A Black Tie Wedding Affair in Naples, Florida

Some weddings are just grander than others in the most wonderful ways.  Not that any wedding is better than the next of course!  The aesthetic at this wedding was simply STUNNING.  Lori & her mom wanted a beautiful blush pink sophisticated, elegant and wow wedding ceremony and reception, and that's what they got.   

Lori and Jason's letterpress wedding invitations, with lavender accents.  Can't help but love the rings too.

 All of the out of town guests were given welcome bags with letter-pressed welcome tags 

 Lori hung her breathtaking wedding dress on her personalized hanger for this bridal gown portrait.

 Lace, lace, and more lace! The bride wore a bright white dress with a strapless sweetheart neckline for her big day.  We love that Aaron took this traditional pre-ceremony portrait of Lori with her bouquet.

 The gorgeous bridal bouquet was blush pink peonies with crystal accents.

 At a Jewish wedding, the bride and groom sip from the wedding Kiddush cup of wine.

This sanctifies the joy and abundance of the Jewish wedding ceremony.

 The Ketubah is a special type of prenuptial agreement. It is considered a integral part of any traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. This beauty is laser cut and one of the  most beautiful and delicate I have ever seen.

 Jason, you may kiss your bride! The draped chuppah above the bride, groom and their parents was covered with white hydrangea flowers.

 The cold sea food display table had a beautiful monogrammed iced carving.  As usual, it was devoured in minutes.  Everyone loves a great seafood display with shrimp, crab, oysters and lobster.

 Each place setting included a dinner menu tucked into the napkin atop of the gold beaded charger and a monogrammed chocolate confection.

 The head table was covered in lush centerpieces of peonies, roses, hydrangea, calla lilies and vibernum with rose petals.

Gorgeous blush roses in between each of the 5 tiers of this incredible wedding cake.

This masterpiece is the work of none other than the fabulous Kakes by Karen! 

 These photos symbolize the four generations of Lori and Jason's families, which was displayed at the wedding reception in honor of their parents, grandparents, and great grandparents! 

 Hello gorgeous! This reception decor is perfect for a black tie wedding.

 The design included gold chivari chairs with gold satin pads, sheer blush chair jackets & twirl ruffle sashes! 

You can see the happiness in the room during this traditional Jewish dance, the Hora, which was captured beautifully by Aaron Lockwood! Aaron did such a great job photographing this wedding, that you can see more of this wedding over at Weddings Illustrated.

A Beach, A Tent, and Fuchsia Peonies Vol 2

Did you enjoy the video? Audrey and Mike shared some more of the wedding and I thought after seeing the video you might want to see more! Enjoy these great photos:

The bridesmaids bouquets

A pre ceremony toast

I'm still dying over this bouquet by Signature Floral. Have you ever seen such stunning colors of peonies, roses, ranunculus?

Who doesn't love a petal dressed aisle?

See- THIS is great use of flowers at a beach wedding!

I love calligraphy. ALOT. Thank you Samira for these!

And no, you most certainly do not have to go overboard with the "beach" or "shell" theme...its quite possible to keep it elegant and simple!

A lined tent (draped poles too) with great lighting and pretty linens to match. All the details are what make this look so perfectly sophisticated.

The cigar roller was a surprise from Andrea to Will.  He was a huge hit of course.  The tent-patio we placed just outside the tent was the perfect compliment.

The fireworks show was a surprise for all the wedding guests and marked the start of the after party!

Audrey & Mike, thank you so much for sharing the photos.

A Beach, A Tent, and Fuchsia Peonies, oh yes.

Last November we had the most lovely tented wedding at South Seas resort on Captiva Island.  Here is a little peek into the day, courtesy of AMC Video


Andrea and Will had their ceremony on Sunset Cove and cocktail hour on Sunset Beach before heading to the tented lawn after an amazing sunset.  The raspberry and fuchsia flowers (roses, orchids and peonies) by Signature Florals were so pretty and cheerful, just like Andrea.  Before the night was over, all the guests headed over to the beach one last time for a surprise fireworks show.
I miss this wedding... I'll blog pictures next!

The Grand Wedding Vol 2. More Details

I don't know how we're going to get this done in under 5 volumes.

Left to Right: The escort card table we blinged out with tulips and roses in a perfect raspberry color.. Crystals everywhere. Rather than individual menus at the small tables, we designed these little tents with the table number on one side and the buffet menu on the other.

 Reserved seating cards for the ceremony.  Lauren was the soloist, oh it was so beautiful!

Feathers, roses, hydrangea, tulips, stock...all the white lovliness we could get our hands on! Signature Florals provided all the personal flowers (those pictures are coming, I promise!) and did a few more pieces like this one just because they're that nice!

 Most of the cabaret tables had this simple setting.

 I don't think there's anything I enjoy more than walking into a room and being handed a nice glass of champagne.  For this wedding, we added pomegranate and raspberries to the glass and then poured the champagne on top as guests arrived.

Two ring bearers, 2 ring rings to deliver to mom & dad.  We used our studios 2011 ring bearer bowl (which now bears all the names of our 2011 clients) from Palomas Nest and the classic ring pillow.

 This is another piece from our studio that we use often to collect cards or well wishes.

 Here's a full view of the escort card table...sparkle!

LOVE this cake by Kakes by Karen.  We always leave the design up to her and boy does she ever always get it spot on!

You know how sometimes you just want to nibble on something while you're having a cocktail with friends, but you don't want to get up?  These little platters fixed that.  I'm not sure why I never thought of them before.
Click here to go back to Vol. 1.  Volumes 3 thru who-knows-how-many are on the way!
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White Pumpkin and Gray wedding {Hello Lovely} Vol. 3

Last week I found a welcome surprise in my inbox, an email from one of the sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Paige married Corey exactly a year ago. In her email she said, "I don't know if you'll remember me..." My reaction? Complete and utter shock. Why? Because I never forget my clients! This I can say for sure - I take weddings to heart. Each and every wedding is a celebration to me that I feel privileged to be a part of.  I cry tears of joy at every single one and usually, I cry on the way home from the farewell brunch realizing that we had another great wedding {joy}, but that there is one less person who will be a part of my daily life {sadness}.

A bigger surprise came a few days later, on Paige & Coreys wedding anniversary when we received a super sweet gift from her with a thank you note that brought me to tears.  Paige; thank you so much for even thinking about us on your wedding anniversary - you'll never know how incredibly wonderful it made me feel.  The chocolate covered strawberries lasted all of 2.4 minutes!

To wrap up this White Pumpkin and Gray wedding series, here are a few more of the details captured by Ashley Brockinton.
Tip: If you have little details that you really want to have pictures of, be sure to let your photographers know in advance.  If your photographer doesn't know there were super cute drink flags at the lemonade station that you spent 4 hours making, you might not get that picture!

 How perfectly sweet was this wedding? Happy Anniversary Paige & Corey!

Check out the entire White Pumpkin Series!

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