Jellyroll performed at two exciting weddings this weekend for two wonderful couples. The first wedding was that of Lynn Ravert and Tom Curran, and it was held at the beautiful Crystal Tea Room. Maitre d’ Miguel, ensured the evening was a flawless success, as he always does. The rest of the Crystal Tea Room staff was fantastic as well, especially Nicole Festa.
The professionals working to make this wedding reception a great one were all very high level and some of the best in the business. Tim Sudall, of Video One Productions, was the videographer for the evening, along with his assistant, Nick. Tony Baiada was the photographer, and he had his son, Sal, helping him out. Gina Sole was the wedding planner coordinating the event. Flowers were brought in by Ring of Roses, and the room was beautifully lit by the lighting specialists at Eventions.
Special dances for the night included the bride and groom’s first dance to “Someone Like You” by Van Morrison, and the parent dances to “Forever Young” and “Find Your Wings”. “Find Your Wings”, by Mark Harris, was a new song for Jellyroll which they learned special for the groom and his mother. The groom had another special request and asked Jellyroll to perform “High Hopes” to start the dancing for the night. He had noticed on Facebook that Jellyroll had performed this song the weekend before at a gala honoring Harry Kalas. Of course, Jellyroll was happy to oblige and all the Phillies fans at the reception loved it.
Jellyroll also performed at the wedding of Erika Beasley and Thomas Allen this weekend. The reception was held at the Cescaphe Ballroom, which is a beautiful, new event location that is both a popular and unique venue. It is located in the trendy Northern Liberty section of Philadelphia. The Maitre d’ at Cescaphe, Mike, is a talented man with great attention to detail. He never fails to put together a less than phenomenal wedding reception.
Andy Todes was the photographer for the event, and he took lots of great shots of the bride and groom. Check back in a couple of weeks to view some of the pictures he took. The videographer was Scott Randolph of Arrival Video Production, and floral arrangements were done by Alicia Martino of Il Fiore Bianco.
The bride and groom shared their first dance together to a Jellyroll favorite, “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison. They also shared meaningful dances with their parents to Jellyroll’s renditions of “You are So Beautiful”, and Rascal Flatts’ “My Wish”.
Tom and Erika are not only a beautiful couple, but giving too. In lieu of traditional wedding gifts they made donations to The Philadelphia Breast Cancer 3-Day benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure and The Long Island/Queens Lupus Alliance of America. These are two great causes that Jellyroll was happy to see donations go to.
