Porter Creek Winery will always have a special and meaningful place in my heart! My husband and I spent a week in the Russian River Valley on our honeymoon at the tremendous Farmhouse Inn which was only a mile away from Porter Creek. We had the most memorable afternoon there driving up the dirt driveway to the tasting room, playing with the wine makers dog who sat outside at the front door, and of course, tasted quite a bit of wine! We had several special bottles shipped home to us and always reminisce over our trip whenever we uncork one. So, for our first series of Friday Favorites I thought we would share our love for Porter Creek with you! I hope you are all getting together with family and friends over the weekend so bring a bottle of Porter Creek with you wherever you go!

I chose a lovely 2005 Fiona Hill Pinot Noir– which I am obsessed with. It is SO yummy! From the winemaker: This meticulously planted, steep hillside vineyard is situated along Westside Road at the entrance of Porter Creek with an ideal southern face. Hard clay top soil with a fractured stone bedrock places continual stress on these Pinot vines, resulting in a very expressive, unique vineyard designate wine. The nose has aromas of wild berries and forest floor, a weighty mid-palate and long silky finish.

A second choice of mine but Lindsay’s choice would be the 2009 Chardonnay: The growing conditions of this terraced, hillside vineyard, with mature vines and low yields produces a very unique Chardonnay. George’s Hill vineyard extends from the hilltop down a steep terraced slope of approximately 30% grade. The soil profile consists of Franciscan, metamorphic hard clay with a bedrock of fractured stone material. The bedrock layer allows the roots to penetrate, but only slowly over time. Parts of the vineyard yield only one and a half tons per acre. The grapes are harvested in the early morning hours in order to preserve and capture the fruit at perfect ripeness. The wine undergoes natural fermentation in barrel as well as natural malolactic fermentation, and is aged sur lees. The 2009 vintage is extremely well-balanced. Aromas of lemon, lime and pear. Richness and mineral notes on the pallet, yet restrained with a long finish.

Diana’s 2009 Zinfandel pick would be a wonderful choice for your Thanksgiving dinner table: A classic example of Sonoma County Zinfandel. Aromatically, it has the explosive cherries and berries jam and on the palate it is rich and textured on the finish. Produced from hillside grown vines and blended with 10% Carignane for texture and overall harmony.

Cheers! xoxo

 

1. Chevron journal cover-witandwhistle; 2. Chevron deer head via-delysia style; 3. Chevron gold ring-House of Harlow;

4. Chevron wedding cake; 5. Blue and white chevron shirt; 6. Gold and white tray-upintheairsomewhere

A few weeks ago I told Nichole from Coral Pheasant that I was fairly confident I single handily re-energized the chevron revolution on pinterest. She laughed and reminded me that I wasn’t that popular. In all seriousness, there seems to be a chevronaissance as the pattern has come up everywhere! I love it oh-so-very-much as it’s a modern take on a classic stripe. You can incorporate chevron into your wedding fairly easy, but just be careful that you don’t overdo it. I recommend using it in interesting and unique ways with blocks of vibrant colors and another pattern. Xo!

Our modern, clean and sophisticated shoot for Southern New England Weddings was so much fun to design. We don’t have anything like it in our portfolio and I had been dying to collaborate on something like this for a while. We were largely inspired by a clean color palette, unique and interesting textures (like metal and acrylic) and a gorgeous Givenchy/Riccardo Tisci dress in my search for inspiration for the story board. Belle Mer was the perfect place to shoot this editorial with it’s simplistic decor, white backdrops and as Carla mentioned in the behind-the-scenes video, amazing light!

