Melissa & Ryan

Real Wedding Stories

September 23, 2023- The Whiskey Factory in Detroit

Wedding Story

Seeing Melissa walk down the aisle to Ryan on their Whiskey Factory wedding day amidst their dream setting was pure magic. Michigan turned out a perfect 70 degree partly cloudy wedding day and it was the ideal setting for their early fall wedding. After a first look at the Shinola Hotel, Melissa and Ryan headed off with their wedding party to take photos together in downtown Detroit.

Ceremony

Their wedding ceremony took place on the second level of the historic and industrial Whiskey Factory. Black chiavari chairs led the way to a lush greenery backdrop, where Melissa and Ryan would share their vows and participate in a hand-fasting cord ceremony. (It worked- yay!) Everyone erupted in cheers!

Cocktail Hour

Following the ceremony, guests headed downstairs to enjoy delicious appetizers, such as mini meatballs, chicken and waffle forks and a cheese display from Cutting Edge Cuisine along with custom craft cocktails from the Whiskey Factory.

Details

Meanwhile, the upper level was in full transformation mode! Lee Floral Design had created stunning greenery installations along the ceiling that our team placed rows of chairs underneath. Glowing candles created an ethereal, woodsy look that they couple loved. Black charger plates and moody purple napkins tied off the look. Melissa and Ryan wanted their guests to enjoy every phase of the wedding without being rushed. We did this by having an extended cocktail hour to allow more mingling time. Then we included transition timing for guests to visit the bar and get settled before introductions.

Dinner & Dancing

Melissa and Ryan made their grand entrance off of the elevator and the evening took off from there! Guests were able to enjoy a unique dining experience of a prime rib and salmon skewer station along with an interactive sushi wall, all of which was so amazing! On the sweeter side of things; a donut wall featuring mexican chocolate, blueberry crumble and cinnamon sugar were served as well. To start off the dance floor, Melissa and Ryan shared a choreographed first dance and it was perfection! Then Derek from the Block Party took it from there and created such a fun and lively dance floor experience! Seeing Melissa and Ryan together, you know it’s meant to be and it was a pleasure to be a part of their story.

Congratulations and much love to Melissa and Ryan!