summer wedding issue 2014

GETTING TO THE DETAILS

Summer Weddings

ContentsConsider an expert to plan your wedding .....................2

Resort pays attention to the details ................................3

Tips from a wedding pro .....................................................3

Stay energized throughout your wedding day ...............4

Carry a wedding theme throughout your big day .........8

Make a photo checklist .....................................................10

Wife and wicketIT’S ALL ABOUT a good time for wedding parties and guests

at Basin Harbor Club, where there is a rich history of family fun and activities ranging from golf to swimming and boating. Here, newlyweds join in a game of croquet on the lawn following their ceremony, laughing and enjoying their weekend wedding.

Photo courtesy of Duback Photography

ADDISONCOUNTY

ADDISONINDEPENDENTMAY 29, 2014

— A Special Section of the Addison Independent, Thursday, May 29, 2014

ADDISON COUNTYSummer Weddings GETTING TO THE DETAILS

By CHRISTY LYNN

ADDISON COUNTY — Beth Marr has been planning weddings and events for more than 25 years.

Now the owner of Almost Home Market in Bristol, Marr got her start by working in the restaurant business, then moved on to become an event planner for some of the regions’ most popular wedding sites.

A native of Louisiana, Marr fell in love with New England following a trip to Cape Cod with a former partner and was determined to move north. After a brief time on the Cape, Marr moved to Vermont, where she has lived ever since.

She worked as an event planner at Bolton Valley Resort for eight years and then moved on to spend 14 years as Basin Harbor Club’s event planner.

In 2011 Marr and her partner, Gary Smith, started Almost Home Market, bringing to it more than 40 years of collective experience in the catering and hospitality industry as well as a love for cooking and baking.

In addition to preparing daily deli items, baked goods and specialty foods, the market on North Street in Bristol offers gourmet catering for large functions like weddings.

Marr continues to work as a wedding and

events planner in addition to managing the market. She works both as an independent consultant as well as part-time as a planning consultant for the Middlebury Inn, whose wedding packages include planning services.

In Marr’s opinion, bringing a consultant into the wedding planning process is really about hiring someone to take care of the small details.

“It’s like having an insurance policy for your wedding day,” she says. “It offers you a piece of mind and opportunity to stop thinking about the details and make sure you can enjoy the day.”

As most people know who have either planned a wedding or have been closely connected to someone planning a wedding, there are many large and small details and a lot of balls in the air at once.

“For most people, getting married is a really big deal. People want it to be this, that and the other thing, but mostly they want it to be theirs and they want it to be great,” Marr says.

Envisioning everything all at once is overwhelming for most people because they haven’t done it before. For Marr, with hundreds of weddings under her belt, she knows what pieces might be easily forgotten and where most people get into trouble. Partly because of

her experience and partly just by nature, she’s not easily rattled and can roll with the punches.

“A wedding planner has to be level-headed and have a calm-as-a-cucumber disposition,” she says. “Over the years I’ve learned what kinds of mishaps to expect. At this point, I don’t JHW�ÁXVWHUHG�ZKHQ�D�ELUG�JRHV�WR�WKH�EDWKURRP�on the tablecloth, I just swap it out.”:KHQ�VKH�ÀUVW�PHHWV�ZLWK�D�ZHGGLQJ�SDUW\��

Marr says she starts by determining the key players.

“A good wedding planner should be able to ascertain who’s making the decisions and ZKR·V� DORQJ� IRU� WKH� ULGH�ZLWKLQ� WKH�ÀUVW� KRXU�of meeting,” she says. From there, it’s about exposing the most important elements for each of those parties.

“Sometimes it’s the bride, sometimes it’s the groom, sometimes it’s the parents, or grandparents, or sometimes someone else, but it’s important to expose the most meaningful details to each of those key players to make everyone understands their value and part in the event,” Marr says.

Another early factor Marr ascertains is to what extent her services as a planner are needed in each event. Sometimes she is hired just for the day of the wedding, for the wedding couple that wants to plan most of the details themselves and only is looking for help with the details on the day of the event.

