When I got a call from Jamie beginning of this year, I knew that I had a good feeling about this couple. Well, first of all, it's quite rare that the groom gets to handle the flowers. ^_^ And sure enough, when I met both Judy and Jamie at the Bouche Production bridal show in Willow Grove, we immediately had a great connection!

This couple inspired me so much when they told me the places they have travelled and when they wanted to incorporate that into their wedding decor theme, I was like "YES!". ^_^ AND...to top it all, their venue is the Merion Tribute House! YAY! We definitely love that mansion and had a great time there when we did Joy and Jon's wedding.

So I showed them this one super cool idea of "submersed table number" and I was so excited when both of them liked it! For all the DIY brides out there, this idea is certainly easy to do! I got the idea and instructions from this awesome book "The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding" by Khris Cochran (ISBN-13: 9781561589647). The "submersed table number" idea is listed under "Floating Table Number Centerpiece". PS: I know when to give credits when due. ^_^ The slight difference is I used a picture clip holder instead of looping wire. I think it's easier. ^_^ We then added the hydrangeas and sprinkled mixed raw and brown sugar around each centerpiece.
 

Now, that's just half of the tables. As for the rest of the tables, we did tall centerpieces using a mix of hydrangeas, stocks, delphiniums and larkspur.
 

Now here comes the best part...for me at least. ^_^ For the place card table, I suggested that we made this the main "tribute" to their travel adventures. I had too much fun with this and I loved everything about it. ^_^ Judy supplied the luggages (she got these from Home Goods), by the way. The idea was to have an arrangement overflowing from the smaller luggage that was stacked up on a bigger luggage. Then I went around shopping to get the garden angel statue, the Indian elephant, and other knick knacks. I was so happy that I got to use a little bit of scrapbooking to make the shadow box for them. The other cool thing is...they actually printed the place cards as if they were passports! Sweet! ^_^ This definitely makes it to top 3 of my favorite works!
 

As for the personal flowers, from the start, Judy emphasized how important it is for her to have simple design for her bouquet. She loves mini calla lilies and so that's exactly what we did for her bouquet, just a bunch of mini calla lilies with french braided blue ribbon stem wrap. It fits her so well! Love it! ^_^ And for her bridesmaids, who decked espresso brown dresses, we went with simple light blue hydrangeas bouquets to match their sashes.
 

Although the weather that day was a little nerve-wrecking, this lovely couple was so blessed when the rain stopped just in time for their outdoor ceremony. About 30-mins after their ceremony was over, it was pouring cats and dogs! It's almost like the Heaven decided to hold all the gray clouds just for them. It's so amazing to witness this miracle! ^_^

I really did have a blast doing this wedding and am forever grateful to Judy and Jamie for this wonderful opportunity to showcase my works.

For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's online photo album.


Judy and Jamie's wedding vendor(s):
Merion Tribute House - Venue
Lawrence-James Studio - Photographer



Congratulations once again to Judy and Jamie!!!
Many happy wishes for you always!!!

Thank you for the honor to be
a part of your special day!! ^_^

I really appreciate it.

謝謝!




 

Daina found me through Wedding Wire and boy, I am sure glad our paths crossed! Not only did I have so much fun, I also got a rare opportunity to witness "a little divine intervention" and I find it very much meaningful. ^_^

Daina and Ale, her mother, were so pleasant to work with and we definitely clicked from the start. They definitely made a good wedding planning team. ^_^ Her wedding was considered a large one because she had about 14 bridal party (and add the families on top of that) and about 22 guest tables. We were working on quite a tight budget, however, since Daina was very flexible and open to ideas, we made it work!

Daina chose Burnt Orange, Green, and Fuchsia to match this particular shade of Dark Teal fabrics that she used for her bridesmaids' dresses. I think those colors compliment each other very well and most of all, I think they are the best representation of her bright and cheerful personality. ^_^

So for her bridal bouquet, we used "MILVA" roses (it's a darker shade than "Orange Unique"), "Mango" mini calla lilies, green dendrobium orchids, green hypericum berries, fuchsia alstroemerias, hot pink gerbera daisies, and purple statice as accent.
 

