Wanwisa, of the soon-to-be-launched Bliss NY, introduced us to the newly engaged Michelle from Texas last week. Welcome back to Part II of Wanwisa Wednesday! Enjoy~
One of my fondest girl-bonding memories is catching Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette with Michelle a couple years ago. We knew the movie, more than anything, would be two plus hours of pure aesthetic heaven – scene after scene of the most sensational visual design from costumes to the magnificent Hall of Mirrors of Versailles (not to mention a couple shots of gorgeous Parisian pastries and desserts).
Inspired by our outing, I designed Michelle’s second inspiration board to have a very Marie Antoinette – Cosmopolitan – Parisian feel. Michelle has Houston’s Petroleum Club in mind as one of her reception venue options and I thought it would be a great location for this theme. The ballroom has a grand feel with large chandeliers and long golden curtains.
Remembering a lovely wedding design by Ceci New York, a dusty pink and gold palette seems a perfect fit. Ceci New York created a “grand vision of lavish Versailles” using fans as a motif for favor tags as well as escort cards. Golden menus, rolled up and tied in blush satin ribbons were placed on each place setting to match golden rimmed stemware and gold utensils. The wedding cake is perhaps my favorite element in this inspiration board– a classic Macaron Croquembouche designed by Ladurée. (SW Editor-in-Chief Lara’s favorite!)
Keeping in mind that Michelle is not a frilly, pink gal, I chose simple and elegant pink and gold stationery from Martha Weddings. Sophisticated gowns from Lazaro for both the bride and wedding party add sophistication and a modern cosmopolitan touch. Delicious! More to come next week~ Wanwisa
Hello SW. Love this post! Thanks for enriching our industry with so much beauty and class!! We appreciate you! From everyone at TripleCord.
Hello SW. Love this post! Thanks for enriching our industry with so much beauty and class!! We appreciate you! From everyone at TripleCord.
Hello SW. Love this post! Thanks for enriching our industry with so much beauty and class!! We appreciate you! From everyone at TripleCord.
I love the colors, so romantic!
I’m so thrilled to be a guest blogger here at SW – even the most beautiful things have such a way of looking more beautiful and ethereal on SW – it’s such an honor to be a part of such a gorgeous site!
How romantic and feminine! What a great post, I can’t wait for the launch of Bliss NY!
Oh, the second I saw that movie I turned around and bought another ticket (this was the first movie I saw with my fiance). It is the inspiration for how I want everything in my life to look so I knew when I got engaged that that would be the direction I would go. I’ve been planning for a year and a half and our wedding is in two months. I’ve been collecting the most exquistie pink and gold and vintage finds for so long now that you can’t even walk in my guest bedroom. The anticipation of walking into the reception and seeing all of my hard work put together is almost more than I can bear. I think this board is beautiful and it is exactly perfect fo us frilly, over-the-top types. Stunning.
The pictures from the Petroleum Club are actually from a wedding that I did there this past April…if you would like to see more to get more ideas of how to work off of this theme please visit http://www.keelythorne.com, click on "Gallery" and then the wedding of Melissa Holman & Brad Juneau. Enjoy!
Hi Keely! Thanks so much for letting us know that this is your work. It is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!