Bridal Guide
Sentinel January 2019
• Plan ahead when booking venue
• Zero-waste weddings catch on
• Groom and crew need attention too
• Registries expand to adventure
• Desserts trend moves toward fun
• Royals offer wedding inspiration
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Plan ahead when booking venue By BROOKE WOHLRABE Sentinel Staff Writer Fairmont
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here’s a lot to consider when choosing a venue to hold your wedding reception. No matter how formal your wedding, you want a nice space for your guests to come together and share in your special day. Fairmont and the surrounding area offers several such places from which to choose. Dalton Bartz, sales and catering manager at the Holiday Inn in Fairmont, shared what you should know when choosing a venue. Bartz said the Holiday Inn hosts about 15 weddings per year, with the most popular time
“Some people get nervous about inviting too many people but I encourage them to because typically one-fifth of the people won’t be able to make it.” — Dalton Bartz, sales and catering manager Holiday Inn, Fairmont
during summer. If you have a special date in mind, Bartz suggests you book sooner rather than later. “There’s no requirement for
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how far in advance you need to book (with us), but depending on when you want to do it will affect it a lot,” he said. “Most people book six months to a year in advance, so if you know farther than a year ahead, you should be able to get a space.” One important thing to consider is the number of guests you plan to have. “If you do just round tables and nothing else in the room, we can fit around 240 to 250 people,” Bartz said. “But when you start thinking about how much space you need and if you’re going to have a DJ, it gets a little more crowded. There’s ways that we can find more space for people.” He explained that the Holiday Inn can move the bar into the
lobby, for instance. Bartz said having a rough estimate of the number of guests in mind before you choose a space definitely helps. Typically 15 percent to 20 percent of people will not be able to make it or will not return the RSVP. “Some people get nervous about inviting too many people but I encourage them to because typically one-fifth of the people won’t be able to make it,” Bartz said. One big thing to think about is how to get food and drinks brought in for your guests. Bartz said many people are drawn to the full-service restaurant and bar at Green Mill. Green Mill serves all of its own wine, beer and liquors, but Bartz said it also can place orders
for special items through its distributor. “I’ve found that another draw we have is that we have a hotel here and three others to pick from nearby,” Bartz said. “There’s usually families and friends coming from out of town and they need somewhere to stay.” Typically, weddings will take place on a Saturday but Bartz said the Holiday Inn will book the space for Friday too so it can get tables set up and so the wedding party can come in and decorate and set up ahead of time. For anything else that people planning a wedding might need help with, Bartz is able to pro-
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Above: The grand ballroom at the Holiday Inn in Fairmont is seen set up for a wedding reception.
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VENUES Continued from Page 2 vide resources. “We have a list of vendors that we’ve worked with in the past that we give to people,” he said, explaining that this includes tailors, florists, decorators, DJs and bakeries. Another popular venue in Fairmont is Red Rock Center for the Arts. Sonja Fortune, director of the center, shared some information about the space. “We can hold up to 120 for a seated meal, but we also do wedding ceremonies and we can seat up to 175 for weddings,” she explained. Fortune stressed that as soon as couples choose a date, they should book a venue. She agreed that the summer months fill up quickly. “We seem to do a lot last minute, but it
seems that weddings are getting to be a lot smaller,” she said. At Red Rock Center, people will need to cater in their own food and drinks, but Fortune said Red Rock’s rental prices are competitive. “It’s getting to be a more popular place to have a wedding reception. We have a beautiful space,” she said. Some other reception venues in or near Fairmont include the Fairmont Opera House, Flying Goose Campground, the Knights of Columbus hall, the National Guard Armory, the Chain of Lakes Yacht Club, the Eagles Club, Fairmont city parks, Interlaken Golf Course, the Martin County Arena, the Pioneer Parsonage, and bar & grills such as Tami’s on the Avenue and the Blazer.
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Groom and crew need attention too By BROOKE WOHLRABE Sentinel Staff Writer Fairmont
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hen it comes to preparing for a wedding, there’s a lot to consider. You pick a date, book a venue, and invite friends and family to be a part of it, to name a few. You know you’ll be photographed in hundreds of pictures on your big day and you want to look your best. While so many people focus on the bride and what she and her bridesmaids will wear, it is equally important to notice the groom and his crew. Kathy Detert of Golden Tie Tuxes, located at Five Lakes Centre in Fairmont, has a passion for ensuring that the groom and his groomsmen look handsome for the big day. Detert said a lot of how the wedding party will dress depends on how formal the occasion will be, because now there are so many venues. In the past, the typical wedding would take place in a church, but these days couples are also getting married in a barn or outdoors so they choose to dress for the occasion. “There’s not really a norm anymore. It’s whatever the couple wants and that makes it fun,” Detert said.
