We would love to be voted “The Best Wedding Planner” in St. Louis.
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For those of you who are wanting to know, Simply Elegant Events is not hiring at this time. We do not have any positions available and if we do have something available in the future we will post it on our website and give detailed directions on how you can apply. At this time we do not have any positions open, please don’t waste your time sending our staff emails or leaving voice mail messages inquiring about employment. Due to the busy fall wedding season we cannot answer all of those emails and voice mails which we feel bad about but we just do not have enough time in our day. I wish those of you inquiring the best of luck in your job search, I know its a challenging time and wish you well!
Thanks in advance for your understanding!
Alison
Lorien Hallas and Eric Butler met while living in Chicago, IL. Lorien a native of Saint Louis and Eric a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico both went to Miami of Ohio but did not meet until after graduation. A summer wedding in St. Louis was planned and Graham Chapel on the campus of Washington University was the perfect location for their nuptials. Lorien wore a Amsale dress and Jimmy Choo shoes while her bridesmaids wore simple Navy dresses from J.Crew. Lorien and Eric focused on making their wedding memorable and it was with a surprise recessional performance of “I’ll Be There” and “How Sweet it Is” by The Charles Glenn Choir. Guests were blown away and moved by their surprise performance. The Westin St. Louis was the ideal location for their reception, modern décor with classic elements fit Lorien’s style perfectly. Navy Linens, 60” square tables and chiavari chairs were perfect elements to continue the simple, modern look. Blooms (florist) created very modern flower arrangements. The bridal bouquet featured ivory roses, stephanotis and mini calla lilies with pale pink roses. The bridesmaids bouquets consisted of bright pink shades of roses, ranunculus and peonies wrapped with a navy satin ribbon. The reception centerpieces consisted of 3 small matted silver vases holding low, round and compact arrangements of carnations in 3 different shades of pink. Lighting, lounge furniture and hanging lanterns were provided by Exclusive Events Inc. Etsy Vendor Viva la Violette created the simple yet beautiful ceremony programs. Color Pallet: navy, pink, silver
Note from Alison:
It really does not happen that often; we always develop strong close relationships with our clients because we spend so much time meeting with them, calling them on the phone and emailing at all hours to discuss their wedding plans but we don’t always end up becoming friends with them. Lorien and Eric are my friends, they are no longer clients. We have built a bond and we have shared close moment with each other. Maybe it’s because I was 9 months pregnant at the time of their wedding actually delivering my second child 8 days after their beautiful wedding; but they have become important people in my life and I am lucky and blessed to have been able to work with them. We are already trying to plan a weekend for the Simply Elegant Events crew to head up to Chicago for a post-wedding celebratory weekend. It will be fun for sure!
Vendor Run-Down:
Photographer: Zettl Photography
Videographer:
Cupcakes: Party Pastry
DJ: Premier Entertainment:
Decor: Exclusive Events:
Reception: The Westin St. Louis
Ceremony: Graham Chapel
Officiant: Rev. Terry Barber
Ceremony Musicians: The Charles Glenn Choir
Ceremony Musicians ( quartet ): Friends of the Bride
Transportation: Kelly’s Limo
Invitations: Vellum
Programs: Viva La Violett ( esty.com vendor )
Table Linens: BBJ
Table and Chair Rentals: Premier Party Rentals
Florist: Blooms
I am back and ready to jump into a full swing season of weddings. We had a great wedding last Saturday at the Studio at St. Albans ( review and photos will be here shortly ) and now we are busy working on the rest of our October and November weddings. We have a new addition to the Simply Elegant Events team, Baby A was born on September 6th and is very happy and healthy. Life is a little crazy at the moment but I would not want it any other way.
Check out the awesome photo below taken by our favorite family photographer, Zettl Photography.
Here are some more photos from Burns Photography.….if you have not chosen a photographer please please do me a favor. Consider meeting with Tim and Ellie, they are true artists and professionals. You will not be disappointed!!
Just a reminder to all of our readers and current clients. Alison will be on maternity leave officially starting August 31 through mid October. She may still be able to blog a bit and read some emails but for the most part Sommer is in charge. If you do have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed please contact Sommer directly at 314-359-2346 or sommer@mysimplyelegantevents.com
Thanks and Happy Planning!
