If you love the rich purple plum fuchsia palette, you will LOVE the following tabletop we designed for Ceremony Magazine 2012. Using some of our favorite blooming stars: Makara orchids, tulips, cymbidium orchids, phalaenopsis orchids, and roses gracefully sitting atop gold stand. The touches of gold tassel trimming, velvet seats on Chameleon chairs and cascading […]
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January 23, 2012
January 20, 2012
Our absolutely favorite tabletop photo shoot ever! Who doesn’t like a little Ccoco Chanel? The classic and elegant style of chanel simply makes my heart goes pitter patter. This Chanel tabletop was designed exclusively for Ceremony Magazine 2012 in Orange County. Needless to say, we are obsessed with the texture, color and sense of style […]
January 16, 2012
We have been anxiously waiting to reveal one of the photo shoots we created for Ceremony Magazine’s 2012 issue. For this table top, we chose one of the top venues in San Diego, the Santaluz Country Club. One of the many things I love about Santaluz is the Spanish inspired architecture. Mediterranean tiles accent their ‘old world’ […]
January 13, 2012
Wedding planning season is upon us. Although I have been working with fun interesting colors and themes for my 2012 brides, I think Gold and White will always be a popular choice. It’s timeless, exquisite and so elegant. Here is a sample of the Gold White and crystal chandelier inspiration we are working on for […]
January 11, 2012
Several months ago I had an opportunity to visit Paris with my three daughters. It was an amazing fun trip. On this visit, we took a side trip to the Magnificent Chateau de Versailles. The castle where Marie Antoinette herself resided. This amazing chateau is beyond words. I was utterly overcome with the vast opulent […]
December 28, 2011
Adding Gold to your table simply brings warmth and luxury to your wedding. This is a very luxurious combination of Gold, orange and touches of Cobalt blue. We used an abundance of orange makara orchids along with roses and the beautiful calla lilies. The Green cymbidium orchids gave this table top the right amount of […]
December 9, 2011
Sure the color gray such a dreary reputation. ‘Gray skies’ and feeling gray’…all these connotations don’t stand a chance when a pop of yellow comes on the scene. This table top sings ‘Spring’ with willow-esque branches, dripping crystals, bright cymbidium orchids, and velvety dusty miller. Surrounding the centerpiece are antique mercury glass vases filled with […]
November 16, 2011
There’s something really special about weddings in Palm Springs. Particularly wedding that is Hip Modern Posh and oh so Chic. The Viceroy Palm Springs is one of those. We took full advantage of it’s primary colors (Black White and Orange) and designed an extraordinary ceremony on their Regency Courtyard facing the pool cabana with its picturesque […]
November 14, 2011
Our glamorous photoshoot the Hyatt Kaanapali Maui revealed in the latest Bride and Bloom Magazine this month. You may have seen a similar design floating around on another designer’s blog recently but our tabletop was designed 2 years ago. So we are super excited to be able to blog about it now! For this […]
September 21, 2011
What a beautiful post from Jet fete blog by bridal bar! I love the pretty pink with gold accent. It’s luxuriously pretty! Thank you Harmony for the post! We are happy to see our tabletop design in this fabulous inspiration board. It is very suitable with The Langham Hotel London! This tabletop was featured on […]
