Archive for the ‘Silver’ Category

A WED baby shower

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Oh, my goodness, how absolutely honored I was to have this beautiful, chic baby shower thrown for… me!

The WED team invited a few close friends in the wedding business and gussied up the upper room at Cru Cafe with gorgeous blooms by our favorite Sara Grimshaw to serve an absolutely delightful lunch (of course the menu designed by our favorites at Studio R Design) to celebrate my sweet little baby-to-be. He’s coming soon (in two months!) and I could not be any more thankful for WED and our amazing team, our sweet brides and clients and all of our vendors for your encouragement and friendship as this new phase of life begins…

And a special thank you to another favorite, uber-talent Marni Rothschild Durlach for both attending and taking these sweet photos!

Tara and Jesse

Friday, August 27th, 2010

There are funny people and then there is Donna Von Bruening. We LOVE working with Donna because she is always making our staff, our clients, and all of our vendors laugh all night long.

And Tara and Jesse’s laid lack and fun personalities were perfect for Donna and also for the whimsical teal and yellow art deco-inspired wedding. WED brought in TEC, Studio R, Snyder, and Jim Smeal to the Harbour Club to transform the space with some mid-century style. I especially LOVED the ostrich feathers!!

Congrats, Tara and Jesse!

Girly Girl Details

Friday, February 26th, 2010

You know what, I’m not an inherent girly girl. I grew up between brothers, what can I say??

But there is something so fun and lovely about the feminine details in a wedding from pink roses to a blushing bride.

Jay was SUCH a fun bride and she fully embraced all that was pink. I loved it. Here are just a few of the fun girly girl details:

(Thank you so much Leigh Webber for the beautiful photos!)

Suzanne and Ben on Weddings Unveiled Blog!

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Thank you so much to the talented folks at Weddings Unveiled Blog for featuring one of our fabulous couples on their site!

Suzanne and Ben were married just over a year ago- December 27th, 2008 to be exact- and we loved planning their thoroughly unique and charming wedding. I loved how she wanted a winter wedding that featured bold tones and plenty of personal touches…

THANK YOU to Weddings Unveiled for the lovely storyboards of their wedding, and for the ever-talented Corbin Gurkin for the beautiful shots of the evening…

Happy Anniversary, Suzanne and Ben!

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!

Sara and Ben- The William Aiken House

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

 Seeing blue…

Sara received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and her law degree from Duke, so was it any wonder her wedding ended up a chic combination of pale Carolina blue, deep Duke blue and crisp. clean white?!

Custom pillows matched the poppy motif from her printing and looked chic on the white leather furniture. The minimalist aesthetic was carried throughout from the white cymbidium stems in clear glass cylinders to the art deco crystal chandeliers…

   

No detail was spared from the orchid strands on the lanterns to the pale blue rendering of the bridal gown lace on the wedding cake….

 

AND– just to throw in a little “girly” into the mix, the pergola was lit in a hot pink that deepened as the night went on, ending in a simply stunning display as the bride and groom cut their cake and toasted each other as new husband and wife. Cheers!