Wedding Planning and Design : Chad Michael Peters
Photography seen here : Chad Michael Peters
Official Photographer : Bryce Vickmark, work will be showcased in seperate CMP style blog story
Venue: The Chatham Bars Inn
Hair and Make-Up : Jacki Norri, Wedding Tresses
Floral : Chad Michael Peters
Stationery and Print Material : Praez Occasions
Linens and Decorative Rentals : Chad Michael Peters
Entertainment: The Manhattan Touch
It is so hard to believe that it has been twenty years since I graduated from High School. Judging by the grey that has crept into my beard, I guess that it is true. When my class president, Christine called to ask me to sit on the reuion comittee it was an easy decision to say yes. My besties from high school were sitting with me, so I knew that there would be many meetings filled with laughter, chatter, wine and yes perhaps a bit of discussion on the party that we were in charge of throwing for our class of 1990 from Old Rochester Regional High School, GO BULLDOGS!!
As all of us southcoasters know there are not a lot of venues to throw a party here. There has been a bit of a renissance in New Bedford with many new restaraunts and hotels opening along our famed waterfront. The perfect choice for us was the Waterfront Grille. There is a private room upstairs which was perfect for the 70 or so guests that we were expecting. The view is fantastic, the working waterfront of New Bedford filled with many boats all bobbing back and forth.
We all had our tasks of course, but my best friend Tena and I got to work on the creative details. Her craftiness was evident in the favors that were prepared for the partygoers and our fellow classmates. She culled a collection of the top ten hits from the year that we graduated. She then packaged them into glittery grey CD cases, stamped with a modern 20 and then trimmed them with the perfect ORR red ribbon. I am still jamming to the tunes in my car.........ICE, ICE, Baby, by Vanilla being one of my personal favorites, tied with both Mariah Carey numbers that make their appearance on this very cool party favor.
My challenge in the decor was how do you make red and white look cool? Of course, my signature black snuck its way right into the party. From my company's collection of linens, I chose a fantastic black and white swirl and paisley design in satin. It was the perfect POP to the party and made all of the red accents look so chic. I filled the party with red light from my lighting collection which set the mood. It always so much easier to drink wine when you have lots of candles and mood lighting right?
I thought that my friend Gerry was crazy to drive all the way to Mashpee, Mass to get the cupcakes that we were going to serve at the party. Cupcake Charlies, she exclaimed were the very best. Old school design, but made with the best ingredients. We just had to have them. I admit I was totally sceptical. When I took my first bite, I knew that I was going to eat crow, and many more of these totally DELISH, treats. If you are throwing a party, I suggest you make your way there, totally worth it!!
The absolute highlight to the party was the magnificent old school candy bar that we made for the party. Tena and I hit it hard, culling and culling to make sure that each of our choices for the display met not only our yummy standards but fit into the color way of the party. The candy bar lay still for the first couple of hours to the party. Then when the happy buzz of wine set in, our classmates hit that candy like locusts. I was happy that they were. I knew that every Swedish fish in their bags would be one less that I would eat after the party.
The evening was perfect. We paid tribute to the classmates that we have lost with elegant black and white photos along with flowers and candles on the mantle. They looked down on us all night as we laughed, chatted and reminisced about the twenty years that had passed since we were last together. I got a message from a friend the next morning that pretty much summed it up for all of us. "We shined last night, like we always did as the class of 1990"
I have known Melissa, the bride for a long, long time. When she was just out of college and driving the world's smallest car, she worked as a teacher with my husband. She and he quickly became friends and of course, I was totally charmed and fell in love with her. too! Over the years, Kevin and I have remained great friends with her entire family. To get the call that Meilissa was engaged to Jeremy made my heart skip a beat. I was thrilled in her happiness and excited for Jeremy, whom I had yet to meet. His bride's family could not be nicer!! An amazing family.
I was totally flattered, as I always am, to be asked to design and help plan her wedding which was held at The Museum of the Shenendoah Valley in Virginia. Over the course of our time working together, I was amazed at the effusive response of the design work from the ENTIRE family. I knew that if they liked the print material that I worked on with Praez Occasions, then they were going to be blown away with the floral display, linens and decor and other surprises that I had up my sleeve.
