We are fortunate to have an amazing tribe of vendors that we work with to create dream weddings for our clients. Every other Friday we will spotlight one of our vendor friends, or friendors. These amazing artists are in the trenches with us. They battle deadlines, work in the blaring sun, walk an average of ten miles on event days and more. We do this because we all love making people’s dreams come true. When you need of a photographer, caterer, florist, planner, venue, videographer, etc. we hope you will entrust one of our amazing friendors. We think they are rather spectacular!
What is your name and the name of your business? My name is Andrea and I am the Account Manager & Event Coordinator at the Elegant Barn, an Event Venue in Gilbert, Arizona!
How long have you been in business?The Elegant Barn opened in February 2013, so in 2018 we will be celebrating 5 amazing years!
What is your favorite part of your job?My favorite part of my job is organizing each event. I love working with each couple, meeting with them, helping them find the best vendors from our list that match what they are looking for, what fits their budget, their style & making sure their day runs smooth so they can enjoy every single moment.
“Celebrate Your Unique Love”
What is your favorite par of the wedding industry? My favorite part of the wedding industry is seeing family & friends come together to celebrate each couple’s unique love. Every couple is different, every background is different, ever family is different, but I love seeing one day where everyone supports them & is a part of sealing their commitment to one another.
What is your favorite memory being in business? My favorite memories are made by working with the staff & vendors at the Elegant Barn. I have been at the Barn for about 4 years and everyone that I work with is family. We have fun with each event, learn from each event, and all work together to make sure each event is exactly how the couple pictures it. We have had some stressful times, heartwarming times, & some pretty hilarious times. But together it feels like home and we hope that each couple that books with us, feels that connection and comfort as well.
Is there anything new or on the horizon for you? We have an Open House on Tuesday, September 12th from 5-8 pm! We are going to set up the barn with a clean & modern farmhouse look. It will showcase a lot of the rentals we have to offer to each couple who books with us. We hope 2018 will bring in some changes to the Venue as well! You will have to follow us on Social Media to make sure you find out what those changes might be!
We are fortunate to have an amazing tribe of vendors that we work with to create dream weddings for our clients. Every other Friday we will spotlight one of our vendor friends, or friendors. These amazing artists are in the trenches with us. They battle deadlines, work in the blaring sun, walk an average of ten miles on event days and more. We do this because we all love making people’s dreams come true. When you need of a photographer, caterer, florist, planner, venue, videographer, etc. we hope you will entrust one of our amazing friendors. We think they are rather spectacular!
What is your name and the name of your business? Lin Baumbach, Tom and Lin Catering
How long have you been in business?We opened as a catering company in February 2013. However, we both have extensive time in the food industry.
What is your favorite part of your job?I LOVE building client relationships. We get to know a couple, what they like, what their vision is and what is most important to them about the food at their wedding and then create a menu that is tailored to represent each of those aspects!
“Who Doesn’t Love LOVE?”
What is your favorite par of the wedding industry? I absolutely LOVE…well, love. We want each and every guest to feel like they’re the guest of honor. And with that, we want the happy couple to KNOW that TLC went into their meal!
What is your favorite memory being in business? My favorite memory is when a Mother of the Bride went up to chef Tom, who happens to be my husband of 10 years, and said “WOW, you are a DELICIOUS chef!” I couldn’t stop giggling!
Is there anything new or on the horizon for you? We are honored to partner with new venues as preferred caterers. Keep an eye out on social media for announcements-maybe you’ll be able to stop by for a cup of TLC Cold Brew Coffee when you’re in Downtown Phoenix in the near future!
Friendor Friday Spotlight: Elizabeth Douglas Photography
We are fortunate to have an amazing tribe of vendors that we work with to create dream weddings for our clients. Every other Friday we will spotlight one of our vendor friends, or friendors. These amazing artists are in the trenches with us. They battle deadlines, work in the blaring sun, walk an average of ten miles on event days and more. We do this because we all love making people’s dreams come true. When you need of a photographer, caterer, florist, planner, venue, videographer, etc. we hope you will entrust one of our amazing friendors. We think they are rather spectacular!
What is your name and the name of your business? Maria Elizabeth Fossler, Owner and Lead Photographer atElizabeth Douglas Photography
How long have you been in business?We have been a formal business sine 2012 for 5 amazing years!
What is your favorite part of your job?I’m a people person, so I LOVE connecting with people and making them feel good about themselves…straight out of the camera! Having fun and conversing during a session and making people smile makes life complete!
“Who Doesn’t Love LOVE?”
What is your favorite par of the wedding industry? Who doesn’t love LOVE? My husband and I (the Douglas portion of the business, and my second shooter), love LOVE stories. Capturing the LOVE in a couple’s eyes, in their touch, and seeing the love in everyone else’s smiles during a wedding makes it all worth the lugging around of gear and constantly having a camera up to our faces! Whether it’s a Mr & Mrs wedding, a Mrs & Mrs, or Mr & Mr…we believe in love, and love capturing it!.
What is your favorite memory being in business? Wow, that’s not a fair question…our favorite memory. For me, I have two. The first happened during a boudoir session where a group of friends had gotten together to participate in some specials I was having. They all hung out as each person took their turn having their photo taken. A woman about my age went first. Now, I say my age, as she was a mom of older teens/adults (at the time), and was a bit unsure about the whole boudoir thing. When I showed her an image from my camera of her, her eyes brimmed with tears and I got the most sincerest Thank You ever…along with a, “I can’t believe that’s me!” Another of my favorite memories was capturing the birth of one of our wedding couple’s daughter. It was something I will never forget, and I still tear up looking at the images!
Is there anything new or on the horizon for you? We’re excited to announce that we are moving into doing more corporate work, including head shots at our new location in Tempe! We would love to give you a new updated headshot! Mention Babydoll Weddings and we will give you a discount!
We have had the pleasure of being preferred vendors and Friendors with Piece of Cake for a few years now. The cakes they create are so creative and delicious and are also served or delivered with a smile. They are always a joy to work with whether on weddings, styled shoots or at open houses and we’re always excited when we see their name at whatever event we’re going to be too! Read more below about this awesome cake company!
It is always a joy when we have the opportunity to work with Fully Alive Photography; especially when a bride we both had was featured as a “Real Bride” in the most recent Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine! Tracy’s photos are beautiful and she has such a sweet spirit we love that we are able to feature her and her company for this Friday’s Friendor. Read more below about her soon to be exciting plans!(more…)
We recently received the opportunity to participate in a unique and fun photo shoot with Ivonne Carlton at The Farm at South Mountain! While a styled shoot complete with one single model and then a couple so two totally different yet gorgeous looks was going on there was also an open house which we were able to be at! It was such a fun environment and it was really a great team to work with so we were overjoyed when we received the photos and now can share them!
e pleasure of being preferred vendors and Friendors with Piece of Cake for a few years now. The cakes they create are so creative and delicious and are also served or delivered with a smile. They are always a joy to work with whether on weddings, styled shoots or at open houses and we’re always excited when we see their name at whatever event we’re going to be too! Read more below about this awesome cake company!
