by admin on December 17, 2009
Sources: VCS Photo, Jessica Claire, Robert Fontain, Wish Special Events, Mix Mingle Glow
If there’s anything tastier for mid-winter than a visual salad of lucite, ice and crystal, I don’t know what it is. The wonderful thing about lucite (or plexi, or acrylic if you will) is that it’s a timeless form of modern. It’ll never be a mere trend, and never be dated like those shapeless shoulder pads of the eighties.
Translate a shape into lucite and it becomes magic … candelabras. Flower boxes. Or a mounted deer.
Sources: The Bride’s Guide, Bardin Palomo, Trendsetting Wedding, Fete Accompli, Style Me Pretty
Try to find an event planner who doesn’t light up at the mention of ghost chairs. Or expansive plexi floors. Lucite brings us to another dimension where material things turn into light, and objects are suspended. The lighting designer literally creates the room, and the mood. Awesome.
Sources: Robert Fontain, Taylor Creative
Plexi installations are a little like the people at joyous weddings. They glow from the inside.
by admin on November 7, 2008
Fleur de lis are romantic. And classic. Symbols of French aristocracy and might from way back, they also hail closer to home for many southerners (bonjour, Louisiana and Louisville, KY!).
Used judiciously, they have a way of polishing up even uber-glam events. (Maybe you remember Kathryn Heigl’s diamond fleur de lis earrings on her wedding day.) They look gorgeous in white-on-white embroidered fondant, but they also stand up to the most OTT gold-lustred monster cakes.
Credits: 1) Lauren & Patrick from Southern Weddings, 2) Flower girl basket / ring nest, 3) Paper & Ink Studio, 4) Sarah & Billy’s New Orleans Wedding, 5) Gourmet Invitations, 6) Fleur de Lisa cakes, 7) French Renaissance Ring Bearer Pillow by EmiciBridal, 8) Marianne’s Wedding part ii, 9-10) Debbie Brown photography, 11) paper crowns at The Bride’s Cafe, 12) Place card holder from French Market Quarter.
For a southern, Provence style take, mix your fleur de lis motifs with pink satin fans, and glassine envelopes filled with french lavender.
Or, love a little fleur de lis with black & white damask stationery and linens. Pair with a chandelier theme for a whiff of high gothic, or combine with dripping-with-crystal trees. This symbol just loves to play dress-up.
Other likely touches: FDL napkin folds, votives wrapped in FDL patterned paper, and of course, a beautifully-made FDL cake topper filled with creamy roses.
Sources: The Bride’s Guide, Bardin Palomo, Trendsetting Wedding, Fete Accompli, Style Me Pretty
