10.8.11 - Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center - Erie, PA

Cassandra and Chuck's story is a fairytale come to life. Imagine, childhood playmates who later reconnected while attending classes together at Penn State Behrend. On Saturday, after a few years of being engaged, their wedding day arrived, complimented with very happy family members and friends and an even more ecstatic bride and groom! They never stopped smiling that day or the entire time I've known them!

The Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center was the location for Cassandra and Chuck's wedding ceremony and reception in the beautiful Hemmingway Ballroom. Cassandra chose some wonderful music from Brian Crain for the prelude and the entrance of Chuck's Mom. Cassandra, escorted by her Mom down the aisle, entered to the String Quartet's rendition of "Yellow" from Coldplay. A beautiful ceremony was performed by Diana Ziemniak, and after the vows were exchanged, Cassandra and Chuck exited to OneRepublic's "Good Life". The cocktail hour immediately followed as guests got ready for a night full of celebrating!

Once the parents and bridal party members were introduced, Cassandra and Chuck made a path to their beautiful wedding cake from Bi-Lo's in Warren, PA. The cake and wedding flowers were expertly done by Gerlach's, which everyone loved! Toasts from the head table were wonderfully made by the couple's best friends, Maid of Honor, Amy and Best Man, Brandon. A final toast and prayer from Cassandra's cousin, Gloria, took place before everyone enjoyed a mouth watering (as usual) meal, expertly prepared by the staff at the Ambassador. In the early moments of dinner, I shared with everyone in attendance Cassandra and Chuck's story in detail. Then, once everyone finished eating, Cassandra and Chuck made their way to the dance floor for their first dance, followed by Chuck's dance with his Mom and the bouquet and garter formalities. From that point to the last dance of the night, guests danced the night away to some of the couple's favorite songs, including recent favorites and a couple classics! All in all, perfect day weatherwise and all around!

Kudos this week go out to the rest of the event professionals who are always a pleasure to work with! Wedding Coordinator Emily Vommaro from the Ambassador, "Click Chick" Kara Trombetta and her husband, Joe for photography and on video, via Fallon's Photography, Jim Miesner, from Fruit Tree Studios in Rochester, NY. And, of course, Cassandra and Chuck, thank you for having me on board your dream team for your amazing wedding day! Everyone had a blast for sure! Hope your enjoying your Riviera Maya honeymoon this week! Thank you again!