Dinner, Dance, and Silent Auction
Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7pm till midnight

The event begins at 7:00pm and includes dinner, dancing, WMWA's Wedding Business of the Year award presentation and silent auction, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of West Michigan.

A cash bar will be available throughout the night.

Hor D' Oeuvres:
Gourmet Fruit & Cheese display
Bruschetta with Crispy Bread Rounds
Spinach & Artichoke Dip with Pita Chips

Dinner:
Chicken Chardonnay
with Duchesse Potatoes and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Mixed Green Salad and Yeast Rolls with Cinnamon Butter

Desserts:
Station provided by Connie's Cakes

Tickets are $30.00 per person.

To purchase tickets please email wmwaintern@gmail.com with the number of tickets and we will send you an invoice for payment. If you prefer to call to purchase your ticket please call 866-294-8979
 

Grand Rapids - The West Michigan Wedding Association, and State Representative Brian Calley announced Friday the Wedding Business of the Year for 2008 on February 6, 2008.

      

Representative Brian Calley from the 87th District, of the state of Michigan, presented April Butler and Celebration Banquets and Catering with the Wedding Business of the Year Award at the WMWA's second annual Honors Banquet.  Celebration Banquets and Catering was recognized as the leader in the wedding industry by former brides and grooms, as well as their peers in the industry.  More than 7,000 former Brides and Grooms were polled for the award, and there were thousands of nominations for the honor.  Nominees did not have to be a member of the WMWA, they only needed to be a wedding-related business in the Grand Rapids area.  Brides wrote many stories over the year praising April Butler and her staff at Celebration Banquets and Catering and their dedication to service.  April was chosen from hundreds of nominees, as the one person who stood out as going above and beyond for her clients over the past year.

Grand Rapids - The West Michigan Wedding Association, and Senator Bill Hardiman announced Friday the Wedding Business of the Year for 2007on February 8, 2008. Dunhill Tuxedo won the honor. Owner Scott Coleman and several of his staff were on hand to accept the award.

Michigan 29th District Senator Bill Hardiman of Kentwood presented Scott Coleman and his staff of Dunhill Tuxedo the Wedding Business of the Year Award at the WMWA’s first annual Honors Banquet.  Dunhill was recognized as the leader in the wedding industry by former brides and grooms, as well as his peers in the industry.  More than 7,000 former Brides and Grooms were polled for the award, and there were thousands of nominations for the honor.  Nominees did not have to be a member of the WMWA, they only needed to be a wedding-related business in the Grand Rapids area.  There were more than 50 businesses nominated.  The criteria for selection included web site nominations, charitable contributions, contributions to the WMWA and/or the wedding industry, commitment to family and number of years in the wedding industry.

The selection committee, (volunteer WMWA members) narrowed the selection to the top ten, then debated for countless hours about each individual business, and narrowed to the top 5.  Then each top 5 business owners were interviewed by the selection committee member.  A detailed report was shared with all committee members and each member placed their secret vote.  The rest in history.  Dunhill Tuxedo now has the distinct and exclusive honor of being the first Business of the Year recipient.  This is an honor that Dunhill Tuxedo will be able to advertise forever. 

Special thanks to Bunny Tuxedo and MW Tux (formerly After Hours) for allowing us to poll past brides from their leads list as well as our own.  We are proud to be associated with such a great group of wedding professionals, and look forward to seeing more nominations come in over the next 11 months as we prepare for next year’s Business of the Year recipient.  If you would like to participate on the selection committee next year, be looking for an announcement in or around August as we start forming the committee.

Special thanks to Megan Zonavetch as well as she put together a top-notch party.  The food was fantastic, Prime-rib and Chicken Cordon-bleu.  The entertainment was excellent.  Special Thanks to the Band Azz-Is and our MC and DJ Jim Batchelder from Diverse Sounds.  Not to mention our decorations provided by Nance Neville from Creative Events and the linens and chair covers provided by Penny Waltman, from Special Occassions. Lisa Patow and her staff really helped to make the event flawless and beautiful.  Be sure to plan on attending next year!

The Black-tie event also raised more than $2,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of West Michigan with a Silent Auction.

2011 Silent Auction Items

West Michigan Whitecaps- 4 reserved seat tickets to a 2011 home game

Courtyard by Marriott. Downtown-Complimentary overnight stay with parking

Stanley Steemer Great Lakes, Inc.-$50 card, (10) $10 gift cards, 1 bottle of spot remover and 1 bottle of odor out plus

Celebration! Cinema- (6) $10 gift cards

Grand Rapids Children's Museum- 4 passes to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum

It Works! Global- Spa night with five friends

Baymont Inn & Suites-Complimentary king room jacuzzi suite

Grand Rapids Griffins- (4) $17 tickets for the 2011-2012 season

Douglas J Aveda Institute- Elemental nature manicure and pedicure

Richard Engels Jewelers- Strand of dyed cultured pearls and earrings

CBS Outdoor- (3) $20 Gilmore restaurants gift card

Detroit Lions- Stefan Logan autographed photo

Grand Rapids Art Museum- One year family membership

Gillis Family Chiropractic-(4) $200 checks good for detailed health consultation, orthopedic & neurologic exam, any necessary x-rays and 60 minute massage

Gillis Family Chiropractic- (2) $1500 Wellness Programs. It's up to four hours of stress reducing health services, like massage, at your workplace,

16x20 Framed Henrik Zetterberg autographed photo

16x20 Framed Pavel Datsyuk autographed photo 

16X20 Framed Nicklas Lidstrom autographed photo

Autographed Jimmy Howard McFarlane Figure

Autographed Valtteri Filppula Red Wings Puck

Autographed Kris Draper Red Wings Puck  

16x20 Framed Ndamukong Suh autographed photo

11x14 Framed Jim Leyland photo

Autographed Carlos Guillen Official Major League Baseball 

Autographed Dick McCauliffe Official Major League Baseball

Michigan State

16x20 Framed Tom Izzo autographed photo