.jpg)
Michelle and Michael
Cairnwood Mansion, Bryn Athyn
September 2012
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.
.jpg)
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.
.jpg)
Michelle and Michael.jpg)
