A Conservatory Wedding

One of my clients discussed with me her desire to create a beautiful conservatory feel to her wedding reception. At first, I was a bit nervous because it is in a gorgeous ballroom, not necessarily, in a garden. However, the whole team at Stephanie Grace sat down and came up with some amazing concepts that I was so happy to share with the client. However, tweaking and refining it further, I asked my client to share with me what inspires her, and what comes below followed! I absolutely love all her inspiration and it truly helped give me a sense of what she was looking for. Images gathered from all over can really help your florist or designer get a better sense of what you are looking for. In this case, I immediately knew what I was going to design for her and I was so grateful for her imagery.

Also, what a gorgeous set of images!

I apologize...these images came from a client, and I do not have their origins. I am sorry in advance for not giving credit where credit is due :)

Stephanie Grace event featured on LA Style Unveiled!

The whole team at Stephanie Grace was thrilled to have worked with Papertape Films and this week, one of the weddings we collaborated on is being featured on the fabulous blog, LA Style Unveiled.  This wedding was designed by us, at Stephanie Grace Designs, and filmed by none other than Papertape Films!  http://www.papertapefilms.com/ Check out the gorgeous film of the wedding here:  http://lastyleunveiled.com/thelounge/2009/5/21/team-wedding-kimberly-and-jeffrey.html CHECK OUT THE WEDDING HERE:

The Beauty of Lanterns

There are all sorts of amazing things you can do with lanterns...they come in so many styles, colors and materials. They can work whether it is a garden wedding to light your way, or whether you are creating mystical tables. These ones below are from Pottery Barn, and last time I checked, they were on sale :)

www.potterybarn.com

My Favorite Lantern Styles...

Martha Stewart Chic (www.marthastewart.com)

Exceptional Details from (Stylemepretty.com)

Aisle Glamour from (eleen.com)

Traditional Japanese lanterns from (www.flying-lanterns.co.uk)

Our Soolip Party!

A Soolip Bridal Event....

STEPHANIE GRACE STYLE

As promised, here are the pictures from our amazing display at A Soolip Bridal Event this past Sunday at the fabulous Vibiana. We chose a white, yellow and black theme...which is so chic and so spring! I just love those colors together. 

And...if you scroll down...you can see me having my "oh so glamorous" moment being filmed! Shh......it's a secret...but I will disclose to everyone when I know more :) 

Amazingly gorgeous dresses by Kirstie Kelly

Yellow and white mosaic button mums! Who knew they could be fun!

Amazing French Tulips

Stunning Floral Archway...over 9 feet tall :) 

My "oh so glamorous" moment! 

One last shot of our space 

Thanks to everyone at Soolip for making this show so extraordinary! What a wonderful Sunday afternoon. Thanks Wanda, Tarin, Emily, Dafna....and everyone who helped make the day so amazing. 

Beautiful Bows

So many ways to use ribbon. I just love using ribbon in interesting and unique ways. These photos came from Creative Home Magazine, and I think the techniques are exquisite. If you need help figuring out how to do these bows, feel free to e-mail us at Stephanie Grace for the instructions. 

New Years Parties!

A fabulous New Years Eve soiree deserves a fabulous dress. If you are getting married, try this stunning Vera Wang. If you are just throwing a party, try this uber cool red Marchesa gown. New Year's Eve is the one time a year you can live a little bit more extravagantly! 

A fabulous twist on the traditional champagne tower. A novel idea is instead of the same old "wine tasting", why not try a "champagne tasting". There are many different regions where the bubbly comes from, and it is so fun to try the different styles and tastes. 

Take the cue from time itself, and adorn your ceilings by hanging clocks, or place different sized clocks all over your house, intermixed with candles, to create the New Year atmosphere.

These cute champagne flutes are made just by buying some adhesive numbers from your local craft store and adhering them to your typical glass flute. 

Add some festivity to your party by providing your guests with traditional fun festive garb! 

