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27 Oct
2010
Posted in: A Jubilee Event, Featured Posts, Weddings
By Candice    7 Comments

A Wedding Story: Sally & Oliver at The Waveny House in New Canaan, Connecticut

In late September, on a truly spectacular early fall evening, Sally and Oliver got married. We were so lucky to be part of it all to see their wedding day unfold! Their decor was rich with bold pops of yellow; from the flowers, to the typography, and the thick satin ribbon perfectly tied around their napkins. It was a golden, buttery dream! They had a super talented team of vendors to make this wedding amazing: Carla Ten Eyck Photography, Gourmet Galley, Vantage Point Films, Vintage Cinema, BLUSH Floral Design, Clark Eno Orchestra, Dana Bartone & Company, Sweet Cakes out of Fairfield, Knipschildt Chocolate, The Hart School of Music, and us of course!

Sally wore a gorgeous all lace, fitted gown with a beautiful open back. Her curled hair was twisted up into a low bun by Catie of Dana Bartone (who was also responsible for her gorgeous makeup). I loved the sparkle in her hair too with a Maria Elena ribbon headband. She wore the prettiest yellow shoes by Joan and David– dare I say the prettiest shoes we’ve seen all year! For the ceremony, Sally also wore her moms beautiful lace trimmed veil. Elisabeth from BLUSH designed the all white bouquet of garden roses, dahlias, and lots of pretty flowers. Sally’s maids had the prettiest yellow and green bouquets with ranunculus, billy balls, and garden roses.

Oliver wore a custom grey suit with a yellow tie– as did his three groomsmen. They all wore perfect yellow boutonnieres of ranunculus pinned to their lapels. There was also pairs of awesome purple socks hidden beneath their grey suits!

Their ceremony and celebration took place at The Waveny House in New Canaan at Waveny Park. The ceremony was performed in the walled garden overlooking sunset, under a chuppah canopied by Sally’s grandfather’s prayer shawls. Guests were greeted by Gourmet Galley with spicy nuts served up in paper cones and a refreshing drink. Beautiful white candles strung from Sheppard’s hooks lit the pathway to the garden, pretty white pomanders lined the aisle, white pashmina’s wrapped in grey satin ribbon sat in a wicker basket. A string quartet from the Hart School of Music played traditional Jewish compositions for the bridal party.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed a fabulous cocktail hour out on the terrace accompanied by the string quartets rendition of current and classic music: the beatles, weezer, vampire weekend, lady gaga– totally surprising, festive, and unexpected. Guests nibbled on delicious passed hors’dourves and two signature drinks: mint gin fizz and pomegranate margaritas. Yum!

After cocktails, The Clark Eno Orchestra kicked the evening off with a celebratory hora. Then, guests moved inside to the three ballrooms at The Waveny to dine on their choice of duck, mahi mahi or short ribs. The food, prepared by Gourmet Galley, was beyond delicious!

I think that yellow is the new color of The Waveny– it was so beautiful in their warm, wooden ballrooms. We designed family style, long banquet tables with a deep slate cotton linen to the floor and a white linen runner. Elisabeth from BLUSH created gorgeous yellow centerpieces using garden roses, ranunculous, calla lilies and other floral varies in shades of yellow and green. The containers were beautiful– black pedestal urns and chunky square marbled vases. Candles burned in mercury glass on the tables and fireplace mantels.

A silver rimmed charger with custom toile napkins were at each place setting, along with a menu card detailing the evenings faire. We tied each napkin with a thick, double faced yellow satin ribbon. Each guest had a place card pinned into a champagne cork designating their seat. I love the silver ball headed pins we used! Petite dessert plates had an array of chocolate from the famous Knipschildt Chocolate in Norwalk. We finished off the look with tailored chair covers and sashes in white.

Escort cards were printed in pretty typography and neatly laid onto wheat grass in galvanized trays. Later, we created a candy station with old fashion, child hood delights like rock candy and jelly beans. They had a three tier white butter cream cake from Sweet Cakes with simple architectural details. Sally found these really cute white wooden birds that we placed on the second tier of the cake.

