Catering: Parties by Pat
Rentals: Hitched Event Rentals
Flowers: Gil Sosa
Photo: Photos by ME
Video: Pinnacle Bride
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Jennifer + Warren 5.28.11
Ceremony and Reception: Douglas Entrance, Coral Gables
Catering: Parties by Pat
Rentals: Hitched Event Rentals
Flowers: Gil Sosa
Photo: Photos by ME
Video: Pinnacle Bride
Catering: Parties by Pat
Rentals: Hitched Event Rentals
Flowers: Gil Sosa
Photo: Photos by ME
Video: Pinnacle Bride
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Carolina & Geo 3.27.10
Carolina & Geo travelled down from Tampa to be married on March 27, 2010 in from of their family and friends....plus 3 very special guest their children :)
Both ceremony & reception took place at the Westin Colonnade in Coral Gables. The tables were dressed in white linens with silver chiavari chairs and chargers. The florals provided by Gil Sosa consisted of white roses and hydrangea and orange mokara orchids.
The decorative accents were all orange and teal.
Below are some pictures of their wonderful night
Both ceremony & reception took place at the Westin Colonnade in Coral Gables. The tables were dressed in white linens with silver chiavari chairs and chargers. The florals provided by Gil Sosa consisted of white roses and hydrangea and orange mokara orchids.
The decorative accents were all orange and teal.
Below are some pictures of their wonderful night
Friday, June 11, 2010
Katie & Gene 1.16.10
Katie and Gene are an amazing Navy couple I had the pleasure of working with last year. They met overseas, while serving our country and fell in love :)
At the time they hired me they were both based in Italy and needed someone to take the reigns to pull together the remaining details of their January 2010 event. I was honored to be a part of it.
Katie loves the color blue and was happy to have it everywhere, along with Bom Blue Orchid she fell in love with online that she new she had to have. So her wish was my command. Everything was done in different shades of blue. I created invitations, menus, programs, table numbers and mini seating charts for this event as well. All of the elements included this favorite color.
The end result was a lovely event for about 60 guests with a ceremony @ St. Hugh and reception at the Rusty Pelican.
Best moment of the night for me? Seeing my one seemingly conservative Navy JAG Lawyer breaking it down with her new husband on the dance floor :) They had an amazing time and that truly makes all the hard work worth it!
Here are some pictures I took of the evening as well as some professional pictures by Mayfly Photography.
At the time they hired me they were both based in Italy and needed someone to take the reigns to pull together the remaining details of their January 2010 event. I was honored to be a part of it.
Katie loves the color blue and was happy to have it everywhere, along with Bom Blue Orchid she fell in love with online that she new she had to have. So her wish was my command. Everything was done in different shades of blue. I created invitations, menus, programs, table numbers and mini seating charts for this event as well. All of the elements included this favorite color.
The end result was a lovely event for about 60 guests with a ceremony @ St. Hugh and reception at the Rusty Pelican.
Best moment of the night for me? Seeing my one seemingly conservative Navy JAG Lawyer breaking it down with her new husband on the dance floor :) They had an amazing time and that truly makes all the hard work worth it!
Here are some pictures I took of the evening as well as some professional pictures by Mayfly Photography.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Melissa & Jeff 1.9.10
Melissa and Jeff contacted me all the way from Minnesota to plan their wedding in South Florida. They would be honeymooning from here and wanted to have a small intimate ceremony and reception for close family and friends before departing on their cruise.
The whole week leading up to the wedding the weather forecast seemed to get worse and worse but this bride & groom was determined to have their beach wedding. So my dear husband and I, with ponchos, umbrellas and lots of layers of clothing braved the rain and "freezing" cold weather that day. Anything to make a bride happy!
The 25 guests were provided umbrellas and watched the bride and groom get married :)
The ceremony took place on the Deerfield Beach boardwalk and was followed by a dinner at Brooks Restaurant.
