A Touch of Elegance: Mohamad & Nada ~ August 10, 2007

Elegant!

We met Nada while she was in the beginning stages of planning her wedding. Her husband and family were in another country so all of the planning fell on Nada's shoulders. At that time she was getting her Masters at Ball State. Nada had previously done a lot of research on her own so she knew virtually what she wanted, even down to what favors, but she was not sure how to get it all accomplished. So that's where we stepped in and guided her to a wonderful wedding venue and outstanding wedding vendors. One thing that made their wedding unique is that we had to find a place that would/could have all female staff so that the women could be unveiled during the event.

Nada's story was that she and Mohamad had been legally married for 2 years prior to this event; however, they have always lived in two different countries. So, we were planning a "Grand Entrance," where Nada & Mohamad would walk down a designated aisle, greet their guests and share their first dance. Then, Mohamad and all other men exited the ballroom and the rest of the party was for the women only! In their culture the men & women celebrate in separate rooms so the women were in the Illinois Street Ballroom and the guys had a couple of meeting rooms downstairs. The women danced until midnight and still weren't ready for the party to end! Nada & Mohamad made it nice for their guests, because they hired a babysitter so all of their guests could truly enjoy the night!

It was a beautiful event despite having started nearly an hour late! Most of Nada's guests were coming from Muncie, IN and there was a HUGE wreck on the interstate, so most of the guests sat in traffic for 3-4 hours to make it to Nada & Mohamad's big day! Very loyal and great family & friends! But, everything turned out BEAUTIFULLY and everyone really enjoyed themselves. That's how it goes in the wedding business...it is ever changing and you just go with the flow!

We really enjoyed working with Nada. She looked absolutely BEAUTIFUL on her wedding day! We had never seen her with her hair & make-up done and honestly...we didn't even recognize her when she came out of the room! STUNNING!

Nada is so very sweet and her and Mohamad make such an adorable couple. Mohamad is a wonderful guy and I think they are both so lucky to have found one another. They have since moved out of state so that Mohamad can pursue his educational goals. They just celebrated their one year anniversary and she wrote to tell us that they spent it in Hawaii!

CONGRATULATIONS to Mohamad & Nada! We wish you all of the best!

Here are the wonderful vendors who helped pull Mohamad & Nada's wedding together:

Crowne Plaza at Union Station (Illinois Street Ballroom) -- Megan did a GREAT job as always! She is a pleasure to work with and her staff is always AMAZING!
Nana's Village House (Linda) -- Linda does such a GREAT job and has such a good eye and vision when it comes to flowers!
True Colors - Hair & Make-up (Rebecca) -- WOW! Nada was unrecognizable (in a good way)!
Disc Turners Mobile DJ (Colleen) -- Colleen is just GREAT fun and kept the women on their feet all night long! She was so willing to work with them and play their musical selections.
Northern Light Filmworks (Jennifer) -- Jennifer did a WONDERFUL job on their video! Such a great way to re-live their special day!
Karen Bowling Photography (Karen) -- Karen did such a GREAT job with their pictures. They turned out BEAUTIFULLY!
Babysitter (Jessica) -- Jess is great with kids and kept them busy the entire night.
Heavenly Sweets Cakes (Tanya) -- You can't go wrong with a cake from Heavenly Sweets!