25 Mar
2009

Posted in: Real Connecticut Weddings
By CandicecloseAuthor: Candice Name: Candice Coppola
Email: candice@eventjubilee.com
Site: http://www.eventjubilee.com
About: I am the owner and creative director of Jubilee Events-- an event planning boutique located in Cheshire, Connecticut. I'm a newly wed, residing locally with my amazingly handy husband, Mike. Aside from planning and designing beautiful events, I love art, wine, and delicious food! xoSee Authors Posts (469)    6 Comments

Real Connecticut Wedding: Alex & Jeremy | Details and Reception

After their ceremony, the couple and their guests headed inside The Lilly Lake Inn to dine on a simple and yummy buffet of comfort food, keeping with the couple’s free and comfortable feel. They loved their three tier, soft yellow cake filled with a light strawberry champagne mousse with ivory butter cream frosting. Doesn’t it look delish? Guests also ate homemade Greek cookies, something that Jeremy’s late father enjoyed.

Their amazingly colorful color palette donned the tables in orange, fuchsia, deep purple and lime green. They used the letter P as their monogram in much of the decor, such as the cake topper, the floral wreath at their ceremony and the monogram on the invitations. Alex even had a little P attached to her bouquet! Guests signed a platter that the couple purchased and took home delicious favors.

Vendors

Robin Dini Photography captured this amazing day in photographs; the couple married and entertained guests at The Lily Lake Inn in Wolcott, Connecticut; hair and makeup was provided by the brides friend, Eden Chapman of Moda Hair Studio in Milford, Connecticut; the brides gown was by designer 2 Be Bride and was purchased at Harolds in New Haven, Connecticut; the groom wore a Ralph Lauren black pin striped tux with an ivory shirt, taupe vest and tie; the four bridesmaids wore beautiful black dresses and the groomsmen wore a simple black tux and shirt with a dark platinum Ralph Lauren tie; the amazing florals were provided by Fleur de Lys Floral in New Haven, Connecticut; the delicious cake was crafted by Cerratos Pastry Shop in West Hartford, Connecticut; guests danced the day away courtesy of WJProductions out of Stratford, Connecticut; the ceremony was officiated by a family friend, David Hendel;the invitations, programs, and paper items were all lovingly hand crafted by Jeremy’s aunt Sharon; favors were hand made by the bride and her mother, which included personalized bags of coffee and biscotti

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20 Mar
2009

Posted in: Real Connecticut Weddings
By CandicecloseAuthor: Candice Name: Candice Coppola
Email: candice@eventjubilee.com
Site: http://www.eventjubilee.com
About: I am the owner and creative director of Jubilee Events-- an event planning boutique located in Cheshire, Connecticut. I'm a newly wed, residing locally with my amazingly handy husband, Mike. Aside from planning and designing beautiful events, I love art, wine, and delicious food! xoSee Authors Posts (469)    3 Comments

Real Connecticut Wedding: Alex & Jeremy | The Ceremony

Real Connecticut Wedding: Alex & Jeremy

Jeremy and Alex really wanted a low key wedding ceremony: something fresh and simple with no frills. They had the ceremony outside at the Lily Lake Inn under a willow tree. A close friend and his band played the ceremony music which was the instrumental of Sara Evans “Could Not Ask for More” . They had Alex’s godmother and Jeremy’s godfather pick a reading, poem or even something that they wrote that they felt was meaningful to surprise them with and read it at the ceremony. There ceremony was intimate.

If you haven’t noticed, Alex and Jeremy’s florals are colorful and amazing! They are so bold, fun, and different. Her flowers were a mix of orange, fuchsia, deep purple and lime green. Alex held the mix and each of the women in the bridal party held one solid color of each. Believe it or not, Alex had no idea what kind of flowers she was going to have or what it was going to look like. Her flowers were a gift from her boss, the owner of Fleur de Lys in New Haven, and she was not allowed to work on it! In the brides words, “It was a wonderful gift and I had no reservations of leaving that in her hands.”

The decor was just simple. Flowers and candlelight. Romantic but a little funky and fun with lots of color. Alex says, “Working in the industry definitely gave me the courage to think outside the box. There are a lot of colors out there, but even the brightest can be classy. That’s why all the color was only in the flowers. All my girls wore a black dress of their choice and all the guys wore black and gray. Just a pop of color!” A pop indeed! And I love it!

