Well am finally trying to catch up on posting the color stories including those that we created prior to me ever having a blog.
Written by Kendall Brown for Beautiful Blooms Events.
In the heat of summer, we discovered a beautiful and peaceful retreat in the shade nestled in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania where we could drink cold lemonade and sweet iced tea and sit outside with great friends to celebrate one of life’s most important and beautiful rituals.
Reminiscent of the way things are done in the south, we brought in the illusion of cool temperatures with a blend of blues, silver and white to cool things down just a teeny bit.
Our wonderful team came together to create an absolutely beautiful, tasteful and classic celebration at the enchanting Elkins Estate which sits on 42 acres of graceful rolling hills among beautiful ponds and a tranquil retreat center.
Photo from Elkins Estate Website
Photo from Elkins Estate website
Once again, our praise and thanks go out to Marie Labbancz, our wonderful friend and photographer who photographed this color story with her usual love and incredible gift of capturing exactly what makes each celebration unique and beautiful!
The story begins with the classic and tiny details reminiscent of the great parties hosted by gracious hosts back when Elkins Estate was built in the 1890s. An acute attention (and love of ) the “little things” takes this celebration to a whole new level.
We LOVED this beautiful table and benches, place settings and linen provided byParty Rentals, Ltd. These were the foundation of an incredible summer table!
Rian, the go-to lighting guy from Eventions caught our vision perfectly when he hung these great rustic tin stars from the wooden trellis above our dinner table.
The table was very tastefully decorated with centerpieces artfully created by the incredibly talented team at Beautiful Blooms. The large, hand-wrapped moss balls you see here placed on top of tall cut crystal vases were wrapped in silver bullion wire. Miniature white cymbidium orchids and cobalt blue delphinium florets were also attached to the silver bullion wire and strung from the large moss balls. Also adorning the table were floret-size moss balls with crystal accents and gorgeous candleholders embedded with crystals provided by Beautiful Blooms.
We incorporated the truly gracious details of times gone by (that we’d LOVE to see returned on the hospitable tables of hosts everywhere!) These knife rests and salt cellars are classic and beautiful – guests are truly captivated by elements they may never have seen before. But then, the blue and white chopsticks tucked into the napkins require no explanation.
We also added a lovely vintage pewter two-tiered tray so that guests would have sweets at their fingertips all evening long. And favors are presented to guests in very interesting and beautiful oragami paper boxes.
Now, take a look at Paula who was beautifully styled by Claudia Seyler (of Claudia Seyler Beauty). Claudia chose the perfect gown (by Manuel Moto of the Pronovias Collection) from Jennifer’s Bridal in Hockessin, Delaware, then created a look with her dress, hair and makeup that was not only stunning, but perfectly suited for the occasion! Finally, Beautiful Blooms created a lovely floral head-ring from moss, clear crystals and blue delphinium blooms.
Our beautiful bride carried a truly unique hand-wired bouquet of white mini-cymbidium orchids, blue delphinium orchids intertwined with moss loops, silver wire and clear crystals created by Beautiful Blooms.
Event Design: Beautiful Blooms Events
Hair & Makeup: Claudia Seyler
Lighting: Eventions
Photography: Marie Labbancz
Venue: Elkins Estate