Evening everyone
Tonight at Winterthur Museum we have the fabulous wedding of Robin and Scott. I first toured Robin and Scott about 18 months ago and I remember thinking then how much I really wanted to work with them as they were so much fun and so relaxed. Now all of this time later they feel like close friends and family and I am so happy for them.
Ceremony at the pool as the sun sets - how romantic. Cocktails around the candlelit pool and then back to the Visitor Center for dinner and dancing.
Some nice special touches this evening: African Violets as favors
Placecards in a picture frame (a green idea for those of you who like that!) Picture Frame Seating Assignments
Some nice lanterns in the lobby Candle Lanterns
Flowers by Yukie did the beautiful arrangements and the hanging Asian lanterns Asian Lanterns, Asian Lanterns, flowers
And look at the great outside lighting Outside lighting, Candles on the Railing
Robin and her family also decided they wanted to honor their family and have a pasta course. I just walked through the kitchen and the penne a la vodka looks divine! Jason is also whipping up the vegetarian option for the night - samosas with sauteed fall vegetables, tofu, and chutney - yum!
Tomorrow brings another wedding - this one is at the Gallery and intimate - a perfect 50 people. Looks like they are going to get some great weather fall weather as well!
What a weekend we had here at Winterthur - 2 weddings and great Delaware weather for both of them!
Joe and Elaine were married in front of 40 guests on Sunday the 21st (the last day of summer - sigh). Ceremony at the Reflecting Pool followed by cocktail hour. Janesch Ceremony, Janesch Ceremony 2, Dinner and dancing in the Gallery.
Joe and Elaine really wanted their guests to feel the DuPont hospitality. We greeted their guests with glasses of champagne as they pull into the parking lot and a limo was there to bring them to the pool. From there guests mingled with the groom and the best man until it was time to start. The ceremony was short and sweet and guests then drifted around the pool with cocktails. Janesch Pool, Janesch Path
At 7:45 as it was getting really dark, we started to escort guests to the Gallery along a candle lit path. The Gallery looked great with a slightly different set-up and these great new linens from Special Occasions and flowers by Yukie. Janesch Head Table, Janesch Room, Janesch Flowers
This coming weekend is our annual Garden Fair on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Guests will come from all over to fill all of the interior grounds to look at various wares from tons of vendors. A really great event! No weddings this weekend due to the event set-up so Rachel and I are getting a little break - then we have 5 weddings right after that. We will check back in after the weekend - have a great one!
Evening all. Another magnificent wedding here at Winterthur tonight. Last weekend of summer and the weather here in Delaware is a great 74 degrees - no humidity - little bit of a breeze - just enough to stir the plants in the garden and the frogs and lilies in the pool!
Adam and Nicole were married this evening and it was a great ceremony. We started a few minutes late but caught back up. Photos were taken afterwards and their bridal attendant kept everyone well fed and drinks full. The bridal party loves to have a good time and they are such close friends. Guests were in awe of the beauty of both Winterthur and of Nicole! Boucher Pool, Boucher Arch
Nicole and her mom - Cathy, were in a few days ago to wrap everything up with me and they brought me an extra copy of their invitation. I instantly asked to show it to all of you as I think is so special - look at the antique post card they found on E-Bay and had re-produced for the invitation and reply card - she had a firm in Seattle do them for her that she saw in a national magazine. Boucher Postcard, Boucher Invitation, Boucher Invitation 2
Nicole and Cathy also wanted a different look for the seating tables. We have some round, some various sizes of square and some clusters of round. This is for about 150 people with stations and it works great. It would probably take up too much space if it were plated or with another 50 people. Boucher Tables - grouped, Boucher Square, Boucher Room
Something different for the place-cards - Boucher Placecards
They did menu cards for the tables - this works out great as guests can figure out which station they want to check out first - Boucher Menus
A nice simple cake this evening - Boucher Cake
We have an intimate wedding tomorrow with the ceremony at the pool and dinner inside the Gallery. I will be back on tomorrow evening. Have a great night!
Evening all. Another wedding here at Winterthur this evening. Temperature is about 88 degrees with 93% humidity and a 60% chance of rain -ugh. Scott and Jillian made a great call - working with Joan they opted to keep their ceremony outside at the pool and they moved their cocktail hour inside the Gallery - in the air conditioning 
Mike Kehr is the photographer this evening and he does such a great job. He was picked as an industry favorite and was shooting The Knot party last Tuesday. You can see his work on our photo gallery - the first few pics are all his.
