Voila Events + Design

Real Wedding: Emily and Shawn

2010-01-21T19:23:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Emily and Shawn! We had the most fantastic time planning this fabulous wedding.

Thank you to Nathan and Mell Bell with Richard Bell Photography for these amazing images.

The ceremony was held at the beautiful Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal which is the oldest AME church in the South. The reception was held in the Colonial Ballroom of The Francis Marion Hotel.

As always, Sara York Grimshaw with Dahlia Designs did a fabulous job with the floral arrangements. Low centerpieces were beautiful groupings of silver candlesticks and taper candles intermixed with silver mercury glass cylinders surrounded by glass urns filled with blown open white roses and hydrangeas.

The tall centerpieces were dramatic arrangement of branches with white dendrobium orchids in tall fluted vase surrounded by clear glass pillar candles holders.

The bride Emily loved the idea of using a mixture of metallics, golds and silvers, with touches of black. Inspiration for much of the design came from 2 ornate linens that we found and fell in love with immediately, gold Lace brocade, silver mercury.

Bridesmaids wore Melissa Sweet dresses in grey with black flowers with peep toe booties. The booties were an adorable trendy touch that reflected the bride's personal style.

The cake was a masterpiece in itself. A big thank you to Jean at Jean Paul’s Creative Cakes. She really out-did herself creating this work of art! She brought the Bride's vision to life perfectly!

Guest enjoyed the music of the band Hot Sauce early in the night and then DJ Vince had everyone dancing until the wee hours of the night.

The Bride and Groom sent their guests home with delicious jars of their favorite salsa!

Real Wedding: Evan and Mark Super 8 MM

2010-01-20T13:42:00.000-08:00

Words cannot describe how excited I am to share this super 8 mm video! We had the pleasure of working with Evan and Mark to plan their wedding weekend. So many wonderful vendors played important roles in this event. I plan on giving a proper shout out and description of this amazing wedding but for now I just HAVE to post this video shot by Sugarleaf photography Lexia and her husband Dustin are just about the cutest couple ever and their talent is evident in this beautiful work of art.

Trunk Show - Anne Barge In-Person!

2010-01-20T10:34:00.001-08:00

We cannot wait to meet Anne Barge this weekend at Malindy Elene. Anne will be bringing many of her beautiful wedding gowns and helping brides to pick the perfect gown for their special day. Call Lindy or Traylor at Malindy Elene to set up your appointment. She will be at the shop Friday and Saturday, Jan 22-23!
727-898-6866
www.malindyelene.blogspot.com
I just love this picture of Lindy and Anne from her last visit!

Priscilla of Boston Trunk Show!

2010-01-14T18:45:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to announce an upcoming Priscilla of Boston Bridal Trunk Show at Malindy Elene Bridal Salon. You will not want to miss the opportunity to try on these beautiful dresses from this amazing collection - Priscilla of Boston, Melissa Sweet, Platinum and Vineyard Collections! The trunk show is coming up this Friday and Saturday January 15th and 16th!

Appointments are recommended. Malindy Elene is located in St. Petersburg at 1180 Central Avenue. The phone number is (727) 898-6866. For additional information, visit www.malindyelene.blogspot.com.

Real Wedding Feature: Eluckyme.com

2010-01-13T05:57:00.000-08:00

We are thrilled to be featured on the blog, www.eluckyme.com! Click HERE to check it out!

Inspiration Board: Pretty in pink...and red!

2009-11-16T18:21:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to share our latest inspiration board, it just oozes romance! The color palette of pinks is just so darn PRETTY! We love spicing it up with a touch of red and incorporating the dove grey as the neutral adds a perfect modern touch.

Backyard Brunch - Country Style

2009-11-14T10:46:00.000-08:00

We enjoyed going back to our roots to help plan and design a backyard brunch in Nashville, Tennessee. The event took place on a farm complete with barns and horses. We were inspired by the "Equestrian Elegance" style board below which we found on Snippet & Ink.

Pictures of the event will be available soon, for now we will tease you with these amazingly cute invitations that truly set the tone for the event. We worked with Andrea at Paper Presence to design this stationery set. We LOVE hatch show print and were so excited to incorporate that style into the invitation. The lace wrap is a beautiful, feminine touch.

In addition to the invitations, tags were created to tie around the mason jars guests used to drink their sweet tea and bloody marys out of. The menu cards added a great touch to the buffet where guests enjoyed among other things chicken and waffles, world famous biscuits and of course GRITS!

Almost Married! Evan and Mark

2009-11-11T17:19:00.000-08:00

Why compete with your space? We saw no reason to do so at a recent rehearsal dinner we planned and designed at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club! A nautical chic design theme was a natural fit for this celebration. We created the style board below to provide inspiration throughout the planning process.

The adorable invitations were created by Andrea with Paper Presence, can you believe she tied tiny little nautical ropes into knots and glued them to each one?? Such a perfect little touch!
Again, with the help of Andrea with Paper Presence, we created custom escort flags to not only help guests find their tables but also to indicate their menu choice to the staff at the Yacht Club! Each flag indicated a choice of steak, chicken or veggie by depicting the nautical alphabet flag for the letters S, C and V. Above those flags were a pennant with the name of the guest and their table number.

Thanks to Sara Gill with Gill Photography for all of the amazing detail shots!! We LOVE you! xoxo
The decor budget for this dinner was somewhat limited, we ordered wholesale hydrangea which we placed in mason jars and placed around a candle lit lantern. Each table had a different lantern and nautical rope was used to tie around each mason jar opening.
John Demas provided the beautiful music for guests to enjoy during the cocktail hour and dinner!

