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In the spirit of Halloween, I thought I'd show you one of my favorite fall centerpieces. As you can see, it's highlighted by a carved-out pumpkin used as the floral container. Today, there are many, many more vessel options than the glass fishbowl for your centerpieces. Visit marthastewart.com/weddings to see more centerpiece ideas. Happy haunting!
What are you using as centerpieces?
Remember we were asking for brides for a TV project we are working on?..well it is actually a cake special for the STYLE network. We are producing it in record time. It will start airing in December (we will keep you posted on the exact date) -- today (or should i say tonight)- was our first shoot date. It is 11:50pm and Anthony and I have just finished a cake topper segment- we will be posting about all the ideas and sources- but for tonight- we will start with Amy DeGiulio of the Sugar Flower Shop. She specializes in exquisite sugar flowers that you can order to put on your cake- perfect to embellish a plain cake and make it extraordinary..and let me also add how nice she is--its almost midnight and she is just starting her segment- and as you see- shes still smiling!
On Saturday I visited the Vera Wang store on Madison Avenue and caught a glimpse of a variety of shimmering bridal accessories. Diamonds and pearls reign supreme in the bridal accessories world, but I especially loved the colored ones, which are perfect for breaking up all the white you'll be wearing. What do you plan to wear down the aisle—the classic girl's best friend, or a candy-colored beauty?
As promised here are the last of the details from our table design at the Tabletop Market here in New York.
What is a bridal reception table without a gorgeous wedding dress. We used this Judd Waddell gown from Kleinfeld Bridal.
We even had a flower girl dress, this is from Smitherman & Barnwell.
As I go through all my line sheets, press releases and papers from Bridal Market last week, I keep finding more business cards from retailers I met along the way. When I went to see the Liancarlo line, I ran into two bridal retailers, both from California. One was Renee Strauss of Rene Strauss, For the Bride, whose shop is in Beverly Hills. I also got to see Rick Wee and Sandy Yeung of Marina Morrison Bridal Salon, of San Francisco, who were there with their entire entourage. If you are a California bride in either of these two cities, definitely pay them a visit!
Renee
Rick and Sandy
Not quite ready to visit a bridal salon yet? Get everything you need to know before you go from our onlineGown Galleries at marthastewart.com/weddings, from dress shapes to the latest designer collections.
As you may have noticed from previous posts, we have been reaching out to anyone interested in being part of a TV special we're taping about wedding cakes. Special Projects Editor Anthony Luscia and I are quickly pulling together one of the segments to tape this week, and we're giving a lot of attention to cake toppers. We called many of our favorite sources and pulled inspiration from the Martha Stewart Weddings archives; I also ran around New York City looking for new ideas. One of my stops was the new Tinsel Trading Company store (you can order things online if you're not in the NYC area and can't visit in person). It's the MSW mecca for ribbons, trims, vintage and new silk flowers—I could go on forever. Marcia, the owner, gave me a quick tour of the new store as I picked out some materials for our segment (here's some of what I pulled). Do you plan to have something on top of your cake? If so, what? I would love to hear any sources you may have, too!
All week at bridal market I ran into Harmony Walton, creator of The Bridal Bar. She does a super website www.bridalbar.com- with lots of resources if you are getting married in the LA or San Diego areas. We also got a chance to sit down when she interviewed me for a segment for getmarried.com where she is the editorial director/producer)- ill let you know when thats going to air- i think January. will keep you posted!
So we are finishing up Tabletop Market today. Our table looks great and is a big hit. As promised, I wanted to share more details of our table with you. Take a look!
We used a just married sign and doily garland from the Martha Stewart Celebrate line
The amazing Matthew Robbins, owner of Artfool did our gorgeous centerpieces.
Check us out tomorrow for even more details
What a long way we've come! My last show for the day was the Lazaro show. It was a nice way to end this whirlwind of shows because there was so much to love. Editorial Assistant Sherri Caudell Brennan and I both loved the ballgowns and beautiful beadwork. A trend we've seen a lot of at Bridal Market was ruffles, and there were some amazing ruffles here, done in many different ways. For bridesmaids, there were great options that they would really want to wear again. What do you think of them?
The Alvina Valenta line, designed by Victoria McMillan (that's her pictured two photos down), had a bunch of highlights. Both Editorial Assistant Sherri Caudell Brennan and I loved all the ballgowns; they feel classic, of course, but also fit in a way that was both flattering and modern. She also showed some more great alternatives for bridesmaids (or any celebration). Below, you'll also see more little black dresses I loved (sorry for the bad crop!).
