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A tutorial on wedding site transformation

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

One word: LIGHTING!

Here are a few shots from a hunting lodge that we transformed into an uber-romantic, pink-infused evening:

(The cake was lit under the linen, casting an ambient glow that could be seen even through the outside windows)

(The bar and cigar bar were uplit in hot pinks, and the trees across the lake were hilighted in blue. We even added a “full moon” to light up the night…)

(The two main interior rooms were all about “sleek” and “pink.” Custom white carpet and pink, pink, P-I-N-K lighting!)

Lighting Design by Todd St. Onge and PDA

Cake by Jim Smeal

Photos by WED

Location: Buckridge Plantation

Maggie and Cecil

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

“Scattered Thunderstorms.” That weather forcast for a wedding weekend usually strikes fear in a bride, but not Maggie. Cool as a cucumber, she was just thrilled to be married.  Rain or shine.

Her wedding ceremony was held at the gorgeous Old Sheldon Ruins. As the gospel choir walked up to the ruins singing “Blessed Assurance” I felt like we were all truly on sacred ground…

The cute boys!

We knew we had two “comfort” issues we had to combat: the heat and the bugs. This custom-designed program allowed us to inform guests of the ceremony details while also shooing away bugs and offering a cool breeze!

From the Old Sheldon Ruins, guests were led to the BEAUTIFUL Oaks Plantation on St. Helena Island… When guests were greeted with shots of oysters in vodka, each one knew a fun party was about to begin!

Guests were also invited to pick up a packet of praline pecans to snack on throughout the evening or to take home for a midnight snack…

Bright flowers by H.B. Stems were just gorgeous…

   

We draped the main tent with a grass green and the adjacent lounge, bar, and dance tents in copper. Amaizng how using the bright tones and plenty of lighting kept it summery and fresh!

YUMMY sugared pacans at the bar for that little something sweet we all need after a meal…

What do you think of these new chandeliers? I love the mod-ish vibe they bring to the dance tent!

 A few of the night’s details…

  

 

LOVE the ambience when the sun went down!

Congrats, Maggie and Cecil! Remember that the more it rains on your wedding day, the better your marriage will be… for y’all, that surely means you have a lifetime of happiness to come!

 

Rentals- Snyder

Lounge- Snyder Lounge

Flowers- H.B. Stems

Chandeliers/Draping- WED

Golden night

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

I always call the hour before sunset “the Golden Hour” at The River Course Club on Kiawah Island because it always seems that the setting sun hits everything with the perfect glow. This fall 2008 bride wanted to bring out that natural gold light in her decor and a fabulous event resulted…

Rattan furniture created comfortable nooks around the porch, perfectly juxtaposed to the lush tent:

Gold tones shone throughout…

What a stunning view (note to golfers- this is on an award-winning course)!

Visualizations and Transformations…

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

One of the most difficult things we face as wedding designers is helping clients “see” their wedding before it happens! We have to try to show bits and pieces and paint a picture of the potential as, after all, it’s impossible to put all the elements together and show a client exactly what their wedding will look like on the day of.  Storyboards like these are fantastic, but can only take the mind so far…

But here’s a great example of what design elements carefully pulled together can do to a space… Ginny wanted the convenience of a downtown Charleston hotel wedding for her guests, but wanted the space to look like a South Beach nightclub… without any mod hotels in downtown we had to really use lighting, furniture, linen, and decor to transform the space!

Here’s the “before” shot of the Carolina Ballroom at the Francis Marion Hotel:

 

And now what we created for the reception: