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From Kelly Oshiro Design… Aqua blues mixed with vibrant holiday red makes for an understated and elegant holiday table. I started with a clean base of La Tavola’s Topaz surf linen, a cool blue that reminds me of the ocean. Then to add a punch of holiday spirit, flowers in a story of red and purple, were arranged loosely in a footed apothecary jar. For flowers, I used: South American red heart roses, burgundy peonies, red ranunculus, astrania, astibe, pepperberry, Christmas bush, and seeded eucalyptus. For napkins I used a mod, palm springs-esque pattern in red and aqua and placed a posey of astrania tied with red velvet ribbon on each place setting. To finish the look, I made a wreath out of the same elements as the tabletop arrangement and overflowed a side table with extra blooms. And for the final touch, I tied a petite red velvet around my dog, Mira.

Floral + Event Design: Kelly Oshiro Design / Photographer: Tim Halberg of Halberg Photographers / Rentals: Town & Country Event Rentals / Linens: La Tavola

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1. Glamour starts with your groom in a classic, black tux and J.Crew has quite the affordable collection for this most special of occasions.

2. The flowers from today’s affair played center stage. To get the look, try pairing bunches of one type of flower per vase (think ranunculus, hydrangea, roses and other textured blooms) then group the vases together for a really striking albeit insanely beautiful look.

3. Sparkling candlelight will set the mood for a romantic evening indeed. We love these mercury glass votives from West Elm. They are a classic that never goes out of style and the sparkle factor? Through the freaking roof.

4. A gorgeous, ruffled wedding gown. Can you really imagine the Bride wearing anything else to this fête? Come one, come all and join us as we say YES, PLEASE to this ruffled beauty from J.Crew

5. Aside from the Bride and Groom, the only other necessity at a classic wedding like this is flutes of bubbly. No need for fancy signature drinks, just pop open a bottle of Champy and your guests will be happy, happy clams

6. We love a good monogram around these parts and can’t think of a better accessory for all your wedding paper goods. These letterpress monogram tags from Paper Source are just the thing for favor boxes. (Add their peacock colored ribbon to complete the look) Another favorite? Betsy White who has a plethora of fabulous monogram designs to choose from.

7. Your favorite ladies will look beyond stunning in this floor length number from Dessy

8. Looking to add a little bling to your ears? These Pear Drop Earrings from Nadri are both sophisticated and timeless and the price tag? Not too shabby my friends.

9. To keep all eyes on those pretty petals making up your centerpiece, go for a clear glass vase. These square vases from Ikea will do just the trick and at $2.49 a pop you can sprinkle them all over the place

Tux: J.Crew /  Flowers: Fifty Flowers / Votives: West Elm / Wedding Gown: J.Crew / Moet & Chandon: K&L Wines /  Letterpress Monogram Tag: Paper Source / Bridesmaid Dress: Alfred Sung #D511 for Dessy / Earrings: Nadri via Nordstrom / Square Vase: Ikea

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From the bride … Planning our wedding was a process that started with an intimate beachside ceremony and evolved to a three-day celebration at my family’s ranch. Once we chose the venue, the rest of the pieces started to fall into place. Chris and I wanted it to be quality, with good music, good food, and good drinks. For us, the ultimate key to enjoying the process was the vendors, and we were incredibly fortunate to compile an amazing team that understood our vision and ran with it.

We were married on a rustic arbor build by my father.  My mother drove me in horse & buggy to the wedding; she and our friend also sang at our ceremony. Our florist created a scene at the ceremony site with a simple heart shaped flower out of butter mums hanging from an old cabin door, orchids hanging from the pine trees, and a white rose petal scroll down the aisle.

Following a short cocktail hour with a local three piece jazz band, the reception kicked off with a Rat Pack cover band. A dinner buffet followed. Most impressive was how good the food was, especially because the caterers were not working with a full commercial kitchen! The head table was decorated by our florist, Blooms by Martha Andrews. The key to pulling it all together was having an amazing coordinator who poured her heart and soul into our wedding.

