An Incandescent Evening

Sahar and Craig

June 30, 2012

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Flowers, Decor, Invitations and Event Styling by La Petite Fleur

Photography by Susan Beard Photography

Catering by Robert Fair Caterers

Venue: Cairnwood Mansion

Newlyweds Sahar and Craig are statement makers with classic taste. As such, they chose Cairnwood Mansion in Bryn Athyn as their venue and wedding design boutique La Petite Fleur as their event stylist and florist. The result was a soft, yet strikingly-sophisticated, summer soiree— anchored by a palette of white, ivory, champagne and black.

The ceremony took place in the Mansion’s front courtyard—with the couple exchanging vows on the grand front steps, which featured beautiful arrangements of monsterra leaves, gorgeous white hydrangea, roses and gladiolas atop white stone columns.
Ceremony chairs were adorned with clusters of white cymbidium orchids with organza ribbon tails and folded aspidistra leaves. As guests approached their seats, they grabbed parasols from a white French flower bucket with a custom LPF sign encouraging guests to “Hold Tight, It’s an Exciting Night.”
 
Statuesque in a Vera Wang ball gown, Sahar was a sight to behold in layers of tulle and a flouncing black bow at her waist— as she swept down the petal-covered aisle carrying a grand bouquet of blooms in a spectrum of whites, including ranunculus, kalanchoe and roses, accented with variegated geranium leaves for enhanced definition. Regal in a suit tailored by one of his groomsmen, Craig beamed with a rannunculus boutonnière on his lapel as he watched his bride approach the Mansion steps.

The bridesmaids, wearing flirty one-shoulder black chiffon dresses, each carried a bouquet of white blooms; however, the varieties between bouquets varied. The maid-of-honor carried a bouquet that included all three varieties: stock, dahlias and roses.

And although most wedding parties brim with family—Sahar and Craig’s was truly a family affair. Not only was her daughter a bridesmaid, but Sahar’s aunt presided over the ceremony.

Sahar and Craig not only wanted their wedding’s style to strike a chord, but it’s soundtrack as well, which is why they brought in renowned DJ Baby Biz, and arranged for an appearance by famed DJ Jazzy Jeff!

To finish the soiree’s soft, yet strikingly sophisticated style, LPF also produced the couple’s stationery suite, which included save-the-dates, invitations, programs, custom-designed table cards, as well as a custom seating chart displayed in a gold gilded frame on a scrolled easel.

A Pretty Peony Party

Melinda and Matt

May 2012

Cairnwood Mansion

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Flowers and Decor: La Petite Fleur

Caterer: Jimmy Duffy Caterers

Venue: Cairnwood Mansion

Mod Sunshine

Congratulations, Eleanor!

May 2012

Congregation Kol Ami

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Sunflowers, lemons and agapanthus, oh my! This sunny celebration's details shined with contemporary florals and citrus accents. What fun it was to take Eleanor's mod-sensibility and translate it into chic decor, florals and paper accessories that spoke to her vibrant personality.

Dream a Little Dream

DreamSpace Event Design

Flowers, Decor, Stationery and Event Design by La Petite Fleur

Lighting, Draping and Dreamspace by Synergetic Sounds and Lighting

Last month, the La Petite Fleur team was invited to transform the new Dreamspace at Synergetic Sound and Lighting for their open house and designer series. As the inaugural event scape (the space is now featuring a rotating cast of design professionals) we chose to punch up the color and do something hot to delight and inspire!

We styled a ceremony aisle, adorned with fuchsia rose petals, ribbon embellished chrome lanterns and custom designed programs, which hung from the backs of ceremony chairs. Above the aisle, oversized lanterns, pinspotted in berry and violet, created a billowy texture. Cascading from the lanterns strands of pearls danced in the air to add elegance and drama.

After guests 'walked down the aisle', they were treated to two complimentary, but unique table scapes. A purple metallic-styled rectangular table, featured arrangements of tropical leaves in tall purple ceramic vases with bling cuffs. Interspersed within the arrangements were beribboned white candles on mod white candlesticks. The scape spanned the mirrored table top and were accented by an abundance of purple mercury glass votives. Purple botanical patterned placemats accented the sleek placesettings, atop which were custom-designed menus, tucked into purple napkins with bling buckles. An antique violet pintuck linen completed the look.

A pink and pewter table, featured grand orchid pomanders, accented with monsterra leaves and crystallized water. Vases of varying heights were illuminated with floating candles, while each placesetting featured a unique diecut pink menu card, with custom designed 'isn't love sweet' favor boxes.

For seating assignments, we designed a berry and violet ribbon wall, from which patterned placecards in coordinating colors were suspended.  A juicy signature bar w featured a monogram placard and lime bar top. Sexy cocktail tables featuring bling lamps and orchids accented the bar area.

A Flora and Fauna Affair

Julie & Lionel

November 2012

John James Audubon House

Flowers, Decor, Lighting and Paper Accessories by La Petite Fleur

(detailed photographs by Lori Gail Photography for La Petite Fleur)

Catering by Jeffrey Miller

Photography by Swoonoverit

Passionate about animals (and one another!), Julie and Lionel exchanged vows at the John James Audubon Center in Audubon, Pennsylvania on a brisk, yet bright, November afternoon.  To create a celebration that reflected their love for nature and one another, they collaborated with wedding design firm La Petite Fleur.

