Celebrating In Colonial Chadds Ford

Valerie & Scott
October 7, 2007
Mendenhall Inn
Chadds Ford, PA
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If you've never been in the Grand Ballroom at The Mendenhall Inn, the moment you enter the room can be a little overwhelming. Stepping into the vast, multi-leveled ballroom is like stepping back in time to spend an evening with Colonial aristocracy. In other words, it's like having dinner in General Washington's mansion.

Valerie and Scott began their day with a ceremony in the Garden Terrace. A string duo provided their music as they walked down the aisle.

After the ceremony, cocktail began in the Garden Terrace, while the classical music continued to play.

Upon entering the room, the guests found their seats and enjoyed watching Valerie and Scott share in their first dance as husband and wife. Immediately after their first dance, the floor was flooded with friends and family alike, as they danced to The Hora!

Valerie and Scott were hoisted high into the air and carried around the floor throughout the song. I can't be certain, but I think Scott may have gotten a little "out-of-the-chair-air-time" from being bounced up and down.

While the ha-motzi was performed over the challah, I learned that any woman who would eat the "end-cuts" of the bread would bear a son. I never knew that... :)

I really enjoyed working with Valerie and Scott, not just because they were so fun-loving, but their friends and family were great! They all had REALLY GOOD song requests and wanted to dance as much as possible.

For a Sunday afternoon, they were pretty awesome!

Congratulations, Valerie and Scott!

Click here to see some photos from their event!

UPDATE: I just received an email from Valerie. It seems that eating an "end cut" didn't work... They are expecting a BABY GIRL in August!

Agenda

2:00 PM-2:25 PM Ceremony

2:30 PM-3:25 PM Cocktail Hour

3:30 PM Grand Entrance
Bridal Party: "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake
Bride & Groom: "The Office Theme" by The Scrantones

3:35 PM First Dance
"It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

3:40 PM Ha-motzi & Toasts

3:45 PM-4:55 PM Dinner

5:00 PM Cake Cutting
"It Had To Be You" by Harry Connick, Jr.

5:05 PM Bride & Father Dance
"I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack

5:10 PM Groom & Mother Dance
"I Am Your Child" by Barry Manilow

5:15 PM-7:30 PM Open Dancing

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Valerie & Scott's comments about their wedding entertainment:

"Scott and I just wanted to say thank you for everything! Our wedding day was perfect and to have you as our "wedding entertainment director" made everything so much better! We are so thankful that you were around when we signed the Ketubah - having forgotten that we should have the photographer around for that! When you get a chance can you send me those pictures? Being a Sunday afternoon wedding, I have to admit that I was a little nervous that people wouldn't dance. BOY was I wrong - I think the dance floor was packed the entire time! Everyone enjoyed themselves and I had many people tell me how awesome you were. Thanks again for everything and being a part of our Wedding Day! Oh, one last thing - on your website about us you wrote about the ha-motzi over the challah... It should be the end cuts...not the in cuts. I'll let you know if its true... Again thank you for everything!"