Weddings by the sea by event designer Jeannie Savage from Details Details

It is always nice to come across the lovely work of talented wedding planners, such as Jeannie Savage, Details  Details. Hers and her teams´ work is original, fresh and innovative. Tasteful and elegant ideas for a wedding in which all the slightest details are taken into account.The result an harmonious and beautiful day no one will forget. Perfeccionist and extremely creative, the weddings they plan are elegant weddings, full of colour, rich texture and imagination. A real dream wedding !

Jeannie is a lovely person, attentive and supportive. As soon as I got in touch with her she was there ready to share all her wide experience with us. Based in Southern California, although she can work anywhere around the world, we thought it would be a great idea if she gave us an insight into weddings by the sea, as they are so popular there. I now leave you with some lovely photos of her recent work and with some kind words on her behalf where she talks about weddings in Southern California. Thanks a lot Jeannie for sharing your work with us !!

“As wedding and event planners in Southern California, we are fortunate to have beautiful luxury resorts so close to the Pacific Ocean.  About half the weddings we plan annually are not local residents, as many travel from far away for these breath taking spots.  Many of our clients are from Asia, Europe and many states within the US that have no surrounding water.  I think sometimes I take for granted the glorious sunsets we have daily. I personally don’t like that close to the water but when I get a chance to see a sunset, I do try to stop and stare!

We are extremely lucky with great year round weather, little rain and humidity provides for wedding ceremonies to take place out doors and even dinner under the stars in the summer months.  Popular coastal cities are Malibu, Santa Monica, Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach, where one can find many hotels and resorts.  With such beautiful backdrops, many brides choose lighter color palettes for their wedding. Any neutral tones work wonderfully with an outdoor setting. You can have a modern clean beach themed wedding or art déco garden wedding with hedges.  The Pacific Ocean is a blank canvas and one that I don’t see going out of trend.”

Weddings and event designers : Details Details

Photo 1 : Chris and Kristen Photography
Photo 2 : Jon Barber Photography
Photo 3 : Jessica Claire
Photo 4 : Joe Photo
Photos 5 and 6 : Barnet Photography ; Jan Garcia Photography

Today´s post is all about different ideas, I have come across in the past few months, that I think would look great in any wedding. There are ideas that might help you with your wedding decration when you are discussing this with the different wedding professionals. Hope you like them!

Paper lamps, like the ones in the photo, look great in garden weddings.

Colourful tablecloths and china plates …. will give your wedding a very bohemian touch !

Crystal jars for flower arrangements and an arrangement of photo frames with messages, pictures… always look lovely.

Writing messages to your guests or receiving best wishes from them gives the wedding a special, loving flare.

The bride and groom´s initials, an original and versatile idea.

Three lovely ideas : a dessert´s table, an original wedding cake and the charming light of the candles.

Photobooth : an idea to have fun at your wedding !

Parasols look great in wedding photos and they make lovely wedding favors.

I am all for theme weddings:  Birds, butterflies, feathers….just let your imagination fly!

Photo 1 : Jillian Kay
Photo 2 : Tec Petaja
Photo 3 and 4 : Erin Hearts Court
Photo 5 : Rudi Bodanese
Photo 6 and 7 : Belathee Photography ; Jose Villa
Photo 8 : Martha Manning
Photo 9 : Erin Hearts Court
Photo 10 and 11 :  Lael cakes via Brooklyn Bride ; Martha Stewart  Weddings via RitzyBee
Photo 13  and 14 :   galería de Ruffled
Photo 15 : Tinywater Photography ; Events design – Coquette Events via Ruffled

Images : Once Wed ; Ruffled ; Ritzy Bee

Everyday I meet more and more couples that decide to celebrate the wedding ceremony outdoors, in a garden or even the beach.  Warm Summer days are the best for this but of course your guests might suffer from the heat, so why not provide them with lovely parasols? You can find all sorts of styles from the more elaborate vintage style, to simple wicker ones, or even with a pagoda shape.  There are places where you can buy them or even rent them out for the day. They also make nice wedding favors for your guests. You can add your own personal touch to them like your initials.  In pale colours or even matching your wedding colours they look great in the wedding photographs, and the bride and groom and their friends can have lovely pictures taken of them with the parasols.

Today I am going to show you some images that look really nice. Hope you like them!

All splashed in pinks : a lovely scene!

Photo : Bella Grace Studios

All shapes and colours!

These can be ordered from Luna Bazaar

Vintage style o Pagoda. Which do you prefer?

Lace parasols can be ordered from Modcloth. Photo : Extra Medium´s Flickr

Pagoda parasols can be bought or rented out at Bella Umbrella

Parasols : a lovely favour for your guests!

Photo : C Studios

A lovely contrast between the couple´s parasol and their guests´parasols

Via : Ritzy Bee

Beautiful photo with a lace parasol

Photo : Teneil Kable Photographer

Via : Style Me Pretty ; Ritzy Bee ; Ruffled