If Vera was a brit.....

I adore Vera Wang. Even though she does that whole mattress thing, she is still a phenomenal designer. These gowns are from her Spring 2012 line. The hats have always been a fascination of mine. I sometimes wish I was British just to have a reason to wear something so divine. This post is an eclectic mix of high fashion, spring & great head pieces.

Conservatory Chic

Maybe it's the beautiful weather outside or the rolling hills of farmland, but I am loving this whole conservatory chic look. It's a blend of earth, paris & vinatge all thrown together. Here are a few of my favorite wedding decor looks to pull this off.

Great way to do a seating chart - use a white craft marker on the mirror. Hang it outside from a tree paired with some vintage crystal chandeliers or clusters of old mason jars with candles hanging from twine.

A coffee & tea station can be a great & cheap way to give some layers to an outdoor event. Find old porcelian coffee cups or glass and place them on this vintage french cup stand.  Terrain, the amazing Anthropolgy owned shop outside of Philadelphia bakes their bread in terracotta pots.
 Fun way to serve bread at the reception.

A cheese station with herb encrusted gourmet chesse would be a fun appetizer.

Love the use of flowing white fabric paired with the wooden tables. Great wedding courtesy of Elizabeth Anne Designs.

Bouquet with my all time favorite flower, peonies. Herbs look great too.

Wreaths made of herbs or paper & can be brought home to use.

Perhaps a guest book concept??? hmmm. Have to think about that.

Favor ideas.

Saw this fun concept while visiting my mom in LA. This picturre was taken from a shop on Abbott Kinney in Venice. Great display or favor idea.

feeling circus-y

I saw water for elephants. It's suprisingly hard to find anything a ten year old can watch that won't give me a migraine. I adored the costumes, the headpieces, the era. It had all the ingredients of great design. In honor of everyone who ever dreamed of running away with the circus, this is for your viewing pleasure

Would love to do a sweet 16 or bachelorette party with a vintage circus theme. my visual thoughts below.

Macaroons & Magic found in the heart of Hollywood

 

Macaroons + good design = extraordinary visual pleasantries.

I recently discovered Botega Louie while visiting my mom in LA.

Love the European inspired case work & the white walls. No art in the whole place. Just tons of white space.

Mini macaroons on top of the gold sleeved, colored crystal sprinkled gourmet cupcakes.

 

There is a whole gourmet to go station with wine, cheese & pre packaged gourmet salads.

 

Our Bergdorf Goodman Party Recap

 

The cake was intended to look like layers of fabric & lace. I used a local cake designer & she did an amazing job. The top tier was vanilla & the bottom chocolate. It tasted as good as it looked!

 

The invites were delivered in plain white envelopes sealed with vintage jewels adhered with white wax I found at Paper Source in Georgetown a few months back.

 

I made the banners & all the food labels using white card stock, craft scissors, textured silver paper from Michael's & black satin ribbon.

  

the hats were my favorite thing. I think Winonna Ryder inspired me with that film she did years back where she was a hat maker in NYC.

 

She had a great time & all the girls that came got really into the whole thing. The best quote came from a little girl trying to convince her team to put back some accessories. She rolled her eyes & said, "My mother says less is more." I love that kid!

 The windows that inspired it all. We framed photos of Bergdorf with the same textrual silver craft paper & taped them to the wall.

This moment was worth all the time & energy her father & I spent putting it together. She had a great time! Thank goodness Hudson's first birthday is not until November.