Wish Upon A Wedding St Louis is off the ground...

Photo Credit: Kelly Park Photography

On Wednesday June 16, 2010 we officially launched the St Louis Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding! Wish Upon A Wedding is the world’s first non profit dedicated to granting wedding wishes to couples faced with terminal illness regardless of sexual orientation.

The launch party was held at the fabulous Lumen Private Event Space downtown St. Louis. Attendees were asked to dress in Caribbean Chic attire. Thanks to the amazing vendors we have in St Louis there was no shortage of food, drink, or entertainment.



Everyone was greeted as they walked in with a feeling of the Caribbean from the music, to the food stations, to the signature drink.



Picture of our St Louis Board

Once the evening was in full swing, and every one's bellies were full, I took the stage as chapter President to give my presentation. The intent of the presentation was to help raise awareness, and help the message get spread for Wish Upon A Wedding. When I got to the past Wish Recipients portion of the presentation, I got a little teary eyed. I was nervous at first, until I looked up and saw that so many of the audience was also teary eyed. At that moment, I knew I was surrounded by amazing, loving, caring, and giving St Louisans.


After the presentation, everyone continued to enjoy, all of the cuisine, desserts, and entertainment. I personally enjoyed the photobooth donated by Goodeye Photoshare. These are some pics from it.

Thank you St Louis, Thank you St Louis Wedding Industry, special thanks to the Shannon Family for all you did to help make our first event a glowing success!! I am blessed to live in such a generous community!

Special thanks goes out to our Event Planning Chair Rob Schaefer, and his entire committee! You all are rockstars. Also, thanks to the Board who dedicated countless hours over the course of 2 months!

List of our generous contributors:
Venue
Lumen Private Event Space

Food/Beverage & Desserts:
Catering Your Way By Lisa
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Co.
El Borracho
EnFab Catering
Four Seasons St. Louis
Gooey Louie
Lumen Private Event Space
Mike Shannon’s Steaks & Seafood
Mosaic Modern Fusion Restaurants
Orlando’s Catering & Special Event Design
Patty Long Catering
The Cakery
Beverage
Mandarin
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Red Bird Sports Café & Billiards
Nadoz Café - Steven Becker Fine Dining

Photography: Kelly Park Photography

Photobooth: Goodeye Photoshare

Videography: Gebbs Wedding Films

DJ: Millennium Productions

Props Entrance: Parties & Props, Ltd.

Floral:
RW Designs Events & Wedding Specialists
Tina Barerra, The Special Events Florist

Linens: Sitting Pretty

AV: St. Louis Audio/Visual

Makeup/Hair: Tami Scott Salon, Cosmetics & Lounge