Via The Bride's Cafe, an awesome wedding blog, I discovered these fabulous internationally inspired centerpieces that were created for a Bat Mitzvah party. The theme was "Cities of the World" and each table represented a different city. Guests were given boarding passes to their tables. What a great idea for a global party or wedding!
For lifestyle stationary that is modern, fun and eco-friendly look no further! Jayda is a fantastic source for invitations for weddings, baby showers and parties! The founders, Johanna Reyes and Yadira
Chevere are the sisters and designing women behind this beautiful event planner's resource (The company name is a sweet combination of their first names). Check out their impressive environmental commitment here. Jayda also has awesome blogs! For wedding inspiration check out Down the Aisle and for some baby love check out Blue, Pink and Green. In addition, to being eco-savvy and hip, the MOST IMPRESSIVE thing about Jayda's offerings is that when you purchase invitations for a wedding or baby shower, you get your own coordinating blog site!
Via 100 Layer Cake, I discovered The Crane Chandelier Project by The Wedding Co. To celebrate their 10th Anniversary in 2011, the Wedding Co. has created a global DIY craft project that involves creating a chandelier made from 10,000 origami cranes submitted by engaged couples from all around the world.
For each crane they receive, 50¢ will be donated to cancer research. I love this concept! For more info go to: TheWeddingCo.com
Who doesn't love a cupcake dressed in a scalloped gown and covered in sprinkles? Carrie Middlemiss from Seattle started Bella Cupcake Couture after being laid off by Washington Mutual Bank. These fun and stylish cupcake wrappers are inspired by textile patterns and made from recycled paper and printed with soy inks! So as far as green weddings and parties go, you can have your cupcake and eat it too! For favors, you can use these wrappers with cupcake shaped bath bombs! (Instructions here). This post was inspired by The Soap Queen!
Ok seriously, do you want to be utterly inspired? Check out Utterly Engaged, a stylish new online wedding magazine from my friends D*LSH Design and their partners! It's a gorgeous read and quite a luxury for the price...ahem, it's free! The zine features real wedding couples and their real budgets, plenty of swoon worthy DIY tips and lots of fresh ideas and fresh wedding vendors! I especially love the diversity in their features!!! I think it totally fills a void in the wedding market right now! Thanks for the link mention on the floral resources page! You ladies rock!
I saw this wire momentum bowl in the Crate and Barrel catalog and just love the idea of an organic style wedding centerpiece using orchids, spongy moss and a see-through basket (that you could give away to guests). For a rustic look you could make your own basket out of chicken wire. For a modern look, scout your home improvement center for mesh you could spray paint and mold into your own shape. You can purchase the orchid potted plants in bulk at Aloha Orchid and the reindeer moss at Save-On-Crafts.
Featured Floral Designer: Flower Design, UK I really love the freshness of these floral arrangements by Flower Design! I especially love the crisp modernity of the martini designs and tall centerpieces using orchids, anthuriums, curly bamboo and calla lilies! See more photos here.
Whoa, how do I contain my excitement? I finally found a career inspiration that closely matches my lifestyle, my experience and my aesthetic! Today I discovered the story of Kate Fujimoto... a fashion designer - turned wife - turned event designer! Kate Fujimoto worked as a fashion designer and product manager for labels such as Trina Turk and Betsey Johnson. She was getting frustrated with the corporate structure and
felt that her aesthetic didn’t necessarily match up to some of the
companies she worked with. After planning her own wedding, Kate began to consider a career in event design. She took on small
events at first, but with a growing client list, the budding designer launched Kate Fujimoto Event Design in November 2007. With an emphasis on color, texture and trim, she treats events as landscapes similar to fashion designs, and applies her expertise to every aspect of presentation. Kate often looks to the venue first— much like she used to look to the human form—to find ways to enhance its features...Kate, you are my she-ro!
I'm loving these arrangements and overall table top display found over at Head of the Table! The horsetail or equisetum look so fabulous with the black ribbon and rhinestone buckles atop charcoal polished river stones!
