Vanessa and Jeff had a beautiful ceremony and reception at Pine Grove Country Club. Vanessa, Jeff and I had several meetings, including two in Lower Michigan where they live to help plan their ceremony and reception. All of our hard work came to fruition in creating a very memorable ceremony and reception. Friday afternoon was time for rehearsal and I arrived at 3:30pm to help them organize and run through the ceremony along with Pastor Bill Seitz. Gary and the staff at Pine Grove are always prepared and I was impressed that Gary even laid out his own chairs on the ceremony grounds to help everyone get a feel for the ceremony layout as the rental chairs wouldn’t arrive until the next afternoon. Thanks to Keith Freeman from Freemans Photography for stopping by on his way home to capture this shot to the left.
Memories like this one to the right are created and planned…they don’t just magically happen. Ask me sometime how this one was created. Thanks Keith Freeman for capturing their expressions flawlessly.
Vanessa and Jeff’s Ceremony went off without a hitch and guests were able to actually hear their vows as I had mic’ed Jeff and Pastor Bill ahead of time. After the ceremony their photographer Ashley took them for their wedding photos after the receiving line while guests enjoyed cocktail hour inside to get away from the heat. :) Introductions went very smooth and guests got to know a little bit about each wedding party member. Vanessa then welcomed all of their guests and surprised Jeff by singing him “Grow Old With Me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter. 
After that amazing performance, Vanessa and Jeff cut their cake. Jeff’s Grooms cake was a tip of the cap to his brother’s presidency of the Detroit Foosball Association. The Grooms cake is a great idea to personalize your reception and acknowledge a passion of your fiance. Toasts and Blessing were then given and guests were invited to the buffet line via a fun game.
Dancing was kicked off with Vanessa and Jeff’s first dance to Big and Rich’s “Lost In This Moment” followed by the Father Daughter dance to “Butterfly Kisses”, a song they used to listen to on road trips together. Jeff then danced with his Mother Barbara to “Find Your Wings” by Mark Harris…a beautiful song that I hadn’t heard up until them. 
The dance floor then kicked off and continued into the night with a special ending (see first photo) created just for Vanessa and Jeff. Thank you to Vanessa, Jeff and their families for an amazing night!