“Every good party has a photobooth” – Matt Lauer on the Today Show, and we at ShutterBooth couldn’t agree more! Today’s trendy bride rolls out the red carpet for her guests, including a photobooth for all of her guests to hop in, show their true personality, and to have a memorable keepsake to take home!

The trickling stream of photobooths as the “It” factor to any party has becoming a raging flood. The true way to tell a great party is by the entertainment and what guests talk about after the lights fade and the music’s gone. Photobooths are truly the one memento that gets proudly displayed on refrigerators everywhere. Don’t miss out on this great and fun trend, make sure there’s a ShutterBooth at your next party!

The Yacht Club at Marina Shores is so excited to be chosen as the host of the 2012 Vow Bride Magazine Launch Party inside our Shoreline Room.  The “Portals of Love” themed event celebrates the Spring/Summer 2012 magazine issue and welcomes the top wedding professionals in Hampton Roads.

Stay tuned for photos of this industry event.

It has been said, “It takes a village”, meaning, in order for something to work well, it requires a team to be involved and participate.  Our “village” here at The Yacht Club at Marina Shores,  with its staff, its talented and creative vendors, delicious food, its lovely views and room decor of the Shoreline, Yacht Club and soon to be Coastal Rooms, all combined create a night to remember!   One may also say, it starts with a vision.  This month, Preston Bailey, renowned master event designer, met with our senior catering staff at the Uniquely Yours Bridal VIP event at the Oceanfront Hilton.  He shared with our catering staff breathtaking slides of his creations, only to reiterate how it required his ‘team’ to put it all together.  Without them, he said, it would never be as he imagined or designed.   At The Yacht Club, it is about YOUR vision for YOUR event.  With your choices and our contributing talents, we will make it happen!

Something to keep in mind when you are selecting a venue, at The Yacht Club, every inch of design and planning is coordinated with each vendor.  Once you have selected menu items from your Cuisine & Company wedding package, whether it is seated plated or stations, every detail is considered, from the initial preparation of your food, which tastes delicious, to the food setting where it is displayed with creativity and loveliness.  We believe in quality, still, after 30 years of catering!

And a big ‘hello’ from all of us here at Cuisine & Company to the wonderful brides and their families we met and spoke to at the Uniquely Yours Bridal Show at the Norfolk Scope Exhibition!  We hope we were able to answer your questions and we look forward to working with you in the near future.  Congratulations!

Here is our Senior Catering Coordinator, Dina Taylor, greeting Preston at the VIP event and Sue from The Yacht Club at Marina Shores!

Demolition has begun on the old Kokoamos building, making room for the new Coastal Room.  Bobcats and contractors have been hauling and attacking sections of the building since December.   The Coastal Room will be The Yacht Club’s largest special event room on the property, seating up to an estimated 320 guests. It will be donned with stunning finishes including bamboo hardwood floors, pale blonde tones, beautiful waterfront views and a large open feel.

As Kokoamos closes its doors, we’ve taken photos to document the “before” and will continue to post photos and updates on this blog of every stage along the way. It should be an interesting transformation. Stay tuned!

 

Autumn is the perfect time of year to get married with the beautiful scenery and rich fall colors. Nature can take center stage when choosing your fall wedding colors and decorations. Natural fall colors such as reds, browns, deep greens, golden yellows, burnt oranges, burgundy, maroon, dark purples, and gold are all wonderful our studio is bustling and full of new fall botanicals. Fall is our favorite time of the year! Let us help you with your wedding plans.

Call today for your free wedding consultation and let us plan your special day!

-Todd Wadsworth, Black Iris Floral Events

 

After 6 great years at Marina Shores, Kokoamos Island Bar & Grill closed its doors on November 6th, 2011 to begin construction on The Yacht Club’s new Coastal Room. The Coastal Room will be The Yacht Club’s largest special event room on the property, seating up to an estimated 320 guests. It will be donned with stunning finishes including bamboo hardwood floors, pale blonde tones, beautiful waterfront views and a large open feeling.

