Priam Vineyard Event... A Night to Celebrate

Wednesday night we held an Open House at Priam Vineyards in Colchester to introduce people in the industry to Connecticut's newest venue to host events. Together with some of our friends in the industry we collaborated with their talents to host an incredible evening on one of the last evenings of summer.

Linda Sample and her crew from A Thyme to Cook, wowed the guests with their creative presentation and designed a menu that was not only visually interesting but absolutely delicious! Incorporating seasonal ingredients and wines from Priam, the menu was a perfect fit. It is hard to pick a favorite but I have to say the pretzel balls and varieties of dipping mustard were amazing! They set up a small grill that toasted the pretzels to perfection. What a great idea for a party!

Jim Markow of Mystic Oyster provided Oysters that are grown locally, and were some of the best Oysters I have ever had. They were the perfect accent to Priam's wines. And that isn't all, Cato Corner, a dairy farm up the street from the winery had the most incredible collection of artisanal cheeses to sample.

Yumiko of Hana Floral Design accented the space with gorgeous flowers, Ryan Designs created the perfect lounge area in the tent on the upper lawn for guests to sit as we listened to an acoustic guitar performance by Vince Thompson. And Erica of Adeline and Grace and Denise of Photokinetic Photography captured the event for us behind the lens.

I am so excited about this new venue! Thank you to everyone that participated and that attended it was great to see so many friends in the industry.

Collaboration:
Priam Vineyards
True Event
A Thyme to Cook
Hana Floral Design
Mystic Oyster
Cato Corner
Adeline and Grace Photography
Denise Cregier Photography
Chocolate Creative Design
Ryan Designs, email christenaryan@gmail.com
Acoustic Guitarist, Vince Thompson

Connecticut Mansion Wedding... Congratulations Adam and Lauren

Floral Design by Hana Floral Design

Lighting and Music by the fabulous Doug of Power Posse

Denise Cregier did such an amazing job at capturing the day from behind the lens.
You rock Denise!

This past weekend Adam and Lauren got married on what turned out to be a truly gorgeous day. Despite hurricane forecasts in the days leading up to the wedding, tents were able to go up Saturday morning in the rain and the day cleared up just in time for guest arrival. On the back patio of the Branford House Mansion, overlooking the water, guests gathered around as Adam and Lauren were married in an intimate ceremony, led by JP Chaz Zezulka. Director of Catering, Eric Perrin, and his staff were a pleasure to work with and helped to create a truly incredible affair! Congratulations Adam and Lauren!

Color Story:
Vintage Modern-Turquoise, Coral and White

Collaboration:
Photography: Denise Cregier (Photokinetic)
Venue: Branford House Mansion
Flowers: Hana Floral Design
Music: Power Posse
Rentals: Rentals Unlimited and Arrow Party Rental (Tent)

A TRUE collaboration...

Photos by Denise Creiger

This past Saturday night was an incredible evening for True & Wesson and Chamard Vineyard. As we hosted our first event together at the winery since the launch of True Event. For me it was extremely special to be back at Chamard, after being hired almost 3 years ago as the Director of Special Events along with Bridget Riordan as the Director of Sales and Operations, under the new ownership of Jonathan and Bonnie Rothberg. During my time at Chamard I developed a love of the vineyard and really felt vested in its success not only while I was there but after I left to pursue my own business.

It was truly a special moment to stand up in front of the intimate group of guests and toast to doing events at the winery with Bridget, once my partner in crime, right by my side. We are so excited to be working together again in promoting this truly unique space to host all of your special events.

The night began with Butlered Hors D'ouevres by the fabulous chef Jonathan Rapp of River Tavern & Dinners at the Farm, a wine challenge competition led by wine expert Henry Ponzio, Music from Small Town Concert Series that kept the energy alive in the room throughout the night, and finished with an absolutely amazing 4 course dinner by Gourmet Galley.

Thank you to everyone that helped to make this event such a huge success. Especially, Doug of Power Posse and Yumiko of Hana Floral Design for their collaboration with us on the decor and Denise Creiger for her incredible talent in capturing this memorable night in pictures.

Wesson & True

Ruth Tomalski, Beth Chapman (White Dress by the Shore),
Carrie Casper (Priscilla of Boston)

ET Evarts (Hot Petunia), Debbie Grazier (Jordan Caterers)

The Rothbergs and Friends

Lucinda Wesson, Ruth Tomalski, Marissa McCue (Jordan Caterers)

Marco, Beth Zemetis (Studio Blush)

Bridget Riordan (Chamard) and friends