Vow Renewal at the Ritz

Recently I had the privilege to attend a vow renewal as a guest with my boyfriend, Crafton. It was amazing! The ceremony was both beautiful and touching and the reception was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't help but blog about the event... take a look at the details:



Ceremony was held indoors at the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota. The white feathers against the pink drape was stunning! Congrats Kevin & Francesca!

Me & Crafton having a wonderful time!


The centerpieces were silver candelabras overflowing with white cymbidium orchids and crystals with a hydrangea base. Beautiful!


Francesca choose peacock feathers as a theme and carried them from the invitations into the decor and place settings.


This cake was fabulous, plain and simple! I still can't get over how tall it was.....


There I am with the cake towering over me!

Down the Aisle

The aisle is your runway. Seriously, it's your time to shine! Do something spectacular that gets all your guests talking about your walk down the aisle. More than just scattered rose petals, you can order specialty decor to tie in the theme of your reception.

Having an autumn orchard wedding? This beautiful handmade aisle runner features a hand painted tree.

These colorful poms can hang on rod iron posts at your outdoor ceremony.

A simple, garden wedding would be the perfect event to use these custom floral and petal cones. You can use them to hold arrangements or fill with petals to be showered as you walk down as husband and wife.

Lilly Wedding

Do you know how bad I am DYING to do a Lilly Pulitzer wedding?! I'm such a fan of the preppy designer.

Not only do the bright prints remind me of living in NYC but whenever I'm wearing Lilly I always match Crafton's Southern style so well! Look at the potential of creating a pink and green Lilly wedding with one of their signature patterns throughout the entire wedding:


Super cute invitations:













Pink and green bouquet!












Ties for the groom and groomsmen:













Bridesmaid dresses your girls WILL wear again!













Yummy Lilly inspired cake:













Registry gift for the bride:











Lol, okay so maybe not realistically! But seriously, is this not the cutest golf cart you've ever seen!?

Miami Style

On a recent weekend trip to South Beach I saw wedding inspiration everywhere! The stylish hotel decor and the historic art deco buildings were absolutely beautiful and gave me great ideas for new tablescapes and seating arrangements. Here's a picture I took of some decor in the hotel:













The Palms Hotel and Spa in South Beach

I thought this concept would work great as a centerpiece for any event. Several orchid blooms on a piece of rustic driftwood look natural yet still elegant enough to use indoors.

More Than Just Pintuck & Satin

Recently I met with Stacey Waters from Connie Duglin to familiarize myself with some of their new collections. So cute!!! Linens have come a long way from two or three traditional choices. Connie Duglin offers a variety of detailed and unique linens for any type of event. A sexy bachelorette party coming up? Gatsby in lollipop is a flirty option that reminds me of avant-garde flappers in the 20's. A lovely shower and with family and friends? Ribbon Taffeta in apple and azalea is a sweet, girly linen I can see at a brunch. All in all the linens are really cute and really fresh. No more satin for me, Confetti will be at my next birthday!
















Connie Duglin "Metro" linens shown for an event at the Centre Club in Tampa, FL.

Light Up the Night

Candles are always a beautiful way to add ambiance to your reception. But why not add another lighting element with more flair? Chandeliers are a fun option to spice up (and light up) a room. There are so many options from elegant crystal to Gothic rod iron. Take a look at these lovely lighting options from Project Wedding.