Look at these beautiful Brazilian wedding favors from Pezzi d'Amore available in Seattle! I discovered these from the wonderful Bella Signature Design blog. These wedding favors are called "Bem Casados" or "Well-Marrieds" and they are the most traditional sought-after dessert at weddings in Brazil. Each Bem Casado is artfully made and is light, soft, airy and filled with smooth, home-made caramel bathed in a special sweet sauce. Each treat represents two united parts sealed by sweet love, support and mutual respect. According to legend, everyone who tastes them will be blessed with the happiness of newlyweds, so make a wish before you take a bite. Amen to that!
Today I was inspired by Flora Nova Design and their recent blog post letting us know that Plum is a big color for 2009. Check out their recent Plum, Cream and Chartreuse wedding! I have long loved this color combo so here is my Asian inspired version of a plum and chartreuse wedding. As a disclaimer, I usually don't post any images without linking the source, so I sincerely apologize because I don't have sources for all of these photos (boo! I know!). Please email me if you know the source. Thanks and enjoy! From left to right, top to bottom: Photo from Organic Style Magazine; Actress Zhang Ziyi; "Origami Crane" invitation by Tiny Prints; "Brilliant Blooms" wedding invitation by WeddingPaperDivas; custom made blooming tea favor; lime bridesmaid dress; chartreuse arrangement in Chinese shallow basket; catalog photo from Smith & Hawken; pink purple arrangement in footed basket; colorful macaroons by Jin Patisserie; and decorative Black Cherry Plum soap bar by MOR Cosmetics.
Last weekend, our DJ Company Bamboo Beats, had the pleasure of celebrating Kelsey & Kyle's stylish and hip wedding at Pravda, an uber cool NY-Loft like space in Capitol Hill. I want to share with you the beautiful decor details put together by the amazing Michelle from Married with Michelle and Julie from Bella Rugosa. *4/27/09 Update: Check out the amazing pro photos by the awesome Photo Elan team at this link!
I love the lotus capiz shell votive holders from Bella Rugosa and floral silhouette satin linens by BBJ Linen.
Check out the table placecards and simple unity candle.
Next to the ceremony area there was an awesome lounge area with cocktail tables and modern seating complete with bar area and our DJ setup.
I totally fell in love with the lounge area... these rentals are available from Bella Rugosa!
Capiz lotus pendant chandeliers graced the ceilings... so modern and elegant!
Modern and minimalistic high and low centerpieces with chartreuse table linens created a very dramatic effect in the all white venue.
This is the guest table shown on the left along with a creative way to show table numbers using sparkling water bottles.
And lastly, I was loving the lime green glass hurricane holders on top of acrylic pedestals that lined the ceremony aisles. On the right is a photo of these cool wrought iron candle holders that marked the ceremony alter. All in all, this wedding had all the perfect details and I can't wait for the pro photos from the fabulous Photo Elan team to show you how much fun the dancing was! They kicked it all night long!
Extreme beauty and lushness is all I can say about this lovely wedding concept by Yvonne Design and friends. This color combo is refreshing and bold with a hint of contemporary Thai flavor (orchids, lilies and lotus petals). You know I LOVE the lotus and window pane details of the silver, white and yellow cake by Cake Lava, and the pop up lotus on the menu card by Emi Ink!
If you are looking for a chic looking theme for your party or wedding, look no further than Wedding Paper Divas. In my quest for unique but easily executable themes that can be reproduced throughout an event's design, I began thinking in circles, quite literally! Check out these lovely circle theme invitation designs over at Wedding Paper Divas and get inspired! There is also a selection of eco-friendly Signature Ecru invitations that are made with 30% Post Consumer Waste Paper!
Sorry I've been light on the postings... I have a lot of things going on and some exciting news to share in the next month or so. In the meantime I will try to feature some of my favorite new inspirational blogs like this one! Jomygoodness is a scrumptious blog with lots of eye candy for you inspiration junkies! The author is Jomylene a fellow pinay blogger who lives in Southern California. Every Friday Jomylene does a "Week in Review" and posts a great selection of finds from other cool blogs. I'm happy to have been mentioned in a few of her reviews! Oh and I love Jomylene's color palettes! Check out this beautiful blog!
For this class we made wire wristlet corsages using faux orchids! The look is modern and the technique is soooo easy!