As our shoot design progressed it sort of morphed into this obsession with taxidermy and a statement decor piece that we wanted to create. Between myself, Nichole of Coral Pheasant and the incredible Tony of Datura: A Modern Garden, we conceptualized this deer head escort card wall nearly 7 1/2 feet tall and completely covered in over 700 varieties of white and ivory roses (from the most wonderful rose grower, Passion Growers). Radic, right? To date, it is my absolute favorite thing we’ve EVER done at a photoshoot– and it almost didn’t happen! Believe it or not, white resin deer heads are hard to come by. After a fighting match with the folks at zgallerie who couldn’t express ship me my deer head in time (!) we scowered decor stores, online retailers, salvage stores… everything from this side of the Mississippi to procure a white resin deer head. We came up with nothing! Total failure. It was quite tragic… until… Tony came across a discarded taxidermy deer head form the day before our shoot with no ears or antlers. Score! And in true Datura: A Modern Garden fashion that deer head not only had the prettiest Styrofoam ears but also curly willow antlers and was painted a magnificent shade of white!

Some more incredible details from the shoot include the paper suite designed by Coral Pheasant, which included laser cut metal engraved invitations mounted to a python booklet. Whhaaat? Nichole also created laser engraved and hand painted gold / clear acrylic menu cards and escort cards, which was inspired by a decadent acrylic/ghost end table with exposed metal brackets found in elle decor. These are a MUST for us to reproduce at one of our events and is truly an incredible statement piece!

One thing I can’t get over is the insane centerpiece Tony and his team created using curly willow and hanging white curcumin suspended above one of our rentable vases. We used a luxurious linen from Wildflower Linens in a shimmering gold paillettes with gold “saturn” chargers at each place setting from Rentals Unlimited. Each place setting had a neatly folded white silk shantung napkin with an acrylic menu card with handmade paper garlands from Kristina Marie.

Beth Chapman of The White Dress by the shore was our talented fashion stylist and pulled together all the fashion and accessories for our model. She created three separate, modern looks using gowns from UK designer David Fielden, Amsale, and Coren Moore! And now the gorgeous images from the insanely creative Carla Ten Eyck… (be sure to read her blog post too!).

Thanks to such an incredible team for their love, laughs and creativity. We had so much fun on this warm July afternoon and can’t wait to do it again! Don’t forget to pick up your copy of Southern New England Weddings: Destinations to see all this goodness in print. Until next time… xo!

 

Credit Reel

Cinematography: Jim Altieri’s Vintage Cinema
Photography: Carla Ten Eyck Photography
Styling & Fashion: Beth Chapman, The White Dress by the Shore
Event Planning & Design: Candice Coppola, Jubilee Events
Floral Design + Decor: Tony Palmieri, Datura, A Modern Garden
Beauty: Dana Bartone & Co.
Cakes: Hope Wright-Martell, A Little Imagination Cakes
Invitations/Paper: Nichole Michel, Coral Pheasant
Rentals: Rentals Unlimited, Newport
Linens: Wildflower Linen
Paper Garlands: Kristina Marie

Thanks to Jim Altieri for capturing some behind-the-scenes goodness of our shoot for Southern New England Weddings!

Credit Reel

Cinematography: Jim Altieri’s Vintage Cinema
Photography: Carla Ten Eyck Photography
Styling & Fashion: Beth Chapman, The White Dress by the Shore
Event Planning & Design: Candice Coppola, Jubilee Events
Floral Design + Decor: Tony Palmieri, Datura, A Modern Garden
Beauty: Dana Bartone & Co.
Cakes: Hope Wright-Martell, A Little Imagination Cakes
Invitations/Paper: Nichole Michel, Coral Pheasant
Rentals: Rentals Unlimited, Newport
Linens: Wildflower Linen

We were excited, along with our industry favs, to be asked to produce an editorial photoshoot for Southern New England Weddings‘ newest destination edition. Shot inside Belle Mer in Newport, Rhode Island, we designed a modern, sexy, city style wedding in shades of white, ivory and gold. It was a true creative collaboration between ourselves, Beth Chapman of The White Dress by the shore, Tony Palmieri and Cat of Datura: A Modern Garden, Dana Bartone & Company, A Little Imagination Cakes, Coral Pheasant Design + Stationery and the talented photographer Carla Ten Eyck.

