80 days to go!

Save the Date courtesy of Karen Smith Claffey!

Photographer:
George Koroneos of GLK Creative is doing our photos.
www.glkcreative.com
George is the genius behind our engagement photos, like the one above.
George and his wife Allison are not only friends of ours, but incredibly talented. We couldn't have hoped for a better team.

DJ:
We decided to go with Elegant Ensembles, based out of Closter, NJ.
www.elegantensembles.com
They came highly recommended by The Madison Hotel and when we went to speak with Mark, the owner, he LISTENED to what we wanted. Never once did he try to "sell" us anything. When I said I don't want leis, big sunglasses, and giant blow up guitars thrown around at our wedding, he laughed and said it wasn't a problem. When I said I don't want The Electric Slide, a conga line or the chicken dance, he didn't look at me like I had 3 heads. When Chuck said he wanted death metal played that day, he said, "just give me a list of what you want played, we'll find it and play it". (Death metal is still up for debate between Chuck and myself) :0)

Florist:
Joey from Riverside Florist is a frequent guest at California Pizza Kitchen, which is where I met him. We didn't need to go with a high end florist, as we only need the florist for the chupa and the bouquets (centerpieces will be discussed later). We needed someone who understood our needs and was able to provide them for us at a reasonable price. Besides - flowers DIE. I refuse to spend thousands of dollars on something that will die in a week.

Videographer:
Our cousins Heather & Russell recommended Shooting Stars Pro to us.
www.shootingstarspro.com
We were debating using a videographer, as we didn't want them to get in the way of our photographer, and we didn't want someone who gave us a video that looked like total cheese. Heather & Russell are both pretty cool cats, so we know that we won't be disappointed.

Hair & Make up:
Our hair will be done by my stylist Jackie O. from Bangz Salon
www.bangz.net
Our make up will be done by Alyssa, owner of Blush Make Up, based out of Hawthorne. She did such a FANTASTIC job for our engagement shoot!

Venue:
Duh!! It'd be nice to know where and when the wedding is, huh? I don't think I gave all the details yet.
The Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ
October 9, 2010
11:30
Feel free to stay and party with us after the wedding. The hotel has a restaurant/bar where we will be hanging for the rest of the night, with anyone who will join us!

Dress:
My amazzzzzzingly talented aunt, Virginia Wentoworth is making my dress for me so it is one of a kind :0) Please don't ask for details though - they're under wraps!

My personal party planner:
My cousin Jennifer DeChristopher has turned into my personal party planner :0) She will be making our non-floral centerpieces for us, and has been a TREMENDOUS help when it comes to bouncing ideas off of her. She will be doing all the set up for us the morning of, which is a HUGE load off our backs. I can't thank her enough for all her help.

Oh! And we will be having a special (semi-secret) guest at our Cocktail Hour!!!! So don't miss it!!