Materials:
Craft wire (bendable and less than 1/8th inch thickness)
Faux orchid blooms
Faux grass blades
Glue dots or hot glue
Instructions:
1) Create the wristlet. Cut wire long enough to wrap 3 1/2 times around your wrist, loosely. Coil both ends of the wire. Place your finger at the center of the wire and cross over the ends around your finger. This will make a loop that you will affix your orchid to. 2) Attached flower and grass stems. Apply glue dots or hot glue to the loop you created at the center of the wire. Fold a grass blad in half and attach to loop. Next press on the orchid. Let glue dry. 3) Wear it! Place the orchid with wire on your wrist. Wrap the straight ends around your wrist and enjoy your floral wristlet!
Check this super mod and romantic tabletop inspiration board by Courtney of Flush Designs for Once Wed... Now bask in the glory of the flawless execution of this inspiration board...simply amazing! See more mod photos here...
Today, I instructed my class on how to make a simple boutonnière. I explained that boutonnière means "button hole" in French and refers to the tradition of flowers worn by men on their lapel for formal or special occasions like weddings and homecoming. They loved that idea, and dreamed about making their own boutonnière for their upcoming dances!
Materials:
Available flowers and foliage (shown are carnations, alstromeria, wax flowers, baby's breath, steel grass, kermit mums)
Floral tape
Light gauge silver wire
Instructions:
1) Arrange the flowers. Cluster the flowers in the desired arrangement. Trim stems evenly. Secure stems with floral tape. 2) Accent with wire. Wrap wire around the stem. 3) Pin boutonnière onto someone special!
This Indian Wedding style collage is only one of the many awesome inspiration boards from the talented Michelle of Lemiga Events in Atlanta! Click here to see more.
This is Irene and Joe's wedding in Hawaii. I wasn't invited but thanks to Style Me Pretty, I caught a glimpse of this lush and modern Island Style wedding! I love the bride's dress, the cuter than cute flower girl and ring bearer, the funky retro cake, colorful paper lanterns, mod centerpieces and all those gorgeous flowers! Kudos!
This weekend only they were giving away these love letter scrolls made with hand screened Indian paper at World Market! I happened to nab a pair and thought what a wonderful idea for a special Valentine's Day note or invitation! This was an in-store promo only, so they are not available online, but check out these gorgeous scroll options below at Indian Wedding Card for a very affordable and elegant wedding suite.
Holy wowness! This is an amazing bridal concept full of graphic interest and incredible technique! The designer is Moniek Vanden Berghe from Belgium and I found this photo at uBloom via Leanne Kessler of the Flower Design Institute. This bouquet with it's raffia texture and purple hues upholds the "Wanderings" Pantone trend forecast, and goes go well with my Escada inspiration board below. How many of you would be bold enough to walk down the aisle with this bouquet? I want to design for you!
This "floral sushi" design by Embellishmint for wedding couple Andrea & Scott is simply scrumptious! I love it! Head over to the fantastic blog Style Me Pretty for more photos by Jay Reilly and full details from Red Letter Days on this awesome wedding with an Asian twist!
Totally Tabletops found this great link, Wedding Sutra, a website dedicated to Indian Themed Weddings. Here are some inspiration boards from their wedding colors sections...Enjoy!
Shop Beau-Coup and get your party favors and gifts now during their Valentine's Day sale! I love the fantastic selection of favors and customizable options available at Beau-Coup. Here are a few of my globally inspired favorites (click each image for more info):
Hi everyone! I've been playing with the idea of designing modern wedding invitations...here is one Save the Date concept I'd love to get your feedback on.... I was thinking I could provide a myriad of color options and iconography focusing on nature, cultural icons, botanical and mid century modern design elements... let me know what you think! Thanks!
The New Year (year of the ox) has started off just right! I've been busy with work and meeting lots of wedding couples for our DJ business. We had a booth at the Seattle Wedding Show last weekend for the first time (we were waitlisted for a year) and it was a huge success! Before I show you my non-pro photos here are some glorious photos from Azzura Photography , Janet Klinger Photo and One Love Photo! Stay tuned for some great event decor ideas...