As for the bridesmaids' bouquets, we kept it simple by using "Mango" mini calla lilies and lily grass loops.
 

Simple design is definitely key when you try to cover a lot of ground. So for her centerpieces, we split the design into 2 (two) styles - tall centerpieces for half and floating centerpieces for the other half.

Each tall centerpiece consisted of DRIED curly willows and half got paired up with fuchsia alstroemerias, the other with orange mokara orchids. Daina purchased the dried curly willow in mahogany color from www.driedflowersrus.com (they are one of my favorite vendors and John Wisdom rocks! ^_^) and the tall vases as her mom planned to give them away to guests.
 

The floating centerpiece has few orchid blooms (in fuchsia, green dendrobium orchids and orange mokara orchids) with a circle of steel grass and pebbles on the bottom. Daina got the glass container (it's actually a salad bowl!), floating candles and pebbles from IKEA.
 

For her place card table, we did one tall centerpiece and placed fuchsia, green dendrobium orchids and orange mokara orchids as "borders" for the place cards. They had such lovely effect and made the place card table looked cheerful! ^_^
 

All the above designs are DIY friendly as you can see. Very simple and absolutely doable for brides on budget!
You can always contact me if you need advise on the above designs. ^_^


Daina and Matas are both Lithuanian and so it's so cool to see them honoring their heritage in their wedding. One of them is the special wedding "cake", called Šakotis. This "cake" smelled so much like belgian waffles (in this case...it also smelled like dark chocolate...)! It's definitely not your ordinary cake! its texture is like... between a biscotti and waffle, can't really describe it. It's harder than a cake for sure. Therefore... here's my little tip for those who are interested in decorating Šakotis in the future: wire your flowers. Make sure the wire is thick enough so they can "poke" through the hard surface. ^_^

Design wise, I just thought the dark chocolate covering looked so much like a waterfall, so I just designed the flowers as if they were falling on a waterfall. ^_^ I think it's simply... awesome! ^_^ And if you visit my blog often enough, you know how much I love, love, love unique ideas! ^_^
 

The lovely venue is the Collingswood Grand Ballroom in Collingswood, NJ and catering was provided by Barry Catering. Both have friendly and professional staff, definitely would love to work with them again in the near future. ^_^

For more pictures from this wedding, please check out Papertini's online album.


Now, speaking of the "little divine intervention"... I must admit the weather on Daina and Matas' wedding was, unfortunately, not the best. Not only it was humid, it also rained. It was pretty much raining when I got to the church to drop off the flowers. Then the choir came in and started practicing the wedding songs. As soon as one of the ladies sang "Ave Maria" (she sang so, so, so beautifully), I am not kidding you, the rain stopped! Just like that! It was so bright outside, you couldn't tell the sky was raining just a few minutes prior! The weather pretty much stayed bright and sunny afterwards. It was such a divine moment that it took me a while to process in my little head. I mean, there's no other way to describe this experience! And for this, I am humbled and forever grateful. ^_^

Congratulations, Daina and Matas!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity
to be a part of your special day!

Many Happy Wishes for You Two Always! ^_^


 

Once again I got the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with the wonderful Randi Martin of Always Fabulous Events. The lovely couple, Kamila and Wayne, picked Bolingbroke Mansion as the venue for their romantic and intimate wedding venue. I thought it was fun to come back to Bolingbroke again (the last time I was there was for Marylou and Baris' last year)! ^_^ And once again we were blessed with the weather that was gorgeous and simply perfect for a wedding!

Kamila picked Burnt Orange as the base/dominant color and the accent colors were White, Ivory, Peach, Pink, Purple (only for her bridesmaids) and Green. We used a lot of roses but also introduced others lovely flowers such as mokara orchids, snapdragons, alstroemerias, and lilies.

