See Megan + Chris’ stunning wedding video from Old North Film Co here.
Indianapolis Wedding Planner: Bloomington Engagement Pictures
We are always over the moon when we get to work with Rebecca Shehorn Photography! These Fall Bloomington engagement pictures make us so happy for this sweet couple. We are so excited for their wedding later this Summer at the Biltwell Event Center.
Winter Columbia Club Wedding: Indianapolis Wedding Planner
We loved every minute of helping Sarah plan her beautiful winter wedding at the Columbia Club Indianapolis! We were so lucky to have had Shelly Ruth Photography along to capture the day so beautifully! See all the cozy fun below!
Indianapolis Wedding Planner: Charleston Engagement Pictures
We have had the pleasure of knowing Kassidy though the wedding industry for years! We are always so honored when fellow industry professionals want to work together for their own wedding. Kassidy and Anton took the most beautiful engagement pictures in Charleston this past summer with Shawna Disbrow. We can’t wait for their Black Iris Estate wedding in just a few months.
Downtown Indianapolis Wedding Planner: St. John the Evangelist & Eiteljorg Wedding
We loved helping Laura, Rafe and their families plan their beautiful fall wedding at St. John the Evangelist in Indianapolis along with their reception at the Eiteljorg. See all their beautiful images below from Meghan Harrison Photography.
Vendors:
Photographer: Meghan Harrison
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Ceremony Venue: St. John the Evangelist
Reception Venue: Eiteljorg
Caterer: Kahn’s Catering
Florist: The Empty Vase
Omni Severin Hotel Indianapolis Wedding Planner
Beth has the most lovely time helping this sweet family for their second daughter’s wedding that we’ve been fortunate enough to be apart of at the Omni Severin Hotel in Indianapolis! See all the beautiful highlights below.
Vendors:
Photographer: Traci + Troy
Coordinator: Plum & Poppy
Ceremony Venue: St. Francis St. Clare
Reception Venue: Omni Severin Hotel Indianapolis
Videographer: Vibe Videography
Bakery: Simply Perfection
Band: Sly Band
Florist: McNamara
How To Change Our Date Due to Covid 19: A Wedding Planners Guide to Navigating a Date Change
COVID 19 causing chaos with your wedding plans? We’re here to help! Let us walk you through the necessary steps below.
We’ve helped a dozen or so clients reschedule their weddings until later in 2020. If you keep you wedding in the same year you likely won’t incur any fees with your vendors. Postponing until the next year can come at additional costs.
Where to start?
Work with your venue to find dates they still have available. Being flexible and maybe selecting a Friday or off peak month like November will help to ensure that all your vendors can make the change with you.
Reach out to all your vendors to make sure the new date works for them.
Formally switch the date with your venue then follow suit with your vendors. You will likely need to sign new contracts or addendums with each vendor to secure the new date. Don’t forget your rehearsal dinner too!
Inform your guests. Depending on how soon your wedding is will determine the best way to inform your guests. We’ve had clients send formal printed information like what’s below. We’ve also had clients whose weddings were very soon so they let people know via phone and email. Do whatever makes the most sense for you and your guests.
Change your hotel block. Most hotels are allowing you to transfer hotel blocks if they have availability without penalty. There may be a different rate but you can usually still keep your rooms with them.
Update your timeline with any needed changes based on the date change. Did you pick a Friday instead of a Saturday? Maybe you are having a later ceremony or the mass time is different?
Communicate any pertinent changes to your vendors.
Take a break! Once all the immediate work is done you should have time to take a break. This is all so stressful and we appreciate how challenging it was so give yourself time to breath and relax. Plan a “stay at home” date night or Zoom and drink wine with your bridesmaids. You deserve a break and with a later wedding date you should have plenty of time to take one.
Find out more about what wedding insurance is the best here.
Black Iris Estate Wedding Planner
We had so many beautiful Summer wedding at Black Iris Estate this year and we fell more in love with the property each time we were there! Amanda, Joe and their families were so incredibly sweet and we had the best time helping them bring together their wedding while they lived in Washington, DC. See their beautiful images below.
Vendors:
Photographer: Jen Clark Photography
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Black Iris Estate
Caterer: Thomas Caterers of Distinction
Florist: Mother of the Groom
Makeup: Julia Wadsworth
Cake: Classic Cakes
Columbia Club Indianapolis Wedding Planner
We loved helping Savannah & Zach plan their beautiful summer wedding at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis! See all the stunning images below.
Photographer: Amy Brown Studios
Ceremony Venue, Reception Venue, Caterer: Columbia Club
Wedding Planner: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Bakery: Classic Cakes
Hair & Makeup: Beauty Lounge
Florist: Coby Palmer Designs
DJ: DJ Connection
Crowne Plaza Union Station Downtown Indianapolis Wedding Planner
We had the best time helping Katrina + John with their beautiful Summer wedding at Crowne Plaza Union Station in downtown Indianapolis! It was the perfect day for this sweet couple. They were so gracious and kind, we were sad for their wedding to be over. See all the stunning wedding day details below from Ian Borgerhoff Photography!
