Details from a garden chic Friday wedding in Princeton:

Grey, white and burlap fabrics, paired with gorgeous blush roses, peonies and spring green ferns made for a pretty, and very crisp table scape at this wedding.

Also fun and unique was our bride's use of antique shutters as escort card holders.

The organic design of buttercream ribbons on the wedding cake helped draw together another garden element. The fantasy flower on the top is made out of real sugar! And after enjoying the cake's pretty design, guests enjoyed the surprisingly vibrant red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting inside.

Signage: a practical and adorable touch at a local farm wedding last weekend.

This pretty, painted sign nailed to a mature treee off of our client's driveway pointed guests towards a cocktail hour on the back lawn of a gorgeous farm property. "Mint Limeade Cooler" made with mint tea infused vodka and agave awaited guests at the bar, along with a wide variety of delish passed hors d'eouvre.

Letting guests know where their first, very important stop is when they arrive on a private property is a nice idea. And brides.....have fun with your sign designs, make them personal and unique, like your special day!

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Candy Bar: This Just In!

The favor boxes were sourced at Michael's and were stamped with a chocolate brown monogram stamp. The cupcakes were made by a first rate baker. The flowers were provided by Dahlia's in Penningon, and the day came together by all of those who participated in the Greystone Show Case.

Candy bars are about plain, old fun. You can dream, look around, and pull together a station worth comenting on by incorpating hued candies and everyday elements. Using different ribbons provided an opportunity to display a whimsical and a practical side to mirror or juxtapose the selected candy. The linen, Cascade, provided by Brillman's Rental Barn, was the perect canvas for staging (see it in the previous blog incarnated in the color apple green).

Round table or banquet style, a candy bar can truly come together. Incorporate your surroundings, embrace the day, and go with what you have.

Delicate, beautiful butterfly.

Winter Candy Time

January was a packed month of winter wedding showcases for us. We were at the Prallsville Mill annual winter show case on the 15th and then we partook in a showcase at Greystone Manor House in Newtown on the 23rd. At both showcases, we indulged our sweet side by highlighting the design of a candy bar. The set came together organically, as most things do, with a wooden bench pulled from an icy front porch, a variety of pink, green, and festive candies, and adorable stamped favor boxes. The thing learned is that it is perfectly fine for design to be inspired by a variety elements: let the world around you inform, let your senses wander and think in color. Candy apple green and berry pink were the flavors of the day.

We found the favor boxes at Micheal's craft store--for a bargin. The stamp was inspired by the timeless bridal trend of using a monogram, but the best part is that guests were encouraged to load up their boxes with sweets to take home to remember the event.

When designing a candy bar let this rule guide you:

Fun. Fun. Fun.

Fun design with ordinary, everyday objects is the best and easiest approach. It is truly fun to breathe new life into daily objects by repositioning them with either like-minded or unexpected objects to create a specific environment.

Have fun designing and have fun dreaming!