StudioWed Venue Tours

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Join StudioWed for its Venue Tour Series!  The cost is $25 per person and includes breakfast, transportation, heavy hors d'oeuvres, StudioWed gift bag, and special offers.  Each tour is limited to 22 guests.  Click here to register!

StudioWed Luxury Wedding Giveaway Update

Engagement Photography Session by:  Blue World Studios

Last May, Kara and John were chosen by the public as the very deserving couple to receive a FREE luxury wedding valued at over $70,000!

Stationery Suite by:  Luxe Expressions

SHOSHO Designs and all of the other StudioWed Atlanta vendors have been working very hard over the past year in preparation for the BIG Day, that FINALLY took place at the Atlantic Botanical Garden last Sunday, January 24, 2010.

Ross Oscar Knight was the chosen event photographer, and I will be so excited to showcase the floral designs that Kara and John had chosen for their Ceremony and Reception!

Ross Oscar Knight Photography Workshop #7

Lush Bouquet composed of fuchsia vanda orchids, jeweled red peonies and folded flax leaves.

Ross Oscar Knight is one of my all-time FAVORITE photographers, so I had been DELIGHTED when he asked me to provide bouquet and centerpiece flowers for his "EXPERIENCE KNIGHT" Photography Workshop Series #6 last December.

The EXPERIENCE KNIGHT Workshops are a MUST attend for hobbyists and seasoned professionals alike, who are interested in taking their photography and/or business to a WHOLE new level!

Good news!  Workshop #7 is scheduled for February 19-20.  Click here for more details.

StudioWed Presents - The Wedding Experience

The Wedding Experience, a luxury bridal event, will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead in Atlanta, GA on February 13, 2010.

This luxury bridal event will feature interactive vendor displays by    StudioWed industry professionals from Atlanta, Ashville, and         Nashville,  informative seminars on wedding planning, decor, photography, and stationery, a Cocktail Style Lunch, a Luxury Evening Reception, Guest Speaker Tara Guerard, and much more!

Visit the Wedding Experience website at www.studiowedexperience.com for more details.  To purchase tickets, visit www.studiowedexperience.eventbrite.com.

Atlanta Weddings Bridal Show

The New Year is in full swing, and January is already breezing by!  So don't miss out on one of the first and best Bridal Shows of 2010!  Atlanta Weddings presents an evening of elegance this Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the beautiful Georgian Terrace Hotel in Midtown.

Remember the Hotel Palomar photoshoot?  Be sure to stop by the Mitchell Ballroom, where my StudioWed associates and I will be showcasing that City Chic Tablescape, as well as many other inspirations!

Click here to order tickets.

Katie and Isaac

Congratulations to my good friends, Katie and Isaac, who were married this past November in Madison, WI!

Katie, a DIY bride, assisted me with several weddings this past year (including the gorgeous Taylor and Travis event) so that she could get comfortable setting up her wedding and designing her floral arrangements.  Special thanks  to she and Isaac for all of their hard work!

Coming Soon - John and Lindsey

Congratulations to Lindsey and John who were married last October at the Indian Hills Country Club.  You can't tell from their smiles, but it was one of the chilliest days of the year!

Special thanks to Shannon Wright of Photography by Shannon for her STUNNING images.  Check back soon for the FLOWER pics!

Taylor and Travis - Piedmont Garden Tent Wedding

Congratulations to Taylor and Travis who were happily married last September - despite the POURING rain!  Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

The Bridal Bouquet.  White roses, mini-calla lilies, and jeweled stephanotis.

Bridesmaids bouquets composed of orange roses, mango mini-calla lilies, hot pink spray roses, and green cymbidium orchids.

The gorgeous Reception took place under the Piedmont Garden Tent.

Orange dahlias, roses, and mokara orchids, yellow roses and oncidium orchids, hot pink spray roses, and curly willow branches.

Submerged Orange Cymbidium Orchid Stems.

Happily Ever After.

Special thanks to Andrea Taylor Studios for such beautiful photography.  Click here to view a slideshow of more incredible images!

