Nautical Wedding Theme

Here is another inspiration board for a nautical wedding theme, from the sadly no longer Faye & Greer blogspot, love the cupcakes with the little flags and the favour bags. The use of yellows and lemons with the navy is also a crisp colour combination bringing a little sunshine into otherwise what could be a rather austere colour scheme.

Nautical Themed Wedding in Gibraltar

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The first Gibraltar Boat Show will take place in the New Marina and Leisure Island of Ocean Village on the 9th to the 12th April. We are very excited to be involved as the organisers search for a bride and groom prepared to have their wedding on one of the yachts. Here we have put together a nautical wedding theme ready for the big day. I have had such fun with this theme as there is so much you can do with the preppy blues, whites and reds. Flags, ropes, starfish the list is endless!

Blade's Blogging

We love Anne from Blade for her uncanny ability to create a distinct voice through design. At the Wedding Party she used a palette she'd never used before, yellow, buttercup and deep navy blue with touches of silvery gray. In the navy, gold and yellow Henry room, it worked perfectly. It was fresh, elegant and distinctive in this formal dining room. Kudos to Anne and congratulations on her new blog, too. Check it out for inspiration.

Love the buttercup dupioni cloths with deep navy runners.

Square plates and banquet shape make the display more modern.

Silver brunia somehow tied the "seriousness" of the room into the design.

The very formal Henry Room at the New York Palace (perfect for a rehearsal dinner).

Flavor of the Month

At the Wedding Party on Saturday we had lots of great bakers and sweet makers, but Amy Atlas was the only one with a sweet buffet. It included a crystal wedding cake adorned with sugar snowflakes, opalescent barber poles, billowy marshmallows and fondant snowflake petit fours. The talented Karen Mordechai photographed the lavender loveliness, and this collage is the result.

I think lavender and white make a surprisingly fresh, wintery combination.

Wedding Party Fashion Show Highlights

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Temperley London and Gabriella New York Bridal Salon all contributed to making our fashion show for the Wedding Party a huge success. Here are a few shots of our favorite styles from the catwalk...

Our own Kristen Carnie modeling an Amsale Little White Dress, Ally

Coren Moore, Rose, at the Wedding Library

Badgley Mischka, at the Wedding Library

Temperley London, Long Jean

Temperley London, Honeysuckle Lace

Gabriella New York Bridal Salon

Gabriella New York Bridal Salon

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Oscar de la Renta

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Oscar de la Renta

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Lela Rose

Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, Monique Lhuillier

Wedding Library Bridesmaids (assortment)
All photography courtesy of Stacey Ilyse Photography, at the Wedding Library

A Big Hello!

Shabby chic board from Brendas Wedding Blog

Wow! a big hello to all my followers, I am thrilled you have all added me to your lists, I hope to continue to find and publish interesting ideas for wedding and event design and decorations plus anything else I come across. I am also planning to feature more and more interviews, articles and any other things that my readers would like to suggest! We are also hoping to cover more real life weddings this year across Europe.

Thank you to you all for encouraging me

Laura x

Classic Bride, Classic Bouquet

This image is from a beautiful wedding we planned in June at the Harvard Club. The bride wore a gorgeous Vera Wang gown and carried this perfectly classic bouquet by Artfool. This image is featured in our Guide for the Classic NYC Bride issue and in our Wedding Party marketing material. The warm, evocative and romantic photo is classic Karen Hill.

Favorite Winter Wedding

Every once in a while there is a wedding I use as a touchstone for all things beautiful. These images belong to one of those kinds of weddings. Holger Thoss was the photographer, Jennifer was the planner and the venue was the Metropolitan Club. I loved every detail and refer to it often. Here are a few images to get you in the mood for a winter wedding. New York Magazine covered this event a while back.

CECI New York did all of the stationery, including these lovely pinecone escort cards.

The elegant design was thanks to Matthew Robbins of Artfool.

Wedding Party Photo Tour

I'm all a little exhausted from our Wedding Party so I took a little honeymoon yesterday. But I'm back with a few photos from the event. Click the image below. More re-cap is sure to come. Hope you all had fun!

Engaging: Jessica & Hunter

Here comes....Hunter & Jessica! Could they be any cuter? Love the engagement shots taken by Lisa Webb. Oh...and the darling shirt Jessica is wearing was our inspiration piece for their wedding. Some peach, some creme, some pearls and some sparkle under a big white tent. It is going to be soft and romantic and a lot dreamy. I can't wait to see this one all put together and share some of the fun surprises with you.

Twig centrepieces for weddings

Having posted that lovely photo yesterday of the beach setting with the twig centrepieces, I found this in my archive of fabulous photos, again of twig centrepieces with tealights hanging from them. Such a stunning way to dress a wedding and again can you imagine these all twinkling at night. That cake looks rather lovely too!

I do not have the credit for this photo so if it belongs to you please let me know.

Be Our Guest!

We are delighted to partner with The Glazier Group to discuss one of the most difficult parts of planning a wedding -- finding your venue. Along with acclaimed wedding expert Cheryl Kahn-Brocco we will explore ways to make it a simpler and more enjoyable experience for you. This is the first of many wonderful events and activities that Wedding Library Card holders have first access to.

Email weddings@bullfrogandbaum.com for reservations to this complimentary champagne luncheon now. There really is such a thing as a free lunch!

Turquoise Beach Wedding

I just fell in love with this photo again from Karen Wise, it is so calm and tranquil and such a fabulous setting that reminds me of the silvery sunsets we have here in Marbella. Sitting by the sea on a summers evening is probably one of my top three favorite things to do! Here I can imagine as the sun sets these fabulous twig arrangements are probably hung with tealights, how beautifully romantic and love the vibrant turquoise linens.

Indian Weddings in Marbella

It is with great excitement we have been asked to decorate some Indian weddings here in Marbella this year. We have been researching all the amazing ceremonies and decorations that are involved in putting together such beautiful and meaningful weddings. We came across this wonderful Indian wedding from Karen Wise, one of Americas top wedding photographers. The attention to detail with the stunning colours really do create the wow factor.