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Meant to Bee Wedding: Weddings Unique Creates a One-of-a-Kind Wedding
Special Events Staff Feb 17, 2016

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First wedding at the Phillips

Some 165 guests gather for the first-ever wedding at Orlando, Fla.'s new landmark: The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

The vendor team: 

Ceremony: St. James Cathedral

Venue: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Photography: Root Weddings

Florist: Greenery Productions

Rentals: A Chair Affair Inc., AFR Event Furniture

Cake: Party Flavors Custom Cakes

Day Of Coordinator: Eventfully Yours

Linens: Over The Top

Catering: Puff n Stuff

Music: Soundwave Entertainment

Drape: Quest Drape

Video: Stoner Video

Classic Cars: VIP Transportation

Hair & Makeup: LeJeune Hair & Makeup Artistry

Classic Stationary: 2U Collection

Photobooth: TapSnap

Strolling Entertainers: Houck Entertainment

Mariachi Band: El Cobra Mariachi

 

Interior view

A view of the dramatic interior.

Interior decor

Charming interior decor.

Cocktail hour

The evening began with a cocktail hour in the rotunda on the fifth floor. Guests were greeted with a custom-built replica of the fountain in Barcelona, Spain, where the groom had proposed, this transported guests to the moment their journey began. The Bride worked with a company to design the fountain as a wine luge, serving guests wine as they passed. To make their friends and family feel as though they were in Barcelona, photos from the couple’s trip were displayed throughout the room.

During the cocktail hour, guests were served Spanish-style cuisine. To leave the couple messages, Spanish bottles of wine with blank labels were available to write the couple messages for milestone anniversaries to come.

Escort cards

Escort cards have a theater-ticket theme.

Dinner signage

Dinner signage continues the theater theme.

Personalized decor

Personalized decor: The groom's last name.

Dramatic dining room

At the end of the cocktail hour, a Spanish guitarist led guests into a theater featuring a breathtaking stained glass ceiling.

While the couple wanted to tie in pink and gold accents from other parts of the event, they needed to make sure that those would complement the stained glass and silver accents of the room.

Although the colors picked were outside of their comfort zone, they were confident that they would enhance the look of the theater, elevating the "Oscar" caliber experience for their guests.

Dramatic dining room

A long view of the dining room.

Tabletop decor

Beautiful tabletop decor.

The lighting was meticulously designed to complement the decor by the groom, a TV and event producer, who worked with the Dr. Phillips Center’s team to light.

each table, the cake, and other elements of the room perfectly.

The wedding cake

The beautiful wedding cake.

Aerial view

An aerial view.

Italian menu

The Italian menu reflects the couple's honeymoon destination--Italy.

Bride and groom appear

The bride and the groom made their grand entrance from the second floor balcony like the stars of the show.

Sweetheart table

The sweetheart table.

Signage for the party

Signage for "Act Four"--the party.

Stunning party

The stunning party.

Custom chandelier

The chandelier bears the initial of the couple's last name.

The "Crazy Hour"

The last hour of their wedding was dedicated to La Hora Loca, or “The Crazy Hour,” a tradition steeped in Colombian culture.

The bride introduced crazy hour to her guests by choreographing a flash mob with her bridesmaids to the tune of "Hey Mickey" by Toni Basil.

 

For crazy hour, the bride put on a traditional red skirt, the groom a red bandana, and imported Colombian masks were passed out to guests.

View from the Phillips

The view from the Phillips.

Party peak

The party at its peak.

Exiting with the mariachis

Exiting with the mariachis.

Snowy ending

The groom hires a technical team to make it "snow" in Florida.

And off they go!

And off they go!

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