For the Love of Pink

Megan and Steve 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 2013

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Ceremony: Saint Luke’s, Glenside
Venue: Knowlton Mansion
Stationery, Floral Décor and Coordination: La Petite Fleur
Lighting: Synergetic Sound and Lighting
Entertainment: Silver Sound DJ
Photography: Main Line Wedding Photography
Transportation: Secrets Limousine
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Brimming with personality and charm, Megan and Steve came to La Petite Fleur for a coordinated, professional approach to infusing their wedding at Knowlton Mansion with sweet, all that is pretty in pink. 

Naturally, we were tickled pink to collaborate with the couple from day one through the day they became one— assisting with contract negotiations, creating and executing a flower and décor plan, and designing their save-the-dates and table cards.  LPF also had the pleasure of teaming with the bride and groom on coordination to ensure every last detail of their day was implemented with perfection.

Our design story begins with Megan and Steve’s custom save-the-date, which was created to coordinate with their invitation— using their engagement photo and shades of pink color palette. LPF’s think pink approach to the couple’s event was applied to not only the stationery, but to the flowers and décor, too! 

Megan walked down the aisle carrying a round, tailored presentation of blush pink garden roses with ivory satinfinished stems with crystal buttons, while her bridesmaids carried striking, variegated bouquets of pink ranunculus and hot pink attaché roses with gold satin-finished stems.  To coordinate, Steve wore a garden rose boutonnière with black satin finished-stems, and the groomsmen sported hot pink rose boutonnières.

Following their ceremony, the Mr. and Mrs. invited guests to celebrate with them at the regal Knowlton Mansion in Philadelphia.  Upon arrival, guests were greeted in the foyer by a trio of gold vases, in varying heights, with full, single-variety arrangements of white hydrangea, and Esperance and Baroness roses.

As well-wishers moved through the Mansion, they were met by an escort card display that boasted a dramatic presentation of blooming cherry blossom branches— accented with hanging votives— and cocktail tables adorned with eclectic collections of bud vases filled with individual varieties of pink blooms, including ranunculus and boronia.   

LPF had the mansion aglow with warm pink lighting illuminating the pillars and flooding the dance floor, courtesy of our colleagues at Synergetic Sound and Light.  Then, to punctuate the prettiness, we created three sophisticated, yet sweet, table-scape designs.  The first of which featured a rounded arrangement of Princess roses, as well as Esperance and Baroness roses in light, hot and rich shades of pink— in a muted gold cube. To complement this stunning composition, LPF added a gold turned candlestick, topped with a floating candle.

The second table-scape featured a footed-compote with a mounded arrangement of garden blooms, including white hydrangea, boronia, pink ranunculus, and pink Hot Lady roses and, for a hint of yellow, buplerum.

The final design in the table-scape trio was an updated take on a traditional composition of pink Hot Lady roses, dendrobium orchids, bright pink hydrangea and specialty grasses atop a pilsner vase.

To complete each table’s look, LPF custom-designed table cards, which featured pictures of Megan and Steve at  the age specific to the table’s number, matted against metallic stock.

For a final pop of pink, LPF finished the tiers of the couple’s cake with roses.

Jessica's Rainforest Adventure

Jessica's Bat Mitzvah

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

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Event Design, Flowers, Invitations, Stationery by La Petite Fleur

Catering: Infinity Caterers

Entertainment: EBE Matt Ostroff

Venue: Congregation Kol Ami

Cupcakes: The Sugar Bakery

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Tropical blooms at every turn; a tabletop tree to display leaf-escort cards; rainforest animals suspended from branches; juicy oranges, limes and birds of paradise; and even exotic cupcakes designed by Cupcake Wars winner, Sugar Bakery!
Jessica's details were so much fun.

Garden Gorgeous

Ann and Bobby

Appleford Estate, Villanova Pennsylvania

September 2012

Ceremony: Villanova Chapel

Reception: Appleford Estate

Caterer: A Perfect Setting

Invitations and Stationery Accessories: La Petite Fleur, weddings & events

Flowers & Décor: La Petite Fleur, weddings & events

Lighting: Eventions Productions for La Petite Fleur

Photographer: Tiffany Atlas

Entertainment: The Vincent James Band

Calling all romantics… you’ll love Ann and Bobby’s Fall garden wedding on the grounds of Appleford Estate on the Main Line in Villanova.  With a sweet sophistication, La Petite Fleur, wedding & events, styled this alfresco affair to pretty perfection— incorporating delicate, yet distinct, details to create an atmosphere that brimmed with romance and warmth.

