We just wanted to share a sneak peak of our lovely couple for this weekends’ upcoming July 4th wedding at the Don Cesar.  We have worked very closely with Mario and Polina over the last year and are so looking forward to their nuptials this weekend! The couple reside in Canada and are bringing along 75 of their closest friends and family for a beautiful destination wedding here at St. Pete Beach, complete with one of our area’s finest fireworks display after the ceremony! Stay tuned for more pictures from their wedding in upcoming blog posts.  A big thank you to Lauren Pauline for sharing their beautiful photos with us!

Happy First Anniversary to Sara and Ryan!  See some beautiful photographs from their wedding last year below. Their military wedding was one of our most fun and unique ever!

Vendors:

Event Coordination and Design: Us

Venue: Sheraton Riverwalk

Photography: Limelight

Florals: Apple Blossoms

Entertainment: Inspire Entertainment

The Pink Tie Gala held last weekend was a tremendous success!  One of the highlights for many guests was hearing the gala’s honorary chair, Adam Hayward speak.  To watch a must-see video created by the Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s Video Producer, Takara Fuller, click here. This video truly summarizes what the Pink Tie Gala is all about and why Event Design chose to serve on this committee to make the event as successful as possible. (Amber as the Co-Chair of the Pink Tie Gala and Lindsay as the Co-Chair of the Event Production committee along with our great friend Jocelyn Karas from Voila Cinematic – who served as a Pink Tie Gala sponsor as well). Reginald Roundtree served as our emcee for the evening.

We are excited to give you a sneak peek with photographs featured by the talented and always amazing Becky Johnson of Becky Johnson Studios, also a sponsor of the Pink Tie Gala.  Other highlights of the event included a giant silent auction room – including numerous items such as: an autographed poster by Jimmy Buffet, David Yurman earrings, many gift baskets from local restaurants, spas, and boutiques, a suite for an October Tampa Bay Lightning game, a signed photograph by John Travolta, Taylor Swift autographed photo collage, and much, much more!  The live auction was a big hit as well, including a trip to the Kentucky Derby, a vacation to Lake Tahoe,  BMW driving experience, a trip to Costa Rica, two gorgeous rings by Owen Sweet … just to name a few!

Each guest enjoyed fabulous music from the South Town Fever band along with their personal favorites from the pink dessert buffet, featuring a PINK chocolate fountain by Chocolat Affair along with a mini-cookie assortment from Publix Greenwise, dipped chocolate cake truffles from A Piece of Cake, petit fors from Alessi Bakery, Poplicious gourmet popcorn, and a wide candy assortment of salt water taffy, jelly bellies, strawberry malt balls, etc.  We are sure that no one left the gala hungry!

In addition to our involvement as committee members, Event Design also served as a sponsor for the Pink Tie Gala, providing decor including our chiavari chairs, up lighting, gobo lighting, pipe and drape, tabletop decor and floral design.  It was a phenomenal experience and more than rewarding to give back to such a worthy cause. To learn more about how to join the fight against breast cancer, please visit www.komensuncoast.org

Below: Pink Tie Gala Sponsors & Event Design Owners Amber and DJ Patricio with Voila Cinematic Owners Alex and Jocelyn Karas

Congratulations to Daniela and Joshua on their wedding last weekend at Hunters Green Country Club.  Enjoy photos of the transformation we designed and installed for the ceiling that helped add to the fairy tale feel of the day.  Daniela chose an elegant palette of ivory and gold, accented by fuchsia in her bridesmaid gowns as well as the room up lighting.  Gorgeous pink peonies and soft pink roses were arranged beautifully by Apple Blossoms Floral Designs.  We enjoyed the opportunity to work with Daniela and her family in planning the decor for the wedding celebration!

This year, Event Design has been thrilled to be involved in planning the 2010 Pink Tie Gala located at Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.  This fundraising event, held on Saturday, May 22, 2010, is near and dear to our hearts and we are so very excited to help benefit Florida Suncoast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Organization.

We have an amazing committee working on the event and are truly excited to make the event as successful as possible.  This event will be an elegant “pink tie” evening featuring live entertainment, a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing and fabulous auctions featuring one-of-a-kind experiences.

With over 2.5 million people living with breast cancer in the United States, it’s difficult to find a single person whose life has not been affected by the disease.

We are so excited to bring the Pink Tie Gala back for its second year.  75% of the money raised in the community stays in the community.  The remaining 25% goes towards the Komen National Research & Awards Grants Program, and together these programs have contributed over $1 billion to find the cure.

