The Planning Company

Erica and Michael

2011-06-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

Erica and Michael are as sweet as can be and their wedding day was just as great. After our initial meeting at The Brazilian Court, they headed back home to New York and we planned the rest of their wedding over e-mail! Ohhh the power of the Internet!

When the big day arrived, everything fell into place beautifully. Guests had their photos taken by our photography team as they entered the ceremony. Moments later Erica walked down the aisle to Billy Joel’s “She’s got a Way” and guests enjoyed their sweet ceremony as the sun began to set in the North Courtyard.

Shortly thereafter, cocktails began and guests enjoyed the sounds of laughter, acoustic guitar and the trickling courtyard fountain. A mouth-watering dinner was served an hour later and then the ENTIRE room hit the dance floor.

Hours later, guests sauntered back to their hotel suites with their parting favors, a framed copy of their pre-ceremony photos. Everyone left with happy hearts, sore dancing feet and bellies full of Café Boulud’s scrumptious meal and to-die-for gluten free wedding cake.

Many thanks to Erica’s lovely step-mom, Kella, who became more than a mother of the bride, but also our good friend throughout the planning process. Another thanks to Tom Tracy for capturing the beautiful moments from this day!

Much Love,

Kristen

Axel's 70th Birthday Party

2011-05-31T14:46:00.000-07:00

Hannah came to us with a next to impossible task. She asked us to plan a surprise party at her house for her husband’s 70^th birthday. Thankfully, her husband, Axel, travels quite a bit and we were able to plan our stealthy meetings with Hannah in-between his trips abroad.

Hannah’s vision for her property included a peak top tent, dressed with flowing white fabric and dripping crystal chandeliers. Our team brought in modern white furniture and mirrored accents to give the backyard a fresh, South Beach feel.

Guests were greeted at the front door by a cigarette girl model and headed to the back of the house in preparation for the birthday boy’s big surprise. Axel’s face was priceless when he walked through the door and saw 40 of his closest friends and family members, many of whom had traveled halfway across the globe for the celebration.

Hand in hand, Axel and Hannah ended the night with a dance to Frank Sinatra’s “You Make Me Feel So Young” as a slideshow played in the background of Axel’s childhood photos.

A great time was had by all and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate 70 years of life!

Photography by Thompson Photography Group

The Planning Company on Style Me Pretty!

2011-05-31T14:40:00.000-07:00

I loved planning my own wedding. So much so that a few months after the big day, I still found myself perusing wedding magazines and blogs. This is how I stumbled upon “Style Me Pretty”, one of the most inspiring and delightful blogs in the wedding industry. After starting my job with The Planning Company, I boldly announced to everyone in our office that it was my absolute #1 goal to get one of our upcoming weddings published on Style Me Pretty.

Enter Joy, one of our beautiful brides, and her equally fabulous mother Grace. Both women had a stunning vision for Joy’s wedding to her handsome fiancé, Oliver, and every stylish detail was discussed in great length. After our initial meeting, I thought to myself that this wedding could be THE ONE to help me reach my goal!

Needless to say Joy and Oliver’s vision came to life and their wedding day was beautiful. And wouldn’t you know, a few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Joy’s photographer (Pezz Photo) that their big day had been selected to be featured in the Florida section of Style Me Pretty ! Oh happy day!

But that’s enough from me. Check out the blog post for yourself to read more about Joy and Oliver’s stunning celebration. Off to set my next goal, maybe I'll shoot for a spread in Martha Stewart Weddings? We’ll see!

Much Love,

Kristen

Mid-Season Update!

2010-12-15T14:27:00.000-08:00

The TPC Girls have been BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!

Here's a sneak peek of our latest work!

A Dr. Seuss Themed Baby Shower for Twins...

Photo Credit: Michelle McMinn

3 Brazilian Court Couples Tied the Knot...

Tom & Amy

Photo Credit: Trina Chaney Hoo

Catherine & Steven

Photo Credit: Tom Tracy Photojournalism/Trina Chaney Hoo

Erica & Michael

Photo Credit: Tom Tracy Photojournalism

Joy & Oliver's Shabby-Chic Wedding Day...

Photo Credit: The Planning Company

Stay Tuned for photos of our
Holiday Home Decor,
Corporate Christmas Parties
and much, much more!

2010-05-07T11:04:00.000-07:00

All you need is love….

and some fabulous hippie décor too!

At The Planning Company it is our goal for the Bride and Groom’s style to be uniquely expressed throughout their big day. We don’t want any of our couples to get a “cookie cutter” wedding experience with the same old decor! Can you say BORING?!?!

We hope this post inspires all of our brides and grooms to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX and chose a wedding style that distinctively expresses their personalities!

Raiza and Eduardo did a lot of the planning themselves and we stepped in the day of the wedding to pull together some last minute details. Their wedding was also featured on TLC’s TV show Four Weddings a few weeks ago! Whoop! Whoop!

'Here’s a few of their fun details:

-All of the wedding guests were asked to wear all white! It truly made their color palette POP!

-The couple is very eco-friendly so they opted for button bouquets instead of costly fresh flowers that would just be thrown away. They also created escort cards from Mason jars that served both as a table number and as their drinking glass for the night!