Bella Signature Design - Event Design, Event Decor, Floral Design, Green Wedding Service Beautiful hot pink and orange themed environment. I love Daniela! She's so awesome...and she's an expert at designing Indian style weddings! See more photos on her blog. (Photos:Azzura Photography)
Rented Elegance - Event Design, Event Decor Rentals, Floral Decor Refreshing chartreuse and yellow greens along with taupe and champagne colors. (Photos: Azzura Photography)
One Love Photo - The Ultimate Wedding Artwork! Heather Gilson is an awesome photographer that also makes breathtaking, sentimental and endearing mixed media artwork starring your favorite photo and vintage fabrics, papers and other artistic elements. I was in love with the dress form and the many pieces she had on display at the show! Wouldn't this be the most amazing wedding gift!!! I Want one!
Last fall, Bamboo Beats, our DJ company had the pleasure of working a wedding with Red Fish Blue Fish Photography, one super talented Seattle-based husband and wife team. I was delighted to find out that they now have green wedding services that include a carbon credit offset from Terra Pass. Awesome! Our DJ business also offers a green dj wedding service along with 1 Ton of Carbon Offsets from Native Energy and a display certificate for each of our weddings.
I had the lovely pleasure of creating modern Ikebana arrangements for a super cool bride and her intimate Japanese inspired wedding reception this weekend! (The bride discovered me through my blog!) The catering menu was organic and included miso salmon and a green tea wedding cake! I can't wait to see the pro photos but until then catch a glimpse of the action from my camera. Above is a shot of the totally cute wedding invite she designed with a kokeshi doll character along with brocade swatches of gold and white -for her custom wedding dress- and red and gold for her handmade bridal party fans.
The colors were dark red, gold, black, and white. I used these gorgeous black ceramic Ikebana containers and floated each atop a riverbed of polished stones. The arrangements consisted of dark red roses, red lilies, red poms, wax flowers, steel grass, aspidistra leaves, a bronze chrysanthemum, and various mizuhiki picks for a golden touch of Japanese handicraft.
In Ikebana, one must be aware of how the arrangement is viewed from all angles.
Above is the back angle with a bodacious bronze chrysanthemum in plain view.
Lastly, here is the view in 360 degrees for your viewing pleasure...I know, I know, overkill...but I just had to remember the whole effect! Please let me know what you think about Ikebana style centerpieces for parties and weddings. I'd love to know your feedback =)
While re-visiting the site of Hitomi Gilliam, one of my favorite floral artists, I was inspired to share these two amazing sculptural pieces. I imagine a winter wedding held at a museum or ultra modern building with the floral decor serving as additional art pieces for an eclectic and unique setting... I also like the color scheme of all white with hints of gray, green, black and brown, along with the square motifs, all of which could easily be incorporated into the wedding invitations
and table decor, like ice sculptures, square plates, and accessories (see below). *Check out the graphic modern invitations from GraphicBoard, a Japanese design company.
I truly adore this wedding ensemble...the yellow, chartreuse and fire red colors, the glowing beauty of these gorgeous ladies, and the exotic elegance of gloriosa lilies and orchids! From Ellen F. Burnie and Brides.com
I picked up these lovely white ceramic vessels at a thrift store... Don't you just love the little birdie vases and the tall twisted vase? Here's a unique tablescape idea for small weddings or stylish parties at home: gather up vessels and containers from thrift stores in all the same color (white or black are usually the easiest to find) and create different vignettes for each table. Keep the flower colors monotone or use only a few colors for full impact. Above are photos from a wedding we recently DJ'd. The couple was very creative and smart. For floral decor they used white vases and bowls and tons of pink dahlias and roses from the local Flower Lady who put these lovely arrangements together. I love the effect of the shallow white bowl and how the dark pink just pops! The venue, Pravda Studios, set the perfect backdrop with white everywhere and loads of natural light!
Take inspiration for your wedding from these Japanese wedding favors from Hanakobo! Most of them are filled with candies or cookies but the last one that looks like a chocolate cake is actually a folded hand towel with a magnet strawberry! Hand towels are the latest trend...with pastry shapes like cupcakes, muffins, and even sushi! *Update 10/13 - Buy towel cakes online at the Morikami Museum Store or at the spectacular Le Viette.
If I were Preston Bailey and planning a prince's wedding, I would definitely opt for these lovelies! Introducing Betty Lou by Mmckenna, an ingenious LED lamp that fits over a standard wine glass and resembles the glimmer of candlelight. The lamp comes with a re-chargable battery and lasts 7 hours per charge. Perfect for lighting up dinner and romantic conversation! Suave gentlemen, nab one for $275 and stage the perfect eco-luxe proposal at home!
