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Ashley and Will

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Ashley is a dear friend of mine and is was SO MUCH FUN to help her with her June 2010 wedding at the Cathedral and Mills House!

What I loved is that Ashley completely trusted our vision for the colors, feel, etc. She would say, “I just can’t see it in my head at all, but I trust you!”

It all started around a gorgeous teal-toned bridesmaids dress that she chose. She really loved fresh, summery colors but wanted to make sure it all meshed well together. We brought in pale pinks, apricots, greens, pale blues and creams and I think the results were beautiful.

Here’s a peak of some of the photos that the lovely and talented Kate Thorton snapped for us that day…

Congrats to you both and I can’t wait to hang out with Mr. and Mrs. Jeter!

Bridal Portraits on your Wedding Day

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Taking bridal portraits is certainly an exciting wedding rite of passage, but let’s be honest: these days who really has the time for that? With most of our brides being a plane flight away from Charleston and in busy careers, many are opting to take their “portraits” on the actual wedding day.

Looking at these GORGEOUS photos of one of my favorite brides, Tara, by the super-talented Virgil Bunao of CVI Photography, I’d say wedding day bridal portraits can be a smashing success:

And here’s with her sweet new husband… what a wedding!

Platinum Wedding

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Unfortunately I’m not talking about the (fabulously funny) show… but we did have our own “platinum” wedding this past February… platinum, black, and white to be exact.

The stormy skies may have dampened anothers day, but I love that the bride proclaimed, “Well, I asked for a gray wedding, right? The weather fits right in!”

It was a gorgeous night…. lots of sparkle, but oh, so chic. Here are a few of the details:

Creeping flowers up black birch branches in custom-tin containers…

Orchids were hung from one of the lounge tents to create an art deco-inspired “chandelier”

Sequined linens paired well with minimalist arrangements…

Silver silk draping and white leather furniture created a hip space…

And the interior rooms for dinner will all about elegance… with a little bling, of course…

We had a silver graphic print designed to meet their mod tastes and carried this throughout the night, beginning with the save-the-dates, then on to the placecards, menus, etc.

The lighting in the dance tent was gorgeous!

Flowers were simple and elegant…

And of course the martini bar was a huge hit…

Beautiful!

Feeling Blue

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

If you have grown up in Charleston or even lived in Charleston for more than a few years, it’s pretty much a guarantee that you have been to a wedding or event at Hibernian Society Hall. It’s a Charleston institution! And while the proportions are grand and the space classic, it’s always a challenge to make the space unique for each bride.

I loved what this bride’s mother said to me when she described what she wanted to see from the decor: “I want every guest to say, ‘She really outdid herself on this one!’”

The Hibernian kept glowing brighter and brighter as the night went on- it set the mood for a fun party inside!

PDA did our lighting again, this time with custom gate and scroll patterns on the ceilings verses on the floors, where patterns are typically seen.

Manzanita branches cast dramatic shadows…

Thousands of crystals picked up the candlelight and gave depth…

The cake (by Rococo) was the room’s centerpiece, situated under the central “gold” chandelier that was made silver with blue lighting…

A sweet hydrangea and ranunculus cocktail table piece in antiqued mercury glass…

Fugi and Football mums added a little life and whimsy to the centerpieces…

Tara, we loved working with you and wish you the best!

Eye Candy

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Just a quick post for today… I wanted to share a few photos of a candy station we did this past June. It was candy station to end all candy stations!

The bride wanted it to be the “WOW” factor of the wedding and I have to say, hearing the “oohs” and “ahhs” as guests walked into the reception and saw the display was my favorite part of the night!

The candy was all pink and white and the printing incorporated her butterfly motif…

Hundreds of romantic garden roses, hydrangea, nerine lilies, lisianthus and bells of Ireland composed the centerpieces that towered over the candy… gorgeous!

Eat your heart out!