Jun

30

Aisle Style: Vintage Gowns by Tavin

L.A.’s Tavin boutique has added a Bridal Collection to the already eclectic, dreamy selection of vintage and new clothing and accessories. Now, brides looking to be stylish and sustainable can come and peruse gowns from the Victorian period to today. All hand picked by shop owner/stylist Erin Tavin, each gown boasts one-of-a-kind detailing and a truly unique style. For the bride who wants an exceptional gown without the exceptionally high pricetag, all gowns are priced under $1000.

(Read on for a 10% discount off of these fashionable frocks, offered to Lolliblog readers!)

Boho brides, eco-brides, fashionista-brides and brides on a budget can now all find the one-of-kind gown of their dreams.

***TAVIN IS OFFERING A DEAL TO OUR READERS!

GET 10% OFF of the bridal collection by entering ‘tavinheartslolli’!

Jun

29

Lollilove: Aisle Dash Wedding Blog Awards

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Aisledash.com has just announced their first annual Wedding Blog Awards! The Wedding Blog Awards gives brides, grooms, wedding industry professionals and wedding bloggers an opportunity to nominate and honor their favorite wedding blogs in 12 categories’.

Us Lolliladies would love your nominations and votes. We would love to be honored in any category you feel that we are deserving. We would especially love your nominations and votes for the ‘Best Service Vendor Blog’.

We think that we have a unique blog in the sense that we are full time wedding designers, stylists, and stationery designers in addition to daily bloggers. So in addition to our daily blog posts we have clients whose weddings & events we are designing from start (the invites) to finish (the event). We bring you industry trends, but also love to offer you all sneak peeks into our design process! Our main focus and platform is showcasing our design process, and the design process of other vendors & designers in the industry with our Inspiration to Creation posts! We hope that this is a unique feature that differentiates us in some way. Thank you for reading and supporting us!

To learn more about the nomination process and rules, hop on over to Aisle Dash.com!

Jun

25

Inspiration to Creation: Parisian Circus (Pt. 3)

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We have walked you through the design boards, all of the whimsical signage and graphics, the custom ABC circus invitations , and showcased Part I (the Pastel Parisian Patisserie) & Part II (the surrounding decor) of our Parisian Circus Soiree… Today we present the finale!

Lush tabletops of anemones, peonies, and ranunculus, resembling the Parisian gardens of the Champs-Élysees were set atop round ice blue Russian linens with caps emulating couture clown collars.

Black and white canopy striped napkins were layered with blush pink velvet ribbon and the tables were framed with transparent crystal Victoria ghost chairs.

Playing off of the baby ‘shower’, vintage umbrellas and Parisian parasols hovered over tables with strings of dripping crystals that refracted the blue uplighting and resembled raindrops.

A mixologist served sweet tea and strawberry drinks with pink flags that said ‘baby love, ooh my baby love’ from a bar covered with candelabras topped with blushing pink peonies.

Silver elephants balanced upon oversized floral balls white ceramic elephants guarded Evian bottles emblazoned with a Christian Lacroix print that were the guests take home gifts.

The entire evening had that certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ that can only be expressed in the French language of love, and guests exclaimed that they felt truly transported to another place!”

PLANNER/ DESIGNER/ FLORAL DESIGN/ STATIONERY DESIGN: Lollipop Events & Designs (Blog: Lolliblog)

VENUE: Vintage Uptown

LINENS: Wildflower Linens

ENTERTAINMENT: Carl Mack Presents

FLORIST: Diane with Fat Cat Flowers – (504) 486-8580

PHOTOGRAPHER: Justin Lee

UMBRELLAS: Bella Umbrella

CATERERS:
• Toulousse Gourmet
• Stephanie with Food Art
• Chef Will – (crawfish, corn bisque, chicken drumlets)

DJ: DJ Hektik

Jun

24

Inspiration to Creation: Parisian Circus (Pt. II)

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Elegance, jeweled antiques, and vintage Barnum & Bailey were the major influences in our design. Inspired by the whimsy and eccentricity of an early 1900’s Parisian circus we wanted the shower to feel glamorous, whimsical, opulent and for guests to say ‘ooh la la’ upon entering! The guests were first greeted with the pastel Parisian Patisserie!

Inspired by big top tents, trapeze artists and French circus performers we had a stilt walker greeting guests at the door and waiters with clown couture costume makeup serving appetizers true to French Creole cuisine.

The “Carousel de la Tour Eiffel” photo op of a vintage ferris wheel with the Eiffel tower looming in the background was set up in the corner. The ladies were able to pose for photos with vintage parasols and the men posed with pastel bubble gum cigars in honor of baby Genevieve.

Surrounded by chipped bricks and loft like space, modern white belly bars topped with tall candelabras created a contemporary twist on a traditional French bistro. The walls were sprinkled with custom circus posters. No detail was left unturned, including the vintage circus signs on the bathroom doors, “the clowns” sign for the men and “the tightrope walkers” for the women.

Guests were enveloped in music from a DJ spinning beats in front of a large spinning ferris wheel mural that was situated behind him as a backdrop.

Stay tuned for Part III tomorrow!

PLANNER/ DESIGNER/ FLORAL DESIGN/ STATIONERY DESIGN: Lollipop Events & Designs

PHOTOGRAPHER: Justin Lee

Jun

23

Inspiration to Creation: Parisian Circus (Pt. I)

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Getting ready for our New Orleans Parisian Circus Soiree was no small feat, we prepared for the event with design boards, all of the whimsical signage and graphics, and sent out the custom ABC circus invitations to all of the guests.

Finally, in January we hopped on a plane to New Orleans to do the shower for a mommy-to-be with a baby girl along the way. The French soiree was co-ed and a celebration for both of the sophisticated and stylish parents.

We went with a pale pink, baby blue and onyx palette for baby Genevieve along with a Parisian circus vibe to play off of the French influence of New Orleans and to add a whimsical element.

The dessert table resembled a true Parisian patisserie with large spheres of popcorn balls on crystal cut glass cake stands, pastel treats in bowls, macaroons in pale palettes of pink, sherbert green, and lemon yellow. Rock candy in bright punch-pink and otter pop blues, cupcakes swirled with pastel frosting and old-fashioned stick candy with swirling stripes were labeled with custom pink tags and boldly striped ribbon.