Real Wedding: Alex & Val at Bridgehampton Surf & Tennis Club

I loved working on this wedding! It was the perfect combination of a super sweet couple (with the most lovely families), a perfect backdrop for an elegant beach wedding and the expert planning skills of Jennifer of JZ Events.

The inspiration for this wedding was a combination of the beautiful beach dunes of the Hamptons along with simple elegance of any fabulous dinner party. The color palette was a muted combination of blues and green for the cocktail hour and soft pink and ivory tones for the reception. The bride wanted to have the decor for the cocktail hour more casual and something slightly more formal for the reception while still in keeping with the beautiful backdrop of the ocean and beach.
Personal touches were used throughout from the sweet pea bouquet requested by the mother of the bride to the hand painted table numbers and menu designed by the father of the bride. Accents of lavender were important to the bride and were used to decorate the ceremony aisle and scattered by the flower girls as they walked down the aisle. Lavender and rosemary sachets were used at every place setting, herbs being an important element to the family as restaurant owners in New York City.

 
Raquel Reis captured the feeling of the day beautifully through her images and they speak for themselves.

 

  

 

  

All photos courtesy of Raquel Reis Photography

Pink, Teal and Gold for Valentine's Day

I know Valentine's Day was last week and while some designers were knee deep in red roses I was lucky enough to be putting together this pretty little party for a client of mine.

Designing the same event each year presents a challenge to create something new and different each year and I'm already trying to think about what might work next year.

I wanted to create something fun and whimsical in a less traditional Valentine's Day color palette. It was simple and fun. Right from the start as guests entered off the street they were greeted with a little sparkle.

The inspiration for the entire design started with this great tutorial I saw from Linen, Lace & Love. I know there were a lot of fringe heart tutorials floating around and I actually hadn't seen any of them until after I started making mine...but that's what they all say, right?