Real Weddings: Lyndsey + Robert

Some gorgeous beauties from the LOVELY ladies at Belathee Photography...those girls are generous, kind, and talented! This was a fun one! I fell in love with my new favorite Washington getaway: Cave B Winery. Just check out the views in these! I had fun working with my very favorite guy, Travis McBurney of True Colors Events. And Lyndsey's family? As welcoming and warm as can be. (And yes, that's a custom Luly Yang Lyndsey's rockin'. With beautiful yellow shoes. Perfection!)

Foxy pop-ups

Pop-up everything seems so hot right now (restaurants, shops, markets...), but I'm especially loving the idea of a pop-up party.  Sometimes its totally necessary, but I love the look of over-the-top color, pleats, and crispy fluff.  I'm busy planning several events at a couple of Seattle's great blank slate, urban loft venues, for this coming summer.  These would look fantastic in that kind of space. 

Want to try it?  The trick is to go completely over the top...festoon every rafter, pole, wall as much as possible.  If your tissue paper swags are too scarce the look will end up more church-hall-with-white-tissue-paper-bells than the flirty-fun-foxy party look you're after.

Originally seen on MS of course, with a few great sources being partycheap.com, bulkpartysupplies.com, and lunabazaar.com.

Recently blogged

A few favorite Fiore weddings have been making the blog rounds recently.  First, Sylvia + Matt's vibrant fete at the Four Seasons Seattle was featured by True Colors Events earlier this week.  It's not very modest, but I have to say that I loved the designs that Sylvia, True Colors, and I came up with to complement the gorgeous ballroom at the stunning new hotel.  Check out how lush modern can look, the TALL orange pieces, and how striking a monochromatic palette can be.  Oh, and how much fun  Sylvia had!  (Photos by Sarah Rhoads Photography).

Nicole + Dave, one of my all time favorite couples, were featured as a Junebug Real Wedding and on their Photobug blog. 

Their wedding was romantic, lovely, and very Seattle (though locals will know that the venue was on the Eastside!).  Misty rain, lush flowers, and sunbreaks with killer views.  Top it all off with Nicole's fantastic fashion sense, and you've got yourself one perfect little wedding.  (Photos by La Vie Photography).  Enjoy!

Sylvia + Matt

Just a few preview pictures from Sarah Rhoads...of a beautiful orange and slate wedding we did together a few weeks ago.   I love that first picture of Sylvia--it perfectly captures how I would describe her...beautiful but unfussy, modern but classic, elegant but FUN!  It was my first time working with Sarah and her husband Chris, and they were sweet, talented, and so stylish themselves. The rest of the team?  Pretty much perfection, and I wish I could work with them all every week.  They might just make up my allstar team.

  

Photography:  Sarah Rhoads
Planners:  Jesse Brix and Travis McBurney from True Colors Events
Venue:  Four Seasons Seattle (their ballroom...amazing.  their staff...amazing.)
DJ:  Austin Beaver
Flowers:  Fiore Blossoms

You'll be seeing more of this one when the final images are ready.  I can hardly wait!

 

The Lusty Lady?  Pretty much a Seattle institution, probably because of their awesome signs (I like to give my city the benefit of the doubt, and choose to believe its not because of what must be inside).  They did have the BEST signs ever.  Witty, bawdy, even charming occasionally, and sometimes very current and smart.  After a million years in Seattle, they are no more as of this June, so Sylvia and Matt got one of their last signs.  Which just goes to show how far Jesse and Travis will go for you.  It was a complete surprise for the couple, orchestrated by the guys.  See why I love them? 

Cobra lilies are blooming!

Any takers?  They're glorious.  (And anyone that has ever hung out with me after a crazy wedding set-up knows I don't use that word lightly.)

Happy Anniversary! Katie + Grant

I just realized this morning while putting inspiration pictures together for a client, that after I posted a preview of my very favorite wedding EVER, I never inundated y'all with a million shots of the most beautiful bride, handsome groom, cute bridesmaids (haha!), fun truck, pretty flowers in the most summery colors, and thoughtful little touches.  So, here they come!

Happy Anniversary to the happy couple, last Sunday.  I love you both!  I'll always treasure my dear sister Katie Bug's wedding; we got to spend more time than ever before while planning, celebrating, showering, bacheloretting, etc., AND I got a new bro that day.  Love ya Grant!  Somehow, you've fit right in and made yourself at home with us crazy Gronewalds. 

I'd say that you deserve a prize, but you already got her.

I'm going to refrain from explaining the pictures throughout, because you all know how much I hate blogger and the photo/layout thing.  Very short explanations of a few and vendor credit at the end.   

Truck was from a family friend of Grant's, and ended up almost stealing the show that day.  Cute boy next to me when I'm on the roof of it is my awesome brother Jamey, little sister Kerry is the bridesmaid with the long beautiful auburn hair.  Boy birdie on top of the cake was wearing a custom made little tiny "Roll Tide!" hat for Grant; blackberry on top of groomscake was Katie's gift to Grant to recognize that she already knew he had a mistress she'd never be able to compete with.  Coffee bean favors from K&G's favorite date spot; beautiful twig table was made by a close family friend that had just passed away a few weeks earlier.  Oh, and I couldn't resist adding a photo of my own lovebird.  Photos by Mint & Sage, all jewelry by Katie (Abilena Studio), all planning by Katie, flowers from Fiore Blossoms on location in Birmingham, Alabama.