Blast frrom the Past!

A blast from the past!  We have had our share of celebrities at Saratoga over the past 10 years.  Ryan & Krissie Newman got hitched at our place...Clay Aiken was a surprise guest a few years back, apparently good friends with one of our Brides...Jimmy Johnson's brother got married at Saratoga and of course he was in the Bridal Party!...and last but not least, for those of you old enough to remember the movie, "Footloose" from the 80's, Kenny Loggins sang during a ceremony seven years ago.  The bride one a local radio contest and this was her prize!

Jamie & Blake- September 18, 2011

Check out Jamie & Blake's wedding day on their photographer's blog!  Connection Photography did a wonderful job capturing the beautiful love these two share...

Emily & Brandon- June 2010

Emily  and  Brandon were married on one of the hottest days of the year in June 2010, but their day was still as gorgeous as ever!  Lindsey Lee Photography did a fabulous job with their photography.  Check out her website:  www.lindseyleephotography.com 
Click on the link in the post title to see their photos!

New Website!

Not only did our Blog get a face lift, but we have a new website!  Kudos to www.boutiquemama.com for the new blog template!

Link for Weather Trends

A Bride shared this site with me yesterday....the Almanac!  Helpful tool when trying to decide on wedding day times.  Shows weather trends through the years!  Thanks,  Elisabeth!

http://www.almanac.com/wedding-planning

Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Awards 2011

January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce The Saratoga Springs has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding & Reception Sites!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

The Saratoga Springs stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud The Saratoga Springs for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that The Saratoga Springs is among the very best Ceremony & Reception Sites within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/vendor/VendorHome

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

Something new coming our way soon! Stay tuned.....

Small Intimate Wedding for Six

It was a hot July afternoon at Saratoga, but we still had a small, beautiful intimate ceremony for six! Call us if you are interested in a small weekday event.

Cooper's 3rd Birthday Party at Saratoga

Our grandson, Cooper celebrated his 3rd Birthday at the Saratoga Springs on August 1st with a Thomas the Tank Engine Bash, complete with a Sodor Sweet Shop and a trackless train! Cooper is the son of our daughter-in-law and Head Director, Tammi Honeycutt.

Receptions at Saratoga

Are you interested in booking our facility for a Reception only for up to 125? We are able to provide this service during the months of November thru February with a customized quote. Contact us if you are interested! saratogadirector@vnet.net or 704 436-2249

Jennifer & Justin

Check out this awesome little video to the right that a friend of the Bride & Groom made this past March, our first wedding of the year.

New Reception Photos

Flowers by : Chelish Moore

Bad Blogging!

Okay so we haven't been so good at updated our blog but we promise to do better!
Here are some photos of our new archway!

Fall Weddings & Reception Photos

These are some photos from two of our October Weddings & Receptions that our staff shot. (Both cakes were done by Linda Huneycutt. Her contact info is on our website on the vendor page.)

Saratoga at the Hotel Concord

We have been booking events at the Hotel Concord in Downtown Concord of a couple of years now.  Check out these photos from a recent wedding reception which had the "Saratoga Touch".  Flowers are by Chelish Moore.  Call us at 980-621-6333 to book your event or party here.

Shelby's Sweet 16- August 15, 2009

Our daughter-in-law (and head wedding director) Tammi, planned a Surprise Sweet 16 for one of our super sweet grandaughters, Shelby Honeycutt, here at Saratoga. With a lot of help from family and friends it was a wonderful party for a special young lady. Special thanks to our wedding vendors - the Union Street Bistro for providing a wonderful meal, to BK Event Productions for making it a fun-filled evening with music and games, and to Linda Huneycutt for making a beautiful cake! There was also a photo booth set up for some fun pictures....

Awesome ceremony entrance...

A 2010 Saratoga Springs bride posted this on facebook and I thought it was awesome! Of course it wasn't here, but if you are planning a wedding, a part of a wedding or just like weddings you will enjoy this!

Have a Great Weekend!

And the Awesome Parent Award Goes to.....

Last week, I think it was, a Mom, Dad and a prospect Bride (Cassie)

came and toured our facility only to fall in love with it. Cassie knew in her heart that this was the place where she wanted her wedding to take place...and I could see on Mom and Dads face that this was where they wanted her to get married as well. They commenced to telling me that the Groom-to-be was in the military, stationed in Mississippi but was soon headed to Afghanistan and was coming up in the next few days and they wanted him to see the place before they made any decisions. They left that day after they shed a few tears while discussing the wedding and said that they would be in touch to set up an appointment to bring the Groom-to-be. The next day I received a call from Cassie's Mom telling me that they wanted to put the deposit down for her wedding day..but did not want to tell Cassie and her fiancee until the day that they were both coming back here to Saratoga to insure the Groom-to-be's approval. From what I gathered from my conversation with her Mom I could tell that Cassie's Dad loved to surprise his family. Cassie's Mom and Dad came down the next day and brought us the deposit along with a letter for us to hand to Cassie after her and her fiancee looked around and soaked everything in.

This is a video I took of Cassie while she was reading the letter from her parents...

She is a lucky lady to have such an awesome set of parents!

Oh..by the way...I am horrible with video recording :)

Our negligence has a reason!

We have not stopped here since April!

Weekend after weekend we have watched another beautiful, blissful couple stroll down the aisle and say their "I Do's".

We are so super blessed to be a part of so many peoples beginnings!

I have an awesome booking story that I am hoping to post later today..it is soooo sweet..

stay tuned!

Snow day @ Saratoga!

Busy, busy, busy would be the best way to describe life around The Saratoga Springs for the past few months! We have new additions to our package as well as a NEW and IMPROVED website! We are still in the process of having it 100% complete...but we are definitely not far!

Here are a few amateur shots of our home today after the beautiful snow fall! Enjoy!