Credits:
Ceremony: Deerfield Beach Boardwalk
Reception: Brooks Restaurant
Flowers: Gil Sosa
Here are a couple of pictures from that day:
The whole week leading up to the wedding the weather forecast seemed to get worse and worse but this bride & groom was determined to have their beach wedding. So my dear husband and I, with ponchos, umbrellas and lots of layers of clothing braved the rain and "freezing" cold weather that day. Anything to make a bride happy!
The 25 guests were provided umbrellas and watched the bride and groom get married :)
The ceremony took place on the Deerfield Beach boardwalk and was followed by a dinner at Brooks Restaurant.
Credits:
Ceremony: Deerfield Beach Boardwalk
Reception: Brooks Restaurant
Flowers: Gil Sosa
Here are a couple of pictures from that day:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Meg & Joachim 12.27.09
I remember my first year in planning all of my brides pretty much came from one place. Now that I've been in the game a little longer I've been lucky enough to have bride find me a bunch of other ways.
My next couple came referred to me by word-of-mouth and are by far my farthest of far away couples yet! I really don't think anyone else will beat them.
Meg & Joachim reside in India :) Yup, the country on the other side of the world! Joachim is German and Meg is Haitian and her mother lives in Miami. The couple had a wedding in Germany for Joachim's family last August and then decided to have one in Miami to accommodate friends & family in the States.
This was going to be a small affair for about 30 guests. Meg & Joachim needed me to take care of all the arrangements because I would only get to meet with them once. All other communication took place via email and 2-3 phone conversations. Her trip over was very successful. We managed to nail down a venue, florist, DJ and officiant.
Meg & Joachim wanted an event that was very representative of them. The couple has literally travelled all over the world today. They met in one country, had their first date in another, got engaged in a third....you catch my drift. So at her request we did a wedding of understated elegance with an underlying travel theme.
The ceremony took place out on the lawn of The Palms Hotel and was all red & white.
Passports created to replicated American & German passports served as programs.
After the ceremony guests moved in to cocktail hour. The sign n table was decorated with small suitcases and some of the many old travel poster signs we had scattered about. Each sign was of a place the bride and groom visited together.
We did one long royal table set for 24 (the final count) with ivory fortuny linens and gold chivari chairs. Meg loves red roses so florist Gil Sosa incorporated them in to the florals along with white hydrangea and greenery. the florals that decorated the ceremony served double duty and were used at the Royal table decor. The menus were postcards that had personal travel photos of the bride & groom on one side and the menu on the other. The place cards were printed with passport stamps and the remainder of our travel poster signs were place along the length of the table.
One thing that we definitely were not short on at this wedding was cake! In honor of the different heritages, a German cake (Black Forest) and a Haitian Cake (Rum Cake) we put out for guests to enjoy along with the traditional wedding cake & cupcakes.
Several toasts were made through out the evening or guests telling stories of the bride and groom. It was a very intimate night of dinner, dancing and story telling. Exactly what they wanted.
My next couple came referred to me by word-of-mouth and are by far my farthest of far away couples yet! I really don't think anyone else will beat them.
Meg & Joachim reside in India :) Yup, the country on the other side of the world! Joachim is German and Meg is Haitian and her mother lives in Miami. The couple had a wedding in Germany for Joachim's family last August and then decided to have one in Miami to accommodate friends & family in the States.
This was going to be a small affair for about 30 guests. Meg & Joachim needed me to take care of all the arrangements because I would only get to meet with them once. All other communication took place via email and 2-3 phone conversations. Her trip over was very successful. We managed to nail down a venue, florist, DJ and officiant.
Meg & Joachim wanted an event that was very representative of them. The couple has literally travelled all over the world today. They met in one country, had their first date in another, got engaged in a third....you catch my drift. So at her request we did a wedding of understated elegance with an underlying travel theme.
The ceremony took place out on the lawn of The Palms Hotel and was all red & white.
Passports created to replicated American & German passports served as programs.
