The Gala, which was the first inaugural, was held at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Mi. was clearly the toast of the town this evening. The event was set up to honor the history of the Chrysler Corporation, raise funds for the museum, and recognize automotive icons. Racing legend, and honoree, Richard Petty made an appearance, along with a refurbished model of his old number 43 car. Late show talk host and funnyman Jay Leno was also honored, as was former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca. Former Chrysler designer Virgil Exner was also honored posthumously by the near 600 in attendance.

The entrance of the building was lined with classic Chrysler cars. Floating above each were Airstar Lunix 200 lighting balloons provided by Showtime Events. As darkness fell over the event, the cars were illuminated by the bright lights of the Airstar balloons, creating an outdoor exhibit for the guests to enjoy.

The Gala was a huge success, as $1 million was raised to support the museum.  Showtime Events was honored to be part of the wonderful event.

In addition 17 live performers were stationed throughout the ballrooms and pre function areas to entertain the guests and their families during.  Showtime Events produced the entire event on Sunday night and was hired to do the exact same program again 2 days later for the next group of 700 arriving attendees!

Thanks to Shawn and everyone at Signs By Tomorrow in Raleigh!

At the end of the evening, guests lined the cobblestone streets with giant sparklers and began to sing The Temptations’ “My Girl” and saw the bride and groom off.  Showtime Events would like to offer a huge congratulations to the bride and groom and wish them many years of happiness!

Cobblestone Hall was one of the 6 unique wedding venues chosen to be part of the article.   Our venue was paired with a beautiful trumpet-style gown and the look was given the name “The Downtown Dame.”  It perfectly matches the historical elegance and traditional feel of Cobblestone Hall while simultaneously bringing in a bit of modern flair.  Priscilla of Boston is a highly esteemed company with locations all throughout the nation and we are sure that it will make a great addition to the Triangle area!

Cobblestone Hall is an event space managed and operated by Showtime Events in Raleigh, NC.

The food was provided by Mitchell’s Catering and guests dined on a menu of wild mushroom crostinis, watermelon and red onion salad, and herbed roulade of wild salmon with summer vegetable couscous, roasted red pepper-orange vinaigrette, and bundle of summer beans. This was accompanied by baked challah rolls and a beautiful multi tiered red velvet wedding cake. LED lighting around the perimeter of the room and 12 foot high custom Austrian swag draping connected the entire room together for both the ceremony and reception.

After dinner the guests got out of their seats with Ken from Bunn DJ Company getting the party started and keeping everyone dancing until late in the evening. It really was a fantastic afternoon and evening that will not soon be forgotten. We would like to congratulate Jessica and Mike  again for letting us be a part of their special day  and wish then nothing but happiness in the future.

As an added bonus for their guests, The Pit’s pitmaster Ed Mitchell, who has been featured in The New York Times, Gourmet Magazine, and many other national publications, was present during the event and spoke with all of the guests. He also got the evening started by welcoming them and telling them to “dive right in and eat!”

A live band helped to set the mood for the night and gave the event a relaxing, fun, and enjoyable atmosphere.  Overall the evening was a success and we were honored to work with Progress Energy and make their event such a success.

One of the challenges during the reception was the fact that Artsplosure, a massive annual arts festival that attracts over 50,000 people, had all of the streets in the entire surrounding area closed during the same weekend. Working with the Artsplosure organizers a back road into City Market was left open so we could get the wedding party and guests to the venue on time. On the day of the reception everything went smoothly and the event went off without any delays or issues.

All of us at Cobblestone Hall and Showtime Events want to congratulate Holly and Emmett (and their entire families) again. It was an honor to be part of the wonderful event and special day.

Nationally known wedding planner Sasha Souza from Sasha Souza Events was the featured speaker at the meeting and over 100 people were in attendance. Her presentation featured images and information from events she has produced. It also highlighted many helpful ideas for all who attended to incorporate into their future events. The meeting was an enormous success and the feedback was incredible.

For many who came to the meeting this was their first chance to see the new Cobblestone Hall venue and everything the space has to offer. The entire space looked amazing and a special thanks goes out to all of the sponsors (please see list below). Premier Catering provided a fantastic menu for the night that included hand passes items and multiple food stations.

Thank you to the following sponsors of April’s Greater Triangle NC ISES Chapter Meeting who assisted with making the meeting at Cobblestone Hall a huge success.

• Premiere Catering & Events
• Classic Party Rentals
• Fresh Affairs
• Joe Bunn DJ Service
• Paper Café
• Martha Manning Photography
• SeaSound Studio – The Barclay Trio
• IWP Photography
• Crabtree Marriott
• Sweet Memories Bakery
• Creative Visions
• Lindt
• Papertown
• Your Special Day and Events
• Chic Details
• Adams and Events