For a ceremony, we spread a mix of burnt orange, peach and ivory petals on the both sides of the aisle. The variety of this burnt orange shade rose is called "ORANGE UNIQUE", it has that softer orange shade compared to its cousin, "MILVA" rose.  As for the peach roses, we used "DONNA". You can barely see the peach ones in the spread, but they're there! ^_^
 

If you are interested in choosing Bolingbroke Mansion, the one important thing about spreading rose petals for the aisle is...you (or us or the event planner) have to CLEAN THESE UP right after the ceremony is over. Therefore, my recommendation is to keep it in the same design as I did for Kamila's (tight spread on the left and right of the aisle only). You can certainly do the big spread in the middle of the aisle, but you'll probably have to be prepared to pay for the extra labor charges. ^_^ I think it worked out great! ^_^
 

For the altar arrangements, we used "Orange Unique" and "Blizzard" roses, white Dendrobium Orchids, green Hypericum Berries and green Hanging Amaranthus. These were repurposed for the fireplace mantles after the ceremony ended (check out the picture here). You are probably wondering how the heck that big, round arrangement was able to be placed on a narrower mantle. Well, here's a little secret... the arrangement is what they would call "half arrangement". The full floral arrangement was shown on the front side, the back is filled with greeneries. The greeneries help to weigh the arrangement and of course, provide "cover up" for the floral foam. Since they are flat enough, you can push the arrangement against the wall so it can sit nicely on the mantle. ^_^ The greeneries I used for this were the Non-varieagated Pittosporums.
 

For Kamila's bouquet, we used a mix of  "Orange Unique", "Donna" (peach), and "Vendella" (ivory) roses, burnt orange Asiatic Lilies, and "Mango" (burnt orange) mini calla lilies. We used Baker's/Leather Ferns for her bouquet collar. For her maid of honor and bridesmaid, we put "Orange Unique" roses, "Mango" mini calla lilies, green Hypericum Berries and purple Statice. I think this combination worked so perfectly against their champagne-colored dresses! Love it! ^_^
 

As for the guest table centerpieces, we used mokara orchids, hypericum berries, snapdragons, alstroemerias, and roses. For the cocktail tables, we had fun using the orange "angel hair" fiber (We got these from www.accentdecor.com , but for some crazy reasons, I don't see this listed on their site today. we'll do more research and get back to you on this) as the vase filler and we just put a simple, bunched up alstroemerias. I think it looked awesome! ^_^
 

And here's my pride and joy...I love this cake. I do...I must say that it's one of my favorite works! We used green hypericum berries, mokara and oncidium orchids to decorate the cake. And I'd say it's quite... magical! ^_^
 

We really did have a blast doing this wedding! Kamila, Wayne, Randi and her staff were simply awesome!

We are very much looking forward to our next collaboration with Randi and her wonderful staff! ^_^

For more pictures from this wedding, please check out Papertini's online album.
 

Congratulations, Kamila and Wayne!!
Thank you so much for the opportunity!!

Many Happy Wishes for You Always! ^_^

Sami's dad wanted to jazz up her graduation party, so he hired me to make few arrangements. For the main living room, I thought it would be fun to have a conversation piece, that's why I decided to do something a little dramatic (just a little! ^_^). The manzanita branch I used for this arrangement was a plastic one (my suggestion if you are to do this yourself, get the real manzanita branch. They're a lot stronger, therefore you can place more lanterns). I painted the branch matte gold.
 

The flowers I picked for this were sunflowers, "Hocus Pocus" roses, anthurium, safflower, and non-variegated pittosporum leaves.

For the deck, I thought it would be fun to do something a little modern, so I went back to my roots, so thus speak, by coloring the water light blue and cut out polypropylene film (a.k.a gift basket plastic wrap) to get the "cracked ice" effect. I then put the vase inside a wreath filled with white spider mums and non-variegated pittosporum leaves.

 

It was definitely a gorgeous day for a graduation party and I think everything worked out great!

For more pictures from this event, please visit Papertini's online album.