After the ceremony guests moved in to cocktail hour. The sign n table was decorated with small suitcases and some of the many old travel poster signs we had scattered about. Each sign was of a place the bride and groom visited together.
We did one long royal table set for 24 (the final count) with ivory fortuny linens and gold chivari chairs. Meg loves red roses so florist Gil Sosa incorporated them in to the florals along with white hydrangea and greenery. the florals that decorated the ceremony served double duty and were used at the Royal table decor. The menus were postcards that had personal travel photos of the bride & groom on one side and the menu on the other. The place cards were printed with passport stamps and the remainder of our travel poster signs were place along the length of the table.
One thing that we definitely were not short on at this wedding was cake! In honor of the different heritages, a German cake (Black Forest) and a Haitian Cake (Rum Cake) we put out for guests to enjoy along with the traditional wedding cake & cupcakes.
Several toasts were made through out the evening or guests telling stories of the bride and groom. It was a very intimate night of dinner, dancing and story telling. Exactly what they wanted.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sara & Ben's South Beach wedding.....
Having been a bride that had 46 guests at her wedding I love the idea of more intimate events. So, when Sara emailed me earlier this year and told me she needed someone to plan her 50 guests event, I was excited!
Plus, Sara was already great to chat with over email so I was very much looking forward to working with her!
The requirements were that it be on the beach or on some type of water and that it offer a space that would be perfect for that # of guests. I had my list of venues that I would be contacting and some others. In my search I found that the Hilton Bentley on 1st and Ocean had recently started putting on weddings again. The space they had was absolutely perfect for the # of guests Sara & Ben would be having. The pool area was perfect for the loungy feel they wanted fro the cocktail hour. Plus, the resort was directly on the beach so we added a check to beach ceremony too.
The colors for the event were a deep turquoise/peacock blue, lime green, chocolate brown and hints of white.
The ceremony took place on the beach and the bride and groom were married under a beautiful ivory oraganza canopy with hanging garlands of white dendrobium orchids.
After the ceremony guests walked back to the hotel where the cocktail hour took place alongside their very SoBe pool area which had all been made private for this event.
Once the cocktail hour was over, the guest were escorted in to the ballroom. The tables were dressed in the dupioni linens in that deep turquoise/peacock blue shade, mahogany chiavari chairs, lime green dupioni cushions and napkins. The napkins sat a top rattan chargers and had the menu tucked in. The beautiful centerpiece created by Gil Sosa consisted of 3 cubical vases. The tallest filled with white hydrangea, green and white dendrobium orchids, bells of Ireland, hanging amaranthus and curly willow branches. The middle vase had a bundle of green dendrobium orchids on top of beige river rocks and the smallest vase a bunch of hydrangea with a green cymbidium orchid. Square votives were also placed on the table to accent.
Ubi's Music & Lighting not only kept the dancefloor PACKED all night but he also provided the customized turquoise uplights that were placed around the room and the pin spots that were placed on the florals.
Toward the end of the night a dessert table was put out with yummy raspberry and pineapple puree desserts that we topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut provided by La Marquise Desserts. Sliders were also put out as part of this late night snack. They were both a hit.
Sara & Ben, I can tell by the fact that neither of sat for more than 5 minutes at a time the entire night that you had a blast! I truly hope that the night exceeded any and all expectation that either of you had for your special day! Sara, it was so great chatting with you on a daily basis over the last 7 months. You made an absolutely stunning bride! Be, it was great to finally meet you. I'm sorry you didn't get your "weinie tots" but I hope you enjoyed the rest of the food! lol
We wish you both nothing but the best in everything you do. May every day of your lives together be even better than the last!
Congrats Mr. & Mrs!!
Plus, Sara was already great to chat with over email so I was very much looking forward to working with her!