She said that most of the time, every guy with a different job is set apart by a different color, especially the groom. “The trend seems to be that they’ll go with the suit or the tux and the vest and then pop it with a different color tie and pocket square,” Detert explained. Most couples are good about shopping together, she said, so bringing in a swath of a theme color, such as the bridesmaid dresses, is helpful when finding a tie, vest or pocket square color. “There are many ways for the guys to have fun,” Detert said. “People are using a lot of imagination. It’s really whatever you want.” Detert said one of the ways guys have been having fun is by wearing bright or patterned socks. Though they are not typically very visible, it does give a pop of personality. As opposed to wearing a tie, some men may opt for a fun bow tie instead. One trend Detert is happy to see come to Fairmont and the surrounding area is navy suits and tuxes. They’re a different look than the classic black or gray. “I think people will start buying suits instead of renting,” Detert said. “The cost of renting is getting up there.”
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GROOMSMEN Continued from Page 4 “Usually the wedding is on a Saturday but they need to have a return made by Monday because the tux company plans on having it back,” she noted. Detert said her tux company, MFW Tux Company, is also starting to sell suits because they see it coming down the road. Formal wear should be reserved or purchased about three months in advance and all measurements taken at least three weeks prior to the wedding date to allow plenty of time for alterations. If not all groomsmen are local, there are still options. “They usually all rent or purchase from
the same place because everything needs to be coordinated by one spot,” Detert said. “I can measure people for weddings elsewhere and I’ll write it on a card and they can send it where it needs to go.” Golden Tie Tuxes just celebrated its first anniversary in November. Detert estimates that she has been involved in 40 to 50 weddings in her first year. “It’s interesting to watch the trends and stay open-minded about it,” she said. “It’s an interesting business because a lot of the times the grooms don’t care so much but often times they come up with ideas together. The sky’s the limit.”
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Desserts trend moves toward fun By KIM COOK Associated Press Writer Los Angeles
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hile the big, traditional wedding cake shows no signs of going away, many couples are also including an array of sweet little bites at their receptions. It’s an opportunity for newlyweds to show who they are, says Jennifer Cress, digital director at Martha Stewart Weddings. “We’re seeing many couples include sweets that say something about their relationship, like a family cookie recipe, or their go-to ice cream flavor,� she says. “Every couple wants to personalize their wedding day as much as possible, and dessert is an easy way to do that.� Los Angeles couple Lauren Aust and Sonny Yuen did just that for their Kansas City, Missouri, wedding this summer. “We used food as a vehicle to help tell our story,� Aust says. “Dinner stations were themed after some of our favorite New York food adventures. “I saw the same opportunity with dessert. When our caterer mentioned they used doughnut holes from Lamar’s (a Kansas City shop) to do a flambee station, if seemed a nice way to give guests a taste of my hometown and create a moment that
was experiential.� Desserts allow for culinary creativity — things like cake lollies, mini milkshakes, churros and alcoholic ice pops. And they give guests the chance to sample quick treats before getting back to the center of the party. Meghan Leese, who plans and runs weddings in Chicago and New Jersey, says, “The cake is only important for about half of the weddings we do. It’s more about the dessert bar, with the cake as one of the options.� WeddingWire’s creative director Jeffra Trumpower agrees. “Couples want to make things less pretentious and more fun,� she says. Among her favorite trends for the wedding sweet table is one she calls “breakfast for dessert� — mini waffles, pancakes or crepe stacks decked out with fresh fruit, whipped cream and other accompaniments. “It’s the perfect ‘wake-up call’ for a surge of energy,� she says. “You can easily pop these treats in your mouth and head back to the dance floor.� Trumpower says comfort and nostalgia are in. There are make-your-own s’mores stations, self-serve hot chocolate, and topyour-own mini pies with seasonal fruits.
