PURPLE IS ALL THE RAGE

ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS AGO (OK - MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF) WE MET WITH AN ADORABLE COUPLE WHO WAS EXCITED ABOUT STARTING THE PROCESS OF DEsignING THEIR WEDDING.  NOT SURE OF THE DIRECTION THEY WERE GOING TO GO, WE CHATTED WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE COLORS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. 

NICHOL LOVED PURPLE, JOHN LOVED BLUE.  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DEsigns HISTORY, THE GROOM HAD WON OUT AND BY THE END OF THE MEETING WE HAD PICKED OUT AN AMAZING COLOR SCHEME OF "STEELY" BLUES AND COOL GRAYS.

WELL LESS THEN A WEEK LATER JOHN EMAILED US AND TOLD US THAT NICHOL REALLY LOVED PURPLE AND SHE COULDN'T ENVISION THEIR BIG DAY WITHOUT THAT ROYAL HUE.  WHAT A GREAT GROOM!

AS THE WEEKS PASSED WE MET WITH A HANDFUL OF OTHER COUPLES WE SOON FOUND OUT THAT PURPLE WAS THE NEW BLACK! EVERYONE WANTED TO INCORPORATE THE PLUMMY, PASSIONATE, PERFECT PURPLY HUE AND DEMETRA AND I WERE AT A LOSS.  HOW WERE WE GOING TO MAKE NICHOL & JOHN'S STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD?? 

WE DECIDED TO MIX A HANDFUL OF PURPLY HUES - DARK TO LIGHT,

BLUE-ISH TO PINK-ISH - GROUNDED THEM WITH A DEEP EGGPLANT COLOR AND HIGHLIGHTED WITH DELICATE RHINESTONE BUCKLES & BRIGHT HITS OF WHITE.

THE NEW MR. & MRS. "PIE"ROTTI JR. THANKED THEIR GUEST WITH INDIVIDUAL APPLE PIES IN WHITE BOXES WITH CUSTOM FAVOR TAGS AND RIBBON EMBELLISHMENT.

NICHOL & JOHN, WE HAD A BLAST WORKING WITH YOU AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR LIFE TOGETHER!

- DEMETRA & ERIN

"LUCKY" IN LOVE

WHEN A VENUE REFERS A CLIENT YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU'RE GOING TO MEET. WHEN BIAGIO'S RISTORANTE REFERRED CHANITA AND KEVIN, WE GOT AN AMAZING COUPLE WITH A FUN LOVING ATTITUDE AND A KILLER SENSE OF STYLE.

THE BRIDE & GROOM WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, SO WE MIXED DEEP PURPLE & METALLIC LILAC WITH HINTS OF RASPBERRY PINK TO CREATE A STRIKING CONTRAST TO THE BRIGHT WHITE FLOWERS & LINENS.

GUESTS FOUND THE CEREMONY PROGRAMS NESTLED IN A GLASS VASE FILLED WITH GEMS AND HIGHLIGHTED BY PINK PETALS & GLOWING VOTIVES.

AFTER A TOUCHING CEREMONY, GUESTS & THE NEWLEYWEDS MADE THEIR WAY TO THE RECEPTION AREA AND FOUND THEIR GRAPHIC PLACECARDS AMONGST A BED OF PURPLE & PINK PETALS.

GLOWING BAR MENUS LISTED THE COUPLE'S PURPLE & PINK SIGNATURE DRINKS AND KEPT THE PARTY FLOWING!


A PERSONALIZED PHOTO GUESTBOOK & HAND DETAILED CARD BOX WERE OUR FINISHING TOUCH TO THIS PERFECTLY PURPLE DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS CHANITA & KEVIN! WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!

LOVE,

DEMETRA & ERIN

Love Punch!

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ELENI & TOMMY FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN THEM THROUGH A RUSTIC ENGAGEMENT PARTY, A CLASSIC BRIDAL SHOWER, AND MOST RECENTLY A MODERN ROMANTIC WEDDING.

THE MODERN BLACK & WHITE COLOR SCHEME WAS PAIRED WITH THE ROMANTIC PATTERN OF DAMASK AND "PUNCHED" UP WITH HINTS OF A DEEP MAGENTA/PURPLE COLOR WE CALLED FRUIT PUNCH.

"SEND-OFF" RICE WAS NESTLED BETWEEN BOOKLET STYLE PROGRAMS DETAILING THE SPECIAL TRADITIONS OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CEREMONY.

THE LARGE ENTRY TABLE WAS THE PERFECT SETTING FOR ELENI & TOMMY'S LARGE PLACECARD DISPLAY. FRESH FLOWERS AND LAYERS OF CANDLELIGHT HIGHLIGHTED THE RHINESTONE DETAILED PLACECARDS.

A RHINESTONE ENCRUSTED TOP SPARKLED & SHINED AMONGST THE FLICKERING CANDLELIGHT ON THE CARD BOX DISPLAY.

ELENI & TOMMY, WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD!

LOVE,

DEMETRA & ERIN

NY METS + SWEET 16 = HOMERUN!

OK , WE'LL ADMIT IT - BEING YANKEE FANS AND DEsigning A MET THEMED SWEET 16 SEEMED WRONG! BUT AFTER MEETING THE TRUPPI'S WE COULDN'T SAY NO! WE WERE CHALLENGED BY TRYING TO MELD SHANNON'S VISION OF A NEW YORK MET EXPLOSION WITH HER MOM'S THOUGHTS OF FLOWERS & CANDLES.


GUESTS WERE GREETED AT THE DOOR BY A TURF FILLED TABLETOP LINED WITH TICKET-STYLE PLACE CARDS.

