Aug

25

Inspiration to Creation: Erica O’Brien Cake Design

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It’s time for another installment of inspiration to creation featuring the always amazing cake designer Erica O’Brien. Erica creates masterpieces from both the runway and a bright sunny yellow inspiration board! Brilliance at it’s best!

inspiration board: honey and poppies; photos: tandh photography; Featured: utterly engaged; Erica O’Brien Cake Design

inspiration board: carter and cook; photography: jesssica claire; Erica O’Brien

Jul

14

Inspiration to Creation: Christine Mighion Jewelry

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It is no secret that we are highly intrigued at the design process and inspiration from talented designers. Christine Mighion Jewelry is no exception. Her sparkling pieces were inspired from a recent trip to St. Croix. She was sparked by the movement of the seagrass, the beach pebbles lying upon the shoreline and the clarity of the ocean. Her Pacific Jewelry Collection is perfect for your ’something blue’ wedding statement. These pieces would make perfect heirloom pieces to pass on and on…

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.