-Each guest was given a mason jar with his or her name and table number tied to it. The jar not only served as an escort card but also doubled as their drinking glass for the night. What an awesome idea!

Thank you to Raiza and Eduardo for being such an AMAZING couple and allowing us to be a part of your BIG DAY! We love you!

xOxo,

The TPC Ladies

*Photos by Trina Chaney-Hoo (Isn’t she just fabulous?)

**Button Bouquets by Teri!!! (She can do ANYTHING! So amazing!)

A Gem of an Evening!

2010-04-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

A great cause. A great venue. A great atmosphere. And great people.
What more could we ask for?

When the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation approached us about doing the décor for their 25^th annual “Gem of an Evening” fundraiser, we were truly honored and excited to begin work on their décor concept!

The night of the event, the TPC team was hard at work filling the pavilion at The Flagler Museum with all sorts of fabulous details. Everything came together flawlessly and gave the already exquisite venue-that extra WOW factor. The dripping crystals, pewter chargers and snow-white floral balls POPPED against the regal navy blue pintuck linens. Extra little details included: Our logo-ed acrylics for displaying auction items from Tiffany & Co, mini signature martinis and a gorgeous '25' floral arrangement to celebrate the 25th year of the gala!

The night was a HUGE success for the foundation and a huge success for The Planning Company! A big thanks to everyone who made it "a gem of an evening."

Much Love,

Kristen & The TPC Ladies

**Event Photography by Trina Chaney-Hoo**

TPC Out and About: Betsey Johnson Fashion Show

2010-04-08T06:33:00.001-07:00

Walk, walk, fashion, baby!

The girls at The Planning Company are always up for a good time and a good fashion show! So Tuesday night we stopped by The Cottage in Lake Worth to check out Betsey Johnson's Spring Line for 2010.

At TPC we feel it's important to stay just as connected to the fashion world as we do the event world because a lot of the trends that are incorporated into events are inspired by FASHION! For example, people started wearing leggings all the time and (BOOM!) everyone is putting spandex on highboys. They're like leggings for tables! You see? :)

Anyways, back to the show! The models were fabulously fierce (to quote Tyra Banks) and the clothes were rocking. Just when you think you're seeing a cutesy little cardigan coming down the runway, the model abruptly turns and (BAM!) shows you a hot little blue-eyed vampire face that's been stitched into the back.

Betsey Johnson is so inventive as a designer and she has totally inspired the TPC team to push the envelope and develop decor ideas for events that will shock and WOW every guest (in a good way)! Thanks for a great show Betsey!

Much Love,

Kristen & The TPC Ladies

PS...Many thanks to our favorite Gaga, Jeff Fowler of The Breakers, for getting us in the front row to see the action up close and personal! Xoxo!

TPC Social Events: A Perfect Birthday Palette

2009-12-18T10:34:00.001-08:00

Alex called us a few weeks ago looking for some help planning a fabulous birthday bash. Alex’s father, the birthday boy, is a highly respected artist in Miami and loves everything involving art! So naturally we had to have his party in a penthouse art gallery, overlooking the island. What a great setting and an amazing view!

Of course you know we couldn’t let the art theme stop with the venue! Each table was named after a famous artist and was handwritten on a ceramic artist’s palette. Each place setting included a hand painted stone place card, a custom menu created exclusively by our design team and was topped off with and a small pearlesque handled paintbrush.

Alex wanted a black and white theme, so Trina suggested a pop of yellow to liven things up. The bright yellow calla lily centerpieces beautifully complimented the modern feel of the room and brought a fun punch of color to the monochromatic tables.

The 50 or so guests were greeted at the door by models with cocktails and appetizers and were entertained by a magician until dinner was served. A great time was had by all!

**A special thanks has to go to the fabulous team at C’est Si Bon Catering for the delicious food and great service!

TPC Weddings: Chris and Merril

2009-12-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

Chris and Merril’s wedding day started out looking a little bit cloudy but everything cleared just in time for the gorgeous sunset ceremony. After exchanging some of the most touching vows we’ve ever heard (seriously!) the bride and groom were officially announced as husband and wife!

Afterward guests mingled in the Brazilian Court’s beautiful courtyard for the cocktail hour. Meanwhile the ballroom was transformed into a beautiful candlelit setting with an intimate royal seating set up for Chris and Merril’s 50 or guests. Gorgeous pink peonies and crystal lined the tables, which were draped with yummy chocolate colored pintuck linens. It was absolutely breathtaking!

As a wedding planner you see a lot of different personalities when it comes to brides. You of have crazy brides, emotional brides, flighty brides, etc. Merril was the perfect bride. An event planner herself, Merril had every detail planned to down the hot pink rhinestone-lined placecards. If she lived here, we’d hire her in a heartbeat.

And of course part of Merril’s “amazingness” has to come from the awesome support system she has to lean on. Her groom, Chris, is such a sweet guy and truly knows how to make Merril relax and enjoy herself. And we just can’t say enough about each of their families. They truly made us feel so comfortable and obviously know how to throw a great party!

A special thanks goes to all the amazing vendors TPC partnered with: The Brazilian Court and Café Boulud, Tom Mathieu & Co. Florals, Peter Toth Photography, Elle at The Frédéric Fekkai Salon and Amici Ristorante.