Wedding Cake Tasting

Its rare that we get to show what happens behind the scenes with our wedding planning, so when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped!  Here is a video created by iHeart Film Studios for the Grand Wedding.  The cake tasting takes place at the amazing Kakes by Karen.  We ate a ton of cake that night.  Well, I ate a little cake.  I devoured the mocha filling. Karen knows its my favorite.

A huge thank you to iHeart film studios creating this mini video and Kakes by Karen for another amazing cake tasting and consultation. I can't wait for the Wedding!

Vintage Victorian & Retro Invitations

I was so excited when I came across this invitation & paper details designer today.  Pretty much, Bnute is brilliant from my point of view.  I stumbled upon her Etsy shop via @celebrateathome and I am so glad that I did.  These are so unique and look genuine- that is what I love about each piece.  All her pieces seem to fit into those three categories that are all the wedding rage at the moment; vintage, victorian, and retro.  She has a blog too, check it out here.

The new Style Me Pretty Magazine

Style Me Pretty.  You know I have always adored the blog.  We have been so fortunate to have our real weddings and tablescapes grace this most famous of wedding blogs over the years.  And now, now they have just blown my wedding soaked mind with STUNNING.  I am enamored in 3 minutes flat.  Ladies and gents, introducing the SMP digital magazine.

 

Congrats to the team at SMP; the inaugural issue is amazing.

Cover Beauty, Weddings Unveiled

I die over every Weddings Unveiled cover.  Until this issue I couldn't really figure out why though.  And then as I was reviewing some notes from a brides panel at a wedding professionals workshop I hosted earlier this year, it hit me.  What I love about it is that its just the picture.  A stunning image.  Weddings Unveiled doesn't cover the photo with all the story headlines- just like our brides confirmed at the workshop, "I buy the magazine if I like the cover photo".  You'll find more about this issue on the Unveiled blog.

Styling: Brooke Thomas and Terri J. Ireland. Photographer: Brooke Thomas Gown: Reem Acra

 So the dress.  Yes, Reem Acra, her designs have always been amongst my favorites for always being glamorous.  I wouldn't mind in the slightest if one of my clients this year waltzed down the aisle in this lovely.  Elated.  That is more likely the emotion I would have.

Weddings by Socialites Christmas Card 2010

Digital greeting card created with Smilebox

Our planning and design studio will be closed from December 23,2010 through January 2, 2011, but don't hesitate to contact us because we will be receiving messages.

Aqua and Navy wedding at Tarpon Lodge

This little wedding we had last winter was just the perfect little getaway for a close-knit group of family & friends.  Julie & Derek reserved all the rooms and cottages of Tarpon Lodge and made it a truly intimate affair. I loved the cheerfulness of the colors we used over the weekend.  I find that pairing a rich color like Navy with Aqua adds a little sophistication that is sometimes lost when Aqua sits on its own. What do you think?

 Karen nails the cake- every single time. This one was so good there was not a crumb left. Honest.

 We held dinner on the patio at Tarpon Lodge.  Really just as traditional old Florida as you can get.

 Because we had the entire resort to ourselves, I was able to fancy up the pool area a bit with these gigantic seagrass pillows and buckets of fresh white towels.

 I loved this bouquet wrap!  One of the reasons I adore Signature Florals; she keeps boring far far away.

Thank you so much to the awesome team we had that chilly winter weekend! Kakes by Karen, Signature Florals, Impressions Photography , Cabbage Key and Tarpon Lodge.

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