The Museum of Art – DeLand hosts its annual fundraising gala for the 2020 season. The Wonderland Ball celebrates our newest exhibition, Wonderland: Photographs by Kirsty Mitchell, opening in January 2020.
Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Artisan Alley Garage for an enchanted evening of fairy tale proportions. Featuring:
– Storybook bar & hors d’oeuvres by The Table
– Music & dancing all evening
– Special viewing of Wonderland: Photographs by Kirsty Mitchell
Dress with a fairy tale twist if you wish. (And we don’t just mean Alice in Wonderland.) All proceeds will support the world-class exhibitions and educational programs at the Museum of Art – DeLand. Special thanks to our presenting partner, Mainstreet Community Bank for making this spectacular evening possible.
When: Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Where: Artisan Alley Garage, 113 W Georgia Ave, DeLand, Florida 32720
Admission: $50 per person
Finally, we’d like to extend our deepest thanks to our generous sponsors and contributors who have made this gala possible:
– Mainstreet Community Bank (Presenting Partner)
– Advent Health DeLand (Signature Sponsor)
– Merrill Lynch – Bank of America Corporation, Lisa Ogram and Donna Higbe, CFP (Contributing Sponsor)
– Adams Cameron Foundation (Contributing Sponsor)
– Waste Pro (Contributing Sponsor)
– Sal Cristofano & Laura Gosper (Contributing Sponsor)
– Linda Colvard and Robert A. Dorian (Contributing Sponsor)
– Greg Dasher (Contributing Sponsor)
– Rich & Lilis George (Contributing Sponsor)
– Ian Williams & Nancy Hutson (Contributing Sponsor)
– JetBlue (Prize Sponsor)
The 11th Annual DeLand Beer Festival features over 100 suppliers of beer, wine, cider, mead, and spirits with a focus on locally owned businesses. With over 400 different options to choose from there is something for everyone. Sample from everyday favorites, seasonal beers, special release brews, vintage beers, homebrew and more. Live music and presentations on the main stage along with food and craft vendors to round out the experience.
DeLand Beer Festival is located in Historic Downtown DeLand on East Indiana Avenue. Tickets are an all access pass to unlimited samples, live music by Ancient Sun, presentations by craft beer experts, and demonstrations by local artisans.
Celebrating Community, Culture, Craft, and a Decade of Excellence.
Liz and Joe’s wedding was so beautiful and fun! Starting at the Alfond Inn in Winter Park and then over to the Farmers Market for their reception. So much love, family and friends! And of course, a Millennium Falcon Grooms cake! Congratulations Liz and Joe! Courtney and I are so happy to have been a part of your amazing day xo
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: Romantic
Favorite memory of the day Our first dance as Mr and Mrs. We were so unsure of what song to pick for our dance and we put it up for the end… It was already the last week prior to the wedding and we didnt have a first wedding dance together so I was getting stressed out about it. I had pictured my first dance to be like one of those of Dancing with Stars but it wasn’t a realistic thought. Finally on the last Tuesday we picked Stand by Me by Ben E King and we began to practice… but we had a tough time coordinating the right moves. Joe had found the Bachata version of that song too and he wanted to incorporate it in our dancing as well since I am Hispanic and it would have a little bit of worlds. Well the following days, we tried to practice but we didn’t do too good of a job so I started to feel a little bit sad that we didn’t practice much before and we just had to settle for what it was.
Friday night arrived and after the Rehearsal, we went back to our house and we did a last one dance in front of my family and to my surprise, Joe nailed all the steps and all the Bachata moves to what I was almost in tears. He said he knew our dance was super important to me and as he didn’t want to let me down he had secretly woke up super early that day and watched a lot of Youtube Videos and practice while I was sleeping and doing errands. Hence this became the moment I was waiting the most after being pronounced married of course! 😀
What songs: Stand By Me ( First Dance), Can’t Stop Falling in Love (Bride Entrance), A Thousand Years (Unity Sand)
Wedding day color scheme Blush, Baby Rose, Creme, White, gold! I wanted the romantic look 🥰
Describe your wedding planning process Fun and exciting! I am an engineer, I have helped designed major things in the engineering world… so for me it was a no brainer that for my wedding, I would be the person to design it and put all my wishes and vision into place! My mom, my matron of honor and my mother in law were also a lot of help and my wedding had a touch of them too. Like in the engineering world, I had reviews for my wedding too ha! But in this case it was more about inputs for design selections and colors that I had in mind.
Planning a wedding is a lot of work for sure! I have to say my matron of honor was a key person in my wedding. She always runs events that look like a million dollar events and she was always on top of my little details for my wedding. If it weren’t for her, I would have forgotten a few things here and there!
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? 1. Get mentally prepared to handle some type of bridal party crisis. Don’t sweat over and don’t let your heart be sad, real friends will stand next to you and will help you to make your wedding an amazing day without caring for their titles.
2. Get a wedding day coordinator! You’ll need an outsider control the hectic moments, the schedule and to call anyone out that might be adding stress ha!
