Lara, one of our brides this year, loved the look of a southern wedding and chose Belle Meade Plantation as her location. Her planner, Karen Kaforey of Signature Events, helped her achieve that look, along with our team here at Branching Out. Lara loved the color blue, with accents of black and wanted that expressed in her florals. We used some of our black iron containers to achieve the plantation look.
I have not painted furniture in several years and I forgot how much work it is! Our other shabby chic pieces came to me already painted/aged and worth every penny!This buffet piece will be used in a wedding in August as an ALTAR TABLE, as the bride and groom are not having their ceremony in a church, but rather a warehouse venue. Can’t wait to show photos from that one. Another bride has this rented to use as a BAR.
Did you realize that all of our shabby chic decor is available for rent..to brides, florists, planners..even if we are not designing the flowers?
Having a little break between weddings is giving me time to start blogging again..and start sharing some weddings from our amazing brides we have had this year! Emily & Scott..the bride and groom from this wedding were a delight to work with..so easy going and fun..and they wanted their wedding to be that way as well. I just love the colors they chose..yellow and red, with grey as the background color..happy fun colors. The wedding and reception were held at Nashville’s W.O. Smith School of Music (how Nashville is that?). Loved the candy and cake bar they designed for their guests..and what about the music bus????
ENJOY!
Vicki
Now that it is SO hot here in Nashville, it is great to look back at our weddings from the spring..when it was pleasantly warm and delightful in the gardens of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. The bride chose navy, white, green and yellow as her colors….she wanted just a touch of vintage..and a touch of “preppy”…makes a great look. Hope you agree! She used some of our vintage milk glass and iron containers, our white lanterns (with navy & white stripe ribbon of course)..vintage coffee urn for the java bar…and lush florals in yellow, white and green. Enjoy!
Aren’t these the best ever? Just got these vintage wash stands in..now available for rent for your shabby chic/vintage weddings or events. These can be used to hold iced down drinks..or we can put a top on them (wood or glass) and make a fabulous guest register table! Can’t wait to see these in use!
Branching Out
Well, the holidays are over and now it is time for BRIDAL SHOWS! So many couples either get engaged over the holidays or they wait until the holiday season is over to go into “overdrive” planning mode! The above photo was taken by our friend and amazing photographer, Derrick Pierce. (Please check out his website!). The look this year is shabby chic…chic rustique…vintage. So, since we have so much vintage decor in our rental inventory..that is the look we will be showing this season. Not that we don’t still have brides who want classic, traditional, contemporary and a little funky as well!
We will have a booth this Sunday, January 16th at the Weddings the Bridal Show, held in downtown Nashville at the Convention Center. Show time is 11am to 5pm. Stop by our booth and give us a shout. We will have basically the same look…with some expansion in size and look. See you there!
I couldn’t wait to receive these photos from the amazing Chuck Arlund of Arlund Imagery! This was one of our recent weddings during Labor Day weekend, held at the oh so southern Belle Meade Plantation. The above photo is a shot of the bride, Meagan Rutherford and her cute bridesmaids. Love not only the style of their dresses, but the color as well. We chose hot lime green as the accent color, using petite green hydrangea, green Fuji mums and green button mums. Meagan chose white spider mums as well as hydrangea and roses for her bouquet.
The above photo is a shot of our antique baby carriage, which has been used by many of our brides when a very small child is included in the wedding party. You can see the precious one in the background!We were fortunate to work with the amazing Karen Kaforey of Signature Events, who planned and executed the evening to perfection. It is amazing how smoothly your wedding will go when you choose a professional wedding planner…and it will lower your stress level as well!
Meagan chose all whites, creams and lime green for her colors in floral decor…..which given the fact it was SO hot that day…the white was a cooling effect…and it is THE color for 2011. The above photo is the buffet centerpiece, just waiting for the caterers.
The floral designs did not call for table number cards..but to the delight of the guests…it became breezy…and rather than the cards falling over into the votive candles and causing a disaster, we placed them in the floralarrangements…sometimes you just have to improvise.
Can you tell that Meagan really wanted green apples in the designs? Well, we like them too!
The photo below is NOT from Arlund Imagery….but rather our own. I wanted to include it to show our southern ivory lanterns…(right now we have 21 in inventory, but more to come). I also wanted to show what a great way that Meagan and her planner Karen Kaforey displayed the seating chart. Each table listing was pinned to the burlap board using vintage jewelry pins…we used burlap as accents on that table as well as the bar area..just to give it a shabby chic effect. Tea lights were hung in the magnolia tree…the bride making those herself of petite mason jars!
The last parting shot is of the covered areas at the carriage house at Belle Meade Plantation..many brides, as did Meagan for her wedding, reproduce photos of the bride and groom and hang them for guests to enjoy. We certainly enjoyed working with Meagan, who is now Mrs. Clark, and wish she a her new hubby Jordan the best!
Thank you again, Chuck Arlund for your talent (he is a true artist), and for sharing with us!
Lush fall florals attached to draped chuppah at Fontanel Mansion
One of our recent weddings was held at the fabulous Fontanel Mansion, the former home of Barbara Mandrell. Our bride, Elaine Pardo, chose this setting for her fall wedding, not only because of the beauty of the log home itself, but the wonderful area outside suitable for a ceremony using our chuppah frame. The beautiful draping was done by the professional team at Visual Elements..the fresh florals of course by our team at Branching Out. The bride and groom love the fall colors, which we used in the centerpieces for the seated dinner as well. Thanks to the great staff of Fontanel Mansion for the efficiency and professionalism for weddings and events!
purple hydrangeas and sterling rose bouquet
Love this photo! So appropriate for the location, Wolf Den Farm, in Franklin Tennessee. Thank you to our bride Courtney Kincaid for sharing these photos! I must admit that I do enjoy designing weddings on a farm setting, although I have to say that the barn at Wolf Den Farm is amazing….huge iron chandeliers, fabulous arched doorways of stone,etc. Great photography!
purple hydrangea and sterling rose bouquet
Lemon yellow was the theme and favorite color for one of our recent bride and groom, Shayna Baker and Josh DuPre. Both are friends with Michael W. Smith…who owns this fabulous party barn on his farm in Franklin, Tennessee. Shayna wanted lemons and limes with sunflowers, baby’s breath, yellow and white tulips everywhere! To go along with the “farm” look…the guest tables were long rectangles, rather than rounds…which gave us plenty of table space for multi-florals and candles,etc.
The escort card table was fully loaded with fresh lemons and limes…each guest took their cards with them to their assigned tables..which added more color to the guest tables.
Multiple centerpieces consisting of bright sunflowers and simple “baby’s breath” were placed in mason jars and square glass containers (for just a touch of contemporary), along with white lanterns purchased by the bride.
Chic rustique! What a fabulous farm for a wedding reception! I know the guests also enjoyed the food from Chef’s Market…who wouldn’t??
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