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They say that it takes a village, but when it comes to planning a wedding, we’d say it takes a family. When WM Events Creative Synergist Sarah Sadlock (née Meltzer) asked for help with her big day, our team made a vow that it would it be the celebration she had always dreamed of.
Sarah was already engaged when she joined WM Events, and like many brides, she brought lots of ideas and a well-established Pinterest board to the table. We set about helping to bring her bohemian glam vision to life. Her style is a mix of the new and the old, so wanted to design the perfect look by combining natural textures with ultra-glam metals and gemstones, as well as layering and overlapping patterns and colors.
The tricky thing about planning a bohemian look is that it’s modeled after an unconventional, unplanned lifestyle. Sarah rose to the challenge with enthusiasm and did not shy away from mixing colors, linens, centerpiece styles, votives and metallics. She incorporated pieces from the home she shares with Joe, pieces her truly bohemian dad had collected, family heirlooms and even handmade items. In keeping with the idea of mixing colors, Sarah even chose multiple hues in a favorite rose palette for the bridesmaid dresses (gasp!). Using all of these personal touches led to a truly one-of-a-kind wedding – the perfect expression of Sarah and Joe.
The couple welcomed 80 guests to their wedding and reception at The Brickyard Marietta, a historic and hip 1920s venue with barreled wooden ceilings and original brickwork that offered an ideal setting for the quirky style they wanted. To add the touches Sarah was looking for, we constructed copper columns, which were laid against the walls, and created a hoop backdrop for the altar. The moss-covered altar piece was accented with greenery and flowers. Below lay a trio of layered rugs, while an antiqued mirror created by Sarah’s dad and a pampas grass-lined aisle completed the bohemian ceremony.
Sarah’s oversized bridal bouquet deserves a special mention. It was lush and resplendent with burgundy, cerise, raspberry and blush florals, that stood out against verdant ferns and bohemian eucalyptus.
Following the ceremony, the guests enjoyed an outside cocktail hour while we flipped the room for the reception. Although Sarah had been highly involved in the planning, she was strictly off the clock for all aspects of setup, so she was as surprised as any bride when she saw the room for the first time. She tells us it was exactly what she had envisioned!
Converting the ceremony space for the reception allowed us to maintain foundational décor elements like the copper columns and cocktail tables already draped with velvety and metallic linens. We added a long farm table for the bridal party and smaller rounds for guests. Specially designed centerpieces were placed on each guest table, while the bridal table received a runner topped with bleached greens reminiscent of Sarah’s bouquet accented with blush and white roses. We repurposed the altar hoop as a cake table accent, and antique seating areas welcomed guests with plush toss pillows. Within a room of distressed wood and muted colors, metallics added that bit of glam Sarah wanted and showed up in the table linens, napkins, groom’s cake and side tables, not to mention the bride’s shoes.
We knew how much Sarah and Joe loved Refuge Coffee and hoped to have an espresso cart at the wedding. But when an unexpected home repair cut into their budget, the dream of the cart was derailed. Rather than letting this disappointment rain on Sarah’s wedding, we made that happen too as our gift to Sarah and Joe. What a fun surprise!
If it was extra special for us to help Sarah plan her wedding, for her it was an extreme departure from her experiences working on client events. Like a chef who plans her own dinner party, Sarah had to grapple with the overwhelming amount of choices she was familiar with based on her professional event design savvy. While she loved the opportunity to create the exact event she wanted to, she also felt pressure to make it perfect – and if you’ve met Sarah, you know that she’s a perfectionist.
Even though she struggled with not being at the warehouse to help build the florals or onsite the day of the wedding to be part of the production, all elements were easily executed because Sarah had sat down with us and talked through each piece of the design – hoop, columns, centerpieces, and other features. At one point, Sarah and WM Events Floral Designer Mark Good held an entire meeting to draw up every aspect of the floral and table design. Thanks to the extensive communication and planning efforts, the wedding turned out to be flawless, seamless, and, well, perfect.
Sarah & Joe got hitched without a hitch, thanks to our extended family, including: The Brickyard Marietta (venue); Monte Carlo Productions, Peachtree Tents & Events, and Collection Event Furnishings (rentals); BBJ (linens); Southern Crust (food truck and bar); Santini Mini Sweets (cakes); Refuge Coffee Co. (espresso cart); Mike Zarin (DJ); Luke Lambertson (photography and video); and William Fogler, Principal + Founder, WM Events (train fluffer).
