Chris and Brianna's Spanish Monastery Wedding!

After over a year of working with Brianna and Chris, I was thrilled to see this chic and organic vision finally come together on their wedding day. The Ancient Spanish Monastery set the scene for the elegant affair and all of the little details really made this wedding special. Brianna chose really beautiful and natural elements like wheat grass that were used throughout the wedding. Wheatgrass surrounded the cake, made a bed for her adorable placecards, and was used in tiny glass cubes to adorn her centerpieces. Simple yet luxurious papers were used for her placecards and menu cards. Together we designed her fabulous invitations which were a 3-dimensional invitation that came to each guest in a kraft paper box. The box was lined with Spanish Moss and finished with an ivory card and sprig of curly willow wrapped in copper wire. The florals were shades of white and green on top of chocolate satin linens.

The guests dined on a huge variety of hors d'oeuvres from ahi tuna to kobe beef sliders and then were later treated to a dual plate of steak and snapper. Later in the night guests had a huge selection of sweets to choose from including fresh baked chocolate chip cookies with shots of cold milk, a candy display filled with white confections, and their choice of red velvet cake with white chocolate ganache or vanilla cake with fresh strawberries and cream with lemon zest buttercream!

The guests were just as entertained as they were well fed with a latin trio, flamenco performance, and photobooth.

Although, there was a little rain, it didnt damper the party in the slightest!

Congratulations Brianna and Chris!

Special thank you to Gregory and Heidi Paul from Gregory Paul Photography who took these amazing shots!

Mayra and Jaime's City Chic Wedding!

Mayra and Jaime came to me with a vision. They wanted a cosmopolitan wedding with an organic feel. We put major emphasis on the lighting with amber uplights and a custom gobo with their names and initial. The flowers were all in shades of green and white with just a touch of pink and included cymbidium orchids and hydrangea. Curly willow embellished the tall centerpieces for a very natural yet impressive feel to the room. Candles were everywhere! The highlight of the look was the panoramic evening views of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. The reception was held on the 28th floor of the Regions Bank building at the Tower Club. Special thanks to Fernando Gonzalez from Boda Studios for the fabulous photos, http://www.bodainc.com/.

South Beach Baby Shower!

Mariane, a fabulous mommy-to-be (how many 8 months preggo women do you know who wear Missoni dresses and 5 inch Louboutins?), and I were so excited to plan her baby shower. After touring many venues, we decided on the uber chic Maison d'Azur at the Hotel Astor in South Beach for the big day. We did a buy out of their beautiful garden so that her party would have complete privacy during the event. The color theme was one of my favorites, Tiffany Blue and Chocolate Brown. Satin linens covered the tables and the rectangular ones were adorned with satin table runners. Lush white florals adorned each table. A white charger plate was placed in front of each place setting adorned by a folded napkin and little tiffany teddy bear inside. We brought in renowned mixologist and James Beard award nominee Elad Zvi to create some pretty incredible cocktails for the guests including some non-alcoholic ones for any ladies who were expecting. Danya Hachey from Maison d'Azure put together an amazing amuse bouche luncheon menu for the ladies to dine on as they played some hillarious baby shower games. In true South Beach style, a house dj spun the latest lounge and club hits throughout the party. The highlight of the event was the fabulous candy and sweets table and the miniature cake favors shaped like baby blocks, baby blankets, and tiffany boxes. Special thank you to Vanessa at VLM Studios for the amazing photos, www.vlmstudios.com.

Lisa and Kevin's Seaside Soiree

I am thrilled to finally post pictures from Lisa and Kevin's fabulous "Ralph Lauren Nautical" inspired wedding in Miami. Lisa and Kevin wanted to do something original for their wedding, so rather then have an evening affair, they decided on a morning ceremony followed by a lavish brunch reception. The ceremony and recpetion were held seaside right near the port of Miami. Guests were entertained by a classical string trio as they dined and toasted with mimosas rather then traditional champagne. After the brunch, guests were wisked away to the Port of Miami for a 3-night cruise to the bahamas. Guests had the choice of many exciting off shore excursions to choose from during the cruise and then were all seated as a group each night for some pretty incredible dinners. Special thank you to Brian Immke at Adept Studios for the amazing photos, http://www.adeptweddingphotography.com/.