Polka Dot Theme Wedding

When asked to create a modern, fun loving environment that was a polka-dot theme for a recent wedding I did, I was excited. Excited that they chose me, excited about the theme, & excited that they trusted me completely to do whatever I wanted to (with in their budget). I wanted the polka-dot theme to show through, but not in a huge literal way, sure I could have done the polka-dot ribbon on all kinds of vases & polka dot table runners & much more, but instead I decided to give them the modern day approach & give them their theme but not exactly literal. Take a look & see what you think about what I created.

Pinterest - Love or Hate?

Whether you love or hate Pinterest, or love to hate Pinterest, or hate that you love Pinterest so much, let's face it, it is almost as much of women's life as Facebook is for the rest of the country.

I, myself have a love hate relationship with Pinterest. I LOVE the fact that from a decorator stand point my client's can create boards on there & I can follow them to see what they like to give me inspiration, I LOVE the fact that its gives you so many ideas for great stuff, I LOVE that you can pin things to keep them for later reference and ideas and I LOVE all the amazing things you can find on there from recipes to beauty tips, to outstanding sayings.

But on the other hand as a professional event decorator I HATE that some clients do not allow me to use the pictures from Pinterest as inspiration, but what me to completely copy or replicate them. When I meet with my clients to get a feel of what they like and many will bring me pictures of things they like - GREAT, and I can immediately tell when they are Pinterest pictures - I invite them to bring me inspiration pictures, so this is good, however when they want this exact thing done - I then explain to them that I will be more than happy to use it as inspiration, but will not replicate it & therefore it will not be the exact same thing as what hey are seeing in front of them right now. First off I DO NOT copy or replicate ANYONE Eelse's work, or it is not my work. I will however take things that I like & I think are cool and use it as inspiration to me to create a similar type of thing in my own creative way. I would feel horrible, completely unprofessional, mortified, & embarrassed to make an exact replica of someone else's beautiful work & say it is mine, because even though I would technically be doing the labor to recreate the exact same look it still does not make it my work. Make sense?
To show you what I mean I have included some pictures below to show you.

I have been seeing these huge, massive, elegant, show stopping paper flower backdrops as seen on the right from a picture I seen on tumbler and on the left we, Forever Fresh did a small interpretation of the paper flower backdrop.

We used just a few paper flowers we made and incorporated them into our backdrop for a garden theme wedding, instead of making a whole entire backdrop of paper flowers.

My work on the left & the gorgeous work done by www.elizabethannedesigns.com on the right.

I was in love with the whimsical feel of the rose petals in the whole aisle. So I also decided to do an aisle of rose petals - the design is much different, but good inspiration.

 

On the left is my creation of the inspiration picture found on Pinterest but originally taken from Bridalguide.com

I liked the airiness of the flowers above the guests & the sophisticated style of the whole centerpiece. So what I did to create this of my own was to hang flowers over the table & line the middle of the table with various heights of candles.


 

 



 So see it's not that I hate pinterest, no way, I just like to use it as inspiration & inspiration only. Not to completely copy someone else's work. Just remember when you hire a professional - let them do what they do best! For me that is letting me be creative :)

 

 

Old Hollywood Style Wedding

I had the pleasure of designing an Old Hollywood theme wedding which I have always wanted to do. When I think old Hollywood glam I think feathers, sparkle & pearls, sophistication, black & white with a pop of color.

They had an outdoor ceremony that I wanted to keep crisp, clean, sophisticated & eye catching. I designed a mirror lined aisle for them with grand over the top white candelabras & crystal vases with show stopping white orchids coming out the top of them and pearls "roping" off he inside aisle.

 The altar area again kept plain, simple, clean, crisp lines & very sophisticated with a  touch of white orchids on the archway.

The reception was indoors at a hotel venue in the area. We did an array of centerpieces features candles, custom made flower arrangements & feathers. Some we made more grand & others we made lower centerpieces & simple, elegant.

 

 

 I also custom created this Marquee Sign for them because when I think Hollywood you have to have a marquee sign, right?!

 

Leave a comment let us know what you think about our Old Hollywood theme wedding we designed ;)

 

 

DIY baby breath centerpieces

Baby's breath is becoming a big trend in weddings right now. It is cost effective, can make a beautiful, whimsical, romantic statement when put together in big groupings and it is universal. You can use baby's breath to make DIY centerpieces, aisle markers, door decorations & so much more for either rustic, nature themed, vintage, or romantic & whimsical theme weddings.

Earlier this summer I did a couple weddings that revolved around baby's breath, and although baby's breath is beautiful looking in big groups I myself do not exactly find it pleasing to smell. At this point and time I had 85 bundles od baby's breath in my shop & phew....the smell overcame my small shop, BUT when used at the receptions you did not even notice the smell, so no worries (unless you have people with allergies of course).

We arranged some very easy, romantic, whimsical centerpieces that are easy enough for you to do n your own if you are a DIY'er. If you are looking for centerpieces that are uniform & completely round, then baby's breath is NOT the flower (filler) for you. That is also what makes it a great DIY flower. As long as you have a container & a flower shears then you are good to go.
The possibilities for baby's breath are endless and we have done many different things with it, btu here are just some of the latest from a couple of this summer's weddings. Hope you enjoy!