Friday, September 23, 2011

a modern green and white wedding - shade hotel, manhattan beach

erin and morgan were, without a doubt, one of the sweetest, warmest, most easy going couples i have ever worked with...and just soooooo obviously in love...even though their wedding was last summer, i love how crisp,fresh and modern it looks compared to what's going on in a lot of wedding design right now...a good change of pace!

style file: modern, clean, sleek, soft, fresh
color scheme: white, gray, green
elements: glass vessels, soft sheer fabric draping, white lounge furniture, green throw pillows, monobotanical floral arrangements
flowers: succulents, hydrangea, orchids, mini calas, tulips, brazilia berries, protea




each bridesmaid carried a bouquet composed entirely of one type of green theme flower so all were different from one to the next...

and that flower girl? SERIOUSLY?!?! cutest thing ever...


bouquets of rustic green hydrangea and fuzzy succulents...






another succulent bouquet...the flower girl even got to carry her own bouquet of white mini calas...




erin's bouquet was made up of all white japhette orchids and green succulents for a modern beach feel...


we created a simple gray and white canopy structure for the couple to stand under as they exchanged vows...the bases were filled with fluffy white hydrangea and green orchids...



orchids were strung on fishing line and hung from the back of the canopy to add visual interest...




simple glass vases filled with green and white florals were used to accent the aisle and the hotel lobby...



we swagged sheer white fabric panels across the courtyard to soften the space and give it a romantic feel without looking closed off...



sheer happiness...



how gorgeous is this couple?!



while guests cocktailed in the hotel lobby and terrace, we flipped the ceremony space and gave it a lounge feel...no formal sit-down tables for 10...just a cool, hip party where guests could flow freely...



we brought in white lounge furniture, gray linens and green throw pillows...



the tables had a variety of glass vases filled with monobotanical white and green florals...just crisp, fresh and calming to the eye!





we set the cake on my acrylic base and filled the base with white crushed glass and orchids...




as the night wore on, the amber lighting kicked in and really set the mood for a sexy party!


a big thanks to the following people who helped make this day amazing!

venue: shade hotel, manhattan beach (jolise is the BEST EVER!)
floral and event design: JL DESIGNS
photography: erin hearts court (they did such an amazing job!)
lounge furniture/lighting: level 4 international
hair and makeup: nicole deanne
entertainment: vox djs
videography: living cinema
favors: gotta have s'more (which i ate at least 3 of...so delish!!)

and thanks to style me pretty for featuring this wedding back in november of last year! to see the feature, click here...

2 comments:

Erica said...

Beautiful. Love the centerpieces and bouquets

M.O.H. Spotlight said...

Wow, another breath taking event. I saw that you used some of my favorite flowers: hydrangea, orchids, and succulents! One of my favorite photos in this post is the one of the floating orchid! Great illusion. Oh, and the rose petals in the box used as aisle markers as well, very creative! Another great idea of using the white pebbles inside the the cake pedestal!