Featured Wedding – Marriage at Midnight – StrictlyWeddings.com
Couple: Jacqueline Morginstin & Joshua Wachtel
Date of Wedding: 12.31.09
Venue: Hilton Towers, Grand Ballroom
Décor: Kehoe Designs
Photographer: Ryan Sjostrom (décor shots) and R&R creative images (people shots)
This fairytale romance began when Jacqueline Morginstin was introduced to Joshua Wachtel at her roommates’ engagement party! Joshua swept her off her feet and a year and a half later he proposed to her by decorating The Morginstin families’ front yard with an enormous sign that read, “Jackie I love you, will you marry me?” When Jacqueline arrived to the home she jumped out of the car screaming with excitement… All the neighbors came out of their homes to see what was going on and it turned into a block party!
Then the celebration really began at their 2010 New Years Eve wedding! (Enjoy the photos, then read the rest of the story about this dazzling wedding)
Love and glamour surrounded the couple at their dazzling wedding in the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton Towers. An enchanted Cinderella style three-tiered chuppah covered in white roses welcomed the blushing bride! Jacqueline and Joshua were wed to one another in front of 425 of their closest friends and family. “I could not have been happier with the overall outcome of the wedding and reception, it was honestly perfection. Walking into the ceremony, without even a glimpse of it in advance. It was like stepping into heaven,” glowed Caryn Morginstin, mother of the bride.
The couple and guests celebrated the beginning of a new year and a new life together! The romantic ballroom was complimented with gold and bronze décor, rich chocolate and cream fabric treatments and white floral provided by Kehoe Designs. Each table was accented with one of five unique grandiose centerpieces, adding drama and height variation to the room; consisting of draping crystals, water fountains, cascading white phaleonopsis orchids, hydrangea and lilies. “Working with Tom Kehoe and his team was such an honor, I hope everyone is so lucky. The way Tom matched the linens, from BBJ, to the centerpieces and the plates was just beautiful,” said Caryn. Their enormous white wedding cake was covered in hundreds of flowing white roses, standing out against the dark passionate room. And when the clock struck midnight, loads of balloons were released from above with excitement!
“The wedding was the talk of the city, USA, and most of Europe. The Spielberg’s were there, the head of Luxe hotels around the country. They’ve seen it all, but they said never anything quite like this. We will never forget it. Tom knocked the socks off of everyone, and left them speechless. Saturday night was just the icing on the cake. Totally unexpected and wonderful (as always),” said Caryn. “We chose Kehoe Designs because there is no one better in the industry. Kehoe Designs is simply the best! No one executes a party like Tom Kehoe. Just walking into his showroom you are already wrapped in the feeling of excitement, everything is just beyond exquisite. When we had our showing it just took my breath away.”
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Gee, I wish I had been there-this wedding is awesome and after reading all the comments, it seems like anyone would have loved to have been there. Red Velvet Pancakes-OMG-have to have some of those. It truly is beautiful and Kehoe did it all the right way-first class!!
I too was there and it was totally beyond words, every step you took, took your breath away. You really thought royalty was getting married! Everyone looked amazing, especially the brides Uncle from Miami, he looked DASHING!
The food was insane and non stop, all weekend long, Red Velvet Pancakes and about 30 other items for breakfast, it just didnt stop! May the bride and groom and their entire families have a healthy long life!
What a dream wedding-lucky, lucky couple-everything about it is so beautifully show cased. Every flower-every moment was captured!
Out of Hollywood is right Bea! Lucky couple for sure!!
The gown is Fab!!!
Kehoe Designs, is like something out of a dream, they make all so magical.
WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED. HOW CAN ANY EVENT THAT CARYN & STUIE
CATER NOT BE SPECTACULAR. IT BELONGED IN HOLLYWOOD. EVEN THE
BRIDE FIT IN TO SUCH A MAGNIFICENT WEDDING, SHE IS BREATHTAKING.
LOVE
BUBBIE
We loved this wedding, and thank you all from SW for sharing your stores on this beautiful wedding
im also lucky to have been there it was so much more than the pictures the wedding was beutiful and since i am related to the bride i know her family is so nice and having met the groom and his family i now know they are also nice the happiness and amount of guests at the wedding was such a big amount it was sooo much fun
ps the flowers were beautiful
I too was there. Pictures cannot even begin to do this event justice. Each room was more spectacular than the next. The parents of the bride and groom, as well as the bride and groom are wonderful, kind people and were very deserving of this love filled, happy, beautiful evening.
i was lucky enough to attend this wedding and lt was even prettier then the pictures shown here good luck and a la chaim to the beautiful bride and groom
Kehoe rocks!!!
Fabulous!!!
I have never seen a wedding like this! OMG, the gown, the flowers, and that huge cake!! What a night they had, and all their guest. Wish I had been there. Thanks for sharing.
WOW-Glam-Glam. These are the kind of weddings you see in Luxury Magazines-and this site seems to have gotten the best of the best. Love it, it is like out of a movie!!