But first things first…DEMO! As Kokoamos closes its doors, we’ve taken photos to document the “before” and will continue to post photos and updates on this blog of every stage along the way. It should be an interesting transformation. Stay tuned!

As the days shorten and darkness comes earlier, the harbor at Marina Shores is not lost in your wedding photographs. Rather, the harbor takes on a new beauty as the lights on the docks and the surrounding areas provide a new and magical look to your images. – Carl Anderson, Hampton Roads Photography

 

 

 

Blogging is not an easy task for a DJ company. Although each wedding is unique to us, it is difficult to blog and not have the same repetitive story. We truly love celebrating with every one of our couples, along with their friends and family. It is an honor to be apart of such a special day. We are so thankful to our clients for giving us the opportunity to do what we love, but in this blog we have decided to write a “Thank You” letter to Marina Shores.

Gale, Sue, Todd, Jason and all other Marina Shores staff members involved, work so hard to make this venue perfect for their clients. As stressful as planning for a big event can be, you offer your clients an easy and stress free way of planning every little detail. Each feature that has been added… the permanent LED ceiling lighting, hardwood dances floors, the custom made window treatment, the newly renovated deck on the Shoreline Room, all come together to make the Yacht Club stunning. Not one single component has been left untouched! I am very excited for all that is in store for the soon-to-come Coastal Room. Your outside deck provides the perfect waterside location for a wedding ceremony and/or cocktail hour. It is hard to compete with the atmosphere that is created on a beautiful night. The staff at Marina Shores has done an outstanding job of marketing this venue and has gone above and beyond to make it one of the most sought after wedding and special event venues in our area.

We, at Arch Entertainment Company absolutely love being a part of your preferred vendors list. We consider ourselves blessed to be work with you at Marina Shores, and enjoy performing along-side all the other amazing vendors that make up your team of wedding professionals. We hope to continue our relationship with you for a long, long time.

Rodney Charles, Arch Entertainment Co.

 

We’ve served just about everyone!

Marina Shores is a lovely waterside location, providing three spacious rooms with spectacular views to enhance your special event! Are you looking to have a wedding, corporate event, rehearsal dinner, family reunion, Bar & Bat Mitzvah, or Holiday party? Marina Shores staff, Cuisine & Company caterers, Black Iris Florist, and our vendors will offer you everything you need to create a memorable time with family, friends, and co-workers.

For over thirty years, Cuisine & Company has catered a variety of events. This past month, we were honored to cater a reception for famous animal handler and director of the Columbus Zoo, Jack Hanna in celebration of the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s 25th anniversary in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

With a sense of our Southern hospitality, the reception served grilled shrimp, grilled scallops, and fried oysters! We included some of our popular food selections, like crispy asparagus straws with gruyere cheese, duck on wonton with sour cherry chutney, tomato tartar served in bamboo spoons and of course, our delectable sweets to finish, assorted chocolate and cheesecake bon bons.

At Cuisine & Company, we believe all of our clients are special. We have had the splendid opportunity to serve folks like Jack Hanna, President George Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama, His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, and a lot of Virginia governors, just to name a few! Cuisine & Company’s goal is to enrich your event with spectacular good tasting food, presentation, and our wonderful service staff. We hope to be a part of your fond memories!

What a fantastic turnout!  We had over 200 brides attend our 5th Annual Autumn Bridal Open House this past Sunday, October 23rd, 2011.  Each guest was welcomed by our friendly staff, served an array of delectable foods by Cuisine&Company and greeted by each of our reputable vendors.  Many brides left with arms full; loaded down with fantastic door prizes! We would like to thank all our vendors for putting together a beautiful show with lots of options for our future brides.  There’s nothing better than having the opportunity to meet each professional face-to-face and ask questions about their services.

Check out our photo gallery below from the Bridal Open House.

*Flowers & table setting provided by Black Iris Floral Events.  Catering provided by Cuisine & Company.  Photography provided by Tom Sanderson Photography.