While Mr. W and I were busy
making out all over old Montreal taking couple`s portraits, we had assumed that our bridal party had made it to the venue, and were happily partaking in our delicious appetizers and bitching martini bar. Not so. As it turns out, there was a miscommunication between them and the limo, and they never got picked up. After about an hour of pictures, the limo driver called Jesse to let him know that he had lost our bridal party. I`m not even sure how the situation eventually got resolved, but I'm pretty sure Jesse had something to do with it. This is one of a million reasons why I can't recommend Bachmann photography enough if you're a bride in the Montreal area (or even if you're not -- they travel!), Jesse and Catherine not only took breathtaking photos, but they also went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our day!
A few minutes later, both the limo and our bridal party met up with us. There was only one problem: seating. Since we were transporting both of our photographers, plus all six of our friends, we had a few two many people to fit in the limo. Thankfully, our videographer was driving his own car, so I asked him if he would mind giving Jesse and Catherine a lift. Problem solved!
Looking back, I'm actually kind of glad that this little snafu happened because we will never forget that fifteen-minute limo ride with our closest friends. We were all so pumped and just ready to get the party started! Our limo service provided us with a bottle of bubbly as part of our package, which Mr. W and I had saved for a private toast on our way to the venue. Instead, we toasted with our friends and even ended up drinking straight out of the bottle. Yup, The Waterfalls: classy with a capital "C". Of course, Jesse and Catherine were not there to document this, so you'll just have to settle for these blurry iPhone pictures, courtesy of BM Green Eyes.
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| Class. First class all the way! |
By the time we made it to the venue, we realized that we hadn't taken any pictures with our amazing
vintage limo. Since our photographers and videographer were still on their way and our limo driver was eager to leave for the night, we simply asked BM Green Eyes to snap a couple of quick shots. They turned out pretty awesome, don't you agree?
While all of this was happening, our guests were enjoying our awesome cocktail hour and I'm so happy to say that almost everyone raved about the food, the martini bar, and our breathtaking venue. I really wish we could have enjoyed cocktail hour too, but it was a sacrifice we would make again for our amazing photos. Before we continue, I must warn you that we have no professional pictures of cocktail hour. We had two shooters, but didn't think (or want) to split them up. I did however, manage to get a few guest pictures for the hive!
This was the setup when guests walked into the venue: beautiful draping with blue uplighting. On the table pictured behind our guest was our
birdcage cardbox along with our seating card display. I'm a little sad that I don't have a single photo of these details to show you guys, but what can you do?
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| Guest photo |
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| Mami Waterfall enjoying cocktail hour with some cousins from New Jersey/ guest photo |
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| Grandmaman Waterfall and her partner along with Mr. W`s aunts and uncle. I spot a seating card!/ guest photo |
Once guests walked in, they could mingle, grab some food, and partake in our martini bar, part of our 8-hour open bar.
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| Screenshot from our wedding video/ video by Cinemomento |
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| Guest photo |
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| Mami W and Brother GM`s girlfriend C/ guest photo |
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| Screenshot from our wedding video/ video by Cinemomento |
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| The martini bar/ guest photo |
We had a mix of low and high tables, but wanted to encourage mingling among guests.
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| Screenshot from our wedding video/ video by Cinemomento |
There were also couches at the far end of the room, which apparently quickly became kid-central :)
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| Our adorable flower girls coloring at cocktail hour. Screenshot from our wedding video/ video by Cinemomento |
Speaking of food, I'm a little surprised that nobody took any pictures of our passed appetizers (I guess they were too busy chowing down and boozing it up!), but not to worry, I got ya, boo. I took this picture months before our wedding, back when we had our tasting, but you get the idea!
Our menu of passed apps included:
Blinis of smoked salmon
and cream cheese (pictured middle/right)
Waldorf on endives en verrine (pîctured on the top/ bottom)
Verrines of strawberry, feta, arugula (pictured in the middle)
La Caprese en verrine (pictured in the middle)
Arrancini (pictured bottom left) Basically big balls of risotto. Sooo good!
Tortelloni gorgonzola
Mini Dijonnaise meatball (pictured top left)
Mini Brochettes of chicken teriyaki (pictured far right)
After dismissing our limo driver for the night, we went inside and quickly made our way to the bridal suite, where our venue coordinator had platters of appetizers waiting for us. And, before I even had to ask, an appletini magically manifested in my hand. IT. WAS. GLORIOUS.
While our photographers and videographer were setting up in the ballroom, we took a few minutes to settle down and enjoy some food. While MOH Long Legs and BM Tiny fastened my 25-point ballroom bustle (that thing was no joke!), BM Green Eyes kept feeding me meatball after meatball. I kept asking her to stop because, as delicious as they were, I didn't want to spoil my appetite for later. She laughed at me and said, "Eat now, while you have the chance, you don't know what will happen later". Wiser words have never been uttered. All I can say is thank heavens for BM Green Eyes force-feeding me a million risotto balls, because I basically didn't eat anything else all night. But more on that later...
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While all of this was happening, our guests were enjoying our awesome cocktail hour and I'm so happy to say that almost everyone raved about the food, the martini bar, and our breathtaking venue. I really wish we could have enjoyed cocktail hour too, but it was a sacrifice we would make again for our amazing photos. Before we continue, I must warn you that we have no professional pictures of cocktail hour. We had two shooters, but didn't think (or want) to split them up. I did however, manage to get a few guest pictures for the hive!
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