Four Great Weddings This Weekend!

The weekend is over, four great weddings to show and four 5 star ratings!

Starting Friday afternoon we setup for two weddings at the wonderful Summit club in Tulsa, working with the summit club staff is ALWAYS a pleasure! They are very accommodating and always friends and willing to help with any need. If your getting married I would say CALL Abby and talk with her about their options, this is one venue that always strives for the very best for your wedding and they do care about the quality of the work they do for each event. Saturday all fell into place with four exceptional weddings and receptions another wedding at the beautiful Dresser mansion and I was in Ponca city at the Marland mansion to help Brian and Kellie Mccarthy celebrate with 200 of their closest family and friends until the clock struck at midnight with a package dance floor many tears of joy with a great toast by the best man and Maid of honor (who's wedding I did last year)..great family a SUPER father daughter dance...well more below :)

Congratulations to Jay & Cassandra Clark!

30th Floor Wedding
Venue: Summit Club of Tulsa in the BOA building downtown Tulsa
Photographer: Jesse Reich
Videographer: NA
Lighting - Empire Lighting Design
DJ - Karl - TulsaWeddingDJ.Com
Catering Company: Summit Club
Cake Maker: Mallory's Mud Pies
Florist: French Bouquet
Colors: Eggplant, pewter, green

Jay and Cassandra said I do in May and wanted to celebrate with Family and friends here in Tulsa. They have been planning this reception for many months and it came together without a hitch(no pun intended) Saturdayt night with horse and carriage rides around downtown, beautiful weather, a 30th floor view at the Summit club, great summit club food, staff and dancing. Empire lighting design accented the room with table pin spots on each table, dance floor monogram, cake spotlights and uplighting in eggplan around the room. Dancing ended around 11:30 with many happy faces ready to head to some local hotspots downtown for the after party. Karl did a great job and as our newest staff member pulled off a fabulouse evening.

Congratulations to Racheal & Thomas Loper

31st Floor Wedding
Venue: Summit Club of Tulsa in the BOA building downtown Tulsa
Photographer: NA
Videographer: NA
Lighting - Empire Lighting Design
DJ - Joe - TulsaWeddingDJ.Com
Catering Company: Summit Club
Cake Maker: NA
Florist: NA

Racheal and Thomas have been working with us for awhile, they wanted a laid back, chill factor at their wedding, buble, sinatra and alot of hang out time. They had the 31st floor done in tan, pewter and some tones of green. The bar was flowing, food was amazing per the guests and the staff once again was there to serve! Congrats to these two!

Congratulations to Hillary and Ryan!

Venue: Dresser mansion
Photographer: Andrea Murphy
Videographer: NA
Clergy: Mr. John Pruett
DJ - Paul - TulsaWeddingDJ.Com
Lighting - Empire Lighting Design
Catering Company: Zios' Italian Kitchen
Cake Maker: Ludger's and Icing on the Top
Florist: Lindi Collins - Bridal Garden by Lindi

Ryan and Hillary Mottern said I do with a great ceremony that took place outside in the coutyard of the dresser mansion. We provided the wireless microphones so all the guests could hear the vows, a ceremony setup outside behind the alter so the sound would be natural, hookups for the singer and guitarist. Inside the Dresser we provided red/white lights to bring in the colors of their favorite football team(OU) and the colors of the table scapes put together by Erica at Erica Weddings. Paul rocked the house and kept the party moving along with help from Erica and her great staff all night. They had to kick the party off the dance floor with guests ready to go at 11:00! Great wedding, great reception and big contratulations to all!


Congratulations to Brian and Kellie Mccarthy

Venue: Marland Mansion - Ponca City Oklahoma
Photographer:
Videographer: NA
Clergy: NA
DJ - Zach Downing - Zach Downing Entertainment
Catering Company: NA
Lighting - Empire Lighting Design
Cake Maker: NA
Florist: NA

I have been working with Brian from afar as they live in Dallas and only come to Oklahoma every so often and most of the time its past Tulsa into Ponca City, when I did meet with them a few months ago they said they wanted FUN! They also didn't want any "hokey" wedding songs at the wedding. We kept it modern fun and involved everyone including the catering staff! The party was host to over 200 guests, the 2nd level of the marland mansion was decked out in great colors. The grand entrance to Beyonce Crazy in Love with each member doing their own version of dancing :)

Brian and Kellie had their first dance in the grand ballroom of the marland mansion followed up by a GREAT father daughter dance with a VERY excited Father to My girl(video to come soon so check back)..Brian had a very special dance with his mother and the party started! We danced until 11:15 and they were sent off to sparklers and many cheers!