To begin, LPF married soft, textured, white blooms, including berries and dusty miller and pops of deep pink and purple, with blushes and buttercream to achieve a garden look with a palette that was light, yet warm enough for Fall. As such, Ann carried an elegant, asymmetrical bouquet of blush, deep pink and purple blooms with varying textures, including full-petaled garden roses, astilbe, dahlias, celosia, brunia berries, wax flower and ivy.  In keeping with the affair’s air of easy elegance, LPF designed loosely gathered bouquets for the bridesmaids in a palette of lavender, yellow and pink— featuring roses, stock, dusty miller, astilbe and craspedia.

To complement Ann’s look, LPF designed an architectural dahlia boutonnière, accented with white berries and a touch of textural greens, for Bobby, and textured craspedia and wax flower boutonnières for the groomsmen.

Following Ann and Bobby’s ceremony at Villanova Chapel, guests were invited to celebrate with the couple at Appleford Estate— beginning with cocktails in the rose garden and lawn.

Well-wishers were greeted by a charming welcome vignette LPF designed that featured a framed, hand-painted chalkboard nestled amidst an urn brimming with blooms.

As drinks flowed, the bar was aglow beneath a trio of white chandeliers suspended from a tree.
Our colleagues at Eventions Productions brought the installation “to light,” while LPF brought the unique décor “to life,” adorning the fixtures with flowers, such as roses, plumosa fern, soledago and petite purple waxflower.

LPF created two centerpiece styles for the cocktail tables: one featured birch pots filled with garden blooms, including ranunculus, roses, astilbe, and wax flowers, and the other featured a collection of vintage bud vases (even milk glass) filled with yellow, white and lavender garden blooms.

As guests enjoyed cocktails, they admired a unique seating chart installation designed by LPF, which featured a series of vintage white-framed chalkboards with hand-illustrated seating assignments, displayed along the garden’s trellis.

The couple’s reception was celebrated on the Estate’s tented patio, which featured a warm dance floor wash and a twinkling canopy of Italian market lights, courtesy of Eventions. 

For interest and charm, LPF worked with the couple on a floor plan comprised of different shaped and sized tables.  Subsequently, LPF designed three garden-inspired tablescape styles. The square tables featured a “runner” of mismatched petite footed-compotes and milk glass vases— filled with palette-coordinating garden blooms (loosely arranged)—  with a focal arrangement of “spilling” blooms in a fluted vase that included full-petaled roses, wax flower, astilbe, dusty miller and seeded eucalyptus. 

Many of the round tables featured a glass footed-compote with dahlias, roses, ranunculus and stock, accented with greens; while other tables were adorned with a birch pot— filled with textured blooms, including stock, dahlias and ranunculus— and stemmed candle holders.
All of the reception tablescapes were finished with votives for shimmer and LPF custom- designed and printed table numbers, perched in birch bark holders.

LPF Designs to the Letter

Oh, what an honor. One of the most discerning design and wedding blogs, Oh So Beautiful Paper, has featured the unique invitation suite we custom-designed and hand-assembled for Fisher's Aspen Themed Bar Mitzvah. 

This letterpressed, embossed, foil-stamped, boxed and completely customized suite, really wowed! For more about this amazing project, check out the details on the OSBP Blog.

Pink Charming

Michelle and Michael

Cairnwood Mansion, Bryn Athyn
September 2012

Bridal Fashions: The Wedding Shop of Wayne

Ceremony and Reception: Cairnwood Mansion

Caterer: Feastivities

Invitation and Stationery Accessories: La Petite Fleur, weddings and events

Flowers and Décor: La Petite Fleur, weddings & events

Couple's Photographer: Robert Wood

Detailed Photography: Lori Gail for La Petite Fleur

Entertainment: EBE

Michelle and Mike’s September sunset celebration at Cairnwood Mansion in Bryn Athyn had guests swooning from the start. Think pink… and not just any shade… lipstick pink. La Petite Fleur finessed the playful palette to establish a baroque, yet contemporary, styling for this charming couple’s alfresco affair.

