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February 2, 2017

PLEASE BE SEATED: escort card inspiration for your wedding

“If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring your own chair.” – Midy Aponte

While we love the sentiment of this quote, it is not exactly practical or smiled upon when it comes to seating at a wedding. Lots and lots of planning (and maybe some tears) went into creating the floorplan and who would be sitting with whom when it came time for that portion of the evening. All drama aside, the escort card display at a wedding can be a detail that couples can have a little fun with and show their personality or interests. We are sharing some inspiration from weddings that have incorporate some of our favorite pieces of our inventory to help guests find their seat at the table.

This October wedding at the Water Witch Club used our antique shoe rack for their log filled, cozy, fall display. Escort card tags hung from each piece of wood with a gold tack and gorgeous calligraphy from Mary Kate Moon with candles and florals filling the top shelf. It makes us want to curl up next to it with a good book! (photo: Lovesick/ laser cut sign: Ever Laser)

A beautiful white antique dresser overflowing with greens sat pretty on this venue’s porch with greens overflowing from its drawers courtesy of Wallflowers. Since this bride opted for a simple tented escort card with rose gold calligraphy, we recommended that she have each card held in a delicate holder since the display was going to be outside. There is nothing worse than carefully alphabetizing your guests when a big gust of wind comes by! (photo: Alexander Johnnides for Pat Furey)

Our three-piece ladder is such a versatile piece. You can use it with shelves to display escort cards, favors and even photos yet we love what Nicole at All Who Wander Events designed here. Pennants and lush green garland with touches of spray roses from Seaport Flowers made for a showstopper of a detail as well as very functional. (photo: Todd France)

A beautiful, June backyard wedding made even more stunning with this escort display designed by Gilded Lily Events. Using our white metal garden arch, they decided to use it for a more unexpected purpose when they attached fabric with all of the guests’ names and table number expertly calligraphed by Mary Kate Moon and made softer by garland provided by Blade Floral. It is a work of art! (photo: Christian Oth Studio)

Although you can’t see our baker’s rack in all of their glory in this shot, they are there! This upstate NY wedding jarred dulce de leche in honor of the bride’s Argentinan heritage and these antique racks were the perfect display with calligraphy by Mary Kate Moon. Jars of jelly, grandma’s tomato sauce, chocolate chip cookies… you name it because guests love escort cards that double as favors and double points if they are food! (photo: Flora + Fauna)

These unique wooden pieces were originally candle molds are now what we lovingly refer to as “antique wooden card holders” because we found they worked perfectly for escort cards now that our candle making days are over. Another beautiful backyard wedding in September used the bride’s color palette of green and more green to create an ombre pattern using paint chips (great tip!) with white calligraphy by our dear friend, Mary Kate Moon. Luckily the wind held off, but definitely something to keep in mind if you love this look. (photo: Christina Lilly)

Thanks to technology we do not need to punch in and punch out of our 9 to 5 manually so what to do with those old contraptions. Turn them into an escort card display of course! This vintage punch card holder can hold up to 100 cards which is quite a big amount considering escort cards are usually written per couple plus it is freestanding and fits on a small cocktail table seen here at Fernbrook Farms. Perfect if you ask us! (photo: Heidi Benjamin)

As much fun as it is to utilize our more unexpected pieces for your escort card display, we still love a good old fashioned chalkboard with gorgeous calligraphy. This chalkboard is 6ft tall which is the perfect size for a large guest list or for maximum readability. As you might be able to tell, we highly recommend Mary Kate Moon for your calligraphy needs! (photo: Pat Furey)

However you choose to help your guests find their seat, we are here to help suggest something that will work for your personality or interests. Please send us an email or make a wishlist on our website to get started!

December 12, 2016

Cedar Lakes Estate Fall Wedding Inspiration

Any excuse to travel to the gorgeous Hudson Valley area and visit stunning venues such as Cedar Lakes Estate is a-ok with us. When Nicole at All Who Wander Events invited us to participate in a fall wedding inspiration shoot for Red Oak Weddings we jumped at the chance. The inspiration board was cozy and included a warm mix of orange, yellow, peach and amber so we got to work choosing our favorite pieces to compliment this color palette. All photos below are courtesy of Jennifer Larsen Photography.

