Late Summer Perfection

Drumore Estate is my favorite venue for outdoor weddings.  There is no place prettier in Lancaster County.  The grounds and gardens are pristinely perfect, and the owner and staff have a big heart for hospitality.  Everyone, including vendors, are warmly welcomed and treated like professionals.  Kudos to Karyn and LuAnn for running a first class wedding venue that's a pleasure to work at.

 



 

 

Groom's choice for the bridal table:  Snapdragons :)

 

                
  Vintage glass collected by the bride, and homemade candles that were oh-so-pretty!

 



Beautiful linens from Special Occasions

 

 



Downtown Harrisburg Riverside

Dear Mallory and Bryan,

It was great working with you!  Thank you for giving me design liberties to create the head table canopy of flowers that has been in this 'dreamer's' imagination for a very long time.

 Thanks also to Shumaker, pdt

 for supplying the mechanics for this piece.

And to Carmen Horst, my fabulous assistant for your beautiful, long, hard work!

Bouquet pictures to follow.

Thomas Beaman was the photographer of the day.

Such a pretty flower on this cake.  Baker: unknown. ( I'll gladly post link when I find out.)

Summer Weddings 2012

Summer is fading and life is

settling down in our family after a long, hard year.  Everyone has things 

happen from time to time, and we soon find out that family is THE most precious thing we own.

I can proudly say that though we've gone through the worst of times, my wonderful team has been close by my side, working harder and longer making sure that the weddings on our schedule were given the same attention as if  "All is well'.

Each wedding, large or small, got 100% of our best.   Physicians, Architects, and an NFL player, just to mention a few of our VIPs made our year great in spite of difficulties.

It would take me weeks to write about all the weddings and the lovely couples we enjoyed getting to know; so for now I'm going to just post 'bunches' of pictures  in an effort to catch- up.

BTW:  Updating my website is 2nd on the list of things to do BEFORE spending mindless hours on Pintrest.

Now all my good friends need to hold me accountable to that little 'vow to self'!

Thank you to these great professional photographers who are all so special to me:

  Matthew Tennison

Kris McElligott

Leslie Gilbert

The beautiful bride wore a couture dress from In White  with a large flower on the front and upper shoulder.  So what to do about a bouquet?  Never in all my experience have I ever recommended that a bride not carry a bouquet.  But this time was the exception.  A traditional bouquet would detract from the dress.  So when she came in from California for her dress fitting I met her at the salon with a satin ribbon with a single Gardenia for her wrist.  Perfect!  Then as I'm designing her bridesmaids bouquet my heart was breaking at the thought of a bride without a bouquet.   Remembering that I had some Lilies of the Valley that should soon be opening in my own garden I quickly went out to check.  Sure enough just exactly what I needed! A tiny nosegay to give her just so she had a little something of a bouquet to remember.  As it turned out she said it was her late Grandmother's favorite flowers and she was so happy she said she wanted to carried it and wearing the Gardenia wristlet.  How special, and I had no idea what that would mean to her. 

Bridesmaids bouquets of pink and white peonies, ranunculus, and freesia.

The head table had additional chandeliers hung which really set off the look. Most of the arrangements were designed using  the family's silver or crystal pieces. Phalaenopsis Orchids,Peach Ranunculus, Parrot Tulips, Stock, and Garden Roses filled the table.

Elegant linens from Special Occasions and Lighting & Event Design by JDK

low table arrangements

High arrangements

Icelandic Poppies were on cocktail tables

More to come in future posts.................

Looking Back II

   It was a beautiful wedding day in Hershey for Samantha and Jay.  Both world travellers, political event and personal travel assistants for the Obama's and one of the nicest couples I could ever dream to work for.

Samantha carried a bouquet of white Roses and Phalaenopsis Orchids.

             Abu Dhabi is the happy couple's new home. I'm embarassed to say that I've heard of it, but I couldn't tell you where that is?!  I asked one of my assistants and her response was:  "I think it's next to Ala' Cazaam."   Below are just a few of the details of the reception.

                          A canopy of green and white Parrot Tulips hung over the Hershey candy buffet.

                                                         Remembering Loved Ones

Other vendors of the day:  Sanderson Images, Special Occasions, and Shumaker, pdt.

Looking Back III

I'm having fun looking back over this past season's pictures saved in my files.  Here are a couple from a black & white wedding this summer.  Garden Roses, Lisianthus and Freesia for the bride.

Hydrangea, Garden Roses, Lisianthus and black-eyed Daisies for the bridesmaids.

More 'Looking Back' to come.

Summer Re-wind

We're all finished for the season.  A wee bit earlier than usual, but after a very full schedule of great weddings we all need a chance to re-charge.  That's exactly what I'm doing right now from Florida where it's 90+ degrees and sunny, knowing that everyone else at home in PA is wishing and hoping to see the sunshine again soon.

  I'm just going to post some summer pictures because I'm not in the mood for writing today.  Some days I'm at a loss for words and today is one of them.  Missing my mom.  Wishing I had said and done more before it was too late.