Showing posts with label Saint Louis Missouri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Louis Missouri. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Weddings at The World's Fair Pavilion

View from fountain, the World's Fair Pavilion.

       Located on Government Hill, the World's Fair Pavilion sits on the site of the world's fair Missouri Government that was meant to be permanent but burned only weeks before the closing of the fair. It opened in 1910 as a gift from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Committee and helped to fulfill their promise to restore the park after the 1904 World's Fair. Designed by English architect Henry Wright, the pavilion originally cost $35,000 to build.

       In the early 2000s, the building underwent a $1.1 million restoration with the addition of new restrooms and a catering kitchen. The eastern archways of the building were removed (thereby opening the building to its original state), new lighting was installed, and the twin towers of the building were reconstructed.

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Weddings at The St. Louis Jewell Box

The Jewel Box (also known as the St. Louis Floral Conservatory and the City of St. Louis Floral Display House) is a greenhouse located in Forest ParkSt. LouisMissouri. It now serves as a public horticultural facility and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

       In 1913, Nelson Cunliff became Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for St. Louis City. Due to high levels of smoke and soot within the city, he began a survey to determine which plants could survive the conditions. He later asked John Moritz, who was in charge of the city's greenhouses, to set up a display greenhouse to showcase various plants which could survive. It is said that someone called the displays "like a jewel box", hence the name. In 1933, Bernard Dickmann became Mayor of St. Louis and decided to build a new facility. The building cost $125,000 and William C. E. Becker, then Chief Engineer of Bridges and Buildings for the city, was assigned to design the building. Construction began on December 12, 1935 and the facility opened on November 14, 1936.

A wedding from YouTube at the St. Louis Jewell Box.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Get Married at Graham Chapel

Above Graham Chapel. photo by Matt K. - Kitz000
       Graham Chapel is located on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis (also referred to as WashU, or WUSTL) is a private research university located in the St. Louis metropolitan area and in Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853, and named after George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 U.S. states and more than 120 countries. Twenty-five Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Washington University, nine having done the major part of their pioneering research at the university. Washington University's undergraduate program is ranked 18th by U.S. News & World Report in 2018 and 11th by the Wall Street Journal in their 2018 rankings. The university is ranked 20th in the world in 2017 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Young couple marry at Graham Chapel. 

Friday, November 18, 2016

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

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      The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End area of St. Louis, Missouri. Completed in 1914, it is the mother church of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the seat of its archbishop, currently Robert James Carlson. The cathedral is named for Saint Louis and was designated a basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
      The cathedral was built as a replacement for the previous Cathedral of St. Louis located along the Mississippi River. Although workers began clearing ground for the building on May 1, 1907, dedication of the Cathedral and its first mass did not take place until October 18, 1914, when the superstructure was complete. Consecration of the church took place more than a decade later on June 29, 1926. The church is known for its large mosaic installation (which is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere), burial crypts, and the addition of an outdoor sculpture to promote racial harmony. Read more...
 Highlights from Yinka & Ronke's wedding.
 The ceremony was held at the 
St Louis Basilica,St Louis MO.

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Weddings at The Saint Charles Convention Center


        The St. Charles Convention Center is a convention center in St. Charles, Missouri. It opened in April 2005 and is managed by Spectra.
       The facility has a 16,200 sq ft. Grand Ballroom, and 27,600 sq ft. of Exhibit Hall space expandable to 35,700 sq ft (3,320 m2). through the adjacent Junior Ballroom. The facility features additional meeting rooms, Executive Board Room, and the Cyber Café. Other major partners include MillerCoors, Yellow Pages, New Frontier Bank, Women's Journals, and Goellner Printing.
      The center provides several wedding packages, audio/visual, staging, decor, up-lighting etc... There is also a 16,200 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom and a 6, 025 sq. ft. Junior Ballroom plus pre-function space. Call to get more information at 636-669-3000

Friday, August 12, 2016

Four Seasons St. Louis

       A wedding destination for the mid-west and locals, Four Seasons St. Louis has emerged as one of the city’s hot spots for all your wedding needs. Four Seasons St. Louis offers an unparalleled level of luxury in our spacious guest rooms to enjoy true serenity leading up to the big day. Our restaurant provides the perfect atmosphere for private receptions and rehearsal dinners featuring a wide array of culinary masterpieces and extensive wine selection. The Spa is perfect for those looking to truly relax and enjoy some pampering before the big day and offer a wide array of treatment and relaxation packages.
       Four Seasons St. Louis serves as the ultimate wedding venue with views overlooking the Gateway Arch and boundless opportunities for incredible pictures to capture your special day forever. Enjoy a large gathering in our grand ballroom or an intimate gathering on the inviting outdoor terrace – regardless the size of your wedding, our team of professional wedding planners can take care of all the details and create the perfect wedding for you.

To learn more about Four Seasons St. Louis or to explore
 more of our luxury hotels and resorts, be sure to visit
 our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/fourseasons

       Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is a Canadian international luxury, five-star hospitality company. Travel + Leisure magazine and Zagat Survey rank the hotel chain's 98 properties among the top luxury hotels worldwide. Readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine have voted Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai, Thailand as among the top ten hotels in the world for three consecutive years. The company has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by Fortune every year since the survey's inception in 1998, ranking #47 in 2015, and is lauded for having one of the lowest employee turnover rates in the hospitality industry.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Have Your Wedding at The Missouri Botanical Gardens

      Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States and a National Historic Landmark., as well as the National Register of Historic Places. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education of international repute, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis, with 79 acres (32 ha) of horticultural display. It includes a 14-acre (5.7 ha) Japanese strolling garden named Seiwa-en; the Climatron geodesic dome conservatory; a children's garden, including a pioneer village; a playground; a fountain area and a water locking system, somewhat similar to the locking system at the Panama Canal; an Osage camp; and Henry Shaw’s original 1850 estate home. It is adjacent to Tower Grove Park, another of Shaw’s legacies.
       In 1983, the Botanical Garden was added as the fourth subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.
      For part of 2006, the Missouri Botanical Garden featured "Glass in the Garden", with glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly placed throughout the garden. Four pieces were purchased to remain at the gardens. In 2008 sculptures of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle were placed throughout the garden. In 2009, the 150th anniversary of the Garden was celebrated, including a floral clock display.
      After 40 years of service to the Garden, Dr. Peter Raven retired from his presidential post on September 1, 2010. Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson replaced him as President.
Anna and Matt's wedding at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.

The Mahler Ballroom in Saint Louis

       Theodore C. Link, FAIA, and architect of the Mahler Ballroom in St. Louis, was a German-born American architect. He was born on March 17, 1850 in Germany. He was trained in engineering at the University of Heidelberg and the École Centrale Paris. Link emigrated to the United States, arriving in St. Louis in 1873 to work for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad company. In 1875, St. Louis Surveyor Julius Pitzman recommended him to the job of superintendent of public parks for St. Louis, and after a four-year interim as a German-language newspaper publisher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Link returned to St. Louis as one of the architects for the 1904 World's Fair. He also "designed most of the buildings for LSU when the campus was relocated in the 1920's." Link died in Baton Rouge while working on the new Louisiana State University campus, and was interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. In 1995 was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

       "From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell discovers the Mahler Ballroom in the Central West End. Built in 1907, the ballroom was designed by Theodore Link, architect of Union Station, and recently purchased and renovated by Marsha Shepley."