Lush Favorites Installment #1 Continued

Giselle and Brett, Continued...

 

It's sort of an unspoken understanding in the event industry, that no matter how much good planning goes into an event, something always goes wrong. Often times it is a small thing, and it can be fixed or dealt with in such a way that the no one besides the event professionals behind the scenes are even aware. But there's nothing you can do about rain. When what should have been a balmy, sunny October day in Northern California turned to cloudy skies and intermittent downpours, a few swift changes had to be made...

The ceremony that was planned to take place outside in the sunken garden at Beaulieu Gardens, had to moved inside a tent. But, still wanting Giselle and Brett to have a romantic and magical setting, we created the most stunning, lush, carpet of rose petals as their runner. 

In keeping with their "structured and architectural" theme, we made the lines of the rose petal aisle very defined. It was stunning. I heard later from Brandy, the coordinator, that it was like the Bride and Groom were standing in a snowdrift of petals. Luckily, just as the ceremony was about to begin, the skies cleared and the the front of the tent was able to be pulled back to let the sun stream in:

Congratulations Giselle and Brett! Thank you for having us be a part of your celebration!

Lush Favorites, Installment #1

Before the 2009 Wedding Season kicks off (hopefully giving me lots of good things to blog about) I thought I'd go back in time a bit and post a few of Lush's all-time favorite events from the past couple of years. 

For our first installment, I'd love to share with you the wedding of Giselle and Brett from October 2007. Their wedding was held at the gorgeous Beaulieu Gardens, in Rutherford, CA. Their talented wedding planner was the lovely Brandy Cabral, of  Bliss Event Productions. And, just to make it even better, the wedding was photographed by the divine Anna Kuperberg.

Giselle and Brett were such a great couple to work with. They are both archetects and therefore they had very specific ideas and great style. What they wanted: Clean lines, interesting textures, contemporary styling. And, a very 'archetectural' design, especially for the tablescapes. Their colors were very defined: Neutrals of white, ecru, against accents of black. For the flowers, we added a pop of chatreuse green to provide a contrast against the crisp whites, and to help everything 'bounce' against the subdued linen, while still exuding a fresh, clean, refined look.

The tablescape was created from using a repeating pattern of several, different arrangements in square cubes, placed together in a very linear, clean line down the entire length of the long kings tables, creating a uniform "runner". 

Can I also just say, that I simply loved Giselle's bouquet of dendrobium and cymbidium orchids, succulents, lotus pods, and stars of Bethlehem?

Stay tuned for the rest of the story.