Pro tip: hire a professional photo/video team who understands your vision and your venue. 📸
It makes ALL the difference!
Venue: @oliopeabody
Coordination: @withoutahitch
Photo: @jennifercardinalphoto
Getting ready: @stayhotelsalem
DJ: @djdejaboston
Video: @lollieweddingfilms
Caterer: @premierbarservice
Beauty: @boston_makeupartist
Lighting: @jamesbillerlighting
Florist: @thefloristatmahoneys @mahoneysgarden
Dessert: @davissquaredonutsandbagels
Transport: @firststudentinc
Rentals: @peakeventservices
Dress shop: @pmbridal
Client: @marykate_bis @bigbadmattwolfe
#weddingvenue #northofboston #massachusettsvenue #bostonwedding #historicbuilding #massachusettsphotographer #industrialwedding #newenglandwedding
That's a week's work. 🤯
My brain is too tired for captions except to say WOW and THANK YOU. Over 1,000 people walked through our doors in the past seven days.
Honored to get to do what we love and what we excel at each and every day.
Spring weddings
🪻🌸🏵️🌼🪷
*sigh*
Why are spring weddings so popular?
It's not just the beautiful weather, it's the sense of renewal. In New England, we are emerging from our dens and shedding winter coats.
The flowers are blooming, the berries are sweet, and the sun has finally peeked through the clouds.
It's the perfect time to start a new chapter. Embrace the season and bring it into your day.
Make sure to follow our account to see real spring weddings (two next week!)
Photo: @sassafresa
Venue @oliopeabody
Coordination and BTS: @withoutahitch
Caterer: @premierbarservice
Cuisine: @freshfoodgeneration @spinellislynnfield
Beauty: @edra_couture_bridal
Cake: @mamaos_7
Lighting and Drape: @cidspecialevents
Floral: @aflowerholic
Video: @hayliebrowning_photofilm
Rentals: @peakeventservices
Client: @kayleigh_lucci
We are shouting far and wide from the rooftops 📣 how excited we are to welcome the @bellinnpeabody to our Main Street community.
It took many, many years for this investment in a historic property to come to fruition, but the result is a modern, luxurious amenity nextdoor for our clients and visitors.
The Bell Inn boasts eight luxury suites upstairs and a full restaurant on the main floor with a speakeasy bar and restaurant in the basement. It is open and will have an outdoor patio perfect for drinks or brunch in the nice weather. Pop in next time you come visit us and tell them Olio sent you 🤝
Congrats to the Inn on what they've already built! We're very excited to partner on so many levels going forward.
Where do we start in reflecting on this year?
It's almost impossible.
To wrap it all into one single thought or sentence or caption.
Extraordinary
Inspiring
Authentic
Emotional
Frustrating
Surprising
Successful
Challenging
Gorgeous
Persistent
Special
Unforgettable
Thank you.
#weddingvenue #weddingbusiness #smallbusinessbigdreams #bostonweddings #newenglandwedding #massachusettswedding #historicbuilding
We had four new contracts signed in the last day so I'm going to take the rest of the week off.
JUST KIDDING 😜
I'm going to eat dinner then spend an hour answering emails
Tomorrow is our Open Venue Hours 4:30-7:30pm
Thursday is tours, deliveries, rehearsal
Friday wedding
Saturday wedding
Sunday wedding
Let's go!
Venue: @oliopeabody
Coordination: @withoutahitch
Photo: @brionnarosephoto
Video: @shutterandsound
Floral: @hfevents
Band: @beachnightsband
DJ: @rinaldi.entertainment
Lighting: @esqevents
Hotel: @stayhotelsalem
Catering: @premierbarservice
Dessert: @jspartymuffins
Beauty: @alannalevins_hairandmakeup
Rentals: @peakeventservices
Gown: @sherrihill
Client: @_juliabenoit @stephbenoit_
This weekend was full of love, friends, dancing, joy, and just a bit of spooky. We wouldn't have it any other way 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Olio proudly joined the North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau recently and we're delighted to promote and endorse this wonderful north shore community that we call home.
There are a lot of beautiful venue spaces in New England - Olio is fortunate to be in such great company - so what makes Olio different?
➕PROXIMITY - to Boston (30 min), to Salem (5 min), and being in the middle of a historic downtown. To hotels, restaurants, breweries, shopping, bars, and transportation. ▶️▶️ North Shore is where it's at!
➕HISTORY - no new building here, just a 110-year-old theater with an amazing story to tell.
➕OWNERSHIP - a wedding planner and her mama set out to build a modern venue, against some pretty big odds.
➕SPACE - big, open floor plan; soaring ceilings; oversize windows; historic concrete walls; exposed ductwork; and warm wood floors.
➕FLEXIBILITY - choose your vendors, decorate how and when you want, make it your own.
the perfect couple for the perfect winter wedding. 10 degrees and snowy? the cold didn't even touch them! ❄️ take some photos outside, you won't regret it.
