‘BEYOND SOMETHING BLUE’

What were you guys doing the day after Thanksgiving….I know…you all were out SHOPPING at the malls…well that wasn’t the case for me and a few of my favorite  people in the wedding industry…okay…here’s the scoop – a few weeks before Thanksgiving, Leila Khalil of Be Inspired PR, contacted Maria Cooke and I on designing a tablescape for a feature in the Spring 2009 edition of Bride & Bloom magazine.  Needless to say…..we were both THRILLED to do this!  Bride & Bloom is a gorgeous publication and to see our weeks of planning and designing come together for all to see is so very exciting.

AND we could not have possibly created such a beautiful setting without the help of our ‘Dream Team’…. let me introduce you to the cast of players:

Coordinator –  Maria Cooke of Ritzy Bee Events……Linens, Tableware and Rentals –  RSVP Catering…..
Cake –  K. Rose Cakes…….Favors – CoCo Sala….Calligraphy – Laura Hooper Calligraphy……Invitations – Holly Hattam of TearDrop Weddings….Photography –  Keith Cephus Photography and we also fortunate to have William Gaff of Humanstory to capture our day on film….oh yeah…and me, Janie Medley Flora Design and a HUGE Thank You to ‘my girls’, Jody and Kelly of Maggiano’s of Richmond, VA….these beautiful ladies gave us the venue to make all the magic come together!

And here we are…..our color palettes for the design were soft blues and greys…we wanted the look to be one of elegance and simplicity so Maria and I decided to use florals with an all white color palette….gorgeous soft blue linens….. and to bring in the grey I placed all the florals in silver mercury containers and to complete the look we added the silver candle holders. The flowers were a mix of Baby’s Breath….Hydrangea accented with Dusty Miller….and Anemones….I love the monochromatic look!

The beautiful cake!

The ’bout’!

And the wedding bouquet!

Thanks ‘Dream Team’ for making all of this come together…and a Huge thanks to Leila for making it all possible!