Posts Tagged ‘white’

I was excited to find that WeddingWire featured our photo shoot this week. We are so honored to have our work featured on a national level – thanks to all of our friends at WeddingWire!!

For full coverage, read the WW post here.

So you’ve seen the photos of our booth in a recent post, but these are the professional photos of what we had going on. Isn’t it great to have photographer friends! Tyra Bleek also presented at the Simply Elegant Wedding Expo and her booth was awesome. Thanks for the photos, Tyra!

In the coming week I’ll be visiting with the Sherborn Inn, Langham Boston Hotel, and the Ames Hotel. Keep an eye out for features on these great venues!

Until then, enjoy your weekend (and get some beach time in for me, please!).

Cheers,
__Jessica

Thinking about your wedding favors and looking for something new? Take a look at the latest trend in wedding desserts/favors – cheesecake pops! These are incredibly delicious, and because they are bite sized you can have a few without feeling {as} guilty. And the  individual serving size allows you to offer a larger variety of flavors than if you ordered whole cakes. I truly don’t see a down side to this idea!

Some brides have asked “How would you include these at my wedding?” The way I see it, there are three great options:

1. Dessert bar: The straight lines created in this display allow guests to easily peruse the cheesecake options. Sugar comes in every shade of the rainbow, so you can integrate color and keeps the pops standing upright.

2. Escort cards: your stationery vendor can produce personalized flags with your guests names on the front and table assignments on the back. Dessert before dinner may not work for everyone, but most of your guests will be excited.

3. Favors: at the Simply Elegant Wedding Expo this past weekend we had two cheesecake pops in a favor bag for brides that visited our booth. You can do this at the end of your reception for guests – with a custom tag thanking them for sharing in your wedding day.

Just don’t forget to communicate with your caterer! They can keep the cheesecake pops refrigerated until the time is right, so long as you let them know ahead of time.

A huge thanks to I Dream of Jeanne Cakes for the pops. I highly recommend Jeanne’s culinary skills for any wedding dessert!

Cheers,
__Jessica

This weekend we meet up with Tyra Bleek of Tyra Bleek Photography for a photo shoot and couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome! It took a bit of planning and designing to come up with the style, details, and decor but it was worth every moment.

How did this all begin? It started with about the most generic thought anyone could muster: “I would like to create a 1920s style photo shoot.” There was something appealing about the elegance and glamour of the time that is vintage but extravagant — even if vintage isn’t your style, the sophistication of the Roaring 20s has a certain appeal that can inspire even the most lavish weddings.

We employed a pink, black, white, and silver color palette. A blush pink table cloth with a black and white runner was the backdrop for the centerpiece display and table setting. After promising to take excellent care of the family silver, we took candelabras and trays from the hutch and started pulling the details together.

It was a true pleasure working with Tyra. She has an incredibly way of working with people so that even the most nervous grooms are comfortable being in front of her lens — the most important quality in a photographer (in my opinion). It means that in your wedding photos you will be the naturally beautiful, relaxed, smiling person that everyone loves. Add to this her eye for great shots, professionalism, and creativity and you have a great photographer on your hands (or in your wedding vendor list!).

Cheers,
__Jessica

We have been working diligently over the last few weeks to pull together an inspirational photo shoot for you! This Saturday we will be collecting all of the goodies, packing up the Jeep, and creating something that will *hopefully* inspire your wedding design.

A little inspiration for the photo shoot…

{  couple }
{  ring pillow |  tie }
{  shoes |  peonies }
{  table setting |  candelabra }

Keep an eye out for the photos!!

Cheers,
__Jessica

Geometric patterns are popping up everywhere – including in Alden Blair’s designs! Just a little inspiration for your Monday. Enjoy!

{  flowers  |  napkins }
{  cake |  program  |  invitations }
{  table setting |  lounge pillow }

Cheers,
Jessica

Theknot.com has some great ideas from some of the most precious weddings.  Even something so simple as table numbers can bring originality to your reception.   When conducting a large or even small wedding, there will be many guests that are not aware of and your fiancé’s romantic, cute, quirky, or even inside secrets.  So, show them!  With the idea of table numbers the bride and groom are able to share their story and help their guests to grasp a better understanding of their relationship.  Many couples around the country had decided to use original table numbers that are significant in their relationship, here are a couple great ideas that other brides and grooms had across the country…

A bride and groom from New Hampshire decided to use street signs,

each of the street signs used on every table had a special meaning to the couple.

Chalkboards as table numbers are a cute idea for brides and grooms in the educational field.

The guest are immediately drawn to what is important in the couples lives.

Gathering old black and white photos of both you and your fiancé

from when you were younger is adorable and another way to distinguish each table.

Can’t decide on what flowers to have at your wedding? Have them all!

By placing each table centerpiece with a different flower you are able to have all of your favorites.

A good way to show both yours and your fiancés fun and outgoing side

is to make your own table numbers.  This couple from Kentucky took different snap

snots of them holding each table number.

Personalize your own table numbers and have fun with them!

Enjoy,
Jessica F.

Wherever you fall in the wedding cake debate — fondant vs butter cream, 3 vs 8 tiers, cake vs cupcakes — there is just one consensus: we ALL want dessert!

{ sweet cupcakes and cakes }

So what’s the big deal?! Why all the fuss?! It is a matter of taste, style, and sometimes the amount of “hoopla” that you (don’t) want concerning your dessert.

Cupcakes made center stage in the wedding industry a while ago, but we continue to see unique takes on wedding cupcakes. Here are some of my favorite cupcakes!

1) Wedding ‘themed’ cupcakes

Think “a perfect pair” or “love birds”, because frosting can be any color!

{ sweet cupcakes and cakes }

2) Pretty paper

The decorative papers dress up even the most traditional cupcakes.

{ the bakery boutique }

3) Mini cupcakes

What’s better than having 2… or 3…. or more…

{ baby cakes }

4) Multiple flavors or fillings

You love chocolate with strawberry frosting, but your fiance can’t get enough red velvet – what do you do?! What about a fruit filling? The more the merrier, I say!

{ maine cakes and cookies }

{ food network }

5) Groom’s cupcakes

Well, if he really wanted some kind of ‘groom’s dessert’, why not keep with the cupcake idea?

{ cave cibum }

6) The extra-large, cut-able cupcake

Why cut a mini cake when you can share an extra-large cupcake with your husband/wife!

Now all you need is a (cup)cake cutting song… I love the Beatles’ When I’m 64.

Cheers,
__Jessica