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 Any diamond will carry a romantic message to a beloved bride, but only one will set her heart on fire. A diamond that is so perfectly cut that it has all the classic elements of a diamond’s beauty—brilliance, dispersion and scintillation. A diamond that sparkles like a red-hot fire. A Hearts On Fire diamond.
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 Juicy Couture Set
Pamper her the Juicy Couture way with this limited edition fragrance set. The travel size spray is perfect for Juicy girls on the go. It’s adorned with an exclusive Juicy Lipstick charm and paired with a hydrating body moisturizer. Give the gift of Juicy—it’s fashionably romantic and fun. $95, sephora.com
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 Custom Designer Cookie Platters
Entertain with style and panache with these exquisite custom designer
cookie platters! Personalize the colors of your cookie platter to match
your event’s color theme. 30 cookies, individually wrapped ~ $120 Beau-Coup
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 Ruby Red Crystal Chandelier – Hand-cut and
polished, 100% crystal with 7 light’s each resting in a bobache,
Exclusively available for event design and personal home décor, Rrivreworks.com
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 THE ERA OF THE COCKTAIL has made a comeback, and we are,
once again, becoming a cocktail culture. With this in mind, what could
be more appealing than turning cocktail and bar accessories into your
wedding gift registry theme? With the accessories you see here, you’ll
be all set for company.
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 Eau de Parfum by Vera Wang
An exotic fruity, floral bouquet teased with vanilla and an unexpected
twist of pink guava. The gold crown cap contains a hidden treasure: a
keepsake gold band studded with tiny amethyst-colored crystals. $42 -
$68 verawang.com
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Firestone Vineyard, Los Olivos, CA
This is Santa Barbara County’s original estate winery, and the views of the picturesque vineyards and mountains are exquisite. There are several wedding venues, and one of the most popular for receptions is The Barrel Room. Here, you and your guests are seated between banks of oak wine casks at one long “feasting table,” under the amber glow of wrought iron chandeliers. The adjacent Barrel Deck, with hundreds of smaller oak barrels, has a redwood tasting bar. The Tasting Room, another indoor venue features redwood interior, Spanish tile floors, wrought iron sconces, and several tasting bars making the site ideal for wine and hors d’oeuvres.
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Outdoor venues include the mesa-top Terrace, offering views of the
vineyards, rolling oak-studded hills, and mountain peaks; The Garden,
an intimate site for cocktails between ceremony and reception; and The
Courtyard, with up-lit oaks is enclosed by the winery’s granite walls
and massive wooden doors.
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Foley Estates Winery, Solvang, CA
The Foley Estates Winery is situated in the Santa Rita Hills at the base of 240 acres of coastal oak-dotted hillside vineyards. This was once used for thoroughbred horses, and the former stable has classic California architecture and elegant, graceful lines. The renovated stalls now house gleaming stainless steel tanks and rows of oak barrels.
Wedding sites include the Barrel Room, with beamed wooden ceilings, that fills with the aroma of over 1,000 French oak barrels and fine aging wine. The Archway, with twelve-foot wooden doors opening out to vineyard vistas, makes an exquisite frame for your ceremony.
The Tasting Room, offers a 3,500 square foot space next to the iconic winery building, and the adjacent Great Lawn, with tenting required, provides you an additional expansive, lushly-landscaped space.
(805) 688-8554, foleyestates.com .
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Lincourt Vineyards, Santa Ynez Valley, CA
This 30-acre Santa Ynez Valley estate and winery was once a dairy farm, and the old buildings have been put to excellent use. The former farmhouse, a 1926 Sears Craftsman kit house, is now a tasting room, and the barns are now cellars and barrel rooms.
There are several wedding venues, including the North Lawn with its array of colorful flowers and coastal oaks, overlooking Lincourt’s Alamo Pintado Vineyard. The Verandah and Verandah Garden, under flowing California pepper trees, overlook the vineyard, with Santa Ynez mountain views. This area is popular for cocktail receptions, dancing, or small receptions.
The Barrel Room, once the cattle barn, is lined with French oak barrels and has antique chandeliers. This intimate space is ideal for a dinner party or for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The Barrel Staging Area is an exquisite site for dinning and dancing under stars.
