Wedding Blog

Today’s real wedding blog story comes to us from the northern United States. Natives of Detroit, MI, Jessica and Dan were married at the historic Dearborn Inn this past September. Built in 1931 on the grounds of Ford Motor Company, this charming venue represents a unique blend of the foundation of Detroit’s history with true wedding elegance.

Thank you for sharing your story with us, Jessica and Dan. I’m sure all of the readers out there will enjoy your experience as much as I did! Please read on for Jessica’s version of their amazing wedding story.

“With a vision of a fairy-tale wedding, I worked tirelessly on every element of my wedding to make it perfect.

I had a monogram created that would be used throughout the entire wedding; from sealing my wedding invitations, to the cover of the ceremony programs, to the menu cards, and finally with the ice sculpture.

I designed and hand-sewed a flower petal tablecloth (with the help of my mother and one bridesmaid) that would be used to display my cake.

My husband works for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball Team. We are both die-hard Tiger fans…it is what our first conversation was based around, and how we met. Dan proposed to me at Comerica Park, and we had our bridal shower in the Tiger Club.

We wanted to include elements of the Detroit Tigers in the wedding. That is why our signature drink was a ‘Tiger-Tini’, and why we decided to serve ballpark hotdogs (served right out of the same ballpark bags that are used during games), along with soft pretzels as our late night snack.

The theme of our wedding was ‘Sweet Love’ so we made sure to have ‘sweet touches’ throughout the night. I created a 24-foot apothecary table that featured all pink colored candy and treats. Some specialty sweets that I had created were chocolate covered pretzel rods drizzled in pink chocolate, and a pink cupcake station.

The escort cards were attached to a sugar cookie featuring our signature “g” monogram. Also, as guests left, they were able to take a box of wedding cake home with them.

Our wedding was really the perfect ‘Sweet Beginning’ we were looking for. Because Dan and I are so close with our families, we chose to have my mom stand in as the Matron of Honor, and Dan’s dad as the Best Man. We couldn’t see anyone more important than our parents standing next to us on our big day.”

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Susan