Ornate Splendor: Dallas Area

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

October Wedding

Ah, weddings! Don't we all love a beautiful wedding? Whatever the season of the year - love is always in season! I have a small business decorating for weddings. Not coordinating, just decorating. DIY brides hire me to decorate/rent them some of my creations for their big day. I ask the bride to send me a few family members to help me set up; I give them all a job for the day, and we get the place decorated!

This sweet October wedding was in Dallas, at a place called Party Off The Grid. It is the former Power and Light company in Dallas; now it used for weddings and events. It has a very industrial/warehouse/exposed brick kind of look.

The bride's father built the backdrop structure out of PVC pipe. (He was quite an amazing and terrific dad!) I hung the white tulle all over the frame to make the backdrop for the vows area. It's difficult to see, but I also had chandelier crystals hanging down from the chandelier all the way to the tulle backdrop. The bride and I experimented with different ways to hang the tulle on the guest chairs. She chose this look, and I love the way the fans blow the tulle - quite ethereal.

The groom's mother helped me hang the tulle in the reception area. (photo below) (I put everyone to work!)

Since this was an October wedding, I suggested using a white pumpkin for a dip container somewhere on the buffet table. So I scooped out the pumpkin, and we placed the dip for the crackers inside it. The greenery and flowers are a combination of vines/flowers from my yard and the bride's grandmother's yard. (I say use what you have!)

Of course I had to embellish the pumpkin with rhinestones, pearls, and jewelry!

I placed a champagne bucket under the pumpkin, added a beaded fabric on top of the bridal fabric table cloth. A pair of my silver candelabras with beaded shades complete this entry table.

Oh! And I added jewelry to the actual champagne bucket as well!

The bride's mother, grandmothers and aunts decorated the tables, I can't take any credit for those.

I just love the cake table! I hung a white canopy from the ceiling to surround the cake. Then I dressed the cake table in bridal linens and white fabric.

I even hung chandelier crystals on the canopy over the cake. Inside the canopy is a candle chandelier.

Musicians played classical music while the bride walked down the aisle. I decorated this arch with tulle, lights, crystals, pearls and jewelry.

The bride's aunts were caterers - lucky for her! They did a beautiful job with the food. I added bridal fabrics and a mix of greenery from my yard and the bride's grandmother's yard.

I used a gold urn filled with white/glittered twigs, and crystals hanging from the sides of the urn. Then hung candle chandeliers above the buffet table. (Actually the bride's brother hung the chandeliers - I really do put everyone to work!)

The column holding up the urn -- I wrapped this column in silk fabric, then wrapped it again with gold ribbon, then embellished it even more with pearl appliques and rhinestone jewelry.