Cape Cod Wedding

My Cape Cod Wedding went incredibly well. I could not be happier for the bride and groom! The venue was a beautiful big mansion overlooking the water (I believe Chatham Harbor?) with a large wedding tent in the backyard and enough lawn left over for corn hole, croquet, and a few other lovely lawn-games! Lisa and Carson really did an amazing job of choosing colors (pinks, greens, and blues) to brighten up the tent and lawn.

I do have to admit that this was my first run in with a vendor that I would not recommend. The caterer showed up two hours before the guests were scheduled to arrive to dress 150 place settings, plus linens, plus the buffet tables, cocktail tables, and bars. They did not leave themselves enough time and were still doing finishing touches as guests arrived. Whenever I tried to help, the head of the company just looked at me and said "it's okay, we got it" in a very cranky-pants tone. Also, because of the late start the food was served late and majorly cut into the dancing time. There was a very strict "lights-out" policy at the venue and because everything got pushed back - dancing only lasted an hour or so instead of two. If you're getting married on the Cape please contact me so I can tell you which caterer I worked with at this wedding - you do not want them at yours.

The band was fantastic and I am adding them as well as the string trio to my website so you can get their names and contact info. The band is from Rindge, NH so if you're looking for something unique (bluegrass) this band will knock your socks off and are also willing to travel!

I have to say that the toasts at the wedding ran long - instead of three toasts it turned into seven. I would highly recommend not allowing people not originally on the docket to get a turn to speak - because generally they are not prepared and just babble on for oh 15 minutes or so :) If you want to give everyone a chance to speak do it at the rehearsal dinner - use the "strict timeline" on the wedding day as an excuse on why you can't allow it on *the* day.

Lisa and Carson had some great Meaningful Details -

• Quilting Fabrics as foundation of center pieces
• Unique guestbook
• Table "numbers" were restaurants they found special and the stories of why
• Escort cards were drink umbrellas stuck in beds of sand
• Menu contained both Cape Cod traditional and Kentucky fare

Thank you to Lisa and Carson for letting me share your special day. My best wishes to you both!