"Flipping" the Grand Ballroom

When we do wedding ceremonies in the Grand Ballroom, followed by sit-down dinners with a dance floor, we have to "flip" the Ballrom, usually in 90 minutes.  Sometimes we have to do it even faster, as was the case today when we were asked to do the turn in 60 minutes or less.<br /><br />During the time we are doing the "flip" our guests are invited upstairs to the second floor area for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.  Usually during this time the photographers take a lot of photos as well.<br /><br />I thought it would be fun to take a time-lapse video of the action so you could see what we do "behind the scene" in order to make this "flip" happen.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t576MxDotkQ&feature=em-upload_owner">You Tube Video of "Flipping the Ballroom"</a><br /><br />I posted it on You Tube to make it avalable for you to see.  I hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />Juli

"Flipping" the Grand Ballroom

When we do wedding ceremonies in the Grand Ballroom, followed by sit-down dinners with a dance floor, we have to "flip" the Ballro...

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We Love This Sweet Couple

Congratulations to Rhonda and Jon Pennington!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAIzXpZlSgNZiV2dPDMLtCms3x0oVo2zCFqboAmK3poKrTHALXJIiGjVBaUcgT_5mkl9mp_g6-09mTIpnGVF2k9HtnHNPGpKOz3jQv0Ytg9-_lRc5Y_KMNjKP4RUgXXgLWhzMM1CLOqyV/s1600/01-couple+with+cake+2photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAIzXpZlSgNZiV2dPDMLtCms3x0oVo2zCFqboAmK3poKrTHALXJIiGjVBaUcgT_5mkl9mp_g6-09mTIpnGVF2k9HtnHNPGpKOz3jQv0Ytg9-_lRc5Y_KMNjKP4RUgXXgLWhzMM1CLOqyV/s400/01-couple+with+cake+2photo+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Combining their passion for games with a wedding created a unique theme -- utilizing Scrabble board tiles for the table "numbers" and the place cards, as well as for the decorative writing on their wedding cake. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL6cUKhsRx9y-7OYmCqMqFaKGBESH1CoNnf3s-TVJFSsRRbZ2Pcn18GC_wZrZmr9cBKdig_68Pn7Jxc_Xh3vuVnSyZ7ZofwIy6gJ8QlAMDKeM0RIxeWgVoA_L69IVWktveYcYPOkWLzz5/s1600/02-DSC_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeMFsVD5len6kLbv2lJfBh31lkVwYmEoSu5-RGS-nAnYL8DimKaGLh9CE1K8zF_G-0N_IDA-MFSp2hix07hIFzvrpct3CF3nQoArxn9osMeCuiDXTYrIMKpcNp8rhbK0yci5YqkzZrVDM/s1600/06-DSC_0030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeMFsVD5len6kLbv2lJfBh31lkVwYmEoSu5-RGS-nAnYL8DimKaGLh9CE1K8zF_G-0N_IDA-MFSp2hix07hIFzvrpct3CF3nQoArxn9osMeCuiDXTYrIMKpcNp8rhbK0yci5YqkzZrVDM/s400/06-DSC_0030.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sweetheart Table with "Bride" and "Groom" Scrabble tiles.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-e31d9a4625c43f81-11110" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxikc8cqtc1rIZOf9OX8mRoZWYV4ztr_coxph1TAetRARt1o8yxTHRjnYv_Z5vg2p5HARgmqtBdJDZCkXCpjWGpi9A6CYSRRGlk5cFNJWXftOlPuHfBRHTh5h9z0MrnYGQgWstV" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div> A video of the cake so you can see all the way around it.  The DJ is playing some of their favorite tunes in the background.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-IDGMN9RmY4uqiccN_pkTjH2ODqyXzSRFxHEf7Om2m3wHG_vk-TC3NBHCeqa61lrzR2ChMHSEnHGWmYYV0SOeGpMAGa-DWLhyQmbCLWtjCeppFNXMPk6W32W4OhNRzWBrYp619SVHJT7/s1600/07-DSC_0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-IDGMN9RmY4uqiccN_pkTjH2ODqyXzSRFxHEf7Om2m3wHG_vk-TC3NBHCeqa61lrzR2ChMHSEnHGWmYYV0SOeGpMAGa-DWLhyQmbCLWtjCeppFNXMPk6W32W4OhNRzWBrYp619SVHJT7/s400/07-DSC_0031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The placecards are so unique.  The bride and her maid of honor made them all, spray painting the racks silver to go with her color theme.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQdVgrw9kDp51N-wQGSJoH-Q9AOfyfNhVj3MShtWt0pqIGo1yR-RVIlnBhza6oMcrW7xzmyjUiwFpqO5pvq0LZ-joS8LH-53JMMzEInbaMpsq4sfPYjWCryGyuAPvSaj9vGoka12kwpmV/s1600/08-DSC_0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We Love This Sweet Couple

Congratulations to Rhonda and Jon Pennington!!  Combining their passion for games with a wedding created a unique theme -- utilizing Scrabbl...

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