The requirements were that it be on the beach or on some type of water and that it offer a space that would be perfect for that # of guests. I had my list of venues that I would be contacting and some others. In my search I found that the Hilton Bentley on 1st and Ocean had recently started putting on weddings again. The space they had was absolutely perfect for the # of guests Sara & Ben would be having. The pool area was perfect for the loungy feel they wanted fro the cocktail hour. Plus, the resort was directly on the beach so we added a check to beach ceremony too.
The colors for the event were a deep turquoise/peacock blue, lime green, chocolate brown and hints of white.
The ceremony took place on the beach and the bride and groom were married under a beautiful ivory oraganza canopy with hanging garlands of white dendrobium orchids.
After the ceremony guests walked back to the hotel where the cocktail hour took place alongside their very SoBe pool area which had all been made private for this event.
Once the cocktail hour was over, the guest were escorted in to the ballroom. The tables were dressed in the dupioni linens in that deep turquoise/peacock blue shade, mahogany chiavari chairs, lime green dupioni cushions and napkins. The napkins sat a top rattan chargers and had the menu tucked in. The beautiful centerpiece created by Gil Sosa consisted of 3 cubical vases. The tallest filled with white hydrangea, green and white dendrobium orchids, bells of Ireland, hanging amaranthus and curly willow branches. The middle vase had a bundle of green dendrobium orchids on top of beige river rocks and the smallest vase a bunch of hydrangea with a green cymbidium orchid. Square votives were also placed on the table to accent.
Ubi's Music & Lighting not only kept the dancefloor PACKED all night but he also provided the customized turquoise uplights that were placed around the room and the pin spots that were placed on the florals.
Toward the end of the night a dessert table was put out with yummy raspberry and pineapple puree desserts that we topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut provided by La Marquise Desserts. Sliders were also put out as part of this late night snack. They were both a hit.
Sara & Ben, I can tell by the fact that neither of sat for more than 5 minutes at a time the entire night that you had a blast! I truly hope that the night exceeded any and all expectation that either of you had for your special day! Sara, it was so great chatting with you on a daily basis over the last 7 months. You made an absolutely stunning bride! Be, it was great to finally meet you. I'm sorry you didn't get your "weinie tots" but I hope you enjoyed the rest of the food! lol
We wish you both nothing but the best in everything you do. May every day of your lives together be even better than the last!
Congrats Mr. & Mrs!!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Joet & Ralph.....Yay!
Wow. Where to begin? I've been looking forward to writing this entry since early this year when the planning began. I was totally honored to have Joet & Ralph trust me to plan this most special day in their lives. It's not often that a bride lets you have free reign to create something so important.
Joet was an easy bride to "get". She told me that she could put the whole event in my hands and never know anything and know she would totally love everything in the end. That's an awesome working relationship.
Once the location and date was nailed down (which was the hardest part, lol) , the only request was that it be different. So that's what we did. The ceremony and location both took place at the Douglas Entrance in Coral Gables. I've done several events there that all followed a common theme. Round tables, elegant and something that compliments the historic building. All stunning, all very fitting in that location.
But, Joet is not that kind of girl Lol
She wanted something Modern, glamorous and something that was not common for that room. She wanted people to walk in and know hands down they'd never seen anything like it.
I had my hands full.
Once the location and date was nailed down (which was the hardest part, lol) , the only request was that it be different. So that's what we did. The ceremony and location both took place at the Douglas Entrance in Coral Gables. I've done several events there that all followed a common theme. Round tables, elegant and something that compliments the historic building. All stunning, all very fitting in that location.
But, Joet is not that kind of girl Lol
She wanted something Modern, glamorous and something that was not common for that room. She wanted people to walk in and know hands down they'd never seen anything like it.
I had my hands full.
For the ceremony and cocktail hour we went all white with hints of silver and purple.
The bride and groom were married by the fountain and their "altar" has 2 large displays of white flowers. Tall cylinder vases or purple vendela orchids lined the aisle. The cocktail hour was all white.
