This is what we call "over the top fabness". This means, it's too much, but we still kinda dig it. I like the color scheme and the lucite chairs, but those flowers are way too much. But here is what I wanted to point out that sometimes people overlook. A large amount of these tablescapes that are posted on our blog are modern and full of color or at least portray a clean look. But look at the background in these shoots. It's 99% of the time all plain white. This is tough to recreate if you have a venue that isn't a blank loft. And if you are in the beginning phases of planning an event and you like this sort of modern, color drenched look, choose a white plain space. Once you book your venue, you immediately limit your "look" options. There are ways to tweak some of these ideas to make them work in different venues, but if you're a modern girl like us and love that city chic look, remember that before you book your venue. If you're looking for help in Philly, we can make some suggestions! Kisses....ok maybe just hugs. We don't know you that well yet.
I have to give credit to a bride we met last night. She had an amazing catalog of images, pictures, etc that she had been collecting (which you all should be doing!) and many were from this magazine. Grace Ormonde in my opinion is one of the best wedding publications out there. I think they only publish one a year and it's super expensive for a magazine. You can even order back issues as collectibles. The images from this magazine are oustanding. The trick is using them in your regular, non-endless supply of funds for an event-life. Here is a photo that I think provides good inspiration. I always say that you can really achieve high impact if you stay within a color range as opposed to working with contrasting colors. Here they just did very simple arrangements of orange flowers. The consitency is enough high impact. If you're on a budget, stick with one flower/color/look/hue and go nuts with it.
I think this Martha thing may end up being a frequent thing. She inspires me so much and I think she would make a great President of the USA. Think of how pretty our country would be? Ok I am only kidding obviously, but I just can't get enough of her fab ideas and I love to share them and show you how to make them your own in an affordable way. I love a new take on centerpieces whenever possible. These are 2 really good examples of how to make your tables lovely in an affordable way. Renting vases can be pricey from a florist. The picture on the left shows simple cans wrapped in pretty paper and ribbon. So super easy! I would love to get some lovely paper from Paper-Source and deck them out! The pic on the right I also just love. How great would that be for a winter wedding where you didn't want to go overboard with the holiday stuff but have that touch of festive flare. The container store has great shiny white boxes just like these! I also really love how they tied in the favor on the plate with the flowers.
I am loving this idea. Forget your fancy vases for a minute and consider this. Vintage cans used to hold rustic flowers like spray roses (one of my faves). I found these pics for inspiration and then I found this awesome site that sells vintage cans SO cheap! 20 bucks for 6 of them! In my ideal world there would be a mix of sizes on every table from large to small with clusters of the same type of flower in each can. What do you think?This is the site to order your very own vintage cans:
