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Monday, April 14, 2008

Jungle Fever Wedding Theme

2nd Row Coconut candles www.mauimoeparty.com main picture www.marquee-hire.info jungle fans www.orientaltrading.com
Table Centrepieces www.atouchofsilkonline.com
Jungle theme weddings, safari prints, bamboo, black and oranges, zebra stripes, coconut candles and fire bowls, voodoo centrepieces!



Beach Glamour

All images The Knot, Reviva Weddings and Brides.com
Beach Glamour with white orchids, silvers and turquoises mixed with crystals and butterflies all create a beautiful beach reception with a touch of lots of glamour and glitter combined.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Urban Garden




Here is some more of Preston Bailey's work, the Urban Garden theme created for an event in New York, don't we just love this man :)!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Fabulous Purples





The Spanish countryside in spring seems to start with yellows, mimosa trees everywhere bursting into colour and iberian buttercups springing up.



This is followed by an explosion of purples - agapanthus, jacaranda trees and the native bouganvilla. Take a drive through the main street of Marbella and you would be amazed at the riot of purple trees and flowers and the streets covered in a natural lilac confetti from the jacaranda trees.



Here I have created two purple boards, the first one is a more romantic mood using lilacs, roses, freesia and pale lilac tones and the second is a more contemporary darker one. I love the colour purple mixed with lime greens or orange.



Top Row rose boxes brides.com, table setting & cake The Knot



2nd Row freesia bouquet client image, parcel and tea cup idyllic days



3rd Row cocktails brides.com pew ends the knot, stationery chartula





Top Row Boxes MS, Entrance & table setting brides.com cake the Knot


2nd Row Tags Reviva Weddings, main image brides.com, favours MS


3rd Row table setting, cocktails brides.com


4th row flower image client, table setting The Knot, stationery brides.com, crystal initials bouquet jewels


Finally take a look at this wonderful romantic image found on www.technologydiva.ca

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Easter decorations

Top Row Easter wreath lillian vernon, bridesmaids & cake The Knot, Tulips MS
2nd Row Lanterns and table MS, Marshmallows oswegotea, blossom walkway
3rd Row Easter table confetti.co.uk daisy cupcakes random house, easter egg wreath lillian vernon
4th Row Easter tree, easter arrangement, basket and flowers MS



The Spanish Santa Semana processions get underway this week, they are very spectacular processions and can be quite frightening, I remember watching them as a small child and being scared of the hooded men! Here is something I prefer about Easter, albeit not the real meaning, all the lovely decorations available and of course chocolate:)

A wonderful spring theme for weddings with the pastel colours and of course an excuse to use marshmallows in your decorations or as favours :)










Friday, March 14, 2008

Spanish Jasmine Wedding theme

Continuing on from the Biznagas I have created a Spanish Jasmine inspiration board.

There are many restaurants here in Marbella, particuarly the old town of Marbella where you can dine under some glorious jasmine all lit up at night with fairy lights, it is truly magical and one of my favourite flowers here in Spain.

Top Row, Stephanotis & crystal bouquet The Knot, Biznaga image Flickr,White ring pillow Reviva Weddings reviva-weddings.com, Silver Biznaga www.joyeriahago.com
2nd Row Jasmine cage The Knot, Flamenco Dress www.flamencoexport.com, White Wedding Gift The Knot
3rd Row Wedding jewels http://www.bouquetjewels.com , Table Setting LMLMK
4th Row Jasmine buttoniere white wedding cakes tiercelebrationcakes.com , jasmine scent www.lovetoknowgarden.com




Biznagas in Malaga for weddings




Images from www.biznagas.com
The biznaga is a symbol associated with Malaga, Andalucia. It is made by taking the separate flower heads off jasmine plants in placing them onto a natural spike head.
Thanks to the legacy of the Arabs, and the mild climate, jasmine is abundant in Southern Spain and it is rare that a house with a garden, courtyard, or a balcony, does not have jasmine to decorate and perfume the surroundings.
Wedding shops in Malaga and southern Spain sell biznaga gifts for the wedding guests http://www.joyeriahago.com/
and many brides give them as a souvenir of the wedding.

When the guests arrive at the wedding, the biznaguero gives one biznaga to each lady
as a reception detail and you can imagine, dining in the open air on a hot spanish night with the smell of jasmine is an amazing experience.