(from Allison)
Tonjania and Rob stole my heart from the start. They were always smiling and relaxed as hard as that can be when planning a wedding! It helped that when I met them, they had already secured the beautiful Hanna Garden for their ceremony with a reception to follow at the Old Courthouse. They certainly wanted their guests to enjoy the best of Cleveland! Tonjania is obsessed with the show "Four Weddings" so it was important for her to wow her guests with beauty and never before seen details. She and Rob made beautiful wedding booklets for their guests which had wonderful photos and special notes about them and their wedding party and families. The food and decor were very important to them. They used their own special recipe for the filet mignon, with catering provided by A Taste of Excellence! The highlight for me was the vintage police car that was waiting for them when they came out of the ceremony. A nod to Rob being a policeman! Everything was captured beautifully by the talented Julie and Chris of Z Media. It didnt hurt that Tonjania was a real stunner either!

Chardon Prom VIDEO - Rock Your Prom Winners - KISS FM & ROCK THE HOUSE from RTH Multimedia on Vimeo.

We are typically too busy with weddings to get involved in other types of parties.  If you follow our social media posts, you probably know by now that we are good friends with the people over at Rock the House Entertainment, who do a wide variety of events!

In Winter 2011/2012, they had organized a "Rock Your Prom" contest with KISS FM where everyone can vote for a school to win a $5,000 prom package including awesome radio DJs, lighting and entertainment.  Chardon High School was overwhelmingly voted as the winners of this contest.  After the awful tragedy that struck their school on 2/27/12, many local people felt that they wanted to step it up a notch and give the kids the most awesome prom ever.  In a matter of days and weeks, the prom moved from it's regular party hall location to none other than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum!  17 other local event vendors donated services and time and joined the Rock the House/KISS FM team for this unforgettable May 5, 2012 prom!

• Designs by Distinction
• Eight Day Sound
• Event Source
• Executive Caterers
• Grande Designs
• Heidzillas
• Kirkbrides Wedding Planning and Design
• L’Nique
• Momentum Marketing And Event Planning
• MVP Valet Parking
• NPI Audio Visual Solutions
• Party 411 Events
• Plantscaping
• Rain Wedding Planning
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Something New Floral & Design
• Vincent Lighting

Not only was the prom beautiful and at an AWESOME venue, Cobra Starship flew in and performed!  (The first time I heard their current hit song #1 Nite was while they were rehearsing at the Rock Hall before the guests arrived, while we were setting up centerpieces!)

Our team enjoyed coordinating the design including the centerpieces, linens, chairs and table setup in some planning meetings leading up to the prom.  We worked with the theme the students came up with which was "Party like there's no To-maya", using the "hot" color spectrum.  There were 700 guests seated all over the museum on 3 levels, so one could say there was a bit of organizing to be done!  We also spent time that day setting everything up and got to see the looks on the kids' faces when they walked into their prom.  Amazing!

We were so happy to be a part of this awesome event and see how happy it made the students and teachers to be able to celebrate a monumental experience in this way.

Thank you to Matt Radicelli, the ringleader, at Rock the House for including us in the day!
Below are some pictures provided to us by RTH.

Every time I look at Adrianne and Tom's pictures, I get this big cheesy smile. I just adore them and their amazing venue, Quarry Hill Winery which happens to also be their family home and winery. This setting was picture perfect....complete with a beautifully restored farmhouse, a lovely little white church, vineyards as far as the eye can see and a gentle giant, Golden Retriever named Rudy who gingerly greeted everyone.  It was like coming home again and I can see why no one would want to leave! I surely didn't!

This wasn't the first wedding for this couple. Their first wedding took place in Indonesia where Tom's family is from and their second wedding took place in Canada where they now reside. The United States was the third and final wedding for this couple! No wonder they were so relaxed. They had plenty of practice!

Abby of Mary Wyar Photography took relaxed family and bridal party pictures at the farmhouse and then everyone casually drove to the ceremony. After a beautiful and intimate ceremony, guests drove just a couple of miles to the white tent on the property for a night of dinner and dancing. The delicious food was provided by the talented staff of Spice of Life Caterers and the guests enjoyed the musical stylings of Jack Garrett, a Frank Sinatra style crooner. Rain evaded us all day until everyone was safely in the tent and afterwards a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. It was a truly wonderful day!