More Elegance, More Value, More Fun in 2012

Our 2012 brides are awesome, and we at Black Tie think they are worthy of “Rock Star” treatment.  Every year we explore new ways to make our brides’ events more elegant, exciting and memorable, and this year is no exception. So we are happy to announce that we have added a complimentary Focal Point Up-Lighting [...]

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Nicole and Adam August 6 2011

Whistling Straits Golf Course located on the shores of Lake Michigan near Kohler, Wisconsin is an absolutely stunning and unforgettable location for a summer wedding and reception.  The breezeway between the luxurious clubhouse and the rustic Irish Barn is covered with a pergola and looks out over the golf course and Lake Michigan.  And this is the exact spot [...]

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Miss Iowa Bridal Show On A Perfect Spring Day

Hundreds of brides, some accompanied by large entourages, took advantage of a very warm and sunny Spring day to view the newly restored Gold Room at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport.  Those who came took the opportunity to speak face to face with 20 of the top wedding specialists in the Quad City area. The [...]

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The Seamless Wedding Reception: High Energy Endings!

Part 3 in a series: One of the more important decisions to make in planning your “Seamless Wedding Reception” is to determine the start and stop time of your event.   Many couples are surprised to find out that something as simple as the duration of the event can make the difference between a so-so reception [...]

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Labor Day Weekend Wedding at the Gold Room

Black Tie Entertainment is pleased to welcome Jill Boulund to our growing family of clients.  Jill and her fiance Dave Naab will be welcoming their friends and family to help them celebrate their wedding on the Sunday before Labor Day in the Gold Room of the historic Hotel Blackhawk, downtown Davenport Iowa.  We’re excited to welcome Jill and [...]

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More Sugar! The Unique Ones.

Ready for more sugar?!  A few weeks ago we took a nostalgic trip back in time to pay tribute to some of the structurally complex wedding cakes of the early 2000’s.  Today we’ll look at a unique cake from several years back and some ”themed” wedding cakes.  This first one was designed for a bride who was [...]

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Top 50 Party Songs: Timeless Gems or Just Overplayed?

Here are last year’s most played party and wedding reception songs as compiled by Intelligence, Inc., a software service provider used by many D.J.’s around the world, myself included.  The list is dynamically updated and based on the number of times the song is requested to be played at a wedding or party event. After hearing these [...]

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The Seamless Wedding Reception – Live In The Moment

Webster’s dictionary furnishes two definitions for the word “seamless”.  The first definition is “having no seams”, typically used in the context of seamless siding, seamless gutters, seamless countertops; you get the idea.   A house with seamless siding looks better than one with seamed siding.  Seamless gutters are better than regular gutters because a seam will [...]

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The Best Days for Weddings

June weddings!  It seems that the first month of summer still retains its grip on being the most “in-demand” month for weddings despite a strong challenge in past years by the months of September and October.   And as things are shaping up so far, this year is no exception.  Of course, here in the Midwest we are dependent [...]

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In Celebration of Sugar

I really love wedding cakes! They taste great, especially the corner pieces where all the frosting converges into a big gooey glob of pure sugar. White, Almond, Chocolate, Red Velvet – bring ‘em on! I got my first digital camera in 2003. It was then that I started snapping a picture of the wedding cake [...]

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