Yukie did the flowers and the lanterns- great look. Graeber Placecard Arrangement These centerpieces are amazing. Graeber Centerpieces
Tonight’s crowd is smaller so we rearranged the VC to make it look full and perfect. This is only 88 people and I think it looks really great. Graeber Room
Rachel and I are in love with the look of the cushions. It is so much more uniform then the chairs bows and they have a chic look we think. Graeber Cushions, Graeber Cushions 2
2 more next weekend, and Joan is out on vacation!Chat with you then!
Hi Everyone
Tonight is an overall wonderful eclectic surprise everywhere you look!
Camille and Chris Wilkinson were married tonight on a perfect August weather day - 84 degrees! Great Karma huh? Camille is an artist - Chris is a golf pro and the wedding was so representative of the two of them.
Flowers by Yukie did all of the arrangements - Camille and her mom purchased all of the vases for them to be used. Each flower arrangement was unique to the vase - Purdy Flowers, Purdy Flowers 2, Purdy Flowers 3, Purdy Flowers 4, Purdy Flowers 5, Purdy Flowers 6
Eventions is in for lighting -Purdy Lighting, Purdy Lighting 2
Favors this evening - Coffee! It smells so good in here - this would be great idea on a cold fall night or a winter wedding - the smell just envelopes the room! Purdy Coffee, Purdy Coffee 1
Cakes - one for the bride - and one for the groom - Purdy Wedding Cake, Purdy Grooms Cake
The tables of honor were a little different this evening - Purdy Head table
And I don’t know what to call these things but I love them! -Purdy Spikes
Great ideas for all!
Night number two of this three day wedding weekend was perfect as well. The weather was wonderful for Lee and Erika’s Tuscan themed wedding. Their ceremony took place at the Reflecting Pool and with a smaller amount of people, their reception was inside the Gallery Reception Area. Just under 80 guests fit well in that space!
I thought everything came together for them as well. They had passed Limoncello Martinis as their signature drink, homemade Limoncello as their favors, and more lemons everywhere. They put their place-card table outside the Gallery which is just beautiful right now with the trees in bloom. Place Cards, Patio at Gallery They opted for a different seating arrangement than we usually do here, along with rental Chivary Chairs, and I think it worked out well. Seating, Seating 2 I also thought there cake looked amazing and exactly what they wanted! Cake
Overall, it was another good night here at Winterthur!
OK - I know - I am cheating. I was simply too tired on Saturday evening to update you all and write!
Looking back at the wedding this weekend it was so very Sarah Savini. After working with the Savini family for over a year I feel that I really got to know Sarah really well and her touches were apparent everywhere.
Beautiful Blooms did the flowers and they were so creative - as always! Savini Flowers, Savini Flowers 2, Savini Sweetheart Table
The placecards were very zen - Savini Placecards, Savini Placecards 2
And everything was coordinated just so with the help of “Two Paper Dolls” - Savini Menu Cards, Savini Tablecards
I know I have mentioned before how much I love the idea of using one of the Winterthur Books from the bookstore as a guests book that you can keep on your coffee table - Savini Sign In Book
Linens are from Special Occasions and I think the room and the tables look great - Savini Set-up,
We also worked with Sarah to create a lounge after 9pm in the lobby area, complete with a Bellini Bar - Savini Lounge set-up started, Savini Lounge
The cocktail tables on the patio added character - Savini Bug Jars
And how about this cake? - Savini Cake
Marie Labbancz was their photographer and I am looking forward to sharing some more photos with you when I get a copy of some of the professional ones from Marie!!
Tonight we are blessed with beautiful weather and 2 wonderful wedding couples. Both groups this evening opted for intimate weddings and have done the subtle touches that I think are very reflective of their personal style.
