Day of Coordinators: NY Engagements, LLC
This was a very smooth flowing wedding from start to finish. The day started with the bride getting ready at her parents house with makeup artist Sue Berkoff from Makeup Artistry by Susan
The photographer Suzie O'Rourke from Pamela Benepe Erin Kiernan & Co took some getting ready shots of the bride while our coordinator from NY Engagements checked in on the guys at the hotel to ensure they got into their transportation to head to the church. The guests were also greeted by the NY Engagements coordinator to ensure they were boarding the correct bus and set a non-stressful mood for the guests.
At the ceremony site, the NY Engagements coordinators checked on the flower setup and reviewed the music selections with the string quartet and then helped pin on boutonnieres, hand out corsages and line up the bridal party.
During the wedding when the coordinators are usually just looking out for late arriving guests or interruptions, Sarah Lusardi, the couple's coordinator noticed that part way through the ceremony there was clapping and she knew that would throw off the string quartet as usually they are programmed to start recessional music when they hear clapping. Sure enough, she snuck down a side aisle just as the musicians started to play the upbeat recessional song and got there at a great point to conduct the musicians to an quick ending point to make it like it was an intentional background song to the event that was happening. She knew they realized that they mistook the clapping for the end of the ceremony and by default began playing so they knew to play it for real at the actual end of the ceremony. A guest sitting next to the group found Sarah during the cocktail hour and said that was brilliant!
Sarah Lusardi checked on the setup at Waccabuc Country Club earlier in the morning and everything was coming together. The florist, Larry Greene, was a family friend of the bride's mother. At each chair, a personalized goodie box was hung for guests to fill up at the cookie bar at the dessert hour to take back with them.
The couple also had a smores fire and sparkler setup outside the reception tent:
After a long time of photos, the NY Engagements team had some sample plates of hors'douevres waiting for the bride and groom so they could enjoy their cocktail hour:
The spread of food during the cocktail hour kept the guests satisfied.The entertainment for the reception was absolutely wonderful! Barbara LaValle, the band leader and singer along with the other musicians of Heartbeat Danceband did a great job of keeping the flow moving and worked well with the kitchen and coordinators to ensure they knew when to keep guests moving or sitting down for the next event. The whole crowd was up on the dance floor and it was a very lively evening!
At the end of the night, a manned pretzel stand awaited the guests as they boarded the shuttle buses back to the hotel.
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