Congratulations on your graduation, Sami!! ^_^



 

First of all, let me share with you this sweet, sweet picture of Marie and Greg. I fell in love with this picture so much so that it leaves me speechless everytime I look at it. A great work by Mariano Delgado Photography!
 

Marie and Greg are from New York City, but they fell in love with Philadelphia and often came to visit, so that's how they ended up holding their wedding and reception here! ^_^

Marie's vision was to have a lot of candlelights at the reception. She definitely kicked it up a notch by coming up with lanterns idea. She was contemplating to do the most common Asian paper lanterns at first, but that did not fit her budget. So she quickly adjusted after she found these awesome, unique glass lanterns from CB2 (which happened to be at very good sale price at that time). We called them the "Squirlies and Whirlies". It's too bad they no longer have "Squirlies" >_< for purchase, but you can certainly rent them from us! ^_^ Simply email Papertini's rental division and submit your request. I fully credited Marie for the decor design at the reception. I am simply grateful for the opportunity she gave me to be her extended hands. ^_^ Thanks so much, Marie! ^_^

Because of her very tight budget, Marie fully understood that she would need to keep everything simple and that there were a lot of things that she would need to get herself. She purchased her vases mostly from Jamali Garden (One of my favorite stores! if you live in NYC like her, this would be an easy trip and no shipping charges obviously...) and from an online store, Wholesale Flowers & Supplies. She picked hydrangeas for the reception flowers and ordered them from Sam's Club (if you don't have Sam's Club in your area, I believe Costco sells these in bulk, too).

When we went for the site visit at the Bistro St. Tropez, I was very much excited! The space was just awesomely cool! It is located on the 4th Floor of the Market Place Design Center building and the reception was held in the area outside the restaurant, so it had the backdrop of the showrooms. The cocktail hours and dancing were held inside the restaurant. It was just a totally unique and awesome experience!
 

I love the showroom windows as the backdrop! ^_^

There were 2 designs for the centerpieces. The tables that got hanging lanterns, got short hydrangeas clusters with no tall vases. The ones that did not get hanging lanterns, got tall flute vases with floating candles and hydrangea clusters in between.

Due to the placement of the bars on the ceiling, we had one row of tables that got the hanging lanterns and the rest got tall flute vases filled with water and floating candles. The challenge was in the setup because we had to hang the lanterns individually and lined them up. The lantern hanging "project" turned into a piece of cake because Marie and Greg brought their crew of groomsmen who were super helpful! Together, we managed to get all these lanterns hung within 1 hour! I'm telling you, the power of friendship is mighty and wonderful! ^_^

Here's what the final reception setup looked like:
 

Marie and Greg rented the "tangerine wash" uplights
from Synergetic Sounds and Lighting


"Squirlies and Whirlies"
** All the tealights used in the hanging lanterns were LED tealights **
(using real tealights may risk fire hazzard)


The Floating Candles Set


Their gorgeous wedding cake
with fleur de lis pattern to match their invitation

Love her idea of using vintage postcards
for the guests to write on in lieu of guest book.

I had a great pleasure working with Mark Hoyt, the event coordinator at the Bistro.He's accomodating, helpful and simply nice to us. ^_^ I even got to meet the chef/owner, Patrice Rames, himself! I definitely recommend this lovely bistro if you are looking for a unique, urban style wedding site!

As for her personal flowers, Marie's bouquet consisted of white peonies, white football mums, and mustard yellow ranunculus. The bridesmaids' bouquets were straight up white dendrobium orchids, her maid of honor had few yellow ranunculus for accents. Greg's boutonniere was a yellow ranunculus and rosemary. The groomsmen had dendrobium orchid boutonnieres to match the ladies.
 

 
I really did have a lot of fun doing this wedding and definitely learned a lot from Marie's creativity! ^_^

For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's online album.

Congratulations, Marie and Greg! ^_^
Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity!
It's definitely an honor to be a part of your special day! 

Many happy wishes for you two, always! ^_^
 

 

The end table detail: clear marbles and fresh gerbera daisies petals spread


 

   


The lovely wedding cake decorated by Tuxedo Caterers.

