Showing posts with label candles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label candles. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Married: Jess + Larry 08.29

Nearly a year of planning came to life on August 29th for Jess and Larry's downtown Cleveland wedding.  Jess was a dream bride for me to plan for: a fashionista, open to ideas and super sweet! I'm going to miss our weekly emails:( 
The wedding ceremony and reception were at the Wyndham at Playhouse Square, and in addition to a gawgeous day (if you know Cleveland, you know the weather is normally sketchy) all of the wedding details came together perfectly and beautifully. Check out some of my favorite photos below by my friend and rock-star photographer Corey Ann! You can also see Corey's favorites on her blog here.

:vendor rundown:
hair +  makeup: charles scott west
linens: lnique
transportation: all occasions limousine
design + coordination: savvy
candy bar: savvy
rehearsal dinner: cleveland yacht club
guitarist: lisa harrington

:highlights of this wedding:
1. the candy bar: i am so not into candy bars---usually. i just don't feel they are the best choice for weddings. BUT, this one was well done. classy. elegant. if i do say so myself:)
2. use of candlelight: this wedding was done in a very soft, romantic palette of whites/creams/champagne. and the use of hundreds of varying candles in the space made everything dreamy.

my brides do hot shoes.


placecards sit atop rice and dendrobium orchids:)

jess and larry were engaged at a vineyard, so we subtly incorporated wine related elements, like here with the wine bottles that served as guest book






my favorite detail of the day. this was the first thing guests saw when entering the space. first impressions are everything.


the ceremony space





candy bar: come and get some suga baby!!!













this table was phenomenal. instead of the typical bridal party "head table" where brides and grooms separate themselves from their guests, we opted to seat Jess, Larry their party AND their party members' guests at one long table smack in the center of the room. It was nice that they were in the middle of the action and surrounded by their loved ones instead of set apart; and bridal party members and dates were very grateful to be able to sit together:)





Monday, March 31, 2008

The Power of Candlelight

I won't blog in full about the beautiful, vintage wedding of Knottie 99 Vintage Glam, as it has splashed through the blog world!
But I WILL say that her budget wedding (under $15,000) according to Snippet&Ink, has further convinced me of something I've already known...candles go a LONG way and, in my opinion, give more bang for your buck than flowers ever can. Unless, that is, you are using someone crazy like Preston Bailey or working with an outrageous budget.
But for any bride really seeking an intimate and dually dramatic look, candles are the way to go.
This is great news especially for budget brides!

Tonight I am basking in the candlelight of some of the pillar candles I have purchased for our wedding...and certainly planning on buying many more:)
my hodge podge of after-work candles!
convincing me more and more
to cut my floral bill!!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

For those who love Damask....


A Walmart run and a trip to the Dollar Tree landed me these fabulous damask-inspired votive holders and a damask box that I may modify and use as a card box. I've seen these same/very similar votive holders elsewhere for like $29.99 for two! Look here! and The votive holders were two in a pack for a buck. Lets just say I cleared the shelves. The box was $4. More on my love affair with damask.


Free Orchids!!

So, I was having a flower attack today--an uncontrollable feeling I get now and then when I have to get my hands on some fresh flowers. So I broke down and went to the flower stand to buy some more orchids. The guy wanted $15 for 10 stems...and while I know that's not bad for orchids generally, I have bought them for $10 from another local stand, SO I talked him down to $12. That's when the FLOWER ANGEL-- some random city worker-- strolls up and asks who the flowers were for. When I replied they were for me he whispered something to the flower man and told me to put my money "back in my pocket."
He freakin' bought me the flowers and then disappeared. I swear. Now you KNOW free orchids made my day!
Here are some photos of one stem I submerged. (I'm considering some sort of sunken orchid centerpiece...)