The first Grand Rapids “Bridal Experience” took place earlier this month at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. With so many beautiful ballrooms, it is one of the best venues for a bridal show. This particular show was unique because each individual ballroom was staged to represent a specific area or event during the course of a wedding day. This creative new format gave not only brides, mothers of the brides, bridesmaid and friends a chance to see incredible vendors in action, they were also able to envision how perfectly their wedding day would come together!!
The gorgeous Imperial Ballroom was our design area to showcase our work. The room was staged as the dancing portion of a wedding. We were thrilled to bring our Modern Day flair to this classic beauty!
Our tall gorgeous urn designs containing color enhanced curly willow, billowy hydrangea and phalaenopsis orchids. It stood over 12 ft. tall which perfectly complimented the majestic ceilings. And of course to add a little drama the designs were draped in crystals and uplighting, definitely my favorite touch!
Here’s a little peak of the small complimentary design to the large urn. White feathers were used to help beef up the design while adding an extra soft textural element to the focal designs.
A mix of modern and traditional! I love the drape of the phals and the calla lilies… so dramatic!!
Soft and romantic… a perfect fit for the Imperial Ballroom.
An antique gold and ivory tapestry posie pocket with white hydrangea is just one of my favorite special treats for the head table chairs.
What would a wedding show be like without bouquets to hold?? To help brides get a sense of the weight of a bridal bouquet and to start imaging what they’ll look like walking down the aisle is one of our favorite aspects of a bridal show!
An all white classic bouquet containing hydrangea, ranunculus and tulips finished with a black and white custom couture handle.
This sassy little number made an encore appearance because I loved it so much when it was designed for our fall bridal show.
With the growing popularity of the vintage garden wedding, this liliac and rose bouquet with a beautiful curly willow armature and beautiful sheer ribbon trendals was a perfect choice.
Jewelry or bouquet? I’ll let you be the judge. :)
Last but not least, a group shot! Here is part of my dynamite team! From left to right: Lauren, Aaron, Myself, Brittany, Rueben and Jonathan. Missing from the image: Emily, Karen, Erin, Charlie and Michelle.
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