Alicia and Joe
October 2011
Penn Ryn Mansion, Philadelphia
Flowers, Decor, Invitations and Accessories by La Petite Fleur
This season, La Petite Fleur fell in love (all over again) with the “looks” of autumn as we designed décor for the October wedding of Alicia and Joe at Pen Ryn Mansion on the Delaware.
Good-humored and tech savvy, Alicia and Joe met online and it was love at first “site.” Programmed with personality and style, these virtual lovebirds were as lovely to partner with as their warm palette of persimmon and bronze was to work with. So with fall hues cued, the LPF design team styled an autumnal affair for the couple that exuded “traditional twists”— beginning with their engagement invitation and corresponding note cards. To follow, we collaborated with Alicia and Joe on a custom mocha metallic pocket invitation suite that featured pretty ecru inserts with calligraphic flourishes and a custom monogram, which would also be featured throughout the couple's wedding day stationery suite.
Fall-fabulous features were front and center on the big day, too— as evidenced by the bride's bouquet, which was an exquisite gathering of more than four-dozen mango and white callas that boasted a vintage brooch (a surprise from Alicia’s parents) on the stems. The bridesmaids carried vibrant bouquets of roses, berries, lisianthus and celosia; while the bride’s and groom’s mothers carried specialty “glamilia” bouquets, which were single billowing blossoms created using individually-wired flower petals.
After the 'I Dos', Alicia and Joe celebrated with family and friends at historic Pen Ryn Mansion. For cocktails, guests toiled through the parlor and adjoining rooms where LPF adorned fireplace mantles with cascading garlands of textured blossoms, leaves and grasses that coordinated with both the couples’ look and the mansion’s interior. Custom-designed escort cards printed on couture paper were centered around an oversized grapevine ball, perched atop a gold cube, that featured bright orange circus roses, copper beech clusters and weaved grasses.
Once inside the ballroom, the newlyweds and their guests dined at tables that LPF dressed with deep wine linens and one of two centerpiece styles. The first, a garden-inspired cluster of violet, wine and white blooms, including hydrangea, copper beech and orchids, as well as branches and votives, was arranged in a tall trumpet vase that featured a mocha satin criss-cross wrapped base. The second centerpiece brimmed with persimmon and bronze blooms in a metallic urn and also included branches with votives. Table cards that coordinated with Alicia and Joe’s stationery suite finished the tables styling.
Fall-fabulous features were front and center on the big day, too— as evidenced by the bride's bouquet, which was an exquisite gathering of more than four-dozen mango and white callas that boasted a vintage brooch (a surprise from Alicia’s parents) on the stems. The bridesmaids carried vibrant bouquets of roses, berries, lisianthus and celosia; while the bride’s and groom’s mothers carried specialty “glamilia” bouquets, which were single billowing blossoms created using individually-wired flower petals.
After the 'I Dos', Alicia and Joe celebrated with family and friends at historic Pen Ryn Mansion. For cocktails, guests toiled through the parlor and adjoining rooms where LPF adorned fireplace mantles with cascading garlands of textured blossoms, leaves and grasses that coordinated with both the couples’ look and the mansion’s interior. Custom-designed escort cards printed on couture paper were centered around an oversized grapevine ball, perched atop a gold cube, that featured bright orange circus roses, copper beech clusters and weaved grasses.
Once inside the ballroom, the newlyweds and their guests dined at tables that LPF dressed with deep wine linens and one of two centerpiece styles. The first, a garden-inspired cluster of violet, wine and white blooms, including hydrangea, copper beech and orchids, as well as branches and votives, was arranged in a tall trumpet vase that featured a mocha satin criss-cross wrapped base. The second centerpiece brimmed with persimmon and bronze blooms in a metallic urn and also included branches with votives. Table cards that coordinated with Alicia and Joe’s stationery suite finished the tables styling.
