Ceremonies of the Finger Lakes (formerly known as Ceremonies and Event Planning of the Finger Lakes) has over 10 years of full-service experience creating memorable, meaningful events to fit clients' personalities, tastes and visions. We helped create weddings, rehearsals, B’nai Mitzvahs, birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, reunions, graduations, retirements, receptions, cocktail parties and more - for clients who live in the Ithaca area, as well as for those who have made the Finger Lakes their event destination.

As of 2019, we stopped offering full-service coordination. However, we remain happy to help organize the logistics and planning details of your wedding weekend or other event. Masters of the spread sheet, we can assist with the creation of day-of timelines, set-up summaries, transportation plans and other details.

We pride ourselves on our attention to the details and draw on our experience from having played a planning and/or coordination role in over 100 events. We are meticulous in our up-front planning and believe that if we have done our job well, we can eliminate most, if not all, of the stress on your big day.

Past Events

Click on the gallery below to see some of the events we helped plan and coordinate.

Photo by Rachel Philipson
Tabletops again
Group shot on campus
Barn at night with lit trees
Newlywed game
Cake pops - close up
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Amber and Ben - group shot on porch 2
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Close up of flowers
Place setting - yacht club
Guests dining in tent
Cookie station
Vanessa -table top FM
Guests under tent and cupcake table - fr
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Meg and Chad - table top at F'bleau
Flowers - close up
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Dance around bride
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Close up of Whitney and Nate
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Floral bouquet
Ithaca Trivia Game
buffet - greenstar
Arch of trees - Marc and Jonathan
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Table Top - luncheon 2
Cutting the Cake
Bridal party jumping 3
Shane and Elizabeth-pavillion set up 1
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Lisa and Justin outside - photo by Laura
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Bride and groom with motorcycle
Bob on chair during hora
AD White House
Dessert table - Suzanne's Marc and Jonat
Toasting close up - Josh and Kathryn -ph
Lauren and Matt's wedding reception at S
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Marc and Jonathan dancing
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Appetizer table
Wedding cake with elephant containers
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Dining table wcompostables
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Memorial Room - Heights catering (2)
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tables at Marc and Jonathan's wedding at
Dancing at end of ceremony
Tablescape - vertical
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cupcakes
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string quartet
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Tablescape - Jessica and Ari - JJ Inn
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violinist walking through trees
Tabletop - cropped vertical
Kit and Cara at cupcake table - from Lau
Cornocopia String Quartet at Yacht Club
Photo by John Sullivan
Photo by Rachel Philipson
Photo by Dave Robbins Photography
Photo by Megan Dailor
Photo by Jeffrey Foote
Photo by Rachel Philipson
Photo by Wrinkle in Time
Photo by Rachel Philipson
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Photo by Rachel Philipson
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Photo by Rachel Philipson
Photo by Jeffrey Foote
Photo by Dave Robbins Photoraphy
Photo by CEP
Photo by John Sullivan
Photo by John Sullivan
Photo by Wrinkle in Time
Photo by Wrinkle in Time
Photo by Rachel Philipson
Photo by Jeffrey Foote Photography
Photp by CEP
Photo by John Sullivan