Getting to know Team ACE: Check out where the magic happens!

    Hi!  My name is Katie, I am one of the Antonia Christianson Events interns.  We feel like our studio is a magical place with lots of aha! moments.   Here at Antonia Christianson Events, we see our staff as fairies (making everything behind the scenes happen) and our clients as Kings and Queens.  Below are pictures of our studio to give our clients and readers a glimpse of  where the magic happens.  With lots of hard work and a little bit of fairy dust, we strive to make our client's dreams come true and celebrate them living happily ever after. A Special Thank You to Ashley Barnett of Jarnett Photography for these awesome studio pics. 
Our "every idea book you could ever need" and fun props corner :)
Showing off one of our Best of Weddings award from The Knot and Missy's adorable muscle men. 
Oh you know, displaying fun wedding collages and wedding dresses is normal at our studio.
(Thanks Ava Clara for the gown!)
..And the "any props you will ever need for any event corner" and photo collages of two of our very own team members!
Where all the ideas come to life..on the magical thinking couch!
Missy's magical thinking spot!  Check out the cute wedding props, client photos and her precious boys
Look at all of our client's beautiful engagement and wedding annoucements :) (and our intern desk!) Where Team ACE is hard at work!
So much love in this magical office :) Wouldn't you love to come hang out with the wedding fairies everyday?

Beautiful chair ties!  Even where Missy's fairies sit is perfect :)
Yum! Love everything about this cake from the detail down to the colors and cake box.
(this is one of two studio cakes) Thank you Emily Patti or PattiCakes!

Fun accessories to events!
Everything in this studio is wedding related, even our marketing programs..can you tell we're obsessed with making everything pretty? 

2011: A Year In Review!

Eric and Amber: Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Trivium Studio
What an amazing year for weddings! 2011 was definitely a year of gorgeous events full of fun clients and of course lots of LOVE! Below are many of our clients from our last wedding season...these pictures are some of our favorites (and some of our photographers favorites). Each year while picking these favorite client pictures I reminisce on all of the couples that have allowed us to guide them through the most memorable time in life...I truly feel honored day after day, weekend after weekend, to do what I do. 

To all of our clients that allow us to spend this time with you, Thank You. While your dreams are coming true, mine are too. 
Caitlin and Kyle: Private Home, Rob Korb for Dana Duncan Photography
Chaz and Emily: Duke University, Trivium Studio
Kristen and Jeffrey: Bay Creek Resort, Tracey Sanders Photography
Michelle and Josh: Lighthouse on the Cove, Andi Grant Photography
Virginia and Erich: Williamsburg Inn, Eleise Theuer Photography


Stefanie and Andrew: Norfolk Yacht Club, David Abel Photography
(This wedding was featured on the Smitten Magazine Blog)
William and Amanda: Lesner Inn, Trivium Studio 
Vinny and Christine: Chrysler Museum of Art, Hayne Photographers
Damien and Jenn: Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center, David Schwartz Photography

Ashley and John: Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center, Kathryn Whitworth Photography
Tori and Ryan: Cypress Point Country Club, Trivium Studio
(This wedding was featured on the Wedding Chicks Blog)
(Their engagement session was featured on the Wedding Chicks Blog)
Rachel and Nick: Mariners Museum, Womble Photography
Tricia and Vince: Bay Creek Resort, Trivium Studio
Beth and Chuck: Williamsburg Lodge, Eleise Theuer Photography
Lauren and Loren: Steinhilbers Restaurant: Trivium Studio
Lauren and Loren: Sheraton Oceanfront, Trivium Studio
Judy and Andrew: Chrysler Museum of Art, Trivium Studio
Christina and Jason: Lesner Inn, Katie Nesbitt Photography
(This wedding was featured on Hostess with the Mostess)

Melanie and Austin: Princess Anne Country Club, David Schwartz Photography
Virginia and Mark: Marriott Waterside, Keith Cephus Photography
Jodi and Matt: Chrysler Museum of Art, David Schwartz Photography

Brandon and Jesse: Chrysler Museum of Art, Dustin Lewis Images 
Stacey and Bobby: Ohef Sholom Temple, Justin Hankins Photography



Signature Drink Saturday: Instant Margaritas

We haven't posted a "Signature Drink" in quite some time...but I saw this on my favorite site (Pinterest) and thought it was perfect for holiday parties! Instant Margaritas!! Just pour Tequila over frozen lime sorbet (in a salted rim glass)...and Voila! Instant Holiday (or summertime) Yumminess.


