Thursday, November 18, 2010

New candelabra - embellished by Carra!

A gigantic thank you to my talented friend Carra of La Petite Fleur for designing these three different arrangements to showcase the new MBellish candelabra. She went above and beyond and it really shows off both her work and how a simple, elegant piece can be taken over-the-top beautiful for your reception tables!







Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Arboretum Splendor

A big thank you to Maia Baldauf of La Vie Photography and Sadie of Sadie's Floral for passing along these fantastic pictures of a recent reception at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I've never made it to the Arboretum, but it looks so charming! The MBellish Venice centerpiece helped accent the reception tables, along with the gorgeous flowers from Sadie's.







Tuesday, October 19, 2010

New Candelabra


A huge thank you to my friend Carra of La Petite Fleur for designing this arrangement for my new candelabra. I love it!

My brother's wedding!

I am elated to post pictures from my brother, Bill's, wedding on 10/15. Bill and his new bride, Erin, planned a spectacular event in Rochester, MN, capping off with their reception at the Rochester Golf and Country Club. It was so much fun and so special to see my one and only sibling get married to a wonderful woman.

MBellish, of course, helped out with their decor. At the rehearsal dinner at the fabulous Rainbow Cafe in Pine Island, we used the Sausalito mosaic hurricanes surrounded by bittersweet and gourds. At the wedding reception, we used the Venice centerpiece on all of their guest tables, surrounded by five elegant votives and voodoo orange rose petals. On their cocktail tables, they used our trio of square vases with submerged orchids (noorah blue, tangerine and buffalo orange mokaras) with ivory floating candles. Their entry way tables were accented with our Sausalito mosaic hurricanes, and their head table was accented with our tall cylinders, kept simple with water and ivory floating candles. The stunning fall flowers were by Everyday Bouquets of Rochester.








Fall elegance at Rush Creek

Rush Creek is the perfect venue for the fall, with amazing views of the golf course and the surrounding nature. Here are a few pictures from a wedding set-up I did there in September. I thought the Venice piece worked perfectly with the colors in the ballroom. Gorgeous flowers from Trish at The Loft Floral.



Tuesday, September 21, 2010

TheKnot.com Event at 413 on Wacouta

On Wednesday, September 15th I had a ton of fun attending, and helping decorate, theknot.com networking event at 413 on Wacouta in St. Paul. My wonderful and talented friend Carra of La Petit Fleur kindly asked me to help contribute some rentals to go along with her flowers. I was completely impressed by what Carra and the other vendors put together! 413 on Wacouta was a charming and impressive space which can host both your ceremony and reception. Lynn, the owner, was so sweet, she makes the space even more lovely.

Here are some pictures from the event. The decorations you see are the Manhattan and beaded votives from MBellish, gorgeous florals from La Petit Fleur, and super cool ice sculptures from Metro Ice.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Make it Grand!

MBellish is excited to be part of a new vendor marketplace called Make it Grand! It's a darling space on Grand Avenue, across from Kowalski's and a block down from The Wedding Shoppe.

Make it Grand is a one stop shop for people when they are looking to plan an event, with a community of event and wedding professionals offered in one location. MBellish has shelf space in the marketplace where we're displaying some of our centerpieces.

The grand opening of Make it Grand is August 15th from noon - 4pm. I would love to see you there!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sophistication at the Carlson Rotunda

I loved decorating for the first time at the Carlson Towers Rotunda. It had to be a quick turn-around, but it's always exciting to transform a space into something beautiful for the bride and groom. Here they used the Manhattan centerpiece and two floral looks from Molly's Flower Studio. I loved how the silver vases coordinated with the Manhattan.






Decorating for a Friend

I had the pleasure to both decorate, and attend, a friend's wedding in June in Ames, IA. Chrisy is a long-time family friend of my husband and she married a wonderful man named Kevin. I helped them acheive their desired look for their reception using lots of glassware and mirrors from MBellish. Here are some photos of their cocktail table decorations (using an MBellish mirror and our modern votives), head/harvest table (where they used lots of Melrose cylinders) and one of their centerpiece looks (using a mirror and the tall cylinders from MBellish and submerging magenta dendrobium orchids). It was a delight to help them decorate and to celebrate their very special occasion!

Friday, March 12, 2010

A classy affair at the Graves 601





In coordination with Molly's Flower Studio, MBellish helped decorate a February reception at the Graves Hotel. Molly and the bride, Jennifer, incorporated shades of blue to coordinate with the blue glass highlight walls in the ballroom. There were four different settings, as pictured, and each was spectacular. The bride rented tall cylinders and square vases from MBellish as shown in the first and fourth centerpiece groupings, along with votive holders sprinkled throughout.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Pretty New Candelabra!



I'm so excited to show you a new candelabra I now offer at MBellish. I need to get better pictures though, these don't do it justice...it's so much prettier in person.

This piece has a lovely, shiny silver finish and nine votive cups at staggered heights. It looks like pure modern elegance to me. It is brilliant on its own or can be dressed up with rose petals or a floral centerpiece in the middle. There is plenty of room in the middle of these piece to design a fantastic floral arrangement, surrounded by candlelight.

I would love to show you this piece in person, so please contact me for an appointment!



Florals on the above photo by the very, very talented Carra of La Petit Fleur.




Sunday, February 7, 2010

Winter Beauty at the Nicolett Island Pavillion

Yesterday I had a wonderful time decorating the Nicolett Island Pavilion for Kelly and Justin's winter wedding. Kelly made many lovely decisions for her flowers and decor, using deep red and black as her colors. She used the Madrid centerpiece with a 12" square mirror and red votives on half of her tables, and a dozen red roses in a coordinating vase on the others. Enjoy the lovely pictures below. Flowers by Molly's Flower Studio.


Wednesday, January 20, 2010

MBellish recognized as Bride's Choice

WeddingWire.com just announced MBellish has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Event Rentals!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry.

For more information, visit MBellish's WeddingWire storefront. We're excited to receive this recognition from such a great site!