New - Design Ensembles

We are so excited to launch our new Design Ensemble service! This is not a new concept. It is something we have been doing for years upon individual client request. Now, we are streamlining the process to make wedding planning easier for everyone.

What is it? It is the concept of having a unifiying design between all of your wedding decor items, accessory, and stationary pieces. The definition of ensemble is: A group or unit of complimentary parts that contribute to a single effect. If you walk into Michael's you are going to see a "collection" of a ring bearer pillow, cake cutter, flower girl basket, and guest book with the same unifying look. What about everything else that goes into a wedding? And, well, some of that stuff is a little dated looking anyway. What we have done is taken the work out of it for the brides. We have taken one look and coordinated all of the pieces in advance. You can pick and choose which items you want. We rent the items to you, go and set them up, and take everything down. Presto! If you don't like a particular element in the centerpiece, we can talk about a substitution. Our centerpiece ensembles are about 95% non-floral. You would go through a florist for your bouquets and personal flowers. We have many great ones that we have worked with and can make great recommendations.

Why have we done this? For a number of reasons: 1) I have a lot of new clients that come into the office that don't have the time to coordinate everything but still want everything coordinated together. 2) They don't have the budget to work with a wedding designer to coordinate everything for them. 3) They have great taste and don't always know how to coordinate everything together themselves but know a great finished product when they see it. 4) Not all brides want floral centerpieces so where do they go for something else? 5) Not everyone is a Do It Yourselfer but they end up doing it themselves because they don't know where to go otherwise. 6) And, if you don't do floral centerpieces, who is going to do the set-up?

Is this a "wedding in a box" design collection? Kind of, but not really. Yes it is because it can be that easy. No it isn't because each Design Ensemble doesn't have that cookie cutter look to it. Each one of these Design Ensembles has already been the highlight of a previous client's wedding. We have just dug through our files, picked out the best of the best, and are now offering it to future clients. A bride can take our ideas and also create them on their own. But, once they start looking into how much each individual piece costs, how to put everything together, and where does it all come from, it is just easier and more cost effective to go through us. Hopefully they hadn't bought anything before they realize that they will be in pictures when the set-up is happening and can't actually set everything up themselves. Another problem that is alleviated by working with us is the dilemma of what to do with the stuff afterwards if you do pull everything together yourself. Do you really want to spend another ten hours on cragslist trying to get rid of everything for the same price?

Each Design Ensemble includes the option to rent or purchase:

Custom made, unique non-floral centerpiece

Coordinating votives for additional ambiance

Table linen, runner, or overlay

Chair cover with or without sash

Cocktail and non-guest table decorations

Place cards

Table numbers

Menu cards

Bathroom primp basket

Hotel welcome baskets

Invitations with RSVP cards

Save the dates

Thank you cards

Cake cutter

Cake topper

Guest book

Champagne flutes

Flower girl basket

Ring bearer pillow

Unity candle

Ceremony programs

Aisle/pew markers

Candy buffet with coordinating scoopers and bags

Garter

We are in the early stages of pulling this all together but I have posted what we have come up with so far. If you are interested in more information on a particular Design Ensemble or the details of this service, contact me and I can walk you through it. This will all be on our website soon.

Also, coming are:
Wine Wedding
Spring Wedding with Eiffle tower vases and callas
Recycled Wedding
Beach Wedding
In Love with Red Wedding
Polka Dot Explosion
Autumn Wonder
Retro Wedding
Fire & Ice Wedding
6 contemporary designs to choose from.

Enjoy!