Despite all of the stress and time involved with planning such an event, Chris and I feel that it could not have been a better celebration or a better weekend with those we love.

Venue: Lassen Meadows Ranch / Coordinator: Joanna Robinson of Rick Herns Productions / Caterer: Global Gourmet Catering / Florists: Blooms by Martha Andrews & Gray’s Flower Garden / Tents: Raj Tents / Photographer: Bonneau Photography / Videographer: Dream Video / Cake: Upper Crust / Jazz Band: Greg D’Augelli and Group / Rat Pack Band: The Dean O’Holics / DJ: DJ Matteo

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All the fab rentals came from our favorite Luxe Event Rentals!

We weren’t quite done with this lovely fest, so when we heard the talented team at Vantage Point Films was on hand for the wedding, and had an amazingly beautiful highlight film, we were all over that. Want to see it?

Melissa and Peter | The Highlight Film from Vantage Point Films on Vimeo

From Jubilee Events … Melissa and Peter were married on a chilly November evening in Greenwich on the harbor, with a beautiful vintage / deco wedding style. Their ceremony was held in a local church with 200 of their closest family and friends. The altar was dressed with two massive fall foliage trees dripping with candles and lanterns as designed by Datura – A Modern Garden. The aisles were flanked with custom iron lanterns and nearly 200 candles.

Melissa and Peter’s reception was held at L’escale, a world famous restaurant in downtown Greenwich with the most delicious french food! Guests dined in a ballroom filled with thousands of candles and gorgeous long and round tables with beautiful branch centerpieces.

From Datura – A Modern Garden … It was clear from the first moment I met Melissa that her bouquet had to be something special. We chose white paphiopedilum orchids which were so fresh and perfect, we decided to accent them with only a single green trick dianthus at the center and a few spirals of grass at the base. For her attendants, we chose bronze cymbidium stems with uluhe fern shoots and grass.

For the ceremony, we brought in 14 foot beech trees at their autumn peak and strung Moroccan lanterns from the branches. We lined the aisle with fresh autumn leaves and accented with over sized lanterns.

At L’escale, we chose two centerpiece styles: we countered a white orchid and candle component composition in slender stemware and gathering vases with an art-deco style branch centerpiece strung with white vanda orchids and votives in blown glass globes. For their sweetheart table, we designed a custom branch cascade with willow and orchids.

Photography: Katie Slater for Carla Ten Eyck Photography / Cinematography: Vantage Point Films / Flowers: Datura – A Modern Garden / Event Planning & Design: Jubilee Events / Reception Location: L’escale at the Delamar Hotel / Dress: Claire Pettibone / Beauty: Jill Imbruogo and Arlene Cole / Bridesmaid Dresses & Jewelrey: J. Crew / Cupcakes: Great Cakes of Westport / Uplighting: Shoreline AV / Lounge Furniture: Luxe Event Rentals / Band: Vali Entertainment

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Stephanie designed labels for the mini-champagne bottles, the soda bottles, place settings, tags for the fruit cups, and chair backs.

Martha found the pretty butterfly table cloth and pulled out her grandma’s old silver. We then scoured antique stores and found depression glass and milk glass. Each place setting was done in a different color.

SO many ideas!! Our thanks to Martha Andrews, Stephanie J Designs and The Memory Journalists for putting this adorable 50′s sweetheart table together!!

