Archive for September, 2009

WED featured on Weddings Unveiled Blog!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Wow… Thank you so much Weddings Unveiled Magazine for featuring one of our favorite destination weddings on your beautiful blog!

Angela and Rob were married in St. John, U.S.V.I. last summer and WED was more than thrilled to plan another Carribbean wedding! Katie Huebel and Ellen Robinson flew down to make sure every last detail was designed to make Angela and Rob’s guests feel welcomed, comfortable, and appreciated. I can admit that I was a little jealous being left behind to hold down the fort in the office. Ok, a lot jealolus. But I’d say they did a pretty awesome job merging the creativity of some of our favorite Charleston vendors (like Studio R and Snyder) with the lovely folks in the U.S.V.I. And I love how the yellow and green are a fresh take on a tropical wedding that typically defaults to blues and greens!

All photography by Jenna Walker Photography (available for all travel)

Photo collages by Completely Unveiled by Weddings Unveiled Blog

Planning and Design by WED – yes, we are available for WORLD travel and love to plan weddings all around the globe!!

WED featured on White-Thread!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Thank you SO MUCH to Dina of White Thread, a new blog for the sophisticated southern bride. This blog is chock-full of chic ideas (like this, this and this!) and my favorite part is that is speaks exclusively to brides and designers in NC and SC.

WED adored planning Eimile’s and Drue’s wedding at Lowndes Grove - see Dina’s posts Volumes I, II, III, and IV for her fabulous take on this wedding!

(Photography by Marni Pictures, collage of photos by White Thread)

Dina, thank you again for your kind words and we look forward to keeping up with you on White Thread!

Private Home Transformation

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Barb and Jeff’s wedding was held in one of my favorite spaces we have ever planned a wedding– their private home on Seabrook Island!

Maybe it’s the make-over junkie in me or that we were able to take in these gorgeous marsh views all week while creating a truly custom event-space… whatever it was, the effects were amazing and WED’s staff loved the honor of transforming their home.

Here was their kitchen/dining/sitting toom area. With the great open layout, we knew this would be the main seating area for their nearly 90 guests.

 

We cleared out all the furniture and brought in square tables for maximum space-usage (and honestly, the style seemed to fit, too!). Pintuck linens to coordinate with their existing wall paint color and the beautiful marsh views and voila!

 

The caterers used the garage space for all of their service since the kitchen, though spacious, was located right off the main dining area. Instead, we decorated the countertop with fresh flowers in their own vases and offered a cordials and coffee display at the bar.

 

This is the “before” shot of the formal living room, which was adjacent to the kitchen/dining/sitting room and also held tables for the seated dinner…

During dinner!

We originally planned to close off this bedroom (so as not to have to move a bed that surely weighed 20,000 lbs.), but rain ruined our “let’s-put-the-bar-on-the-porch” idea.  

SOOO.. we simply moved furniture to create a hip lounge area and put the bar in the bedroom! Secretly I think the men must have planned this unexpected rain… it meant they had access to a TV to watch the GA Tech game that was on that night!

 

And finally… just a few more of the lovely details!

 

**P.S. Though we all might not have lovely homes like this on Seabrook, lucky us– the Seabrook Island Club has finished its extensive renovations and is renting its Clubhouse out again!! Check it all out here**

 

Holiday Drop-In at WED

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Right now we’re planning several winter-time galas and Christimas parties… searching for inspiration, I went back into my photos and realized I never shared photos from WED’s 2008 Christmas Party! I know, I know… we just got through Labor Day. But simple ideas can translate into any type of event.

This is in our design center. We set up a coffee and cidar bar and the self-serve aspect lent to the casual-ness of the evening. Homemade cookies and peppermint bark was inviting- particurally to me, if I remember correctly (!).  We kept the flowers simple throughout… here a mass of green dendrobiums!

Granville’ catered the event for us and brought their specialties like goat cheese-stuffed African peppers, grilled pimiento cheese bites, and rare roast beef on crostini.

A bouquet of red ranunculus added zing to the champagne station we set up at the front of our office!

Cheers to another great holiday 2009 just a few months away!

"I'm Tar Heel Born, I'm Tar Heel Bred"

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Though I certainly consider Charleston my home now, many may not know that I am a born and bred Tar Heel, raised my whole life in the lovely North Carolina!

With my entire family (when I say “entire family” I mean my parents, brothers, sister, and sisters-in-law!) all UNC-Chapel Hill alums, it has only made sense that I seek out weddings in the Chapel Hill-Raleigh-Durham area. WED loves to head up to NC for weddings and events!

This wedding in particular was a fun one for me to plan… it was my baby brother’s wedding, after all!

David and Christine met and fell in love at UNC and so it was fitting to host friends and family to come back to their alma mater for their weekend celebration. The rehearsal dinner was held in the gorgeous Morehead Planetariumon UNC’s campus, and the ceremony on Saturday evening at Chapel Hill Bible Church:

The reception venue- The Angus Barn Pavilion-  was absolutely stunning and was fabulously accommodating to us in every way… and the views of the lake were stunning!

We used an enormously talented photographer from the Raleigh area- Bill Broere. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and, as you can see, was able to capture stunning photos throughout the evening. **NOTE- he travels to shoot weddings!!

Being that we were in a barn, we kept the decor rustic but clean… white blooms in tin containers and candlelight everywhere!

We incorporated blue lighting on the uncovered patio… we needed at least a little Carolina blue in the mix!

And inside, we lit the barn in amber tones to offer warmth and soft ambiance…

The fire pit was a huge hit, even on the August night! S’mores supplies were brought out when the sun went down and everyone gathered around for a DIY dessert…

 I can’t believe my little brother is married… David and Christine, I love you both and it was such an honor to plan your wedding!

 

 **THANK YOU BILL BROERE FOR SUPPLYING ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS BLOG!! VISIT HIS WEBSITE HERE TO SEE HIS WEDDING PHOTOS AND NEW FUSION VIDEO CONCEPT**