Category Archives: Event Planning

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One of our favorite things about planning weddings on the scale that we do is that we really get to develop meaningful relationships with our brides for many years to come. In fact some of them even ask Lettered Olive to create baby announcements for them when they welcome new additions to their family, as was the case with little “Tripp” in the photo above. We’re sharing a peek at the beautiful wedding we created for the Roys a few years ago (photos by Liz Banfield), and were thrilled to join them in celebrating this special time!

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How cute are Tripp’s parents?! Such a lovely couple… this expression is what it’s all about! We’re sharing a few more details from this memorable wedding below. Enjoy!

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Rose petals were the perfect send off the for the couple and looked lovely in paper cones on a passed tray.

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And finally the bride’s going away dress way a gorgeous silk number by Dior. Such a glamorous ending to a beautiful celebration!

9.08.14   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Event Design, Event Planning, Stationery, Invitations and Pretty Papers, The Lettered Olive, Weddings | 2 Comments
Aug 26, 2014

We’re all about spreading the love at Soirée (it’s pretty much the point of what we do…!) so we thought we would share a few of our favorite wedding sites with you to inspire you for the week ahead. We know when it it comes to planning your wedding you can never have enough ideas, and wanted to shoutout a few of our picks. Enjoy!

Style me Pretty

Style me Pretty was created by Abby Larson in 2007 and is a beautiful source of inspiration for any stylish bride. We especially love the destination weddings section since beyond wedding inspiration it also serves as an ongoing list of places to add to our travel list!

The Bride's Cafe

Janie over at The Bride’s Cafe is a dear friend of mine and constantly serving up beautiful imagery and fabulous inspiration. Her floral gallery is to die for… check it out!

Charleston Weddings

Charleston Weddings Magazine is a staple here in the Lowcountry for any bride planning a wedding in this beautiful city. You would be in good company if you chose to have a destination wedding here, with more than 4,000 weddings in Charleston county last year alone.

Martha Stewart Weddings

You can’t go wrong with Martha. The entertaining guru has all of your big day necessities covered, but we especially love the etiquette advice such as “How to say no to a family member that wants to speak at the ceremony.” Important stuff!

Mindy Weiss

My girl Mindy Weiss is a event planner based in L.A. and has created some pretty incredible events since starting her company in 1992. Her clients run the gamut, but you may have heard of a few (Heidi Klum, Ellen Degeneres & Portia Rossi, Jessica Simpson, etc.) and we love checking out her blog for wedding trends and inspiration.

Brides Magazine

Brides magazine has always been a favorite and their website is chock full of gorgeous ideas and so nicely organized for easy searches. We love the fashion angle of this chic site… a great place to check out all the latest from Bridal Fashion Week!

Ritzy Bee Blog

 

Maria and Kelly do a beautiful job at Ritzy Bee, their D.C. based event planning company and their blog is an excellent combination of ideas both from own events and fabulous finds from other sites.

8.26.14   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Event Design, Event Planning, Parties, Weddings | 1 Comment

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A few days ago we got together with one of our favorite local gals Lulie Wallace to pull together a beautiful office lunch in the park. Just one of the perks of working with an event planning company! Lulie is well known for her gorgeous paintings that can be found on everything from quilts to wallpaper thanks to her licensing deal with Anthropologie. We had so much fun using her pillows, fabrics and napkins for our little luncheon, styled by our fabulous summer intern Ellie Gumenick and photographed by Lettered Olive Junior Graphic Designer Tarah Catalano.

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How beautiful are these pillows? We used them in the chairs for extra comfort and another jolt of pattern and color. Her pillows are currently half off on her site so get ’em while they’re hot!

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Here’s a quick overhead shot so you can see how well all the colors and patterns worked together. We mixed some of our favorite orange drinking glasses with classic silver flatware, and beautifully-detailed plates.

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A fun twist on the traditional napkin fold (no pun intended) was to tie them in a knot finished off with a pretty little flower. It’s a more casual style and perfect for an outdoor luncheon.

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Thank you Ellie for all of your hard work putting this together. We love Lulie’s pieces and couldn’t have asked for a more fabulous mid-week luncheon!

7.30.14   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Entertaining, Event Planning, Flowers, Parties | 1 Comment