by Peggy | Florida Wedding Planner
When the first photograph of Kelly and Ryan’s dreamy rustic garden wedding came into our inbox we were so happily taken back to an unforgettable night. A night where there was so much love in the air it was palpable. Their rustic garden affair took place at one of our favorite destination wedding locations in Key West, Florida, The Casa Marina – A Waldorf Astoria Resort, which in it’s own right is a magical place, but when filled with gorgeous pieces from our sister company, Inspired Rentals, well, let’s just say it felt straight out of a fairytale. Kelly and Ryan’s wedding was what we as little girls dreamed about. Take a look for yourself and never forget ‘dreams do come true.’ From the bride: Ryan and I met amongst mutual friends in Fort Lauderdale. I grew up in Ft Lauderdale and Ryan is from Richmond, Virginia. As our social circles melded, we deepened our friendship through week night rec leagues playing kickball, dodgeball, our love of traveling and other fun events. About two years of being great friends, Ryan finally asked me out on a date. After about 4 years, he proposed at Morada Bay in Islamorada. We wanted to keep with the theme and get married in the Keys. We fell in love with the Casa Marina for it’s amazing exterior views, and warm ball room. The inspiration for the theme of our wedding came from a rustic english garden feel while taking advantage of the tropical location and amazing surroundings. The mixture of rustic & tropics/beach worked so well with the decor and colors complimenting the venue perfectly. We absolutely...
by Peggy | Florida Wedding Planner, wedding decor, wedding design ideas, wedding design inspiration, wedding inspiration
Today we’re here to share with you our current top 15 wedding design inspirations we’re loving here at the Destination Wedding Studio, inspired by our DWS couples, our time studying with the School of Styling, recent wedding style shoots, and our hours and hours of looking online through Real Wedding Galleries. And although the web and all things social media irrefutably conjure up a mix of love and hate in most people, we here at Destination Wedding Studio are forever grateful for the gifts that these avenues of inspiration (and distraction) are in our lives, most of the time that is. To be able to have so much information and inspiration so readily available was inconceivable not that many years ago. So today we’re celebrating technology. Here’s to being connected and inspired via the worldwide web! 1. Eucalyptus: because for us, there is truly no other plant that is quite as versatile. It works for just about every wedding theme imaginable. Most importantly, it is a statement piece alone, but just as impactful in collaboration. 2. Calligraphy: is a must! From invitations to escort cards to signage to seating charts to you name it, good calligraphy takes everything up a notch. And the best part, there are SO many fabulous calligraphers out there bringing their artistry to the wedding world and this makes us so happy, as it should you! 3. Watercolor: is calming and evocative. Planning weddings primarily in South Florida and the Florida Keys watercolor is the perfect design accent as it so perfectly mimics the freedom in the air and the fluidity of the sea. We’re not exactly sure when watercolor...
by Peggy | Florida Wedding Planner
We are so excited to finally share a sneak peek of this incredibly Intimate Hawks Cay Wedding captured by the ever-talented Bob and Mariela Care Photography. This one left everyone breathless with its ethereal beauty, attention to detail, and its sweet commitment to pay homage to the homelands of both the bride and the groom. Every which way you turned there was something new grabbing your eye, luring you willingly into what felt like a modern day fairytale. It was a smashingly intimate and unforgettable wedding filled with cascading bouquets by the every so talented Flowers by J&J, perfectly placed succulents, a sleek poolside lounge, a gallery filled with love, and enough candles to make even the moon envious of such enchanting light. Let this sneak peek simply wet your palette while you wait, alongside us here at Destination Wedding Studio, for more to come. intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding intimate hawks cay wedding For more information about our design + planning services at Destination Wedding Studio, please email us at: email hidden; JavaScript is required. We look forward to hearing from...
by Peggy | Florida Wedding Planner, wedding inspiration, wedding invitations
We are so excited to be sharing today’s post from DWS Digital Marketing Manager, Alex Cordoba, who scoured the net to bring you her top 12 awe-inspiring and artful wedding invitations. We think she did a great job and created a list which is both varied and all-encompassing. She set out to find a little something for everyone and we here at DWS think she succeeded at doing just that. Oh, and we’re also incredibly eager to share this post with others because we absolutely love all things pretty and there is so much pretty in the images below. So for all you future brides or wedding invitation aficionados, enjoy, and stay tuned for Peggy’s (DWS founder and principal stylist) list next… 1. I’m a sucker for color so this one was a must! Also, it’s absolutely ideal for a garden or outdoors wedding of any kind. Heck, I even think it’d work for those of you dreaming of a tropical destination ‘paradiso’ wedding. It’s incredibly artistic and beautiful to look at. Your guests are going to be wow’ed when they open this one! (Wedding Invitation by Hello Gem) 2. I had to share this one because it’s a totally unique and creative spin on nautical, one that doesn’t scream nautical, which I prefer. It’s feminine while the heavy presence of blue doesn’t forget the bride’s other half. It’s pretty. It’s classic. I love it! (Wedding Invitation by Tranquillina) 3. I fell in love with this one at first sight, which was photographed by fine art wedding photographer, KT Merry. I would choose this wedding invitation for the couple whose wedding colors are black & white or who are having a...
by Peggy | Florida Wedding Planner
Every once in a while all that’s needed to make one’s wedding day complete is the perfect wedding reception table, good food, and the right people. Well today we’re here to share one of our favorite tables at one of our favorite venues where the motto was ‘sometimes less is more’, all around, and we think it completely delivered, thanks to the incredibly talented team of vendors: Flowers by J&J, Eventfully Yours, Michael on guitar, and to add icing on the cake, when Care Photography is behind the lens, well let’s just say everything about this sweet day was pretty much perfect in our eyes, and I’d bet our bride and groom would agree. To our beautiful couple, cheers! and thank you again for letting us be a part of such an intimate, elegant and memorable day. wedding reception table wedding reception table wedding decor wedding reception table wedding reception table wedding flower ideas wedding plate ideas wedding flower ideas wedding reception table wedding dessert table perfect wedding reception table bride and groom From the Planner: This couple was such a delight to work with and this being the second marriage for both the bride and the groom, they were completely at ease, open-minded and willing to take the risk of letting us, their design team, do all the necessary hand-picking of everything decor related so they could focus their attention on the wine. So while the bride and groom were in charge of selecting the perfect wine to pair with each course to satisfy their guests palettes, we were in charge of creating the perfect wedding reception table, from the selection of the flowers to the...
