Party in Green

the green parade will be right up - watch this space!

The Giant Red Peony

apologies for the mini blog-hiatus. we've been struggling to get through one of the busiest periods of our lives of late! it's been quite a juggle this past week to be honest. well amidst the chaos, we can't help but notice this giant of a peony which can pretty much cover your entire face!

flowers and simply more flowers flooded our porch over the long weekend. we had plenty of orders for bridesmaid bouquets (yes, the giant peonies were for some lucky bridesmaids), bridal bouquets, floral wreaths, boutonnieres, corsages, unity candles, table centrepieces and other central arrangements.

celosias and the cabbage flower

anyways, we can't wait to share with you the highlight of our weekend wedding projects! next post ;)

Information Surfing in Past Centuries

love books? yes. as much as kindle is highly the in-thing now - i hate reading from a screen! i tend to arm myself with little post-it tabs or a pencil for bookmarking. that wouldn't be possible would it on a kindle? ok perhaps digital bookmarking softwares could solve that or simply a tablet kindle ;). looks like every activity will soon be electronified! (aren't some of you exercising via Wii?)

anyhow people of the past may have been deprived of cool technology but they were well compensated with grand libraries like these! not exactly world wide web but large library (for) learning. see more from beachbungalow8.

Strahov Philosophical Hall

Library of the National Palace of Mafra, Portugal

Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont, Austria

Drawn to the Dark Side

inspired by the recent gloomy weather, here are some chic examples of GREY in the house. i totally love this color especially paired with yellow and/or rich mahogany. although we've done a platinum inspired wedding before, i think using darker hues of grey would make a pretty classy wedding too. anyone interested? ;)


adding some texture with the velvet couch to a dominantly grey colored room


soft brown + gold touches for some contrast (loves the tufted settee!)




okay let's just end on a brighter note! (lovin' the drapes)

Color Splash!

if you are aware of picture source please leave a comment! thanks!

this boy couldn't possibly be thinking of his wedding event color scheme right? but whatever it is, turning to his back would be a good start for inspiration!

Project V: Props and Materials

the next few posts concerning Project V will be overviews of the design concept for the few areas we're working on namely the event hall, buffet area, dessert bar and wedding stationery. once i'm done on these, hopefully by then we'll get to share with you the actual items we're using for the event itself plus our sketches!!!

Versailles - it was built to impress and perhaps intimidate visitors with its grandiose architecture. simply, it was a work of art par excellence from its gardens to interiors. for us here, our task would be to include baroque architectural elements into our design concept. ornate and complex patterns and rich materials are common features of baroque style. we'd be looking to use some of these to dress up the FCG hall. however keeping in mind this is a wedding after all, we'd be looking to soften the whole look with flowing materials and fresh florals as well.

here are some decorative elements/motifs we have been looking add to include in the design for the hall. acanthus leaves or any stylized leaves, ostrich plumes and gilded ornaments! materials: velvet & silks. it's going to be tough sourcing for the right shades of teal in those materials for sure.

the above are very rough ideas, feel, motifs we hope to modify and translate onto the final board (where pics of things we're actually using is gonna be on!) for Project V. currently we have more or less settled on the dais design (will scan the sketch and share it with you on the next post perhaps?), surrounding decor of the hall (windows, pillars, large blank padded wall). we have yet to decide on the hall layout as for now but once that's done we settle on the exact centerpieces we'll be creating.

next update i'll touch on our rather ambitious interpretation of the Garden of Versailles for the buffet area!