 

I had so much fun doing this wedding! And as you can see, the design is simple yet chic, so there are components that you can certainly do as DIY projects.

So...what do we learn from this?
1. Small budget requires a lot of Flexibility and Work (research and purchasing)
2. When done right, silk flowers are NOT tacky. So please give them a second chance; they will not disappoint!
3. Small budget does not mean you cannot have a gorgeous wedding!


For more pictures from this wedding, please visit Papertini's online album.


Congratulations, Carmita and Marvin!!! ^_^
Thank you so very much for
this awesome opportunity to be a part of your special day!!
Many happy wishes for you always!! ^_^

photo courtesy of Entwined Studio, NYC

photo courtesy of Entwined Studio, NYC


photo courtesy of Entwined Studio, NYC


photo courtesy of Sara Parker Photography

Kerith and Jay's official photographers are Matt and Angie of Entwined Studio in NYC.

For more pictures from this wedding of Matt and Angie's works, please visit Kerith and Jay's blog:
Wedding Part I
Wedding Part II

For more pictures from this wedding, you can also visit Sara Parker Photography's blog.
** If you are in North Carolina area, I highly recommend Sara Parker.
Her works are simply stunning!

Congratulations Kerith and Jay!!!
Many happy wishes for you!!! ^_^
Thank you for the wonderful opportunity! ^_^


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A little note about using silk flowers...

In all honesty, nothing beats the look of fresh flowers. However, it does have a certain range of price tag and when you have a tight budget, silk flowers make absolutely wonderful subtitutions. I think silk flowers probably got a bad rep for looking tacky, but the truth is there are so many fresh looking silk flowers out there at reasonable prices. Even Walmart and Dollar Tree have few styles that are really nice (I personally find Michael's has the best quality and price for silk flowers and their biweekly sale always helps your wallet! ^_^)

Silk flowers are also good options for those who consider having exact color and shape extremely important.
There are not a lot of blue colored flowers out there and dyed fresh flowers can cost you an arm and a leg (personally, I am a supporter of flowers in their natural state). Therefore, if color is so important to you but money IS an object, then you may have to be flexible and consider silk. I would like to stress once again, when done right, silk is NOT tacky. Heck, you can have a tacky fresh flowers arrangement, too! Basically, in my most humble opinion, what comes down to it is the design. I believe that a good design should be able to convey emotions regardless the cost of the materials. I think Kerith's and Carmita's weddings can attest to that.

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When I designed this, I imagined myself being a guest at the "Madhatter's Party". I love "Alice in Wonderland" because it is so whimsical and colorful. One of the Brossman Center "A Simple Delight" wedding packages will adopt a simpler version of this design, where some of the decor will be replaced with platters of Just a Nibble Catering's wonderful yummy creations! ^_^ Sounds like a win-win combo to me! ^_^

I designed the tables with budget brides in mind, particularly "The West Garden" table and here's why:

1. There were only 2 floral arrangements for the whole table, the rest were potted plants that were repotted into new containers and vegetables and fruits in decorated containers.

2. The plants, vegetable and fruits all were purchased from Produce Junction

3. The potted plants were seasonal
- I basically went to Produce Junction a day before and picked whatever they had that day.
For this event, I chose "Gloxinia", "Cyclamen", and a variety of "Aster". Each pot ranges from $ 3.50 to $ 5.00.













I have all the containers used in this design available for rent. Just email our rental division you are interested to rent any of these from us.

The artichoke candle holder? Yeah, that's a real artichoke. Not artificial. No kidding. ^_^
My dear friend, Judi, worked so hard making those with the help of a knife and pruning snip (THANK YOU, JUDESTER! ^_^). And by the way...this is another great DIY project! Just make sure you wear protective gloves when you work with artichoke, cuz they sure poke!

