We are featuring some of the most lovely, and yet fuss free tables you've ever seen that the FABULOUS Kelly McWilliams crafted for SMP readers. For those of you that don't know Kelly, she is a planner and designer out of Florida who has helps to orchestrate and design the smallest, most beautiful affairs to the largest, most lavish affairs. She is a complete talent and we are thrilled to show off some of her ideas![MORE]
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Thanks so much for all of the birthday well wishes...we had a great time, just hanging out at home, eating WAY too much chocolate and doing a little too much of nothing. Perfect way to kick off an all new decade. We have kind of a hodge podge of stuff for you today, which is sometimes the best way to do it. A little something for everyone. First up, some really simple, but gorgeous centerpiece ideas that... [MORE]
Elisabeth from BLUSH Floral Design in Connecticut sent us some photos of the flowers from Allison & Jon's May 2008 wedding that are just so pretty ... LOVE 'em! from Elizabeth ... Allison and Jon approached me to design the flowers for their May 2008 wedding at Water's Edge Resort in... [MORE]
If you're just joining us today, here's a really quick re-cap ... Julia & Mike's wedding reception was at The Carousel At Lighthouse Point in Connecticut. Such a fantastic place to celebrate! Justin & Mary Marantz did an amazing job... [MORE]
Abby put the SMP spotlight on Little Black Book photographer, Gia Canali, a couple of days ago when she showed you Jessie and Matt's fantastic wedding. There are seven posts all together, and so many great photos ... so if you didn't see it ~ start... [MORE]
Now we want to show you a few of the specifics about Justine and Robert's wedding at Nestldown in Los Gatos California from Little Black Book photographer, Gia Canali. Justine & Robert really wanted an outdoor wedding, but opted to move inside for the reception since it's a little chilly in northern California in October. [MORE]
Meg Fickling Pearson, the designer behind La Partie Events, just might be my new obsession. She's designed so many chic centerpiece ideas using really basic materials and flowers that she found that day at her local flower market. Here is her next creation... all photographs by Stephanie Kleinman of SDK Photo Loving the modern candlesticks paired with the... [MORE]
There is so much inspiration on SMP today, it's hard to believe it! We are devouring the designs that Meg of La Partie Events crafted for us, using simple vessels she found at IKEA and flowers that she picked up at the LA Flower Mart. Here are a few more of her gorgeous creations!
all photographs by Stephanie Kleinman of SDK Photo
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Okay, on to our first centerpiece idea designed and crafted by the ridiculously talented Meg Fickling Pearson of La Partie Events. If you plan on designing your own florals, these are great inspiration, as they are all very simple and yet unbelievable striking. Plus, Meg has included the retail cost of all materials so you'll really know what you are dealing with... all photographs by Stephanie Kleinman of... [MORE]
Before I show you the absolute gorgeousness that Meg of La Partie Events sent over, I wanted to share a few more pictures of her morning of shopping at the LA flower mart, as well as a few shots of Meg crafting the centerpieces for SMP. If you can't already tell, I am madly in love with today's feature... And a few more bits of eye candy from Meg and SDK Photography...[MORE]
As I mentioned yesterday, over the coming weeks, we are going to be featuring the loveliest DIY centerpieces that have been crafted by our favorite Little Black Book planners, designers and florists especially for SMP readers. Today's feature, designed by the fabulous (and I mean seriously fabulous) Rebecca Feeney of Custom Event Group in the Bay Area, is... [MORE]
A while back, we asked all of you to let us know what you'd like to see more of in 2009. One of the most requested ideas was DIY! So, with my forever quest to feature DIY projects that are stylish, chic and affordable, I recruited the help of some of our Little Black Book event planners and florist. We've collected a fabulous bunch of gorgeous and totally easy DIY centerpiece ideas that we are so excited... [MORE]
Today's featured Little Black Book Photographer is Amanda Kraft, an amazing talent in Pennsylvania. But as you all know, amazing photographers almost ALWAYS have the itch to travel ... pretty much anywhere! Seriously, always keep that in the back of your mind. If you see a photographer's work (or a cinematographer or pretty much any other wedding professional mentioned... [MORE]
A couple of weeks ago, I put out a request to my Little Black Book florist and event planners for some really great, easy DIY centerpieces. I know that there are brides who are trying so hard to reconcile their love of chic, beautiful details with their thinning budgets. So I thought this would be a great idea! Well, we got a couple of really beautiful ideas for DIY centerpieces that I had to share with... [MORE]
I've been to so many weddings where the flowers take center stage. And to be honest, it's pretty great to see gorgeous blooms tucked in every corner, dripping off every detail. BUT, that type of decor isn't always in the budget, especially these days. So today, we are chatting about centerpieces that are gorgeous, but in just about every example, they are also largely affordable or DIY-able. One way to really trim your budget is to hop on the teeny-tiny vases trend. Tons of perfect... [MORE]