Spring Tablescape

Abby Larson — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:10:46 +0000

Dare I say it? Has Spring officially sprung? Well, it has at least for the time being in Boston and what better way to celebrate than with this INSANELY gorgeous Spring inspired tablescape that Janie Medley of JM Flora (although I’m sure that many of you know her by her cute blog, The Brides Cafe) and the fabulous Courtney Spencer of Meriment Events put together. With photography by Leo Patrone, it’s pure girly goodness and has definitely put a spring in my step. No pun intended. OK, it was intended, it just wasn’t a very good pun.

This table was purely an exploration of color combined with sweet vintage touches – scalloped, linen luncheon napkins; sweet antique glass plates; lovely etched champagne glasses filled with mimosas; darling silverware; charming mis-matched “found” chairs. We imagined the table being set for brunch and kept everything very simple and romantic.

The blue surface of the table really inspired the palette. Janie used peachy apricot garden roses, ivory garden roses, apricot parrot tulips, sherbert ranunculus, rosemary sprigs and geranium leaves…the flowers had a heavenly scent. Of course, garden roses have a lovely scent on their own, but combined with scented geranium leaves and rosemary sprigs….bliss. She concentrated on three main flowers – roses/ranun/tulips – which created a really lush look. The brilliant orange of the kumquats played nicely off the blue and complemented the color palette of the flowers.

The table really felt like a riot of spring, nestled beneath a blooming magnolia “galaxy” tree, which had dropped its petals, literally creating a blanket under the table.

Thank you so much to Janie, Courtney and Leo for starting off our week so beautifully. Along with The Brides Cafe, make sure to check out Meriment Events and Leo Patrone’s gorgeous blogs!

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April Color Story From Eclatante Event Design

Eddye — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:41:29 +0000

We have a gorgeous glimpse of the April Color Story from Kendall Brown at Eclatante for you today, and it’s SO absolutely SPRING-INSPIRED … you’ll practically hear the birds chirping! Kendall Brown, Donna O’Brien and Marie Labbancz do such a fabulous job creating these monthly COLOR STORIES that are published on Kendall’s blog: A Designer’s Diary. Before another spring day goes by … we wanted you to enjoy!

Isn’t that bouquet to-die-for! Beautiful Blooms is one of Philadelphia’s premiere floral design firms. And now, they have a brand new retail location that is just fantastic! Janie has a great write-up about Beautiful Blooms’ new boutique over on The Bride’s Cafe.

To see more pics of the beautiful bouquet and the luscious florals (above), take a look at the complete April Color Story.

Kendall and her team at Eclatante are responsible for some of THE most extraordinary events in and around Philadelphia. Their website is full of gorgeous photos (thanks to the awesome Marie Labbancz) as well as some truly great advice from Kendall on creating the wedding of your dreams. And just a heads up … Eclatante will be moving into their own new space (across the street from Beautiful Blooms) in the next few weeks. We can’t wait to tell you more about that!

We’ve just given you a quick peek at the photos from the April Color Story … but you really, really, really need to see the real deal {click here} for the whole story … the bridesmaids dress, the City Garden backdrop, the fabulous linens from The Total Table, and so much more!

Remember those china plates that everyone fell in love with on the Pennsylvania Appleford Estate wedding (Amanda Kraft) last month … the mismatched antique china? They were provided by Party Rental Ltd., and you’ll see them again in this month’s Color Story.

So definitely check it out! April Color Story from Eclatante

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