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Indian + American Fusion at the Newberry Library: Laura and Raj

When clients come to us looking for floral and event decor for their Indian wedding, we usually expect a fairly large scale and colorful affair. In Laura and Raj's case, it was colorful, but not so large. In traditional Indian wedding terms, large equates to 700 - 900 people. I'm not sure I even know 700 people, but who's counting?

Laura and Raj had approximately 170 guests attend their wedding. To most, this seems like a rather nice size crowd. We agree! It was a beautiful and intimate gathering of friends and family from both sides of the world.

Laurie Peacock took some stunning photos of their big day. Thanks for sharing, Laurie! Here are a few I stole off of her recent blog entry. Hop on her site to view more of Laura and Raj's big day.

Enjoy!

The Wedding Party

The Bridesmaid and Bridal Bouquets

The Ceremony: Mandap and Traditional Havan Kund

Centerpiece

The Happy Couple!

Applause goes to:

Dessert: Sweet Mandy B’s

Photographer: Laurie Peacock

Venue: Newberry Library

Caterer: Occasions Chicago

Day of Coordinator: Anthony Navarro, Liven It Up Events

DJ: Cage & Aquarium

Make-Up/Hair: Holly Kasprisin

Videography: Ben Mahoney Productions

Romantic Red Wedding at The Newberry Library

The Newberry Library is like a chameleon that beautifully transforms with the right lighting and decor. Just this past November we helped Rose and Matt celebrate their big day by decorating the rich cherry walls of the library with ambient red uplighting and an assortment of autumn floral.

Thanks to Victoria Sprung Photography, here are some photos of their big day!

Enjoy!

Chicago Style Unveiled: Another Real Weddings Feature!!

We just love the girls at Style Unveiled! They do a fabulous job at featuring real weddings because the words written are directly from the bride and groom. The photos and story are real without embellishments. That's why we're so honored when one of our couples is featured on their site.

Kristie and Clint were recently married at the Newberry Library on a sunny spring day. Their story and stunning photos captured by Life on Prints can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

  

 

A Farmers Market Inspired Wedding at the Newberry Library

One of our recent September brides, Lara, was a fan of visiting the city's farmer's markets especially as local growers began showcasing their flowers.  She loved the retro romantic look of the flowers and envisioned a lot of late summer blooms used throughout her wedding.

For her bouquet, we created a natural, romantic garden bouquet of coxcomb, dahlias, hydrangea, bells of ireland, stock, thistle, zinnias, calla lilies, roses, and seasonal greenery and grasses.  The bouquet was bound in satin ribbon with an ivory lace overlay to coordinate with Lara's dress.

Her wedding reception took place at the Newberry Library where she wanted to evoke the warm, inviting feel of the farmers markets.  We adorned the tabletops with alternating high and low centerpieces.

The low centerpiece was a gathering of three individual arrangements in glass Mason jars.  Collectively, they provided the lush appearance of one centerpiece, but after the evening ended, guests were invited to take home an arrangement and enjoy the wedding flowers in the days that followed. The look was achieved by using a collection of hydrangea, coxcomb, dahlias, roses, stock, thistle, and other seasonal flowers mixed amongst seasonal greenery and grasses.

The tall centerpiece was filled with a mixture of cattails, seeded eucalyptus, and ornamental grasses. It was very simple and natural looking and a great example of a way to add some height and drama to a room, but not break the bank!

A special thanks to the ever so talented Mike Maxner, who supplied us with the beautiful photographs from the reception (be sure to check out his amazing collection of work at michaelmaxner.com).

We wanted to give applause to D'Absolute for catering this fabulous affair and to TipsyCake for yet another stunning cake.

Newberry Library Wedding

I’m so excited to share this fabulous backdrop photo with you from this past weekend’s wedding at The Newberry Library.  The bride and groom hosted their ceremony and reception in Ruggles Hall and were looking for a beautiful way to frame their ceremony location.  Ruggles Hall has a rich palette complete with mahogany walls and floor, very appropriate for a library, but we needed to soften it a bit.

I was perusing the pages of Vera Wang’s 2010 Gown Gallery and was inspired by all the gorgeous rouching .  With that in mind, we designed a backdrop of gold rouched fabric with a sparkle organza overlay and added hand-strung orchid garlands for a third dimension. A few uplights glowed from behind adding a warm glow for a finishing touch.

The bride and groom walked down their processional aisle lined with purple mokara and dendrobium orchid sprays illuminated by hanging votives.  It was just lovely.