A darling autumn client wedding was recently featured on Style Me Pretty and my shameful lack of free bloggin’ time has kept me from properly posting. Here are some of the beautiful photos from the Cafe Brauer wedding, captured by Amanda Hein.
Dramatic sweeping views from the room where the girls dressed.
Final touches before the dizzying events of the day got underway.
Escorted by her father, the bride made her way to her awaiting car that would take her to meet her future husband.
Both the ceremony and reception took place in the historic ballroom of Cafe Brauer. The officiant that performed the ceremony also married the brides’ parents decades ago. The ceremony was heartfelt and perfectly tailored to the head-over-heels couple.
The I Do’s with Lincoln Park Zoo as the backdrop.
After the ceremony, the celebration continued with loads of laughs and a packed dance floor from start to finish.
I love love loved working with J&G and their lovely families.
It was evident that this special day was merely the start of a lifelong love affair.
A totally charming and elegantly whimsical Bliss wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty last week. Renny truly adored these clients and did a wonderful job pulling the darling details together!
So in love…
The weather for their garden ceremony and tent reception could not be beat!
Freshly muddled mojitos…delish!
The tent canopy featured hundreds of café lights and strung tissue-paper poms. The tablesettings were composed of crystal chargers, heirloom-inspired china and mismatched silver. The florals were lush and gardeny composed of dahlias, garden roses and fragrant fresh herbs.
This summery stunner is the perfect pick-me-up for Chicago’s long winter months!
Bliss is thrilled to be featured on Style Me Pretty‘s national website this morning! They have chosen to feature one of my very favorite couples of all time, Rebecca & Dan.
Rebecca and Dan are an inspirational couple that could not possibly be more in love – I ADORED getting to know each of them even better throughout the planning process. Sweet Rebecca was actually a sorority sister of mine, and I now feel jipped that it took until planning her gorgeous wedding before we really fell for one another…over a love of design, darling details and beautiful flowers!
The inspiration board I initially created (below) was a useful design tool when working closely with the florist and stationer. (We decided to swap out the pinks for more of a warm peach/coral accent…which I’m still obsessed with!)
Because I’ve already posted a bit about their story, today I wanted to simply share a few more of their beautiful photos, taken by Stevi and Matt of Avery House.
R&D – when can we start planning your anniversary party?
Miss you so…Xx
(photo credits) inspiration board photos not sourced, all wedding photos by Avery House
My New Years Eve wedding is presently featured and I’m so enjoying reminiscing about all of the gorgeous details and fun we had planning Emma and Tom’s wedding.
In an effort not to bore you with a double feature – you can check out more of this stunning candlelit extravaganza here and here.
Another stunning Bliss Wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty the other day! This wedding was about as dreamy as it could be, in my book. We all know I’m quite partial to garden parties and tent weddings!
The wedding was held on the family property. The estate boasted acres and acres of verdant lawns and towering trees. Tents were erected, gardens were tended and no detail was overlooked. Renny was instrumental in the couples planning and partnered with my design love, Jesse of Event Creative to execute brides vision.
The bride selected a color palette of lavender, green and white. Perfect for her spring wedding. While the bride adored flowers, she wanted it to feel like a lovely garden party – not something that was too opulent or stuffy.
Here are some of the gorgeous photos from the day.
Due to questionable weather, a separate ceremony tent was added to the plan the week of the wedding. Jesse created a custom rich wood arbor under which the bride and groom stood as they repeated their vows. Florals including gnarly grapevine, hydrangea, peonies, smilax and lilac adorned the structure.
The aisle was simply noted with pomanders of bun moss and button pomps suspended from silk ribbons.
The darling programs featured a quatrefoil pattern that was repeated throughout the event. All printables were created by favorite Cheree Berry.
Fragrant lily of the valley {my absolute favorite} was fashioned into a bouquet for the bride and a charming boutonniere for the groom.
For a client earlier this year, I hired an artist to paint a live rendering of the reception. It’s become our latest obsession. Renny knew it would be perfect for this client! Here, the artist captured the ceremony as it was happening.
Jesse designed a couple of free-standing moss hedges that repeated the quatrefoil pattern.
Guests seating assignments were slipped into organza ribbons hand-sewn into pockets.
The cocktail hour was held in a third tent and featured rosemary lemonade cocktails and delicious bites passed on custom lucite trays.
Dinner and dancing was held in the largest tent, complete with darling lavender pennant flags.
Lush and gardeny florals detailed each of the dining tables, all presented in varied white ceramic vessels.
Featured flowers included hydrangea, viburnum, lilac, peonies, allium, hyacinth and hosta foliage. Gorgeous, gorgeous!
I love the unexpected sculptures Jesse added to the tablescape.
In addition to the stunning tabletop decor – floral, candle, lantern and branch laden pieces were suspended over guest tables throughout the tent. Sight-lines are certainly never a concern with floating centerpieces!
The cutie place card for the bride and groom…
In addition to the quatrefoil pattern that made multiple repeat appearances, a custom motif of an actual tree on the property was used for a handful of items. Here, the custom illuminated bar featured this personal motif.
Whimsical desserts were offered along with darling custom towels.
The guests enjoyed every bite of the meal provided by Jewell Weddings.
Without the constraint of venue end times, the guests were able to dance until the wee hours of the morning.
August into September, and now approaching October has been packed with back-to-back {to-back-to-back-to-back etc.} amazing client weddings – which has meant the attention has been solely on my brides. Husband who? Free time, what? Late nights and early mornings have kept me from posting as much as I’m dying to. So forgive me for the lameness of this delay, but Bliss has something to share!
One of Renny’s recent client weddings was featured on Style Me Pretty and I have been itching to feature some of the gorgeous photos.
These cutie clients decided to spend the year of their wedding traveling the world. {Um, yes please.} Renny’s role was huge as their ally, guiding the couple on all decisions remotely.
The ceremony was held in Wrigley Square, at the foot of Millennium Park in a bustling and beautiful clearing amidst the towering skyscrapers.
Guests were greeted with charming ceremony programs by stationary fav, Cheree Berry, and refreshing citrus water.
Seriously darling flowers girls announced the arrival of the bride.
The bride carried a bountiful bouquet of fluffy peonies. So soft and romantic!
{Just in case you weren’t sure who was who…}
The reception was held mere steps away at the Chicago Cultural Center. I love love this fluffy cloud of gypsophila {alright, alright…babies breath} highlighting the place card table in G.A.R Hall.
For dinner and dancing, guests moved to one of my favorite rooms in the city: Preston Bradley Hall. The remarkable Tiffany Dome is the largest in the world.
Romantic florals featured roses, peonies, garden stock and tea roses – all presented in varied glass and crystal pieces.
The tables were named after locations the bride and groom visited together in the travels.
The tables were set with elegant charger plates, framing the rose-accented menus. {Love the di-cut silhouette of the card!}