The lounge the bride really wanted was setup with a white leather serpentine sofa, ottomans and coffee table. Purple and pale blue silk pillows were used to accent.
The sign-ing table was decked in a silver satin linen and adorned with an amazing white flower display in different white vases.
For the reception we came up with a pale, muted color palette
a big deciding factor was this cake the the bride fell in love with. We also brought in a little of the cocktail hour color (the purple) in to the reception to add a pop of color.
The layout at Douglas was done with all square and rectangular tables and received confused looks from all the vendors who walked in and said "Oh, this is different". Mission accomplished!
In the 4 corners of the room we put 24ft Royal tables. In between, a combination of four 60" squares and a 72" square.
For the head table we used a rectangular table and sat the bride and groom and the 6 members of the bridal party.
The tables were draped in an Ivory Fortuny linen, silver chiavari chairs, and silver beaded glass chargers satin ivory napkins. Each place setting had a custom made menu created by myself, tucked inside the napkin along with the favor, a cupcake in a box with custom label created to compliment the menu. A purple vendela orchid was also placed at each setting fro an extra touch.
Gil Sosa and his team of 10 created some amazing florals for the event. The Royal tables were accented with 2 large displays of calla lilies, hydrangea, purple dendrobium orchid, purple vendela orchids, curly willows branches and crystals. Additional vases of purple vendela orchids, green cymbidiums and small arrangements of mixed coordinating flowers were used in these tables as well.The 60" squares had a combination of 4 different vases containing all the different flowers that were used through out the event. The two 72" tables on each side of the room had an amazing display of casablanca lilies, calla lilies, hydrangea, purple dendrobium orchid, purple vendela orchids, white phalenopsis orchids, curly branches, silver wire swirls, 2-4ft crsytal strands and stood 10ft on top of the table. They were stunning!
The head tables was a little more simple but equally as beautiful.
The cake was set atop glass cubes contain orchids and surrounded with more orchids and ivory roses.
Ubi's Music & Lighting provided the purple up lights that went around the room and the pin spots that accented all the big arrangements, head table and cake. Lighting truly transforms any event so it comes highly recommended from this girl!
Joet was floored when she saw the room. She actually jumped up and down in her 3" fuschia heels :) Nothing could make me feel better!
The night went fabulously. The bride was glowing and the groom could not look more in love. Life is good!
Joet, the past 9 months have been so much fun. I honestly could not have asked for a better bride and I'm so glad that through it all I made a new friend. You are such a sweetheart and beautiful person and I'm honored that you trusted me with such an important day in your life. Alexis and I wish nothing but the best for you and Ralph as you embark on this new adventure may you only grow more in love everyday! Have an amazing time in Mexico. Love you!
A special thanks to all the vendors contributed to this event. Couldn't have done it without you!
and now for the important part!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Erika & Tom
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of working Erika & Tom's wedding and boy was it fun! I laughed so much that day the muscles in my face hurt.
Erika & Tom are a fun, loving couple who after 3 years together decided to get married on October 10, 2009, surrounded by all their family and friends! The ceremony took place at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the Signature Grand in Davie.
The ballroom at the Grand was totally transformed in to a beautiful space for the event. Special Event Decorators provided the swag draping that adorned the ceiling and the amazing crystal backdrop for the head table. They also used a combination of LED and standard can up lights strategically placed to accent all the draping.
The white satin crushed linens were provided by the Grand the Chiavari Chairs were provided by Hitched Event rentals.
Gil Sosa provided all the beautiful florals for the event.
Since both the Bride and Groom are diehard Red Sox fans, a grooms cake was ordered to suit and the Bride surprised her new husband with an ice sculpture as well.
Helmets that served as a guest book were used to decorate the table after cocktail hour.
Erika & Tom, thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your special day! We had THE BEST time :) We wish you both many years of love and happiness! Have fun on your honeymoon!
Erika & Tom are a fun, loving couple who after 3 years together decided to get married on October 10, 2009, surrounded by all their family and friends! The ceremony took place at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the Signature Grand in Davie.
