southwest michigan wedding venue on the beach::shadowland ballroom & carousel

Blog, Shadowland ballroom

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking a guided tour of the new Shadowland Ballroom on Silver Beach in St. Joseph. The new facility will open on December 31st, and has been highly anticipated! The building is not yet open to the public, so I was excited to get some...

WHO needs a wedding planner::the 5 W’s of wedding planning

Planning Tips

I wish I could say that “if you are engaged, you absolutely, positively, MUST hire a wedding planner”…BUT, it just wouldn’t be true.  I also wish I could say that the list below is a definitive guide to determining if you need a wedding...

wedding inspiration::a wedding in the mountains

Inspiration

Check out this beautiful destination wedding shot by Ben Pancoast Photography!  I’m not sure that you can beat those beautiful mountains as a backdrop for a gorgeous outdoor wedding ceremony! The wedding was held at Devils Thumb Ranch in Colorado, and you can...

WHAT does a wedding planner do::the 5 W’s of professional wedding planning

Planning Tips

If you’re already planning your Michigan wedding, you already know that there are a lot of fun decisions to be made: the perfect flowers, those beautiful linens, an amazingly delicious cake, just the right song for that special first dance. And you probably also...

ken+katy::a fun wedding reception at the heritage center in st. joseph, michigan

Real Weddings

Ken+Katy were married on August 7th at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, with a reception that followed at the Heritage Center in St. Joseph! Check out some fun footage that Kim+Dale of AllStar Productions captured at the reception! The music for the...

real weddings::a beautiful summer wedding at millcreek barns in southwest michigan

mill creek barns, Real Weddings

Earlier this summer we posted a few pictures from the Michigan wedding of Megan+Greg, the first wedding at Mill Creek Barns in Watervliet! I wanted to share some of the amazing professional photos we received from their fantastic photographers, Two Pair Photography,...

the 5 W’s of professional wedding planning

Planning Tips

If you’re currently planning your Michigan wedding, you may be wondering if and why you would need a wedding planner and what the difference is between all of the different levels of planning and types of coordination out there! Hopefully I can clear this all up...

stella event design has a shiny new home

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Our new design studio is finally finished, so I thought I’d share some of my excitement by showing a sneak peek of the space and our open house on Monday! I wanted this space to be not only a comfortable place to create amazing weddings for the Stella Event...

upcoming events::open house & giveaways

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Monday marks the 2 year birthday of Stella Event Design! It has been an amazing 2 years, and to celebrate we are opening our new design studio, with a fun open house from 6-9 on Monday, and we’ll be doing several giveaways next week, so stay tuned! If...

choosing your first dance song

Planning Tips

There aren’t any big things I would change about my wedding, but there are a few small ones… When it came to picking my own wedding music 2+ years ago, it took me a fraction of a second to identify my ceremony music, and months and months to find that...