Fresh Lime Twist on Italian Romance

Frst and foremost--Congrats to Nick and Nicole!! The word that best describes this wedding day is: Intimate. This was a smaller wedding nestled inside the rustic walls of Delille Cellars in Woodinville.

The fire was crackling and the wine was flowing all night long as Nick and Nicole's guests ate their Italian feast. The food was elegantly prepared by 12 Baskets Catering and served family style which I highly recommend for smaller weddings by the way!

This couple really liked the modern color palatte of lime green, black and white. We rented all of the china and chargers from Totally Tabletops which really brought the tables to life!

Throughout the night many heartfelt speeches were made about the couple and towards the end of the evening the newlywed game was played with 5 married couples--including the bride and groom of course!

This warm and beautiful evening was captured by the lovely Jamie Abenroth with Jamie Abenroth Photography. Take a look...

Lighting 101

Lighting is the best investment you can make for your wedding...second to your wedding planner of course! :-)

It doesn't take much and it can be very inexpensive! At the very least simple white up lights will do the trick, but if you are feeling a little more in the mood to spice your reception up a bit, pick one of your accent colors and run with it...but be careful and use sparingly when using green or blue up-lighting--it makes people look sick and blue lighting suppresses the appetite! Always make sure to hire a professional for your lighting needs!

Example: Here are before and after pictures from one of my weddings last year--what a difference the lighting makes! The simple up-lighting in this picture ran about $300 for the entire room!

BEFORE

AFTER
Pictures provided by Hardcastle Entertainment.

Contemporary Romance

This wedding beautiful took place at the W Hotel Seattle (where we are preferred wedding planners--shameless plug!!) :-) Tiffany [the bride] loved the contemporary style of this remarkable venue yet loved the romance behind a sheath lace dress, pearls and white peonies. Our goal for this wedding was to marry the mystical and contemporary side of this couple to the romantic, softer side. Jan Domek with Jan Domek Photography was the super talented photographer behind this camera. She did an incredible job and she is such a pleasure to work with!

Congrats again Tiffany and Demitri!


Here are the details:

Color Palete: Coco Brown, Tiffany Blue and Ivory
Venue: W Hotel

Photographer: Jan Domek Photography
Dress: La Belle Reve

Flowers & Decor: Loves Me Flowers and Lindeman Weddings

Linens: True Tiffany Blue linens/napkins can be found at BBJ Linen

Lighting & DJ: The Wedding DJs

Cake: Decadence Custom Cakes

Hair & Make Up: Salon Maison

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Cakes! Cakes! Cakes!

I have been a lot more excited in helping find my clients the best cake idea for their wedding and personality! There are so many different ways to express a couple's personality in their wedding and the cake is just one more way to be unique..or traditional...even if you don't like cake!?

Here are a few traditional ideas for cakes as well as a few not so traditional ideas. Some of these cakes have been from weddings past while others can be found at Martha Stewart Weddings online as well as Creative Ice. Get Inspired...

Pretty in Pink Tiffany Blue

Black and White - Multiple Cakes on Different Tiers
Cost Effective yet Elegant

Cake Made of Ice

Mellow Yellow

Croquembouche - French Styled Cake Made up of Cream Puffs...oh la la!
Miniature Cakes for Each Place Setting
Literally, A Mountain of Cupcakes!

Meet Rebekah & Jonathan

Rebekah and Jonathan are getting married this October and it is going to be a spectacular wedding filled warm colors and fall festivity! I don't want to share too many details but I want to share a few of their engagement photos taken in Ballard and Fremont by the talented Gerald Pope with Gerald Pope Photography. You can just feel the love in these photos--the wedding pictures are going to be awesome! I can just hear Rebekah's contagious laugh in the last photo! :-)

Feeling Sentimental?

With all of the hustle and bustle on the day of the wedding it can become so chaotic and nerves can start to get the best of you. Well, one of the grooms I worked with was ahead of the game and ordered a very LARGE bouquet to be sent to his bride the morning of the wedding. They had spent the night before the wedding apart and when she awoke there was a delivery man at the door in hand with her favorite flowers and a card reading, "Forever starts today my love."

I just thought this was a sweet idea for the groom to do for his leading lady the day of the wedding--it even had me holding back tears!

That just started their day out perfectly--no matter what went wrong after that, the day started perfectly and at the end of the day they were married. I am happy to report that the wedding went very smoothly and the bride's calm demeanor helped relax the ceremony and reception atmosphere...I am pretty sure that starting off with somthing sentimental had somthing to do with that!

Ladies--don't forget your men have nerves and upset stomachs too. Send him a little hand written note to be delivered by your maid of honor or wedding planner while he is getting ready!