This style-story starts with LPF collaborating with the couple to create a stationery suite that resonated with refined flair. The sweet save-the-date hinted at the forthcoming invitation wardrobe, custom-designed and assembled LPF.

With couture paper stock and expert typography, LPF created a piece that included a black metallic pocket, within which the palette was artfully represented with a black and white damask-backed invitation card and tiered soft-white inserts printed with the event’s signature pink and soft black text. in mixed fonts. Closed with a custom monogrammed seal-- the unique invitation exuded personality-- reflecting the fun, classy feel guests could expect the day-of.

Charming white garden chairs, adorned with black and white polka dot ribbon-tailed pomanders (in a kissable shade of pink), beckoned guests to have a seat before the mansion’s majestic double doors, which proudly displayed “M” and “M” magenta flower wreaths. The doors, serving as the backdrop to the nuptials, were flanked by pedestal urns filled with grand arrangements of soaring stems, including pink and fuchsia roses, hydrangea and stock.

The bridesmaids carried bouquets of pink blooms, including dahlias and phlox— with black satin-wrapped stems.  The flower girl excitedly carried a sweet pomander of lipstick pink blooms— with a black and white polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

Michelle carried an elegant, rounded bouquet of lipstick pink and white blooms, including attaché roses, peonies, lisianthus and ranunculus— finished with white a satin-wrapped stem. The groomsmen wore pink kalanchoe boutonnieres, while the ring bearer wore a petite version of Michael’s tailored ranunculus boutonniere finished with a black satin stem.
 

Following the ceremony, guests were invited to enjoy cocktails on the Mansion’s terrace amidst tables topped with sleek black glass blooms filled with more rich pink blooms. Cocktails extended into the garden where Sheppard’s hooks cradled white lanterns which framed the reflecting pond. Hot pink gerbera daisy blossoms and pillar candles in submerged glass cylinders.

As part of the event’s stationery suite, LPF custom-designed and printed a bridal party sign-- presented in a “blinged” black  frame, as well as patterned table numbers displayed in white easel frames.  And as for the escort cards, mini wine bottle labels were customized with each guest’s name and seating assignment.  The “escort bottles” were displayed atop an apple-lined glass-top table, accented with rounded arrangements of rich red apples and fuchsia blooms in black ceramic vases.  

 
For the reception on the Mansion’s tented terrace, LPF created three centerpiece designs. The first featured a trio of black ceramic candlesticks: two topped with pillar candles in glass cylinders wrapped with pink satin; the third, an arrangement of pink roses and white hydrangea.  
 

The second tablescape featured an over-sized pink flower cluster beneath a glass cloche— finished with votives. The third tablescape design included a trio of ribbon-wrapped glass cylinders (of varying heights) each filled with a different variety of pink blooms, including roses and phlox.
 

As the sky grew dark, Michelle and Michael, along with their friends and family, enjoyed dancing and celebrating in the glow of  the dining tables’ twinkling, beribboned votive candles.

Something Blue...and Bright


Laura and Andrew


September 8th


Glen Foerd Mansion, Philadelphia



Design and Accessories by La Petite Fleur

Lighting and Entertainment by Synergetic Sounds

Catering by Conroy Catering

Photography by Faith West 

Laura and Andrew’s personalities are as bright as the flowers and décor that La Petite Fleur used to style their fall wedding at Glen Foerd Mansion on the Delaware. From floral design, to stationery accessories, LPF helped the couple set a bright scene.



Along the riverside, Laura walked down an aisle framed with sweet ribbon swags in varying widths and shades of yellow. She was aglow carrying an elegant bouquet of tightly clustered white and butter yellow orchids, snap dragons, hydrangea, tulips and bupleurum— accented with petite trailing greens and satin-finished stems. To coordinate with his bride, Andrew wore a tailored boutonniere of petite yellow roses—accented with simple white blooms and greens. Even Glen Foerd’s famed black Labrador statue was dressed to impress with a collar of coordinating blooms and ribbon.

