Sara and Chris in White Lake, Michigan
Sep 1st, 2009 by janet
Two weekends ago I had the pleasure of working with Sara and Chris on their wedding and reception at the Indian Springs Metro Park. Their ceremony was held in the Oak Circle, surrounded by a blooming prairie and against the backdrop of a beautiful, old oak tree. (Hopefully I get some pictures of their ceremony from the photographer!) The reception was just up the hill at the award-wining Environmental Discovery Center (EDC).
Sara and Chris selected a yellow, green and chocolate color scheme. It effortlessly complimented the prairie, wetlands, and ponds within the park.
The bridal bouquet was an eclectic mix of chocolate cosmos, scabiosa pods, seeded eucalyptus, hydrangea, leucadendron, bupleurum, millet, astilbe, spray roses, freesia and mini callas. It was finished with a copper-beaded stem wrap. It combined that just-gathered look with a hint of couture.
The EDC’s event room was pretty spectacular, and quite modern. As a former architecture student, I really enjoyed how the structure was expressed within the space. And for those guests who could care less about glulam beams and lateral bracing, the room also had a great view with two walls of windows that overlook the surrounding pond and prairie!
There were two different centerpiece styles. We brought the outdoors in with tall centerpieces of cattails.
The low centerpieces also harkened back to the wetland theme with lotus pod accents.
A gorgeous cupcake tower put together by the Sweet and Savory Bake Shop rounded out the evening.
I absolutely loved this oversized cup cake for the cake cutting! How perfect!
Congratulations Sara and Chris!
The flowers were gorgeous! Both my wife & I were part of the wedding, and we thought you did a wonderful job.
I am the counter-part to the previous post.
All the arrangements were elegant and beautiful! Thank you for doing such a great job.
What a fun wedding! I love the cat-tails.
Those centerpieces are truly inspiring! Talk about simple but striking.
The bridal bouquet is squeezably luscious. Why do I crave chocolate and lemon drops so suddenly?
And for some scolding, just because you are not a practicing architect or actively enrolled in classes does not make you a “former architecture student.” You still enjoy and learn about your spaces and consciously use them with the awareness that befits an installation artist. When your situation allows, you build on your knowledge and love of both the art and the science to give your creations that much more of a presence. They don’t sit on the table, longing for more. They grace the event and work with the space in a way that allows you to much more fully explore your areas of expertise. That, in my mind, makes you a student still.