My team drove overnight from the south coast of Massachusetts, 13 hours south and finally arrived in beautiful Virginia on the Friday before the wedding. We were just in time to run through the rehearsal. I stepped up to the plate and made sure that all of the details came together and were executed in an elegant and timely manner. I used to think that all the things that are important to me....shoulders back, smile gently, flowers at the waist, look ahead, were common understanding. They are not, so it was great to get a wink from Frank, Melissa's father indicating that he was happy that I was there as the wedding planner. I was delighted to sit with Melissa and Jeremy at the head table during the quaint rehersal dinner. We caught up and shared in the amazing excitement that was brewing over what was sure to be a delightful wedding for the two of them the next day.
I woke early, anxious to get to work on the finishing touches of the florals. We have done this so many times, that we were able to set up the remote studio and I got to work. Furiously, I worked to arrange thousands of flowers, create bouquets that were fit for a princess and to make sure that they were all ready to go for the afternoon ceremony. One of the tricks that I use from up my creative sleeve is to put the reception flowers on display at the ceremony. Because the guests were to enjoy a lingering cocktail hour +, my team and I would have the time to move the flowers to different displays, so they could make their final statement within the reception tent.
All the details were ready, the string quartet softly played in the alcove at the end of the stunning garden cathedral lined with majestic trees, trained to gracefully bow. I knew that it was "time" for me to go and get the bride. She and her mother, my dear Pat, cried when they took their bouquets. I too was more than emotional to see one of my best friends in her stunning gown. I adored the fact that he something borrowed was her identical sister's veil from her wedding last year. I made the cues and sent the bridal party down the aisle, knowing that my last cue would be to the princess bride, Melissa on the arm of my good friend Frank, her dashing dad.
The photo of the two of them making their way down the aisle is perhaps one of the best bridal photos that I have ever taken. I will cherish that moment of perfection. Their beaming smiles with the sun streaming through the trees to gave a spiritual and almost devine feeling as we tearily watched the couple exchange their heartfelt vows. Following the ceremony we were going to be on a strict timeline so I made the best use of time and caught up with the bride and their bridal party to get the great wedding photography that you see here.
My team and I moved all of the flowers from the ceremony to the reception tent on another part of the Museum's property. We were ready as a company to have an incredible reception. My work as a designer was over and I could finally have a cocktail and mingle with the guests. I was asked to give the first toast of the night, a great honor. It was a thrill to recap our friendship with humor and to meet and embrace Jeremy and his family. I did not party too hard, I couldn't, the minute that the reception ended, I knew that we would have to pack it up and hit the road overnight to Boston to continue my work.
I think about Melissa, Jeremy and their family often. They are part of ours and I look forward to the "next" moment of joy and celebration. They know that I love them and wish them nothing but the best. I will always look back at these photos filled with shades of bright berry and think of my princess bride and our priceless friendship.
Congratulations Jeremy and Melissa !!! Love always, CMP
Hot off the digital presses, another amazing wedding filled with detail and color. Shot by the one and only, Lauren of Person + Killian. Story to come, but for now, these amazing images.
Pulling off a floral extravaganza takes many, many hands. The fact that I did not have to think about my camera this past weekend as we worked like crazy to pull together this melange of floral color made me eccstatic. The photography was in the hands of Jill from Person + Killian. Knowing that she was on the other end of the lense gave me such ease and I could hardly wait to see her photography after the event was over. This morning as I opened a zip file from Jill, I was left as I always am when looking at P + K photography, breathless and yes I admit a tear in my eye reflecting back a week ago to this amazing wedding.
The design process of my creative firm is mostly the same with every bride. It starts with discussion and the bride giving me inspiration through her throughts and images that she has gathered. From there, I get to work pulling the things that a bride likes from her images to come up with an an original design. My sketches of weddings give brides a very real look as to what the color and the scale will be to their wedding details. From there, once we have worked on the sketch we are able to go live. When Erika came in for her live demo, she loved how we pulled together a modern and romantic feel with the flowers. She asked if I could change up the color of the flowers a bit and add some purple and eggplant to the colorwary. This was such an easy request. In the end I am happy that she did request this. The pops of bright color, especially against the plum bridesmaids dresses was sensational.