Ok, pick your jaw up off the floor! What you see here is an expertly designed dessert table by Amy Atlas, a highly sought after New York party planner. Yes folks, that is a lollipop tree and those other stick treats are Browniepops. I want those cake stands and candy dishes!!! This sweet discovery is via the Bride Ideas blog!
For a wedding with a cherry blossom theme, make sure to score these lovely, practical AND affordable glass coaster sets from Bliss Weddings Market. Each favor includes a set of two heavy tempered glass coasters, complete with padded feet, a clear
box and satin bow AND a "Thank You" tag for under $2/set.
I was looking through my bookmarks and remembered Passing Notes, an intimate and innovative invitation design service by a talented and thoughtful designer named Abbie. Above is a beautiful example of her work. I love the Chinese folk design graphic, the chocolate, ivory and pink motif, the rhinestone accents, and the amazing mirror souvenir for the Save The Date!!! I mean, whoa, how stunning and memorable would it be to receive an invitation like this! See more of Abbie's work here.
I was looking through my floral design books for some inspiration on wedding centerpieces and thought I would share one with you... The self-titled book, Keiko's Ikebana has photos and how-to's for a modern approach to Japanese floral design. Check out Keiko's website for more inspiration. Each of these arrangements would be beautiful table pieces.
Get your own Warhol style poster! Check out the Warholizer that I discovered from visiting the lovely and talented blogger Maritess B! Wedding couples, use this for your thank you card or save the date...Baby shower planners, use this with an image of a bottle or diaper...Sweet sixteeners, use your face to make posters and flags for your party...too much fun!
Hotel Murano is a chic, modern, art-inspired hotel located just south of Seattle, in the city of Tacoma. A few weekends ago we had the pleasure of DJ-ing a wedding in the ballroom. The minute I walked through the lobby door I was in love! Check out the modern floral stylings and decor below. (real foliage, nothing faux) I love the freshness of the entry table and floral arrangement below! Steel grass and lime green anthuriums in a glass goblet style vase really make a statement. And look at the colorful seating and back lit front desk! Here are some photos of the banquet room...a friend of the bride's did the flowers (beautiful!) and I love the glass bubble chandeliers and modern carpet flooring design...
These beautiful and unique ring holders from Muscari by Easter Yu will add so much personality and charm to your little ring bearers! I just love them! Buy them for your wedding here.
We DJ'd a recent wedding at the Pravda Studio, for Lorna Yee, a beautiful bride and food writer for Seattle Magazine. During dessert time, Lorna pushed out this fabulous Poco Carretto gelato cart to the tune of Mister Softee and served the guests gelato while grooving to the sexy song Ice Cream by JS. The gelato was off the hook! I tried watermelon and hazelnut chocolate! So amazing! Anyways, if you are in Seattle you can catch the gelato cart here or rent it out for your own party! I love the Italian graphics and the orange and royal blue color motif...you could build a whole party theme around this tantalizing party element!
Via Bliss Weddings Market I discovered Fancy Fortune Cookies, makers of these colorful and uniquely flavored fortune cookies! You can customize the message and pick a color/flavor to match your event!
Featured Event Styling/Concepts by An Indian Summer These fantastic mood boards put together by Bhavna, for the new "On Demand" feature of her blog, An Indian Summer will definitely help you with your India inspired wedding! I just LOVE all the color and the magnificent floral treatments! Read more about it here!
*Update 9-5-08: The exquisite elephant floral sculpture was created by the mother daughter design team at Partyland Flowers & Event Decor! Truly amazing work!
Oooh, I'm sooo in love with these sneak peak images from Jules Bianchi for a new book called, The Art of the Gift by Soolip's Wanda Wen. These are just my style!!! The book is not out yet, but I will keep you posted!
{joanna "Jojo" dyckhoff, organic lifestyle designer, stylist, cultural creative, event coordinator, aspiring floralista, ikebana practitioner, filipina canadian americana, wifey, modern aficionado, neo-bohemian, zen-ayurvedic-ist, spa enthusiast, textile lover, bird-watcher, explorer, funster, entrepreness, environista, visionary, hip hop advocate, youth supporter and much more!}
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