I adored this wedding for many reasons, not the least of which was because the colors and winter theme were identical to my own wedding, three years ago. The colors were ice blue and gray, with a lot of white. The bride's dress was ivory, which made for a beautiful contrast with the white linens and curtains on the backdrop. *Side-note: many brides feel that they cannot have ivory and white together, that they must choose one or the other, especially when the bride's dress is ivory. The truth is, the ivory looks more, well, ivory when everything around it is white. It shows that you chose this color of dress on purpose. Also, ivory linens look dirty, end of story.
The wedding reception was being held in a very large cultural hall; one of the biggest I have ever decorated. My three engineers spent a solid hour just figuring out how to best erect the dropped ceiling. Their planning really paid out as this was arguably one of the most gorgeous ceilings we have ever done.
A fun addition I have been dying to do was adding what I call, 'panel accents'. These involved a panel coming down from the ceiling to the floor and putting an arrangement in front of it. By spot-lighting the twiggy arrangement, we actually enlarged it and took it up the panel to make it seem taller. The light also added a great accent to the feel of the room.
The backdrop was created using our Wrought Iron Arch and the Pipe and Drape. I loved the end result.
Finishing off the clean, crisp feeling in the room was the floor length chair covers with blue or gray organza sashes. The tables had alternating blue or gray runners and were finished off by a centerpieces created by Tickled Pink Floral.
Of course, the final touch was the pathway markers, alerting guests to the entrance. We used our black lanterns to create a nice, sophisticated contrast to the white snow.
