Michelle and Dave - Reception

Michelle and Dave are an amazing couple! It was an absolute pleasure to work with them on their wedding. Talk about an organized bride!

They celebrated the whole weekend here at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. They held a small reception on Friday night after their rehearsal dinner for all of their guests staying here at the hotel. Which are quite a lot, as they had about 23 rooms booked for Friday night. They offered some amazing food, a variety of flatbread pizzas, buffalo wings and mini burger sliders. They hosted this in the Diamond Lounge which is adjacent to our restaurant FORTY DALTON. They wanted their guests to be able to have access to the bar and to have a private space for their guests to talk and spend some time together. Everyone had a great time! This is becoming a pretty popular thing to do- having a small reception the night before the wedding for the guests that are staying over. And we have a great space that can accommodate it.

Their wedding was Saturday evening; 6:30pm was the ceremony. Michelle had a fun day planned of going to Newbury St and getting ready with her girls. With strict instructions of ‘No Drinking’ for Dave, he spent the day with his family and friends.

They had musicians playing during the arrival of their guests. At this point, I had Dave confined to a room so that I could go upstairs and get Michelle and her Bridal Party. Up to the 26th floor, as they were waiting ever so patiently for me, so that we could get started!

Getting everyone lined up was super easy- because they are all great people and listened to me on Friday at the rehearsal- LOVE that!

The one thing different about Michelle and Dave’s wedding, that we don’t normally do, is they got married in the Belvidere Ballroom and then had their Dinner and Dancing in the Belvidere Ballroom. We made the room flip during cocktail hour which took place in the Pre-Assembly Area and in the Westminster Room. After the cocktail reception, we opened the doors the ballroom and the air wall and invited all of their guests back into the ballroom that was completely set for dinner. Tables, centerpieces, dance floor, head table and DJ. It looked amazing. It is also pretty amazing how we can flip the room during that time period.

The rest of the evening was a huge success- everyone had a great time! Great food, great company and great music. Another successful wedding!!