I Do Downtown Bridal Crawl at Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant, Orlando, Florida During the I Do Downtown Bridal Crawl

The “I Do Downtown Bridal Crawl” is an annual event where excited new brides get to explore some of the awesome and unique downtown venues to ensure that their special day is everything they could have ever imagined and more!

Everyone had a chance to dabble with the prospect of unique honeymoon destinations along with meeting photographers, videographers, DJs, and others! But, that’s not all! The “I Do Downtown Bridal Crawl” also had statement accessories on display for brides who are still looking for a little flair to compliment their gown! There were some gorgeous flower arrangements and wonderful melodies of Central Florida's musicians!




I would definitely recommend liking their Facebook page and checking out their website to find out when their next awesome event will be! Make sure to bring some comfy shoes and your best attitude to this event - it’s a ton of fun!
 

Check them out on their website or visit them on Facebook!

Superstar Pro List!

• Pilster Photography
• Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant
• Raining Roses
• Weddings Only DJ
• LGCD Inc.
• Over the Top Rental Linens
• Luis Lefty Guitar
• La Salerita
• Cut the Cake
• RW Chocolate Fountain Rentals
• Eventfully Yours
• Forever Xpressions
• Quest Drape
• Kaleidoscope Event Lighting
• Chic Event Furniture Rental
• Key Moment Films
• Solutions Bridal

Featured on Borrowed and Bleu with the Maitland Art Center wedding of Nicolle and John!

We are so excited to share with you that Borrowed and Bleu is currently featuring John and Nicolle’s wedding! The wedding was hosted at the beautiful Maitland Arts Center.

Make sure to stop over at Borrowed and Bleu and check out their Real Couple post on featuring John and Nicolle!

Featured on Albook!

Marla and Shannon's Wedding has been featured on the Hispanic blog ALBOOK!! The blog has beautiful weddings with Spanish influences, but not to worry if you're not a fluent Spanish speaker! There are english translations for the blogs.

ALBOOK was excited to feature their first beach wedding on their blog, and Marla and Shannon's could not have been a better choice. The wedding was simple and allowed the beautiful scenery to speak for itself with pops of color. Be sure to check out the amazing blog for Marla and Shannon and their wedding if you missed out!!

Outside the Ballroom: Chalet Suzanne

 Looking for a place to hold your wedding in Florida that's filled with imagination and possibilities, with food to die for?! Chalet Suzanne is a renowned restaurant and wedding venue. With third generation owners and eighteen years of success, the Chalet has a historic, enchanting, romantic ambiance, and literally defines eclecticism.


Beautiful stained glass windows give the restaurant character and sets it apart from other reception venues

As exciting as weddings are, by the time the reception rolls around the guests stomach's are most likely rumbling. What's more memorable than unexpected, refreshing, award winning food? With courses including: Their famous soups, chicken suzanne, or baked sugar-cured ham or king crab thermidor, two fresh vegetables, hot homemade potato rolls, and of course wedding cake, you can't go wrong! Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is. The five star, American cuisine, restaurant has been rated as Central Florida's Top 12 Romantic Restaurants by ZagutSurvey.


Reviews of the Chalet Suzanne describe it as an experience: amusing, quirky, and delicious all at once!




Although I could talk about how amazing the food is all day, let's take a look at the amazing decor and possibilities your wedding has at Chalet Suzanne.


With architecture and decor like this you can choose to add your own simple touches to accent the room or extravagant decorations to transform it

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The Chalet offers three venues for weddings including the Wedding Garden with an autographed tile wall (that you can personally add your tile to!), the gazebo overlooking Lake Suzanne, perfect for sunset weddings, and the Swiss Room enhanced with stained glass windows, for indoor options.




Everything you need to know to book the event of a lifetime at Chalet Suzanne:

Venue: Chalet Suzanne
Location: 3800 Chalet Suzanne Drive  Lake Wales, FL 33859
Phone: 863-676-6011 or sales department: 1-800-433-6011 Ext. 212.
Price Range: $$$
Ceremony Site: Yes
Outside Caterers Allowed: No, restaurant on-site
Parking Available: Private lot
Valet Parking: No
Outdoor Space: Yes
Overnight Accomodations: Yes
Capacity (throughout five dining rooms): 150
Styles: Banquet

Outside the Ballroom: This is a series about discovering other amazing venues that exist for weddings and other events, ranging from castles, to traditional antique ballrooms, to bed and breakfasts, to anything that cannot be classified as a modern ballroom or meeting room. We also want to hear from you about the venues you've discovered, so please submit them in comments or email them to info@pilsterphotography.net with Outside the Ballroom in the subject. For more information you can find it in the Introduction.

Featured on the Wedinator!!

Does this photo look familiar? If it does it may be because it's been going viral! Not surprising, because how often do you get cheerleaders to do stunts on their wedding day!? How often do you make a real photo that everyone thinks is Photoshopped?

The wedding of Leanne and Randy featured many stunts and even their wedding party did stunts, everybody maintained their pristine appearance without even breaking a sweat! This picture made it from our blog to Ruffles and Bells blog to the Wedinator blog, posted anonymously!

