Mershon Catering and Event Design

50's Themed Event

2010-11-07T08:28:00.012-06:00

Just when we think we've done it all! We were so pleased to work with Mo Anderson of Keller Williams Realty on her 50's themed event. To create this a "Blast from the Past" experience for all, we created an outside 50's diner where guests could walk up to the counter and order their food fresh from the grill and experience the flavors of the era... miniature patty melts, miniature meatloaf with gravy, cheeseburgers and more. The event was complete with a soda pop girl serving vintage bottle sodas, an ice cream man, pop corn attendant, malt shop workers in Mo's custom built 50's Diner on the second floor, salads and desserts galore, and signature items introduced in the 50's like chex mix and jello molds. The event was topped off with a custom made 12 ft floating record in the swimming pool, adorned with fresh flowers! It was definitely an unforgettable experience. The 50's music from Emerson Entertainment kept guests 'hoppin' and Marilyn and Elvis certainly made an impact. What a great event!

Our Wedding Featured on ThePolka Dot Bride Blog

2010-08-29T07:40:00.008-05:00

Summer and Justin's Wedding was featured on the Polka Dot Bride Blog. Photos by Birdsong Photography. The wedding took place at Dresser Mansion in Tulsa.

Wedding in Gore Oklahoma

2010-08-26T22:54:00.030-05:00

Deidra and Jimmy were married in Deidra's parent's home in Gore, Oklahoma. This Wedding definitely took a lot of 'behind the scenes' planning on our behalf and a lot of work from the Father of the Bride in preparing the land and house for the Big Day. The Ceremony took place on the property, behind the house. We set up a wrought iron arch and adorned it with natural branches of curly willow and hundreds of blooms in white larkspur and stems of white orchids. The aisle was lined with various sized glass enclosed pillars and freshly pulled rose petals. The aisle markers of choice were our gorgeous crystal adorned candelabras with arrangements of white roses and white hydrangea...resting atop of white stone pedestals. It was gorgeous

For the reception, we served hors d' oeuvres followed by a waiter-served meal. Josh and I had visited the property previously and measured all the rooms from floor to ceiling. We knew this would take some precise planning. We transformed the rooms of the home by covering the walls in ivory chifffon and accenting with uplighting. The photographer for the event was Storybook Weddings from Tulsa, OK and they did a wonderful job, as you can see. Thank you Storybook for sharing your wonderful photos! And, Thank you to Deidre and Jimmy for choosing us be a part of your wedding day!

Brides of North Texas Magazine Launch

2010-08-24T17:58:00.029-05:00

I finally got to see the pictures of the Bridal Magazine Launch that I designed in January. The Magazine Launch was for The Brides of North Texas in Big Dallas! The event was held at the 'brand new' NYLO hotel. The hotel was great...very eco-friendly and modern. I loved all the exposed concrete, pipes, duct work and big chunky hardware; even though I am more of a "warm and cozy" type person. When staying in my room, all I kept thinking was..."if Bill Gates were to go to prison, this is what his prison cell would look like." Cold concrete walls, ceiling and floor, no carpet, no pictures but great modern furniture, the best mattress that I have ever slept on and superb service. ha.ha. The mattresses are so great that there are signs on the bed side tables letting you know that you can purchase one. = )
The event attendees were Texas vendors...all in the wedding industry...designers, planners, photographers, etc. NO PRESSURE. ha.ha. Kami and Ashley (Publishers of The Brides of Oklahoma Magazine) wanted a very swanky, elegant yet sassy atmosphere for this very anticipated event. The event went off without a hitch. The staff at the NYLO were great to work with and the guests had a blast!
My favorite item...was the custom "ice shot glasses" that we made. We froze miniature covers of the magazine in them and used them as food serving piece, to be displaced on our "ice wall". Thanks to our good friend Sean with Millennium Ice, everything got there still frozen.= )

All of these design elements are available through Mershons: custom lighting, textured lighting, pintuck linens, chair gowns, Tiffany globes, acrylic boxes, our custom designed "ice wall" for food display, CORT lounge furniture, banquettes and martini bar, acrylic spheres, aluminum planters, 6ft crystal adorned white trees, light boxes and floating chrome sphere and more.
-Michelle Mershon

Michelle and Joseph's Wedding

2010-04-30T21:58:00.010-05:00

Michelle and Joseph were a pleasure to work with. The Wedding took place at Harwelden Mansion in Tulsa, Oklahoma. we had an outdoor Ceremony of the couples closest friends an family. Linen colors were Maize Yellow (which, I like to call Sunshine yellow) and one of my favorite's Moss Green. Our fabric of choice was iridescent crush with ivory satin chair gowns for the chairs. Guests were greeted by a monogrammed doormat stone pedestals, hosting mounds of fresh white hydrangeas and hanging green amaranthus in over sized stone bowls. The personalized mat not only 'claimed' the Mansion for the night, but the couple is able to sue it as a doormat for their first home together. When guests entered, they were greeted my a hand-made iron tree, hosting hanging candles in glass teardrop holders and vivid hanging green amaranthus, all on a bed of natural deer moss and and freshly clipped summer blooms. The bridesmaids bouquets looked as if they were 'just picked' from the gardens and the bridal bouquet was was exquisite...green cymbidium orchids, just a touch of hanging green amaranthus and chunky jade crystals. After the Ceremony, guests enjoyed our hand-crafted hors d' oeuvres and customized dinner menu. A non-alcohol wedding can't get better than our "S" Ice Luge, custom designed for our signature drink of lemonade, accompanied with sunshine yellow rock candy swizzle sticks. Too cute! Our Golf Ball Cake was a hit and we also designed and provided personalized golf balls with the couples names and wedding date on them as a SURPRISE to them. Michelle's 7 tier Wedding Cake was GINORMOUSLY GORGEOUS and sat on one of our reclaimed wood stumps, surrounded by natural moss, candles and freshly clipped flowers. We adorned everything possible in the mansion, from the ledges, to the staircase, to the fountaoins, event the light fixtures and wall sconces. It was a true 'Mershon Event' and we are very honored to have been chosen to share this day!
Services we provided for this wedding: custom wedding invitations, thank you cards, personalized golf balls, wedding cake, groom's cake, monogrammed truffles for guests, catering, ice luge, personal wedding favors, centerpieces, wedding ceremony coordinator, event lighting, fabric draping, floral monogrammed sculpture and ll other personal touches. We also booked the DJ, Officiate, Pianist and the vintage car. Notable Vendors: Wedding DJ- DJ Connection, Photographer- Tulsa Pix, vintage car- Exquisite Limos and Valet service.

If you are looking for a wedding photographer, Tulsa Pix always does an amazing job. We really enjoy working with them and the only difficulty we ever face is trying to decide on our favorite photo...it's impossible. = ) Thank you Michelle and Joseph for choosing us!

Finally getting around to Blogging! ha.ha.

2010-04-30T20:15:00.002-05:00

OK, if you already know us, than you know that we are ALWAYS 'ON THE GO'...and we LOVE IT! Unfortunately, this means that we never sit still enough to blog, sort through our hundreds of thousands of pictures and so on. Luckily, we know many fantastic photographers that are very generous in sharing pictures with us. And we think we owe it to them to show their wonderful photos and owe it to YOU to offering Inspiration, Ideas and let our work speak for itself. We hope you enjoy what we have in store for you and we will be updating often not only with our current events but with our favorite past events. Take care and we hope that we see you at your next event!
- The Mershon Team. Where "there's no crying in catering"...at least, not where the boss and customers can see. ha.ha.