Beach Wedding....

DIY details by the Bride

Daughter Emily makes the "&" in the Mr. &; Mrs :)

Card box handmade by the Groom

Favors by the Bride

The happy couple!

Their beautiful daughter, Emily.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of styling a wedding in beautiful Jensen Beach, Florida. The ceremony and reception entailed many DIY elements. All done by the bride, the DIY details included the pew markers, guest book, card box, favors all the way down to her beautiful shoes (pics of the gorgeous shoes to come).

Vendors:

Venue: Indian Riverside Park, Jensen Beach, Florida

Rentals: Island Party Rentals, Jensen Beach, Florida

Catering: Catering by Phyllis, Belle Glade, Florida

Photography: Sartain Photography, Vero Beach Florida

Nautical Theme Wedding....

On 10-10-10, I had the pleasure of working with the sweetest couple, Heather and James. Their venue was waterfront on the Indian River in Jensen Beach, Florida. The weather was gorgeous and made for an absolutely fabulous wedding. Here are a few of my photos, can't wait to see the photographer's!



 The Sweetheart Table

Venue: River Palm Cottages and Fish Camp, Jensen Beach, Florida

Photography: Focused on Forever

Catering: Manero's of Palm City, Florida

Rentals: Island Party Rentals

Beach Themed Wedding........

Coconut rum flavored wedding cake

Cake by Velvet's Flour Garden, Wellington, Florida

Photography by Photograpy by Gladys

Rentals and Linens by Brelex Party Rentals and Botanical Design

My First Pineapple Palm Tree & More Wedding Pics....

I saw this on the internet and the bride fell in love with it. I was so nervous when she asked me to do this for her, but I think it turned out pretty well. Everyone at party commented on it. So let me know what you guys think~Ingrid

The following food displays were done by the caterer, but I just wanted to show them because I think they turned out really well.

It's hard to see but the rolls were cascading out of a black treasure chest which went great with the beach theme.

A fun footnote: the rolls were specially ordered from Golden Corral because the bride is crazy about their bread!

Beach Theme Wedding Reception.......

Here are a few images from a wedding reception I helped with in August.

These are some pre-party pics and I will be posting more soon, so stay tuned!

The sweetheart table



The gift card box


Gift table


Overflow table placed in back bar area



The seashell cake by Velvet's Flour Garden in Wellington, Florida. It was just beautiful-the shells were hand crafted out of fondant and it was a centerpiece to the party.
The flavor was coconut rum and everyone loved it!
Velvet is so sweet and talented, we just love her!



Linens, tables, chairs, flatware, stemware, dinnerware from

Brelex Botanical Designs and Party Rentals.

Thanks Jeannie--Brelex is great to work with!

Little Details......

This is one of the signs I made for the reserved tables at the reception. Because the couple was married in Antigua, I thought this was perfect for the beach themed reception. Something a little unexpected and the bride really loved it. I found the paper in the scrapbook aisle at Michaels for $.59 a sheet......can't beat that!

These are the table top tiki torches that the bride ordered from Oriental Trading. I decided to dress them up a bit and give them some color by using ribbon, shells, starfish and sand dollars....all sixteen of them! In order to keep the fire hazard to a minimum, I used a can opener to cut off the top, filled the canisters with water and used a floating candle for the flame. They really turned out cute and were definitely budget friendly.

Stay tuned......many more photos to come!

Message in a Bottle....

These are the invitations the bride chose for the beach reception. I think they are fun & really cute. She even soaked the corks in tropical scented oil (we think it smells like Hawaiian Tropic Suntan Oil). All they need are address labels and stamps. I think they'd also be perfect as favors at any luau or pirate themed birthday party.




These are the stamps the bride ordered for the invitations. Check out Zazzle to see the endless possibilities in stamp design----who would have thought???

I think these invites will give the guests a glimpse of what's in store for the big day!

Some Ocean Inspiration....

These are some centerpiece and other decor that we like. This is a DIY wedding so we plan to take elements from each and incorporate them into one of a kind centerpieces. I'll let you know how they turn out!




This is something I found that I would like to replicate either over the cake table or the sweetheart table. It is sooo pretty. I love, love, love it!!!

The awesome designer is Debbie Hemingway out of Honolulu, Hawaii. This is her great blog site with tons of beautiful designs: http://designsbyhemingway.com/blog