Capturing Celebrations

Designed for dream weddings.
By Karen Appold

The premier wedding facilities of Celebrations were created to make a bride and groom’s special day everything that they could ever imagine.

Celebrations offers an all inclusive wedding package that consists of bridal consultants and wedding planners, stretch limousine services, a top shelf open bar, black tie banquet staff, captain services for the bridal couple and much more. Celebrations is committed to the bride and groom, just as they are committed to each other.

In fact, Celebrations’ on-site bridal consultants, Marie Elise Durkin and James Sacco Jr., were both married there. They have both been in the bride and groom’s shoes and can professionally guide them to ensure that their wedding day is absolutely flawless.

The entire staff is very enthusiastic about planning the bride and groom’s special day. They put their whole hearts into every single wedding day as if it was their own.

Many of Celebrations’ staff have worked there for quite some time, which has proven to be valuable asset to its customers. While Celebrations opened 21 years ago, the same chefs have been preparing culinary delights for 15 years and some wait staff have been catering to guests for 10, 15 and even 17 years. They are quite familiar with the flow and proper orchestration of a wedding and are accustomed to providing a five-star approach that will make the bride and groom’s day even that more special.

Celebrations’ outdoor pavilion for ceremonies is protected from the sun and elements. Celebrations really pulls out all of the stops, as the bride is delivered to the pavilion in a white stretch limousine. Then the red carpet is rolled out. A serene forested setting provides the backdrop. Alternatively, indoors the bride can make a grand entrance as she steps from her bridal suite and walks down a winding staircase into her ceremony room.

Impeccably manicured European style gardens with flowing waterfalls and fountains provide the perfect backdrop for memorable photographs.

Celebrations’ cuisine has achieved a five-star rating, which attests to the talents of Executive Chef Helbert Mena as well as Chefs Javier Perez and George Ordones. Pastry chefs prepare custom designed wedding cakes from traditional styles to the most avant-garde.

A captain serves as the bride and groom’s personal waiter under the guidance of production managers Derek Calista, Tina Trout and Meredith Dunsmore. The Captain will assist and serve them from the moment they walk through the door and throughout their wedding celebration.

In addition to an all-inclusive wedding package, the bridal couple can also choose the optional services of exceptional wedding vendors that have partnered with Celebrations. This one-stop shopping for wedding services will ultimately make planning easier and stress free as well as ensuring a team of wedding professionals who are among the best in the industry.

Partners include La Cena Restaurant and Lounge for rehearsal dinners; Dolbow Video Productions for video and up lighting, Artistic Imagery for photography; Infinitely Yours Floral Decorators and Designers; Steve and Company Disc Jockey Entertainment; Illusions Beauty Salon and Day Spa; Celebrations Limos; and Hornberger’s Bakery. These extraordinary professionals, conveniently located on premises, were chosen to further enhance a bride and grooms special day. They are Celebrations Wedding Dream Team.

Celebrations has been voted “Best of Weddings” in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 by The Knot Wedding Magazine, a national wedding publication. It is also a recipient of the Bride’s Choice Award as well as Best of Bucks County, just to name a few.

The testimonials say it all. Dana and Rob Gardner say, “Our wedding was the greatest time we could have imagined … all our guests are still raving about the reception.”

According to Anna and Dennis DeSanto, Jr., “Words cannot describe how thrilled we were with every aspect of our wedding reception. From the moment we first toured, we were treated like royalty.”

Dreams really do come true at Celebrations, according to Jill and Matt Groux, who credit Celebrations with making their wedding a fairy tale come true. “Our ‘glass slipper’ ice sculpture was wonderful. The food was great. You truly outdid yourselves,” says the couple.

Celebrations is located at 2201 Galloway Road, Bensalem. Visit www.CelebrationsWeddings.com or call (215) 244-4400 for more information.

Karen Appold is a Royersford-based freelance writer (www.WriteNowServices.com).