PUFFS OF WHITE HYDRANGEA, FLICKERING CANDLES AND OF COURSE, PEANUTS & CRACKERJACK CREATED A HOMEBASE FOR THE PLACE CARDS.

OFFICIAL BASEBALLS AND ORANGE ROSE PETALS FILLED THE CENTERPIECE BASE AND MADE THE PERFECT BED FOR A CUSTOM VERSION OF OUR CLASSIC TRIPLE STYLE.

A CUSTOM CANDLEABRA FOR THE "16 CANDLES" CEREMONY STAYED WITH THE BASEBALL THEME & PAIRED NICELY WITH A "STITCHED" CARD BOX.

A FUN & FULLY THEMED EVENT - SHANNON'S SWEET SIXTEEN SHOWED HER STYLE AND PLEASED HER PARENTS!

TRUPPI'S - WE LOVED WORKING WITH YOU (BUT WE STILL LIKE THE YANKEES! HA!HA!)

- DEsigns

BABY BALLET

AFTER MONTHS OF SNOW AND A COLLECTION OF WEDDINGS, SWEET SIXTEENS AND SHOWERS, DEMETRA & I WERE ASKED TO DEsign LILY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY. AFTER HASHING OUT A THEME WITH LILY'S MOMMY AMANDA, WE GOT TO WORK ON CREATING WHAT WE DUBBED OUR "BABY BALLET".


WHAT LITTLE PRINCESS WOULDN'T LOVE A DAY OF PINK RIBBONS & BOWS DEDICATED TO THEM?!? WE DRAPED THE BANISTER WITH PINK ORGANZA AND FILLED THE STAIRWELL CEILING WITH OVERSIZED PAPER FLOWERS.

THE FIREPLACE MANTEL WAS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A DISPLAY OF CANDLELIGHT & FLORALS. THE WARM FLAMES OF FLOATING CANDLES GLITTERED IN THE MIRROR, WHILE WRAPPED SATIN RIBBONS MIMICKED BALLET SLIPPERS & TU-TUS.

A HAND-PAINTED BANNER, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS & BALLET INSPIRED FAVOR TAGS HELPED LILY'S FAMILY & FRIENDS FEEL DELIGHTFULLY GRACEFUL.

A SPECIAL "THANK YOU" TO THE CARTY FAMILY FOR LETTING US BE "EN POINTE" WITH LILY'S 1ST BIRTHDAY!

LOVE -

DEsigns

LACED WITH LACE

WHEN NICHOL'S FUTURE MOTHER-IN-LAW CONTACTED US TO HELP HER PLAN NICHOL'S BRIDAL SHOWER, SHE CAME TO US WITH TWO WORDS: FEMININE AND PINK!

HOW DO YOU TRANSLATE "PINK" INTO A THEME FOR A BRIDAL SHOWER? DEMETRA & I DECIDED THAT BY PAIRING IT WITH FLOWERS, LACE, AND CANDLELIGHT WE COULD ACHIEVE AN ULTRA-FEMININE EFFECT.

GLASS VASES WERE NESTLED AMONGST A BED OF PINK AND WHITE FLOWERS IN A CUSTOM BUILT FLOWER BOX. GEMS & LACE WERE ACCENTED WITH RHINESTONE BROACHES AND SHINY PINK RIBBON WHILE WARM CANDLELIGHT HIGHLIGHTED THE SHADES OF PINK USED FOR TABLE NAMES.

SCALLOPED CARDS IN CREAMS & PINKS, ENCASED IN LACEY BLOOMS, SERVED AS PLACE CARDS FOR NICHOL'S GUESTS.

THE COMBINATION OF A SOFT COLOR PALATE, SPARKLE & LACE DETAILS, AND FLICKERING CANDLELIGHT SET A FEMININE FEEL FOR A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE-TO-BE!

NICHOL, WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME WORKING ON YOUR SHOWER - CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WEDDING!

- DEsigns

SIMPLY SWEET

AFTER HELPING WITH TOMMY & ELENI'S AUTUMN ORCHARD ENGAGEMENT, WE WERE THRILLED TO PUT TOGETHER ELENI'S BRIDAL SHOWER EARLY THIS SPRING.

WE KEPT THE PALET SIMPLE - WHITE WITH SPLASHES OF AQUA AND HINTS OF BROWN. EVERYTHING FROM THE INVITATIONS TO THE PLACECARDS WAS CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC.

PHOTO COURTSEY OF MAGGIE MCGILL PHOTOGRAPHY

THE EARLY SPRING SUN GLITTERED OFF OF THE RHINESTONE TABLE NUMBERS & JEWELED CENTERPIECES.

PHOTOS COURTSEY OF MAGGIE MCGILL PHOTOGRAPHY

LADIES LAUGHED, LUNCHED AND ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS OF

THE BALLROOM AT BIAGIO'S RISTORANTE WHILE ELENI OPENED GIFTS, HUGGED FAMILY AND POSED FOR PICS WITH FRIENDS.

THANK YOU TOMMY & ELENI FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF YOUR LOVELY SUNDAY!

LOVE -

DEsigns

Welcome Back ...

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND DEsigns IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RETURN! AFTER A BRIEF "PAUSE" FROM REAL LIFE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AND WELCOME A NEW MEMBER TO THE DEsigns FAMILY, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE SOME OF THE WONDERFUL EVENTS WE'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE WORKED ON.

WE ARE WORKING WITH SOME AMAZING VENDORS AND COUPLES THIS YEAR - CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE! ENJOY & PASS IT ON IF YOU LIKE US.

HAPPY SPRING! - DEsigns