Paprika Event Design http://paprikaeventdesign.com/blog eco-chic | exquisite | eclectic | extraordinary Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Swooning… http://paprikaeventdesign.com/blog/2010/06/22/swooning/ http://paprikaeventdesign.com/blog/2010/06/22/swooning/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:06:14 +0000 heather http://paprikaeventdesign.com/blog/?p=353 over these amazing invitations by Neapolitan.  The colors, the textures, the patterns, oh my.

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that amazing little shoulder wrap could va-voom any simple silhouette.

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I had heard about this new floral shop in West Seattle called Fleurt (darling right?!?), but was blown away when I checked out her website.  The flower arrangements are just what I’m looking for, original, lush, organic and artfully designed.  I find more times than not, delivered flowers can look contrived and cheesy.  Not these, any one of them would make my day

 

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Gorgeous photos taken by Melissa Diep.

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photo taken by Aaron Delesie ::  photo seen on Style Me Pretty

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The wedding was at Fall City Farms and Deborah couldn’t have been better to work with.   Most of the flowers were also from the farm and arranged by Deborah.  The Organic Table delighted us with beautiful passed tapas and a scrumptious taco bar.  Renata from Nataworrycaptured the lovely images, she really works her tail off!  My favorite detail of the entire wedding though would have to be the cake.  Steph’s mom not only made the best stout cake, but hand drew the amazing topper.  It so perfectly captured the essence of their day.  Oh, and don’t forget the always awesome Ari Joshua and his hand picked band.

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I saw these on Design Sponge today and loved them.  They would be perfect incorporated into a winter wedding adding some nice color and creating a cozy ambiance hanging off the chairs in the aisle.  You can find a tutorial on Design Sponge or buy your own on the This Breeze is Nice shop on Etsy.

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 I’m working on posting my first wedding for Steph and Geoff.  They are owners/architects of a green design build company so I knew their wedding would be full of details.  I love details and I wasn’t disappointed.  Stay tuned…to tide you over here are their engagement pics.  I think the sculpture park was the perfect venue to capture their passion and personalities.  I love the work Renata did!

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It’s been too long since I’ve said hello to my friends online.  What can I say, being a new mom around the holidays is all encompassing.  None the less, I wish you all a Happy 2009.

This New Year it’s no secret that everyone is cutting costs and weddings are no exception.  But I’ve always believed that you can create big dreams with any budget.  That’s why I get so excited when I come across websites like Once Wed.  I’ve seen other used wedding dress sites, but this one really rocks.  They carry all of the best designers and most of the dresses I recognize from recent collections.
So go ahead and wear that Monique Lhuillier gown you’ve been drooling over, only at half the cost.
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