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The City
ywd08_l_city_toc.jpgThe 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,...
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ywd_sum06_bouquets_orchid1.jpgFor decades, if not centuries, jewelers have created stunning pieces inspired by the alluring sensuality of flowers and nature. At YWD, we wondered about the possibilities of creating floral bouquets inspired by...
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toc-image_web.jpgDespite limitation of resources during World War II and its aftermath, the women of the 1940s were determined to be glamorous, and they succeeded in creating an era of high fashion...

 

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ywd08_l_wood_toc.jpgThe 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,...
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Event Design: Lisa Vorce, Oh, How Charming!      
Location: Tabella Showroom

ywd_sum06_modernca1.jpgWhen you think of modern, you need not go forward in time, instead, return to a classic era of Old Hollywood to The Supper Club. A period where style and elegance was sumptuous, luxurious and opulent.  A cocktail party was glamorous, fashionable and swanky. Beautiful women in satin dresses, bias-cut or Princess Line, sexy strapless or V necklines, handsome men in tails, black tie or white tie, with a swing band playing, Frank Sinatra singing and Sammy Davis Jr. tap dancing on a shiny white dance floor. With The Supper Club as our inspiration, event producer, Lisa Vorce/ Oh, How Charming! pulls in the troops to recreate this setting in the showroom of Tabella Linen and Décor for Modern Events in West Hollywood. 

Tabella’s white banquette, a leather-tufted couch, was the leading element to initiate this designer’s masterpiece.  Lisa Vorce states, “More of my clients are bringing residential and lounge furniture to their wedding. Cocktail hour can become a great influence to the overall event design and has a dual purpose. Pulling in lounge furniture to create a lounge setting creates an atmosphere where guests can retreat throughout the wedding reception – which becomes the place everyone wants to be.”

The initial color palette began with all white, accents of black and acid green, hard edges, and mirrors but quickly changed to incorporate a more romantic environment.  Vorce explains, “We didn’t want a strong color to overpower the white, so we softened the palette by using the cool gun metal grey.”   Tabella found suede in charcoal grey tones and made the linen for the table.  For the chairs, the latest design by Chameleon Chair , with white cloth back and seat cushion, was a perfect match for the setting.  To add a more feminine touch, pink was introduced in the silk Dupioni napkins.

Then came Eddie Zaratsian’s colorful floral creations.  The creative director and owner of Tic Toc Couture Florals, Eddie included pink peonies, grey-silver lamb’s ears, antique green hydrangeas, light pink garden roses, brown succulents, chocolate cosmos and light pink spray roses in two antique containers bridged together with steal grass. Napkin treatments of mini bouquets were tied onto the napkins, loose pearls sprinkled on the table, black bands wrapped around silver candle votives with delicate crystals attached.  Eddie explains, “It’s a twist on a modern European approach.  Nothing rigid or hard. Just softened by a garden setting.”

Tabella Linen & Décor, a specialty rental firm, provided glassware and flatware as well as china plates from Rosanna Platinum Chandelier Collection. This beautiful dishware is designed with hand-rendered illustrations of a chandelier in genuine platinum, which brought glimmer to the white setting. 
Zoe with Studio Z Mendocino created the menus and place ywd_sum06_modernca2.jpgcards with the chandelier motif derived from the Rosanna Platinum Chandelier collection.

To set the overall mood and make a dramatic impact, Barker Décor Service used white chiffon to encase the room and created a spectacular effect with pink up-lighting.  They also designed a striking high-gloss white dance floor highlighted with modern geometric designs—the kind of dance floor that calls for the magic of the Rogers-Astaire dancing duo.

Welcome gifts were designed out of hat boxes with fresh flowers created by Tic Toc Couture Florals and accented with a welcome tag from Studio Z Mendocino also inspired by the chandelier motif.   “Hat boxes with fresh flowers are such a nice welcome gift,” says Eddie.  “When people go out of town, they often eat rich and wonderful food, so rather than put a basket of food in their room, why not fresh flowers along with a map, list of things to do and a thank-you note for joining your wedding.”

Food elements served from the lounge were also designed to lend to the décor with Pinky’s Vodka martinis, white yogurt covered raisons, white chocolate covered pretzels, white powered donuts, and pink jelly beans. 

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Location: Tabella Showroom
Event Design & Coordination: Lisa Vorce/ Oh, How Charming!  
Florals: Tic Tock Couture Florals
Linen & Tableware: Tabella Linen & Decor     
China: Rosanna Platinum Chandelier Collection
Specialty Dance Floor & Propping: Barker Décor Service
Chairs: Chameleon Chair     
Paper Details: Zoe/ Studio Z Mendocino
Cocktail: Pinky’s Vodka
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Tips
  • #26 MARRYING MINDFULLY
    Creating the “perfect wedding” can easily overshadow what is really important about getting married—creating a sacred and lifelong bond with your beloved. Your wedding is not a “to-do” list. Take time to tend to your relationship and to yourselves so that you enter into the celebration relaxed, joyful, and with a full heart.
    Carmina McGee, Skin – Health - Well-Being

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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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