Club LOLA – Classic Wedding Styles Gone Modern
Club LOLA was the trend for our bar and sweet table at our annual open house. Here are the trends it focused on:
- We have lots of brides that book venues like Cathedral Hall at the University Club of Chicago and want to make the room feel softer. The trends featured in this vignette are perfect for that – leathers, plaids and heavy large furnishings can be made more feminine with gestural floral, eclectic candlelight and feminine touches!
- The “Butler’s Pantry” is a trend we LOVE! Mix and match with your tabletop items – vintage silverware, crystal and sterling serving pieces and spin into a modern eclectic look!
- The classic monogram is something that works beautufilly for a couple that wants a statement that can carry though both masculine and feminine design details.
- Champagne Cocktails are a classic that never goes out of style – add fruity touches in your signature color to create a more customized signature cocktail
- Monogram your cupcakes and color coordinate your sweet table for a look that carries your design themes thru the food for your event
- Add a fresh bloom to a crisp white linen napkin to finish your tabletop design
Thanks to Event Creative, Magnificent Milestones, Tablescapes, BBJ Linen, Blue Plate Catering and More Cupcakes for helping us with our trend translation! Thanks to Michael Monar for these photos.
One of the LOLA Pro’s Ties the Knot!
Well, what can we say? We love Kristy and we love everything about Kristy’s wedding! Her dress was gorgeous, she picked one of our favorite wedding venues – Salvage One, we rocked out all night with DJ Chris, Steve Koo’s pictures are amazing, and Limelight did a spectacular job with the menu! The flowers were also not too shabby although I am partial since they are a LOLA creation. This is what a bride should look like on her wedding day – smiling, laughing, and totally in love (and of course stress free because of her amazing wedding planners). We love you Kristy and Goetch! Happy Holidays everyone!
And the bride wore… PRINT!
I love a bold bride – someone who REALLY wants to do something different. Well, that is exactly what we got when we met Becky and Brendan who tied the knot in an informal ceremony on August 28, 2010! From her gorgeous print gown to the cocktail style reception for their 125 guests at the Old Oak Tap in their Ukie Village neighborhood – this bride broke all the rules with her hip style. This just goes to show that a non-traditional event can flow beautifully, and that guests will have a great time celebrating no matter what the format as long as it is well thought out and creative. Thanks to Monica Z Photography for these fantastic images! Floral by LOLA Event Productions.
Prairie Production – 3 Times as Nice with LOLA!
Prairie Production is one of our favorite Chicago wedding venues because of its versatility and value, and we were lucky enough to work there multiple times in the past month! Congratulations to Therese and Dan married 6.11.10, Jamie and Scot married 6.26.10 and Alicia and Bill married 7.10.10! Each bride put her own unique stamp on the gallery-like space with soaring ceilings and abundant natural light. The neutral base palette makes any color pop – and design can range from modern to whimsical. Here are some highlights!
3 different couples…
These and Dan Perdue married 6.11.10 created a vintage inspired event full or charming details including a ping pong table for entertainment painted the bride’s signature color of yellow! For more on this event you can also check out the deets Style Me Pretty! Photo by Dean Thorsen
I’m waiting on a photo for Jamie and Scot – stay tuned! I know you get mad when I dont feature a photo of the happy couple!
Alicia and Bill married 7.10.10 wanted a whimsical event full or color and texture. When the bride found some cool bird cages she wanted worked into the event design – we were up to the challenge!
Bouquets 3 ways…
Multi Cultural Ceremonies
Planning a meaningful wedding ceremony that has relevance to the bride and groom and also honors the beliefs and traditions of both family’s cultures can be difficult at best. At LOLA we do a great many ceremonies that honor different religions, cultures and individuals. A great example of this was the wedding of Jade and Raj on June 21st at Harold Washington Library.
They celebrated with a modified traditional Hindi ceremony followed by a secular ceremony that talked about their personal love story. They exchanged personally written vows, and then finished with a traditional African American “broom jumping” ceremony.
Family and friends were incorporated into the ceremony in many different and personal ways – including a portion of the ceremony where everyone wrote messages on ribbons that were then collected and will later be tied into their “broom.” This also served as a break between ceremonies where the bride and groom changed from their Hindi clothing to their western attire.
As a segue into their reception, drummers from Chicago-based world music band Funkadesi led them into the reception in style. A combination of Indian, African, Reggae, and contemporary funk – this was truly the perfect band for this event! http://www.funkadesi.com/
Erica & John at The South Shore Cultural Center
A beautiful day for a great couple! Erica & John tied the knot at lovely Bond Chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago and followed the ceremony with a reception at the South Shore Cultural Center that was inspired by their favorite images of vintage Chicago. Erica had a puzzle made that served as a creative way for guests to pick up their escort cards while setting the tone for the event’s color palette and for the gorgeous archtecture of both the ceremony and reception venues. Tying in the preferences that the groom had for streamlined and modern – the centerpieces by Botanicals made roses look sculptural while still making the Solarium look elegant and warm. Stefani did a fantastic job serving up live action BBQ on the patio for their 150 guests. Custom designed menus and table numbers added the final touches.
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