While the bridesmaids carried loosely arranged bouquets of yellow roses, tulips, mums and blue delphinium— finished with yellow satin— Laura’s maid-of-honor carried a gathering of deep blue delphinium and yellow blooms. Complementing the ladies’ flowers were the gentlemen’s boutonnieres in shades of blue with a touch of greens.



Guests enjoyed cocktails in the Mansion’s music room, where LPF adorned the mantle with textured greens and vintage mercury votives to frame the couple’s family photo collection. LPF also designed two centerpiece styles for the cocktail tables. Half of the tables were topped with a glass bubble bowl filled with swirled grasses and floating yellow blossoms; the others featured a collection of garden vases filled with single varieties, including delicate blue delphinium; and whimsical, yellow craspedia.

The escort card table boasted a stunning arrangement of Manzanita branches trimmed with leaves, hanging crystals and votives—surrounded by custom-designed pale yellow escort cards with raised navy ink and the couple’s logo.



Laura and Andrew hosted well-wishers for dinner and dancing in the Mansion’s grand conservatory where LPF presented two tablescape designs. One centerpiece featured a low, square glass planter with floating bright yellow mums— accented with moss and river rock clusters at the base— and mercury glass votives, for a touch of shimmer. The second centerpiece had a trio of glass vases, including a beribboned cylinder with submerged blue delphinium stems, and two garden-style bud vases with bright yellow tulips— also accented with moss river rock clusters and votives. To finish the look of each table, LPF placed custom-designed pale blue table cards, mounted to contrasting stock.

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.

Contemporary Elegance

Jeri and Sean

October 2011

Normandy Farm

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Save the Dates, Flowers & Decor by La Petite Fleur

Photos 1,2,3,6,9,10 by Tyler Boye Photography

Jeri and Sean's wedding celebration was all about family, and the merging of eastern and western traditions.  We worked with the couple to infuse their event with modern details in their color palette of violet, fuchsia and sage. 

For their Save the Date, we designed an origami-inspired card, complete with intricate folds, and ornate patterned paper. Details for guests were printed throughout the panels of the uniquely shaped card.

Jeri and Sean's wedding celebration was held at the lovely Normandy Farm. Guests gathered in the silo garden courtyard for the outdoor ceremony, where two magnificent arrangements accented the iron arbor. Bamboo, massimoto asters and dendrobium orchids overflowed from ceramic urns atop ornate pedestals. The bride carried a bouquet of cymbidium orchids and looped grasses, while her bridesmaids carried bouquets in a similar style, but with tulips, orchids and roses.

After the 'I-Do's', guests proceeded to cocktails where they were greeted by a trio of modern arrangements -- complete with towering pink gladiolas, orchids, bamboo and wire accents in tall black ceramic vessels. Inside the ballroom, two different style centerpieces adorned tables, both in Ikebana design. The first, featured a fuchsia flower ball, atop a moss platform accented with rocks and looped grasses. The second was a tall arrangement of crossed bamboo, hanging votives, purple calla lilies, green hydrangea, violet blooms and sword fern.

A Refreshing Grape, Lime and Berry Cocktail

Katie and Tommy
August 6, 2011 

North Hills Country Club, Glenside, Pennsylvania

Flowers, Decor, Invitations, Event Planning by La Petite Fleur

Photography by Lori Gail Photography

Lighting and Draping by Synergetic Sounds and Lighting

Katie and Tommy share a crazy love that began with an unexpected first-date (and kiss!) south-of-the-border in Cancun.  As such, their wedding’s eccentric elegance played off their bright personalities— incorporating variety with bold colors, pretty patterns and fun features (fried Oreos anyone?).

 
That said, it’s not surprising that these unique urbanites chose wedding boutique La Petite Fleur (LPF) to design a vibrant, elegant affair for their August 6^th wedding at North Hills Country Club in their hometown of Glenside.  To architect vivid styling in a classically-styled venue, La Petite Fleur proposed a transformation using monochromatic tablescapes, an untraditional floor plan; as well as draping and lighting to achieve a beautiful design with bold personality.  LPF’s Leigh Karsch, Owner, and Ronald Giletti, Event Architect, ran with Katie’s bright color palette of grape, lime and berry—not to mention a collection of patterns and textures—and never looked back. 