Sally and Oliver danced the night away on the terrace to a rockin’ mix of motown, funk, disco, and all the good music you love to hear at a wedding. Gourmet Galley topped off the night with a round of passed delicious goodies inspired by the season. It as a truly spectacular celebration that we were so honored to be part of! Congratulations Sally and Oliver— we wish you all of life’s blessings and an amazing future!

Tomorrow we’ll post the incredible video from Jim Altieri!

Xo!

20 Oct
2010
Posted in: Jubilee
By Candice    2 Comments

NYC Bridal Market: A Party Preview

Hi ya’ll!

I’ve just settled back into work after a whirlwind weekend that began in Rhode Island for Nichole and Tim’s wedding and ended at the New York Public Library attending The Knot’s Market Gala and 15th Anniversary Party. Fabu! I attended runway shows and showroom appointments with my fashionable friend Beth Chapman of The White Dress by the Shore and previewed collections by Modern Trousseau, Anne Barge, Judd Waddell, Amy Kruschel, Priscilla of Boston, Melissa Sweet, and many more. I can’t wait to share with you all the fashion that will be coming to The White Dress by the Shore! In the meantime, here are some photographs of us and our friendly crew at The Martha Stewart Market Party and The Knot Gala!

First up.. the super cute smile booth at the Martha Party held in their offices. LOVE this booth by smilebooth. It’s as if it was made for my ensem! On a side note… we’re not the most organized bunch. It definitely took a few tries to figure this out!

The only one picture perfect is Elisabeth!

Almost… but not quite!

perfect! from L to R: Elisabeth from BLUSH; Me!; Beth Chapman and Alicia from The White Dress by the Shore,

Carla Ten Eyck, and Tony Palmieri from Datura: A Modern Garden

The Martha Party was so fun and always well done. Yummy food, great music, nice wine and good company. Including Martha herself! Here we are meeting her. Dream.Come.True.

Here we all are with amazing designer Amy Kruschel

With the always lovely Callie of Modern Trousseau… who custom made the dress Beth was wearing! haute!

being silly!

Beth and Alicia with Marie Elena

Then we tumbled off to the Library for more festivities!

Here we all are looking pretty outside with some new friends we made in our limo! Hi ladies!

The amazing 14 foot floral sculpture by Preston Bailey which was inspired by a Monique gown. It was amazing! Made of hydrangea, roses and orchids. Sooooo pretty!

All of us and the beautiful Anne Barge!

So much fun! Until next October… xo!

10 Oct
2010
Posted in: A Jubilee Event, Weddings
By Candice    No Comments

Today is Jennifer & Clark’s Wedding Day!

{photography by Robert and Kathleen}

Yippie! Today is the long awaited wedding of the most beautiful and sweet bride ever, Jennifer, and her equally genuine and wonderful fiancee, Clark. As you can tell, I couldn’t be more excited to see the wedding of these two come to fruition. They are such a wonderful couple and we have planned a gorgeous pink and purple affair with vintage touches at my favorite spot, The New Haven Lawn Club. Their ceremony will be right in their very own neighborhood at Assumption Church in Westport. We’re working with an incredible team of talent– Robert and Kathleen Photographers, BLUSH floral studio, Rob Alberti Lighting, Bales & Giltin Band, and Sweet Cakes out of Fairfield. Jennifer even has a custom gown by Modern Trousseau with jewels and accessories from The White Dress by the Shore!  We can’t wait to get the festivities and merriment started. Congratulations you two… xo!

25 Sep
2010
Posted in: A Jubilee Event
By Candice    1 Comment

Today is Sally & Oliver’s Wedding Day!

{ photography courtesy of Emily Takes Photos }

Today marks one year, exactly, that Sally contacted us to help plan and design her wedding. I couldn’t be more excited or happy to see today come to fruition and can’t wait to get the festivities under way! Sally and Oliver are getting married at the historic Waveny House in New Canaan, Connecticut and have the creme de la creme of talent as part of their day: Carla Ten Eyck Photography, Gourmet Galley, Vantage Point Films, BLUSH Floral Design, Clark Eno Orchestra, Sweet Cakes of Fairfield and Dana Bartone. Sally, her mother and I have been working on a gorgeous yellow, grey, and white wedding with a lot of special touches. I can’t wait to share the story of their day with you… but for now, congratulations Sally and Oliver!! We couldn’t be more excited and honored to be part of it all.

xoxo!

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