Where would I be without Alison and Bryan? Single, orphaned, homeless, and possibly dead.
My husband and I initially met with A+B in May of 2015, with a projected wedding date of September 2016. Within the 1.5 years we spent together planning what would become the best and most incredible day our lives, we went through a corporate acquisition, moved to another state, started new jobs, and completed graduate school applications. With each challenging life event, they became my closest confidants, my advocates, my reality touchstone, my cheerleaders, and my creative inspiration. Without A+B we would have never made it down the aisle.
They executed the most logistically difficult wedding weekend I could have asked for, working constantly to give us everything we envisioned and everything we didn't know was possible. They created a festival in a forest for us, designing and building the entire dream world from the ground up, literally. Before A+B there were two fields and some tall pines. After A+B there was an open air minimalist church constructed out of steel, a forest walk lined with candles and designed around bespoke cocktail selections, and a reception site that lead from one magical tent to the next. The cocktail tent with its explosion of flowers, fabric escort cards, a living floral installation that reflected the custom design of our wedding invitations, and themed lighting design on the ceiling. The dinner tent with long tables, a clear tent so thin you could see the stars, custom napkins and print materials in rose gold flickering off the taper candles above mauve velvet linens, and luscious floral with live pomegranates on the tables. The open air black and white dance floor which flowed into a lounge and bar area inside of a 25 foot high tee pee tent they found and brought in from Montana. The bonfire they created off the dance floor complete with adult s'mores. All of the food was prepared outside, each stage of the event was accompanied by a separate custom cocktail, and every single detail was executed to perfection. It is difficult even now to describe the level of detail, detail, creativity, and originality in one review.
Their design of the rehearsal dinner was playful and fun, while at the same time classic and timeless (did I mention it was on a mountaintop, with guests arriving via gondola, and a bluegrass band?)These two know how to throw the best party you have ever experienced. They are sensitive to the culture of a great party - the music, the length and number of speeches, the timing of the food, the ratio of servers to guests, the list goes on. If you want to give your guests the experience of their lives, VLD can do that for you.
Their level of professionalism surpasses any I have ever experienced. They stay calm in the most stressful of situations, and they genuinely love what they do. They are inspired people, and their love for each other is the stuff dreams are made of. Their intuitive agility is second to none, moving seamlessly from conversations with my mother about place settings to budget and financial considerations with my CEO father. They are, without question, the best I have ever seen at their craft.
They take on each challenge with passion, they are visionaries in the market, they want their clients to be happy, and they never stop until the job is done. I know there were nights they didn't sleep so that I could have the wedding of my dreams. Travis and I are eternally grateful that we had the opportunity to work with Alison and Bryan, and were humbled by their commitment to our vision from the moment we met through the full range of festivities. I can say without question, that not only did we find our event planners for the rest of our lives, but we made two incredible friends that continue to inspire us every day.
If you find yourself in need of event planning, design, coordination, consulting, or any other inspiration, run, don't walk, to VLD Events. read more