As I look through all of the photos, it is her bouquet that I fall in love with so easily. The heady scent of gardenia is always a hit and I filled her bouquet with it. For a touch of sophisticated Asian flair, I added phaleonopsis orchids to the bouquet. I thought that it complemented the stunning looks of the bride perfectly.
In the busy flurry of the day in the big city, I loved that I got a moment to chat with the bride moments before the ceremony was to begin. I scooted into the limo next to her and she and I shared a special moment of fun chatting about her bouquet and the lovely David Yurman, purple amethst earings that her fiance had surpsied her with that morning.
I designed the flowers so we could put on a lovely display at the church and because we had a few extra hours between the ceremony and the reception at The State Room. I sent a team back to the church to pick up the flowers and to bring them to the State Room where they would be put on display for the guests. After Hauling up the flowers, linens, candles and many other details to the wedding we got organized and got ready to bust a move. No easy task with loads of staff and the bands sound check. As the band hammered out old school AC/DC, we got to work dressing up The State room. I loved how the three different designs perfectly complemented each other and filled the space and always brought your eye to the best feature of the State Room, the view.
Over the years I have built a company that can pretty much offer the best from the world of wedding design. The linens from my own rental company were lovely in a crushed ivory shimmer with an ivory bridal satin napkin looked really elegant. There is such a huge difference between ivory cotton and the more glamorous fabrics that we can provide for party table tops. I am glad that I brought this idea to idea to the bride at the demo. The linens and platinum gold chargers were the perfect palette to showcase the printed details.
The menus and table numbers from my partner Kelli at à deux: bespoke bridal paper looked modern and provided just the right pop of color to the tables. The bride and groom had asked for a something a little different with the table numbers and the menus that were to be at each place setting. I thought that adding a layered effect, white on plum, would not only provide a pop at the table, but would further tie in the brides request to add subtle nuances of color through the wedding.
I am never anxious to see the cake arrive at the venue, especially when it is in the hands of Jennifer Williamson, from Jenny's cakes. She has been able to interpret my designs in such an incredible way. I am glad that the bride, Jenny and myself decided to add the circular detail to the cake but not to do it in the purple as I had drawn. I love how the flowers almost steal the show, just until you see two adorable french bulldog bride and groom cake toppers. Way too cute. I love the family dog made it to the wedding and then was artistically represented on top of the cake. Woof!
When the phone in my office rang and there were two people on the other line, Kat and Ben, I knew that we were at the beginning of a wonderful relationship planning their beach front wedding down on the Cape. Kat and Ben have a west coast vibe about them. So of course their wedding would have to take on a bit of bohemian flair to reflect them. Kat and I had many conversations about the flowers and design for her wedding. She is artsy and has great taste so it was easy and fun for her to shop and source all of the pretty things that she would want to use for flowers and candles at her wedding. As we planned and designed the wedding, I got to take a sneek peek early on at the driftwood arbor that was being constructed for the ceremony. It was already amazing lying in state in the back yard. When it came to life on the beach, the day of the wedding, It was amazing. The tide receded for what looked to be miles, leaving sand an subtle pools of water that reflected the brilliant blue sky. I thought that the photo of the arch here on my style blog, shot by the grooms brother Jeremy, was inspired by the painter Dali and remains one of my all time favorite ceremony scenes. Thank you so much Jeremy for letting me use this image.
She spent a ton of time collecting trios of Indian brassware and gorgeous ruby red, violet and plum colored glass. I think one of her coolest finds were the hanging lanterns that we hung around the outside tent. So pretty, but of course, I had to be the one to a., bump my head on them and b., get wax all over my navy blazer. Totally worth the hit to the head.
Kat and I agreed that she would get the "stuff" and I would be responsible to put it all together with fresh flowers. So I am assuming that Kat also spent a lot of time on one of my newest favorite sites, Luna Bazaar. If you do not know this place, it is a fabulous resource for lanterns, accessories, lighting, candles and just about anything else decorative. We, as a company use them as a resource all of the time. I loved the Mexican cut paper banners that added a totally bohemian festive feel to the sail loft at The Chequassett Club on the Cape.
