Happy 50th Anniversary to the Carlsons

Carlson's 50th Anniversary
We had the privilege of coordinating The Carlson 50th Anniversary party on August 8. It was a very special and unique event for many reasons. For starters, our client (daughter of the couple) lives in North Carolina and we did not get to meet her until one day before the event! A’vie was able to recommend vendors and her final choices included Plantation Hall at Haile for the venue, Celebrations Catering, The Plant Shoppe, Ms. Debbie’s Sugar Art, Eric Redmond as the pianist, Paul from Footstone Photography, and Professional Valet Parking Systems. As guests arrived cocktails and appetizers were served while the wedding video played on the projector screen. Yes, there was video footage of the wedding from 50 years ago! During dinner a slideshow with music played for guests- it was a huge hit! Then came the surprise…Father Tim was there to renew their wedding vows! A bouquet was brought to Mrs. Carlson and she joined her husband in front of all 85 guests to recite the vows they said 50 years ago. Then the couple danced to “Wind Beneath My Wings” which was beautifully performed by Eric. To follow suit of a wedding, the couple ceremoniously cut the beautiful three tiered cake. To honor this special couple and their huge accomplishment, the microphone was passed around to almost a dozen guests to give a toast! The beautiful flower arrangements were given by our client as gifts to several guests and vendors as well! It was a pleasure to be a part of this fantastic celebration of love and family. From all of us at A’vie: Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Carlson!~Noelle

Hunter and Brittany's Happy Wedding Day

What a joy this couple was to work with! There was not a meeting in the planning process or the weekend of their wedding that I did not see a smile on Brittany and Hunters faces. The happiness of this couple was shown in so many things throughout their event!

One of the songs the Bride and Groom requested to be played by Eric Redmond on piano during their ceremony was “All of My Love” by Led Zeppelin. I was very excited to hear this song on piano. What a great job Eric did! The couple loved it and Eric said he would like to use it for other couples now too.

Not only did the couple have a great time, but the bridesmaids and groomsmen were so helpful along the way. The Maid of honor did all of the girls’ hair the morning of the wedding as she is a hair stylist in North Carolina, and the bride had a friend who is a professional make-up artist who made all the girls look so beautiful. Every time I turned around there was someone helping. See the joy in all of their faces when you view the photos by Rob Witzel Photography below.

Congratulations Hunter and Brittany!! It was a joy to work with you!
~Amy

Carlson's 50th Anniversary

We had the privilege of coordinating The Carlson 50th Anniversary party on August 8. It was a very special and unique event for many reasons. For starters, our client (daughter of the couple) lives in North Carolina and we did not get to meet her until one day before the event! A’vie was able to recommend vendors and her final choices included Plantation Hall at Haile for the venue, Celebrations Catering, The Plant Shoppe, Ms. Debbie’s Sugar Art, Eric Redmond as the pianist, Paul from Footstone Photography, and Professional Valet Parking Systems. As guests arrived cocktails and appetizers were served while the wedding video played on the projector screen. Yes, there was video footage of the wedding from 50 years ago! During dinner a slideshow with music played for guests- it was a huge hit! Then came the surprise…Father Tim was there to renew their wedding vows! A bouquet was brought to Mrs. Carlson and she joined her husband in front of all 85 guests to recite the vows they said 50 years ago. Then the couple danced to “Wind Beneath My Wings” which was beautifully performed by Eric. To follow suit of a wedding, the couple ceremoniously cut the beautiful three tiered cake. To honor this special couple and their huge accomplishment, the microphone was passed around to almost a dozen guests to give a toast! The beautiful flower arrangements were given by our client as gifts to several guests and vendors as well! It was a pleasure to be a part of this fantastic celebration of love and family. From all of us at A’vie: Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Carlson!
~Noelle

P.S. Pictures to come from Footstone Photography

Erik and Rebecca's Wedding

After a conservative ceremony and an elegant list of music at the reception, no one could see what was coming next. After the bride threw the toss bouquet, it was finally time for the garter to come off. It was not yet the wedding night but the groom got on all fours and was headed to the bride. Then, Super Mario music began to play and the groom looked thoroughly confused. He walked over to the DJ and … came out with a super Mario hat on! Once again, he got on all fours and climbed under the layers and layers of the bride’s gown. With a little bit of stumbling, he comes out holding what could only be a grandmother’s underpants! He shook his head ‘no’ and threw them back and climbed in again. After a little while under there, he pulls out a pair of handcuffs! The bride turned bright red and hid her face only for the groom to go back under. The next time he comes out, he gets caught by a mousetrap! The groom looks somewhat scared but goes in for the final time and comes out with the beloved Super Mario garter.
With such a great idea, plenty of grooms should think about surprising their bride with some items they never thought they were hiding under their dress!
~Jessica PJ