Ron + Karla September 1, 2012

Ron and Karla, I don't even know where to begin! True love, kind hearts, gentle spirits? These are two of the most amazing people, if you ever have the chance to get to know them.

And on top of all of that, when it came to their wedding....

They know how to THROW a party!!!!

They were together eight years, all while Karla was wondering when Ron would propose. His answer, being the funny guy he is, to anyone who asked was, "When I win the lottery, I will propose."

Well, he did just that! Last December, he won the lottery!

Ron stuck to his guns as a man of his word and proposed to the woman he loved!!!

At Whalen Creative Group, our job was to take Ron's, Florida Gators themed wedding and marry it with Karla's, elegant, sophisticated wedding.

Let me tell you, it was fun doing so!

Go ahead and get lost in these beautiful photos from Marah Grant, you will feel like to had the pleasure of attending their wedding!

Please Enjoy and be inspired!

Whalen Creative Group had the pleasure of doing the coordination
 as well as the floral and event design!

The breathtakingly beautiful photo of Ron and Karla! I hope this is hanging
on their wall somewhere!

Karla wanted the girls flowers to POP off their blue dresses and that Gator orange
did just that! It was stunning all together.

The beautiful bridesmaids standing by Karla's side!

The guys!!!

The wedding party

 

The beautiful bride prior to walking down the aisle

 

Karla being escorted by her father!

Ron and Karla were blessed with some talented musicians in the family.
Here is Syesha Mercado from season 7 American Idol!

We transformed the front of the church by setting up three different sets of pipe and draping.
The final product was stunning!!!

 

Stonehenge Country Club was the perfect backdrop for this reception

Doesn't it look like everyone is having a good time? 

Ron and Karla loving on their guests! They greeted each and every table together!

Ron and Karla had a lot of family from Florida that they wanted to
be present for their wedding. They generously bused each of them up
to Indiana to be a part of their big day!

The toasts were beautiful, tears from the Maid of honors speech and
extreme laughter from the Best man's speech.

The cake was just as fun-loving as they are.
Beautifully done by Betty's Cake Shop in Warsaw.

The sweet couple taking in their first dance

Syesha was asked to do an encore performance at the reception! It was beautiful!

The dancing started, and never stopped!

And the party goes on!!!

A huge congratulations to such a sweet, deserving couple!
All my love to Ron and Karla!

Vendor Love

Wedding Planning: Whalen Creative Group

Photography: Marah Grant Photography

Florist / Design: Whalen Creative Group

Ceremony Venue: New Life Church

Reception Venue: Stonehenge Country Club

Rentals: All Occasions Party Rental

Cake: Betty's Cake Shop

-XO  Grace

Derek + Amanda: From WCG's experience thru Instagram

Amanda and Derek - August 25, 2012

The front doors at Tippecanoe Country Club. The ceremony
was on the front lawn and the reception was inside.

Derek waiting with the pastor and Mandy's daughter, Ella
to walk into the ceremony. It was such a sweet moment to
watch Ella walk in with her new Daddy!

A beautiful setting for an outdoor ceremony!

    

Mandy and her Dad

A gift from Derek's parents!

The lobby at Tippecanoe Country Club. 

The photo booth was a hit! Each guest could print a copy
and Mandy and Derek automatically received a copy on
their computer!

Me, testing out the photo booth that we put together. :)

My assistant, Skye! She is not only amazing, she is hilarious!

The beautiful table decorations!  Perfect for a Preppy / Summer wedding!

Mandy wanted paddle balloons, so here I am gathering some up
to take over to the gift table and dessert table.

For favors, Mandy wanted a dessert buffet. They had an
amazing array of sweets. Pies, cookies, woopie pies,
cupcakes, and cheesecakes.
Each guest could take a bag and fill it up with sweets.

Everything had a cute presentation!

This was such a sweet and tender wedding. An intimate ceremony and then a fun-filled reception with music and dancing!

Here is to a beautiful couple and such a sweet new family!

Keep your eye open for the professional photos from Amanda and Derek's wedding coming soon!

-XO Grace

Patrick + Amy May 12, 2012

These photos are from a wedding us over at Whalen Creative Group did for  the beautiful couple with the sweetest smiles and warmest hearts! 

Patrick + Amy  

*All photos by Jenna Stoller at Patch 36 Photography

Adorable forks that the couple picked up and had at their place settings at the reception.

The beautiful couple, inside and out! 

 

Amy getting ready to head outside and see her husband-to-be! 

 

Here is Patrick walking Amy's mom, Linda down to her seat for the ceremony. These two are so blessed with two wonderful families that will love and support them throughout their marriage.

Patrick waiting for his bride! Patrick is a member of the Secret Service
 and is wearing is Secret Service pin for the wedding.
He even gave each one of this groomsmen and Fathers a pin as a gift.

This is just one of those "It" photos and I am so glad Jenna got this picture! It is a beautiful moment during the ceremony where both families came together to pray for Patrick and Amy as they begin their marriage. Isn't that what its all about anyway? :) Favorite photo, hands down!

At Whalen Creative Group we really try to think of everything for you.
We purchased a garden stone for each of the bridesmaids
 and a larger garden stone for the bride to stand on.
 It made standing in grass in heels much more tolerable. 

This is just a beautiful shot of the ceremony on Tippecanoe Lake

 

Mr. + Mrs.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed a wonderful cocktail time down by the water with drinks and appetizers.
Here is the wedding party loving their new married friends!

The happy couple making it official!

As you can see cocktail hour was a success! Here is the ring bearer and flower girl being oh so cute!

To let everyone know that cocktail hour was over and it was time to make our way up to the country club for dinner, guests did a "sprinkle send off" for Patrick and Amy. The next photo will explain. :)

You guessed it! Instead of rose petals, the bride chose sprinkles. We filled 200 mini glassine bags with these colorful candy sprinkles. It was amazing to see in person!

When entering the clubhouse, guests could then "sign the guestbook". The bride chose to do a polaroid photo booth and it was not only a hit, it made an ADORABLE guestbook for them to keep forever!

Patrick and Amy taking a turn.

The finished product!

Guests also enjoyed their wedding favor that was four wonderful flavors of Garrett Popcorn from Chicago!

Seating arrangements were easily found by guests by this beautiful seating chart that we had printed and framed for the bride and groom.

Inside the reception the table decorations stole the show! All decor was by Lisa with Iris Trails.

We also had these beautiful menus printed up and place at each place setting inside the napkin.

The exceptional cake by Peggy Roulo with The Cake Lady

Custom moss monograms for Sullivan, the grooms last name, for the front entrance of the clubhouse.

Here are just some more amazing photos from the day.
An obviously head over heels bride!

Beautiful bouquets by Lisa with Iris Trails. Contact me if you would like to get ahold of her!

This is a cute photo of the groom patting down his groomsmen, another fellow secret service agent.

The happy couple!

    

Full Service Wedding Planner - Whalen Creative Group

Photographer - Patch 36 photography

Cake - The Cake Lady

Flowers and decor - Iris Trails

Favor - Garrett Popcorn

Ceremony / Reception - Tippecanoe Country Club

Band - Frank and Dave

I hope you all enjoyed these photos as much as I enjoyed doing their wedding! 

I bet you were inspired with this one!

-XO Grace