The day was fast paced as a wedding day always is. Everything came together and the bride made her way to the ceremony carrying a lush bouquet of English garden roses and her favorite, camomile. On the arm of her dapper father she gracefully made her way down many stairs to the beach, where her brimming eyed groom stood proudly for his stunning bohemian bride.
Venue: The Chequassett Club
Wedding Planning and Design : Chad Michael Peters
Flowers: Chad Michael Peters
Wedding Decor : Luna Bazaar
Officiant : Rev. Kathleen Geagan
Wedding Gown : Vintage
Catering: Terra Luna
Photography seen here : Chad Michael Peters
Offical Event Photographer: Julia Cumes
Their wedding was only three days ago, and I miss Lucy and Greg already. There is always a time of reflection for me as I look out on to the dance floor at the bride swirling in a sea of fun. I know that our time together is coming to an end, in this capacity anyway. I have made hundreds of friends with my brides over the years. And oh yes, I have made many BFF's with my merry bridal parties that I get to know too!
This past Saturday night at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston was AMAZING! First let me start with a white gloved high five to all of the staff at the hotel. I am getting a little misty guys thinking of the high a level of gracious service that was given to the bride and groom's guests. The food, ba da bing! Forget about it, of the charts yummy. I was most impressed when a selection of entrees was prepared for me, not only to eat, but to double check the plate designs that were to be presented to the guests. Who does stuff like that? The Fairmont Copley Plaza does and I love it !
I have worked with Lucy and Greg over the past year or so in planning not only her wedding but her over the top bridal shower. She and I get each other and we worked so well going over all the details to her amazing bridal bling wedding. I too, got to know the entire family and when I say entire, I mean ENTIRE. There were brothers and cousins and sister in- laws and nieces and uncles that all came to bits and pieces of the bridal planning process. It was always a laugh as we worked through the endless list of pretty details that go into a wedding as you see in the photos.
The family is Italian many of them speak English but many don't, including the feisty Mama de la brida, I love her. Old School, enough said. She was always very sweet to me and funny. I give her a lot of props for the life that she has lived and to be such a glamorous moment. I adored her broken English comment to me when she said, " I don't just want to dance with you Shad, I want to dance with you twice." In that moment we very well could have been Sophia Lauren and Omar Sharif. She wouldn't give it out then, but I will continue to haunt her for the recipe of La Torta de La Nona Piazza, a delicious home made lemon, melt in your mouth, covered in powdered sugar, piece of heaven that was served to the guests after their six course dinner, and espresso and an amazing Candy Bar. Those Italians put the E in eat. Yummy!
The wedding was a sea of amazing details from a to z. The highlights being the thousands of hand opened south American roses in five shades of Ivory, gloriously mounded into crystal vases. The calla lilies, served as the focal point to the cocktail portion of the party. The groom liked Callas, the bride Roses, hence our design. The calla for me also gave a poetic nod to the over the top wedding that I worked on for the National Production of "Hitched or Ditched", a saucy reality show that was shot about a year ago. Lucy, the bride saw this wedding, saw me, and called. The life of a wedding designer and planner, full circle.
I know that the next time I see Lucy and Greg it will be in the mist of some family joy and I look forward to it wholeheartedly. In weddings such as this, there is always a little piece of me left behind in the memories and the pictures. I can assure you Lucy and Greg that there is assuredly a bit of both of you in my heart. Kisses on both cheeks, three times to both of you. My love and Congratulations, Always, CMP
P.S. Please don't post pictures of me doing the Soul Train Dance, ah go ahead, it was a party. CIAO! Bona Sera
It looks like the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences really know how to party. They are gathering 1000 of their students and colleagues for their annual Harvest Ball at The Marriott Copley Plaza, in Boston, Massachusetts. There are not many places in the city to host a part of this scale, 1000+ people. I know that my friend Tara who is also a CMP, (Certified Meeting Planner), is the perfect person to organize all of the details and staff needed to make this a magnificent event. The flowers are in my hands, literally. As a company we will begin production on an event that has had quite a bit of planning done leading up to it. I worked with the event coordinator to come up with five different designs in a plum harvest theme. Using seasonal flowers such as hydrangea, rose hips, stock and English garden roses, my team and I will create close to 100 table arrangements in varying styles to provide the perfect fresh pop of color to the huge ballroom. We don't like to surprise our clients, part of the design process for my firm is of course the original rendering that we create to show the different designs to a client in paper form. From there we try to always do live demonstration day, literally bringing the flowers to life so the client has a chanceto see what their flowers will look like prior to the big event.