Photographer: Ian Borgerhoff Photography
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Crowne Plaza Union Station
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Cake: Cakes by Donna
DJ: Lakeside Entertainment
Florist: Lilly Lane
Ritz Charles Chapel & Garden Pavilion Wedding Planner
We loved helping Elyce + Austin with their beautiful Summer wedding in the Ritz Charles Chapel and Garden Pavilion! See their lovely video below from Bliss Video Memories!
Marriott North Indian Fusion Wedding Planner Video
We loved helping Anisha + Thomas plan their big fun Indian Fusion wedding at the Marriott North this past Spring. We helped them select every single vibrant detail of the day and it was such a joy to work with both their families! See their beautiful video below from Cotangent!
Biltwell Event Center Wedding Planner
We grew to LOVE Ellis, Mitch and both of their families through helping them plan their wedding! They were so lovely and had such fun and unique ideas for their wedding at the Biltwell Event Center. See the sneak peek images below.
Vendors:
Photographer: Arielle Peters Photography
Planner: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Ceremony Venue: Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Reception Venue: Biltwell Event Center
Caterer: Hoalgin Fine Catering
Video: Marshall Movie Maker
Hair: Tangled Up
Makeup: Olivia Rodriguez
Florist: The Empty Vase
Rental: Atmosphere’s Indy
Band: Bluewater Kings
Linens: LGI Linens
Chairs: Wow Factors
Chatham Hills & Lindley Farmstead Wedding Planner
Abbie + Dylan had the most stunning wedding day at the Golf Club at Chatham Hills and Lindley Farmstead! We loved working with Abbie and her mom to plan their beautiful wedding! There was no detail overlooked and Abbie along with her mom have impeccable taste. See all the gorgeous details below from Joni Bilderback!
Vendors:
Photographer: Joni Bilderback
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Videographer: Ian Borgerhoff
Hair & Makeup: Something Blue Stylists
DJ: Jim Cerone
Florist: Graceful Hands
Decor: Detail & Design
Dessert: Nothing Bundt Cake
Ceremony Venue: Golf Club at Chatham Hills
Reception Venue: Lindley Farmstead at Chatham Hills
Plum & Poppy Weddings Video
We’re so thrilled to share this little video to give you insight into what we do from Ian Borgerhoff Cinematography! Check it out below with clips from some of our favorite weddings with his team. At venues from the JW Marriott, a private estate tent wedding, Indianapolis Central Library, the JW Marriott, and Lindley Farmstead.
Alexander Hotel and Newfields Nigerian Wedding Indianapolis: Wedding Planner
We have been enjoying every minute of helping Patience & Muyiwa plan their wedding from Washington, DC! They will have a fun filled two day celebration beginning at the Alexander Hotel on Friday and ending at Newfields at the IMA on Saturday! We’re thrilled to work alongside Danielle Harris Photography who took their beautiful engagement pictures. We can’t wait to share more of their wedding!
Hotel Covington: Covington, Ohio Wedding Planner
Helping Rebecca + Tommy with their wedding coordination was such an honor! Rebecca Shehorn is a local Indianapolis wedding photographer with beautiful taste. Whenever another vendor friend asks us for help with their wedding it’s always our highest honor. Tommy owns a super stylish, high end men’s clothing store in Indianapolis called James Dant. So we knew their day would be filled over the top style and attention to detail. We loved helping them pull together all the final details and make sure thing went off flawlessly! See their beautiful day below with a big thanks to the following team.
Vendors:
Photographer: Babe Denny
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Ceremony Venue, Reception Venue, Caterer: Hotel Covington
Hair & Makeup: AV Beauty Bar
Bridal Gown: Curvy Custom Bride
Groom’s Clothes: Curvy Custom Bride
Florist: Olive & Sage
Bakery: Cake Bake Shop
Donuts: Long’s Donuts
Indiana Barn Wedding Planner: Sarah & Ashraf
We had the pleasure of helping Sarah + Ashraf with their beautiful summer wedding at The Barn in Zionsville! The couple lives in DC and Ashraf is out of the country regularly for work so we made the most of their valuable time and helped them plan a flawless wedding! We loved helping them blend their two cultures by bringing in the Chicago Zaffa for a fun “bharat-like” moment into the reception entrance. See all the stunning images from Gabrielle Cheikh Photography below!
Vendors:
Photographer: Gabrielle Cheikh Photography
Wedding Coordinator: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Venue: The Barn in Zionsville
Florist: Blue Flower
Caterer: A Cut Above Catering
Hair & Makeup: Rachelle Robinson
DJ: DJ Kinetic
Band: Chicago Zaffa
The Cardinal Room Wedding Planner: Golf Club of Indiana
We loved helping Adam + Lauren plan their wedding at The Cardinal Room at the Golf Club of Indiana along with Adam’s mom who lives in Arizona. The three day weekend was full of fun details from a 125 person rehearsal dinner at Ruth’s Chris Ironworks to Nicey Treat at the shuttle pick up for guests it was fun from start to finish! See all the great details below!