(805) 688-8554, lincourtwines.com
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CHATEAU ELAN, Atlanta GA
Envision yourself in a 16th century-style French Chateau surrounded by a 75-acre vineyard. Then, call Chateau Elan, to make you wedding vision real.
Wedding and reception venues at this resort, with its Chateau, winery, golf and tennis sites, restaurants, and health spa, include the Elan Ballroom, designed to reflect the luxury of 16th century France. The larger Debussy Ballroom, for up to 360, was inspired by the music of French composer, Claude DeBussy. The Cannes Art Gallery offers a soft, romantic setting for smaller affairs.
For outdoor weddings, the Chateau Lawn provides views of the Chateau’s architectural grace and lush vineyards, and the very private Matisse Terrace & Lawn overlooking emerald fairways and woodlands, serene for up to 120 guests.
In the Winery, itself, venues include the Caskroom, where oaken barrels and displays of vintage wines surround you, and the Winery Pavilion is an indoor-to-outdoor space with dance floor.
Georgia, or France’s Loire Valley? Chateau Elan is so authentic, you’ll forget where you are.
1 (800) 233-9463, chateauelan.com
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 Harvest Inn, St. Helena, CA
The Harvest Inn, heart of the Napa Valley, borders the luscious Whitehall Lane Winery vineyard. The Inn features wine country architecture and hand-crafting, earning it the reputation of a true Napa Valley ‘experience.’
Wedding venues include the Vineyard View Terrace, ideal for ceremony and reception with its lush lawns and gardens, whimsical fountain, draping wisteria, and lavender and roses. For the smaller wedding choose the Vin Rose Lawn and white rose garden.
Indoor venues include the Vineyard View Room overlooking the Vineyard View Terrace, spacious with stone fireplace, beamed ceilings, and oak plank flooring.
For cocktails Harvest Inn offers you the Manor House Lawn, among the redwoods, hydrangeas, and roses and the Fountain Terrace patio, with tiered fountain, redwoods, and garden backdrop. Adjacent is the Fountain View Room, an elegant ballroom with chandeliers, handcrafted stone fireplace, and French doors opening onto the Fountain View Terrace.
All areas create an exquisite photo backdrop for those fond memories of your own Napa Valley experience.
(707) 963-9463, harvestinn.com
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#16 COMFORTABLE RECEPTIONS
Reception spaces are taking on a comfort
theme nowadays. Rather than using cocktail tables alone, couples are
creating a lounge effect in their reception areas by adding cozy
furniture groupings of sofas and coffee tables, along with tenting and
draping, lamps and lanterns, lit up trees and dozens of candles. You
may want to hire a jazz quartet or flamenco trio to create a sultry
ambiance. Some couples are even hiring cigar rollers! You can also
use this set-up outdoors for a living room beneath the stars!
Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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#21 LA FLEUR TABLE
Cover your entire table top with a single bold color of petals. Not
just a scattering, but the entire top of the table with a thick layer
of petals! You can purchase them at a farmers market or order them
through your florist. Place your chargers, place settings, glassware
and centerpieces in a contrasting color and lots of candles directly
onto the petals for a stunning, romantic look!
Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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# 1 - LOUNGING ANYWHERE
Wonder what to do to a resort ballroom to make it more interesting and intimate? You can create individual lounge areas by renting tents of sheer flowing fabric and adding sofas and coffee tables with lots of candlelight in them. You’ve suddenly created that romantic lounge atmosphere in a standard ballroom and given it more intimacy. Your guests can move to different “rooms” during the cocktails hour or or they can dance the night away. Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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The neo-classical Ritz-Carlton, built in 1909 offers you a
heart-of-the-city location close to Union Square, yet a tranquil
setting, high atop Nob Hill. This hotel’s premier outdoor wedding venue is the Terrace Courtyard,
with sculpted hedges, rose gardens,...
The convergence of past and present in Spain’s beautiful cities, towns, cuisine and most importantly the influence of Flamenco music and dance are the inspiration for our Old California Succulence in table and event design...
When Nicole Hirsty of Cobalt Events began thinking about the concept
for her Your Wedding Day Worldly Event Design, she first thought of the
words “decadent” and “luxurious.” ...
With a bow to Old World richness, grandeur, and decadence, Nancy Liu
Chin explores, in her work, a bygone era of fine art, handsome
architecture, elegant cuisine, and great music.
