Walking in a *MODERN* Winter Wonderland…

For her December 20th wedding, OB/GYN doctor & bride, Pamela Cates wanted to welcome her Indiana family and friends to a modern winter wonderland wedding reception set in Florida. But how do you host a winter themed wedding for snow birds from the North, without freezing temperatures, ice, and actual snow? Hire the ladies at YFA of course!

For their ceremony, Pamela & her fiancé, Dominic, wanted to engulf their guests with romance. The lights of the Omni ChampionsGate International Ballroom were turned down, dozens of pillar candles lined Pamela’s aisle, and Raining Roses built a candle topped altar that didn’t leave a dry eye in the house.
Lead coordinator, Sharia Riley, tossed the standard winter idea of all silvers and frost and challenged Pamela to go “modern bold” with sapphires, peacocks, and lots of white fur! We brought the snow to Florida; and guests entered a snow falling modern winter wonderland with live harp music.
Sharia brought up the final challenge to her team: Why do one tablescape when you can have five? The YFA ladies put our heads together to create 5 distinctly different tables that left every guest feeling like a VIP. No table was alike, not even the stemware, chargers, or flatware!
Long banquet tables with silver burst chargers and iridescent paillette chair covers and a runner.
Round tables with iridescent peacock linen and arrangements bursting with white orchids (a la Raining Roses). White velvet napkins and silver sparkle chargers.
Sapphire square tables with dark helix chargers, snow fur chair caps and napkin bands accented with sapphire brooches for the guests to take home.
Custom canopies were created for the Bride & Groom’s family. Inside the VIP tents hung a crystal chandelier, white cloth-back chairs, and each guest’s place setting held a bowl stuffed with white fur and a full bloom red rose (the Groom’s favorite color).
Close friends of the Bride & Groom sat at Vegas style booths near the dance floor. Instead of an expected arrangement of fresh flowers, Raining Roses and Wizard Connection froze a bouquet in a solid block of ice. Half of the guests sat at custom Room Service banquet booths, half sat in the trend setting ghost chair. Pamela & Dominic sat at their own custom built sweetheart table, covered in white satin and adorned with hanging crystals.
DJ Carl mixed R&B music from behind the couple's custom ice bar; and celebrity photographer, Damon Tucci, was on hand to take record of the whole evening.