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from Maggie Gillespie … I loved doing this vibrant June wedding in the Texas Hill Country overlooking Enchanted Rock for this beautiful young couple. He was signed as a ballplayer for the University of Texas, so we had the bride’s favorite flower blooming in a riot of burnt orange and red red rose…. and the groom’s cake made in the shape of a catcher’s mitt. Trois Estate supplied their delicious food and eclectic taste, expansive views and attentive service. I had the gorgeous antique goddess doorway came abloom for the ceremony with hundreds of American Beauty roses…even more lovely as the evening deepened and the lights came up, fragrancing the courtyard… a wonderful setting for the wedding service at dusk! The staff changed out the church pews for dance floor and additional dining space while the guests had cocktails on the upper deck with breathtaking views of Enchanted Rock at sunset painting the sky. The bride loved peonies, reds (and of course burnt orange!) so I had big red Chilean peonies and orange makara orchids flown in for the bouquets. Iron lanterns hung in the courtyard’s oak tree and also were filled with flowers on guest tables. A great band played upstairs over the open courtyard to the dancers below with long tables set for dinner upstairs, lit with more large lanterns, aglow in candlelight and flowers, toasts and laughter. We had a cigar roller (with personalized cigar bands,) wonderful walks and carriage rides through the artisan village of Trois Estate and incredibly long sparklers from Nuevo Laredo to light up the night at their exit. We had shuttle busses take the wedding guests back to their hotels and b & b’s in nearby Fredericksburg while the clear night’s stars and full moon continued the enchanted evening’s glow.

Maggie Gillespie Designs, Fredericksburg, Texas / Jennifer Lindberg Weddings / Venue ~Trois Estates at Enchanted Rock, Texas / Cake ~ Sophie’s Choice Bakery, Fredericksburg, Texas

See more of Maggie’s weddings on her blog: Becker Vineyard Fall Wedding, Hindu Wedding ~ Texas Style, Kerrville ~ Eastern Influence

Jennifer Lindberg Weddings was recently featured in Style Me Pretty’s Best of 2010 Weddings: “Where Chic Style and Laid Back Elegance Become A Match Made In Heaven!”.  Also see it in SMP’s E-GLOSSY, page 52.

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August 28, 2010 @ Lord Thompson Manor
Bride: Caron and Adam

From Jessica ~ Lush centerpieces sat on top of beautiful curvy vases with white orchids submerged in water of pink hydrangea, ‘Faith’ and ‘Anna’ roses, with white cymbidium orchids submerged in water. For the low centerpieces, the same flowers were designed in a low dish and placed on footed cake dishes that Lord Thompson Manor had. The bride’s hand tied bouquet of ‘Patience’ garden roses, ivory roses and white cymbidium orchids with pink throats. We wrapped it with a wide ivory satin ribbon and detailed of French knots. The bridesmaids carried simplistic yet very pretty bouquets of ‘Cool water’, ‘Faith’ and ‘Anna’ roses. Wrapped partially with ivory satin ribbon and sheer pale pink ribbon of French knots.

From the Beautiful Bride:
The Manor is such a unique venue in that we spent the entire weekend on the property and everything (including the rehearsal dinner on Friday night, the After Party-after the wedding on Saturday night, and Brunch on Sunday) all took place there. The Manor has about 40 acres and two properties. The main property is the actual Manor where there are 6 guest rooms (Adam and I, our parents, etc… stayed in the Manor) and the other property being the Cottage House, located about 1 mile up the road in the center of Thompson, has another 7 guest rooms as well as a spa.

The entire property was exclusively ours for the weekend so it makes it very stress free to know you don’t have to run all over the place to the church, another place to take pics, etc…. everything was right there!

Adam is from NY and my family is from the other side of CT so we knew people would need to travel. The Manor was the perfect setting to get all of our family and friends together in a rural setting without any other distractions. The guys hung out at the Manor on Saturday and played games in the huge backyard while my bridesmaids and I got ready in the spa at the Cottage House. (You can see hair/makeup at the spa in some of Alissa’s pics) The pictures of me getting dressed are actually in one of the guest rooms at the Cottage House. The clean white linens and beautiful wood floors make for the perfect backdrop for the ‘getting ready’ shots!

The Manor is very secluded and feels very homey but is also a VERY romantic setting for a wedding with statues throughout the gardens and vines crawling up the side of the house. I wanted my girls in long flowy chiffon gowns so it looked like they were just floating as they glided down the isle. I thought that pink roses were the perfect flowers to go with my ‘romantic’ theme. Having 4 flower girls, 2 being much younger, it worked perfectly to have the two older girls carry the balls of light pink roses (loved them!) and to have the little ones throw petals out of their baskets. I loved how the guys all had orchids to match the orchids that were in my bouquet as well as the tall centerpieces. It all tied together perfectly!

