Themed weddings

One of my favorite kinds of weddings is a themed wedding, for those of you not in the know a themed wedding is usually in conjunction with a major holiday and incorporates that holidays theme. This year I got a once in a career opportunity to do a Halloween themed wedding, this is especially exciting for me because I get to use my creative side and think outside "the box". I first met Karen and Fletcher in October of 2008 they came to Farina's looking for a hall to celebrate their October 31st, 2009 wedding reception, suddenly it dawned on me they were looking for a hall for Halloween... HALLOWEEN!!! I could barely contain my excitement could it be possible that they were going to do a non-traditional wedding reception, the day fit and their personalities were perfect for this kind of event. I honestly don't know who was more excited about the wedding me or Karen. After a fun year of planning the event is finally here, Farina's will get the opportunity to host an event with guests and ghouls alike!! If you are driving down Coolidge on Halloween evening take an extra minute to drive by Farina's and check out all the fun themed Halloween and harvest decorations that we have all worked so hard on and if you hear any blood curdling scream don't worry it's just, Karen, Fletcher and their 100 guests celebrating their special day.

Happy Anniversary JJ Fatts

JJ Fatts is a family owned, family operated restaurant, located in the heart of Berkley, MI. JJ Fatts opened its doors on October 13th, 2008. After almost two years of construction, owners Jim and Jeff Sulaka came into the business on a whim, taking a chance and making a dream come true. After growing up in Huntington Woods, and attending Berkley Schools, they knew this was the community they wanted to be apart of. The property became available, and the rest is history. JJ Fatts is approaching its one year anniversary, and is still rockin n rollin!

Above is a bio sent to me by co-owner Jeff Sulaka, Jeff and I attended Berkley High together so imagine my surprise when I walked into the new restaurant across the street to grab some lunch and ran into him! Things like that are my favorite part about Berkley, knowing that business owners in this city were born and raised here and have a vested interest in the community. Jim and Jeff have participated more than once in city fundraisers and charity projects, I know I personally knocked on their door for sponsorship help with this year's Berkley Beer Tent at Berkley Days and they generously donated to that event.

Happy one year anniversary and thanks to the owners and the staff of JJ Fatts for their great food and atmosphere your restaurant has been an amazing addition to our community,

Gotta run, suddenly I have a craving for a burger......

Brooke

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A night you will never forget!

I have created a video of some of our gorgeous brides and their husbands on their wedding night.
Thanks to all of them for allowing us to participate in their special day, we hope that we were able to make their wedding An Affair to Remember.

lots of love and best wishes!
Brooke

Fire Prevention Open House

It seems that the ladies of the B.J.W.C are at it again, they are helping the Berkley Public Safety hold Berkley's annual Fire Prevention Open House. The open house is held in the parking lot of the Public Safety building, located on 12 Mile just east of Coolidge. The open house is a fun way to educate children and families on the importance of fire safety in the home. The kids get to be junior fire fighters and their is a demonstration where they actually set a room on fire, if you have never been that alone is a reason to go. Their will be popcorn, cotton candy and baked goods as well as the annual Chili Cook-off. Last year Farina's entered into the cook-off and took a devastating loss to those ladies over at TLC. We vowed to be back this year for a rematch but we have so much stuff going on here that day that cooking chili isn't gonna be an option, nonetheless even though we can't be there everyone else should go and taste all the different kinds of chili and tease the ladies of TLC on our behalf (LOL!!). So if your looking for something fun to do on Saturday then head on over to Public Safety and enjoy the open house and while you are there tell my favorite ladies in red that I said hi!!!!

till next time,
Brooke