Be sure to pick up your copy of this issue available in bookstores, supermarkets, and drug stores through out New England. Tomorrow we share with you some never before seen images from the shoot. Later today we are going to share the behind the scenes video shot and produced by Jim Altieri of Vintage Cinema. Stay tuned!

We loved our final appointment of bridal market at Modern Trousseau’s new showroom in New York. Beth Chapman had already previewed the collection before it had hit NYC and raved about Callie’s stunning designs. They did not disappoint! Her newest collection includes some amazing lace gowns along with a fun and flirty line “before there was long.” Be sure to stay tuned to The White Dress by the shore’s blog for complete fashion updates from market!

We’re always so grateful to Martha Stewart Weddings and Darcy Miller for hosting an incredible party the last night of bridal market. After so much running around, our tired feet and minds need to cut loose! We had a great time at their offices with friends from The White Dress by the shore, Coral Pheasant Stationery + Design, Bliss Event Design, Weddings by Socialites, Impressions Photography, 14 Stories, Monumental Designs, Lyndsey Hamilton Events, Ceci New York, Lela New York, Ashley Baber Weddings, Annie Lee, and many more! It was a treat to meet Martha again this year, too.

We also attend a fabulous gala at The New York Public Library hosted by The Knot. Big thanks to Carley for a spectacular and fun night!

Until next October… xoxo

Our second recap of Bridal Market includes gorgeous gowns from Amy Kuschel, Anne Barge and Romona Kerveza. The trend this season brought us back to a classic elegance and featured a lot of lace and tulle. The royal weddings influence was evident– not only by the sleeves but the fabrics and silhouettes!

Read our first recap of market here and stay tuned to The White Dress by the shore’s blog for more deets on the fashion. More to come.. xo!

It was a fun weekend and week in New York as I, once again, accompanied fashion beaut Beth Chapman of The White Dress by the shore and her incredible team to October market! We had a smashing time and got to catch up with our industry friends and make new ones along the way. Here are some highlights from our weekend, including our favorite gowns (some soon to be available at TWD), moments, and images from the Martha Stewart Weddings party and The Knot Gala!

My weekend started off at the Amsale runway show, where she showed gowns from her newest collection. The runway show was a modern take on the classics (even down to the music!). Her maids walked down the runway first in all Jersey fabric in clean silhouettes, some with one shoulder. Her bridal collection had a lot of tulle skirts with with satin bodices. You can see all the dresses that walked down the runway here.

We visited one of my favorite new lines, Ivy & Aster, known for their sweet and feminine style. They also make the cutest bridesmaids dresses that you’d be destined to wear again and again! You can see their full Fall 2012 line here.

It’s totally true: we do heart Euro designer David Fielden— and what a pleasure it was to meet him and have him show us his 2012 Fall collection! His avant-garde style and bold use of textures, fabrics and cuts makes his line completely unique. One of our favorite looks was a backless white jumpsuit dress alternative– so 70’s and truly for the bride who wants something amazing and different! You can see some of his 2012 line here and his Milan runway show below… I STRONGLY encourage you to watch the whole thing. The finale is worth the wait!

More to come… xoxo

 

 

With excitement we are posting a call for resumes to fulfill several internships within our company! We are looking for self-starting, motivated, dynamic, creative, fashionable and enthusiastic leaders for the 2012 season. Interns with Jubilee Events have the opportunity to work alongside our incredible team. You will work with clients and vendors, participate in the creative process and see our events unfold first hand!

We are holding intern interviews over the next two weeks. I strongly encourage you to send us your resume and cover letter to:  careers {AT} eventjubilee.com. Be sure to include why you love parties and weddings so much– and how you would be an asset to our team!

We look forward to hearing from you! xo

photography by the lovely katie slater