Sabrina and Jeff are in the Visitor Center, their ceremony was at a church preceding the reception. There is a steel drum playing on the patio and I can hear it throughout the area, perfect for the weather this evening with the cool breeze. Their cake was a big thing for them this evening so they sent some pics to us and this is what we did - Sabrinas Cake More of an intimate group this evening so we have all of the tables on side of the room and the bar and some hi-tops on the other side for a lounge area - Sabrina Room Set-Up, Sabrina Bar Area. Sabrina also did something a little out of the box and got chargers in lieu of linens - she really liked the looks of crisp white!Chargers
Lisa and Jeff are being married at the pool followed by dinner at the Gallery. The reflecting pool is so beautiful right now with the astilbe, crapemyrtle, and the water plants all in full bloom Poolside Aisle, Poolside Path, Poolside Smooch
Lisa and Jeff wanted to follow the theme set for them in the Winterthur Garden with ferns on their programs Fern Programs- on their cake Fern Cake 1, Fern Cake 2- and on their seating tables Fern Tables, Fern Tables 2- I think it fits in perfect here! They also rented a tent at the Gallery so their friends and family could dance the night away outside with the breeze keeping them moving - Gallery Tent
Tonight we had the wedding of Molly Painter and Christian - and what a perfect evening. The pool looks great right now - the water plants are in full bloom and the frogs are serenading the guests!
I think the room looks great tonight - beautifully simple. I love the flowers - Sweet Pea did these again. Once again their team was punctual and professional and I think the flowers fit fabulously here at Winterthur. Painter Flowers, Painter Cake
Interesting placecards/favors - the chairs hold mints in them….Painter Placecards
Molly brought some pictures in that we set up on the front desk so guests may take a look Painter Photos. Have a great weekend everyone and I will post again next week!
Karen and Matt look great tonight and we are enjoying our third wedding this weekend here at Winterthur.
Nerves were out this afternoon with a 50% chance of severe weather. Joan and I were very conscious of what could happen having just gone through the worst case scenario last week. Karen asked our opinion and we both felt that the best scenario was to press her luck and have the ceremony outside, cocktail hour inside the gallery and then back to the VC for dinner. The weather has held out so far but guests are loving the gallery option and taking advantage of being inside and seeing the history and antiques.
Karen loves blue and pink and her florist did these great tea pots to go with the overall theme of the wedding. Enjoy the pics - Gordon Teapot 1, Gordon Teapot 2, Gordon Cake, Gordon Placecards 1, Gordon Placecards 2
Evening everyone
Well it happened - we got rained out during the cocktail hour this evening. Poor Traci and Scott- they saw a 30% chance of rain and went for it. They got through their ceremony and then they had this great idea for a group picture, which they also got through. About 10 minutes into cocktail hour I saw lightening and Joan had them moving to the shuttles. In case you are not familiar with the reflecting pool set-up, once we are set-up over there and it starts to rain - the hors d’oeuvres are kaput! We have the same access into the pool area as you and the guests so there is no way to wheel carts out - the food stays under the overhangs by the bath houses until it ends or we take it out and it gets wet and thrown out. Traci and Scott handled it in stride which enabled their guests to take it in stride.
Black linens tonight - you all know how much I love this look with our great chairs. See for yourself - Kloss - Tables, Kloss - room, Kloss - Cake
Very cool guest book idea - Kloss Guest Book
Favors look familiar? - Kloss - Favors
And I think I found a great band to recommend - CTO - Tribeca. Band Leader - Andrea. Really flexible and great to work with!
3 more next week, end and Rachel is in a wedding so she will have some personal stories and my fingers are going to hurt from so much typing. Talk with you soon!
As the temperature approaches 100 degrees today, everyone being comfortable is my top concern. I chatted with the groom and we are going to be passing glasses of water as guests arrive at the pool off of the shuttle to help with the hydration factor. Funny - the bride and groom look totally comfortable!
Corrine is a florist by trade and she and her team put everything together for the wedding and it looks great. Take a peak - Sebesta Flowers, Sebesta Flowers - Short, Sebesta Placecards. Too bad she lives in Michigan, huh!
Corrine was hoping for a cake that was a little more fun - look what Kimberly put together for her - Sebesta Cake
Off and running - 2 more weddings next week to chat about!
I know - why am I posting this on the wedding site? Well it just looks so nice!
Take a look at some of these pics from last Tuesday evenings dinner for Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 65 people at the pool. Rented extra lighting. Anybody getting ideas for a rehearsal dinner?
BBH 1, BBH 2, BBH 3
Linens are Special Occasions - sage pintuck - I was going for balance at the pool letting the flowers show off. Flowers were done in house by the Winterthur Floral Dept (they can only do small events for us as of right now).
