I Thee Wed Up Close

  Chuppah set up for Jewish cermonies can be a tricky thing. Because there are so many different looks to a chuppah your rental company may not entirely understand what you're wanting to achieve unless specific pcitures and words are used to describe your vision. And even that isn't always enough! Some are draped in cloth with special uplighting, others are simple with pole covers around 4 poles and a tallit (cloth) providing the canopy. When it comes to a chuppah covered with draping, make sure your rental company knows that no poles are to show. Unfortunately for one of my clients, the rental company had a hard time envisioning completely covered poles, even after pcitures were given to them. Also, most if not all chuppahs are to have 3 or all 4 sides open depending on the style, since both sets of parents are typically under the chuppah and the bridal party stands during the ceremony.  Here is a before picture showing incorrect set up and a picture taken (of one corner) af

Happy late summer everyone! Can't believe this season is almost behind us. We've had some lovely weddings this summer, even those that fell on the weekends where the heat index was 110! I thought I'd share this delightful wedding that took place at Glendale Lyceum and was photographed by the very talented Geri Ciulla . The bride and her mom added some neat handcrafted details that really stood out. They provided potted plants for the centerpieces that they potted themselves, which looked lovely on the pink pintuck overlays that they had on each table. For the table names, the bride used pictures of special places she and her groom had gone with the location name printed on each picture. The bride and groom's seats were labeled with embroidered banners signifying where the Dr. and Mrs. were sitting!   The room had a very light and airy feel, especially with the paper lanterns suspended from the ceiling and the handmade pom poms dispersed throughout the room.

Happy New Year everyone! May your year be properous, healthy and full of life's pleasures! Photos by Sarah Babcock and Steve Lyons .

Wedding Wire Press Release Cincinnati, OH – January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce I Thee Wed has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Planners! Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation. I Thee Wed stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year. “WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding

Please forgive me for not posting in a very long time! Writing in my blog is a HUGE challenge for me, and a resolution I need to work hard on in this new year. Now that the New Year is here, I thought I'd blog on a few of my favorite details that I've encountered during my planning experiences in 2010. Check out these chocolate dipped strawberries with little flags reading, "Life's unpredictable, eat dessert first!" The adorably, whimsical cake topper (sorry for the tiny picture) was custom made by Nicole Clark . She will customize your miniature you by your wedding attire, hair color and style, skin tone and flowers. Another one of my favorite things is having a very creative hubby (Gerry Pasqualetti) who comes up with some amazing custom made stationery for my clients including escort/place cards, menu cards, table numbers, seating charts, programs and other requested items . The menu card and strawberry flags above are a couple of his creations in which he crea

My very first wedding at Wiedemann Hill Mansion and what a great wedding it was! Sandra Reed Photography did such a great job capturing the day. The beautiful flowers came from Timothy's , in which Tim was able to pull off the look that Erin wanted, as well as Maribelle who provided the darling looking cake! Erin's vision was to carry the tiffany blue throughout her wedding, along with using a touch of crystals and feathers, remeniscent of the Victorian Era. I miss working with you Erin and Duncan! I hope you are enjoying true wedding bliss and aren't working too hard!

It's official with the badge! We are pleased to announced that we've been chosen to receive the Bride's Choice Award on Wedding Wire. Thanks to all of our clients who so kindly rated our services and voted for us!