Monday, May 24, 2010

Halloween Chic Wedding at the City Museum - Jen & John



Not sure where the time has gone, and how it has gotten away from us. On Halloween night we were fortunate enough to have the most fabulous wedding! Halloween is my all time favorite holiday and this wedding was a dream come true.

Our clients had a few objectives for their All Hallow’s Eve Wedding.
Most important to them was to hold their wedding on the anniversary of their first date (Halloween night) in the town where the bride Jen attended law school. The ceremony was to be held at Graham Chapel at Washington University in St Louis. They insisted that the wedding offer fun at every turn, treating their 230 guests to a care-free array of flavors and amusement that required lots of creative planning and intricate transportation accommodations. Additionally, the couple and many of their guests were vegetarians with very sophisticated palates, so the culinary design had to meet expectations.

This was to be an unconventional Halloween fete with a nod to the theatrical and reflect their penchant for mystical movies…no typical jack-o-lanterns or orange décor would do! Multi-cultural rituals were to be added to the wedding ceremony, and the reception was to take place in one of the most interesting locations in the area…the City museum! However, the parents of both bride and groom wanted to maintain some aspects of tradition, and since they were writing the checks…everyone wanted to sprinkle “standard” in when and where possible.



We used multiple shades of purple, with accents of black and silver. This would still keep with the halloween feel but make it sophisticated and chic! The black and silver orleans damask from BBJ were perfect!

We reached out to our friends at Exclusive Events, Inc. to do the lighting design as well as the entry. They outdid themselves, by creating a spooky forest type feel. This included Bride of Frankenstein being played on a curtain!


The bride wore a beautiful Monique Lhuillier gown, and here deep purple cala lilies were the perfect color to create a pop, with a halloween flair. She wore this stunning dress for the ceremony and then changed into costume for the reception!!


John and Jen's wedding celebration was held over multiple days, as this was truly a St Louis Destination wedding. The couple reserved 90% of the newly constructed Moonrise Hotel in the Loop. This was such a throw back for the bride to be back in the area where she went to Law School. She wanted her guests to feel that too. The rehearsal dinner was nothing less then spectacular, the couple closed Pin-Up Bowl down to the public, and bowled and mingled the night away. Pin-Up Bowl is St. Louis' original bowling alley and martini lounge, and the guests loved it!!

Thank you Jen & John for allowing us to bring your vision to life! Thanks to the dream team that were truly dreams!!

Dream Team:
Event Production/Coordination: Lacy Branch Events
Floral Design: Sisters Flowers
Stationery: Two Blue Doors, Inc.
Linens: BBJ Linen
Lighting Design: Exclusive Events, Inc.
Transporation: JED Limousine

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Post by the amazingly talented Sasha Souza

I thought we would share a post today that was created by the very talented Sasha Souza. The topic she writes about on her blog is near and dear to my heart. I feel like almost daily I am having to explain this exact topic. Sasha has done just that and the blog is definitely work a read. Check it out.. "Let me clarify you can always get something cheaper"

Thanks Sasha for a very insightful post!