Remarkable Red

RED!!  Considering the fiery hair of our lovely Bride, what could be a more appropriate wedding color choice than bright red?  We had so much fun putting this remarkable affair together!  Since the Bride, J, lives across the country we had the pleasure of working with her mother, T, on all of the lovely details.  Our challenge was to create a one of a kind event without breaking the budget!  As always, we love a challenge and were happy to work with T to create an environment that her precious daughter and future son in law would love. 

We wanted to bring in some unique elements, so we started by putting this fun lounge area together.  We love the idea of a circular sofa, but since we couldn't seem to locate such a sofa in our storage area... or in our rental budget, we decided to get creative.  Love Love Love the results!!!  Disclaimer: We can't be held responsible for any guest fights that might ensue over who gets to sit in our fabulous loungy area.....

Lamp light was a major component in the reception.  Together with the candle light, it created a warm, romantic, atmosphere.  So many receptions use floral decorations to create a soft beautiful look.  Candles and lamps are a great way to create the same fuzzy feeling when large flower arrangements aren't in the budget. 

Since the wedding was a family friendly event (many dancing kiddos!), the bride opted for a large dance floor using the black, white, and red color scheme.  The dance floor was capped by the dessert table which consisted of cake balls in varying flavors.  Cake Balls are the sort of wedding trend that we can really get on board with... everyone seems to love them.  And why wouldn't they??  So delicious!!!

Since we couldn't fit all 300 guests into our adorable lounge area, we obviously needed some guest tables.  No problem!!  Gracie's was happy to bring our black linens to cover the guest tables.  As with all receptions it's a good idea to mix varying heights of centerpieces.  It's obviously more interesting to have some variety, but it also carries the guests eye throughout the room.  Note to all planning a wedding: be sure to vary your centerpieces!!  We went with four different types of centerpieces, although 2 were variations of the same premise.  We started with these hanging lanterns. The hanger to the right holds one large lantern, elevated on a piece of 12" glass and surrounded by handmade paper flowers.  The wedding party made all of the flowers.  To view a tutorial on creating paper flowers click  HERE. 

  

Our other lantern centerpiece consisted of three smaller hanging lanterns with the same paper flowers.  Aren't the hanging lantern votives beautiful with the backdrop of twinkle lights in the tree??

For our second centerpeice we were looking to get a lot of bang for the buck with our flower purchase.  We opted for these sunken flower arrangements.  These are great because they take a small amount of flowers, but have a unique and different look to them.  The tall vases were topped off with a floating candle to add to our atmosphere.   

Lastly we went with an elevated candle arrangement....  LOVE THE CANDLES!!!

For food goodies, the guests were treated to a buffet of chips, various dips, and handrolled chimichangas.  If you've read very many of our event stories, than you have undoubtedly seen our favorite buffet table configurations.  All we can say is that when something works, it works.  We love the 3 round table triangle... this time the same food was featured on each table.  Repeating the same food on each table enables the guests to move through the line and get their food quickly.  We love fast service time!! 

Guest book table.... more lanterns!!!

Beautiful wedding day for a beautiful couple!!  Congratulations J and B!!!  So excited about your new life together!!!