The Party is over but the fun just beginning!

Last night we attended the Texas reception of our Nephew Cody and Niece Amanda Heironimus.  They had a destination wedding in beautiful Hawaii and wanted to have a reception for friends and family who were not able to travel to Hawaii.  It was a first class affair with fancy table cloths, covered chairs, sit down dinner, and great DJ with music videos and state of the art lighting.  The Cakes were something quite special for sure. It was so beautiful.




I must say it was so beautiful and so nicely done, I wanted to give credit where credit is due.  First of all the location of the reception was Butch and Carolyn Arsement's Rockin A Restaurant and special events center on Cardinal Drive in Beaumont, Texas.  There is a large room built on to the side of the restaurant which is the perfect venue for all sorts of events.  Butch and his crew also catered the dinner.  Hawaiian Chicken, Pulled Pork, mashed potatoes, green beans, Asian salad (made in cooperation with the Grooms brother, Brent who is a chef in training and is currently attending Culinary Institute of America), homemade pineapple mango salsa, and of course the homemade rolls.  It was delicious to say the least.

The DJ Crew was phenomenal!  Pro Motion DJ Service had all sorts of neat gadgets that they set up with the Groom and had a really nice light show.  They had music from all decades including music videos on the big screen behind the dance floor. I was shocked to see some awesome vintage 70's videos on the screen,  they also had all the new stuff too. What a blast!  Those guys showed up early and stayed late.  They were professional in every way, hire them, you will not be sorry.

This expansive room was decorated to the 9's by Kathy Pitree and her able crew.  They set up the most gorgeous round tables with crisp white linen tablecloths with chocolate brown accents and fresh floral centerpieces. Kathy prepared the most beautiful area for the Brides cake.  It was wrought iron frame complete with a chandelier draped in lovely lights and sheer fabric.  It was like a fairytale.  She also did a beautiful job with the entry tables which were lit underneath so the skirts of the tables glowed a golden color.  I have never seen a reception that was done so beautifully.  A nice addition to the decor were live palm trees from Al Cook Nursery which lined the walls.  As a little extra for his new Bride the Groom stayed up until  3 am working on pink up-lighting on the walls.  It was simply maaavelous.


The Cakes were impeccably done by Something Special Bakery.  The Bridal cake was done in white fondant with hand made hibiscus flowers and green satin ribbon.  The Chocolate grooms cake was done using playing cards and edible poker chips, in honor of Cody and Amanda's
Las Vegas Honeymoon. 




Guests were treated to a video done by Roger Reiner from California who produced a Video for the couple which had childhood pictures and interviews which were done in an entertaining "He said, She said" format.  There was also a slide show of the wedding in Hawaii and a really funny shoe game played by the Bride and Groom. 

The entire Bridal party was dressed as they were for the Wedding in Hawaii, right down to the hair, the Girls all had beautiful up-dos done by On Stage..  They toasted the new couple and wished them well.  The Bouquet was tossed and the Garter was thrown. We all danced till midnight and had a grand time.  Lets see who walks down the aisle next... 

It was a wonderful night of fun and celebration for a very special couple near and dear to my heart.  May God Bless their union and keep them the best of friends forever.  Congratulations Cody and Amanda.