Fall splendor at St. Anthony Main

The St. Anthony Main Event Center looked fabulous last Friday for the reception of Jennifer and Jeremy. I worked together with the bride and Molly of Molly's Flower Studio to create centerpiece looks on all of the cocktail and guest tables on both floors of the center. The lovely flowers were by Molly and the tall cylinders, Santa Monica centerpieces, and votives were rented from MBellish.

A lot of Manhattan in St. Paul

This August I had the pleasure to work with Jennifer at Sitting Pretty to help put together centerpieces for a large corporate function at the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul. All of the table linens and chair covers were from Sitting Pretty, the flowers were by Spruce, and the Manhattans and votives were from MBellish. There were 80 tables which had to be set in only two hours! It was the busiest set-up I've ever been a part of, but the energy and excitement were exhilarating!

Lovely reception at 413 on Wacouta

I recently helped decorate the reception of Missy and Matt at the wonderful 413 on Wacouta space in St. Paul. I love the lights at 413 that shine down on the table centerpieces. There was a gorgeous floral centerpiece from Sassafras on half the tables (flanked with Elegant Votives) and the MBellish Santa Monica centerpiece on the other half of the tables. There were also two Santa Monica down the harvest/head table. These pieces were accented by lots of white flowers from Sassafras and were on a 12" square mirror. A lovely winter wedding!

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.

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.

Beauty in Purple and Gold

For Jaci and Paul's 9/26/09 wedding, I had the pleasure of working with my friend Carra at La Petit Fleur to use MBellish pieces to accent her gorgeous flowers. Because the bride wanted purple and gold, she used the purple bubble votives around Carra's fabulous hurricane designs and used the Venice piece as one of her three centerpiece groupings. Wow!

University of St. Thomas Reunion

On October 10th I decorated, and attended, my 10 year reunion at the University of St. Thomas. It was a really fun event, held at our south campus cafeteria. The MBellish pieces really turned the cafeteria into an elegant affair! I used the Manhattan centerpiece as one setting and three beaded votives on a 12" round mirror as another. Thank you to Molly for suggesting I kick things up a notch by adding the purple dendrobium orchids.

Taste of the Nation Event

On September 14th, MBellish donated decorations for the Taste of the Nation event. This is a wonderful event to raise funds to work toward ending childhood hunger. The event is a "foodies" dream - each table has their own celebrity chef that prepares a multi-course meal. This year featured chefs from such places as B.A.N.K., Oceanaire, Restaurant Alma and W.A. Frost. It was held at the Graves 601 Hotel where they used the Manhattan and Sausalito centerpieces, beaded votives, and mirrors to decorate the space. Here are a few pictures from the event, taken by Ariana Murillo Photography.