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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
A view of the dramatic interior.
Charming interior decor.
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 have a theater-ticket theme.
Dinner signage continues the theater theme.
Personalized decor: The groom's last name.
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.
A long view of the dining room.
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 beautiful wedding cake.
An aerial view.
The Italian menu reflects the couple's honeymoon destination--Italy.
The bride and the groom made their grand entrance from the second floor balcony like the stars of the show.
The sweetheart table.
Signage for "Act Four"--the party.
The stunning party.
The chandelier bears the initial of the couple's last name.
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.
The view from the Phillips.
The party at its peak.
Exiting with the mariachis.
The groom hires a technical team to make it "snow" in Florida.
And off they go!
