Saturday, August 15, 2009

Alyssa & Ryan

Alyssa & Ryan had their reception at a local church cultural hall. Alyssa's colors were cerulean (a lovely blue)and yellow, with sort of a tropical effect.

We put up what I call a spider-style ceiling with a central point and a "chandelier" of paper lanterns in the center. We completed the look by adding teal and white lights to the lanterns.





For the backdrop we constructed "the Jen" again. It always surprises me how many brides request this. No matter how often we do it, it always looks very elegant and it's fun to see the different colors of drapes.



We also put up a matching cake backdrop with a few minor changes to add variety.



The centerpieces were the popular shallow bowls with teal lights and yellow lilies. We placed them on yellow and blue square cloths for a final splash of color.





Finally, we marked the outside entrance by putting up shepherd hooks with paper lanterns with blue and yellow curled ribbon. I liked the simplicity.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Sydne & Michael

I finally had the opportunity to decorate the Provo Library Ballroom! I have been dying to decorate it for ages and on Aug 8, I finally got my chance. I was delighted to decorate for Sydne and Michael's wedding. Their colors were pink, black, and white in a very classy combination. We used the best of everything!

I met Sydne while I was doing Kimber and Nate's wedding back in April. She was delivering the cake right before the reception when I was finishing everything up. I was sort of going crazy, but she apparently liked what she saw so she called the next week.

We set up the Jen Backdrop again, this time with a pink drape. It was situated right in front of the windows to take advantage of the lovely afternoon light. The natural lighting really complemented the white curtains.



We also provided our full chair covers with black satin sashes, tied into perfect bows.





The tables matched perfectly with white floor-length tablecloths, black satin overlays, and small pink squares. They were topped with lovely centerpieces which I cannot take credit for, although I wish I could. :)




This was the grand staircase:


Sydne was one of the best clients I have ever worked with. She was very clear with her expectations and was always right on top of the ball on every aspect of the wedding and because she has such a delightful personality it was a pleasure to do anything I could to make her wedding exactly what she wanted.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Tyler & TaLisha

For Tyler and TaLisha's wedding we actually did very little decoration. In conjunction with Tickled Pink Floral we created the simple, yet lovely, centerpieces of square vases and hot pink daisies. These were lovely, but we were really there to do the catering of the reception. The bride and groom had chosen to do a chocolate fountain with marshmallows, gummy bears, pretzels, bananas, and of course, strawberries.

Centerpieces:



My staff and I actually really enjoy doing the chocolate fountains because it is one of the few times we get to witness the party in full swing. At Tyler and TaLisha's reception we had a lot of fun listening to the DJ's music and watching the bridal party dance. It was a really fun party!

We actually do the chocolate a bit differently than most in the area. We have constant attendees with the fountain who serve the chocolate into small cups which are then placed on the guest's plate. The guest can then choose what they would like to dip and take it back to their table, dipping into his or her own cup. This is good for a number of reasons. It keeps the chocolate clean and sanitary, avoiding any bits of food that would normally fall in. It also speeds up the line and is not nearly as messy. For these reasons our clients really appreciate our services.


Our expert staff serving up the chocolate into cups (yes, they look young but have already had a solid year of experience).



Chantell & Bryce

On June 26th I had the pleasure of decorating for Chantell and Bryce's wedding. Chantell is a bright, bubbly girl with lots of energy and a lot of fun to be around. Her colors were apple green, black, and white. More than anything she wanted a dropped ceiling with paper lanterns, which we were more than happy to provide for her.



We also created unique centerpieces with spider mums and fishbowl-like vases and black rocks in the bottom.



The mother of the bride chose to put up a backdrop that her family had used previously for another daughter's wedding so I created a matching backdrop to put behind the cake. It actually tied together fairly nicely.



In addition to my regular duties, I was able to help the florist (Melissa of Tickled Pink Floral) put the ribbon and flowers on the enormous wedding cake. Seriously, this cake was bigger than anything I had ever seen before. The cake was perfectly accented by the simple decoration of the cake backdrop.



The wedding in all turned out gorgeous and, as usual, we loved doing it!