covers, and black satin sashes. Mark Romine did their photography, and I believe English Hedgerow did their centerpieces.

Jennifer & Clint 08.08.09 I Hotel

Jennifer and Clint held their reception for 260 guests at the I Hotel in their biggest ballroom, the Illinois Ballroom. Her colors were black, ivory, and orange. We did an orangish/amber color for the up-lighting with their custom monogram on the wall above the head table. They wanted their date and some decorative designs in their monogram as well. It was definitely the focal point of the room.

This was the first time we used our new stretch covers at the I. We had them custom made for these chairs. She used black covers with ivory stretch bands, ivory polyester tablecloths, and black satin overlays.

Ashlee with the Cake Artist’s Studio did their cupcake table for them. How fun!

Jennifer had us put together a photo montage set to music that they showed on the I’s large video screens that drop out of the ceiling. We provided the DJ services for Jennifer and Clint as well. Everything went very smoothly, and we hope you guys had a great time!

Katie & Justin 08.01.09 I Hotel

Katie and Justin had 125 guests in the Chancellor Ballroom at the I Hotel. This was the first time we had used our satin stripe chair covers at the I Hotel. We had them custom made for Katie to fit the large chairs they use, and we thought they looked awesome in there. Her colors were lavender and lilac, so we used victorian lilac satin sashes. The I provided her centerpieces, and Tammie Lawson and the U of I floral department always do a wonderful job.

They used our color changing up-lighting, so we used amber for dinner to keep it more elegant and bright. Then we switched it to purple for the dancing at the beginning and all different colors later on in the night. For their monogram, they thought it would be fun to use their “Hollywood name.” Justin goes by Jud, so we did one that said “JudKat” with some decorative designs. Everyone loved it.

Amy & Jim 07.18.09 Illini Union

It’s hard to find a reception hall in Champaign that will hold 300 guests, but the downstairs ballroom at the Illini Union has plenty of room. Amy and Jim used the lounge area for the cocktail hour and left the ballroom roped off until they arrived. They used different shades of purple and pink, so we had the up-lights fading between purples and pinks during dinner. Then we switched it to different colors for the dancing later on.

They used our white stretch chair covers to match the Union’s white tablecloths, and the purple satin overlays helped to break up the white. They chose not to use any sashes on the chairs. We like how the U of I venues use 120″ tablecloths. Most venues do not do this, and floor-length tablecloths look much more elegant.

We also provided the white backdrop behind their head table to hide the huge door that was behind it. This provided the perfect placement for their monogram. Their cake was also spotlighted.

Mark Romine was their photographer. He is one of the best photographers in the area, and we love working with him. Thanks for the pictures, Mark!

Kaitlin was their DJ, and she said it was an awesome party. They had a choreographed first dance. It was a lot of fun working with Amy and Jim, and we hope they had a great time on their honeymoon in Hawaii!

Lindsey & Mike 07.04.09 Decatur Conference Center

This was the first time we had done lighting at the Decatur Conference Center, and we thought it looked amazing in there. Lindsey and Mike also had us provide the DJ service, chair covers, video screens, and a backdrop behind their head table with their names on it in light. Her colors were purple and yellow, so we did yellow up-lighting around the room with purple on the columns and in the video screen trussing.

There is maroon drapery all along the stage there, so we cleaned up the head table with a white backdrop.

The staff at the Conference Center said they had never seen the room look so good!

We actually used two video screens, one on each side of the head table, since the room was so large. We put her photo montage together for her and played it after dinner right before their first dance.

 For her chair covers, she chose white polyester with yellow sashes tied in an overlay.