Koru Event Design: 2008

Mayra & Murad's invitations

Mayra and Murad fell in love with a sample of a petal pouch I had when we first met, so we knew that was going to be used for their invitations. When I asked them about the other details of the wedding, I realized that in addition to the pink & black wedding colors, they had a slight "bling" theme going so I knew we had to incorporate crystals into the invitations.

Mayra loves damask and Murad wasn't so sure about having it on the invitation, so we comprised and included it on the bellyband that wraps around the petal pouch instead.

Alexa & Aaron's save the dates

Alexa is a good friend of mine from college and she asked me to create her save the dates and wedding stationery for her Valentine's Day wedding. Her only guidelines for me were to keep the save the dates romantic and elegant and to preserve the integrity of the 18th century mansion in which their wedding will take place. Here's the picture she sent me of their beautiful ceremony and reception location: Burr Homestead

Alexa is an English teacher (and avid reader) and Aaron is an environmental consultant. I took their interests and combined them to create a bookmark printed on recycled paper...and incorporated a picture of the mansion and some damask to give it that classic elegant feel.

Wedding invitations and stationery pictures to come....

{Melissa and Albert}

Melissa and Albert had a beautiful fall wedding with what like to describe as a funky asian inspired theme and decor. They had a traditional Filipino ceremony at Melissa's family's church in New Milford. We then made our way to the gorgeous grounds at the Skylands Castle in the New Jersey Botanical gardens for formal portraits and then a quick outfit change and a traditional Chinese tea ceremony followed by the reception.

Melissa has to be THE sweetest & calmest bride ever, which made it a pleasure to work with her. Albert was so helpful and took on a several of the DIY projects for the wedding...and did a great job on them!

Picture courtesy of Neil from One Perfect Moment

All the vendors were great - make-up by the talented Tricia Catenaro, hair by Jeanine LaMacchia of NJ Hair Designs, photos by Neil from One Perfect Moment, video by Rob from Villanovisions, flowers by Stephanie from Floral Expressions, cocktail hour music by Salut D'Amour, and transportation provided by Town Limo.

Congratulations again Melissa and Albert and good luck with the move to Hawaii!

{Erika and Albert}

Congrats to Erika and Al who tied the knot October 3rd at St. Catherine's Church in Holmdel.

The celebration continued with a cocktail style reception at The Raven & the Peach in Fair Haven. The couple choose a blush pink and black color theme with tons of candle light which created an elegant and romantic atmosphere.

The couple choose the notorious Jersey shore cover band, Brian Kirk and the Jirks to provide the music...and they rocked! The dance floor was never empty!

I worked with Erika and Al over the past year on their invitations (fabulous boxed invitations, complete with rose petals and rhinestones!), programs, and seating chart.

Everyone involved did a fantastic job! A special thank you to Jeanine Mangan, who did an amazing job on everyone's makeup.

Wishing you all the best, Erika & Albert!

Krista & Scott - Part 2

As promised here, the details from Krista's and Scott's wedding are finally here!

non-pro close-up of Krista & Scott's invitation and enclosure

Once again, the photography credits go to Millie at The Studio We ddings

Floral letters hanging outside the church

The program we created and the same monogram is used on the unity candle

Pink, orange & green ribbon tied on the bubbles for the grand exit after their ceremony and the bridesmaids bouquets.

And here we are (Monica & Limor) lining everyone up for the bubble exit...and stopping to pose for a quick test shot :-)

And off to the reception hall we go!

The sweetheart table with the floral letters we brought over from the church

Self-standing menus & escort cards we designed with the same motif used on all the other stationery

We've gotten really good at decorating cakes! Once again we had a reception hall decorate the cake incorrectly, but we were on hand with ribbon and fresh flowers to jazz it up

{Connie and Tom}

Connie and Tom are a really talented couple and their wedding showcased their creativity, as well as their love and amazing chemistry.

Connie is extremely organized, detailed, and coupled with her meticulous taste, made my job as her wedding coordinator easy! I really enjoyed working with Connie and Tom over the last year to help turn their wedding vision into a reality.

Connie and Tom's wedding was a fun, bright, multi-cultural & multi-national (Tom is from the UK) affair. They had a beautiful & personal outdoor ceremony at Westmount Country Club that was officiated by Connie's brother. Connie and Tom also incorporated a tea ceremony into their wedding ceremony.

Fuchsia and orange were the colors for the day and were incorporated in everything from the stationery, to the flowers and cake and even in Connie's qipao.

Connie and Tom both have a background in the performing arts, so it's no surprised that their first dance rocked the house or that Tom serenaded Connie and had the entire room cheering.

And without further ado, here is a small preview of their wedding. Pictures are courtesy of Mariann from Blue Daisy Weddings. You can see more pictures on Mariann's blog.