Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
I have to admit that I am starting really embrace this look– I have always been slightly anti-pink and shyed away from anything too precious, but how can anyone not be romanced a rose topiary in a hand-made ceramic container hugged by pale pink crystal cut votives?
Monday, February 9th, 2009
This past weekend the weather turned warm just in time for our wedding at Charleston’s most gorgeous new event venue, Pepper Plantation:
The exposed beams, concrete floors and huge mantles screamed “Ralph Lauren” to me- it was an understated kind of chic:
The bride loved an eggplant and green dot overlay we had and really was drawn to the purples… we used various shades from aubergine to smoky lavendar and accented with rich wood tones to highlight the barn-inspired Pavilion.
LOVE these linens– they didn’t compete with the casual-ness of the space yet somehow dressed it up…
The “dot” theme came down even to the vases on the cocktail tables…
And all the printed materials…
And the cake was stunning, designed by Jim Smeal.
Everyone flocked to the tent out back- here’s to 70-degree weather in February- cheers!
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!
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:
