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Rachel + Mike | Waterloo, Wisconsin | Relaxed + Vibrant Summer Wedding at The Wildwood Barn & Cottage

December 15, 2021 By Sarah Davidson

Rachel and Mike’s sweet and charming wedding day at The Wildwood Barn & Cottage was everything we love about summer weddings!With their amazing smiles and good-natured vibes, these two were one of the sweetest couples we’ve ever had the opportunity to work with.

Their wedding day was the perfect mix of relaxed but traditional, full of vibrant summer color, and incorporated many personal elements significant to them as a couple. We loved all the sweet details of their day and exploring a new venue that we can’t wait to be back at again!

See more from Rachel + Mike’s July Wisconsin wedding day down below!

The Wildwood Barn & Cottage’s location is a tucked-away treat with plenty of trees, a hidden pond with trails, rustic barns, a charming cottage, and the most wonderful owners who turned their family’s farm into a Wisconsin wedding slice of heaven!

Rachel and Mike decided to have both a ceremony in a church and an outdoor ceremony at their reception location – the best of both worlds!

Guests enjoyed dancing the night away under the stars and café lights outside the bar barn (bar-n, if you will) and s’mores over the fire pit at sundown alongside an ice cream cart! Also, how breathtaking are the sunset photos of these two?

All the best to Rachel and Mike – congratulations again on your beautiful marriage!

To see more real weddings and events designed, coordinated, and produced by our HUE team, click HERE!

Design, Planning + Coordination: Loni w/ HUE by Sarah Davidson
Photography: Larissa Marie Photography
Ceremony Venue: Blessed Sacrament Church
Reception Venue: The Wildwood Barn & Cottage
Floral: Felly’s Flowers
Hair + Makeup: Bridal Beauty OnSite
Bridal Gown: Brandi’s Bridal Galleria, Etc.
Bridesmaid Dresses: Azazie
Groom/Groomsmen Attire: SuitShop
Catering: Hy-Vee
Cake: Carl’s Cakes
Dessert: Sweet Tooth Ice Cream
DJ: Midwest Sound DJ
Transportation: Good Times Chariots

Chief Strategist and Creative Director of HUE by Sarah Davidson, Sarah is a sought-after event industry consultant, planner, and strategist based in Madison, WI. Follow her work on Instagram at @huebysd.

The First 3 Things To Do After You Get Engaged

November 19, 2021 By Sarah Davidson

Congratulations, YOU’RE ENGAGED!! This is such a fun and exciting season in your life, but it can also be a little intimidating if you don’t have someone to come alongside you who knows the ropes and can walk you through the wedding planning process.That’s where we step in!

You may be wondering, “Yay, we’re engaged, now what do I do? Where do I start?” Have no fear, because today we’re diving into the firsts 3 things you should dobefore ANYTHING ELSE after saying “yes” to forever!

Let’s dive in!

#1 STOP + CELEBRATE!

I know, I know, probably not what you were expecting, but really, before you dive in, soak in this moment! Take your time screaming, “WE’RE GETTING MARRIED!” telling your loved ones, and taking a little time for yourselves before diving into wedding planning!

2. HIRE A PLANNER

Okay, now we’re getting down to the nitty-gritty. Before you book any other vendor, HIRE. YOUR. WEDDING. PLANNER! They can help you review ALL the options that exist for weddings, help you find a venue that checks all the boxes, and set a comfortable budget.

Most couples think that the first thing they need to do is find a venue, however, they don’t always consider ALL the things they are now tied to once they’ve signed that venue contract.

Your planner sets the foundation for you to move forward in booking your other vendors and services, and will walk you through each step of the way if you choose a full-service package with them!

Plus, I mean, who doesn’t want an expert with connections that you don’t have, and someone telling you the next thing to do instead of guessing, right?

3. BOOK YOUR VENUE, PHOTOGRAPHER + SEND SAVE THE DATES

I know, technically that’s 3 things in one, but after hiring your wedding planner, these are the 3 things that should happen next.

First, your venue as you need to secure your date, and your venue availability will be the biggest piece in determining that.

Second, your photographer! Photographers book weddings well in advance, and now that you have a wedding date, you know what day to inquire about with them!

Third, save the dates! Now that you have a planner, venue, date, and someone capturing your celebration, it’s time to tell people about it so they can mark their calendars as early as possible!

Did you recently get engaged?! Congrats! Our HUE team would be honored to help you plan and execute the day of your dreams. Contact us today by clicking HERE!

Couple: Franki + Brock
Photography: Alisha Tova

Whitney + David | Madison, Wisconsin | Glam Downtown Wedding at The Sylvee

November 7, 2021 By Sarah Davidson

After postponing their wedding date TWICE, the third time was a charm for Whitney and David, who hosted their celebration at The Sylvee that focused on their values and vibe as a couple throughout. The wedding of this awesome California-based couple included many personal touches from their community, with the evening’s MC and reception band being childhood friends of Whitney’s!⁠⁠

⁠One of Madison’s newest and most unique wedding venues, The Sylvee did not require much dressing up, but our HUE crew had fun with what we did, including a few glam pieces from Event Essentials and A La Crate Rentals, all captured masterfully by Tim Fitch Photography, of course!⁠

⁠⁠We LOVED our planning journey with this couple, who had the perfect balance of both keeping it fun and keeping it real. Congrats Whitney + David!⁠

⁠⁠P.S. we also loved that Whitney told her sister Meagan that she HAD to hire the HUE team for her big day as well and we got to celebrate with them this past year too!

See more from Whitney + David’s downtown Madison wedding day below!

We were in love with the ambiance of The Sylvee and their industrial vibe that was such an easy blank canvas to transform Whitney + David’s wedding day into the unique and beautiful one that it was.

We had all hands on deck flipping this gorgeous ceremony space into a dinner scene during their happy hour and then flipping it again into a dance floor for this fun-loving couple to dance the night away with their loved ones!

One of our favorite parts of their day was coordinating the logistics to play a pre-recorded toast from David’s mom who was battling cancer in Tennessee and couldn’t attend their special day. The raw emotion was felt throughout the entire venue.