The recipe:
1 Large Artichoke (or small one will do too)
1 Votive Holder
1 Tealight Holder (the aluminum part that holds the tealight itself)

How to:
1. To make it, cut the stem of the artichoke so it can stand flat.
2. Pluck out the center "leaves" of the artichoke, snip and "dig" until you reach the core
3. Insert the aluminum container of the tealight upside down (flat bottom side up, this will be the "stage" to raise your votive holder). The goal is to have the flame from the votive be outside of the artichoke leaves.
4. Insert the votive holder and place it on top of the aluminum container

I highly recommend that you do NOT use tealight for this project for 2 (two) reasons:
1. Fire hazard (most important reason).
- The flame from the tealight will burn the artichoke leaves because it sinks deep.
2. You cannot see the lumination, cuz it's placed so deep inside the artichoke
- That's why I don't even bother to suggest using LED tealights, cuz....well, what for? ^_^

I actually got mine from Target; one of their small votive holders (it's about half the size of a regular one).
I've seen these at TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and Marshall's, too, so you have choices there.


"The East Garden"

I thought I would pay a tribute to my heritage by designing an East Asian infused table. ^_^ Again, I definitely keep the budget brides in mind when planning for this. Cost wise, this is a more expensive table compared to the West Garden. But if you are willing to make substitutions and are flexible in terms of color, you can strike a deal with Heaven (sounds like a line from a kungfu movie, but hey, it works! Hehehehe... ^_^)!









     


Again, I have all the containers used in this design available for rent, with exception of the pebbles/marbles and votive holders. Just email our rental division you are interested to rent any of these from us.


What I did for this design:

1. I got my tall Phalaenopsis Orchids from this place called, surprise, surprise...Produce Junction! ^_^
- I have never seen this plant sold for $ 10 a pot (8" diam) anywhere else! Holy bazoongas! In fact, I went back to Produce Junction today and they even sold these in a smaller pot (5" diam; shorter stem) for $ 8.50 each! Can I say "Holy bazoongas" again??
Here's the downfall...If you are to use this purchasing method, this is where your FLEXIBILITY is HIGHLY REQUIRED. They don't always carry white Phalaenopsis Orchid. The day before this event, I was lucky to get white ones. Today, when I went back there, they had tons of purple ones, zero white. So just remember to be as flexible as you can and happiness shall be rewarded. ^_^

- I repotted each orchid plant into a 6" x 6" x 6" clear, glass cube vase that I filled the base with river rocks/pebbles (Dollar Tree's product, baby...) and Spanish Moss (you can buy a bag of this from Michael's, AC Moore, Jo-Ann Fabrics or Walmart).

Doesn't it look pretty? ^_^




*** THE ART OF SUBSTITUTION ***

2. I used both Dendrobium Orchids and Stocks in this design.
- I got them both from Produce Junction also, so the price for the orchids wasn't bad ($ 1 a stem). But if you are to do this DIY because you're running on a tight budget, you may want to consider ditching the Dendrobium Orchids altogether and use all Stocks or Alstromerias (see the picture of Alstromerias in this arrangement style here). The cost savings could be up to 60% and the aesthetic impact is almost equal!

See it for yourself here...


Dendrobium Orchids


Stocks


3. I tinted the water light blue. I used a special "water dye" here (cuz I have tons of it...), but I've used food dye before and it works just the same.

4. I used fresh Cymbidium Orchid heads here, but you can replace that with silk ones (Michael's has the most "real" looking ones).

5. Those nice blue gems and the weaved balls, I got them from www.jamaligarden.com, so do check the site out! ^_^ I direct my clients there quite often because they simply have awesome stuff! Now, some of these can be pricey if you are trying to cover 8+ tables, so my recommendation is to replace these with those colorful small pebbles from IKEA ("FLORERA"; $ 1.99/bag) and mix them with clear marbles to get the bling-bling effect. Dollar Tree sells those weaved balls, they might be smaller though. If that's the case, just go to IKEA; I've seen them there before.

6. Yes, I used White Cyclamen that I repotted into a 4" x 4" x 4" clear, glass cube vase. So the plant itself only cost me $ 3.50. I also used Hyacinth (you can replace this with Star of Bethlehem if they're not available if you want).