The ballroom at the Grand was totally transformed in to a beautiful space for the event. Special Event Decorators provided the swag draping that adorned the ceiling and the amazing crystal backdrop for the head table. They also used a combination of LED and standard can up lights strategically placed to accent all the draping.
The white satin crushed linens were provided by the Grand the Chiavari Chairs were provided by Hitched Event rentals.
Gil Sosa provided all the beautiful florals for the event.
Since both the Bride and Groom are diehard Red Sox fans, a grooms cake was ordered to suit and the Bride surprised her new husband with an ice sculpture as well.
Helmets that served as a guest book were used to decorate the table after cocktail hour.
Erika & Tom, thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your special day! We had THE BEST time :) We wish you both many years of love and happiness! Have fun on your honeymoon!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Michele & David...Take 2
I previously posted about Michele & David's wedding here.
They were married at the beautiful South Beach Marriott on June 6th.
Well, thanks to the amazing Carmen of Studio by Carmen, I now have some professional pictures of the event.
Enjoy!
"his" table provide by Us. There was also a "hers" Candy buffet.
They were married at the beautiful South Beach Marriott on June 6th.
Well, thanks to the amazing Carmen of Studio by Carmen, I now have some professional pictures of the event.
Enjoy!
"his" table provide by Us. There was also a "hers" Candy buffet.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Michele & David....June 6, 2009
So I'm waaaaayyy overdue with this post but since I knew I was having a slow summer I decided to drag it out a bit.
Michele and David concluded my mini-marathon of NYC brides. They were tons of fun!
Michele was a beautiful bride, even though in reality as much as she wanted to be married had no interest in all the fuss that's made over a bride on her wedding day!
The wedding was a smaller affair for about 50 guests and took place at the South Beach Marriott. Rain threatened the beach ceremony but in the end it the weather held up. After the ceremony guests moved to the cocktail hour in the downstairs terrace. The dinner took place in one of the hotels small ballrooms.
A royal table was set up to seat 25 people on each side. Gil Sosa provided the beautiful florals that decorated the table.
A "his & hers" station set up by us incorporated the 2 things they couldn't decided on. The candy buffet for the bride and the cigar bar for the groom. We decided doing a small selection of each was a great compromise. :)
It was a lovely intimated reception with delicious food which is exactly what the bride and groom wanted.
Studio by Carmen was there to photograph the night and I'll update with some of her pictures soon!
Here are some pictures we took:
Sign-in Table
Royal Table
His & Hers
Cake
Credits:
Ceremony & Reception: South Beach Marriott
Rentals: Hitched Event Rentals
Music: Liquid DJ's
Photographer: Studio by Carmen
Michele and David concluded my mini-marathon of NYC brides. They were tons of fun!
Michele was a beautiful bride, even though in reality as much as she wanted to be married had no interest in all the fuss that's made over a bride on her wedding day!
The wedding was a smaller affair for about 50 guests and took place at the South Beach Marriott. Rain threatened the beach ceremony but in the end it the weather held up. After the ceremony guests moved to the cocktail hour in the downstairs terrace. The dinner took place in one of the hotels small ballrooms.
A royal table was set up to seat 25 people on each side. Gil Sosa provided the beautiful florals that decorated the table.
A "his & hers" station set up by us incorporated the 2 things they couldn't decided on. The candy buffet for the bride and the cigar bar for the groom. We decided doing a small selection of each was a great compromise. :)
It was a lovely intimated reception with delicious food which is exactly what the bride and groom wanted.
Studio by Carmen was there to photograph the night and I'll update with some of her pictures soon!
Here are some pictures we took:
Sign-in Table
Royal Table
His & Hers
Cake
Credits:
Ceremony & Reception: South Beach Marriott
Rentals: Hitched Event Rentals
Music: Liquid DJ's
Photographer: Studio by Carmen
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