Fall Wedding

Mina and Mark were married on a gorgeous fall day in late October at The Rainier Club, one of my favorite regal venues in Seattle. With its four stories of brick, tall paned windows, intricately designed rooms and unparallelled service it is a special venue indeed. Mina and Mark's vision was an intimate and romantic candle light ceremony and reception with exquisite food and entertainment.

Photos compliments of Kim and Adam Bamberg of La Vie Photography who are amazing and so much FUN to be around!



WOW! That is how I sum up the gorgeous bouquet that Julie Borrud of Bella Rugosa designed custom for Mina with delicate fuscia gloriosa lilies and ostrich feathers. Julie complimented the bridesmaids bouquets with gold cymbidium orchids and full deep red roses that went with the pashmina shawls Mina gifted to them. These rich colors were used throughout the wedding design.




Prior to the ceremony the happy couple and their wedding party took photos at Pike Place Market and Post Alley. The weather could not have been nicer for them!




Tiered votives and faux ice covered the many windows in the ceremony and reception rooms to create a warm glow as guests arrived.






After the ceremony signature red Italian Appletinis were passed. In case anyone would like to try the delicious recipe...shot Sour Apple Schnapps, 1/2 shot Amaretto, 1/2 shot Stoli Vanilla, splash cranberry juice, splash lime juice.




In the ballroom large hurricanes with floating candles and amber beads and clusters of orchids and roses topped beige bengaline linens.




Bonnie Lyons, owner of New Renaissance Cakes is simply a genius when it comes to cake design! She made the one of a kind off kilter cake which had four alternating tiers of bananas foster and chocolate cappuccino mousse.



Music was an important element and their DJ Darrell Christel had a gobo light of their initials made to shine on the dance floor during the festivities.



Late in the evening staff passed spicy slider burgers that hit the spot and before each guest parted they had their choice of peanut butter or red velvet cupcakes to satisfy their sweet tooth from Wink Cupcakes.



Congratulations Mina and Mark!



vendors

ceremony and reception venue The Rainier Club
photographer La Vie Photography
videographer Millstream Video Productions
floral and decor Bella Rugosa
linens BBJ Linen
cake New Renaissance Cakes
favors Wink Cupcakes
dj Christel Weddings
string quartet Sylan String Quartet
officiant Reverend Dave Hess
invitations Wedding Paper Divas
on-site hair and makeup Erin Skipley with Bellatrix Studio
bridal gown Belltown Bride
tuxes Men's Wearhouse
rehearsal dinner Wild Ginger
accommodations Hotel Vintage Park
transportation - Seattle Limo, 206.763.5466

Tabletop Design in Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom Magazine

I am delighted to write that the Winter issue of Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom Magazine includes a tabletop design that I created along with the wonderful help of Julie Borrud with Bella Rugosa and Whitney Speir with Brown Sugar Design.



The inspiration was vintage meets modern with a sweet farmers market design. Yellow is one of my favorite colors and I love the combination with black and white for a crisp and bright palette. A bold canary yellow lamour table linen with accented butterfly napkins Julie sewed and sleek yet classic black chivari chairs set the tone. Vintage milk glass and bud vases were scattered on the table nestled in between a contemporary candleabra. Organic vibrant crimson and fuscia dahlias and green hydrangea from the farmers market and Julie's home garden filled the jars.

Whitney designed the perfect accenting menu cards to compliment the black and white china and place card favor tags that I tied around clusters of organic honey sticks from Pike Place Market. The menu featured a late summer feast of heirloom tomato gazpacho, grilled king salmon and for dessert wild blackberry cobbler with honey ice cream.

Deep Blue Wedding

BreAnna and Jesse were married atop the hills of Newcastle Golf Club with sweeping views and on this particular summer night a heat lightening storm! Not something we are used to in Seattle but the mysterious weather added an air of excitement. Although the chance of rain loomed it didn't worry BreAnna and Jesse one bit. Nothing could have upset the beautiful and intimate wedding they had.



BreAnna's favorite color is blue and we used it throughout the decor such as the lush centerpieces and bridal bouquet crafted by Bella Rugosa, personalized menus embellished with crystal by Invite Designer and the vibrant cobalt blue bridesmaids dresses. The crisp white of the tent and ivory table linens allowed the blue to really pop. Susan Boggie of That Take's the Cake designed a square tiered cake with details of BreAnna's gown and mini cupcake favors of the same flavor for guests to bring a 'slice' home.

As evening fell the sky turned a gorgeous dark shade of blue only to compliment the wedding even more. Despite some sprinkles, by the time the ceremony started guests were safely under the warm and inviting tent. The wonderful Reverend Ray married the sweet couple while guests sat comfortably at their dinner tables instead of a traditional ceremony setup. This made for a smooth and relaxing transition into the four course dinner they enjoyed. My good friend and DJ of my own wedding years ago, Darrell Christel, spinned their favorite tunes until guests wished them off with sparklers late in the night.

Their fabulous photographer, Laurel McConnell captured the mood of their wedding to a T.
















Congratulations BreAnna and Jesse!




vendors

ceremony and reception venue Newcastle Golf Club
photographer Laurel McConnell Photography
floral and decor Bella Rugosa
cake and mini cupcake favors That Take's the Cake
officiant Reverend Ray
dj Christel Weddings
menus and table numbers Invite Designer
on-site hair and makeup Salon Maison
bridal gown Princess Bride
tuxes Men's Wearhouse
groomsmen golfing event Newcastle Golf Club