Thankful!


Every year for the last several years we have posted a "Thankful" post on Thanksgiving Day....and this year, more than ever I felt the urge to continue the tradition. 2011 has been an extremely emotional and trying year personally for me. I have been dealt a deck of cards that I never would have expected, at a time when I least expected it. With the help of amazing friends and event vendors I have gotten through by taking things one day at a time. I truly feel that I have grown stronger.


On a personal level I am thankful for the support of my husband, boys and extended family. I am thankful for the current health of my mom who was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma in May. We are fighting daily to make her life as stress free and comfortable as possible. I am thankful that my boys are creating memories with her that they will hopefully remember long after she has left us. While we all know the outcome, I am thankful to have this time with my mom and family. Each day is more enjoyable than the last and for that I am thankful.

I am thankful for Wyatt and Sophie. Children that left our world too early, but reminded me what is most important in life. Wyatt is the son of my college roommate and sorority sister, Ashley. He was taken from us at only a few weeks old the night before my mom was diagnosed. To say that the week of May 10 was the hardest in my life would be an understatement. Sophie is the daughter of one of my employees, dear friends, and clients, Rachel.  She was a gorgeous baby that passed away the week of her parents first wedding anniversary. Through her and her parents ministry an entire community was brought together. These sweet babies taught me more in their short lives than most people learn in a lifetime. I am thankful for their strength and dignity.

I am thankful for business! 2011 was another amazing year at Antonia Christianson Events. My clients truly kept me sane through the year and without each of them i'm not sure that i'd be writing this post today. I am thankful to every vendor that we have the opportunity to work with...but I am most thankful for those that turned from "colleague to friend" this year. I have friends in this industry that literally dropped everything to support my staff and I when I needed them most. And for that I am thankful.

Finally, I am thankful for my amazing staff that has stuck with me through the years. Each year we grow and learn together. Ladies, Thank you for helping our clients feel like the only brides in the world...just as they should.

I am thankful and eternally grateful.

Real Wedding: Tori and Ryan

Early this year the ACE Team had the honor of planning the wedding of Tori and Ryan. You might remember them from their engagement session featured on the Wedding Chicks Blog or from a recent article in VOW magazine...but we haven't had the chance to properly write up details about this fun couple.

Tori came to us through one of our employees and a mutual sorority sister and we knew immediately she was a great fit for us! I loved planning with Tori and Ryan because their main focus was on each other and on making sure their guests had fun. Yes, we got to create beautiful tablescapes and help them pick out every detail of their big day...but that wasn't the main focus (which was a breathe of fresh air). Tori and Ryan had not been to a million weddings so they didn't have a large list of items that we could not incorporate into their big day. So often, our clients come with a laundry list of details that they have seen at friends weddings and they want to make sure that nothing is repeated. (another breathe of fresh air for us). Their vision for a blue and yellow wedding was perfect for their May nuptials.

Here are a few of our favorite things:
 1. The bridesmaids wore blue knee length dresses with yellow Chuck Taylor sneakers.
 2. Tori took some of her wedding pictures in a yellow cardigan, to match her yellow shoes.
 3. Ryan's face when he saw his wedding present from Tori was PRICELESS. A moment we will never forget.
 4. Their cake! I actually saw an inspiration picture of a similar cake online from a planner that I follow on the West Coast...and I knew it was the perfect fit for this fun couple.
 5. HOMEMADE touches were the key to this wedding and the guests noticed the amount of work and heart that Tori put into the reception.

Here are a few images thanks to the always fabulous Trivium Studio:


Her fun flowers were from Fluttering Flowers, her wedding and reception were held at Cypress Point Country Club, Trivium Studio was their photographer, Patti Cakes was their baker and DJ No Request was their DJ that kept the party rocking all night! 

An Engagement Story: JD and Stacy

It's engagement picture time in the Antonia Christianson Events studio...we are literally getting images of our great couples from amazing local photographers a few times a week. I am like a kid in a candy store opening up all these great emails and sharing the images (and our clients) with each of you. Today i'd like to introduce you to JD and Stacy a fun Virginia couple that now reside in Florida. This adorable couple have known each other practically all of their life but did not start dating until 2008. In 2009 JD proposed to Stacy on a cruise to the Bahamas surrounded by a few dear friends and the rest is history...

The Antonia Christianson Events staff is honored to help guide Stacy and JD through the planning process of their June 2012 nuptials.

Please welcome them to our blog, along with the always fun and great photographer Deanna Casey.



 

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