Vendors

Robin Dini Photography captured this amazing day in photographs; the couple married and entertained guests at The Lily Lake Inn in Wolcott, Connecticut; hair and makeup was provided by the brides friend, Eden Chapman of Moda Hair Studio in Milford, Connecticut; the brides gown was by designer 2 Be Bride and was purchased at Harolds in New Haven, Connecticut; the groom wore a Ralph Lauren black pin striped tux with an ivory shirt, taupe vest and tie; the four bridesmaids wore beautiful black dresses and the groomsmen wore a simple black tux and shirt with a dark platinum Ralph Lauren tie; the amazing florals were provided by Fleur de Lys Floral in New Haven, Connecticut; the delicious cake was crafted by Cerratos Pastry Shop in West Hartford, Connecticut; guests danced the day away courtesy of WJProductions out of Stratford, Connecticut; the ceremony was officiated by a family friend, David Hendel;the invitations, programs, and paper items were all lovingly hand crafted by Jeremy’s aunt Sharon; favors were hand made by the bride and her mother, which included personalized bags of coffee and biscotti

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18 Mar
2009

Posted in: Real Connecticut Weddings
By CandicecloseAuthor: Candice Name: Candice Coppola
Email: candice@eventjubilee.com
Site: http://www.eventjubilee.com
About: I am the owner and creative director of Jubilee Events-- an event planning boutique located in Cheshire, Connecticut. I'm a newly wed, residing locally with my amazingly handy husband, Mike. Aside from planning and designing beautiful events, I love art, wine, and delicious food! xoSee Authors Posts (469)    2 Comments

Real Connecticut Weddings: Alex & Jeremy | The Beginning…

Alex and Jeremy met while out separately with friends at a bar. She knew his best friend Rob who had lived on the same floor as she had at Southern Connecticut State University. She didn’t want to go out that night but her friend INSISTED that she join them. Alex was the designated driver for the evening, intensely bored and sitting alone in a booth. Jeremy came over and asked if she wanted company. The rest is history!

How did he propose?

After 4 1/2 years of dating we finally decided to take a vacation together. I should have known that something was up because Jeremy was the one who suggested the Disney vacation (he leaves the social planning up to me). It was raining like crazy when we got there and continued to for a number of hours. We went out to dinner and finally the rain had stopped when we were leaving. The hotel we were staying at had man made beaches all around so we went for a walk. I was tired from the traveling and annoyed with the rain, but that soon changed when he got down on one knee in the sand and asked me to marry him!

Next up: The Ceremony…

Vendors

Robin Dini Photography captured this amazing day in photographs; the couple married and entertained guests at The Lily Lake Inn in Wolcott, Connecticut; hair and makeup was provided by the brides friend, Eden Chapman of Moda Hair Studio in Milford, Connecticut; the brides gown was by designer 2 Be Bride and was purchased at Harolds in New Haven, Connecticut; the groom wore a Ralph Lauren black pin striped tux with an ivory shirt, taupe vest and tie; the four bridesmaids wore beautiful black dresses and the groomsmen wore a simple black tux and shirt with a dark platinum Ralph Lauren tie; the amazing florals were provided by Fleur de Lys Floral in New Haven, Connecticut; the delicious cake was crafted by Cerratos Pastry Shop in West Hartford, Connecticut; guests danced the day away courtesy of WJProductions out of Stratford, Connecticut; the ceremony was officiated by a family friend, David Hendel;the invitations, programs, and paper items were all lovingly hand crafted by Jeremy’s aunt Sharon; favors were hand made by the bride and her mother, which included personalized bags of coffee and biscotti

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19 Oct
2008

Posted in: Inspiration Boards
By CandicecloseAuthor: Candice Name: Candice Coppola
Email: candice@eventjubilee.com
Site: http://www.eventjubilee.com
About: I am the owner and creative director of Jubilee Events-- an event planning boutique located in Cheshire, Connecticut. I'm a newly wed, residing locally with my amazingly handy husband, Mike. Aside from planning and designing beautiful events, I love art, wine, and delicious food! xoSee Authors Posts (469)    7 Comments

Inspiration Board: Quintessential Fall in Eggplant, Tenne, and Ripe Pear

First, let me apologize for the long lag in between inspiration boards! I’ve been so busy and this one has been sitting in photoshop for a long time.

I was inspired to do this board by an email I received from Crate & Barrel last month, advertising some of their new fall products! I saw these two images and immediately loved the color combination. I love purple, pumpkin (although this color is officially named “Tenne”) and the color of pear together. It is so fall festive and effortless. I think food provides a lot of color palates that we must consider. I remember watching an episode of Trading Spaces MANY years ago where Genevieve Porter did a room inspired by a cup of miso soup. I always admired and understood her for that, and I try to find inspiration in the same way: everyday life and the unexpected.

This color palate really asked for a country-style wedding. I could see it implemented at Candlelight Farms Inn, Tyrone Farm, The Webb Barn, or Wickham Park. Of course, it would also be gorgeous at a private estate wedding! There are so many fun elements that I wanted to include but I just didn’t have the space. So, here is to what is left of our fall foliage!

The Color Palate

The Inspiration Board

Pumpkin colored plate with pear place card from Pottery Barn; Wedding Gown “Keira” from Modern Trousseau; Wagon of mums as decor from unknown source; Gold / Purple invitation suite from Cheerupcherup on Etsy.com; Purple champagne cocktails from Brides.com; Tuscan style buffet on a rustic dining table from Brides.com; Purple, Pumpkin and Green bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings; Three green cakes on wooden cake stands from Brides.com; Glazed pumpkin cookie favors from unknown source; Purple boutonnieres from Martha Stewart Weddings.

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