Photographer @carolinegiulianophoto
Coordination @withoutahitch
Catering @premierbarservice @woodmans_of_essex
Music @wilsonstevensbands
Lights @designlightco
Florist @nunansflorist
Beauty @tomakebeautiful
Rentals @peakeventservices
#northofboston #brideandgroom #nontraditionalwedding #massachusettswedding #newenglandwedding #bostonwedding #winterwedding #weddingflowers #mainstreetusa #downtownwedding #modernwedding #weddingdress #weddingsuit #weddingphotos
Lighting is everything!! Ya feel me? 🪩🪩🪩 These sweethearts totally got it.
Planning: @linh.by.design
Catering: @forkliftcatering
Photography: @jayrobinphotography
Videography: @617weddings
Lighting and BTS video: @bostoneventlighting
DJ: @eduardoalvesevents
Photo booth: @thephotoboothboys
Rentals: @peakeventservices
Weddings are full of emotion. i just imagine this mom, watching her husband and daughter dance on her daughter's wedding day, and maybe she's remembering their daddy/ daughter dances or the toddler who used to step on his toes to dance. I have a baby girl and it makes me emotional to watch!
Photographer @mikhailglabets
Coordination @withoutahitch
DJ @allstar_weddings @djangelalba
Video @shutterandsound
Catering @premierbarservice
Florist @fblflorist
Lighting @bostoneventlighting
Dessert @treadwellsofpeabody
Rentals @peakeventservices
Hotel @marriottpeabody
Dress @madilanebridal
#baetatogether
My day, in a nutshell
A Friday winter wedding with coordination through my other company @withoutahitch added in!
Every single day in this work is different but here's what just today looked like....
7am Up and at 'em
8am Drop kids at schools
8:30am Coffee, carb, clear the inboxes (this takes several hours on a typical day as I work through inquiries, questions, contracts, and requests for my venue and my planning company)
12pm choose a black dress and head to work
1pm unlock the doors and chaos coordination begins!
-greet vendors
-organize timeline
-set up decor
-show guests to their seats
-cue processional
-transition to cocktail hour, bustle the bride
-line up for intros, first dances
-make sure caterer is set for dinner, feed vendors, cue each toaster
-dance floor opens! then clean it all up. load parents' cars. send bride and groom off in limo.
11pm peace out for home✌️
any questions?? 🤪
Coordination by yours truly at @withoutahitch
Catering by @premierbarservice
Photos by @oncelikeaspark
DJ and uplights by @djchrisroxx
Photo backdrop by @bostonletsparty
Rentals by @peakeventservices
Hotel by @hawthornehotel
Floral arch by @petalsinc.peabody
Bride @_alyssafitzgerald_
Definitely not just for weddings! We love to be a part of all of life's special celebrations. Congratulations on your upcoming addition, Mary and Victor!
Catering and planning @labonnemaison
Floral @busybee_flowers
Balloons @figballoonco
baby it's cold outside ❄️❄️❄️
but let it snow let it snow and let's hear it for our winter weddings!
Photo: @tildeathphoto
Caterer: @labonnemaison
Floral: @fleurevent
DJ: @maxbaun with @czonemusic
Coordination: @withoutahitch
Dress: @kellyfaetanini
#winterwonderland #winterwedding #winterweddinginspo #babyitscoldoutside #zooeydeschanel #elfthemusical #weddingmoments #weddingkiss #weddingarch #weddingdecor #brideandgroom #northofboston #bostonwedding #newenglandwedding #massachusettswedding #weddingphotos
The recipe for a gorgeous wedding is Breada and Anthony and so much love! PS this song was their actually first dance song 😭 so sweet.
Photo by @lindseycamilliphotography
Coordination by @withoutahitch
Catering by @premierbarservice
Apps by @platdujourcatering
Dinner by @blueribbonbbq
Photo Booth by @supremephotobooth
Makeup by @dollfaceboston
Archway by @calixteweddingrentals
Lighting by @esqevents
Rentals by @peakeventservices
Cake by @darlingsweettreats
Cupcakes by @loveand.flour
Flowers by @wholefoods
Is there anything better than watching your couples grow together from newly engaged to newlyweds to new parents?!
Nope there is not. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Lauren and Matt returned to the scene almost exactly one year after their wedding to capture a fleeting maternity moment. They will welcome a new baby in the new year. See you in 2023?! 👶 congratulations!!!
#maternityphotoshoot #oneyearanniversary #oneyearmarried #maternityphotography #northofboston #photoshootideas #bostonmoms
Photo: @ashleyolafssonphotography
Catering: @premierbarservice
Food: @venetianmoon
Coordination: @withoutahitch
Video: @clearvisionvideography
Hair: @hair_bynmg
Makeup: @deannaelysemua
String lights: @esqevents
Floral: @theflowerbar.ma
Rentals: @peakeventservices
Lounge: @kadeemarentals
Valet: @vpneparking
Hotels: @salem_waterfront and @witchhampton
DJ: BVC Entertainment