7. The long green stalk looking thingy majigy is NOT bamboos. It's actually called Equisetum or Horsetail.
It is often mistaken as bamboos though. It is indeed a cool looking plants. The common variety is usually thinner than a bamboo (I've seen ones that are wider than bamboos though). They are flexible a.k.a bendable so you can shape them if you want. For this design, I just kept them straight. ^_^

8. The flat bamboo containers are actually soba noodles "plate". ^_^ I got them a long time ago from a friend of mine. If you want to purchase these, you may have to tour around Chinatown a bit, particularly if you want to get a good price; or you can also go to a restaurant supply store.



I really had fun being a part of this wonderful event! The food was awesome, the guests and vendors were nice, and the atmosphere was just perfect! ^_^

A BIG THANK YOU to Rita Faison at the Brossman Center for always giving me "a canvas to paint on" ^_^,  Randi Martin from Always Fabulous Events for her awesome advises and support, and last but not least, Gloria Webber from Just a Nibble Catering for providing those cute and yummy treats!

A special thank you for my assistants, Mandy and Judi, for all the hardwork they put into this event! ^_^

Thank you for reading this post and I hope you enjoy it and find the tips helpful!

For more pictures from this event, please visit Papertini's Online Album.

I picked the charcoal gray planters and accented them with mint green ribbon. Besides having the yellow tulips and daffodils, I brought more yellow in by putting thin yellow ribbon on the table number. I would like to bring in the garden theme even closer by sticking the table cards on a wooden stick (easily found in any craft store), so they look like "garden signs". Tee hee!! I think it worked well! What I learned from this lovely wedding? LESS IS MORE. ^_^ I simply love it. ^_^


Here they are at the reception site:

  

And they're back at the reception:

  

Thank you so much for giving me the honor
to be a part of your special day!
Many happy wishes for you always! ^_^



 

Aren't these hydrangeas just as gorgeous?? And trust me, they probably cost less than $ 15 a pot! AND...you get to plant them for your garden! They simply repotted the hydrangeas into new containers, which worked just fine, I'd say! ^_^

So the verdict is....Low Cost + Green? It's the TREND, ladies! ^_^

Thank you so much for the honor to be a part of your special day!
Many happy wishes always! ^_^



 

--- MARCH: Fully Booked - No More Orders --
MARCH 7
Johanna's Wedding

MARCH 22
Brossman Center Meet and Greet


--- APRIL: Fully Booked - No More Orders --
APRIL 3
Meghan's Wedding

APRIL 4
Regan's Wedding

APRIL 11
Jennifer's Wedding

APRIL 25
Kerith's Wedding


--- MAY: Fully Booked - No More Orders --
MAY 2
Carmita's Wedding

MAY 9
Marie's Wedding


--- JUNE: Fully Booked - No More Orders --
JUNE 7
Kamila's Wedding

JUNE 20
Daina's Wedding


--- AUGUST --
AUGUST 15
Andrea's Wedding



Thank you for those who have booked with me!
I really appreciate it and I am looking forward to making your event a great one! ^_^
 

My 2nd sister, Dewi, celebrated her marriage to Wira, my brother-in-law (finally, someone who's older than me! Only a year older, but I don't care, as long as he's older! HA! ^_^) on Sunday, Feb 8, 2009. An intimate party of just family and close friends is always my favorite, so I am glad they kept it small size. ^_^

In terms of inspiration...well, I was thinking of Chinese influence with modern flare. Red and Gold are Chinese auspicious colors, but I don't want red to be the base, so I "translated" the gold in shades of yellow. The only "gold' colored items were the accent ribbon for the stems and the feather. I personally do not dig metallic/shiny gold, if I have to use gold, it'll be antique/old/matte gold. ^_^ I think it works great!



 

Their reception took place at:
MULAN
Queens Crossing Mall
136-17 39th Ave 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11354
Tel:718-886-8526
www.mulan-restaurant.com



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