Party Everywhere - Witty & Whimsy Details: Umbrellas

Summer Parties and Weddings are taking place all along the Southern California Coast - Beautiful Fetes that sometimes need help staying beautiful all day.  The mid day sun can be a scorcher here - and having plenty of umbrellas on hand in the summer for guests to use, to protect & to cozy up under is essential.

Take look at the inspiration below - consider umbrellas at your next event - as they add just another depth of detail. Enjoy!

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Mary Poppins Tween Party

Private Residence Backyard Terrace

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Private residence Living Room

Pink and Yellow Baby Shower

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The Venue On The Terrace 

Luncheon

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The Venue Private Home 

Coral and Chartreuse Poolside Wedding Reception

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The Venue Restaurant

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The Venue Industrial 

Product Launch Party

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Massive Umbrella Chandelier

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Umbrella Chandelier

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Paris Baby Shower

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Umbrella Love all over the World!

Large Venue

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Vendor Market Place

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Branding  - Boutique Window Design

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Transporation to Your Event

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Great look - Had to Include

The Satoralist

Love The Hat - A Derby Luncheon

And in Closing

Happy Weekend!

Joanna

Accoutrement: Bespoke Boutonnieres Fritts Rosenow

This is the spot for you guys to go that don’t want to wear posies and flowers on your lapels – I know you and have met you. Some have expressed their flower overload. Gentlemen, please express yourselves, pop on over and lay you eyes and hands on Fritts Rosenow Bespoke Boutonnieres – here the proprietor allows men to display their own unique personalities. Each boutonniere is created with the individual male in mind. Your dream wedding may involve yachting, skateboarding, moose hunting, and butterflies? 

Compromise and create a custom boutonniere that captures your spirit!



Joanna

Friday Star Blogger: Mints Design - San Francisco

Mints Design is a design studio and a blog dedicated to wedding & event design as well as all forms of beautiful things. Mints is known for East meets West in Style, blending contemporary European and exotic Oriental elegance into floral art.  Their style is intoxicating, new, fresh and stylish.  Thinking outside the box since 2007 this is Mints Design.

Merci Mints for the Inspiration.

Joanna

Bonne Inspiration: Vintage Themes Among Wedding Trends Expected in 2010

I found this very informative article on line last night and thought it was realy very interesting; and also includes the colors forecast for this year too.  

  

As with any fashion statement, whether it is in home décor or clothing trends for the upcoming year, there are also forecasts on the trends expected in 2010 weddings.

One of the most common trends will be intimacy. Whether it means a smaller wedding, or a backyard event complete with a homey barbeque, more and more weddings will be smaller scale. This is partly due to couples not wanting to spend a lot given the recent economic times. Keep in mind that it isn't always less expensive to be married at home; it is much cozier and far more intimate.

Many, many couples are turning to DIY for their weddings. From invitations to thank you cards right down to guest favours, the bride and groom are seeking out big craft and business stores to find cost-effective solutions to their budgetary concerns. Some are deciding not to give favours to their guests as a cost-saving measure even though they are well aware of the expense for a couple to attend a wedding; others feel that an expression of their thanks to their guests is extremely important.

Vintage themes are in! Consider 1950's as the inspiration.

Things like Birdcage Veils (a hat or head piece with a veil covering only the face), feather headpieces with a feather clip earring, a headpiece with jewels, and mermaid style gowns are all vintage inspired.

Cake styles from the 50's and 60's where traditional two-tier cakes with traditional cake-toppers and bouquets where elaborate arm bouquets or cascades are in.

Bridesmaids dresses: How often have you heard of a bridesmaid hating the dress she had to wear in a wedding, and, sometimes more than once? Well, the trend now is for brides to choose the colour of the dresses. They leave it up to the bridesmaid to choose a style she likes and one that suits her, making it more likely a dress to be worn in future. They can find off the rack dresses for reasonable prices. Some guidelines have to be issued before the purchases can take place, but everyone ends up happy.

