Top Five Fab Finds for November 2008
Ah the trends of the wedding world. Always fun keeping on top of what’s cutting edge. I love it!
Here are my Top Five Fab Finds for November 2008. Hope you enjoy!
1. Fall Flavors, such as squash, pumpkin and turkey. How about a mini squash bisque at your cocktail hour? A pumpkin cheesecake as one of your cake flavors. A deep fried turkey carving station.
2. Carnations are cool again. They can really make for beautiful centerpieces and bouquets. And they aren’t the most expensive flower.
3. Out of the box ring holders. It doesn’t always have to be a ring pillow. Boxes and shells and moss covered boxes, oh my.
4. Clay flowers as decor. So delicate and elegant. And a great keepsake for your guests.
5. Serve your guests flavored water infused with cucumber or varied types of fruit.
2008 Favorite Wedding Ideas and Vendors from A to Z, F is for Flourish Productions
F is for Flourish. Brian and Richard. Now, these guys are fun to be around and crazy creative. Brian is the high flying creative type and Richard is the more grounded, but supportive partner in the biz. I love working with them, because I’m never disappointed in a consultation or on the wedding day.
Here’s a few samples of their work.
And here are some pictures of an event that we’ve done together. Courtesy of Sunshine Photographics.
Top Five Fab Finds for October 2008
After much research of what is “in” right now. Here my pics for the fab finds of October 2008:
1. Special water at guest tables. Evian has partnered with Christian Lacroix to produce an elegant bottle of water. Pretty enough to be placed right on your guest tables.
2. Colored aisle runners. Runners are no longer just simple and white. You can do so much more with them. You can even theme them to your wedding colors and add decor and logos on to them. After the wedding, you can even take a portion of the runner and have it framed. It can be a beautiful addition to your new home and a wonderful memory always.
3. Creative escort card displays. There are so many wonderful ways to display your escort cards. You can go from the simple escort card table with an over the top arrangement in the middle to delicate ribbons that hold your cards or one of my favorites over the years, grass with pear candles on them.
4. Specialty table names or numbers. No, you don’t have to have the cafeteria looking numbers for your wedding tables. I’ve seen so many fun ways to do table numbers over the years. How about, pictures of the two of you holding numbers. Table names that signify something to you, such as places you’ve lived or visited. How about love quotes with a one of the words in the quote being the table name. If you choose to keep it simple with numbers, then don’t be afraid to incorporate the numbers into your centerpieces or even place them in a frame that matches your decor.
5. Small personal wedding cakes at each place setting. Whether they are mini chocolate ones such as Godiva’s Sylvia Weinstock cakes or miniature versions of your wedding cake made by your pastry chef.
2008 Favorite Wedding Ideas & Vendors from A to Z, E is for Eco Friendly Weddings
E is for Eco Friendly Weddings. With everything going on here on mother earth, the need to be green is greater and greater every day.
This is definitely a hot trend and one that we won’t hopefully see fade anytime soon. You can make your wedding eco friendly by using some of these suggestions:
- Invitations – Do your research and send recycled paper invitations or forgo the invitations all together and send an email invite. The following image courtesy of New and Blue.
- Give plants as your favors. You can even incorporate them into your centerpieces, so that nothing goes to waste. The Wedding Greenhouse offers some adorable plants.
- Use organic or local grown foods for your reception. It may cost you more in the short term, but think of what you’ll be doing for the enviroment in the long run.
- Give your flowers or leftover foods to charity or a donation service. I discovered once such service when doing research for an article in the last few years. They are Special E.
Just Marry! Vendor Spotlight on Tommy Murphy with Greenery Productions
For this Vendor Spotlight, I present to you Tommy Murphy with Greenery Productions. Here he is with some of his close personal friends.
I have been working with Tommy for many years now because we are lucky enough to have close relationships with many of the same properties. And of course because he’s uber talented. My brides always love meeting with Tommy. He’s so great at finding his way to all of their ideas and vision and then really turning it into a cohesive look. Tommy is also one of my favorite people to be around in the industry. He’s always fun at parties and he and his partner Raul are two of the nicest guys you will meet. I invite you to get to know the infamous Tommy Murphy from Greenery Productions a bit better.