If you are interested in attending the event, making a donation, or possibly donating a silent auction item, please visit our website at http://komensuncoast.org or email us at Lindsay@myeventdesign.com

Join the fight for a cure!

Tiffany and Nathan were married at the charming and quaint Paseo Village, boasting beautiful backdrops of waterfalls and tropical Florida landscaping.  Fortunately, after a morning of quite a ‘good luck’ rainfall, the clouds parted and the sun made it’s appearance just 15 minutes before the ceremony began.  Because of the weather, we had to move both the ceremony and reception indoors but it made no impact on the day.  The intimate ceremony set the tone for an evening of love and laughter for Tiffany and Nathan’s family and friends!  Tiffany and Nathan chose a contemporary design style using soft tones of green and hints of coral and orange.  The bride’s gown featured a silk green wrap which matched her shoes! The reception kicked off with the motto: “Life’s short, eat dessert first” and the newlyweds cut and served the cake before dinner!  After dinner, guests were treated to gourmet desserts that matched the color scheme and were quite divine as well as an adorable Groom’s Cake, too cute!  A sweet ending for Mr. and Mrs. Riches! Congrats!

Vendors:

Venue:  Paseo Village

Wedding Coordination:  Us!

Wedding Design & Decor:  Us!

Photography:  A Fly on the Wall Photography

Videography:  Hughes Video Productions

Hair:  Paramount

Make up:  Lancome @ Dillards

Florals:  Marianne Knight

Cakes & Wedding Favors:   Norman Love Confections

Ceremony & Reception Music:  Gentry Thomas

We had a blast working with bride Nancy on designing her Don Cesar wedding celebration which included a traditional chinese tea ceremony. Guests were treated to beautiful FL weather (although a bit windy!) and beautiful decor accents including hundreds of origami cranes hand wired on strands handmade by the bride herself! Just beautiful! The clients chose chocolate brown luxurious bengaline table linens that perfectly set off the gorgeous table decor including centerpieces by the talented floral designer Dana Dineen, with gold accents of our chargers and gold chiavari chairs. The room and traditions were complete with various shapes of red lanterns and the ambiance of up lighting to set the tone for the evening.  Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Luo!

Vendors:

Venue: Don Cesar Beach Resort

Event Design & Decor: Us!

Florals: Dana Dineen

Cake: A Better Cheesecake

Thank you Megan and Abe for the opportunity to be a part of your wedding! We loved every detail, down to the the flower dog’s pearl necklace and the rhinestones in your beautiful blush pink roses.  Your classic style was a designer’s dream to work with in helping you to achieve a gorgeous affair and celebration of your love for each other!   As always, we enjoy working at the the timeless Don Cesar. Our other favorites involve what else…the food!  8 flavors of cake with a decorated tier atop a unique cake stand for each guest table …and how could we forget the delicious buffalo wings for late night snack, tribute to a Jersey favorite of the bride and groom!  Thank you to the ever talented K and K Photography for sharing their stunning images from the day.  And to Dr. and Dr. Butz we wish you all the best!

Vendors:

Wedding Coordination:  Us!

Wedding Design and Decor:  Us!

Venue:  Don Cesar Beach Resort

Photography:  K and K Photography

Videography:  Starstruck Video

Make Up/Hair:  Kyle Lynn Cosmetics

Wedding Cakes:  A Piece of Cake

Ceremony Music:  Bella Musica

Reception Music:  Grant Hemond and Associates

Enjoy a short gallery of some of our past client’s favorite cakes!  Yum!

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Cake: Ritz Carlton Sarasota

Photography: Victor’s Journalism

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Cake: Cakes By Carolynn

Photography: Just Us!

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Cake: Olympia Catering

Photography: Lori Schaneville

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Cake: A Better Cheesecake

Photography: Just Us!

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Cake: Chantilly Cakes

Photography: Just us!

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Cake:  Chocolate Pi

Photography: JK Photography

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Cake: Cakes By Nomeda

Photography: Tai Nguyen

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Cake: A Better Cheesecake

Photography: Becky Johnson Studios

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Cake: A Better Cheesecake

Photography: Photography by Lorelie

Venue: Tampa Palms Country Club

Up Lighting, Pipe and Drape & Chiavari Chairs: Us!

Photographer: Carrie Wildes Photography

Coordinator: Jennifer Fitzsimmons, A Friend of the Bride

Florist: Appleblossoms