3. It’s your wedding, if someone wants you to wear a princess gown and it isn’t your style, don’t be afraid of letting someone down. Also try on that dress you think might never fit you or might not enhance your body because you never know if that would be your dream wedding dress!
4. Make sure you write down exactly your photo schedule and who take priority! The day goes by so fast, take it all in because in the blink of an eye the magical moment will be gone. Take it all in, enjoy it to the fullest!
Anything you would have done differently? Hire a wedding day coordinator for sure! I’m thankful for my bridal party and my friend Sandy because they went above and beyond to coordinate my activities that day. But def it would have been better to have just a one designated person outside of family and friends that wouldn’t have minded be the strict hand for coordination that day.
Also, request a much earlier makeup schedule since we ended up running behind and then I couldn’t get all the pics with my bridal party as I was hoping.
And lastly but not least..putting together a more strict photo schedule ensuring I wouldn’t miss the pics with family first. Everyone was so excited after the ceremony that my order of photos changed; here’s where that coordinator would have helped a bunch!
Most memorable moment I have 2 most memorable moments. The day I found my wedding dress!! I always saw at the wedding shows those brides crying with their dresses and I never thought that a moment like that would happen to me but it did!!!!
Expect the unexpected they say! Every time I think of the first time I saw myself in a wedding dress with a veil, I just cry. It is one of those moments that you can’t express what it is… you wait for that one moment to come and for me, it had much more meaning than anyone can imagine. Seeing my parent’s faces and seeing them so happy to see me in a wedding dress was just unbelievable and unforgettable.
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? Growing old together, expanding our family and raising a beautiful family. We look forward to family trips and all those little things in life that have more value than what money can have.
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? To be honest, all the moments hold a special moment for me. I look forward to seeing my groom with his groomsmen, my son, my parents, my bridal party, my family, me walking down the aisle with my dad. Every photo will capture a magic moment
What was your wedding inspiration? Well watching Saying Yes To Dress for so long shaped this image of what I wanted for my magical day, my wedding day. According to my amazing Florist, Steve, my taste for flowers and decor was very romantic, clean, very New York wedding style… hence it might be due to the wedding show ha!
I wanted to capture a mix of romanticism, elegance, contemporary and yet a bit of traditional wedding style. I spent a lot of time trying to find venues that would give me that inspiration until the Alfond Inn and the Winter Park Farmers market came into place. Both venues combined had all the charm I was looking for 😁
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them. Groom’s cake and wedding favors! Joe and I are Star Wars fans but Joe.. he’s at another level he’s the biggest fan ever!! With that said I wanted to put something that he liked as part of our wedding because the wedding already had a lot of things I liked. One night searching for unique cakes, I decided to google for Star Wars cakes and there the Millennium Falcon cake popped, it was like meant to happen.. it was a wedding cake and I wanted to surprise Joe. I sent it to my cake designer waiting to see a price for such a majestic cake, but when I got the quote… my heart skipped a little bit as it was def a well worth it cake but it was out of the budget.
When Nick, the best man, heard I wasn’t going to be able to gift that cake to Joe, he jumped to the rescue with no hesitation and offered to contribute and make this dream come true. Nick is not only a BIG Star Wars fan too but he’s also like a brother to Joe, and in his words. The cake was so bada$$ that it was worth so Nick and I got that increíble cake wooo!
As for the wedding favors, Etsy became my best friend and we figured coaster would be something that people could keep too! 😁
This family was visiting from Colorado Springs, on their way to a Christmas cruise out of Port Canaveral when we met for this fun family shoot on a cold and windy day on Cocoa Beach. Love you guys!! 😘
We had been really looking forward to Kristin and Chris’s wedding ever since their engagement shoot in DeLand (see it here.) The wedding at the DeBary Golf and Country Club was beautiful, even though the rain refused to stop for it! So many friends and wonderful family. They had the best Dollar Dance ever! Chris recorded himself singing their song to be played for Kristin at their first dance as a surprise for her (he sounded great!) We are so happy for you Kristin and Chris!
Catering – DeBary Golf and Country Club DJ – Eddie Boscana Flowers – Bouquets and Boutonnières by Floral Boutique in DeLand.
The other florals were artificial and done by Kristin and her mother Cake – Publix Wedding Dress – David’s Bridal Shoes – Nina Bridesmaid dresses – David’s Bridal Menswear – Men’s Warehouse Make up/Hair – Sepulveda Hair Studio
From Kristin: Describe your wedding day style in one sentence: Our wedding day style was simple and effortless. Wedding day color scheme: Mint, Peach, Coral, Gold, Ivory Describe your wedding planning process: The wedding planning process was unlike any other. Event planning is part of my (Kristin’s) job, but it’s different when the event is actually for you! While there were a few stressful moments, in the end everything came together just how we wanted. What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? Enjoy every moment. This is a once in a lifetime experience. Take a second to step back through the entire process to appreciate what you have been blessed with and all your hard work is important! Also – make sure you eat and drink the day of the wedding – you need your energy to have the best day possible. Most memorable moment during the planning process: I think the most memorable moment was finding the location. We weren’t exactly sure what we wanted when we started, but when we saw DeBary Golf and Country Club, it brought all our ideas together. It has also been special to plan our wedding the same time my future sister-in-law and cousin have been planning theirs. What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? While it’s simple, we are most looking forward to navigating what life brings us together. Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? The first look and the bar photos. The rain kept us from doing outdoor pictures, but I think we are going to enjoy having something more unique. What was your wedding inspiration? Our wedding inspiration was to be light, simple, and elegant. I saw a few inspiration photos that had a just the right mix of simple with a touch of glamour and that’s what really drove the feel of the day. Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them: One of my favorite wedding details were all the items I made with the help of family, including centerpieces, lanterns, and signs. After perusing the craft store multiple times I came up with a way to DIY a lot of the looks I loved and they came out fantastic! The other detail was Chris’s surprise recording of “The Way You Look Tonight” for our first dance – I had no idea what he was planning and it was such a sweet moment in our night.
