The Kendell Wedding

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Kendell. These two love birds love the outdoors and being absolutely wild! From hunting, riding their motorcycles, traveling, and speeding through Miami in thier Ferrari, ths couple love to live on the wld side. The first time I met Maggie, I knew the wedding was going to be unique and very much about how her and her hubby to be were so in love. No matter where you were that day, their love for each other caught your attention. Congrats you two! I wish you nothing but happiness and joys all the days of your lives.

Photo Credit: ME! Not bad huh? I am getting to love my toy!

Custom linens were made for Maggie and Glen. She wanted to match the baroque black and champagne linen she fell in love with for her royal table. Bruce Barbaree found the perfect match and vua-la! Custom Linens, napkins, and chiavari cushions.
Weeks before the wedding, Maggie had decided on what she wanted for her centerpieces until one day we were doing our final walk through and we came across an event her florist was doing in Granda. She walked in and her eyes went straight to this rustic yet modern and chic design. The centerpiece below was tweaked from the original design, we had to make it Maggie's style!

Candles were something that Maggie and Glenn insisted on having candles all over the wedding reception. The essence of romantic candlelight was further enhanced with deep amber hues throughout the room. What did we do before lighting?

Everyone knows that cakes are one of my favorite things in the whole world. Well, imagine when the cake is THIS funky!?! I love that Maggie and Glenn were adventurous and completely out of circle of the aspects of "traditional" weddings. We got so specific on the zebra print- it had to be authentic and very real. The red roses in between the tiers was the perfect accent to make this cake amazing! It was the centerpiece of the whole room; the cake really brought the decor together.

Here are some more pictures of the decor on the tables.

Enhanced lighting on the band makes the guests more into the actual performance of the band. It adds variance in the room and makes the band pop rather than blend in with the wedding decor. Let's Party!

Wedding Coordinator: Jackie Farah Fernandez and day of Execution Managers Jessica Rico and Jonathan Lombard for Jackie Ohh... Events. Venue: Biltmore Hotel Design. A special thanks to Bruce Barbaree from Biltmore Event Design. To the event team: what a great wedding! It went off without a hitch! Congratulations to all of you on another job well done!

The Minto Wedding- My Valentine

Welcome to the Brad and Kirsten's Wedding. On Valentine's day, these two love birds pledged their vows and had a celebration of a lifetime at the Beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. This was a very unique experience for me; I worked with Brad, the Groom the entire time. I have not ever had the pleasure working with the groom as much as I did for this wedding. I thought it would be challenging being that I was so used to working with the bride, it was actually great! Brad knew exactly what Kirsten wanted and together their ideal for their dream wedding was one their guests would never forget. They did not have a theme per say but if I were to put one to this wedding, the theme would be "Nothing I have seen Before". From a Hollywood style Step and Repeat to a custom tailored band, everything was out-of-this world gorgeous! Enjoy!

Photo Credit goes to Rob Shaprio

Can you say CUSTOM? Everything everything everything was custom made for this wedding. From the stationary to their linens, and even the centerpieces were never used before... it was all made, designed and built for Brad and Kirsten. This is like candy to me! We had so much fun designing the look for each aspect of the wedding. Brad is a very detailed "dude" and together with an overly detailed wedding planner, DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS... it makes it all come together. Right Bradley? LOL

Can you say CUSTOM? Everything everything everything was custom made for this wedding. From the stationary to their linens, and even the centerpieces were never used before... it was all made, designed and built for Brad and Kirsten. This is like candy to me! We had so much fun designing the look for each aspect of the wedding. Brad is a very detailed "dude" and together with an overly detailed wedding planner, DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS... it makes it all come together.

Prior to the guests entering the cocktail hour, they walked on a Hollywood style step and repeat. We used red stations to rope off the area, a long ruby red carpet, and bright lighting. The step and repeat wall had the Biltmore Hotel logo, the date, and Brad and Kirsten's names. It was so much fun watching all of their guests taking pictures the entire hour.

So, here it is... the centerpiece that was so big it didn't fit in the elevators. Typically, centerpieces of this magnitude are built on site, but this was a tedious task. I was exhausted from watching the designers strategically place over 400 french, red tulips perfectly aligned in 5 rows and 7 feet in length. It only took 3 hours to make all four- Phew!

Red, my favorite color... and the color of LOVE- Happy Valentine's Day! Individual tulips were carefully placed on each side of the royal table to compliment the center design. The sleek look of the sides was a perfect combination. We had to make sure it did not distract form the center... in this case less was more. =)

Custom black linens were made to fit each 24 foot royal table. Custom runners were also made with a new slate fabric on the market. It was finished with black borders to match the linens. Black square chargers, red dupioni cushions, and napkins and black chiavari chairs finished the tables. It was a risky color combination, but thankfully Brad and Kirsten were the couple that was not afraid to be daring. Gorgeous!

Brad and Kirsten have traveled the world together - we used their favorite places as the names of their tables. Since there were so many out of town guests, the table names coincided with the guests at that table. The guests seated at the table above were all from New York. Such a cute detail.

Round tables were placed in the middle of the royal tables. A manzanita branches hanging glass crystal tubes, hanging candles and lush florals sat in the middle of each table. The material we used for the runner on the royal tables were made floor length as a different look for these tables. The combination was stunning!

Many brides ask me, "what goes on in the room while we are cocktail hour?" Last minute touch ups and final meetings. Here I am with my staff, testing lighting for the final time and Libido working through the final sound checks and reception details.
You might not have noticed, but each picture below were different color lighting. We used "cool" color changes throughout the night. It was a great addition to the "party" atmosphere Brad and Kirsten wanted to have at the wedding. Intelligent lighting has been one of the best things introduced into the event industry. The versatility is inspiring.
I thought I would end with Banana Cake... yum! The couple fell in love with this sleek design for the cake. It tasted even better than it looked... if you can believe that.

Brad and Kirsten, What a journey! I told you it would be perfect, the evening was so amazing. It is definitely a wedding that not only your guests but your vendor team will never forget. It was so great meeting both of you. Brad, thank you for being daring, risky, and non-traditional.

Wedding Coordinator: Jackie Farah Fernandez, day of managers Jessica Rico and Jonathan Lombard for Jackie Ohh... Events.

My Valtentines- Venue: The Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables Yadi Rose- I seriously could not have done this without you; you are a true doll. Biltmore Event Design: Bruce Barbaree- you make it soooo easy Darling! Photographer: Rob Shapiro. Band: Libido - by the way they brought the house down!To the design team: Thank you thank you thank you. This wedding is just to add to the many we have all done flawlessly. Your openness to step out of the box and abilty to custom make ideas brought this wedding to life.

Amazing job GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!