Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres- My Lovelies! When I first met Jesse and Marisa I had no idea that I would be blessed with meeting such amazing people. They both have the kindest, most caring hearts and the passion they have for each other is inspiring. "Riss" is a very talented producer in New York. Actually, she was a producer of the movie The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez. "Yeah Jackie, no pressure at all" lol.
Each and every thank you letter I get puts tears in my eyes because I know how hard I work to make each and every one of my clients overwhelmingly happy and it is the best feeling to hear the client's happiness and thankful thoughts. I must admit, this letter made me full out cry like a baby. I wanted to share it with you before I went through the many many Outrageous details about this Fabulous wedding.
This is why I do what I do...
Dear Jackie, We’re just back from our honeymoon and though we called you to gush after the wedding, Jesse and I wanted to let you know once more, how thrilled we are with the way all of our events played out. The weekend truly surpassed our wildest expectations on every level, and though to the guests it appeared effortless, it was all of those months of brainstorming, planning and designing with you and the fabulous vendors that enabled us all to produce a weekend that knocked everyone’s socks off. You cannot know the mass volume of emails and calls we received from guests declaring it the best, warmest, most extraordinary wedding they had ever attended. Everything gelled and the energy was off the meter that Saturday night. The Biltmore was stunning, delicious and hosted our entire party of out of towners just beautifully. Your staff coordinated seamlessly with theirs to make it all flow. From the welcome boxes, to the MEGA candy table, to Rick’s gorgeous designs and Alan James’ electric guitars ON the dance floor, it was unbelievable. Everyone was elated, especially Jesse and I. We loved every detail, every moment, every dance and everybody! It was the perfect way to join our lives, and post-honeymoon, we look back recalling every detail and feel the happiness we felt that night all over again.
Your dedication to making sure that an event is reflective of your your clients vision, your organization, your smarts and when dealing with vendors, and your wonderful ideas are so impressive. Your experience shows in everything you do. We always felt we were in great, capable hands. What we miss most, no doubt, is speaking with you all the time! We miss Jackie in our day to day lives and hope to see you when next we come to Miami for a sunny weekend. You’re a joy to deal with and so much fun to be with. You bring so much happiness to so many people as you help them to realize their most important moments in style! We’re so proud of all that you’ve achieved in your career and wish you only more success, more fabulous parties and more red carpets!!
All of our love and MANY MANY thanks,
Marisa and Jesse Gill
Craig and Stacey Ambrosio took all of the pictures below. They are both such a joy to work with and they truly did a great job! You can visit them at www.ambrosiophotography.com. Ray Roman thanks my friend for being, well just you, Jessica and You "rocked the house" with Marisa and Jesse's video. This video will blow you away- I have no doubt. Check out the link to view the highlights http://rayromanblog.com/2009/04/marisa-jesse-highlights
Marisa's tiny dress- this gorgeous gown was the prettiest, tiniest dress I have ever seen.
She looked like an angel in it. =)
Meet Marisa, the gorgeous bride
Meet Jesse, the Groom
The First Glance... Magical Moment
So happy to be finally getting married, they were ALL smiles. It was a perfect day =)
On the way to the ceremony. Marisa and Jesse opted to take pictures before the ceremony in order to be able to enjoy every second of their wedding.
<3 So In Love <3
Let's talk about Breathtaking. The ceremony was designed with maximum romance in mind. The guests were seated in a horse shoe around the chuppah which was on a riser 18" above the ground. Every single guest had the best seat in the house. The entire chuppah was lined with dozens and dozens of jumbo glass cylinders with floating candles. These magnificent trees were created by Rick from Avant Gardens- it is a signature design of his and there is no wonder why- they are amazing! The amber lighting we used added that romantic glow these pictures illustrate so well.
From any and every angle, this ceremony was gorgeous.
Hand-strung orchid lays hung from various heights of the trees. I don't even want to think about how long it took Avant Gardens to string all of these lays lol. Pashminas were provided for every woman in the ceremony and custom made programs were butler passed to each gentleman.
The ceremony was planned at the perfect time- Jesse and Marisa wanted to make sure that during the ceremony it would be the perfect sunset. "Jess and Riss" were very much into every single detail being perfectly planned. We spent countless hours developing and fine tweaking every single detail of the wedding not to mention the twelve page timeline that included every detail of the wedding down the a "tee". This is right down my alley- we made a perfect match; the greatest team to make this wedding over the top spectacular.
Wow Wow Wow Stunning!
Finally after much time waiting for this moment, it is here- Mr. and Mrs. Gil. Jess and Riss' story is amazing. They had a long distance relationship for a very long time. The months sure flew by and now they are living happily ever after in New York!
It's Time Party- and did they Party... like it was 1999 lol. These entire guest list were party animals and that is an understatement. You could tell from the moment the ceremony was over- it was going to be a memorable evening.
The ballroom decor was sooooo pretty! Jess and Riss knew exactly what they wanted- well after much research at least. Together with the design team and Jess and Riss we all came up with what would be the perfect setting for a magical evening. We got so detailed, we had a 30 minute discussion on the inches between each candle on every table design. I am not kidding when I mean we are all about the details lol. It was worth every second of the planning, the decor came together perfectly.
A saturated amber was chosen for the lighting in the room. Each centerpiece was pin spotted to expose the maximum elegance and romance in the ballroom.
Jesse and Maria's invites were one of a kind letter pressed invites including actual camelot designs of their profiles. We used this element throughout the entire wedding. From the programs, coasters for the cocktail hour, and the menus, we used their camelot designs. It was such a personal touch and made the stationary unique. 
A gorgeous dupioni linen in a blended color of Mauve/Grey/Mocha (trust me- this linen has a striking color- it's gorgeous) dressed the round tables that encircles the royal table on each side of the ballroom. Black glass trumpet vases sat in the middle of the table with branches in a deep fire coral color with strands of vanda orchids hanging from the branches surrounding the perimeter of the design. Avant hand strung each one of these strands. It took forever but it was so worth it, it turned out beautiful.
As the runner of these forty foot royal tables, hundreds of Ivory pillar candles sat on baroque style mercury glass holders. The romantic design came together with clusters of coral orchids (for a pop of color) imported from Holland. The velvet crest linen in champagne and black was the best compliment for this table design.
The bride and groom's first dance-so romantic! Following this dance was the second longest horrah I have ever witnessed. The groomsmen threw Jesse in the air using a huge white cloth. Thankfully Jess let me know this was going to happen- I would had an attack seeing the Groom soar from one side of the dance floor to the other side.
Love you guys!
After an amazing custom menu was served and the after dinner lounge was opened filled with dessert stations of mini soft pretzels and churros, and let's not forget the most amazing monocratic candy station I have ever seen, they dance the entire night. Jesse even sang his own song on the stage- he made it up as he was singing it. Love ya Jess but maybe we should keep the microphone away from you lol
After a friday night welcome party on the golf course and a wedding day of endless night of insane fun-filled memories, it was time to say goodnight. A wedding none of us will defiantly never forget.
To my Lovelies, it was the most amazing journey. It was such a pleasure to be your wedding planner and now forever friend. I wish you nothing but the best in our lives. I can't wait to see you back in Miami or NYC. Love you Both!
Wedding Coordinatr: Jackie Farah Fernandez and Jessica Rico for Jackie Ohh... Events. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to put this together. Venue: The Biltmore Hotel. Bruce Barbaree and Deborah Howard for Biltmore Event Design; I could not have done it without my darlings. Photography: Craig and Stacey Ambrosio for Ambrosio Photography, and Cinematography by none other than Ray Roman of Ray Roman Films. To the rest of the team- you all were amazing. What a night. What a memory. Thank You.