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DESSERTS Continued from Page 6 New Yorker Amanda Scott went to a wedding on Long Island recently where nobody wanted to sit and eat. “Servers came around the dance floor with apple pie shooters and little macaroons. People loved it!� Margaret Foster of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, attended a September wedding in which the couple did without the cake entirely, to save money, concentrating their budget on venue, photographer and DJ. “There was a table with plates of mini desserts like cannolis, doughnuts, cheesecake and brownie bites. I loved how unique and intimate it all was — more about the bride, groom and their loved ones than wedding traditions,� she says. “They also
provided little pastry bags for guests to take desserts home.� Cress says the dessert-as-wedding-favor is another trend. As are food stations. “They’re entertaining, and make the day feel a little more bespoke,� Cress says. “Other than make-your-own options, one-bite desserts seem to be growing in popularity. I think with couples offering so many different food choices, guests want to be able to sample it all.� And don’t overlook the social-media value of a decked-out dessert table: “Desserts tend to be one of the most Instagrammable moments of the night,� says Cress.
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Zero-waste weddings catch on By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Writer New York
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o protect the environment, many couples are saying “I do” to Zero-Waste weddings, focusing on sustainability for everything from floral design and dresses to invitations and food. The goal is to recycle, reuse, compost and otherwise keep anything from becoming trash in a landfill. Whether or not couples succeed in reaching the ZeroWaste goal, “they’re certainly more conscious of the ecological impact of what they do, and are aiming for something as close to that as possible,” says Rachel Sylvester, lifestyle editor at Real Simple magazine. The key to success, experts say, is letting wedding planners, vendors and your reception venue know from the start that you’re serious about going Zero Waste. Then be flexible enough to facilitate that. “Flexibility and creativity are essential,” Sylvester says. Bea Johnson, one of the pioneers of the Zero-Waste movement, says, “You’d be amazed at what you can find secondhand if you’re open-minded and really look around.” Her Zero Waste Home blog features a “bulk finder” tab that
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Above and right: These photos provided by Laetitia Drouet of France-based Kamelion Couture shows a wedding dress created by her that was inspired by the Bea Johnson book “Zero Waste Home.” The dress was made with pieces of fabric scraps that were destined for the trash. As environmental awareness grows, many couples are saying “I do” to Zero-Waste weddings. Theyʼre trying to cut back on trash — everything from floral design and dresses to invitations and food.
helps locate businesses selling food, drinks and other items free of plastic packaging. Focusing on quality instead of quantity also helps, Johnson says: “The smaller the party, the easier it is to make it truly Zero Waste.” Her own Zero-Waste wedding was on a yacht, so space constraints limited the guest list to 40. Kathryn Kellogg, who wrote extensively about her Zero-Waste wedding on her Going Zero Waste blog, hosted a reception for 60 people on a shoestring budget of $200 for everything. She bought bedsheets from a thrift shop to use as tablecloths, and borrowed dishes, tables and seating from friends and family. “We were on a tight budget, so we were married at city hall with our closest family there, had a separate reception for about 60 people, and decided to save most of our money for a really great honeymoon in Maine,” she says. “Honestly, the hardest part was convincing our families to go along with it all. My biggest tip is not to stress things, and to balance expectations with reality. Ours may not have been the perfect Pinterest wedding, but that didn’t make it
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ZERO WASTE Continued from Page 9 less fun or meaningful.” Some Zero-Waste wedding tips: FOOD AND DECOR Choose cloth napkins, and authentic tableware, glassware and plates, rather than disposables. “It’s easy enough to rent, borrow or find things at thrift shops,” says Kellogg, who used her abundant collection of Mason jars and borrowed items for her reception. “Sometimes an eclectic mix of plates and glasses can be fun,” says Johnson. As for food, Kellogg says, “I took my Crock-Pot to the butcher, had him put in 4 or 5 pounds of pork shoulder, and served pulled pork and pulled jackfruit for the main dishes,” Kellogg says. She and Johnson both recommend colorful displays of fruits, vegetables or even flower petals as table centerpieces that guests can take home and enjoy.
