I love awards season, the gowns, the diamonds, **sigh**, I feel truly inspired.
The Golden Globes held true to their promise with some amazing gowns for literally every body type. Here are a few of my favorites:
This was my top favorite, she looks amazing, but yet effortless and very much like herself. She is a perfect example of how one should look on a special occasion, like the very best version of themselves.
Love this silhouette and how simple she keeps everything else, divine!
This wasn’t my favorite look, but it is a very popular wedding gown from Reem Acra!
Charlize is amazing. She’s always commits to every detail of her look…flawless.
This would make stunning bridal hair!
I love how Selma makes this edgy look, somehow soft and beautiful.
The inspiration here is to see how all these lovely ladies chose the perfect silhouettes for their body types, something you can easily apply to your search for the perfect gown!
xoxo,
Summer
I love everything about this wedding. I love how it truly and singularly expresses the couple unique and beautiful love story…and even though its not one of mine, I can’t help but share it.
The video is. amazing from Cana Video Productions. Check it out!
http://vimeo.com/31111004
Job well done!
xoxox,
Summer
My sister found her wedding dress over the holidays. We went to several salons, but found the winner at Monique Lhullier. Its gorgeous on her and she’s so excited and so am I!
Its not at all what we thought she’d love. Its a much more romantic silhouette than she was initially drawn to. But you really have to put it on to know…and once this one was on, there was no question this was her dress. Stay tuned as we put her amazing event together.
xoxo,
Summer
As I mentioned here before, my little sister is getting married next year. And its time for one of my favorite parts of the wedding process, bridal gown shopping!
We’ve been scouring bridal lines and these are some of the looks that caught her eye.
Oscar De La Renta
Monique Lhullier
Reem Acra
The reason I love bridal gown selection is that it helps me so clearly define a Bride’s design aesthetic based on her gown choice. For example, for the Oscar, we may go with something very clean and modern, to match the simplicity of the gown. For the Monique, certainly something more natural and rustic and for the Acra, all out Hollywood Glamour!
It’s also 100% possible she may not choose any of these gowns, and we’ll go with something amazing that we didn’t even imagine. This is why I adore it!! The thrill of the unexpected! And after watching this process dozens of times, I have some advice for your first hunt:
- Dress Nicely, Put on Make Up, Do Your Hair…its a lovely experience and you should feel beautiful when you walk in the door…imagination can only take you so far.
- Wedding dresses are custom affairs, the samples will not fit you. This has NOTHING to do with you, know that going in and that on your wedding day, it will fit as if was designed just for you!
- Take only one or two people the first time. I know this is hard. You want everyone to come with you and share in this moment…problem is EVERYONE has an opinion. And a lot of times, it has little to do with how YOU look in the dress. It has more to do with some preconceived notion they already have about wedding dresses. So go with one or two trusted advisers and if you cant decide, between say two, fabulous gowns, take your whole crew back for a vote. But be clear with them, you already love these two, and its a matter of which one.
- Don’t try on dresses you can’t afford. Simply. Don’t.
- All wedding dresses are pretty. So its never a question of whether its a pretty dress, its a question of how you feel in it. In the end, that is all that matters.
Happy Hunting!!
xoxox,
Summer
This was is the last design for the event we planned for the corporate retreat at The Four Season Biltmore.
We called this design, Calvin Klein meets Palm Beach.
xoxox,
Summer
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”
- John Lennon
Let me warn you, this will not be a popular post!
I really believe weddings are magic. Call me a romantic if you will, but I say I’m a believer! I have seen the most magical moments at weddings and my FAVORITE moment, is when the Groom sees the Bride for the first time as she makes her way towards him. The love and anticipation on his face in that moment, gets me every time.
Now, on to my Summerism. There is a movement that has been afoot awhile, where the Bride and Groom see each other before the ceremony to take pictures. I don’t like it! It makes for lovely pictures and pictures are very important. But I believe that your wedding photography should capture the moments, not create them (<— Summerism).
And although it has its merits, more opportunity for photos, more time to spend with your guests, etc. I feel strongly that it misses the point of the wedding to begin with; that moment when he sees you for the first time, in your beautiful gown, the woman of his dreams, walking towards him, about to become his wife. That’s what its all about!
Come on! What can be better than this shot! (borrowed from Joy Marie Photography).
I understand the time challenges of weddings today, but I say, show me your challenge and together we will create an opportunity for you to have your moment, and get the shot!
xoxox,
Summer
This is the second day of our corporate event at The Four Seasons Biltmore. The luncheon was hosted on their spectacular Monte Vista Lawn and the weather was perfect! We chose Malibu as our design inspiration with natural colored linens, crisp white orchids and green succulents. It needed a bit of glamour, so we added the silver of the lanterns and mercury glass tea lights. Enjoy!
The team is the same as Tuscany, with La Tavola Linens added to the mix. They rocked it all three days!!!
xoxox,
Summer
We recently designed and executed a three day corporate event for HBO in Santa Barbara. One of our goals was to have each night be a completely different design perspective to keep things fresh and interesting for the guests. The first night, we went with a Tuscany inspired design, lots of lush green with pops of pumpkin and plum, in rustic urns. Inside the room, we used a moss and gold chiffon overlay over gold matte satin tablecloths to tie into the rooms existing color palate.
Flowers were divine and created by tic-tock and linens by Widflower.
The incredible photos are by Marina Dena Santo Photography. To see more of her amazing work pop over to her online portfolio.
Stay tuned for days 2 and 3!
xoxoxo,
Summer
A corporate event we designed with the fabulous Eddie Zaratsian of tic-tock floral is featured in this issue of Event Solutions.
I’ll post more pics from this event soon!
xoxoxo,
Summer
“Even when opportunity knocks, a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door.”
-Anonymous
Get thee to this sale!
xoxoxo,
Summer
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