I wanted to share a great resource that I had the pleasure of being included in recently… The Dallas Wedding Collective  is a guide to event and entertaining pros fostering creative working relationships in the Dallas area. Our long time friend Anne Chertoff is a contributor to the Collective, and when they wanted to feature a story on how couples’ home and decorating style translates into their wedding design, she came to us!

We like to visit a client’s home (when possible) to get a sense of their style- is there a color or pattern used throughout? Are they traditional or modern? Reception layouts tend to follow the footprint of a home as well- the entrance acts as the foyer, then into the dining room where dining tables are set and decorated sometimes as they may be for a dinner party, and finally leads into a lounge area- which could be similar to a cozy den where you unwind after dinner.  We have even worked with some clients after their weddings on designing their homes.

Here are images from weddings where a couples’ interior design style influenced their wedding decor.

The mother of the Bride has collected these plaster sheep and has them displayed on the lawn at their home.. She brought them to the venue site so that they could greet guests as they arrived.

photo by Adrienne Page

When the bride was married at her childhood home, we loved the classic black and white awning stripe upholstery on their outdoor furniture so we took that same look onto the cocktail hour bar .

photo by Liz Banfield

The brides wedding china was used for the place settings at the head table…

photo by Corbin Gurkin

As mentioned in the Collective piece, this groom played the piano at home- so we brought in a piano for a “grand” entrance.

photo by Corbin Gurkin

This bride collects elephants in all elements of decor in her home (they mean to bring good luck), so it was a must that we incorporate them into the decor.. we found these ceramic side tables, but fashioned them as cake stands instead. We gifted these to the couple afterwards.

photo by Liz Banfield