Here is the outcome of all that planning

  A few days ago we wrote about Betsy and her planning organization. Today we receive a lovely thank you card, which read: Dear Christine, K...

Here is a DIFFERENT view of a Hawthorne Hotel bride

  We found this photo on a roll of pictures, and are not sure of who this is, nor when it was taken. However, we do think every bride shoul...

Organization is the Key to a Great Wedding

  Here you can see Christine Turner, on the left, posing with Betsy, a mother of the bride, on our stairs in the lobby of the Hawthorne Hote...

The Winter Holidays are a Great Time for a Wedding

        You can see from these photos how nicely the winter holidays and atmosphere here at the Hawthorne Hotel can be carried ofer into you...

DJ and Wedding Coordinator Share a Special Story

  Several months ago we had two weddings here at the Hawthorne Hotel - a Day Wedding and a Night Wedding. The DJ, and the Hawthorne Hotel ...

Wedding Ceremony Line-Up on the Stairs

Here is a VIDEO of the wedding party from Friday night's wedding in the Ballroom. This bride had many attendants, so it took awhile for...

A Very Unique Groom's Cake

Tonight's wedding features a groom's cake. Now that in itself is still a bit unusual. But this one is even more unusual, because i...

Daughter and Dad Dance

    This might appear to be a couple that just got married, but you would be only half right if that was your supposition. This is a specia...

Lighting the Candles

Did you know that whenever you are using candles for an entertainment, that as the host it is incumbent on you to have the candles lit when ...

A Lovely Wedding Cake with Lilies of the Valley

Here is a 360 degree view of a wedding cake in our ballroom. We usually set the cake up on a cake table stationed on the dancefloor until t...