What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than with one of your best girlfriends and a little pup? We unfortunately don’t have a dog but would like to adopt this one of Kathryn’s named Baily… he was so cute! This was part two of our shoot in the East Village of New York City. You can view part one here. We had this idea of going to the dog park in Tompkins Park so Kathryn had her husband bring…
NOTE: the images in this feed have been downsized or removed for copyright reasons. To see them in their unmodified state, please view the original post by clicking here. Anne Marie and Mark are full of laughter and love. They share a respect for each other and their relationship that I admire. Mark is quiet and reserved but he doesn’t let that stop him from showing Anne Marie how much he adores her. During their engagement session we talked about…
NOTE: the images in this feed have been downsized or removed for copyright reasons. To see them in their unmodified state, please view the original post by clicking here. A couple of few weeks ago we had a meeting in New York and wanted to extend our trip and have a little fun. We collaborated with Courtney Rust, a commercial wardrobe stylist friend of ours here in Chicago. In less than a week we had a concept, models, hair, makeup…
Not to be outdone, the groom’s custom cocktail is equally colorful, spirited and wildy popular. As his last name is Chen, the classic cosmo was renamed for the night. Love it! Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
Don’t you just love seeing what the specialty cocktails are each event? They add such a fun themed element as well as memorable first impression to guest arrival. Here, the first of the two newlywed sips: Pi-Nicole-ada, named for the bride of course. If you think they look delicious – you should taste one. The Peninsula always knocks it out of the park. Aren’t the custom printed napkins the perfect finishing touch? Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
Here is the wedding vespa dressed for the reception… Announcing Klein Chen out of the tailpipe. It creates such a dramatic dancefloor detail – and adds that special surprising design element. Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
This endearing image of the happy couple on their vespa is truly priceless. Again – bobbiandmike.com. Darling! So much so – we custom designed an icon featuring the couple riding in silhouette to use throughout the wedding stationery. For save the date the tailpipe featured "save the date" swirling behind it. For the holiday card we added a winter scarf flying in the breeze off Nicole’s neck. For the rsvp card, tailpipe swirl read "rsvp". And many, many others…all re-designed…
I just love their guest book tonight – composed of darling, romantic, fun loving shots of them playing around town. The book was photographed and designed by their talented photography team Bobbi + Mike. The engagement photos are so captivating – like this cover shot. Everyone is smiling just looking through them… bobbiandmike.com Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
I just adore these barely pink bouquets, with soft and textured blooms of dahlia, spray rose, lisianthus, hypericum berry and more. Wrapped in her mother’s vintage swiss dot wedding gown fabric for the perfect thoughtful, something old detail. Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
Like I said – Nicole is amazing. Darling gold shoes for the maids to dance the night away… Each dressed with silk bows and tagged by hand with names to personalize their head table chairs. And of course sweet bridal white ballerinas for her own weary toes. Tres chic, non? Debi Lilly, aperfectevent.com
I am so excited that it is FINALLY Saturday, August 21st. Today is Nicole and Kevin’s wedding, and it is going to be so lovely. And this photo of the palest, barely blush pink Dahlia started it all. The very first time I met Nicole, I was amazed by her style. I was in heaven helping her choose between simply chic and stunning bridal gowns. We both loved the swiss dot gown she will wear today, the fabric selected by…
This is the perfect example of why Paris simply dominates the design world. The King of Couture himself not only designed the classic yet modern silhouette label, but also photographed the ad himself. Tres magnifique! I had the pleasure of attending his Jardins des Versailles photography exhibit last summer at the chateau, and his eye is as perfect behing the lens as it is on the catwalk. I wanted to photograph every single one of his prints on display (didn’t…
