Beside the Seaside: Photobooth Fun!

More fun from Kaite and Jordan's Hampton inspired wedding! What would the Hamptons be without a boat near the shore? We had so much fun creating and designing this photobooth!. Working with Courtney Scowby of Brightly Designed we developed the Beside the Seaside logo to carry through the theme of the event. We then built and painted the waves to sit in front of the boat that truly appeared to be drifting across the ocean. The vintage umbrellas we hand selected worked beautifully too with the custom pillows by pin cushion princess. that we used to cozy up the boat. And the best part?....Seeing how much the guests loved it!!

Our lovely photographers from the night, Amelia and Justin Lyon. Such naturals with the camera :)

My little loves and I even had time to sneak in a shot in the boat :) Finn's expression is hilarious.

So much work went into making Kaite and Jordan's dream wedding a reality. Thank you to everyone, including my family,who are always willing to help where they are needed (husband I am talking to you!) as well as a big thank you to Mike Cunningham from The Digital Orange who manned the photobooth for us and did a great job! We couldn't have been happier with how the pictures turned out!

Kenneth Pool and Amsale Dress on the Big Screen

I am usually quite a sucker for a wedding film, and was even invited to a private sneak peek screening of When in Rome last night. Alas, my schedule was overly committed to, ugh, work. So I can report only the facts.
Our dresses are in the movie!! There are two styles featured: Kristen Bell wears an amazing jersey number and you can also see a favorite of mine in the film. A Kenneth Pool "Ava" gown and Amsale's "Tyler" gown were also scene stealers.

Gown Friday!

{porchlight interiors, priscilla of boston}

for this gown friday i used some of my favorite rooms for inspiration. the main reason this is appropriate is each of these fabulously colorful and chic rooms has a specific mood and feel to it. what kind of atmosphere will your decor convey to your guests? what is the overall feeling you hope to achieve when planning your wedding: chic or comfortable? elegant or vintage glamor? traditional cozy or modern minimalism? grand opulence or kitschy garden party? most anything you want can be achieved. but first you must define what you want by choosing your wedding site and wedding dress. and with those two major decisions set in stone, then the rest will flow effortlessly with smaller, easier design selections that you will make during the rest of your planning process. it's all about having a visual guide--it will help keep you focused!! i know i've mentioned this before, but it's good for a nice review :) see you on monday!!

{plush palette, romona keveza}

{this is glamorous, elie by elie saab}

{weekend host, nicole miller}

{cote de texas, monique lhuillier}

{dress design decor, romona keveza}

Style Me Pretty's Review of the Wedding Party...

We couldn't love that Abby Larson of Style Me Pretty more. BUT, then she wrote this glowing recap of the Wedding Party, Palm Beach and guess what? I do love her more!!

We can't wait to see her again on February 20 at the Wedding Party, NYC!
OMG, I just realized she has a cache of postings on the Wedding Party here, here, and here, too!

Sassy Site Award

{aquilano rimondi, seasons of life events, donna karen}

i am honored to announce that Weddings Fresh has been awarded the Sassy Site Award from Get Married! wow! what a treat to be a part of a fabulous resource for brides--yay! and thank you, all of you readers who follow Weddings Fresh. it has been such a joy for me to blog about weddings and fashion and just plain ol' girl stuff :) and for some more of just that, here is a fabulously chic color board: grey and blue. swanky and sophisticated, elegant and fresh. perfect.

silhouette papercuts

aren't these little silhouette cutouts adorable?? a sweet little gift for valentines day, don't you think? they'd even be fun for centerpieces and table numbers. check them out here for more!

Some Favorites at the Wedding Party Palm Beach

Darcy Miller, Editorial Director, Martha Stewart Weddings

Jennifer and me after a long day!

The team from Marcia Mitchell Music

The Breakers Design Team

Darcy with well-coordinated guests!

The sold-out luncheon -- it was beautiful!

The ladies from Gifts for the Good Life and Arak Kanofsky Studios with their pretty table

Jennifer with handsome Jeff Fowler from the Breakers Events team
Lisa Hoffman Johnson and Candace Moore of Ceci New York

Just some of the Elan Artists team

From left to right: Mel Barlow, photographer; Jennifer Zabinski, Wedding Library; Josh Friedman, Elan Artists; me!; Randy Fenoli from Say Yes to the Dress; and Anna Davis of
Open Eye Media

Marbella's Haiti Fundraising Events

Not wedding related at all, but everyone around the world wants to do their bit to help Haiti and Marbella is no exception.

As Marbella quickly gathers it's finest event suppliers to organise a Haiti fundraising event, every effort is being made by Maurice Boland and Talk Radio Europe to pull together a golf day at Estepona Golf and a fabulous Gala dinner at the elegant La Quinta Golf and Country Club to raise much needed funds for Haiti.

Both events are only 50 euros a ticket each and some wonderful entertainment is currently being organised, so expect an evening to remember.

Maurice Boland will host the gala evening with many interesting artists to entertain you in aid of charity. Every supplier is offering their services for free and all proceeds will be given to the Ark Christian Fellowship based in Fuengirola who already have a long standing relationship with helping Haiti.

Please find more details by clicking here. We hope you can be there, if you can't please contact us if you wish to donate xx

Haiti Charity Golf Tournament and Gala Dinner
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BHG inspiration!

good morning! i cannot believe it's already the end of the month! wedding planning is in full force for 2010 and the spring and summer months will soon be humming with nervous brides-to-be making final touches on their wedding day celebration. so when i received an email yesterday about some inspiring additions to Better Homes and Garden's wedding site, i wanted to pass it along to you busy ladies. these are just a few examples of fresh flower arrangements that are available on BHG's website--aren't those peonies just gorgeous?! but there's plenty more to check out: cakes, flowers, color palettes, real weddings, it's all there!