Monday, November 03, 2008

Oh Wonderful Day…..

Sorry my fellow blogger this post is a little late! The above pics are a photo shoot elé3 did back in mid October for the Grand Volute. If any lovely bride is looking for a magnificent intimate outdoor venue that offers a soft romance about it, the Grand Volute has just the spot for you! The Grand Volute asked elé3 to come up with a design to showcase their outdoor venue. The outcome was spectacular. The style we decided to go with was Modern Day Romance. This was accented with straight lines but rose petals to soften, and shades of pink to keep a sweetness about it. The delicious cake that looks too pretty to eat is done by a fellow friend and preferred vendor, Barb from Sweet Cakes. Although the day started off a bit blustery the wind died off just in time for some exquisite evening shots with candle light to illuminate the place settings and accenting all the soft rose petals....sigh. It was a wonderful experience and elé3 enjoyed their day together. Mary Ellen, who is the event coordinator at the Grand Volute was just wonderful and the owner Kent McKay was accommodating to us as well. The Grand Volute provided a wonderful meal, feast actually, for us at lunch time. The food was superb and the company was extraordinary. The day was a success; fun to be able to do what you love and have friendship in the mix, elé3 would not have it any other way. The wonderful pictures were taken by Kathy Ortwine, Kate's loving husband Matt, and our magnificent partner Sherrie. Again all the lovely flowers were supplied by a local vendor Kingdom of Flowers, in Greenville. Please do enjoy the pics and soak up the romance! =)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Grand Volute Ballrooms

ele3 is going to be at the Lowell Bridal show on November 1st at the Grand Volute Ballrooms. The bridal show will be taking place at 10am to 4pm. We are going to have three styles that will include a fall, a romantic and a contemporary theme! This is our first bridal show so we look forward to telling you all about it this upcoming week. If you are unable to make it to the bridal show check out the Grand Volute Ballrooms website, it is a beautiful venue! This picture shows just a small portion of what the venue is all about....you!

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Mossy Maddness

This is a recent design by ele3. Our prospective client wanted something natural, both the bride and groom being geologists they wanted to bring the elements of earth wind and fire into their wedding design. With a modern appeal and straight lines this design fits any earthy atmosphere. ele3 hopes it inspires you!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Handy Tools

For all of the brides out there, and planners too, theknot has this wonderful tool for budget planning.  Do check it out.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

“Green,” Pink, and Lots of Black

This weekend was a baby shower given by one of the partners of ele3.  The honoree is a woman whose favorite holiday is Halloween, and favorite color is black.  Now, I would NOT call her Gothic by any means, her preference in black is tasteful, and is shown by the adorable little baby clothes that she registered for, and the baby room, done in pink and black polka dots.  She was given 5 black onesies, with the saying "my little black dress" in silver.  She also received hand sewn blankets and other hand made clothes that were black, but with the accent color pink

For the color scheme we used lots of black, a touch of pink, and going "green", and what's the golden rule of going "green?" That's right!  Renew, reuse, recycle, and supporting Michigan businesses, I like to throw this one in for good measure.

To support our local businesses we purchased food from nearby farmers, and food from Meijer, a Michigan based grocer.  I would have liked to tell you that we picked fruit and veggies from out back, but we just started here, so maybe next year we can have an ele3 garden.  We wanted to keep with the black theme, so we chose black magic roses from family owned and operated, The Flower Garden, a florist in town.  We reused pink, and black polka dot cardstock, glass bowls, linens, and borrowed dishes from family, as it is better to use real dishes than paper, in the "green" world.   Lastly, we found a very cool organic ribbon that we used to tie the napkins and silverware together.  This wonderfully rip, tear, and curl ribbon is from Cream City Ribbon.