GIFTS “Instead of traditional wedding gifts, we asked guests to each bring a side dish or something to drink, and contribute to our honeymoon fund,” Kellogg says. Other couples ask for donations to their favorite charity, or contributions toward a goal, such as a down payment on a house. INVITATIONS “For my wedding invitations, I bought card stock and painted a design on the front, but these days I’d say paperlesspost.com or another e-mail option would be the best Zero-Waste option,” says Johnson. If you’re set on paper though, “go for recycled paper with vegetable ink,” says Sylvester. Some papers are embedded with seeds, so guests can even soak the
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INVITATIONS Continued from Page 10 invitation in water and then plant it. ATTIRE Like tables, chairs and linens, wedding dresses and tuxedos can be rented. Vintage or second-hand dresses are also popular, and can be tailored to size. Some designers now make Zero-Waste dresses using fabric scraps otherwise destined for the trash. “Zero-Waste weddings are a recent trend in France. This year I even designed for a client a wedding dress made from pieces of her grandmother’s wedding dress,” says Laetitia Drouet of the French-based Kamelion Couture. FLOWERS Choose locally grown, seasonal flowers, “certainly from a carbon-footprint perspective if not a waste perspective,” says Ariella Chezar, author of the forthcoming book “Seasonal Flower Arranging: Fill Your Home with Blooms,
Branches, and Foraged Materials All Year Round” (Ten Speed Press). To cut back on waste, make sure your florist isn’t using foam in centerpieces and other arrangements. “It’s one of those products that is non-biodegradable and is totally unnecessary,” says Chezar. Next, plan how your florals will be repurposed after the event, she says. Many organizations will pick up arrangements and give them to nursing homes and other institutions. If nothing else, make sure flowers are composted instead up ending up in a landfill somewhere. “Or you can forgo cut flowers altogether in favor of potted plants, which can then be gifted or planted. There’s certainly no waste there,” Chezar says. PARTY FAVORS Centerpiece and other decor items, like flowers, fruits or vegetables, can double as gifts for guests, as can things like votive candles.
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Registries expand to adventures, more By MELISSA K. DUTTON Associated Press Writer New York
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Above: A couple canoes at the resort along the Kohala Coast, Hawaii. Some resorts that cater to honeymooners offer registries, and at the Fairmont Orchid couples can request that friends and relatives chip in toward spa treatments, romantic dinners and sunrise canoe outings.
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hen Lila Chess and Aron Kandel were planning their January 2018 wedding, the New York City couple was wary of acquiring too much stuff. They lived in a small apartment with limited storage. Lila opted not to have a shower in order to keep gifts at a minimum. But the couple knew that friends and family would want to celebrate their nuptials with presents. They found a registry that included traditional gift options but also things other than stuff — donations to charity and to their honeymoon adventures in Fiji and New Zealand. “People were really excited about the chance to help with our honeymoon,” recalled Lila Chess Kandel. “Friends and family who know us said, ‘That’s awesome. You guys are super-adventurous. We want to support that.’” As couples strive to infuse their weddings with personal touches, changing up the registry is a natural, said Ashlie Lynch, communications chair for the American Association of Certified Wedding Planners. Many brides and grooms are forgoing formal dinnerware and household goods and replacing them with asks for
money to fund experiences or significant purchases. Couples are becoming increasingly comfortable asking guests for money, added Lauren Kay, deputy editor at TheKnot.com, a wedding planning website. Between 2011 and 2017, the number of couples who had cash registries increased from 1 percent to 6 percent, according to a survey by TheKnot.com. In many cases, couples provide detailed explanations on the registry of how they intend to spend the money. Requests range from down payments on a house to in vitro fertilization treatments. That information “makes guests feel better about handing over cash,” Kay said. “It’s reframing the way we think about gifts.” It also suits the lifestyle of millennials — those born between 1981 and 1997. Three out of four millennials said they prefer spending money on experiences over things, according to a 2017 Eventbrite survey. Some resorts that cater to honeymooners offer registries. At the Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii, couples can request that friends and relatives chip in toward spa treatments, romantic dinners and sunrise canoe outings. “We’ve seen many couples
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REGISTRIES Continued from Page 12 who’ve exercised this option with success and have enjoyed their once-in-a-lifetime dream honeymoons as a result,” said resort spokeswoman Catherine Cambra. Kayleigh and Daniel Caskey, who were married in 2017, had no problem asking guests to contribute to their honeymoon. “It was a way of saying, ‘Hey you were part of our wedding day and now you’re a part of a time when we’re celebrating our marriage together that you can follow on Facebook,’” Kayleigh said. Many traditional gifts “will break or wear down and have to be replaced. We’ll never have a honeymoon again. We will always remember those experiences.” Most of their friends and relatives understood, she said, but a few still bought traditional gifts that the couple isn’t sure they will ever use. Before their 2016 wedding, Brady and Erica Robertson had a talk with one relative to ensure she did not “surprise” them with china they would never use. “When
friends and family visit, we are more likely to order pizza and eat off paper plates than to provide an elaborate meal,” said Erica, of Columbus, Ohio. “We didn’t want a lot of extraneous gifts because we didn’t have a lot of room to store everything.” Charity wedding registries more than tripled in popularity last year, Kay said, from 3 percent of couples in 2016 to 10 percent in 2017. Initially, Sarah Mulvaney and Matthew Schimenti intended to tell wedding guests they did not wish to receive any gifts for their June 2018 event, but relatives persuaded them to provide an option. The couple from Rowayton, Connecticut, decided to use their happy occasion to help a favorite charity. Using The Good Beginning, a registry for couples seeking charitable donations in lieu of gifts, the Schimentis solicited donations for The Carver Foundation, which provides youth programming in Morris, Connecticut.
