I leave you this week with a little Valentines Day inspiration from the Spokane Bride Blog. Why not take a moment and set a beautiful table for you and your special friend this February 14th. So simple, so cute and so easy.
Photography: Samantha Cabrera Photography
Styling: Dana Muchow of Spokane Bride Blog
Venue: The White Room
Letterpress: Modern Mint
Flowers: The Art of Flower
Cake: Cakes by Stefanie
Antique Jewelry & Furniture: The Vintage Rabbit
We invited seven industry professionals to tea to give our readers insight into planning a wedding. We featured their tips in “Tea With The Wedding Co.” in the premiere issue of The Wedding Co. Magazine available here.
The very talented Jennifer Rackham, an event designer at Graydon Hall Manor since 2005, styled the Gardenview Room for the photo shoot. As you can see it was spectacular, so we asked Jennifer to share with us some of her secrets for creating a beautiful environment. Photography by: Ikonica
Q. What colour palette did you start with?
A. I started with a palette of lavender, pollen and peony — something fresh and pretty. I like to base a theme around two or three colours.
Q. How would you describe the overall look?
A. The theme is based on translucency, individual details and the mix of modern and traditional elements. I was inspired by the tea with its colourful translucent hues.
Q. Where did you source the items used for the décor?
A. Rentals: Chairman Mills. Linens and napkins: Around the Table.
Yellow water goblets and ceramic berry baskets: Anthropologie. Flowers: Stemz
Tea: Tealish
Q. Describe some of the products from Chair-Man Mills that you used?
A. We used some gorgeous crystal 3-tiered cake stands with silver handles to serve the tea sandwiches & scones. Individual silver teapots were placed at each setting
Q. Did you use any in an unusual way?
A. The chargers were actually square plexiglass serving trays that I put upside down. I also used them as trays for the sweet table.
Q. Do you have any wedding décor advice for couples?
For small gatherings like this one you can really have fun mixing different linens in various colours to create texture and layers. The base cloth was a pearlized neutral with silver swirl details (Pearl Swirl). Pollen yellow runners (Lemon Drop) were used like place mats, and a central peony pink runner (Dutch Tulip) created a lovely background for the floral arrangements and crystal tiered trays. [Catherine: would be great to point out the detail about the upside-down trays. That’s such a clever idea that I think most people will miss unless we draw attention to it]
Q. What are your thoughts on having a small intimate afternoon wedding?
A. This style of reception allows you to do so much more with décor. You can add those special unique touches, like silver teapots or individual dishes of preserves. You can purchase small quantities of pieces like the berry baskets and later put them into your china collection and bring them out for special occasions. I have a crystal cake stand that I purchased for my wedding and I use it almost every weekend for Sunday morning muffins. It makes the presentation so much more special.
Q. What is your favourite part of about your job?
A. Having the opportunity to be creative with colour, flowers and food while collaborating with a great team. I always love the moment where everything finally comes together and the room is perfectly set.
Watch the Tea With The Wedding Co. for more great advice! Video by: Images Weddings
Happy Hoilidays!
During this holiday week The Wedding Co. will be featuring some of our favourite wedding from 2011.
Next week we will have new features and more information about The Wedding Co. Show January 13-15 so stay tuned.
Juli Daoust and John Baker are the co-owners of Mjök — a lifestyle store located in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood that carries designs mostly from young Scandinavian artists. On January 23, their love for Scandinavia (and the store itself) became the inspiration and backdrop for their wedding and reception.
Juli and John began their day in the Canadiana Room at the Gladstone Hotel, an ideal location for their northern-inspired wedding with its birch bark wallpaper and antler chandelier. Phogorapher Danijela Pruginic took a few shots of the couple before heading to the store where 22 of their closest family and friends waited for the celebration to begin.
The décor was simple yet stunning, from the gorgeous flowers placed in mason jars to the name cards, which where made from wooden blocks used daily in their store. And, in keeping with the Scandinavian theme, each guest received a white Dala horse — a symbol of the Dalecarlia province in central Sweden.
I asked Juli and John to share their favourite aspect of the wedding and here is what they had to say: “The whole evening was intimate, so it’s hard to pick just one thing. The ceremony was quite beautiful, and the food by Ezra Title was easily a hit with everyone. The band also contributed to the overall mood. We think the best thing, though, was having such a select group of people, which made it really easy for us to enjoy the whole night.”
Photography By: danijela weddings
Venue: Mjök
Dress: Manoush from The Room
Suit: Marni from Sydney’s Queen Street West
Catering: Ezra Title
Flowers: Coriander Girl
Cake: Lindsey Bakes
Music: The Wilderness of Manitoba
Rentals: Chair-Man Mills