Wedinator is a really funky blog site, with a ton of fun and hilarious wedding pictures and captions. It's quickly becoming my daily entertainment, definitely check it out if you are in need of good laugh!!

Outside the Ballroom: Wild Acres Villa

We've found a slice of Europe here in Paisley, Florida. Wild Acres Villa is a secluded old world villa that frequents outdoor weddings on their private lake or gardens with indoor amenities as well. Nestled on 160 acres of luscious land, this is the perfect spot for couples who want to bring European flair to their wedding, or an event that wants a venue with a historic feel. The stained glass, Tuscan Villa Interior, antiques, and dramatic choices of lighting configurations can set the tone for an eclectic event.

Built on a lake, this Villa is the brainchild of a passionate and hard working man who was inspired by the beauty of Europe and the simplicity of an A-frame shop with eclectic antiques.



At Wild Acres weddings are their specialties. Whether you're looking for an indoor Mediterranean or Medieval vibe or an outdoors secret garden or lakeside ambiance, this venue can make it happen. The venue can hold either a small party of 100 or up to 1000 people at a time. With the old world feel and enchanting forestry surrounding the venue it is the perfect place for a romantic wedding.





 Beautifully crafted antiques give this venue a perfect rustic, countryside flavor




The possibilities are endless at this venue, dinner under the stars, cocktail tables indoors, tents outdoors

Fireworks, a horse and carriage, or even a helicopter landing pad are all possibilities at Wild Acres. They are extremely flexible in doing whatever it takes to make your event spectacular. While there are highly rated catering, tents, decor, and floral design available on site choosing your own is not a problem!






The rustic decor makes Wild Acres Villa a playground for photographers creativity

Wild Acres Villa is not only a unique alternative to a ballroom but it's also unique to Florida. It's not everyday you find a location with such history and charm it can only be compared to a the rolling hills of and villas of Europe.

After a night of seclusion spent under the stars of Wild Acres Villa guests will have felt like they spent the evening in the romantic countryside of Tuscany without ever leaving the Sunshine state.



Book your event at Wild Acres Villa!
Venue: Wild Acres Villa
Location: 46626 Jane Lane  Paisley, FL 32767
Get Directions!
Contact: 386.479.9979
Price Range:
Ceremony Site: Yes
Outside Caterers Allowed: yes, also on-site: 
Puff 'n Stuff, Crystal Cooks For You,
Tolla's Italian Restaurant,
Arthur's Catering, Encore Catering
Parking Available: Yes
Overnight Accommodations: No
Kosher Available: No
Valet Parking: Yes
Outdoor Space: Yes, garden and lakeside
Capacity: 1000 people max
Styles: Banquet/ Reception Halls/ Tents

This is a series about discovering other amazing venues that exist for weddings and other events, ranging from castles, to traditional antique ballrooms, to bed and breakfasts, to anything that cannot be classified as a modern ballroom or meeting room. We also want to hear from you about the venues you've discovered, so please submit them in the comments or email them to info@pilsterphotography.net with Outside the Ballroom in the subject. For more info you can find it at the Introduction and for more venues check out http://www.outsidetheballroom.com.

Featured on Pizzazzerie!

Caelum's "It's Fun to be One", Dr. Seuss themed birthday party was a DIY masterpiece, and Pizzazzerie blog seemed to think so too! Pizzazzerie is an awesome blog to get DIY inspiration for life events and even find recipes!

Caelum's 1st birthday fit in perfectly as a featured birthday party because it was so creative, bright, and filled with joy, just like the blog! I can only hope my next birthday party is even half as creative as this one was!

Featured: Kelly and Steve's Wedding on JLM wedding!

We were so excited when JLM Couture contacted us for permission to feature the amazing wedding story we told of Kelly adn Steve. They had seen it featured in the Rock n' Roll Bride. They published it and we just hadn't noticed until the other day!

So check out Kelly and Steve's wedding, which took place at the Champion's Gate Omni Resort, featured on JLM's Wedding Blog! The Ed hardy tattoo theme made it easy for us to capture some amazing details. This wedding was truly about them. Check out the full wedding at Kelly and Steve!!

Wild Acres Villa, Paisley, Florida part 2 of 2 Wedding reception of Kelly and David

One of the cool things about David and Kelly is that after they went skydiving was when David proposed.

So it is only appropriate that the surprise ending is they left by helicopter!

Superstar Vendors!
Photography- Chad and second shooter James Pilster Photography
Venue- Wild Acres Villa
Catering/ Event Coordinator/Florist- Encore Catering
Cake Artist-Party Flavors
Makeup Artist- Barbara Foran
Hair Stylist- About Face Design Team
Officiant - Jeff Hosmer
Musician/ DJ- Uncle Jr
Gown Boutique- The Collection
Gown Designer - Martina Liana
Bridesmaid Gowns - David's Bridal
Groom's outfit - Men's Warehouse
Videographer- Michael Dalton with Tall Like Trees
Caricaturist - Rafael Diaz
Chairs - A Little shop of Flowers
Transportation - Universal Air Service