Retromended Vintage Fashion is the coolest store in downtown Orlando. They are dedicated to bringing unique, quality vintage clothing and accessories to their storefront in the Mills50 District of Orlando, FL and offering a selection of those pieces nationally through our online store. These items, hand selected by owner Brandy Tezak, each contain a story from someone who loved them before they came into the store. It is their hope to help continue their story – to bring them new life and a new home.
Courtney and I were asked to photograph one of their amazing runway fashion shows this week: Sunkissed – Looks Inspired by Summer. We had a blast and even designed and painted the backdrop! We had so much fun. We also got to work with the best women in the industry:
The DeLand Indie Market is a curated event that is held 4 times a year showcasing Artists, Boutiques, Vintage and Handcrafted Vendors. There is great food and live music in the Courtyard of Cafe DaVinci too! The next one not to miss is in October 2018.
There are Vendors from all over Florida who take part in this event. Shop Small, Shop Local, Shop Indie!
Potential new Vendors, please email images of your work to delandindiemarket@gmail.com. Please do not leave messages on Facebook or Messenger.
Off The Beaten Path is an event created by a federation of practicing artists with a shared purpose and vision. The group’s mission statement is to “showcase and increase awareness and appreciation of Central Florida’s finest professional and emerging artists, as well as cultural institutions that are ‘off the beaten path’.”
John Wilton, an artist and retired Daytona State College visual arts instructor, has been on the grassroots steering committee to make the tour a reality, first for West Volusia and now East Volusia.
“Lake County started this studio tour, this was their seventh tour,” Mr. Wilton said. “Their vision was to make it a Central Florida endeavor. There were some of us that had been thinking about this in Deland, so we finally said let’s go ahead and do it. West Volusia joined up with them and used their model for this.”
The West Volusia Off The Beaten Path Florida Arts Tour was Feb. 24-25. Visitors saw 16 artists in 14 different studios.
Mr. Wilton lives in Deland and works with mixed mediums, multiple disciplines, contemporary, and pop art.
“I am involved to promote personal tourism in Deland,” he said. “The overall goal for the artists is to get exposure and to have people come out and see and hopefully purchase their work. The goal for the visitor is how often are you invited into an artist’s studio to see how they make it, where they make it, the tools, the process. We feel it is really quite an opportunity for the cultural adventurer to come out and look and see what we do and how we do it.”
For a tour guide or more information, visit floridaartstour.com.
By Diane M. Carey dcarey@hometownnewsol.com
The DeLand Indie Market is a curated show that is held 4 times year showcasing Vintage, Boutique, Art and Handcrafted items. A great event. A wide variety of vendors with all kinds of homemade and vintage items! You will always find a treasure or three. Support local business! By Courtney Ford Event Design
If you are interested in participating in this amazing event please submit 3-5 images of your products and booth setup to Courtney at delandindiemarket@gmail.com . If you are selected to participate you will be sent the vendor application and vendor event information.
If you missed Lowe and Behold‘s Wedding Showcase to celebrate their new Bridal Suite,
you missed some of those most beautiful wedding floral and decor that we have ever seen! Jaw-dropping beauty at this event exhibited the amazing talent of the floral designers, and was the vision of wedding sales manager Julia Gennaro. We have worked with Julia for many weddings – we are so happy that she has found her place with Lowe and Behold! And don’t worry, they are already planning next year’s showcase.
From Julia: My vision for the wedding showcase was to create vignettes featuring current trends in wedding floral design and décor. By featuring our talented designers, each designer was given a theme to create by precuring different floral and hard good element’s, along with linen and place settings. My overall thought process was to present this to our industry peers in such a way, that they walked away from this experience feeling inspired by a new floral aesthetic. Themes:
Julie: Pantone Color of the Year (Green), Citrus
Jen: Bling table, Steampunk, Modern
Gigi: Beach, Tropical
Doug: Vintage, Industrial
Julie, Doug, Gigi: Tuscan Room Partners: The Canovas Photography Orlando wedding and Party Rentals AFR A Chair Affair Connie Duglin Specialty Linen Arthur’s Catering Swag Décor Special Events Flooring Harpist: Christine Macphail Our DJ Rocks : Cierra Adams
Cupcakes: Party Flavors Florida Candy Buffets
Inspiration: Kirsty Mitchell Photography
