The Finishing Touch — Weddings, Events, Design, Paperie

This Wednesday, TFT had such an amazing time at the Wish Upon A Wedding Blissful Wishes Ball held at the beautiful Crystal Plaza in Livingston, NJ.

The Blissful Wishes Ball was a gala celebration benefiting Wish Upon a Wedding, New Jersey/New York Metro, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide weddings & vow renewals for couples facing terminal illness and other serious life-altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation.  By giving the gifts of dream weddings & vow renewals, Wish Upon a Wedding is able to grant some of the most intimate and heartfelt wishes of these people’s lives, and help them share this important day with close family members.  A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales from the Blissful Wishes Ball will benefit Wish Upon a Wedding, New Jersey/New York Metro, and its mission.

As guests arrived, they were greeted with a martini bar made completely out of ice! The WUW logo was also sculpted into ice and really added to the room. Harpist Janet King set the mood with some beautiful music that set the tone.

During the cocktail hour, The Crystal Plaza provided amazing passed hors d’oeuvres and stations throughout – from a sushi bar to an Italian pasta station – they had it all! The Silent Auction was also held in the cocktail room for guests to bid on items to benefit WUW. It was so great to see how many generous bids were being made in order to support the cause.

Then it was off to the ballroom for a seated three course dinner along with a night full of dancing! The room looked absolutely stunning with centerpieces and decor from A Touch of Elegance. Beautiful menu cards, table numbers and  programs were placed at every table that were designed by Cam Turner Designs.

Once everyone was in the ballroom, Jenny Orsini who serves as Vice President of WUW NJ/NY, welcomed everyone with a great speech. Our very own Candice, who serves as the Wish Upon A Wedding NJ/NY Metro President is expecting her second daughter any day now and could not attend the event but sent a great video message to all of the guests, thanking them all for their participation and efforts in supporting this great charity. We missed her!! We were then introduced to Valerie and Larry who will be the first WUW couple to tie the knot next month – it was such an honor to have them in attendance and we can’t wait for their big day.

Then it was time for some dancing! The Rhythm Shop had everyone up on their feet dancing to music from every decade. It was such a blast out on the floor – check out these great dance floor shots – can you guess which one everyone was dancing to the Tina Turner classic “Rollin on the River”?

After dinner, guests were treated to some amazing dessert featuring macarons, brownies, chocolate covered strawberries and more which were displayed beneath a custom ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ banner created by Original Runner Company. Dimestore Candy Buffets provided some delicious candies and treats for guests to enjoy as well! Dani Cakes created WUW inspired cupcakes as take home favors for each guest – which made a great late night snack!

The Wish Upon A Wedding NJ/NY Metro did an AMAZING job organizing, planning and designing this successful event. Congratulations to the team for their hard work and efforts surely paid off! Here some of the board members strike a pose in front of the customized Wish Upon A Wedding step and repeat!

To learn more about Wish Upon A Wedding and how you can contribute to this great cause, click here!

Special thanks to CLB Photography for providing these fabulous shots!