A modern day fusion of cultures while showcasing design perfection. Thrilled to share this wedding! – David Merrell. When Niki and Erik approached wedding planner Kerrie Underhill (Platinum Weddings by Kerrie) they initially had some pretty distinct ideas about the color palette for their wedding. Their choice of coral and gray with shades of white mixed in […]
Miami/South Florida is a worldwide gateway for visitors and locals alike. A fusion of large urban city with many cultural influences, fast paced lifestyle, a vibrant cultural arts and music scene, burgeoning tech and entrepreneurial hub and of course a tropical, fun party atmosphere. Miami serves as the ideal environment to inspire exciting wedding and special event […]
DesignDawgs recently caught up with Daniela Grafman from Vision Event Co., a unique entertainment and event planning company based in New York City. The company has consistently produced and coordinated several events, which called for top notch entertainment captured with high quality images. Due to Grafman’s experience, we felt she would be one of the best […]
This season it is all about mixed seating. Wedding trends have been known to come and go throughout the years and return with a slightly different twist. In 2016, here is one trend that is mixing things up by mixing and matching seating in a different way to enhance the guest experience. Many event producers have begun using […]
The Association of Bridal Consultants Orange County Chapter Trendsetter Awards were held on December 15, 2015 at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Orange County, California. The Trendsetter Awards is considered the favorite night of the year among members of the Orange County Chapter. AOO Events and AOO Floral worked with planner Kerrie Underhill and all the […]
Lighting is one of the most important design elements to an event. In the case of this wedding in which the ceremony and reception took place in the same ballroom, event lighting signaled a significant shift not only in the evening, but the couples’ lives! David Merrell Lead DesignDawg Coordinator Jonathan Reeves of International Event […]
This beautiful wedding held at an estate in Montecito, an upscale town next to Santa Barbara, California, embodies what we all conjure up in our imaginations when we hear the words “Santa Barbara weddings.” Like the city, Santa Barbara weddings are both stylish and casual, timeless and yet modern. David Merrell Lead DesignDawg The coastal […]
I love this event for its over-the-top look and daring design! David Merrell Lead DesignDawg The ceremony and reception took place on February 13, 2015, before 125 guests. It was both an auspicious date for the couple and Valentine’s Day weekend, all the more reason for the bride and groom to play on their love […]
When it comes to designing a wedding, the event team has its mandate, and the bride has hers — the wedding gown. On a recent rainy morning in Los Angeles, Jinza Couture Bridal hosted a small gathering of top wedding planners and media to show off its spring line of exquisite dresses. Newly opened in […]
The backyard. The classic wedding site, and perfect for intimate affairs, such as this 60-person backyard wedding pretty in pink produced by The Event Group in Pittsburgh. “We used tenting and draping to transform the home’s lawn into a ceremony and reception venue,” said Sheila Weiner, President and Founder of The Event Group and producer […]
Kristin Najarian wanted a “white” October reception when she married Quintan Cockerell. Not a big fan of color and loving neutrals, she asked for an all-white wonderland for her reception, held at the Terranea Resort (where Quintan proposed) on the ocean at Rancho Palos Verde, California. What she got was timeless wedding white — both […]
When Oscar De las salas and Gary Jackson decided to get married at Centennial Park in Coronado, California, they wanted their San Diego destination wedding to underscore their diverse backgrounds, perspectives and continents. Like their different styles, energy and talents, they wanted their wedding to reflect the balance they had discovered with each other in […]
Weddings are all about making dreams come true. Included in that process is the ability to suggest fresh ideas that will create memories of a lifetime. Since we’re right at the start of an exciting 2015 wedding season, this is the perfect opportunity to gauge this year’s most exciting trends. 1. The Non Traditional Wedding Out with […]
In Healdsburg: A Wedding Surrounded by Nature By Mandy Scott At this wine country wedding for a Chicago couple, 200 friends of Dana Cahan and Craig Clarke traveled to Healdsburg, a small town in California’s bucolic wine country. During our site inspections, the event venue, Chalk Hill Estate, was immediately attractive to the couple with […]
By Jessica Zeidler Rojas Vizcaya, with its classic Italian villa architecture, view of Biscayne Bay and close proximity to Miami, has become a popular and magical event venue for weddings. Built in the early 1900s by James Deering, the vice president of International Harvester, it took more than a decade to build. The construction involved […]
Founded in 2010, Wish Upon a Wedding, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to granting weddings and vow renewals for couples facing serious illness or life-altering circumstances. The Wish Upon a Wedding Southern California 2015 Blissful Wishes Ball at the Intercontinental Hotel Century City, raised funds to continue this work. With 150 guests in attendance as […]
By Debra Lykkemark I have planned hundreds of weddings in Vancouver and a few in Beijing, but never a wedding in Thailand. It would be in Ko Samui Thailand, where I had no network of friends or connections in the event industry. Luckily, I was aware of the travel injections for Thailand that are advised […]
A Designer’s Dozen of Egg-ceptional Ideas for Weddings and Events! Spring is a time of renewal and seeing things differently. Here are 12 design ideas so egg-ceptional, we know they will stay fresh long after the expiration date. 1. Sweetness. This engagement shoot by photographer Brian Leahy, wedding planner Holly Stein, M.A. of Simply Sweet […]
By Julie and Damion Hamilton Being a tourist destination, planners in Northern California’s wine country experience the trends that the rest of the nation does, but they do so with a special twist on them. Here are three wine country wedding trends that we are seeing this year. Wine country made less obvious. Wine country […]
This is the latest in our Designer’s Notebooks series in which designers turn back the pages of their “notebooks” to revisit their favorite events, or in this case, their award-winning events. This wedding just won the Special Events magazine 2015 Gala Award for Best Wedding, Budget $1,000+ per guest. By Lynn Fletcher One of the […]