Thank you Tara and The Mariott Copley Plaza for thinking of me and my company for this project and many thanks to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for calling on us to party with you.
For those of you who know Whitney, you know that she is always smiling, always happy, and lights up the room upon her entrance. Last night, as a bride, she sparkled like the water and was radiant in her couture gown, flowing blond locks and on the arm of her beaming husband. I have known Whitney since I was 14 when I worked at her parents grocery, The Marion General Store in Marion, Massachusetts. Her mother Betty and I hit it off right away and she and I spent many years decorating the windows of the General Store with whimsical and lovely seasonal vignettes. I think of her every time I drive through the village, especially at Christmas when I see the wooden nutcrackers standing guard of the tree decorated with glittering bagels.Whitney and her sister, Amy of course were always in the store, helping out and sometimes raising a bit of hell in the back aisles while Jack was busy in the butcher shop. It is hard to believe that so many years have passed and such a rich history is shared between all of us.
When Whit called to ask me about helping with her wedding, I was flattered and emotional to be working with this family that I am honored to call friends. She and I spent coutless hours chatting away about the details that would be done in the cool shades of the ocean, with pops of bright orange.
The day of the wedding was filled with lots of things to do and I was happy to receive a special invitation to chill with the ladies in the Presidential Suite of the Renaissance Hotel, where Whitney and Stephen along with their guests would later celebrate the marriage. I loved seeing the make-up artist, Dianna Quagenti Scapicchio working on Whitney with her airbrush make-up technique to give Whitney a flawless glow. The final fluttering make up detail, Whit's faux lashes, made her dazzling blue eyes twinkle like sapphires.
When she walked into the pavilion at The Boston Harbor Hotel on the arm of her father, I could not hold back the tears as she radiantly made her way down the aisle. The string quartet played, The Prayer, by Andrea Boccell for the entrance of the bridesmaids and the cutest flower girl carried by her mom, Amy, The maid of honor and the bride' sister. As a special tribute to her Mother Whitney walked into "Wishing you were some how here again" from Andrew Llyod Weber's, Phantom of the Opera. Whit carried a lush bouquet of gardenia, hydrangea and of course, white roses. I could feel Betty, Whitney's mom with us, smiling down on her family, beaming that her youngest daughter was marrying the man of her dreams. The ceremony was filled with romantic touches that moved all of us. I cried again when my friend, Drew sang "True Companion" a capella style for the guests. Charming as he always is, he made eye contact with his wife, seated among the guests and smiled and winked at her in just the right moments of the song.
I shagged a ride to and from the Renaissance hotel with my bride and groom and good friends Sarah and Ryan who I worked with last summer on their Kittanset Club Wedding in Marion, MA. We had a lot of fun catching up with friends over signature cocktails and yummy appetizers at the hotel. My personal fav, the vegetable crudite with ranch dressing served in shot glasses. YUMMY and it coordinated with the wedding decor. My hubbie came with me to the wedding, something that he rarely if ever does. I had to beg to get him there, but once he was, he had a great time chatting with all Steve's work friends over dinner. Just as the cake was being served my Favorite band, The Manhattan Touch, hit the stage and took the party to the next level.
I stood with Whitney's father and we watched her swirl around the dance floor, beaming. He was so proud that it gets me choked up again just thinking about it. He always did love his girls. In this family of blue eyed beauties, it is hard not too. Thank you my darling Whitney for having me help you with your wedding. To you and Steve, best wishes and lots of love, ALWAYS.