Great weekend and we are now preparing for more weddings this weekend! Congratulations to ALL that put their trust in our companies and we hope to be able to add many more names to this blog!

Zach Downing
ZachDowning.Com
Tulsa - Oklahoma City - Dallas

The Mayo Hotel Weddings

Exciting news and flutter around Tulsa with the opening of the Mayo hotel. We are happy to already be working with several brides and grooms on their upcoming wedding, our first wedding will be in November and another in January...both are doing some really great things and one will be in the crystal ballroom with the other in the main lobby area of the hote which will be great with the tall pillars and grand staircase as the backdrop. Here is some info about the mayo and events.

• The Penthouse – 50-80 guests
• The Crystal Ballroom – 300 guests
• The Penthouse – 50-80 guests
• The Crystal Ballroom – 300 guests
• The Grand Hall – 150-200 guests
• The Terrace Room – 100 guests
• The Parlour – 100 guests
• The Writing Room – 30 guests
• The Mayo Museum – 75 guests
• The Card Room – 40 guests

• The Crystal Ballroom – The premiere location for events from its very inception, the 16th floor featured ballroom for up to 300 guests has been home to exclusive galas, weddings and star-studded events for decades.
• The Grand Hall – Completely restored to its original splendor, the Grand Hall is perfect for the most extravagant events. The stately hall hosts 150-200 people and features the stunning Grand Staircase and a dazzling stained glass ceiling.
• The Terrace Room – Neighboring the Grand Hall on the first floor, this elegant space for up to 100 guests is the former home of the Terrace Club restaurant.
• The Mayo Museum – Located on the Mezzanine level the museum displays The Mayo’s lifetime and timeline through various articles and artifacts from her heyday, making this ideal for a unique reception of up to 75 guests.
• The Board Room – A perfect, permanent boardroom for 40.
• The Card Room – Located on the Mezzanine Level, this room with large north-facing windows, is beautiful and ideal for a small gathering of up to 40.
• The Parlour – Tucked into the South end of the Mezzanine level, crystal chandeliers complement large arching windows to welcome up to 100 guests.
• The Writing Room – Also positioned on the Mezzanine level, this room ideally accommodates 40 guests for a more intimate affair.
• The Penthouse – Located on the roof, inside the former penthouse, this private room for 50 to 80 guests will take you back to the days of a charming speakeasy with its stained glass windows and dark woodwork. This glamorous rooftop room inside the former penthouse opens up to a rooftop garden and balcony for a top-of-the-world view of Tulsa.

Maxwell & Kristie Krause

Congratulations to you two! FAB wedding at the German American Society last Saturday!
Here is a GREAT email they just sent to me from their honeymoon in Hawaii.

"Zach,

Last night, The German American Society underwent a major transformation and we were completely blown away by the beautiful lighting...it looked like a completely different place, just what we were wanting!! You did an excellent job moving everything along and were awesome in getting people out on the dance floor and having a great time. Your staff did an excellent job too, working the guests and getting everyone involved. We just wanted to say how much we appreciated everything you did for us and were glad you made this special day that much more special for us. You will be highly recommended by us for any upcoming occasions/weddings!! It was just PERFECT!

Thanks again!

Kristie & Max Kraus

P.S I was wanting to know the artist and song title of the last song you played right before we left the reception...I LOVED IT!"

Lighting was done by www.empirelightingdesign.com
Photos(coming soon) by Aaron Snow Photography
Catering: Cowbow Sharkies Catering
Cake: Mallories Mudpies
Decor and Planning: Erica Weddings - www.Erica-Weddings.Com

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