|
Things We Love |
-
On her A-List, Linda Pitelli of Eventful Designing is captured by the magic and imagination of Los Angeles and it's major star factor.
Read more...
-
A Hawaiian-destination wedding awaits you with warm, balmy weather and spectacular sunsets over the ocean. Karina McGee, an event-planning specialist, pointed us to these dreamy Hawaiian places:
Read more...
-
She left her heart in San Francisco. Melissa A. Panico, with MAP Events, swoons over the elegance and the urban Bay Bridge views.
Read more...
-
 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.
Read more...
-
 Michael Aram, Coral Reef Black Serving Set - The Coral Reef Collection
takes its inspiration from the mystical and serene symbolism associated
with aquatic imagery, Michaelaram.com , Retail $70
Read more...
-
 In the words of the Brooklyn-based premier perfumer Christopher Brosius, “We live because we breathe, and with each breath we smell. This is inevitable. The sense of smell is our first and most immediate link to the world around us....
Read more...
|
|
 |
|
YWD Blog |
|
SAVE THE DATE: POP THE BRIDAL EVENT |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin, TX
Barton Creek Resort & Spa, spanning 4,000 glorious Texas Hill Country acres, offers you complete wedding services including event design, custom wedding cakes, custom linens, specialty lighting.
Venues include The Atrium, a pre-function space with marbled flooring and grand piano, ideal for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Then move on to the Barton Creek Room, seating up to 100 guests, which features a dance floor, bandstand, and French doors opening onto a patio. Or, for an outdoor venue, you’ll want The Pavilion, a covered outdoor area for up to 600 guests, offering plenty of dancing room under the stars with amazing Texas Hill Country views.
With four exceptional restaurants, you’ll have extraordinary cuisine and impeccable service, this luxury hotel and resort offers guest rooms and suites in elegant Texas style.
(512) 329-4000, Bartoncreek.com
|
 |
 |
 |
The Inn at Palmeto Bluff, Bluffon, SC
Just minutes from Savannah in the Carolina Low Country sits a unique treasure, The Inn at Palmetto Bluff. This classic colonial style resort along the May River, canopied by 17th century moss-draped oaks, offers you a most romantic setting.
The various venues include the Waterside Chapel with its stately arched window allowing a stunning river view. Adjacent, the May River Lawn spreads under ancient trees, an ideal setting for cocktails, and River House Ballroom with its wraparound veranda makes an excellent reception site. For the smaller event, inquire about the River House, housing the Wine Cellar with 4,000 bottles of wine, original artwork, and stone fireplace.
Or choose Moreland Landing for an outdoor reception, ideal for an old-fashioned Low Country feast with its massive stone fireplace and oyster roasting pit.
To complete your weekend, the Inn at Palmetto Bluff offers river-side private cottages and cottage-suites for you and your guests.
(843) 706-6500, palmettobluffresort.com
|
|
Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, NC
Situated at 4118 feet, Highlands is a charming hamlet surrounded by
mountain vistas, waterfalls, and forests. In the spring Highland is
blanketed in pink rhododendron, in the winter it’s covered in pristine
snow, but whatever the season, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, is a focal
point of the town.
The Farm at Old Edwards is the resort’s magical wedding venue. This
33-acre pastoral setting includes the rough-wood, tin-roofed Barn, with
Heart Pine flooring, Adirondack-style furnishings, and limestone
fireplace which provides a casual, yet elegant setting for up to 100
guests. The all-white Wedding Garden and Lawn includes the Bride’s
Pavilion centered in an English garden.
The three-bedroom Farmhouse, with English cottage décor can accommodate
a wedding party of up to six, or use it to host a smaller, intimate
function.
Also, be sure to include in your plans Madison’s Restaurant and Wine
Garden, Hummingbird Bar, and the Rooftop Terrace for cocktails.
(866) 526-8008, oldedwardsinn.com
|
|
|
|
Topnotch, Stowe, VT
The village of Stow is home to Vermont’s highest peak and legendary ski area, and Topnotch Resort & Spa, etched into 120 wooded mountain acres. Topnotch is designed in a sophisticated European Country Manor style, and once you enter the resort through the huge oak doors, you’re greeted with comfortably carpeted rooms with a wood-burning fireplace, furnished in a country-contemporary style. There’s even a genuine moose head!
The premier wedding venues are the Pavilion Room, with spectacular panoramic views of Mount Mansfield, the ski capital of the East, and the Notch Room with open-beamed ceiling, paneled walls, and a fireplace.
At Topnotch, your wedding guests can enjoy trail rides, tennis, world-class golf, skiing and snowshoeing, and even rides in a horse-drawn carriage through the snow. And Topnotch Spa offers over 120 rejuvenating treatments including Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine therapies.
One call to Topnotch to discuss your wedding plans, and you’ll be more than ready to stow away to Stow. (800) 451-8686, topnotchresort.com
|
 |
 |
Langham Huntington, Pasadena CA
The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa has been a Pasadena landmark since 1907 when it was the Hotel Wentworth. In 1911, tycoon Henry Huntington purchased and renamed it, and soon writers, entertainers, and politicians were enjoying the Huntington’s many resources. Those resources include many wedding venues, and you will enjoy them, too.
Step across the crimson bridge into the Japanese Garden, a favorite site. This space’s pools and waterfall are authentically Japanese. Another area, Horseshoe Garden, overlooks the hotel’s 23 acres and offers mountain views.
For an indoor affair, the Huntington Ballroom is grand, for up to 1,400 guests. Its design is elegant, with rich adornments, and three adjoining salons close off for smaller functions. The Georgian Ballroom, once the music room, features antique stained glass windows, Chippendale-style furnishings, and original mid-seventeenth century oils.
Ask about Clara Vista Mansion, too. This 1930’s Spanish home with four bedrooms and suites is the perfect bridal party accommodation.
(626) 568-3900, pasadena.langhamhotels.com
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Tips |
-
#11 QUICK FIX
Traveling with an emergency kit is like the American Express campaign, “Don’t leave home without it.” It should have everything from panty hose and nail glue to smelling salts and Tums, but the most commonly used item is SAFETY PINS! Although you should have a needle and thread, I have resorted to using safety pins for fixing hems on tuxedos, bustling the brides gown, pinning broken bra straps and creating a veil or headpiece out of tulle when the bride’s was left at home. Safety pins are great for a “quick fix.”
Toby Kay Applebay & Associates
Read more...
-
#31 FLORAL DECOR
No wedding is complete without flowers. Try updating the traditional
centerpiece by using masses of your favorite flowers in a variety of
complementary tones for added texture and interest. For instance, if
your bloom-of-choice is the gerbera daisy, try one centerpiece with
dozens of red gerberas, another with orange, and another with
fuchsia-colored bunches. Let your imagination run wild!
Ariel Yve, Ariel Yve Design
Read more...
-
#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
Read more...
|
|
A woman dreams and plans for their wedding day from the time they are a little girl. The wedding is an event of a lifetime, and whether it's the dress or the bouquet...
A Tuscan village in the mid-California desert may be unexpected, but
not in Indian Wells, minutes from Palm Springs, where the
Italian-inspired Miramonte Resort & Spa sits at the base of the
majestic Santa Rosa Mountains,....
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.” ...
Think Montmartre, Puccini’s La Bohème, and Renoir’s “The Bohemian” and
you may imagine what designer Lisa Vorce envisioned upon embarking upon
her Your Wedding Day Vintage Parisian Apartment,...
