Over President’s Day weekend we produced a wedding at The Breakers in Palm Beach. This wedding was a year in the creative process and many hours in the making. The journey started in our studio in New York City with mother and daughter. They were wonderful creative partners because they were certain about what they didn’t want and completely open minded to the yet undiscovered outcome. This is one key component to the success of a destination wedding - if there are places where magic happens, it is in the unknown.
The primary sources of inspiration that remained constant threads throughout the design were the brides’s wedding gown (designed by Oscar de la Renta), “simple elegance”, and the sea. We used the fabric pattern from the wedding gown for two of the grandest elements of the design, the ceremony chuppah and a hand-painted dance floor for the dinner reception. To achieve “simple elegance” we chose low centerpieces, linen table cloths, and one type of flower for the ceremony, another for the cocktail reception, and a third for the dinner reception. The sea was ever-present because of the location and further re-enforced through the color scheme - shades of blue for cocktails and more subdued shades of (sand), whites with glints of silver for the ceremony and dinner.
No grand undertaking is successful without the creative and technical support of so many talented people to make it happen. Destination weddings are technically challenging but one of my personal favorites to do. It truly takes a village to produce and there are never two experiences alike. From my very, very talented staff to the unparalleled commitment to service at The Breakers it was truly a magical day.
9 responses so far ↓
1 jose manuel zavala // Feb 23, 2008 at 7:37 am
any more pics___ was showing my family in Chile, the job we just did,,, looks beautiful…. keep it up…
2 ready2spark // Feb 25, 2008 at 7:41 pm
So delighted to see you’ve started a blog! I’ll be sharing your launch with my readers. I look forward to your future posts.
3 Gabrielle // Feb 25, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Absolutely beautiful! Keep up the great work Michelle!
4 admin // Feb 26, 2008 at 7:43 am
Jose-
Check out the wedsite as we posted The Breakers wedding yesterday! Thanks …as always
Michelle
5 Elizabeth @ Elizabeth Anne Designs // Feb 26, 2008 at 9:17 am
gorgeous room! welcome to the blog world, we are so excited to have you.
6 Kelly // Feb 26, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I’ll bet the lighting was just beautiful from the dance floor. Do you have any pictures of it from underneath?
7 Rebecca Grinnals | Engaging Concepts // Feb 27, 2008 at 10:38 am
Michelle - CONGRATS and welcome to the world of Blogging!!!! So excited to be adding this to my list of daily blogs…loving it already!!
Best - Rebecca
8 Leslie Mastin // Feb 27, 2008 at 5:03 pm
OMG!!!! This is incredible!! What a great collaboration between Michelle Rago and State of the Art Enterprises….. He ,he ;)
9 Tracey Kumer-Moore // Feb 28, 2008 at 5:24 pm
This is incredible Michelle and I am a huge fan. Your blog will keep me going until the arrival of your new book. (It should be in my mail box today & I’m so excited!!) and beyond with many inspirational ideas and gorgeous images.
I must say what I loved the most is seeing the installation shots. Very educational!
Welcome to the world of blogging!
Tracey Kumer-Moore, JWIC
Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge
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