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Royals offer wedding inspiration By LISA A. FLAM Associated Press Writer London
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ith two blockbuster British royal weddings this year and an enduring fascination with the Brits, American brides craving a regal look with personal twists can find plenty of inspiration. While royal wedding fashion will have an influence on bridal trends in the United States, American brides are continually looking for ways to personalize their wedding to reflect their own style. The royal brides, the former Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie, did just that. “Today’s bride really wants to make her wedding her own,” said Lisa Gooder, executive director of Brides. “She doesn’t want something that she’s seen other people do. She wants something that can feel personal to her.” “The royal weddings gave women examples of how to do that, and also perhaps some of the confidence to go and make this decision,” she said. “These royal trends that we saw from the weddings will be repeated, but today’s bride really wants to look unique
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Above: In this May 19 photo, Britainʼs Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle wave from the Ascot Landau Carriage during their carriage procession on Castle Hill outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, after their wedding ceremony. and like herself, and the personalization elements are the takeaways she can bring to her own wedding.” Shelley Brown, fashion and
beauty editor at The Knot, also noted the personal touches these royal brides incorporated into their day — their second gowns for evening that hit a fashion high
note, and beauty and accessories choices that spoke to a bride looking like herself. “Both of these brides infused their classic looks with their own
personality, and I think that’s a trend that will be influential,” Brown said, adding that their example shows “you can personalize even a classic wedding-day look.” Here’s a closer look at their fashion and beauty choices that might prove influential: Even before nearly 30 million people in the United States tuned in to watch Meghan marry Prince Harry in St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 19, she was a fashion force, driving sales and sellouts. Since the former “Suits” actress became the Duchess of Sussex, bridal gowns inspired by her wedding dresses — the Givenchy ceremony gown with three-quarterlength sleeves and bateau neckline, and the custom, highneck Stella McCartney number she donned for her evening reception — have turned up on the bridal runways in New York. “There were a few dresses inspired by the Givenchy dress, but the Stella McCartney dress seemed to resonate with bridal designers,” Brown said, adding that its mock turtleneck is a more
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ROYALS Continued from Page 14 unique silhouette in bridalwear. “That was a style we saw a version of in pretty much every collection.” The evening gown is a wearable look, Gooder said, which may appeal to brides jetting off to a destination wedding. “The halter neckline makes it a little bit sexy but still covered up, and that kind of chiffon fabric is always flattering and pretty,” she said. Both brides wore a second gown on their wedding day. (Eugenie wore a blush Zac Posen dress for evening.) Gooder said that’s a trend, noting that the former Kate Middleton, now Duchess of Cambridge, changed for her evening reception in 2011. “I think that Meghan putting that out there in such a public way really made it something that every bride wants to do,” Gooder said. For her ceremony on Oct. 12, also at St. George’s, Eugenie wore a long-sleeve Peter Pilotto gown with a deep V neckline in the back, a design feature she requested to reveal her scar from childhood scoliosis sur-
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gery. “Eugenie felt her scar was an important part of her story,” Brown said. “That probably does speak to a lot of brides who don’t want to fit into a certain mold and don’t feel like they have to.” It’s the idea of being true to yourself, a theme also expressed through accessories. The duchess’ veil had hand-embroidered flowers from the Commonwealth countries, along with the California poppy to represent her home state. Eugenie made the choice to forgo a veil, possibly to showcase the back of her dress, and wore a diamond-and-emerald tiara, which stood out for the unexpected choice of the brilliant green gems, Brown said. The duchess wore minimal, natural makeup and unfussy hair on her wedding day. Said Brown, “That fact that you could see her freckles, her hair wasn’t in a perfect updo — is reflective of trends we’ve seen in bridal beauty and what we’ll see going forward.”
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