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.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Playing catch up! Nydia & Eddie 12.26.09
The last few months have been rather crazy and I have seriously neglected my blog! Sorry to those of you that check it often or use it as a way to "pass the time at work" Lol
As of right now I am 6 weddings behind! and I'm going to try to post at least half of them tonight.
Let's start with Nydia & Eddie!
Nydia came to me as a referral from a previous bride and hired me for our "A Little Luxury" package. This exists basically to give the bride peace of mind that all will be set up according to her wishes on her wedding :) without the added expense of having someone there the entire night (which for some is necessary). We arrived and did just that!
The lovely ceremony was followed by a reception @ the Rusty Pelican.
Below are pictures of the lovely setup! along with a highlight reel from Artistic Film Productions.
As of right now I am 6 weddings behind! and I'm going to try to post at least half of them tonight.
Let's start with Nydia & Eddie!
Nydia came to me as a referral from a previous bride and hired me for our "A Little Luxury" package. This exists basically to give the bride peace of mind that all will be set up according to her wishes on her wedding :) without the added expense of having someone there the entire night (which for some is necessary). We arrived and did just that!
The lovely ceremony was followed by a reception @ the Rusty Pelican.
Below are pictures of the lovely setup! along with a highlight reel from Artistic Film Productions.
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!!
Priscilla & Ben's Deering Estate affair....
Priscilla & Ben were another out-of-town couple from California. Originally they hired us just for the Day-Of but as the event got closer added our design package so that we could take care of all the aesthetics of the event.
The ceremony & reception both took place at the beautiful Deering Estate in Palmetto Bay. The color they chose were chocolate brown and shade of pink and rose.
Because I, ofcourse, was running around like a chicken without a head I have no pictures to share of the ceremony but to give you an idea...we decided to go all white with some hints of the rose and gold in the petal cones and programs.
After the ceremony & cocktail hour guests were taken in to the court yard for dinner. All the tables were dressed in chocolate dupioni linens, gold chiavari chairs with gold cushions and napkins that that a menu tucked in. The tables were all square and had beautiful arrangements of flowers in different shades of pink with hanging crystals.
The bride and groom and their bridal party sat at a royal table that was placed parallel to the Stone House which provided a beautiful backdrop. The favors were little box with truffle inside, wrapped in a gold damask paper and tied with a rose colored ribbon.
After dinner guests were encouraged back in to the house where lounge furniture and a cocktail hour style area was set up. Hazel R. Photogrpaher played an AMAZING slideshow of the days pictures and then the dancing began.
All in all it was a beautiful evening!
Here are some pictures of the event.
The ceremony & reception both took place at the beautiful Deering Estate in Palmetto Bay. The color they chose were chocolate brown and shade of pink and rose.
Because I, ofcourse, was running around like a chicken without a head I have no pictures to share of the ceremony but to give you an idea...we decided to go all white with some hints of the rose and gold in the petal cones and programs.
After the ceremony & cocktail hour guests were taken in to the court yard for dinner. All the tables were dressed in chocolate dupioni linens, gold chiavari chairs with gold cushions and napkins that that a menu tucked in. The tables were all square and had beautiful arrangements of flowers in different shades of pink with hanging crystals.
The bride and groom and their bridal party sat at a royal table that was placed parallel to the Stone House which provided a beautiful backdrop. The favors were little box with truffle inside, wrapped in a gold damask paper and tied with a rose colored ribbon.
After dinner guests were encouraged back in to the house where lounge furniture and a cocktail hour style area was set up. Hazel R. Photogrpaher played an AMAZING slideshow of the days pictures and then the dancing began.
All in all it was a beautiful evening!
Here are some pictures of the event.
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!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Elissa & Tim ...A Wedding at The Palms
May/early June was full of destination couples from NY. Elissa and Tim were one of them.
When I first met Elissa I knew she was going to be lots of fun. She is just a genuinely sweet and good hearted person that you just can't help but love to be around and she's lots of fun! I didn't get to meet Tim until the day of the wedding but it was apparent from about the first 30 seconds why these 2 are so perfect for each other.
I think if there is something I will always remember about their wedding day is how much I laughed. Elissa, Tim and their bridal party made for a great time!
The day looked like it might be a little rainy but Elissa was not letting that get her down. She was actually jumping up and down right before I sent her down the the aisle at her ceremony at the lovely Ancient Spanish Monastery! Elissa was the picture perfect bride and totally rocked her gorgeous Alvina Valenta gown.
After the ceremony guests were shuttled back over to The Palms for the reception.
A cocktail hour awaiting them out on the veranda. The beautiful reception table was set up with trays of sand and the escort cards attached to starfish. Also on the table was a memorial candle custom made by me to remember the bride's father who was there in spirit. The table looked beautiful. Definitely one of my favorites.
On the way in to the ballroom guests got distracted by the very cool photo booth provided by Peek-A-Booth. The photo booth came with all kinds of hilarious hats, glasses etc. Guests loved it and there was a line waiting to get in there all night!
As for the the reception itself, the normally all white beach-house inspired ballroom was all lit up in a soft pink up lighting and the dancefloor with the couples monogram provided by Ubi's Music and Lighting. Top This provided the Tiffany Blue linens and Mahogany Chiavari Chairs. Natinel Designs provided the beautiful arrangements that decorated each table.
Everything looked beautiful.
Elissa & Tim, we had such a great time at your wedding and we know you did too! Lol I hope the after party was just as fun and that you are having an AMAZING time in Thailand on your honeymoon. I cannot wait to see pictures.
We both hope that each day only gets better and better for the two of you I am sure that your lives together will be filled with lots of love and lots of laughs!
When I first met Elissa I knew she was going to be lots of fun. She is just a genuinely sweet and good hearted person that you just can't help but love to be around and she's lots of fun! I didn't get to meet Tim until the day of the wedding but it was apparent from about the first 30 seconds why these 2 are so perfect for each other.
I think if there is something I will always remember about their wedding day is how much I laughed. Elissa, Tim and their bridal party made for a great time!
The day looked like it might be a little rainy but Elissa was not letting that get her down. She was actually jumping up and down right before I sent her down the the aisle at her ceremony at the lovely Ancient Spanish Monastery! Elissa was the picture perfect bride and totally rocked her gorgeous Alvina Valenta gown.
After the ceremony guests were shuttled back over to The Palms for the reception.
A cocktail hour awaiting them out on the veranda. The beautiful reception table was set up with trays of sand and the escort cards attached to starfish. Also on the table was a memorial candle custom made by me to remember the bride's father who was there in spirit. The table looked beautiful. Definitely one of my favorites.
On the way in to the ballroom guests got distracted by the very cool photo booth provided by Peek-A-Booth. The photo booth came with all kinds of hilarious hats, glasses etc. Guests loved it and there was a line waiting to get in there all night!
As for the the reception itself, the normally all white beach-house inspired ballroom was all lit up in a soft pink up lighting and the dancefloor with the couples monogram provided by Ubi's Music and Lighting. Top This provided the Tiffany Blue linens and Mahogany Chiavari Chairs. Natinel Designs provided the beautiful arrangements that decorated each table.
Everything looked beautiful.
Elissa & Tim, we had such a great time at your wedding and we know you did too! Lol I hope the after party was just as fun and that you are having an AMAZING time in Thailand on your honeymoon. I cannot wait to see pictures.
We both hope that each day only gets better and better for the two of you I am sure that your lives together will be filled with lots of love and lots of laughs!
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