Thank you: Photographer: Shelly Ruth Photography
Wedding Planner: Plum & Poppy Weddings
Florist: McNamara
Cake: Classic Cakes
Rehearsal Dinner: Ruth's Chris Ironworks
Reception Venue: The Cardinal Room at Golf Club of Indiana
Best Groomsmen Gifts: Indianapolis Wedding Planner
We’re thrilled to have Vow to Be Chic as our guest blogger this week. See their top groomsmen gifts to fit any budget below.
Choosing the right gift for your groomsmen isn’t always an easy decision because of varying personalities and likes.
However, there are plenty of options that will please all of your groomsmen without question. Each gift is a unique choice that will commemorate the day and give your groomsmen something to hold onto forever.
Often when you think groomsmen gifts, you think that you need to set aside a good sum of finance to get this gift.
That isn’t the case.
Check out these latest gifts that you can get your groomsmen without spending a fortune.
1. Blue Panda Party Shot Glasses
From: Amazon.com
The Blue Panda party favors shot glasses are a great choice for your groomsmen.
The set comes in a group of five and is printed in classic tuxedo to commemorate the day. Each glass is appointed a position at the wedding party and there is even one included for the groom.
Have a shot with your groomsmen before the “I do’s” and let them keep the glass as a memento of the day.
2. Zippo Lighter
From: Dodoburd.com
Who doesn’t love to have a classic Zippo lighter?
A great groomsmen gift idea is being able to get the special men in your life a personalized zippo that is engraved with their names and the wedding date.
These lighters are fun for any man to have and they are made of high-quality materials that make them a foolproof gift.
3. Personalized Notebook and Pen Set
From: Groomsmengiftsource.com
A handy and personalized memento for your groomsmen is a notebook and pen.
Both items are the type of item that is used regularly, and that makes them a nice choice for a groomsmen gift.
Have their names and the date of the wedding inscribed on both the notebook and the pen for a continuous reminder of that special day.
The notebook has fine stitching that is both durable and classy.
4. Bottle Breacher
From: Bottlebreacher.com
The bullet bottle breacher is a great choice for groomsmen.
It is a sincerely masculine gift that will please anyone of your groomsmen on your wedding day.
You can have them personalized with their names and the date of the wedding to give your groomsmen a more unique gift that has meaning.
These bottle breachers are made to last.
5. Personalized Wallet and Keychain
From: Groomsmengiftideas.com
One excellent gift that will work for any of your groomsmen is this combination of wallet and keychain.
Both are personalized with the name and wedding date to commemorate the day, and they are practical gifts that can be used every day.
Made of high-quality materials, this gift is an excellent and safe choice for even the picky groomsmen.
6. Lock-Back Knife
From: Amazon.com
A lock-back knife may not be entirely practical, but it is a great choice for any groomsman.
The fine stainless steel of this knife makes it durable and elegant.
You can have the names of your groomsmen engraved on the knife. This knife is cased in a metal case for safekeeping and to help keep the knife in pristine condition.
7. Groomsman Survival Kit
From: Amara.com
The groomsman survival kit is a humorous way to bring on your wedding day with the boys.
The groomsmen will love this memento box that is filled with a variety of survival items for the day of the wedding.
There is a steel comb made for the pocket, a toothbrush, a masculine handkerchief and even shoe cleaner. Furthermore, in case your best man forgets the ring, there is a novelty wedding band.
Your groomsmen will find the humor and love in this kit.
8. Bottle Opener
From: Amazon.com
A simple but practical gift that the men in your wedding party can enjoy this personalized bottle opener. Not flashy or large, this gift is a great choice for a subtle memento of your special day.
A bottle opener is a handy tool to have for anyone, and this one is center wrapped in vegan leather for a touch of uniqueness and that can be personalized by getting them engraved.
9. Bourbon Infused Coffee
From: Johnconti.com
Unique is always a great way to go, and this bourbon-infused coffee is definitely unique.
For those how to love both coffee and bourbon, this gift is one that can’t be matched. Your groomsmen were chosen carefully and so should their gift.
These coffee beans have been infused in small batches with Kentucky’s classic aged bourbon that adds a touch of bang to the blend. A great gift for the men closest to you.
10. Personalized Stainless Steel Beer Mugs
From: Groomsmengiftideas.com
A beer mug is a classic and timeless gift. Your groomsmen will sincerely enjoy an engraved stainless steel mug that they can use for years to come as a reminder of your special day and their part in it.
Beer mugs are a gift that any man will like to use a conversation piece while they sip their favorite brew. This high-quality mug comes in a wood gift box to make it even more special.
Choose the best groomsmen gifts you can possibly find for the special men in your life as a commemoration for your special day.
You can choose unique or personalized gifts that your groomsmen can hold onto for years to come. Say thank you with any of these gifts that will cost more or less $30 apiece.