A SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE “DREAM WEDDING.”

Michael — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:06:47 +0000

I am super excited to bring you this post today! When we did the Dream Wedding, we had the privilege of capturing a beautiful and emotional performance from Van’s sister and cousin during the ceremony. Van and I talked recently about putting together an edit of this performance, and I got to say I was delighted to do so. I asked Van to tell us a little about the performance, so after you take a look, be sure to read what she wrote below.

“Its hard to explain the significance of the song because the peformance was all a surprise to us. It all started when Eric and I decided we wanted Eric’s sister, Andrea, to be the one who marries us. Andrea and I grew particularly close while Eric was deployed– she was always there to comfort me and understood our situation well, being an army wife herself. So while putting together our wedding ceremony, Andrea wanted to personalize the program by incooperating the letters we exchanged during Eric’s deployment and enlisted my talented sister and maid of honor, Bao for musical help. Bao recruited Linh, my cousin, to sing as she accompanied on piano. Andrea told them the general concept, and Bao and Linh put their heads together and selected “Lucky” by Jason Mraz to be a wedding appropriate song but also just the perfect song to describe our story. What they didn’t know at the time is that Eric and I listened to the Jason Mraz CD all the way out to Shenandoah the day he asked me to marry him, so the song selection was perfect.”

THE WEDDING CHANNEL & US MAGAZINE CHOSE MONACHETTI FOR THE DREAM WEDDING!

Michael — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:07:43 +0000

Couple (Van and Eric) wins a Celebrity Inspired Wedding from The Wedding Channel and US Magazine and Monachetti was there to cover it! I just got word that they made the video live this morning, so go there now to see what they’ve said about the video and the wedding. Earlier in the summer we announced that we were asked by Amy Shey Jacobs to cover the Dream Wedding. We worked with Amy when we covered the Lisa and Roey wedding (video to come), and she reached out to us as she began to plan this special event. See the prep segment below!

Meet winners Van Ngo and Eric Oberly! Photography by Robert Evans.

Monachetti had the privelage of covering the video for this special event but for more info on all the other amazing people who contributed to make it all happen, check out the links below!

Venue, Decor, Food & Lodging

Venue and Food: Ronald Regan Building & International Trade Center

Gobo Lighting: PROjection Presentation Technology, Ronald Regan Building/International Trade Center

Flowers: Janet Flowers: Janet Wedding and Event

Wedding Cake: Sylvia Weinstock Cakes

Hotel Rooms: The Madison, A Loews Hotel

Favors: Garretts Popcorn

Table Linens, Plates / Flatware: DC Rentals

Attire

Wedding Gown: Vera Wang

Bridesmaid Gowns, Flower Girl Dress, Bridesmaid Shoes: Lela Rose

Bridal Party Shoes: Unforgettable Moments by Lela Rose for Payless Shoes