Pictures Courtesy of Martha Stewart (www.marthastewart.com), Plum Party (www.plumparty.com), Brides.com, and Neiman Marcus (www.neimanmarcus.com) as well as an unknown source (champagne). 

Party Booths!

Photo booths can add such a great aspect to your wedding or party. Stephanie Grace was the Los Angeles wedding planner for a fabulous bride recently who instead of going with the traditional old school style for photo booth's, went with a company that creates the same experience, but in a luxurious velvet covered booth. The results were spectacular. Not only did the client get the same great results of an old school photo booth, but also was able to have the booth actually incorporated into the black tie affair decor, without looking a bit out of place. Check out Party Booths, www.partybooths.com! Here are a few great shots using the booth! 

Black and White

Lately, I have been getting asked often for black and white themed weddings. These are such beautiful and bold colors, but there isn't a lot of inspiration out there using these colors. Wedding planning at Stephanie Grace Designs starts out with honing in on all the inspirations you can find to really start the process of design. We thought we would put a little black and white inspiration board together to share with everyone. There are so many ways to design in black and white...you can do preppy with white hydrangeas and black and white striped ribbons, you can go uber glam and do a black tie affair with chandeliers dripping in crystals, white orchids everyone, etc. Another great idea is to really bring in complimentary colors to the event such as silvers, platinum, charcoals, different shades of white, etc. Events can achieve a whole new tactile experience by bringing in different textures as well. So instead of a basic satin linen, one can opt for a textured pintuck, or bring in textured pillows to the lounge furniture to add dimension and reduce starkness. These are just a few suggestions to enhance an already beautiful color scheme. 

Plexiglass

I think one of the greatest things about my job is discovering a new use for elements that we see everyday, such as plexiglass. I am currently working on a few projects with heavy use of clear materials, such as glass and plexiglass, and we are currently exploring different ways to construct and use this material. One great idea I found was this beautiful long table effect with tall tiered plexiglass structures. How beautiful! 

Texas Flag

I am doing another event in Santa Barbara and part of the event is themed: Texas Inspired. We have tons of fabulous ideas, and will share the completed event when it is done, but part of the design that we have been focusing on is bringing in the Texas flag somehow. We at first thought a whole ceiling in the Texas flag. Then we thought about doing a whole 8 X 10 foot flag made out of flowers, which would be so cool. But then, I stumbled upon another fabulous flag idea. This is a flag made out of candles...so interesting, and so visually stunning. Still not sure which one to pick. 

Cactus Flower Day 2

For the first day of the actual tournament, we wanted to do something really casual but bring in the feel of the event, the "Cactus Flower." The client really wanted to bring in lime green, so we decided to use real cactus and we nestled them in a black lacquer box, and snuggled Vendella cream roses throughout the cactus. It ended up being a really cute and fun vibrant piece. 

Cactus Flower Golf Tournament

We recently completed a huge three day 

golf tournament down in Indian Wells, California (Palm Springs) at the uber prestigious Vintage Club. 

It was so much fun putting it together...a lot of work...but so great to see it all come together. 

The first event was a dinner party, featuring bright oranges and reds. We created tall and low centerpieces to add a little drama to the event. 

We brought in several nine foot tall manzanita trees, with hanging floral balls, in reds and oranges, which added drama to the entranceway. It was totally stunning at night and was completely aglow with candlelight! 

Hi Everyone! This past weekend, Stephanie Grace Designs was featured at the "Festival of Brides" wedding show at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. We did a fabulous set up (will post pictures later today) with floral chandeliers in purple and red. I absolutely love chandeliers and think they add complete drama. I think they can be used in many different ways, with flowers and without. 

I love using them as a centerpiece, with flowers adorned throughout, but I also love them just hanging in their simplicity and beauty. I saw on another blog the beautiful wedding of Elizabeth Messina, the famous wedding photographer. For her wedding, she used thirty stunning antique and new chandeliers, which truly gave the table drama and elegance. I think just the perfect touch to her day.