Mariah knew she wanted fresh fall-colored flowers and lots of greenery. With HyVee designing the fresh florals, we brought every table to life! The fresh flowers and greenery garlands made all the difference at this Sioux Falls barn venue!
Where it started: the centerpiece showcase
Months before the wedding, Mariah and Carter came to our Brookings showroom for their centerpiece showcase. That’s 10–20 centerpieces styled in their exact colors, so they could mix and match linens, chargers, napkins, and décor until they loved it. They left with a centerpiece key, so they knew exactly what would be on every table.
And the best part? Every piece of centerpiece décor from our collection was included, free, because they booked a package.
What “full-service” 3 CARAT PACKAGE really looks like (hour by hour):
- [7:30 a.m.] — Transporting florals. We helped transport all the big, beautiful florals to the venue the morning of the wedding!
- [8:00 a.m.] — Hair + makeup. We’re there from the very start, for anything the bride needs.
- [9:00 a.m.] — Decorating the reception. While she’s getting ready, our team is styling every table, placing linens, perfecting the head table, and making sure the candles, decor and cut flowers look perfect.
- [12:50 – 3:30 p.m.] — First look + photos. We help the photographer with the first look — with bridesmaids, father of the bride, then with Carter! Then came photos with the wedding party and family. We made sure Mariah and Carter were tucked away to relax before the ceremony.
- [4:00 p.m.] — Ceremony. We line up the wedding party, cue the music, and keep late guests from interrupting the processional. This beautiful wedding happened outdoors, so we also made sure to transfer the flowers inside after the ceremony and made sure the wind (40 mph wind gusts that day) didn’t knock over the unity ceremony or any vases).
- [4:30 p.m.] — Social hour. We made sure all the snacks were set out, the cake was out with cake knife + server, and checked on the caterer. Then refilled the snacks again!
- [5:45 p.m.] — Dinner. After dinner, we bussed the tables, clearing the real dishes, chargers, silverware, and cloth napkins (all rented from Hitch Studio).
- [6:15 p.m. ] — Cake and sunset photos. We made sure to keep this portion of the evening streamlined because we didn’t want them to miss their sunset photos! Speeches came after these fall sunset photos for that very reason.
- [7:15 p.m.] — Dance. The dance started and we cleared chargers and napkins, refilled desserts and snacks and made sure the family had everything they needed.
- [11:30 p.m.] — End-of-dance and start packing-up. We take it all down. Nobody’s family is loading décor into a pickup at midnight!
That’s roughly 17 hours of a Hitch team carrying the details, so Mariah, Carter, and everyone who loves them could just be there.
The 3 Carat package, and what it all includes:
This was our 3 Carat Full-Service Wedding Planning package:
- 6 prep meetings
- A private centerpiece showcase
- A full wedding day timeline, and vendor confirmations within 30 days and on the day
- Rehearsal and ceremony coordination
- Free centerpiece décor from our collection, set up and taken down by us
- A Certified Wedding Planner leading the team, on-site from hair + makeup to the last dance
Most of our couples also add on a few fun rentals too! If you’re looking for the VALUE of a 3 Carat wedding, you get all four of our packages all combined into one, giving you a $2950 savings!
The part that mattered most
Mariah and Carter are so sweet. The wind couldn’t dampen the mood that day. They still got amazing photos and a dreamy reception. The greenery was beautiful. Mariah was beautiful. The whole day was beautiful! But watching them get to be fully present at their own wedding is why we do this. 🤍
Congratulations, Mariah and Carter! We absolutely LOVED being the wedding planner for your amazing wedding at Emerald Pines in Sioux Falls, SD!
Vendor love:
Venue: Emerald Pines Barn (who was the absolute BEST to work with!!) I wrote them a 5-star review after the wedding, and it easily could have been a 20-star review!
Florals: Hyvee Brookings
Photography: Ashlynn Lee Dinger
Catering: Bluestem Catering Co.
DJ: Everest Entertainment Co.
Cake: The Cake Lady
Makeup: Studio Brit Palmer
Hair: Erin McQuade Blvd.
Planning, design + décor: Hitch Studio
Dreaming of a wedding where you actually get to enjoy every minute? Grab our free welcome kit or schedule a meeting. We’d love to hear all about it!