Expert Advice

Tips for choosing the perfect venue:

Be flexible about your wedding date. If you’re willing to consider alternatives, it can take a lot of pressure off. Do tentative guest count and see which place would be the best fit for the number. Don’t be afraid to ask us questions

My To Do List

Get to know the couple and their plans. Familiarize them with our venues. Once they choose a site, help them set a date. Make sure it works for families and the wedding party, as well as other factors, like church availability, officially secure it and happily welcome them into the Cescaphe Family!

Best Story

I received a heartbreaking call from a bride-to-be who had learned that the venue she had chosen had closed a month before her wedding. I made it my mission to make her dreams come true. Helping her wedding come off as if nothing had ever gone wrong. was one of the proudest moments in my career.

Expert Advice

Planning the Perfect Menu

• Surprise your guests. Choose options they wouldn’t normally make at home or order out.
• Have fun with the Third Entrée! Serve something not often seen at a typical wedding.
• Consider everyone. Will your choices be widely popular or reflect only your personal tastes?

My To Do List

Start with a kick-off call to learn about the couple and their wedding dreams. Work with them to answer questions, provide guidance, and help find vendors. Around three months before, meet to button up final details like the cake, ice sculpture design, linen choices, beverage and menu selections.

Best Story

Last summer, a father of the bride called me after their planning session to let me know he was having country artist Tim McGraw come to his daughter’s wedding to sing live for the father-daughter dance! Definitely a pretty incredible surprise!

Expert Advice

Creating the perfect seating chart

• Seat parents closest to SH table
• Group guests together before placing on floor plan
• Seat friends closest to band/speakers; older guests and close family farther away

My To Do List

Once a final guest count is set, create a custom floor plan, coordinate with vendors, and go over every last detail with the couple, including any last-minute changes. On the wedding day, be there to run the show, lead the events team, and make sure every element is executed to perfection.

Best Story

I'll never forget the day I stepped in to perform a wedding. Due to a mix-up, we had no officiant, but I promised the wedding would go on. I got quickly ordained online, the couple emailed me their vows, everything went off perfectly, and no one outside family and close friends suspected anything.

My Team

The culinary team at Cescaphe is the best in the business. They are hard-working, experienced chefs and sous chefs who are always working to come up with fresh, seasonal food offerings along with discovering (and creating) the latest food trends.

Recipe

What do our chefs love as much as creating great food? Sharing their fantastic recipes with you. Here are a few you may like to try in your own kitchen. Bon Appetit!

Favorite Aspect of Role

Every couple is different. With experience comes the understanding that helps me to see what’s happening and how to react. To anticipate the bridal couple’s needs before they make a request. And, most important, to treat every guest as if they were part of my own family.

My To Do List

As the first of the team to arrive, inspect the venue to ensure that everything is in place. Check with chef to confirm menu and any special requests. Greet guests and bridal party. Coordinate with bartenders, servers, photographer, videographer, and band or DJ. Make sure nothing is left behind.

Best Story

The bride realized that a bracelet her deceased grandmother had given her for her wedding was missing. After an hour of searching the entire Water Works by cellphone, I found it by the gazebo where the ceremony had been performed. We were able to make sure nothing spoiled this bride’s special day.