Where are you located?
Behind Universal Studios.
Do you travel?
Absolutely, have any overseas weddings you need help with?
Where have you traveled for weddings?
St. Petersburg, Tampa, Daytona, New Smyrna.
How did you get started?
I was doing freelance accounting work as well as working for an accounting company. The recruiter was a friend of a local event company that ultimately hired me permanently. Although I had nothing to do with the creative side, I was soon thrust into purchasing floral and all the décor for that matter. It was so fascinating to understand the whole floral industry. I am a true master at it now. I have always been creative, I was the pastry and Garde’ Manger (yes that spelling is correct) at Isleworth Golf & CC back in the 90’s. I personally created masterpieces for Janet Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallion and Shaq and his family.
Where do you get your inspiration?
I think inspiration is all around us which is the benchmark for everything we do.
What’s your favorite part of the wedding day?
I think handing the bride the bouquet. It indicates the time is drawing closer. And you can tell a lot about how that day is ultimately going to be by her expression and response when receiving the bouquet.
What’s your favorite movie?
That’s a tough one, I think Steel Magnolias. I can watch it again and again and still cry. I also love The Birdcage.
What’s your best wedding story?
I don’t know that I have one. A couple of brides coming up in December are really stellar. My one bride is giving me the entire creative freedom with her floral. Now that doesn’t happen. The floral is going to be awesome.
What in your opinion is the coolest trend right now with weddings?
I don’t know that it is a trend, but creating different and unique designs for every aspect of the wedding. Brides want the guest to experience something they have never experienced at other weddings.
If you could give brides one piece of advice, what would it be?
Trust your first instinct. If you love it, go with it and stop looking through magazines and watching those shows.
What is one thing that you want everybody to know about you?
I love what I do and work very hard to make sure everything that has been promised exceeds their expectations.
Do you have any pets?
Tucker, my Hemingway Manx has seen it all. He is about 13 now and was the third of five cats. Hemingway Manx have extra toes and no tail. Well, tucker has a nub and the right amount of toes. He is such a cool cat. Then there is the love of my life Sassy & of course Romeo. They are Jack Russell’s. Sassy looks like me and acts like my partner Raul and Romeo looks like Raul and acts like me. Just ask me what I mean by that, it is so true what they say about pets.
What is the best color combo for weddings?
White and ivory are always safe, but I love color. Orange, green and pink.
What are your favorite blogs/websites? www.greeneryproductions.com and www.greeneryproductions.blogspot.com.
What does the future hold for you?
Lots of weddings, retiring at 55, thinking about interior decorating classes and as much travel as possible.
What do you do in your spare time?
I love taking care of my yard, spending time with my partner and our dogs, hanging with friends and traveling.
Some photos of the amazing design work that Tommy and his designers at Greenery Productions do,
Top Five Fab Finds for August 2008
Well, here they are. My Five Fab Finds for August. I know, there were ten the first time. Jeff said that I was putting too much pressure on myself with ten, so I shortened it to five. They are still fab!
1. Going all out with the same color. For example, bright purple, pale purple and dark purple. Purple is a hot color right now as well. You know you have a favorite color, so go with it and share your love of your color! Picture below courtesy of Jay from Flowers of Winter Park.
2. Make your dance floor different! One of my favorite ideas for a dance floor is to surround it with garden boxes full of flowers or greenery. It gives it a magical feeling. You can also pinspot your dance floor with a gobo of your wedding logo or your initials. Take it one step further and have your dance floor covered with a pattern or keep it simple with one color.
3. A honeymoon or destination wedding to Santorini, Greece. Yes, I want to go there so badly. It’s at the top of my list. When you think of Greece, this is typically what you think of. The views are amazing and they have some of the top rated hotels in the world.
4. I’m loving cool styles of chairs with chair covers. How about personalizing them even more with a personalized monogram cover?
5. A new trend in centerpieces that has really begun to light up tables is to use lamp shades in your decor. I think it really helps to give a comfortable, homey, yet elegant spin on your table decor. The following picture is courtesy of Flourish Productions. Keep an eye out for their new website launching soon.
And the following photo from Botanica.
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