rachel + david wed

Supplied with only color swatches of peach, coral and teal, and the freedom to curate the most festive backyard bash, we enthusiastically accepted the challenge. Rachel and David were the sweetest, most laid back couple a wedding designer could ask for. Their love of the outdoors and free spirits lead to the tantalizing reception your eyes are about to feast upon. A custom made arrow guided guests to the shindig followed by a canopy of crape paper streamers with the most chic lounge setup beneath the rainbow of color. Wooden tabletops adorned with peach runners and perfect imperfect loose arrangements of thistle, tulips, ranunculus, garden roses and pincushions topped it off. And don’t you know, it’s no party without a special area with a Paint by Numbers canvas!

Photos: Kelly Cameron Photography

Rentals+Floral+Styling: Sweet Sunday Events

kaci + tad wed

Our dream bride walked into our shop last November and we have had a major crush on her ever since. With inspiration from the wedding shoot of all wedding shoots, the food truck shoot over on GWS.

Kaci and Tad {the bride and groom} have a very clean, modern esthetic, but trust me, they did not lack personality and definitely weren’t scared of pattern or color. Kaci was certain chevron pattern had to be incorporate, which was PERFECTLY a-okay with us, seeing as though we are totally obsessed! The chevron pattern didn’t stop at the wedding invitations. The square arch, our carpenters so masterfully built, displayed the pattern as the red and white stripes on the straws added subtle color. And yellow and white chevron runners accented white linens on tables.

Guests were directed to each setup, as they walked through arches with citron accents and large round chalkboards. You can’t get wrong with citron!

Tabletops. Oh, the tabletops! Half of the tables displayed patterned linens and we opted for pegboard runners to tone down the busy pattern and white mod candle holders were mixed with hot pink gravel and succulents. A collection of mismatched candle holders, antlers, branches and wood slabs were the perfect combination on the remaining tables.

And did you notice the fabric feathers and braids? Of course you didn’t! Aren’t they the perfect little details to make this Modern Gypsy wedding come together swimmingly?! I just can’t stop day dreaming of how wonderful this wedding was. Just wish you could have seen it with your own to eyes, but atlas the shots taken by the talented girls of Joielala will do the trick…

Photography: Joielala Photographie

Paper: Wednesday

Rentals+Florals+Stying+Coordinating: Sweet Sunday Events

busy bee

Over the past two days I’ve been here, there and everywhere, or so it seems. Booking holiday parties {can you believe it?! It’s that time again}, working to create wonderful wedding designs with super exciting {and creatively open minded} new brides and prepping for this weekend’s absolutely gorgeous shabby-chic wedding. So clearly, I don’t have much time for anything else… so as usual {and to no big surprise, I’m sure}, my blog is the first to suffer. But maybe these stop motion save the dates will keep you busy for the remainder of the week, until I return on Monday :)  

a slice of invite from Jodi Miller on Vimeo.

a+a's save the date from Courtney Brooke on Vimeo.

Save the date! 31 july 2010 from Kishi-Grover on Vimeo.

neck envy

If I were made of money or if money grew on trees, I’d sport a new one of these everyday…

Geez, all of the sudden my neck feels so naked! Thanks a lot, Roarke.

a chance of rain

The days leading up to my wedding were rainy. Most brides would curl up in the fetal position a cry their selves to sleep because there was a chance that their perfect day was about to be washed away. But I didn’t freight. I didn’t want a change of venue. I didn’t care if my immaculate dress got muddy or if my hair went flat. I was getting married... nothing could ruin that! The only back up I had was to purchase a few clear “bubble” umbrellas from Target that my guests and wedding party could huddle under during the ceremony. Thankfully {and fortunately so}, it turned out to be a beautifully sunny no-need-for-umbrellas kind of day.

What I’m saying is: roll with it. If it rains grab some super stylish umbrellas and get married!   

bow ties, fun ties

web patrol

After a quick patrol of the web, I gathered the “OH WOW, LOOK AT THAT!” photos that I just had to share so I wouldn’t internally combust with intense joy…

Bridesmaids-n-Boots

Coulda {and definitely woulda} used all this on the river this weekend!

Who wouldn't love a hillside-bohemian wedding?!

Going camping... in this? Count me in!

it's a girl thing

The best part about being a girl: the freedom to squeal in public when something excites you. And this I did. Last week. At Walgreens. I had been searching for what seems to be a lifetime for a hair accessory that… 1. Would hold my thick hair up without falling within a minute or after taking two steps or turning my head side to side, 2. Wasn’t a hair tie or butterfly clip, since they both hurt my ridiculously sensitive scalp and 3. Would vanish and go undetected by the eye. So, I’m sure you could imagine my delight when, not only, did I finally concluded my lifelong hunt for this perfect product, but when I discovered it actually works… and works well! Okay, so maybe my newly found don’t-leave-the-house-without-it accessory isn’t near as couture or advant-garde as these AHHHmazing pieces, but it gets the job done while I'm dreaming about these...

Tour De Force

Untamed Petals

Green Eyed Girl