Last July we were asked to head over to the Liberty Hotel in Boston for a tabletop and bouquet photo shoot with Grace Ormonde Magazine. I love participating in these shoots as it is an opportunity to push the boundaries (particularly with color)and do something a little different. For the tabletop shoot we were asked to interpret a painting of Peonies at The Breakers by Shari White. Here is the photo:

Of course, peonies were the main focus, and I’m a gal who loves all things pink! With that in mind, we came up with the idea to have a birdcage filled with flowers above our table and have it look like they were trying to ‘escape’ (the Liberty Hotel used to be a jail, complete with a hip restaurant called Clink!). As the ideas kept swirling and we were tossing things back and forth, I decided we needed a big peacock to tie in the linen, the birdcage – and it could not have worked out more perfetly when we saw the big tree murals on the walls. It was brilliant!

We also designed several bouquets and boutonnieres. I’m still trying to get the photos from the photographer – we did one that was all naturally black flowers with accents of deep russet and gold. It was stunning – and I hope to share that photo soon. I consider this magazine to be tops in the wedding world. Always full of inspiration and designs that push the boundaries. I’m looking forward to setting aside a few hours to look through all the pages.

By far one of my all time favorite boutonniere’s. The peacock is a fun and unexpected element. Not for the faint of heart or Mr. Shy.

We had the pleasure of working with Audra Bodenstab and Tripp Boyle for their June 2008 Wedding at a private estate in Nantucket. Audra had very classy taste and their wedding day was nothing short of a fairy tale romance. Their wedding is being featured in the Boston Weddings Spring/Summer 2009 magazine out on news stands now. Click on the link to take a sneak peak, and be sure to grab the magazine. There a lot of great ideas in there for our upcoming brides. Enjoy their story, and thank you Audra and Tripp for allowing us to be a part of your special day.
Cheers,
Dawn

I feel like it is Christmas all over again! At the first of the year, all of the new bridal magazines come out full of inspiring photos that help brides as they start to plan the details for their special day. What brides don’t know is what happens in the many months before January 2009 to put that magazine together. We did a photo shoot last July for La Bella Bride magazine with the help of Claudia Kronenberg Photography and Placesetters. It was a very busy time of the season for all of us, and we honestly didn’t know if we could get this done. We were literally racing against the clock. Claudia had family portraits to do, we had wedding work, and the sun was about to set. I think when you see the photos you will agree that it all worked out in the end. 8:30pm is about the time the last photo was taken and it could not have been planned any more perfectly. Enjoy the eye candy!