Great Wedding Vendor Alert: Michael Benson Band

I just got married in October (with the best wedding coordinator--my business partner Jamie from Vivid City!) and we had some really amazing vendors, some of whom I'll be posting about in the weeks to come.

As my husband and I saw our family and friends over the holidays, many people were raving about our wedding and how fun it was. The one thing they kept mentioning over and over again is how great our wedding band was.

We first saw the Michael Benson Band at a friend's wedding a few summers ago. They were so energetic, emceed the whole night and kept things moving, and played some really amazing music.

At our wedding their five-piece band played everything from "What a Wonderful World" to Lady Gaga's "Pokerface". It was such a sight to see. They were like chameleons who could morph their voices and instruments to sound like whatever song they were playing.

Their can-do attitude and energy make them so easy to work with, and they kept us dancing until late into the night. They even let my dad sing with the band to "Sweet Caroline"!

I've already recommended them to couples I know getting married in 2011, and I hope to work with them again soon. Book them early--they've been voted Best Wedding Band in Western Washington year after year. Thanks, Michael Benson Band!

Need a Vacation?

Itching to take an extended vacation abroad but it just isn’t fitting in the budget or the PTO allotment? No worries – take this 2 minute vaycay through 4,000 photos.

Photographer Mike Matas and his girlfriend traveled through Spain and Morocco for two weeks. During the trip he captured the 4,000 photos and has condensed them down to this incredible video. We first saw this video posted on NPRs blog and loved the photos and the idea of making a video to share his trip. We just had to pass it on. Leaves me refreshed and ready to pack my bags!

Morocco & Spain from Mike Matas on Vimeo.

Wedding Central!

As you've noticed on recent posts, it's "all wedding, all the time," here at Vivid City. If we're not coordinating weddings, designing invitations and programs, or dishing out advice, we're working on our own weddings!

Jen, co-owner of Vivid City, got married on October 9th--event management and stationary photos to come, and Jamie, our other co-owner, is recently engaged, and getting married on September 10th, 2011.

Jamie recently wanted a creative way to ask her wedding party to be part of her big day. She decided we should make custom champagne labels, and she'd give each wedding party member a bottle when she asked them!

Best part? She has bridesmaids, a maid of honor, and a bridesman! It went off without a hitch, and we'll be putting together another great Vivid City-designed wedding on 9/10/11!

Check out the photos below, and email us today for info about how we can help with your big day!

Congratulations, Christy and Paul!

Our good friends Christy and Paul are getting married over Labor Day weekend, and we've done a ton of design work for them. I didn't want to spoil the surprise until all of the pieces had gone out in the mail, but since their wedding is coming up this weekend, I think we're in the clear! I love the simple design and the blue and green. Congrats again, guys!

Distinctive Design Concrete, LLC

A few months ago, we introduced you to Distinctive Design Concrete, LLC. We're happy to say that, with the help of Eclipse Media Solutions, Vivid City is proud to announce the official launch of DDC.

Here's the final logo, the website is up and running, and Distinctive Design Concrete, LLC is open for business.

Congratulations, Chris and Mike!

Check out their new website here.

Baby Shower Fun

Vivid City recently designed the cutest baby shower invitations (if I do say so myself). I love the little birds, and the font.

More invitations coming soon!

A Meaningful Memorial

Vivid City's most recent project was a more somber occasion than the usual. Recently, PJ Livingston, the father of one of Jamie's close friends passed away suddenly, and we were tasked with organizing a memorial reception. Jamie took the reins on the event itself, while I handled the creative side.

PJ was quite the chef, and so his family had the idea of making keepsake recipe cards at the memorial service, instead of regular programs--what a great idea and great way to honor him.

Although I never met PJ, through everything I've heard about him in working on this project, it sounds like he was truly an amazing man, and really lived life to the fullest. We wanted to share the recipe cards we designed here on the blog, so that PJ's recipes can reach even more people! I love the casual, improvisational directions provided on the cards. (You can click on them to make them bigger) Hope you enjoy.