On June 27 Meg and Mike tied the knot at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church followed by a very elegant reception at the wonderful Moulin. Meg and Mike moved to St. Louis together and fell in love with the city of St. Louis. They decided to invite their family and friends to celebrate their love with a Meet Me in St. Louis themed wedding which included a trolley by Tour St. Louis. They went with a very classic navy blue and green color scheme. Meg’s stunning flowers were created by RW Designs and the gorgeous and delicious cake was made by The Cakery. The dance floor was marked by blue and green lanterns and was packed all night thanks to CJs Disc Jockey. Meg and Mike were very creative and added lots of unique touches to their wedding décor. Instead of using table numbers they used neighborhoods in St. Louis, they used recycled wine bottles for their center pieces instead of glass jars and they used their beautiful wedding invitation created by M. Haley Design instead of a picture in the guest book frame. Meg and Mike were so much fun to work with and their unique and fun style made for a very beautiful wedding as you can see from the amazing pictures provided by the very talented photographer Krista Rose of Epoch Imaging. I couldn’t have done it without all of the wonderful vendors who made the day beautiful, fun, and most importantly a success. I wish Meg and Mike all best and thank you to all of the great vendors! — SOMMER 
We had a great intern with us this summer season, Rebekah is a student at Indiana U and she came back home for the summer to intern with us. She was a dream to work with, especially with me being as pregnant as I am right now she was a huge help. She reminds me of Sommer ( Event Manager ) when she first started, Eager to help in anyway. I am a ” throw you in the fire” type of manager and Rebekah did an awesome job. She is even coming back for one of the most exciting weddings ever at the end of August. I am keeping the details of this wedding under wraps but I will for sure be blogging, facebooking and you-tubing about it as soon as its completed.
For those readers who want to know if we will have fall or spring interns, NOPE is the answer. Here at Simply Elegant Events we only have Summer Interns. If you are interested in applying for summer 2010 please check back with us in January and we can send you more details.
We are a BEST OF Project Wedding 2008 vendor. We received our letter a few weeks ago but have just been so busy with our July weddings that we did not get a chance to announce it. Basically it means that we are one of the top vendors in St. Louis listed on www.projectwedding.com. For those of you who have worked with us in the past please stop by the site and submit your positive review of Simply Elegant Events. We appreciate the support!
Our last Saturday in July was spent with the Lao and Chong Families celebrating the marriage of Cynthia and Timothy. The ceremony took place at Holy Infant Church, which was fun for me since I grew up in that parish. After the afternoon ceremony the Simply Elegant Events staff headed over to The Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield to begin the reception set up. The staff at The Doubletree is awesome; luckily there was not an event in the ballroom the evening before so the room was actually set and ready to go the evening prior. Hint: If you want the best service around talk to Rhiannon Hoffman, we are giving her a shout out because she is great to work with and goes above and beyond to make her clients happy. So back to what I was saying, that makes it so much easier for the vendors just to come in and get to work without waiting for linens to be put on the tables etc. The always awesome Rich West of RW Designs created the beautiful florals; bouquets, centerpieces, etc. Weck Events took care of the elegant chair covers and Sarah’s Café and Bakery designed the cake. Our summer intern, Rebekah and I got to work on the escort cards and place cards. Remember, there is a difference between place cards and escort cards (read previous blog post) and it takes a lot of time to make sure that the place cards at the guests tables are correct. This one was a bit more challenging only because the guests also had a choice for their menu so we needed to make sure that Mrs. Jane Smith sat at the correct seat AND that she had the correct menu in front of her. Colleen’s Cookies made the favors and as you can see Cynthia made sure that she carried her theme of butterflies throughout the reception details. Another little extra for her guest were the raffle tickets given to all of the female guests. Cynthia did not want to have to take home all of the centerpieces at the end of the night since she purchased the vases from Rich West instead of renting them. So, she raffled them off at the reception and everyone loved it. The winners got to take the centerpieces home as they left. Ian of Millennium Entertainment was there to keep the crowd rockin and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, which of course is always nice to see. One of our favorite new vendors, new to us not just new, that we got to work with was Tim and Ellie Burns of Burns Photography. I had heard so many great things about Burns Photography for a while and we were so excited to learn that they’d be shooting the wedding. They were so fun, we had a blast and I know that the photos are going to be awesome. I am not going to be a broken record with my wedding recaps but again TEAMWORK was the key and there were a lot of awesome vendors who did a lot of great work on this wonderful event. It was a great way to wrap up July 2009 weddings
Here are a few photos that we took, so not high quality but as soon as I get some detailed shots from Tim and Ellie I will be sure to post.
