Spiral Ceremony

We absolutely ADORE clients who trust us to get creative! This was the case in a recent wedding we did at The Brooks Museum of Art. The client wanted something ethereal and unique for her ceremony in the front plaza. We had a lot of space and nothing structurally to play off of. She did not want a tent, but more of a light and airy frame with some fabric swagged to create a contained ceremony site. The result: a spiral ceremony!

We had the chairs arranged in one large spiral, with the altar in the center on a raised stage. The center aisle was the walkway created by the spiral, so the bride and her party got to wind their way through every single guest.  Everyone got a wonderful view of the bride and this made her moment walking down the isle that much more spectacular. Around the outside of the spiral we set up white columns and swagged fabric between them. This made the space more intimate and enclosed yet still light and airy. We created a chuppa-like structure around the raised altar and draped it with fabric and flowers.

Kevin Barre, owner of Kevin Barre Photography captured all of these wonderful images. He was great to work with on this day and adapted very impressively to our non-conventional ceremony set up! Check out more of his photos:

Above is a close up of the columns framing the spiral as guests began to arrive.

This is the altar area in the center of the spiral. The trees in the background made for a gorgeous backdrop! The altar was open from all sides so guests had a 360 view of the couple's vows. The spiral isle was drenched in rose petals to up the drama!

The ceremony area as guests began arriving. 

The bride and her father making their way into the spiral! They wound their way through each guest during this very gorgeous and intimate procession.

We had a great time creating this look! Special thanks to Classic Party Rentals, The Brooks Museum and Kevin Barre Photography!

Eventfully yours- Addie

Orange and Pink- Part 2!

I could not do both of our orange and pink clients justice with one blog post- so here are photos from our other orange and pink wedding! This one was at The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The ceremony was in the holly garden and the reception in the rotunda and Brushmark. The Bride was inspired by a hot pink pair of blinged-out Christian Louboutin shoes she picked up in Paris! She told us that the pink and orange colors conveyed her bubbly personality. Check out the photos of her wedding snapped by Donny Granger of Creation Studios!

The ceremony was breathtaking in the holly garden. Rows of white chivari chairs with hot pink bengalese chair pads lined the grass. We had these orange and pink chair caps custom made. Orange satin on the front... 

...and pink rosettes on back! 

The elaborate chair covers and caps made for a dramatic view in the ceremony area. The fabric swagging at the altar and hanging flower balls tied it all together. Thanks to L & Jay productions for the gorgeous flowers! 

Just come cute little bistros in the cocktail hour outside!

Custom gift packs for all the kiddos in attendance. 

The cake stayed classic with a white fondant backdrop. Intricately designed orange and pink fondant daisies graced a couple tiers! 

The ice cream bar boasted signs thanking the guests for making their night "so sweet." Check out the ice cream cones made of flowers! The couple gave away ice cream toppings in cute little jars as favors. 

What event is complete without a swanky cigar bar! 

The lounge furniture for this wedding was top-notch. We used three rental companies to get the looks we wanted! 

The ceiling of the tent covering the dance floor! How dramatic is that swagging? The flower ball in the center ties it all together. 

More lounge furniture and the dance floor. 

The whole outside tent area! Here is another great view of the dramatic tent ceiling. The pink flower ball from the ceiling and the orange one form the circular couch kiss each other in the middle of the room. White linens and a mix of tall bistro tables and short cocktail tables line the dance floor. Don't you just love the white chateau chairs? 

This wedding was a blast to design from concept to finish! I hope you have been inspired by our pink and orange weddings. We have been super busy this wedding season, so stay tuned for more pictures from our FAB events! If you have time to kill, check out our website at www.sb-events.com and browse through our past events. Happy planning!!!

Eventfully yours - Addie