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Bailey & Gabriel | Weber’s Boutique Hotel, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Taking a quick walk down memory lane here! // Wedding Day - October 2nd, 2021

The high of watching your vision come to life and witness all the pieces come together is like no other - any wedding planner will confirm this to be true. What is even better however, is watching all your family and friends come together from all across the nation to celebrate!

Bailey and Gabe are both graduates of the University of Michigan, but lived in Boston while they planned their wedding. While there were quite a few logistics to figure out, everything and everyone all came together so wonderfully!

The essence of the wedding was simple and modern, yet romantic and timeless. We worked to bring together copper and floral pieces with rust and navy colors to create a space that complimented the venue and season, and Bailey and Gabe’s taste.

Having your wedding at a hotel or destination with onsite accommodations allows the unique opportunity to have everyone and everything done in the same place. From getting ready to getting to bed, no one has to worry about driving anywhere! It also makes it really easy as a vendor to get from space to space when everything is in the same building!

Gabe and Bailey both got ready with their crew in their hotel suites, and then met right out front for their first look!

The ceremony was in the East and West Ballroom.

(Also, lesson learned, always pack heavy duty double stick tape to tack those finicky aisle runners in place!)

After the ceremony, the guests moved up to The Habitat Lounge for cocktails while the wedding party scooted to The U of M Law Quad to take wedding photos before dinner.

Back at Weber’s in the Atrium Ballroom, a candy bar and polaroid station waited for guests!

After dinner, the party began! DJ Bryan with Prestige Entertainment did an awesome job. The dance floor was packed ALL NIGHT! Both Gabe and Bailey’s family and friends let loose and really partied through the end of the night!

Thank you both for such a fun and memorable day you guys!

Wishing you a continued lifetime of happiness!!

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Our Team:

Photography: Michelle Lippert Photography

Venue: The Weber’s Boutique Hotel

Florist: Kathy Peters, The Harvester Flower Shop

Dress: The White Dress, Brighton, MI

Hair: Jessica Degler, Family friend

Makeup: Tiffany Elie Makeup Artistry

Officiant: Denise Tucker, Perfect Day Celebrations

Catering: Weber’s Boutique Hotel

Wedding Cake: Weber’s Bakeshop

DJ: Bryan Galvez, Prestige Entertainment

Samantha McNally 9/10/23 Samantha McNally 9/10/23

Ivanna & Stanislar | DiBrova, Brighton, MI

Wedding day - September 10th, 2022

Ivanna and Stas’ wedding day perfectly reflected both the energy and sanctity of their Ukrainian culture.

In a day filled with love, power outages, constant high spirits, rain, and eyes fixed on both each other and God - I don’t think this day could have been more perfectly imperfect.

It was a textbook reflection of “it is what you make of it”. I don’t think I heard a single person complain when the rain poured down at the beginning of the evening, or when the power went out The band just kept playing, and everyone just kept dancing! It was seriously a blast!

The day begin at their family home where they took part in some Ukrainian wedding traditions, such as the chopping wood, the first look, and the blessing

Then everyone moved to Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hamtramack, Michigan

When a couple finds peace and strength in both God and each other, the result is simply incredible.

Shortly after, we all drove through some ruthless Michigan September I-696 Traffic (which I know everyone in Metro Detroit knows the vibe).

We got to DiBrova Ukrainian Camp in Brighton where we were greeted with some heavy rain.

Everyone took it in stride and in turn, we had the most intimate reception

Seriously, looking at this again just makes me feel so full - the flower girls running through the rain, and everyone nestled under the tent humming away with friends and family.

A moment for these traditional Ukrainian bites!

And another moment for these sweet girls!

The Wedding Party

I don’t know the ins and outs of it, but I’m officially convinced that Ivanna and Stas are classically trained ballroom dancers - such a classy and lively first dance!

They also chose to do their father/daughter mother/son first dances together which was really sweet to see them side by side.

Then the party really began!

What a blast of a day, I went home late that evening feeling SO full!

Ivanna and Stas, you are both such beautiful human beings and I’m so grateful to have been a part of this beautiful celebration. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!