Save the Date - Georgia Lawyers for the Arts 34th Annual Gala

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts is such a wonderful non-profit organization.  I am honored to provide the Floral Decor for tomorrow's Art Auction Benefit at Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery in Midtown Atlanta!

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There's still time to purchase your tickets to support GLA!

Custom Bride and Groom Kokeshi Couples

We love how Etsy seller, Muluc of temple7e, builds, sands down and paints this:

to create these:

and of course, couple favorites, Han and Leia:

Be sure to visit the REST of the superfun "Kokeshi Clan"!

StudioWed Ad Shoot at Hotel Palomar

Last month, several of my StudioWed vendor associates and I collaborated on a gorgeous ad shoot for 2010 at the luxurious Hotel Palomar in Midtown Atlanta, that will go to print in some of Atlanta's TOP wedding magazines!

Here are a few of my favorite images from the Bridal Portraits portion, captured by the very talented Liana Photography.  (View more HERE).

Lush bouquet composed of Green Cymbidium Orchids, Button Mums, and Hypericum Berries, hand-tied w/ a green satin ribbon.

Many thanks to these additional contributors:

Hotel Palomar - (Shoot Location)

Tamara and Kurt - (Bridal Portrait Couple)

Lemiga Events - (Shoot Concept)

Max at Dragonfly Salon - (Hair and Make Up)

Shosho Designs - (Bridal Bouquet)

Modern Fall Elegance Tablescape

I'm so proud to show how beautifully our collaborative "Modern Fall Elegance Tablescape" (showcased during StudioWed Atlanta's "Inspired Bride Event") came out!  Special thanks to Liana Photography for the gorgeous images!

Custom designed table linens, fabric rose details, and chair sashes by I Do Linens.

Calligraphy Letterpress Stationery by Luxe Expressions.

Cake by Sugarplum Visions.

Many thanks to all of the StudioWed vendors who contributed to making this tablescape so incredible!
Photography - Liana Photography
Flowers - Shosho Designs
Linens - I Do Linens
China - Owen Lawrence
Cake - Sugarplum Visions
Stationery - Luxe Expressions
Rentals - Event Rentals Unlimited
Table Design - Lemiga Events

Rachelle and Damon - Lambert Place Wedding

Congratulations again to Rachelle and Damon who were married this past September!

Stationery designed by Serendipity.

The Beautiful Bouquets.

White roses, stephanotis, and light blue delphinium accents.

The Groom's Boutonniere.

White mini-calla lily with lily grass and light blue delphinium accents.

The Ceremony.

White dendrobium orchid "sprays" in clear "reversible" trumpet vases.

The Reception.

Alternating centerpieces of white dendrobium orchid sprays, candlelit trays of carnations accented with ribbon, and light blue hydrangeas masses in clear cylinder vases.

The Happy Couple.

Thanks to fellow vendors of StudioWed (Lemiga Events, I Do Linens, and Sugarpum Visions) who contributed to creating such a beautiful event.

And of course, special thanks to Altmix Photography for providing all of the stunning images!

Click here to see the complete slideshow.

Coming Soon - Taylor and Travis

Congratulations to Taylor and Travis, who were married this past September!

Despite the POURING rain, the day turned out beautifully!

Check back to see the incredible images captured by the very talented Andrea Taylor Studios .

Inventory Sale!!

It's time to make way for new inventory!  So that means it's also time to sell existing inventory - at BELOW wholesale prices!!

Black Iron Aisle Marker w/ Clear Glass Hurricane:  

$12.50 each (10 available).

Compare Wholesale Cost:  $35.00 each

New!  $8.00

Compare at 39.95 here.

Clear Glass Bubble Vases:

8":  $4.00 each (19 available)

Flower Pot Votives:  $0.25 each

Frosted Votives:  $0.35 each

Heart Wine-stopper:  $1.00 each

ADDITIONAL ITEMS:

MEMORIAL /UNITY CANDLE STANDS

(unwired) HANGING VOTIVES

MISCELLANEOUS VASES

COBALT AND LIGHT BLUE GEMS

SILK FLORAL/WEDDING DECOR WREATHS