As well as the mermaid dress mentioned earlier, there will be a move toward luxurious ball gowns in heavier fabrics. Asymmetry will be important as will ruffles, draping and some irregular finishes. Is strapless gone? Not a chance. It will continue to be very strong. If you want colour rather than white, this is the year! Bold colours are strong in the colour forecast.

We have seen the unity candle and the sand ceremony. Now there is the Love Letter. It's a beautiful trend with the Bride and Groom each writing a love letter to the other person. The letters are handed to the Officiant, who will say a few words over them, then they are placed in a box, it is locked, and it is not opened until a date the couple chooses. (I call this the Wedding Box Ceremony and several of my couples chose to include it in their ceremony in 2010).

From food, to attire and décor, being eco-friendly continues to motivate vendors to provide cost-effective and environmentally sound choices for the green-minded couple.

Here is a list of the big colours for 2010 weddings: lilac, magenta, pink, mauve, coral, turquoise, gray, fuchsia, buttercup, mango, light blue, navy, and cobalt blue. Think of vintage colours and destinations such as the Caribbean, and you'll be right on. From these colours there are beautiful combinations, let your imagination run wild!

It's your wedding, your budget, your statement, and your style. No matter what the trends are for 2010, you will remember your wedding day for the romance and commitment of the day.

Joanna

Bonne Mariage: Pasadena, CA New Years Eve Wedding Winter Wonderland

This New Year's Eve Winter Wonderland Wedding took place a number of years ago but I look at the pictures almost every day. The wedding location was Pasadena, California. The wedding lighting was in shades of blue and purple and also complimented the ice presentations on the terrace. The perimeter of the tent was lined with white light strewn birch trees and giant white-flocked icicle trees flanking the corners.

Guests danced the night away on a clear plexiglas dance floor that covered the family pool. Lovely!

Happy New Year! Dream Big My Friends!


Joanna

Credits: Party Planner , Photographer

Bonne Mariage: Vintage America

Credits: Love Me Do Photography

I was bowled over when I saw this beautiful bride, with stunning red hair, striking face and a vintage gown reminiscent of the early 1950’s. The new and up to date cupcake display is a whimsical sight – red and pink, black polka dot trim - I call this wedding young and fun. The extremely luscious photos are brought to us by Nadine at Love Me Do Photography.

Wedding: Dusty Pink and Black New Years Wedding 2011

Mood boards are a great help to a bride to be, graphic designers and film makers. The board is used to enable a bride to illustrate visually her style direction or the point of view, which she is pursuing. A wedding is a story and the mood board sets the stage for an imaginary setting for the wedding storyline. They serve as a visual tool to quickly inform every one of the overall 'feel' and “flow” that a bride/designer is trying to achieve. Creating mood boards in a digital form may be easier and quicker, but the tactile feel of physical objects (fabric, paper stock) often tend to have a higher impact on people because of the more complete palette of a sensational physical mood boards offer, in contrast with the black & white or color-prints of a digital mood board.

For a New Years Wedding 2011 – still a work in progress - the beginnings of a blush pink and black 5:00PM cocktail wedding in the bride’s parent’s Laguna Beach home over looking the Pacific Ocean.

Destination and Holiday Weddings' Save The Date Cards - Have You Sent Yours?

Remember to send out today your Save-The-Date Cards for your destination or holiday wedding. These notes should be sent out one year in advance of your wedding.  As these to-do items come up -  just keep adding them to your "Ongoing To-Do List.  Try and keep the list in one place- a small binder moleskinus.com -  and in your purse at all times.

Sous Le Soleil de la Californie

As the heat of our Southern California summer approaches, its most befitting a bride and her attendants to keep their cool - best done while clasping one of Pamela’s Parasols http://www.pamelasparasols.com – romantic to look at and functional in shape, Pamela's Parasols are available in an array of shades to make it very easy to get a perfect match to your wedding colors. Pamela will match to Alfred Angelo and David's Bridal colors. Tres Belle!