I met Andy Delucia, of Elegance and Grace Weddings over the phone. In that first phone call, I knew that she and I would hit it off and that working together to design the wedding that she was planning for our bride, Christie would be challenging, fun and would result in an incredible day. It was just that.
We worked together for almost a year to design floral details and decor that would perfectly match the vision that our bride had for her once in a lifetime day. We went back and forth with regard to color and how to best showcase the setting in an upscale and sophisticated way. I am happy that as part of my design process with the client includes both sketching and setting up a demo day so the bride has a chance to get as much of a real vision as possible as to what her day will look like. The tone on tone, pale taupey grey linens were a perfect showcase to the overblown blooms arranged in silver mint julip cups and mercury glass. Some of the tables had one style of arrangement and others had clusters of vases and candles sweetly arranged. The pale butter ivory roses, blown open by hand to look as if their petals are opening up in the sun of a garden, were stunning mixed in with the other pale flowers and luscisous blue hydrangea.
The days leading into the wedding were almost a round the clock production as so many details to a wedding have to get done the week of it. We headed out from my studio at five in the morning on the day of the wedding with our van jam packed with pretty. We arrived an hour earlier than we had planned, which gave us a rare treat of extra time to unload and arrange to prepare to execute this lovely wedding design.
Andy, of Elegance and Grace weddings had things well under control on the grounds of The Samoset Inn. Having had the tents set up the day before. The lovely tent from Sperry was incomparable in it's details. The hand hewn poles varnished to a gleaming Mahogany and billowing flags high atop its architectural peaks, provided an impeccable palette of protection and taste to host this wedding.
We finished everything and then some laying out floral details, candles, lighting details and helping to futz and putz with linens and placement to make sure we got rave reviews from our guests. I knew that magic was in the making, when the mother of the bride came to visit us under the tent after spending the early afternoon entertaining guests around the sparkling pool of the resort. She choked up right away when she saw our plan coming to fruition. She smiled and wiped away a tear and told us that the bride was sure to be overwhelmed with the work that we had done.
And then there was that moment of perfection, when the candles are lit and I look around and even I find it hard to believe that this is all real. Just too pretty, just too perfect. Andy came back to the tent, pretty as a picture in her own change of outfit for the evening. I was too happy at that point to turn over the reigns of this party to her. I could picture how gorgeous the bride would be be in her Vera Wang gown against the picturesque backdrop of The Samoset Inn.
I purposely did not publish a picture of the bride and her groom wanting to give an opportunity to the official photographer to do her thing. She knows that I love to get a glimpse of the photos early so I can share them with you. In the days to come, I so look forward to showcasing her work and showing off this gorgeous bride and her family. Until then, enjoy the details of this lovely wedding. The bride, trust me, is worth the wait.
I draw my sketches, not so I can see what something is going to look like. I already see it in my mind's eye. To have this talent and to use it as a tool, I have realized really helps a bride see how all of the details, their scale and color will come together for the over all look of her wedding. I had done the demo of flowers and details for the bride this past Satuday and was happy to make some adjustments to the design so it would be perfect in her eyes.
I had done her demo all in whites, and she had requested a touch of eggplant and deep pink within the flowers. The sketch helps show how this nuance of color will work at Erika and Mark's State Room wedding to be held in a couple of weeks. I love that she had me do this. The bride has asked me to come up with some ideas for the cake design which will be made by the talented hands of Jenny Williamson from Jenny's cakes. She and I had a chance to chat over the cake design late yestarday and she and I both agree that the modern circular motif to the cake design is cool, but it would look so much more sophisticated done in a tone on tone pale ivory fondant cake with a pale ivory motif and just the fresh flowers to be displayed in bright and bold color. I sent a a link of this sketch to the bride last night, she agreed to, loved the addition of a bit of color to our all white motif and basically we are locked and loaded ready to go.
I have loved the photography of Genevieve de Manio for as long as I can remember. I think that it was a gorgeous mound of white flowers being held by the bride in the first photo that I saw of hers. They way that the soft and subtle nuances of the flowers were dappled with light captivated me. I had been so wanting to work with her, so I was thrilled when I called to inquire about her services for my lovely princess bride, Kim and she said yes!! Yeah. Her work on the wedding held at the luxurious Regatta Place in Newport was gorgeous. She captured the rich and vibrant color of the decor and the flowers in a most perfect way. Of course, the photos of the bride and the groom were heartfelt, I could actually feel the love.
