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Bride’s Choice Awards 2010 – Sarlas Music Chosen for Top 5%

2010 Bride's Choice Awards - Wedding Photographers, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Venues & More
Weddings, Wedding Planning, Wedding Websites, Wedding Checklists

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Artistrings (Sarlas Music, Inc.) has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ in the Band as well as Ceremony Music categories!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Artistrings (Sarlas Music, Inc.) is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Sarlas Music is among the very best Bands and Ceremony Music Ensembles within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefronts today: Artistrings and The Chris Sarlas Orchestra.

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WeddingWire is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding vendors. WeddingWire enables engaged couples to search, compare and book over 100,000 reviewed wedding vendors nationwide, from wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding vendors, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. In addition, WeddingWire has partnered with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) to provide its network of local vendors and online wedding-planning tools in the Weddings section of MarthaStewartWeddings. For additional information, please visit WeddingWire.

Jeannette & Dustin

November 21, 2009

Jeannette & Dustin’s Fabulous Chicago Wedding
Renaissance Schaumburg

We’re trying so hard to get caught up over here! The images we have from this beautiful wedding tell a great story.

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Jeannette was a gorgeous bride…and these photos from Andre LaCour really pop!

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This bride is ready to dance!
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The Ballroom at the Renaissance Schaumburg was beautifully decorated, starting with the head table for their large bridal party…

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The cake was exceptional

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And another shot because it looks really cool…

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Cake-cutting fun…
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Mmmmmm….cake!

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Time to dance everyone!

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Maggie & Carl

October 17, 2009

Maggie & Carl
Harry Caray’s at Westin Lombard

From our first conversation with Maggie & Carl, we knew right away it was going to be a fantastic party! This is a couple that is absolutely perfect for one another, and we were so honored to be a part of their first day as husband and wife. We very much enjoyed working with their photographer, Peter Wynn Thompson of Thompson Wedding Photography. In fact, here are just a few highlights of his shots from the day:
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Maggie & Carl's first dance
Maggie & Carl's first dance

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The promise to last a lifetime.....
The promise to last a lifetime.....

Rachel & Nick

October 10, 2009

Rachel & Nick’s Greek-American Wedding
Hotel InterContinental O’Hare

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We had the best time playing both Greek and American music for Rachel & Nick’s wedding at the beautiful and luxurious Hotel InterContinental O’Hare! The exuberantly happy couple was welcomed into the ballroom to cheering and thunderous applause….straight into their bridal dance B.B. King’s If You Love Me.

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This was just one of those parties where the guests couldn’t wait to dance. Our Chicago wedding band packed the dance floor set after set, with nearly every guest joining Rachel & Nick on the dance floor!

We are so lucky to have some shots from the fantastic wedding photographer, André LaCour. Here we go!
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Our beautiful bride & groom with Tom of Manikas Designs:
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When it was time to begin Greek dancing at Rachel & Nick’s Chicago wedding, money was flying through the air, showering the couple with good luck!
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And just a few more photos to show off André’s beautiful work…
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Betsy & Zean

September 12, 2009

Betsy & Zean’s Chicago Wedding
The Metropolitan Club

Sixty-six stories above ground level, Betsy & Zean’s guests danced the night away at the beautiful Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower. Their bridal dance was Michael Buble’s Everything, which was followed by an elegant traditional Danish waltz, Brudevalsen, for all of the guests. Following Danish tradition, the best man acted as MC for the evening, and at times, became a quasi-roastmaster. There was boundless laughter and great dancing….many congratulations to the bride and groom!

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