A Wedding Warriors mixer on 3/6 at the quirky/cool Ace Hotel & Swim Club was the scene of these lovely pieces. Thanks to Imagine Imagery for the stellar pics!
Event Planning
Making Sense of Scents At Your Wedding
What should your wedding smell like? Designers sometimes sell clients on setting the mood with scent. I remember a demonstration by a company that made diffusers giant enough to fill a sound stage with one of their pre-packaged concoctions: cotton candy for circus themed event, and – heaven help us- they even tried to recreate florals. The air at the premiere party of “The Last Samurai” was supposed to be tinged with a hint of cherry blossoms. Instead, guests kept asking “what’s that terrible smell?” The planner needed no coaxing to shut off the machine.
Long story short? Don’t let your details get so detailed they pull focus from the reason why everyone’s there. That’s to see you get married!
Live well, and love well.
-Dinah
Champagne Saberers and Other Ways to Give Your Wedding Venue A Heart Attack
Ever seen a champagne saberer? That’s someone who opens bottle of champagne dramatically – with a sword. I thought that sounded like the coolest thing ever. Why not create the bubbly, exploding high point at a wedding? Get six of them for an exciting lead-in to some adventurous bride’s champagne toast. Greg, always the cool-headed event professional threw a champagne bucket on my head.
“I have one word for you: LIABILITY.”
There’s a reason you can’t do whatever you want at your wedding. Someone, be it a professional wedding venue or your lovely aunt who’s loaning you her backyard, is legally responsible for what occurs on their property. You also, as the person giving the party, can also be held responsible. It’s best to avoid dangerous activities (like ones that say, that cause flying bits of glass in the air near your guests.)
I am not a lawyer. I cannot say whether you will give your venue’s coordinator a heart attack when you show up with your pet python as a ringbearer. The key here is to ask – and to stay one step ahead of plans. Cheers to planning! Champagne, anyone?
Be well, and love well.
-Dinah