Sweet Life
Ok, so I came across this wedding that had my two favorite things involved with it and I had to share. First, a candy shop. Specifically gum-balls. And second, it's located in Minneapolis, which is the home to one of my favorite music artist of all time, Prince. Shocking, I know!
Red Ribbon Studio took great shots of the Cherry red, and bubble gum accents involved in this wedding. It made me happy just looking at it. Weddings tend to be traditional in the south and I loved to see a hint of whimsy with this one. I have also always loved the pairing of turquoise and red. This shows it beautifully!
Color Of The Moment
Some would say that a color referred to as Honeysuckle would be a white/yellow hue. Instead, the color that is hitting the fashion streets and the wedding design world is a rich pink. It is flirtatious and pairs beautifully with neutrals or navy to keep a sophistication. I think the best way of showing the bright beauty is to use many varying shades when pairing it. It is said that this color evokes "happiness". What could be more appropriate for your wedding day? There will be many ways to incorporate this color into your wedding. It will be produced in 2011 in home textiles as well as fashion. Choose how you give your palette a pop of color. Happy Planning!
Southern Sophistication
Fashion Forward
Sweet Treats For the Hand and Eye
Spring Is In The Air
Spring is my absolute favorite time of year. It is a rebirth, renewal, regroup kind of time! I purge my wardrobe, clean up my business files, and prepare for the summer/fall season of chaos. Brides are inspired usually during this time of year because of mother nature's paint brush. Most often clients select their palettes for their wedding during these months. Butterflies, birds, large garden roses, fern leaves; are inspiring springtime themes. See the groups below for a kick start to your design finish line. Happy Planning!Black and Blush
Burberry tie photo by Jessica Claire, centerpiece and cakes both from Martha Stewart Weddings, Monique Luo dress from Brides.
Row 2: photo by Sara Remington for Anna Kuperberg, photo by Jose Villa via Classic Bride, Lovejoy vodka via Ruby Press, bouquet by Artfool.
Row 3: Peter Som dress via Perfect Bound, Laura Hooper calligraphy via Elizabeth Designs, photo by Timothy Lee,
notecard by Paper & Cup
Row 4: bouquet by Ariella Chezar, painting by Kevin Dean via Design Sponge, programs from Rebecca Thuss, favors via Melissa Smitten.
Rustic Romance
photography: Photographix and Phindy Studios
40th Birthday Chic Celebration
What a great way to celebrate a grand birthday and Valentine's Day! Dr. Shawn Brown shared an evening of dancing, drinks and delectable dining with friends and family from all over the U.S. The event was held at The Bungalow in Murfreesboro. A small intimate space that is in the middle of downtown and has beautiful features that are characteristic of it's age. Under new ownership and worth a peek if planning an event in Murfreesboro.
Shawn came to us with a desire to have her party be an amazing celebration. I had designed a 50th birthday for a local song writer a couple of years ago and Shawn read Sandy's statement about how "she felt like Oprah!" What a great complement that was to me and I know that Shawn wanted that same feeling. Surprise, shock, love, and attention to detail.
Shawn was drawn to a linen from BBJ Linen Company (a sample I had shown her in our first meeting). Over the next few months, the entire party emerged from that one fabric and Shawn's love of Cherry and Turquoise mixed. Shawn is also a self proclaimed "foody" and her menu was one of the most extensive I've had yet. Chef, Lisa Coffman with Unique Flavors, was hired to handle Shawn's catering and also a dessert bar that was to die for! Designs in Paper helped me recreate the linen pattern for all of the paper elements I used in the design. From the invitations to the dessert and favor tags. We commissioned Jay Quals for the 4 tiered custom birthday cake that sat center stage on the dessert bar. With a red carpet arrival, Jason Davis provided the cool turquoise lighting with in the vintage space and Tim Lake's 8 piece band, Skyline Drive, kept the guests moving.
Enjoy the pictures from this fun filled celebration and thank you Shawn for allowing us to help you celebrate in style!
Snowflake Wedding
The wedding of Meredith Dean and Josh Gruner took place in January at the Noah Liff Opera Center. It was a simple, beautiful ceremony that guests enjoyed in the Grand Lobby and then were asked to attend the reception in the ballroom. The color palette Meredith chose in our initial meeting was a Nile Blue/Navy/Taupe combination I ordered from BBJ Linen company to drape the reception tables. The Cake was a perfect reflection of the evening theme and it was absolutely delicious! Cakes By Rebecca baked a vanilla cake with raspberry filling. Snowflakes adorned the ceremony area, suspended over one of the lavish food stations provided by Chef's Market, and were also placed on dinner tables along side the tall greenery/curly willow arrangements provided by A Village of Flowers. Meredith's mother, Becky played a large roll in bringing the details together and loved the idea of paper lanterns over the dance floor. Jason Davis DJ and Lighting also provided the room with a warm glow by adding the can lighting around the room. Tomorrow's Memories Photography (Zach and Sarah Henson) were the photography team for this wedding. A big "thank you" to them for sharing their blog photos with me and making this easy to share with all of you!
I loved meeting Meredith's Grandmother who retired after 33 years in the event planning business. She told me of her past clients like Sammy Davis Junior and others!
First glance at each other before the big day progressed!
The Groom's Cake was a hot chocolate station that we had fun condiments like marshmallows, caramels and peppermint sticks. The guest favorite was the shots of peppermint schnapps they could add to their hot cocoa!
Ribbon Wands made the perfect send off down the grand stair case.
They were such a sweet family to work with and Meredith's father, Rob, was a great host that evening and gave a wonderful introduction of the Bride and Groom. I wish Meredith and Josh many blessed years ahead and know that God has a watchful eye over them! Thank you for allowing Joanne and I to be a part of your special day.
How Things Change
It's been over a year since Keoni Keur shot our Premier W.E.D. "photo shoot". I LOVE the classic shots of the girls and his picture of me in my office will remain a favorite. It is fitting of my every day work (minus the ruffled dress of course! ) and even though I warmly embrace change, it will be hard to replace those photos. However, when Christy Bryan with Waldorf Photographic Art (www.waldorfphotographicart.com) offered to do a shoot for the girls and I, I jumped at the chance!
If you know me at all, then you know I am all about staying current and fresh with out compromising who I am at the heart of design. Christy was not feeling well, traveling in last minute from Memphis from a trip with her husband, she stepped up to the plate to spend a few hours with us downtown. I know she must have been exhausted and she still walked all over with us finding just the right place she thought was great for us to get some good pictures. I am a southern girl at heart, but I have this "funky/urban" part of me that creeps out and I had to explore.
Christy's parent company, Waldorf Photographic Art is out of Knoxville and Bill saw Christy's great talent and asked her to branch out to the Nashville market. The crazy thing is....I met Christy when she photographed a client's wedding (Barbara/Cal's wedding) and while she was shooting that one at the Hutton Hotel, I also had a wedding in Leiper's Fork the same day (Brittney/Austin's wedding) and Bill was shooting it! First time to work with this company at all and I just happen to get both entities! Christy is employed full time with a large Magazine company here in Nashville so she has a great eye for the print. I think she did an amazing job of capturing the fun, relaxed side of my company as well as a little sassiness that has brought me to today! Thank you so much Christy for all your hard work, and patience with four women who were freezing and particular. You are the best! I know that when people turn to our website to find out more about Premier W.E.D. and who is behind the work, your pictures will give them a great sense of fun to come! June, Joanne, Brittany and I are grateful for your expertise. The website will be updated any day with our new head-shots. Thank you!
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