Jubilee Banquet Facility

Here Comes the Bride, Casey Brooks

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | Wedding Planning Tips

Great news! Your daughter and her boyfriend have announced their engagement. Now the fun begins. How do you give her the wedding of her dreams while staying within a budget you can comfortably live with?

When Carol Forsythe’s daughter, Casey, became engaged, they started calling venues. They assumed she would get married in church and then have the reception at another location.

Then Casey thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool to have the wedding and the reception at the same place?” Having it at one place is not only a convenience to the bridal party and the guests it’s also a smart costing saving idea.

For Casey and her fiance, Jason Brooks, Jubilee Banquet Facility made perfect sense. Jason’s family and friends live in Jefferson City, and Casey has friends and family in Powell and West Knoxville, so Jubilee was centrally located to all.

“They were so easy to work with,” Carol said of the Jubilee’s staff.

Once the venue decision was made, the remaining details fell into place. Carol and her daughter decided DIY was the way to go with invitations and a lot of the decorations. Carol said they became regulars at Hobby Lobby. For table centerpieces, they placed white calla lilies in vases filled with water with clear rocks in the bottom and a floating candle. Then the vases were put on a squared mirrored base surrounded with votive candles. The centerpieces were not only elegant but also budget friendly.

The calla lilies in the centerpieces complemented the bridal bouquets. The six bridesmaids carried three white calla lilies and Casey’s bouquet had white calla lilies and red roses.

Carol said the food at the reception was a crowd-pleaser. The buffet featured spring rolls, meatballs, rotini, stuffed mushrooms and chicken tenders. “Everybody I talked to at the reception said the food was out-of-this-world.” “They also had a cheese buffet which was gorgeous,” Carol added.

“If I could do this again next month, I would do it,” Carol said.

When you think of planning a wedding, sometimes you think of the stress involved. Carol said that because of the experienced staff at Jubilee, the process was easy and fun.

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