{ Purple Perfection }

Thursday, July 24th, 2014 | trends, weddings | No Comments

Here’s some pretty purple for TBT:

The weather was glorious, the bride’s fingernails adorned with Glitterbels gel polish were gorgeous, and the bridal party was gigantic!

The processional of 27 (!!) was a fabulous cast of characters that included 2 tuxedo-clad pugs, a pregnant bridesmaid more than a week past her due date, 2 fathers-of-the-bride and a handful of NHL players.

The palette of purples ranged from lilac to aubergine and was used in everything from their custom invitations, the flowers, the 3 shades of linens, the uplighting in the tent, the cake, the cupcakes, the 12,000 rose petals that lined their aisle, the custom M&Ms in their purple monogrammed favor boxes, the custom labels on the wine bottles, the custom menus, table numbers and seating charts, to the purple haze martinis that greeted the guests as the ceremony finished…it was truly spectacular.

Tags: #TBT, calgary wedding planner, NHL wedding, purple tent wedding, the wedding planner inc, Vancouver wedding

{ a room with a view }

Thursday, July 10th, 2014 | trends, weddings | No Comments

Another favorite for TBT:

This wedding had a very juicy colour palette of turquoise, teal and apple green. For the ceremony it was punctuated with a pattern of coral rose petals down the aisle which perfectly matched the bridesmaids dresses. With the magnificent view of the lake and the tempestuous skies, simple was all that was required for a truly memorable ceremony site.

The very moment the bride signed the marriage license there was a great clap of thunder and it started to rain. The groom was thrilled with the timing…he told me now he’s got a great story for the rest of his life!

Cocktails managed to be both cozy & elegant – and the two signature cocktails were a huge hit.

Some well-placed uplighting can really make a huge difference. The alternating green + blue on the columns surrounding the guest tables both accentuated the colour palette and delineated the room.

I made sure the bride and groom had a great view of the lake…but with such amazing vistas from every angle, it didn’t really matter where you were seated in this beautiful space. The details were kept quite clean and chic. Centerpieces of granny smith apples and green hydrangeas and orchids, teal runners and green napkins, our ubiquitous custom wedding day printing and a ton of candlelight.

The custom glassine bags were so cute…the candy buffet was a huge hit…guests started raiding the candy buffet before dinner was even finished…sour gummy worm anyone?

Tags: #TBT, blue and apple green wedding, calgary weddings, Chateau Lake Louise, the wedding planner

{ pretty as a peacock }

Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 | trends, weddings | No Comments

Here’s another #TBT…enjoy!

Here is a 10.10.10 wedding  that was 16 months in the planning and 10 years in the making…Erin + Devlin are an awesome couple that decided to get married on their tenth anniversary of dating. At various stages they thought they’d get married in Jamaica or India, but in the end decided to get married in Calgary so all their friends and family could attend.

The peacock feather was our inspiration….which gave us a sumptuous colour palette…coppers, teals, browns and greens.

The bride walked down the blue aisle runner (with copper monogram) in her fabulous teal shoes. The bridesmaid wore navy and the maid of honour wore chocolate brown. The groom, best man, and father of the groom wore very stylish brown tuxedos.

Deep Blue Sea martini anyone?

The seating chart, menus, table numbers, candy buffet sign, photobooth pix, martini luge, and dance floor gobo all bore their custom wedding day logo with touches of damask & a peacock feather….pretty!

The head table was adorned with teal & brown damask which was reiterated on the cake.

Tags: #TBT, calgary weddings, peacock wedding, the wedding planner

{ grey + yellow = gorgeous }

Thursday, June 26th, 2014 | trends, weddings | No Comments

We decided it would be fun to revisit some of our favorite events for Throw Back Thursday #TBT:

This wedding was a wonderful combination of sleek & modern with a twist of retro. The palette was yellow, saffron, grey and silver and everything looked positively scrumptious!

The reception began with poolside cocktails. The guests were treated to an abundant supply of lemon drop martinis and customized water bottles….

I was so enamored with this candy buffet I could barely tear myself away.  We’ve done lots of candy buffets before but with this one we got to make all the details just right.

I was so excited with this design. The multiple shades of yellow on the beautiful pewter pintuck linens was so sharp and fashion forward – but still very warm & inviting. The vinyl cling on the back of the ghost chairs was a huge hit…we always like to make the bride & groom’s chairs a little bit special.
These tablescapes were definitely my favorites in a long while.

Usually we do a gobo on the dance floor, but this time we had it shining on the wall over the guest book table and seating chart. All the floral arrangements were fun & fabulous.

Love is Sweet…Have a Treat!!

Tags: #TBT, calgary wedding, grey and yellow wedding, photobolic, the wedding planner calgary