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McKay Tower Ballroom

November 25, 2012/in Events, Photography, Weddings /by CurlyHost

Grand Rapids is working hard to keep the world of weddings full of new and exciting surprises. Thanks to Steadfast Property Holdings, there is a ballroom coming to Grand Rapids. Located at the heart of Downtown Grand Rapids, The McKay Tower, home to some of the city’s finest condos, is hoping to turn the second floor, which is a former bank lobby, into a ballroom.

“We hope that this project is viewed as a welcome addition to the city in that a vacant grand space will be returned to use for the enjoyment of the public…” –Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Look for this project to be completed by Spring 2013 if the city commissioners approve of it on November 27.

* Thank you Andrew Ingram of Grand Rapids Real Estate Trends for the use of your images.

Quite Contrary

November 16, 2012/in Events, Flowers, Weddings /by CurlyHost

She paused.
I will make today meaningful, she said.
So she continued to blow on dandelion seeds.

Quite Contrary

November 16, 2012/in Events, Flowers, Weddings /by CurlyHost

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.” – Georgia O’keeffe

Love, Multiplied

October 30, 2012/in Events, Photography, Weddings /by CurlyHost

I value each client and the relationship I have with them, but it is truly special when a client becomes a dear friend. Tara and Jimmy were married a little over a year ago and I had the privilege of helping them plan their beautiful wedding.

Through the planning process, Tara and I became good friends, and after her wedding, we would catch up every month or so over a cup of tea and a sweet treat. Thus, you can imagine my happiness when, one morning, she told me she was pregnant. While I couldn’t attend her baby shower as I was out of the country on holiday, her and I were able to celebrate, just the two of us. When I received her text message on Monday, October 15, with the picture of little baby Stella, my love for the Lis family multiplied. Welcome baby Stella.