The groom and his family who hosted this event are from Lincoln, Nebraska. Small jars of blueberry jam made with love in Lincoln, Nebraska were at each place setting for the guests to take home as a favor. Also at each place setting, each napkin was tied with a nautical rope "napkin ring"! What a gorgeous view from the window of the bridge room at the Yacht Club!
We had such a great time planning this rehearsal dinner. We cannot wait to share pictures from the wedding ceremony and reception!

Sneak Peak: Nautical Chic Rehearsal Dinner

2009-11-10T14:03:00.000-08:00

We cannot wait to share the images from a recent rehearsal dinner we had the pleasure of planning and designing. Check out the invitation below as a sneak preview. Thanks to Andrea with Paper Presence who created custom invitations and escort cards for this fabulous event at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Thanks to Sara Gill with Gill Photography for the beautiful image! More to come....

Real Wedding: Jennifer and Andrew

2009-11-09T07:40:00.001-08:00

Jen and Drew were married on August 1, 2009 at the beautiful Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church. The beautiful photographs were taken by Gina and her second shooter Jamie of Gina Leigh Photography. Check out more of their work at www.ginaleighphotography.com The soft, romantic feel that she achieves through her photography is a result of real film. The beautiful flowers were designed by Grymes Cannon. The reception was held at the gorgeous Tampa Marriott Waterside, the staff was amazing to work with and the food was incredible! Thanks to everyone we worked with and congratulations Jen and Drew!!

Real Wedding: Natasha and Justin

2009-07-30T16:43:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Natasha and Justin! The couple's ceremony was held on Sullivan's Island and their reception followed at The Cotton Dock at Boone Hall. During the cocktail hour outside, guests enjoyed a gorgeous sunset complete with dolphin sightings! Wish we could say we planned that one! Thanks to Mahmood Fazal http://www.moodphotography.net/ for the beautiful photographs.

Real Wedding: Kelly and Scott

2009-06-04T05:54:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Kelly and Scott! After a beautiful ceremony at the Citadel Summerall Chapel guests enjoyed their evening at 28 Bridgeside where the reception was held. Thanks to Socialite Studios for the beautiful pictures.

The beautiful florals were by Jade Water Designs www.jadewaterdesigns.com

Kelly and Scott purchased a coffee table book full of historic landmarks around Charleston.

Guests were invited to sign the pages and leave little notes.

Real Wedding: Leslie and Wil

2009-01-23T10:54:00.000-08:00

Married at the Courthouse! Congratulations Leslie and Wil! We enjoyed getting the chance to head back to Nashville, Tennessee and work with this sweet, fun couple. Their wedding ceremony was the first to be held at the new Public Square Park in downtown Nashville. The park was absolutely beautiful with its fountains, reflection pools and beautiful landscaping. It almost felt like an oasis tucked in amongst the tall buildings and we absolutely loved the combination of those elements. Guests were transported via trolley to the nearby Sommet Center where they danced the night away to a rockin 80's band and enjoyed fun treats including a fajita bar and mini tuna burgers! Thanks to Meishach with Sonrise Photography for the great photos below! http://www.sonrisephoto.com/

The hydrangea element was introduced with the invitatons and was carried through all the stationary elements including the programs, thank you cards and favor tags. Hydrangeas were used in the bridesmaid bouquets and centerpieces as well.

Hundreds of butterflys were released after the ceremony in honor of the bride's grandmother

Carry Ann, an extremely talented florist, did a great job with the decor and personal flowers! http://www.freshbycarryann.com/

The groom, a very gifted triathlete, chose cookie cakes for his groom's cake depicting the swim, bike, run logos of his favorite sport.

The bride chose Dunkin Donuts muffins as the favor and we packaged them up individually with a custom tag that read - "sweet dreams"

Real Wedding

2009-01-12T11:33:00.000-08:00

Check out one of the recent weddings we planned in Sarasota, Florida at the Lido Beach Resort. Sarasota has so much to offer, guests were able to lounge at the pool or by the beach, shop or grab a bite to eat in St. Armand's Circle and really enjoy themselves all weekend long.

Thanks to JD Fine Art Photography and Gill Photography for the pictures below.

Upon check in the guests received custom monogrammed beach totes that served as their welcome bags. They were packed full of treats including a beach ball, sunscreen, margarita kit, advil, coozie, Florida postcard, salt water taffy, key lime coolers and much more.

Andrea with Paper Presence designed the beautiful custom stationary.

The sunset ceremony was absolutely gorgeous with tunes from Dean Miller on his acoustic guitar. The couple chose Stephen Lortz to officiate and he was absolutely fabulous!

Bridesmaids carried parasols instead of flowers and their adorable j.crew dresses were comfortable and cool. Not to mention they could actually wear them again! Bonus!

The Groomsmen wore tan suits and orange ties from Jos A. Banks.

Guests danced the night away in the sunset terrace room to the tunes of DJ Wayne Delair with Delair Entertainment, no cheese here - there wasn't a hokey pokey or YMCA in sight! The cake was absolutely delicious, thanks to Slice of Heaven for their great work. We're talking chocolate with caramel mousse filling, vanilla with lemon filling, key lime cake with key lime filling, vanilla with raspberry filling and vanilla with Pina Colada filling. Delish! The guests were in for a surprise when the smell of french fries, onion rings and hamburgers filled the room around midnight. No send off was planned so an impromptu rolling of the bride and groom to the elevator on a luggage rack was the grand finale, a perfect ending to an incredibly fun night!