New Buffalo Wedding

As 2010 comes to an end, we're excited to share our biggest wedding of the year with you. The wedding was held over three gloriously sunny days in New Buffalo, Michigan this past August and is the epitome of summer elegance. Inspired by the setting of the Great Gatsby, the bride and groom wanted their wedding to feel like a step back in time, reflecting sophistication and simple charm.





The couple exchanged their vows in the backyard of the bride's family home, overlooking Lake Michigan. Guests were then driven in golf carts decorated with pom poms to the reception, which was held inside a Sperry tent on a private golf course in New Buffalo. Everything was stunning, from the handmade wood tables to the sisal carpeted flooring to the bubbly candlelight leading the pathway to the tent.

Lynne Jordan and the Shivers lit the dancefloor on fire, with their epic combination of motown classics and modern hits.



We'll unfold more photos of the details over the next week, so we hope you'll check back throughout the week to see more of this beautiful wedding.




Happy Holidays from the AE team to you and yours!

Event Planning and Design: Kelsey Sheofsky and Danielle Rowe, AE Planning + Design
Photos: Thayer Allyson Gowdy
Paper Materials: Olive-Route
Tabletop Settings: Small Masterpiece
Tent: Sperry Tents Great Lakes
Flowers: Danielle Rowe
Catering: Blue Plate
Rentals and Lighting: Kehoe
Linens: La Tavola

New Rehearsal Dinner: Lake Michigan (part 3 of 3)

Here's the last batch of photos of the tent and ambience from the rehearsal dinner we produced on Lake Michigan this past summer. The ceiling of the tent was draped with a gauzey white fabric and we had custom fans installed to circulate air, as it was a sunny summer day on the Lake. Rather than having icky plastic sidewalls on the tent, we opted for black and white striped fabric draped around the room.

Since the tent was placed in the backyard of the bride's family home, we wanted to keep the grass as safe as possible and didn't want guests walking around on uneven ground, so we had a sub-floor built for the tent and had a mezzanine built for the entryway. The flooring was then whitewashed to give a really clean and crisp look to the whole tent.

Taking advantage of summer in the backyard, we thought it would be fun to set up picnic areas and brought in bright, colorful hammocks to complete the look.

Since no outdoor party is complete without s'mores and a stroll down the beach, we set up a cozy lounge zone on the beach, just below the tent. Bringing in vintage lawn chairs made it feel so uncontrived and homely.







Photos by Thayer Allyson Gowdy
Event Design by our own Kelsey Sheofsky and Danielle Rowe of AE Planning and Design
Tent by Party Time Productions