From the category archives:
I am ALL about cute, quirky and super styled weddings and events so when Elizabeth Kaye from Elizabeth in Love Photography mentioned this killer Alice In Wonderland themed Bridal Shower she recently shot I went CRAZY with excitement. After seeing the photos…. WOW! So super cute & sophisticated! Enjoy!
Photography: Elizabeth In Love, Weddings by Elizabeth Kaye
Venue: Carmens Banquet Center
Special Events and styling: Anna Mccusker & Co.
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Toronto has some of the most talented decorators and designers in the world. Rachel A Clingen happens to be one of my personal favourites and these spectacular wedding images of a recent wedding at Liberty Grand from 5ive15ifteen show why! Enjoy!
Credits:
Floral & Decor – Rachel A Clingen
Photography – 5ive15ifteen
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If you’re a fan of Audrey Hepburn and your life changed after watching Breakfast At Tiffany’s like mine did you’re just gonna love this style shoot from Rachel A Clingen Wedding Design. Her details are to-die-for! The perfect blue-green Tiffany bags, hints and highlights of pearls and crystals, elegant details…. *sigh* Total eye candy! Enjoy!
Credits:
Styling & Decor – Rachel A Clingen
Photography – Purple Martini Photography
Stationery – Paper Damsels
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Today, Nicole North of Petals Stems & Leaves continues to give us her take on the Royal Wedding with a truly inspired style shoot!
From Nicole:
Designing what could be done inside Buckingham Palace came easily for me. I sat and thought about Kate’s bouquet for almost a week before I knew what I wanted to do.
Since I think Kate will be wearing a very classic, elegant and full sleeved gown (for the ceremony at Westminster anyways) without a long train (she is travelling in a car to get to Westminster), I wanted her bouquet to be simple, yet beautiful enough to stand out on it’s own. A biedermeier bouquet is perfect for this! This style of bouquet is european-inspired and has very dramatic circular rings of flowers that are each tightly packed and carefully arranged. The geometry and contrast of a biedermeier is unsurpassed by any kind of bouquet and would suit Kate’s style perfectly. As for colour, it must be white. Even with her blue engagement ring, Kate reminds me of a modern day Jackie O and I don’t think a coloured bouquet is her style.
The centre point flower had to be a scented one as well as dainty, so gardenias were perfect. I then surrounded it by ranunculus and finally freesia. Underneath the freesia I placed a few stems of purple lavender, which is a royal british wedding tradition.
The ribbon work on the handle had to complement the bouquet as well as be fashionable. I didn’t want to go over the top, so I used 2 different kinds of ribbon. The base ribbon to make it look like a pleated and layered skirt, and the top ribbon to be a more dainty, and feathery as an accent. A great complement to a simple and stunning bouquet!
Credits:
Floral and Tabletop Design: Petals, Stems & Leaves
Photography: Deborah Schauer
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Those in Toronto may have heard of the AH-MAZING Nicole North of Petals Stems & Leaves. She is a floral designer after my own heart – ballsy, creative and with a vision for more than just “flowers”. Nicole strives to combine fabric, texture, scent and sight into your big day. Today she has graciously agreed to be a guest blogger for a Royal Wedding Style Shoot she recently created. With Kate & Will’s big day fast approaching is there EVER enough news/talk about a Royal Affair?
From Nicole:
As for table accents, I couldn’t help but do a simple napkin treatment, red candlesticks with red tapered candles as well as a fruit accent on each guest’s side plate to match with the centrepiece.
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If you too fell in love with the images from Amna Hakim Photography earlier this week for the styled concept shoot of ‘A Decadent Afternoon’ you’re going to fall in love all over again with this gorgeous vintage film of the shoot from First Kiss Films. Absolutely darling!
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What do you get when you combine vendors from Toronto, Ottawa and Pakistan? Beautiful luxurious styled photo and cinema shoots with an international flair. For this particular styled concept shoot the theme was ‘A Decadent Afternoon Tea’ and we couldn’t agree more!
Credits:
Photography: Amna Hakim Photography
Film: First Kiss Films
Flowers: Permanent Petals
Cupcakes: The Flour Shoppe
Hair: Shaista
Make-up: Facades by Farhat
Clothing: Sobia Saleem Couture
Models: Aman, Joelle, Joy, Martin & Maya
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For Toronto brides & grooms seeking the very best in linen and decor rentals – Have a Seat – has always been the place to go. They’ve been so busy over the last few years that their small showroom in North York no longer was working for them and so an expansion plan was put into motion! As of April 2011 their new home will be at 75 Brisbane Road, Toronto, where clients and Toronto’s best vendors will be able to mix, match and design gorgeous custom looks from not only linens but beautiful decor rentals as well. We can’t wait to see what they’ve come up with!
In the meantime, feast your eyes on these eye-candy looks from Have a Seat:
Check them out at: http://www.haveaseat.ca
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Images Courtesy: Design2Decor
Favourite Colours for 2011
In colour what really stands out are the high contrast colour pairings that we’re seeing at the moment. Mixing colours on the opposite sites of the colour wheel – like canary yellow and sapphire blue really floods the eyes and wow’s the senses.
Favourite ‘Looks’ for 2011
Favourite Flower for 2011
Favourite Principle of Design
A favourite trend in design right now is the use of repetition for visual impact. Using multiple vases to reiterate and create symmetry gives an illusion of plushness and adds comfort to a space.
Design Themes
For more of Design2Decor’s beautiful work check out: http://www.design2decor.com
What do you think will be hot?
Happy Planning & Beautiful Design,
Crystal
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