The Planning Company: 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Vintage Baby Showers Are All The Rage!

A vintage baby shower was perfect for the stylish mommy and daddy-to-be!

From the invitations to the food displays, no detail went overlooked.

Grandma's estate was the perfect setting for this elegant, yet fun celebration.

Our in-house design team created all of the "vintage touches",

starting with the invitations….

As guests arrived they "typed" a well wish for the baby

Even White Apron Catering got in on the fun with these

adorable signature drinks in mason jars!

The Planning Company Floral and Design Team had the perfect combination of simple

florals in hand-distressed wood boxes and a touch a mercury glass.

How creative is this custom crossword puzzle? Who else but our TPC Design Team!

The perfect ending…..mommy and daddy's baby shoes.

Baby Love!

xoxo~The Planning Company

All photos by The Planning Company, Inc.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Maria & Danny: Fort Lauderdale Rehearsal Dinner

We love helping couples create a special evening the night before the wedding, during their rehearsal dinner! It is always a delight to add a little sparkle to the relaxing & fun dinner before the big day. When we were asked to create glamorous ocean chic decor at the beautiful Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale we couldn't have been happier. The amazing Sara Kauss was along for the evening to capture the beautiful moments between Maria and Danny with their family and friends.

The tables were stunning with coral, shells and loads of candles! We were able to create a beautiful night without an overload of flowers.

Our in house design department created all of the paper goods for the dinner: escort cards and menu cards were a beautiful ocean side theme.

The Ritz Carlton always goes above and beyond with their drinks and their bites...check out the Tres Leches Martinis, delicious!

Cheers to the Newlyweds! xoxo~ The Planning Company

{all photos by Sara Kauss Photography}

Monday, April 30, 2012

Married: Bonnie and Derek

It is Monday morning and we couldn't think of a better way to start off this week then by sharing this stunning wedding with you. We coordinated Bonnie and Derek's wedding last year and it was truly a lovely day to be a part of. Stunning, this is the one word that comes to mind on how to describe the wedding and the bride. The brides dress, her hair, the love the couple had glowing from them, the venue, it was all simply stunning!

Bonnie got ready at the Frederic Fekkai salon at the Brazilian Court Hotel and we can't tell you how many guests stopped in and commented on how beautiful the bride was. The orchid in her hair was such an elegant addition. Isn't her smile above the perfect photo of a happy bride.

Truly one of our favorite moments during a wedding is when the bride and groom see each other for the first time, whether this is before the ceremony or during the ceremony. The smile that Derek has on his face is so priceless when he saw Bonnie for the first time.

A little rain during photos provided a beautiful backdrop to their photos in Palm Beach. As they say, rain on your wedding day can often be good luck;)

Bonnie and Derek exchanged vows at The Royal Poinciana Chapel and had their reception following at the stunning Palm Beach historic Flagler Museum. The Flagler Museum is one of our favorite venues in Palm Beach, it provides such an elegant backdrop for a wedding!

Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

xoxo~The Planing Company

All photos by: Shane Carpenter at Ready Luck Photography

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Custom Save the Date Maps

We love working with couples to create unique and personalized Save the Dates. Save the dates are an informal, fun and creative way to share your wedding details with your guests. One of our favorite things to create are making customized maps for our brides and grooms. A customized map can have all of the details for your guests: the reception venue, the church, the welcome reception etc. We also think it is the perfect piece of art for you to have to remember your wedding day!

Below are two maps that we created for weddings in Palm Beach and we are still LOVING!

{Both maps all rights to The Planning Company}

Monday, April 23, 2012

An Election Themed Birthday

We have been so excited to share these photos with you! A few months ago we designed an election themed birthday party at the Brazilian Court Hotel and it was so much fun to plan, design and execute. Below are the photos from Ann's Election birthday party. Thank you Tom Rollo from Grace Photography for capturing the birthday celebration.

The theme of the event was an Election party, we wanted to create a fun atmosphere that would remind guests of campaign parties: balloons, bumper stickers, red, white and blue flags. We covered all of the chairs with very Americana star printed spandex chair covers and placed royal blue sequin table linens throughout the room.

We created centerpieces that were a pave of red and white carnations and wrapped the vases in American striped ribbon. All of the tables had election themed paraphernalia with the guest of honors election printed on it: buttons, bumper stickers and fans.

We incorporated the election theme throughout the entire day, even the escort card table had election bunting placed on the front.

The birthday girl is very big into the political Washington scene and in replace of table numbers we decided to name the tables after politicians she had met throughout her life. We loved looking through Ann's real photos of her and past presidents! No these were not photo shopped, these are the real deal, fun wasn't it!

We were glad to see that some guests came dressed in Americana themed attire!

Ann was surrounded by over 100 of her closest Palm Beach friends and family for a memorable afternoon.

One of the highlights of the afternoon was the surprise performance of the Washington DC based troupe of Congressional Staffers turned performers, The Capitol Steps. The entire room was laughing hysterically with the performances by Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich's wives and even Obama stopped by!

It was a really fabulous afternoon at the Brazilian Court, topped with the delicious lunch from Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud. We didn't leave a crumb behind on this cake!