
The ceremony area was shared by the same room as the reception area, this was a large room with a set of stairs on the left side going up and around to one of the bride’s suites. This would be Jeanna’s grand entrance. The space was decorated with teal, navy, and cream linens and each place setting at the tables in the reception area had mermaid stones on them. The front row of seats in the ceremony space had a teal bow on each chair, showing that those seats were reserved. After a ceremony that brought tears to the whole audience’s (and some employees’) eyes the party was sent down stairs to the cocktail hour; where passed hors d’oeuvres were served along with several cocktail and non-alcoholic beverages. The wedding party took pictures in front of the castle, at the end of the bridge during cocktail hour with pretty umbrellas and rain drops sprinkling down from the tree tops. While all of this was going on the KYAE team was setting up the remainder of the tables, and the desert bar, moving chairs, and helping catering staff get the stationed brunch set up. In one corner there was a salad table, in the next corner a pancake, bacon, and sausage display. In the third corner an omelet station, where a catering member created a custom-made omelet for every visiting guest. On the adjacent wall there was a display of biscuits and gravy, grits, turkey and rolls; and on the final table were non-alcoholic beverages including coffee, sweet and unsweet tea, water and lemonade. All in all, a magnificent display of all kinds of different foods.

*written by one of our summer interns