When I first spoke with Lauren back in March 2009, I knew we would hit it off right away. I think our first conversation lasted over an hour, and half of that didn't even have to do with her wedding!
They met back in 1998 while on their way to summer camp in Wisconsin. Believe it or not, during that week, Jake told Lauren that someday they would get married. And he was right! Over the years, they kept in touch while each of them had their own relationships. In 2006, she was living in New York City, he in Cleveland, and they both found themselves single. While maintaining close contact through all those years, it didn't take long for Jake to become her boyfriend, and for Lauren to move to Cleveland!
The wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Silver Grille in downtown Cleveland. We designed the wedding around a sleek and sophisticated style, partially reminiscent of my favorite hotel while I was living in LA, the Viceroy in Santa Monica. The decor and style there is absolutely fabulous and Lauren loved the pictures too, so we went for it!
Of course I enjoyed every minute of working with these two. I always said that Lauren looks like Anne Hathaway. What do you think?
The pictures below are provided courtesy of Easywind Studio, flowers and chuppah by Grande Designs, cakes by White Flower (stay tuned for the incredible groom's cake toward the end), service by Ritz Carlton Cleveland.
A sweet note from Lauren the week after her wedding:
Valarie,
When we first met you told me that it's the little subtle parts of a
wedding that people don't even know about that make all the difference
and that your job is to make all of those little things come together
into a perfect event. That statement could not be more true!! The
night was seamless and exceeded anything we could have ever imagined.
I can truly say it was the greatest day of my life and I owe much of
that to you. I was able to completely relax knowing everything was
handled by you and your team and just enjoy celebrating with our
guests! Now, looking back, it was the little things you did that made
all the difference. How unexpected and amazing that the second we
were done dancing the horra, you were there with slippers for me and
my bridesmaids to change into!!! I could go on and on about all
countless little things you did that made such an incredible
difference for me in this whole 17 month process, but I'm sure the
smiles plastered to our faces and the 100+ people on the dance floor
past midnight sum it all up. Thanks for making me feel like I always
had someone on "my team" and helping my vision become a reality! I
can't wait to get together and talk about it all... and of course see
the pictures!!!
Have a wonderful day and I'll see you in a couple weeks!!!
Lauren
Pics that my team and I took:
I LOVE when I get to run the Jewish wedding rehearsals!
In case you didn't know, this is a scrapyard! And yes, it is cake!
Congratulations Lauren and Jake!!!
They met back in 1998 while on their way to summer camp in Wisconsin. Believe it or not, during that week, Jake told Lauren that someday they would get married. And he was right! Over the years, they kept in touch while each of them had their own relationships. In 2006, she was living in New York City, he in Cleveland, and they both found themselves single. While maintaining close contact through all those years, it didn't take long for Jake to become her boyfriend, and for Lauren to move to Cleveland!
The wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Silver Grille in downtown Cleveland. We designed the wedding around a sleek and sophisticated style, partially reminiscent of my favorite hotel while I was living in LA, the Viceroy in Santa Monica. The decor and style there is absolutely fabulous and Lauren loved the pictures too, so we went for it!
Of course I enjoyed every minute of working with these two. I always said that Lauren looks like Anne Hathaway. What do you think?
The pictures below are provided courtesy of Easywind Studio, flowers and chuppah by Grande Designs, cakes by White Flower (stay tuned for the incredible groom's cake toward the end), service by Ritz Carlton Cleveland.
A sweet note from Lauren the week after her wedding:
Valarie,
When we first met you told me that it's the little subtle parts of a
wedding that people don't even know about that make all the difference
and that your job is to make all of those little things come together
into a perfect event. That statement could not be more true!! The
night was seamless and exceeded anything we could have ever imagined.
I can truly say it was the greatest day of my life and I owe much of
that to you. I was able to completely relax knowing everything was
handled by you and your team and just enjoy celebrating with our
guests! Now, looking back, it was the little things you did that made
all the difference. How unexpected and amazing that the second we
were done dancing the horra, you were there with slippers for me and
my bridesmaids to change into!!! I could go on and on about all
countless little things you did that made such an incredible
difference for me in this whole 17 month process, but I'm sure the
smiles plastered to our faces and the 100+ people on the dance floor
past midnight sum it all up. Thanks for making me feel like I always
had someone on "my team" and helping my vision become a reality! I
can't wait to get together and talk about it all... and of course see
the pictures!!!
Have a wonderful day and I'll see you in a couple weeks!!!
Lauren
Pics that my team and I took:
I LOVE when I get to run the Jewish wedding rehearsals!
Congratulations Lauren and Jake!!!
I absolutely LOVED all of our vendors for the day! Most notably, it was an amazing experience working with Bobbi and Mike, one of the most well known photography teams in the country. They came in from Indiana for the big day and we had so much fun working with and getting to know them!
You can see the magenta, purple, gold and silver jewel toned wedding decor in the fabulous pictures below. Floral provided by Grande Designs and these sophisticated cupcakes and small cutting cake created by Flour Girl. Laura and I also decided to accent the rotunda dance floor area (which by the way has an uncanny ability to be an echo chamber when only a few people are in there, but no echo when the Jerry Bruno Orchestra is playing and the dance floor packed with 200 people) with the fab lights that changed colors throughout the night, as well as our black and white dance floor. There are so many other details here that I'll let the pics speak for themselves.
Laura is one of those clients who I'd definitely be friends with if I met her outside of weddings, and one that I know I will undoubtedly keep in touch with. Congratulations Laura and Chuck! It was such a pleasure working with you on your beautiful January wedding day!
Laura's review on Wedding Wire:
Valarie is absolutely the best in Cleveland! She worked with me over 8 months planning our wedding, and it truly was the best day ever. She has great ideas, her knowledge of other vendors in the area is an enormous help - I never had to worry that I was choosing someone that wasn't going to be perfect :) Her organizational skills are insane - my family didn't have to worry about a thing the entire day! Just all around, a super cool, classy wedding planner. Loved every minute of working with Kirkbrides!
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