Some sentimental things: I held my grandmother’s necklace around my bouquet and the necklace I was wearing was something we had our jeweler make from jewelry that Adam’s mother had given us.

The weather was absolutely perfect and was definitely the perfect final touch to, what was to me, an absolute fairy tale wedding. I could not ask for anything more: a unique and amazing venue, beautiful flowers, and perfect weather!!!

Photography: Alissa Dinneen Photography / Flowers: Jessica’s Country Flowers / Video: The Hartford Videographer / Ceremony & Reception: Lord Thompson Manor, Thompson, Connecticut / Invitations: Birchcraft Studios (The Paper Station, Newington, Connecticut) / Calligraphy: Michelle Dowling Calligraphy (Glastonbury, Connecticut) / Shoes: Fifi by Filippa Scott / Jewelry: a friend’s Dad (Mr. Arakelian, who is a jeweler out of Boston area) **couple’s rings and bride’s necklace / Dress: Private Label by G (The Great White Way, Watertown, Connecticut) / Bridesmaids gowns: Alexia Designs (The Great White Way, Watertown, CT) /Tuxes: Bonardi’s Formal Wear, Worchester, MA / Cake: Chocolate Rose Bake Shop, Griswold, CT / Hair & Makeup: Priscilla from Kiss Spa (which is at the Cottage House, Lord Thompson’s sister property) / Sarah, the bride’s sister did the bride’s hair

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Always inspired by fashion, we drew our inspiration for this Fall shoot from the classic all American brand Ralph Lauren. We wanted to translate the Ralph Lauren themes of tradition and elegance into a fall-appropriate tablescape, dessert table and bridal look. To achieve this we used a quiet color palate of neutrals and infused natural earthy elements into the floral design to keep the overall design from feeling stuffy. We chose the lovely Nixon Library as our venue since it captured the feeling of a grand estate hosting an intimate affair in the gardens. For the bride, we choose a beautiful lace A-Line dress from L’ezu for its classic lines and subtle detailing, including the pleated chiffon skirt, and silk covered buttons down the back. To play up Ralph Lauren’s equestrian heritage we took some fun shots with the dress paired of elegant riding boots and a simple blusher veil adorned with a few pheasant feathers (pheasants being another classic fixture in Ralph Lauren). The bride’s jewelry was kept simple; a beaded necklace in fall bronze, gold and silver was garnished with a chocolate brown ribbon, and a gold flower cuff adorned her wrist.

For the tablescape we went with a natural farmhouse wooden table, a cream linen runner, khaki linen hemstitch napkins and a narrow burlap overlay. The main centerpiece was created from a few bunches of dried ‘bunny tail’ foliage finished off with a satin mocha ribbon. Keeping the overall simple and elegant aesthetic in mind, we went with a white, cream and black floral theme infused with a few pheasant feathers and pops of fresh greenery for added texture and visual interest. The table flowers and the bridal bouquet were created using hyndrangea, white China mums, lisianthus, tuberose and dahlias. The asymmetrical bridal bouquet’s handle was adorned with a four inch wide oversize gemstone trim mounted to a mocha tulle, finished off with a thin silk ribbon bow for a rich, layered feel that was completely unique. Baked from Scratch baked the goodies for our Ralph Lauren inspired dessert table, including the simple white cake which we adorned with pheasant feathers and dried bunny tails. Marshmallow squares, sweet potato whoopie pies, mini meringues and bite sized donuts were some of the delicious little treats on the dessert table spread.

Photography: Studio 28 Photo / Planning and Styling: The Stylish Soiree / Venue: Nixon Library / Desserts: Batch From Scratch / Flowers: Stylish Soiree / Dress: L’ezu Beverly Hills

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