With the lovebirds’ affinity for nature and animals in mind, LPF created an ethereal design with rustic, yet feminine, flora and fauna features for the couple’s autumnal alfresco affair.

The ceremony took place in the Audubon Center’s open pavilion— where LPF framed an aisle with white garden chairs and oversized nickel lanterns atop beds of oak leaves that led to the altar at the fireplace hearth. 

The mantle was adorned lanterns intertwined with a grapevine-style garland comprised of a variety of greens, including magnolia leaves, bittersweet, kale, copper beech and roses. On either side of the raised hearth, grand tall glass cylinders filled with lush arrangements of magnolia leaves, ornamental white kale, copper beach and rich orange oak leaves, as well as birch branches with hanging votives, were placed.

Julie’s vintage-style bouquet of deep and light hued blooms offered a variety of textures and featured purple dahlias, dusty rose astilbe, quicksand roses, peach berries, succulents and simple greens— loosely gathered with butter cream satin and lace. The maid-of-honor carried a soft-colored bouquet of lavender dahlias, petite purple flowers, peach berries, thistle and dusty miller— tied with honey satin.  The bridesmaids wore wine and dusty rose, and carried sweet gatherings of specialty persimmon orchids, petite Lemoncello roses, dusty rose and lavender blooms, berries and dusty miller— finished with a honey satin ribbon.  The flower girls carried charming grapevine pomanders of petite Lemoncello roses and eggplant asters with honey satin ribbon tails.

Lionel wore a handsome complementary-style boutonnière of thistle and berries, accented with dusty miller and finished with tan raffia.  His groomsmen wore boutonnières of persimmon blooms, accented with dusty miller and tan raffia-wrapped stems.

 

A vintage custom sign post was fashioned out of distressed fence boards, pointed guests in the direction of the nuptials and celebration (and also back to New Haven, where the couple calls home) .The walking path between the Audubon’s Pavilion and the Barn, where the reception was held, was highlighted with charming mason jar lanterns, which served to light the way as the November evening played on. 

Greeting guests at the barn was a series of weathered, white-washed shutters and reclaimed paned windows— featuring custom escort cards folded over burlap lace ribbon.  LPF custom-designed square cards using kraft stock that featured muted full-color images of Julie’s favorite Audubon animals, including owls and squirrels. The guests’ names appeared in classic black script.  

After plucking their cards from the display, guests entered the reception through the barn’s double doors, which were adorned with a pair of oversized grapevine wreaths with pheasant and quail feathers, lotus pods, red oak leaves and bows of lace and burlap.

 At the heart of the reception’s intimate atmosphere were long family-style dining tables, which framed the dance floor. The bridal party table sat at the “top” of the dance floor, in front of the original barn door and under a canopy of twinkling grapevine balls in varying sizes— as amber up-lighting warmed the perimeter of the barn’s exposed interior walls.  A highlight of the rooms décor was the oversized bistro menu board that LPF illustrated with the many seasonal libations and treats prepared by Jeffrey Miller Catering.

 

Guest Tables were dressed in ecru linens vintage lace runner, provided by LPF.  Two styles of centerpieces spanned the tables, topped with mismatched vintage china. They each featured a  central lush, garden arrangement of richly-colored, cascading blooms with varying textures, including succulents, kale, bupleurum, dusty rose astilbe and orchids. Accenting the focal arrangement were mismatched budvases (some in milk glass) which were filled with berries and other wildflowers. Finishing off the look were a variety of shapes and sizes of mercury glass votive holders and succulents in terracotta pots—all of which “runners” of décor down each dining table.  After dinner, guests danced to music under a café light-draped dance floor by our friends at Synergetic Sound and Lighting.

The happy occasion’s happy ending consisted of showcasing family wedding photos along burlap ribbons in an antique gold frame, which was sweetly situated next to a reclaimed plant-stand-turned-cupcake-stand accented with mason jars filled with Queen Anne’s lace, and purple and persimmon blooms.

LPF's Sweet Style!

How sweet it is to be in love with designing events! 

That’s said, La Petite Fleur issued a S.O.S. (“sweet on style”) design in our boutique’s current showroom window display.

Serving-up style (and sweets) is simple with a coordinated color palette framed with white accents.  Bright shades shine through clear glass serving pieces— as their softer counterparts and complementary primaries pop against pristine white serving pieces, including scallop-edged pedestals.  Ribbons and patterns, including a classic polka dot and chevron, tie-it-all-together for a party presentation that takes sweet to chic.

Custom “current conversation” paper hearts suspended from a vibrant ribbon curtain proposition part-goers to get things started at this sweet soiree, while artfully crafted coordinating goodie tags tempt them to indulge.

Carnival striped sippers are situated in a mason jar that’s perfectly positioned next to the raspberry lemon-tinis with pink sugared rims and red and white ticking tags.

Fluff ’n’ stuff cotton candy is a light treat in coordinating custom designed and printed patterned paper cones.

“Eye candy” rocks an apothecary jar in shades of fuchsia and pale pink.

“Red hot” features spice-up the sweetest of parties.

“Button-downs” take the cake when perpetuating the polka dot pattern like those dotting this dessert.

  

And finally, flirting with texture at this soiree is the honeycomb backdrop in a passionate palette of light lilac, deep purple, radiant red and peppy pinks— offering a depth of detail that’s sure to make you sweet on style.