Never in a million years did I have any idea that this photographer was on the brink of world famous. In the two weeks that followed Kim's wedding, I woke early on a Sunday morning to read about Chelsea Clinton's wedding. I was thrilled to see Gigi, stretched out in one of the photos, strapped with cameras and capturing the most famous wedding of recent times. How thrilled I was for her to be the official photographer to the Clinton wedding and to have her worked published all over the world. Of course, that meant that my bride Kim's wedding went to the next level too. There are not that many gals that can say they had the same photographer as Chelsea Clinton right?
I think that it is fitting to leave you here with these four Black and white wedding portraits of Kim and her Groom, Brendan. Their smiles and the elegance of the setting along the shores of Newport Rhode Island tell the whole story to this wedding. There is no need for color here, the photos are clearly the color of love. Many thanks to Genevieve de Manio for working with me on this Regatta Place Wedding, your photography is gorgeous. I so look forward to the honor of working with you again.
I thought that I would include this great clip from E Entertainment about Chelseas wedding so you would have a chance to see the still shots done by Gigi. Click the Arrow to play.
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The view from the State Room at 60 State Street in Boston is without question one of the very best, if not THE best in the city. This wonderful wedding venue is sleek, slick and sophisticated and is the perfect place for my bride Erika and her groom and their families to celebrate the big day. I had a chance to have Erika and her fiance to my studio this past Saturday for a sneek peek at their wedding decor. We had long planned to do flowers for the wedding, but in the weeks leading up to the big day we decided to add some other fun design elements such as chargers and place setting decor along with a MUST, lighting.
The demo day also allows me to make changes and adjustments according to the brides wishes. I want the process to be custom, so when the bride asked for a touch of eggplant paper and trim on the menus and if they could be done as ovals or perhaps round, I knew my print partners would be able to take my inspiration and create the perfect detail at the place setting. We also discussed adding some hints of color through the flowers in deep pinks and purples and the bride specifically asked for the flowers on the cake to be bright and bold. These are fun and easy requests and of course I am happy to make my bride happy.
Once we have the room filled with gorgeous mounds of summer white flowers including Hydrangea, Roses, Casablanca Lillies, mini callas and the star of the show, Phaleonopsis orchids, me and my team will lay out floating candles and votive candles trimmed in crisp white and ivory and then shine spot lights on to each one of the arrangements to give them a special glowing presence within the room. The stunned smile on the bride and grooms face told the whole story. If they were a bit overwhelmed by the beauty of a single table top, I do believe that they might just freak out when they see the State Room dressed to the nines.
I can hardly wait to post the photography from Person + Killian !!!
Settling in to my sketch pad for me is a great escape. I can put all my worries in this world at bay for hours as I sit, visualize and start the design process of a gorgeous wedding. The past couple of days I have been working and working on the design for Tess and Erik's springtime Bermuda wedding. God, I got so close the day before yesterday until I started to draw the grooms face and head. Oh boy, that sketch was ruined. I could have done some Photoshop magic, but the process I like to keep a bit more pure than that. So with that practice under my belt, I was able to hit the pad again and to work on the "finished" sketch for this project. My bride is in love the color of the water in Bermuda. How could you not be ? It is a rare turquoise that I have not seen in my many travels to warmer weather. It is a perfect inspiration to this fun and elegant destination wedding. I chose to fill in the back of my sketch digitally and of course I just had to get the perfect shade of Bermuda pink to compliment the details. It seems that everything at The Fairmont Bermuda is Pink, for a gay guy it does not get much better than sippin' swizzles under a pink and white stripped umbrella. That is mostly a fantasy, like the sketch I guess. I know that I will be running all around, and of course taking the trolley, to make sure that everything that we have planned and designed is perfect!! With a design map in place, we can get to work on the Save the Dates and finding a perfect bow and pearl necklace for the ducks.