Look at this amazing wedding! I’ve loved working with Ilene and Victor over the past months – these two planned a wedding while practically on a world-tour. That was enough to tell me how put.to.gether these two are. Let’s get reading!
The Glö-Couple:
Ilene, an angel investor &
Victor
Celebration Date & Location:
November 2010
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon
Tuscon, Arizona USA
Tell us how you got engaged:
Vic first said that if I parred our last hole in a golf tournament we were in, he would ask me to marry him. I did! But the real story was that he realized that sanctifying our relationship with marriage was important to him. He was going to surprise me at his “surprise” birthday party, but he could not wait and asked me to marry him in our kitchen! We planned the wedding in less than four months as we traveled around the globe from California to Tucson to Israel and Piemonte, Italy.
What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you were aiming for with your celebration:
Our cherished friends and family are the center of our lives and were the center of our wedding. The natural beauty of the outdoors set the stage for the ceremony. Dancing and good food set the stage for the celebration. It was elegant!
Did you add any fun twists on tradition:
As an older couple, we chose to have our grandchildren walk down the aisle. They were spectacular!
We not only had a cake dessert, we had a Gelato Cart! (mmmmm)
Now show us your Glövites and Glösite!
What’s a favorite moment or memory from your celebration?
Ilene says that the lovely words she received from their guests after the celebration was one of the best parts. I encouraged her to share some quotes, so here are some of the fabulous things their guests wrote to them:
Thank you so much for this weekend! It was so awesome!! It was great to be part of it, you guys did a superb job with hosting us all and the wedding was so beautiful and moving, planned to the last detail !! Your wedding weekend was such a joyous one, and we are so happy to have been here to share it with you.
The garden and dining room last night was filled with such love. And all the little things went well too: you both look fantastic, all the kids/grandkids get along swimmingly, and the gelato…nice touch!
We just got home and have not stopped talking about how lovely the wedding was. Everything was perfect, especially the bride and groom. The wonderful feelings that were at the wedding and throughout the entire weekend were sheer joy to be a part of this union. We were thrilled to be there. We wish you many wonderful years continuing to share your love.
Any good planning tips and tricks for the couples who are just starting to plan?
I have to confess that I was totally chuffed to find out how helpful Glö was for Ilene and Victor when planning!
I don’t know where to begin – there are so many features on Glö that made our planning seamless. I will use Glösite for all celebrations in the future! In particular, Glosite prevents duplicate RSVP responses, unlike Evite. It allows for multiple activities, such as Rehearsal Dinner, Sunday Brunch, Golf Tournaments, etc in addition to the wedding, to be sent to targeted guests. Extremely important was not only the choice of meals capability but also the ability to put open ended questions such as “Do you have any food allergies?” We were surprised at the severity and number of allergies. Our Chef John was grateful to have this information in advance. Then the ability to learn any glitches in our email addresses or people not receiving the Glövite for any reason gave us confidence that everyone would be included. Most important to us, as our time frame was truncated, is the ability to manipulate the RSVP data responses both on the Glösite and also once exported to Excel. The support at Glösite helps make it the best site. Being a VC, we learn to bet on the jockeys as well as the horses – Glösite has a winning team.
Now that I’m thoroughly blushing…let’s see some of Ilene and Victor’s amazing wedding photos:
Photos by SpencerBoerup Photography
2 Comments
Taryn,
The team at Glosite facilitated planning our wedding while traveling and living in multiple homes. We could not have done it without you and Glo. Our guests thought the web invite and web site were elegant as well as functional. Thank you!
Ilene, we're so thrilled to have helped you and Victor with this beautiful wedding! (working with you was lots of fun for me too :-) ) Congrats to you both!