Minnesota Wedding Planning | Lasting Impressions Weddings

Please Vote For The Minnesota Bride’s Best of 2011 Awards…

It’s that time of year again! Minnesota Bride is holding their annual “Best of 2011” Awards! We were lucky enough last year to be one of the top 3 finalists in the “Best Planner” Category and that was a huge honor for us. I love my job and I love all of the couples I am able to work with every year and it is such an honor to be recognized for providing good service! Please take the time to vote for all of the wedding professionals that helped or are helping make your day a success!!!

NOTE: At least six categories must be completed for your vote to count. Only one vote per individual will be counted and voting ends on March 1st. If you need some recommendations on who to vote for to complete your six categories here is the list of last years winners and finalists! Please vote for Lasting Impressions in Best Planner and Best Rental category!! Thank you so much for your support!!

Click here to cast your Vote: http://mnbride.com/minnesota-bride-best-2011-ballot

Thank You So Much!
Sarah and the Lasting Impressions Team!!

Assigned Seating Charts…

I often hear that people “dread” assigning tables for their wedding guests. And as I am sure it is a daunting task it does not have to be as hard as it seems! I learned about this “post it” trick a few years ago and I think this is the easiest way to be able to move around your guests and prepare for your wedding day!
Make last-minute changes easy and less stressful by writing guests’ names on these thin adhesive strips (or cut up sticky notes). To rearrange people in a pinch, create color-coded groups, such as bride’s family, groom’s family, friends, and kids.

Photo and Information credit of Marthastewartweddings.com

Photo Love…

This photo sums up the wedding this weekend.. Classic Elegance!! Thank you Matt and Hannah for looking amazing and for Eye Spy Photography for capturing wonderful images!

Happy Monday!

Aleesha and Kevin- September 19th

Aleesha and Kevin were referred to me by Gloria and Jake, a wonderful Couple I was lucky enough to help coordinate their August 2008 Wedding. Like all referrals, Aleesha and Kevin were wonderful to work with. we planned their wonderful September wedding in just 5 months. Aleesha knew the look that she wanted and really wanted to incorporate a lot of her and Kevin’s interests, favorite locations in Minneapolis and memories into the wedding. The lasting memory that will always stand out about their wedding to me was that this was much more than a wedding, this was about their marriage and their family! Congratulations Mr and Mrs. Webb!

Vendors:
Wedding Coordination: Lasting Impressions Weddings
Ceremony Location: Walker Art Center
Reception Location: Cafe Lurcat
Photography: Lavie Photography
Ceremony and Reception Musicans: Ned Kanter Productions
Makeup and Hair: MN Bridal and Makeup

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Sunday Wedding Sneek Peak…

I am sitting here at the wonderful Rachel and Michael’s wedding waiting for the party to die down and tear down… os in the mean time I thought I would show you what my Sunday wedding looked like! Thank god the rain held off and it was a great day… more to come 🙂
Thank you Rachel and Michael for trusting me to help you plan a wonderful wedding in a few short months 🙂 It was fun!!

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Megan and Ben- Windows on Minnesota Wedding

When I start to talk about Megan and Ben I just get so excited. What a great pair and a fantastic family!! I started to work with them about 6 months before their big day. They had the location, the photographer and a few other vendors and then I jumped in. The relationship that I had with this couple and family was the reason I do this for a job. I love becoming “part of the family” and a big part of the special day. They made me feel so loved and I wanted nothing more than to make this day go perfect! In a month of bad weather we got really lucky and got some great sunshine!!

The pictures below were taken from the wonderful Erin Johnson. What a rockstar! She was at the reception until the very end trying to get a slideshow together for the morning after brunch, we were having some technical difficulties and she never one complained.. she just kept trying and wouldn’t you know it… we got a slideshow for the next day!!

To Megan, Ben, Lisa and Scott… I am truly honored to have worked with you and thank you for making me a part of your family! I loved every bit of it!!!

Here is a very special part of the many great notes I got from Lisa (The mother of the bride) I just about cried every time I got a great email!!

You are truly a beloved new member of our family Sarah. We accept this generous gift with the caveat…. You will help us enjoy it! Because, yes, we are not done with you. NEVER. You have won us over with your excellent job performance working on an event that was surely the biggest thing in at least 4 lives. ( Megan, Ben, Lisa and Scott). Scott’s and my wedding 27 years ago was lovely and very emotion filled. And yet, the marriage of our beloved daughter was even more powerful in many ways. Let’s just call it, the circle of life. You will understand this with the marriage of YOUR own child someday….

But your real skill during this amazing process was to win our hearts. ALL OF OUR HEARTS. You are loved and revered more than many of our ( born into) family members. Many times the best family is the one you create. You fit that role to a T.