Lounge areas are not complete until you add flowers and some accessories. Colly Flowers and Kerry Patel Designs created just the sweetest little arrangements in the most perfect fall flowers. We recommend always cozying up the space and completing the look by adding a rug, some side tables and layering some pillows or blankets. Your guests will not be able to resist! Plus I can never get enough of bouquets on chairs, especially our Amelia chair.

Nicole at All Who Wander styled our farm table with our crossback chairs and beautiful tabletop pieces from Borrowed Blu and linens from Adorn Company. Thanks again to Colly Flowers for the stunning centerpiece.

No wedding is complete without a sweet treat! This cake from Sweet + Flour looks amazing on our new Hudson buffet table with perfect calligraphy signage from Lovely Scribe. You can’t miss the flowers from Colly Flowers and Kerry Patel Designs and who would want to?!

We can not say enough about this ceremony inspiration! Kori at Colly Flowers and Kerry at Kerry Patel Designs created this floral tree of blooms cascading up and down the trunk. In my humble opinion, this is the new “arch” and I love how it frames the lovely couple. Just add some crossback chairs and gold lanterns and you are all set!

So many talented wedding professionals came together to create this wedding shoot. We would be remiss if we didn’t include their work. All photos below are courtesy of Cinnamon Wolf Photography. Please make sure you check out all of the vendors involved at the end of the blog as well as Part I and Part II of the full shoot on Red Oak Weddings.

We love this clean and new take on a fall color palette from Bella Carta Boutique. The wooden tag is so sweet and the perfect embellishment.

That’s Darlin’ always knows how to set the tone and welcome your guests to a wonderful wedding weekend. Malissa finds the best finds for any season, color palette or preferences.

I can not get enough of this bridal bouquet with streaming silk ribbon from Honey Silks Co. Kerry Patel Designs created the dreamiest bouquet for our model to hold as well as an avant gard headpiece. This couple had serious style thanks to Allison Koehler.

That moon! We got so lucky with a super moon as we were wrapping up our shoot at the estate. I know every bride would love to have this moon on their wedding day, right?

Red Oak Weddings // Styled Shoot from TONEMEDIA

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November 29, 2016

Jardin de Buis: European-Inspired Greenhouse Wedding

New Jersey has hidden gems at every turn. Jardin de Buis is definitely not an exception and probably one of the most beautiful spots we have had the pleasure of visiting with this little rental company of ours. We were lucky enough to be asked by Shannon Wellington Events along with a very talented bunch of vendors to bring this European, greenhouse inspired wedding together and we were just in awe of our surroundings all day.

Jardin De Buis feels as though you have been transported to the French countryside with its stunning stone structures, lush greenhouse and unique antiques- it is truly one of a kind. Luckily, they open it up for intimate events and editorial opportunities.

The greenhouse and surrounding buildings were gorgeous just as they were but Oleander Floral added their breathtaking floral arrangements and the place transformed yet again. Thankfully, all of this goodness was captured by Lauren Fair Photography.

There were so many opportunities for vignettes like our vintage bust adorned with a Rue de Seine dress from Lovely Bride casually amongst some French antiques from the venue.

Some of our favorite images are the “quiet” bridal moments with the bride graciously putting on her Bella Belle shoes and a veil draped ever so effortlessly over our Olivia chair or a luxurious Weft & Whimsy ring box with jewels from J’Adorn Design placed on a vintage book. It is all in the details, folks!

When it came time to style the Wanderlust Collective table, Oleander Floral outdid herself with the most lush spring blooms effortlessly arranged. Our crossback chairs and Cecily chairs were happy to pull up a seat at this table.

There is so much that goes into bringing an idea together this and we never take it for granted. Please see the full list of vendors at the end of this post that shared their talents. For more from this shoot, view the full feature on Magnolia Rouge.

Photographer LAUREN FAIR PHOTOGRAPHY/Venue JARDIN DE BUIS/Shoes BELLA BELLE SHOES/Planner SHANNON WELLINGTON WEDDINGS/Stationery PAPERTREE STUDIO/Tux THE BLACK TUX/Dress LOVELY BRIDE/Models GRACE & DANIEL FROM WILHELMINA/Jewelry J’ADORN DESIGNS/Hair & make-up GINA FROM TRUE BEAUTY MARKS/Table THE WANDERLUST COLLECTIVE/Catering PROVENCE CATERING/Furniture Rentals DOVETAIL VINTAGE RENTALS/Florals OLEANDER FLORALS & EVENTS/Ring Box WEFT & WHIMSY

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