a modern succulent wedding - the luxe hotel

melissa and jason got married at the luxe hotel in april and we were design soul mates right from the start! their style was a perfect mesh with mine and i love the kind of client that lets us have creative control to just do what we do best!

client style: modern, sleek, sophisticated, fresh

color scheme: white, gray and all shades of green

elements: quartz, succulents, textured white ceramic vases, glass candlesticks from cb2, floating ranunculas, acrylic, wheat grass, chevron

melissa's bouquet was made up of white peonies, white japhette orchids and 2 types of green succulents (including my favorite - fuzzy succulents!)...

each boutonniere was a different type of succulent wrapped in gray faux suede trim...

bridemaids bouquets were composed of green ranunculas, rustic hydrangea and succulents...

cocktail tables held a small white ceramic vase with green vibernum and a quartz vessel with a green succulent...

for the placecard display, we created a backdrop of "floating" white ranunculas...the structure was set in gray fabric wrapped bases filled with fluffy white hydrangea...

the cards were set in an acrylic tray filled with quartz cubes (also known as selenite)...we accented the tray with green succulents for a pop of color...

instead of a pillow, the ring bearer held a white tray holding a variety of textured succulents...

we swagged a piece of sheer white fabric across the courtyard to serve as the couple's chuppah...we then hung a variety of glass orbs and test tubes filled with candles, green succulents and white ranunculas...

set on the ground down each side of the aisle was a series of low white trays filled with white pebbles and green succulents...

the ballroom was completely draped in white fabric for a clean, sophisticated feel...tables were a mix of rounds with gray linens and white lacquered rectangles...

each centerpiece setup was a composition of glass candlesticks and quartz vessels holding green succulents, along with textured white ceramic vases filled with lush white florals, succulents and modern green foliage (curled tea leaves and hosta leaves)...

we even added a green succulent to every napkin treatment to get more color in the room...

we went with a white dancefloor, as well as some white lounge banquettes and end tables for resting between dance sets...

for the cake, melody and i decided on a gray chevron pattern, accented by a green fondant succulent...i created an acrylic box filled with green wheat grass and white quartz in order to elevate the cake a bit...

all the desert stands were funky shaped acrylic pieces (actually designed by one of my past brides and custom created by a vendor of mine!)...

here's to the amazing team of professionals that made this wedding so memorable!

photography: meg perotti

event design and florals: JL DESIGNS

coordination: LRS event planning

cake and desserts: sweet and saucy shop

linens: wildflower linens

lighting/pipe and drape/lounge furniture, dancefloor: designer event rentals

venue: the luxe hotel

a bowtie baby shower

speaking of baby boys....

this is a baby shower we co-designed with courtney from joyful weddings and melody from sweet and saucy shop! it was held in honor of our dear friend jesi haack and we actually celebrated AFTER the arrival of her son, maverick - which was so special because then everyone got to meet him for the first time :)

courtney came up with the idea of bowties - which i LOOOOOVED!! so manly and whimsical at the same time...kelly green, bright yellow and powder blue was our color palette, as well as some accents of white, gray and brown...

posh paperie designed all the adorable printed goodies...

courtney hand made these cute little ribbon bowties, which i wrapped around some of the flower vases...i stuck to yellow and white ranunculas, dahlias and hydrangea...

as the guests arrived, they could sport a bowtie of their own either in their hair or attached to their clothing...

and how rad is that custom "baby haack" tote that the wedding chicks designed?!? check out their online store for more fun stuff!

we didn't want to play any traditional games at the shower but to keep us all busy, we came up with a mad-libs sheet about jesi and maverick (how she found out she was pregnant, her trip to the hospital, naming her baby etc)...it was pretty fun to read some of them out loud!!

the sweet little guy we all came to love on...

courtney accented every mason jar drinking glass with more of her adorable ribbon bowties...

and she even created a bowtie garland using diapers and ribbon - so genius!!

little ribbon flags accented our sandwiches at lunchtime...and the jesi haack onesie is another super-cute wedding chicks creation...

for lunch we made everything ourselves - courtney did chicken salad sandwiches on mini croissants, melody did a yummy pasta salad and i did those tomato soup shooters with a crouton, shaved parmesan and fresh basil on top!

and ahhhhhh, the desserts!!! melody did a killer display of mini cupcakes, macarons, cake pops and bowtie sugar cookies...and of course accented the top of the cake with a fondant bowtie!

i gave maverick this little onesie that had sketched bottles and said "my skyline"...i also gave him that little hand-crafted owl from a local seller - gotta keep the small businesses alive guys! ;)

overall it was such a sweet, intimate day and we were so honored to shower jesi and maverick with love and blessings...and i cannot wait for our own little one to get here so he and mav can be buddies!!

planning and design: joyful weddings

floral design: jl designs

cake and dessert display: sweet and saucy shop

stationary: posh paperie