“It’s great when people want to take care

Take the complexity out of planning a wedding: hire an expert

“A wedding planner has to be level-headed and have a calm-as-a-cucumber disposition.”

— Beth Marr

(See Planner on Page 7)

BETH MARR HAS been in the wedding

and events planning business for over

20 years. Now the owner of Almost

Home Market in Bristol, Marr continues

to work as a wedding planner, caterer

and consultant both independently and

through Middlebury Inn.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

A Special Section of the Addison Independent, Thursday, May 29, 2014 — PAGE 3


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Tony LamoureuxToll Free: 888-821-3511

www.tonysmobilesoundshow.com

Tony has entertained over 200 hundred wedding receptions since 1989. If you are looking

for the best music entertainment for your wedding, you have found it with Tony. His energy,

state of the art equipment, and full selection of music will inspire your guests to tap their

feet and get up to dance!

ConsultationTony offers free consultations to plan you big day. He has seen what works well and can

give very helpful advice. Excellent references available.

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- Erin & Chris

ServiceAs Master of Ceremonies, Tony will coordinate with all of your wedding professionals

(photographer, caterers, etc.) to ensure the timely progression of your special moments.

He has the experience to observe your guests to play the music they love. Tony is not just

a DJ, he is your entertaiment!

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decisions that are made — that’s not my job. My job is to guide them and to enhance the event that they envision.”

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photographyCapture those special times

from start to finish,with images from

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Trent Campbell.

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AFTER MORE THAN 20 years in the business, wedding planner and caterer Beth Marr has many talents. Here she showcases a culinary favorite: lettuce cups with pork meatballs and Asian Sambal Drizzle from an August wedding last year.


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(BPT) — What does the concept of a

wedding theme mean to you? Do you think

it’s just about the colors you choose for your

bouquet and bridesmaid gowns? Or do you

think of it as something grander — your

personalized stamp that should shine through

every aspect of your big day?

“Even the most romantic, unique theme

can fail to live up to its potential if you only

incorporate it into one or two aspects of your

wedding,” says Robin Brockelsby, founder

of Creative Coverings, one of the largest

nationwide linen rental and sales companies.

“Truly successful themes grace everything

your guests do, see and touch throughout your

wedding and reception.”

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for weddings this year, and you can incorporate

variances of it throughout your wedding.

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more feminine and sensitive, creating a mood

of romance,” she says. “They’re a great choice

for bridesmaids’ gowns.”

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darker shades like plum or deep purples for table

linens and even lighting elements. “Using these

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Summer WeddingsGETTING TO THE DETAILS

GettinG Ready Bride: hair, make-up, hanging dress, shoes, jewelry, mother fastening bride’s

dress, candid bridesmaids, bride in mirror

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Appetizers to Full Sit Down Meals...From BBQs to more formal menus, Greg’s has beenexceeding the expectations of Brides and Grooms for over 30 years.

Our Catering team is here to help you with high quality, freshly prepared foods at the value Greg’s is known for.

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From Rehearsal Dinner through the Wedding Reception,

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388-2162 [email protected]

We offer everything from delivery and set up

service to clean up.Please let us know

what we can do to bestserve your needs and

we’d be happy to help!

Tabatha Cotafrom

Greg’s Catering

Contact a member of our catering staff for help

planning your special day.

We’re proud to support

local suppliers

Where Quality & Service Come First

GREG’SMiddlebury, Vermont

Established 1981

Getting Hitched in 2014?

We want to hear about it!

Send in a photo or two and a short description of your affair and we’ll print it in our Fall Wedding issue, coming out in October – FREE!

Send photos & descriptions to [email protected]

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INN & BARNThe Old Lantern is an 1800’s barn with the largest maple

floor space in Vermont for dancing! Our Inn has 8 guest roomswith private baths and a dining area for smaller parties.

Only 25 minutes from Middlebury with beautifulviews of Lake Champlain, we are available all year.

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Outside inPAPER LANTERNS AND live trees

within the dining tent help create a special and colorful theme during a 2013 wedding at Basin Harbor Club.

Photo courtesy of Orchard Cove Photography