 
The couple’s stationery suite debuted with pale and bright berry save-the-date “tickets,” which were followed by a custom-designed invitation, which featured a custom logo, layers of colored, metallic papers (and patterns, of course), and an “icing” return address wrap.  LPF designed a Moroccan-inspired monogram logo for the traveling sweethearts and incorporated it into the event’s full line of stationery, which included escort cards, round table cards (named for the couple’s favorite date and travel destinations), menus and programs.

 
Integral to the event’s overall color palette were the bridesmaid and maid-of-honor dresses, which were rich shades of aubergine, raspberry and cobalt.  And it was in this variety that LPF found inspiration for the reception and bouquets.  To marry the ladies’ look, LPF created two styles of green bouquets— that only varied in their accent blooms and ribbon-wrapped stems.  Katie’s bridal bouquet was a burgeoning gathering of more than two dozen raspberry garden roses, and exotic deep purple Vanda orchids. 

 
Katie and Tommy’s wedding day marked the first day of the rest of their lives and the first wedding on the greens of North Hill’s first tee.  White garden chairs— with wide grape and berry ribbon swags— framed the lush green grass aisle, which led the bride to her groom, who stood upon a blanket of rose petals in shades of purples and pinks.  

 
Following the ceremony, guests were greeted on the North Hills terrace by a signature cocktail bar that boasted a custom-designed top with Katie and Tommy’s logo—framed by a bed of limes. Served at the bar, of course, were violet TomKats (a.k.a. transfusions) and raspberry Maahs-itos (a.k.a. mojitos).  In fact, each of the appetizer stations also had a coordinated look and featured a framed custom sign.

 
However, the talk of the cocktail hour was the escort card ribbon wall, which spanned the entire length of the club’s solarium.  Tails of wide ribbon—in alternating colors of deep and light purple, fuchsia and pale pink— streamed from the ceiling to just above the floor. Suspended from each length of ribbon were square escort cards, which played- off the event’s bevy of beautiful patterns and colors.  

 
The transformation continued in the North Hills’ ballroom, where LPF collaborated with their colleagues at Synergetic Sounds and Lighting to implement a plan that included violet up-lighting around the room’s perimeter, a dance floor wash, and pin-spotting of each of the dining tables, as well as of the glass cylinders, which were filled with crystallized water and floating candles, along the 18’ long bar top.

 
The untraditional floor plan included two different sizes of round tables and a rectangular table, with each featuring a monochromatic (grape, lime or berry) tablescape.

 
The rectangular “grape” table was dressed in a floor-length aubergine linen and a white and purple-striped runner. The centerpieces featured ribboned white pillar candles atop white turned-pillar candle sticks in varying heights, upon which custom round table cards were suspended with patterned ribbon. Between the candle sticks were long, glass planters filled with a variety of purple blooms, as well as patterned ribbon-wrapped votives and a custom menu card.  Finishing the grape table’s look were aubergine napkins and clear chiviarri chairs with purple cushions.

 
The round “lime” table was dressed with a lime and white damask linen.  The centerpieces were full, round arrangements of primarily green blooms, including green hydrangea, cymbidium orchids and kiwi roses, placed atop tall white turned pedestals—from which, the round table cards were suspended with striped lime and white ribbon. Lime green chiviarri chairs with lime cushions and striped ribbon-wrapped votives finished the look.

 
The large round “berry” table featured a couture textured raspberry linen.  This table style featured a tall glass trumpet vase, with crystallized water, topped with arching pink dendrobium orchid stems and finished with a round table card suspended with helix patterned pink ribbon.  Dotted ribbon wrapped votives and berry chiviarri chairs with matching cushions completed the look.

 
Variety wasn’t only found in Katie and Tommy’s décor, but also in their event’s “special” features, which included unique food stations, such as the cocktail hour’s nacho bar and signature purple and pink cocktails; a photo booth; and a late-night snack station, which served-up fried Oreos, steak sandwiches and hot dogs to guests as they left the reception!

An Autumnal Affair with Flair

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.