RaeAnn and Rodney

I have been blessed with some really awesome clients this last summer and RaeAnn, Rodney, and RaeAnn's mom Betty are definitely some of them! I loved the colors. Hot pink and a dark silvery gray. RaeAnn chose the Bayshore as her venue which worked out perfectly for the decorating that we wanted to do. We draped velon (a white plastic material that looks just like fabric when it is hung) to brighten it up in the room. We also hung paper lanterns in two different shades of pink. The rose balls that were hung in each window were sooooo gorgeous. They looked like they were not real, they were so perfect. Thank you Tandy for helping with the flowers! The dancefloor had silver and pink firework type beaded balls above it which looked great when the lights were on the dancefloor later that night. In the windows we hung more pink beads that matched the colors. I found the beaded curtains on http://www.shopwildthings.com/ (fun, cool stuff on that site).

Another great find was the table coverings. They are a pewter silver pintuck linen. Floor length. They looked fantastic with the white chivari chairs and square glass charger plates from valley rental center. To finish off the look we folded the white napkins underneath the charger plates so that they hung off the side of the table. As a centerpiece we did glass square vases with pink peonies and roses in different heights.

For the ceremony we set up a tent and covered the poles with white linen and attached an arrangement of roses, peonies, and seeded eucalyptus. Down the aisle we set up hooks where we hung flowerballs made of pink carnations. My favorite part of the ceremony decor was the way we put the petals on the aisle. I loved the swirly line of pink and it made the white petals that the flower girls tossed stand out even more. The bouquets and corsages were made by Blushing Blooms and added just the right touch to the wedding party.

I was so happy with the way the decor turned out and how well everything went together even the balloons that we had Valley rental center bring matched perfectly! I couldn't have pulled this set up off without the help of my incredible staff- Tandy, May, and my sweet hubby Chris.

Kaleb Baker from Chefstop made the amazing appetizers and dinner. The service and taste was fantastic. My personal fav were the crab stuffed mushrooms, Yummy!!

These detail shots were taken by my twin sister Marie VanWingerden who is a pretty sought after second shooter. She was actually at another wedding that day and took the time to come and take some detail shots for me and my blog. I love you Marie!

By the way, it was raining and blowing so hard on this day. Amazingly the rain and wind completely stopped just before the ceremony began and as the wedding party ended the recessional, it started to sprinkle again. Perfect timing!!!

John from ONDAGO mobile entertainment provided the cool gobo light (along with the great music) with Rodney and RaeAnn's names. Super way to dress up a dancefloor...besides the bride! :)
Thanks so much RaeAnn and Rodney for letting me be a part of your very special day!

Sketching

One thing I like to do when brainstorming decor ideas is make sketches. I go off of the notes I take when meeting with my clients, paying particular attention to the descriptive words used. Hot pink ,steely gray, fun, party, fireworks, lots of dancing...a few of the words RaeAnn used when describing the wedding she wanted. Above is the sketch that I drew of the ideas swimming around in my head and below is the end result.

funky bout.'s

Some of my favorite things to make for RaeAnn's wedding were the boutonniere's. She wanted the groomsmen to wear something fun and "metal-ish". This is what I came up with and how I made it: I started with some heavier guage craft wire. One that was thin enough to thread a bead but thick enough to hold it's shape.I used some metal beads in different three different diameter sizes and threaded the wire from smallest beads to largest beads.I made two stems and wired them together.I then taped up the wire with floral tape.After I taped up the wire I added one flower head (here I used a scrap daisy) with more floral tape. Then I wrapped the whole stem with some decorative wire in silver and pink and ended with one more bead.

More details from Mayerly and Luke's wedding

Thank you Carrie Lambing for the great detail shots from Mayerly and Luke's wedding! I loved using wooden signs to guide guests to the ceremony and reception. It went great with the farm/field theme we had going on.

The bride was born and raised in Columbia. She and her family wanted to bring some of Columbia into the wedding decoration and these favors are a result of that. Columbian coffee and candy, yum!

When we were first scoping out the property for the wedding and discussing what should go where we noticed this great big tree right between where guests would park and where the ceremony would take place. The perfect location for a floral wreath! This was the first time I've done one of these and it won't be the last. I love the simple beauty of it.

Luke and Mayerly

I should be getting some images of more detail shots from this wedding soon but in the meantime here are some other ones I snagged from the photographers blog. ;) Thanks Carrie! Check more of her work at www.carrielambing.com

What a great couple! Mayerly is super sweet (my kid's adore her) and Luke has a fantastic sense of humor. I loved helping them plan their wedding. It was an outdoor event at Linda Menard's place in Wasilla. Yes, we had rain but it was still a really beautiful and fun day!

Anita and Ben

Anita and Ben's wedding took place at Wasilla Bible Church. We had a major operation running from Thursday until Saturday. We hung Velon and paper lanterns from the ceiling, set up pipe and drape all around the perimeter of the sanctuary, and constructed a stage for the ceremony, along with the table, linen, centerpieces, flowers, etc. The Eller family was awesome with the level of help that they provided. We even had an engineer in our midst who constructed a pulley system to take out the slack in the velon as it relaxed. The decor turned out pretty amazing.

Thank you Marie VanWingerden and Katie Anaya for the lovely pictures of Anita's wedding.

Kendra and Justin

Kendra and Justin's wedding ceremony was held at McHugh creek state park. They stood underneath an arbor of birch trees made by the bride's father. With the ocean and mountains in the background the view was just breathtaking.

Their wedding reception was so fun. Kendra wanted to include games at the reception that both kids and adults would enjoy. There was a pinata, a three legged race, a musical chairs sort of game..and prizes for the winners! I didn't win anything.

Kendra and her friends got together and made a bunch of the paper poms that we hung from the trees. I also added strings of clear beads from the trees with them and when the sun caught the strings that were throughout the outdoor reception area it just glimmered. It felt like we were in a fairyland. We also hung garlands of dendrobium orchid blooms from the tent that covered the cake table and the food tables. Pure loveliness.

In case you are wondering who took these beautiful pictures- They were taken by Carrie Lambing and Marie VanWingerden. You can see more of their picture taking talents at http://www.carrielambing.com