DeLand Sunset Engagement Photoshoot | Julia and Brian
We have worked a lot of weddings with Julia, she is the best florist! We are also great friends with her and her fiancé Brian and very excited for their wedding in Italy!
Orlando Florist
Orlando Rooftop Wedding | Liz and Christian
What an amazing backdrop for Liz and Christian’s wedding – the Downtown Orlando skyline! We loved this wedding on top of the building where they work. They were so sweet and playful, some of my favorite photos are of them pretending to work and having fun in their offices! Congratulations Liz and Chris! xo
Catering Bento – fast casual is the way to go!
Flowers Orlando Florist (college park location) they were awesome, and did my bouquets and boutonnieres super last minute
Cake Publix
Wedding Dress The Collection Bridal, Winter Park
Shoes shopmellisa.com, they were Vivienne Westwood Anglomania + Melissa
Bridesmaid dresses Custom ordered from Ren’s Rags on Etsy
Menswear Groom’s suit was Penguin brand
From Liz and Chris:
Describe your wedding day style in one sentence A downtown wonderland, filled with family and friends
Favorite memory of the day Seeing both sides of the family mingling, laughing and enjoying each other so much! Seeing our families become one big family was awesome. I also loved hearing Christian’s vows
Songs? The specific songs are a blur but my friend Caleb, the impromptu DJ, played some great crowd favorites and some of our favorites
Wedding day color scheme green, light pink, and rose gold
Describe your wedding planning process I spent the majority of my free time in the prior 6 months gathering and crafting decor, scheduling, and praying it wouldn’t rain on the day of (outside weddings are cool, but rain is not!) Christian and I also used Trello, a project management tool we use at work, to track our progress – I have learned it’s only way to keep him on track!
What advice would you give to future brides for their wedding day? DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. Seriously. Your enjoyment will not be lessened by the center pieces not being exactly like how you pictured, trust me on that one
Most memorable moment during the planning process? The day before the wedding I called my sister Kit in a panic. After calming me down she invited me to have tea at Infusion -like a proper tea time with pastries and little sandwiches. I had such a nice time chatting and having tea, I was able to relax and we spent the rest of the day getting stuff done! I couldn’t have pulled it off without Kit and her boyfriend Ben, they were both extremely helpful on the day of, and the whole week leading up to, the wedding
What are you most looking forward to as a married couple? The future! We can’t wait to travel, get stronger as a couple, climb in exotic locations – and of course start a family (eventually).
Which moment are you the most excited to see in photos? The first look pictures!! Also candid moments between family members
What was your wedding inspiration? The city scape was really our biggest and best decoration, everything else really played second fiddle to the Orlando skyline. But I do think the gold in the decor played off the gold of the city lights nicely
Describe some of your favorite wedding details and how you came up with them I’m not sure if it got a lot of use, but we did a directional activity that told people what direction and how far away some places are from the venue. For example, a lot of our family is located Vermont, so I made a card that said “Vermont is x miles north!” I thought of this when our Uncle Larry came to visit and asked which direction Disney, UCF, i4, etc. were while walking around the venue. I thought the cards would be a fun way to connect everyone to the wedding location!
Lowe and Behold Wedding Showcase | Orlando Wedding
If you missed Lowe and Behold‘s Wedding Showcase to celebrate their new Bridal Suite,
you missed some of those most beautiful wedding floral and decor that we have ever seen! Jaw-dropping beauty at this event exhibited the amazing talent of the floral designers, and was the vision of wedding sales manager Julia Gennaro. We have worked with Julia for many weddings – we are so happy that she has found her place with Lowe and Behold! And don’t worry, they are already planning next year’s showcase.
From Julia: My vision for the wedding showcase was to create vignettes featuring current trends in wedding floral design and décor. By featuring our talented designers, each designer was given a theme to create by precuring different floral and hard good element’s, along with linen and place settings. My overall thought process was to present this to our industry peers in such a way, that they walked away from this experience feeling inspired by a new floral aesthetic.
Themes:
Julie: Pantone Color of the Year (Green), Citrus
Jen: Bling table, Steampunk, Modern
Gigi: Beach, Tropical
Doug: Vintage, Industrial
Julie, Doug, Gigi: Tuscan Room
Partners:
The Canovas Photography
Orlando wedding and Party Rentals
AFR
A Chair Affair
Connie Duglin Specialty Linen
Arthur’s Catering
Swag Décor
Special Events Flooring
Harpist: Christine Macphail
Our DJ Rocks : Cierra Adams
Cupcakes: Party Flavors
Florida Candy Buffets
Downtown Orlando Wedding | Elixir | KC and Bob
We met KC a few years ago at an art gallery were we saw some of her work on the wall, loved it and bought it. We kept in touch and have worked and played together since then. We were so happy to see her and her honey Bob celebrate their wedding! We are so happy for you both ?
Bob and KC met 12 years ago and wanted a private wedding that would be a formalization and celebration of their relationship. The vintage/rustic-themed wedding and casual party following were held at Elixir Hash House and Bar in downtown Orlando. KC wrapped brown bottles with rustic ribbon and they were filled with mixed small white blossoms and baby’s breath. She provided a collection of antique laces and linens for the staff at Elixir to use for decorating. The semi-naked cake vanilla with lemon filling and garnished with sugared berries from ideas acquired on Pinterest and executed beautifully by Publix College Park. The staff also arranged the back room of Elixir as a chapel and created a candy bar for party guests. KC’s short dress was from a boutique in her home state of Vermont with a Free People silk shift under it. Her lace headband was handmade by one of her daughters. The simple rustic bouquet was created by Orlando Florist in College Park. Music at the party was vintage country music provided by Giddy Up Go. Wedding Illustration artist Thomas Thorspecken.
