Color, Color, Color for Kallie and Nick at the Jones Victoran Estate!

Hi!

An inspiration! Color, Color, Color!!

I just love it when a Bride meets with me and she has ideas that she is trying to impliment in her wedding.  So many of my Brides are a bit fearful at first but it doesn't last long!

It's amazing how that idea expodes with fun and detail!

Here's what happened!

Kallie met me with this photograph of ribbons, a trunk full of items she had or had purchased recently and a question of what do I do now?

I always start the say way, I ask... "Do you love it or like it?"

She loved the photograph and loved all the bright elements that she brought. 

She was in turmoil because  she thought she should have a vintage ivory and white wedding.

 I asked, "Why?"

When we started playing with all of her bird houses and place mats and I saw how much she loved the rich colors, I couldn't help but encourage her to go with what she loves!

That's when the magic began!

We are using this inspiration for the Arch and I have so many ribbons!!! I have to admit, I got ribbon fever!

This fabulous idea spread to the cake table, his and her chairs and her "Just Married" sign!!

Here are just some of the fabulous elements that Kallie brought! The rich color and textures are a perfect match to the white backdrop that is the Jones Victorian Estate. 

Place mats!! Fun, pretty and so original. We are using them on the guest tables but only half! We brought the ribbon idea back for the other half of the tables!!

So, with the ribbon idea in mind, I wove together the different color ribbons to create the place mats for the other tables! Ribbon Fever!

It's getting better and better!

Kallie and Nick's wedding is days away!

Wait until you see what we are doing!

Have fun! Be Bold!

Love,

Michelle Gregory

the Jones Victorian Estate

Bold and Beautiful

Hi!

I met with Kallie and Nick this weekend to begin their wedding design/planning and a funny thing happened. 

We were tasting cake and deciding on the design. Kallie mentioned that she had purchased all sorts of items that were rich in color but didn't think it would go with her vintage theme. She showed me this beautiful ribbon design that she loved.  I asked if she could come back and bring all her accent pieces so I could have a look!

This is what she brought!! Bright and beautiful,  fun and playful and she loved it all. So did I!

We started talking and putting together different elements. This one needs paint, this one we can sew together, this teamed with this one is perfect, this one for a "welcome sign" and in an instant, we had her theme design and she loved it. 

I want to address her first concern; she was worried that all her items didn't have a vintage feel. In the pre-Victorian era, before Queen Victoria wore white to her wedding, all the Brides wore  rich color; burgundy, chartreuse, green, purple and so on. 

The elements that Kallie brought this weekend, all have that vintage feel; Bird Houses, fabric place mats, and floral cones. 

Your vintage theme can be anything you want it to be. Bringing all your elements together in a cohesive manner is the key. If you find something you love, find a special place for it!

You might have to paint it or team it with something else, but don't rule it out.

Have fun!! We did!

Thank you Kallie and Nick!

Love,

Michelle Gregory

Stylist/Coordinator of the Jones Victorian Estate