Need some fun ideas for your bridal or baby shower? Want a unique design for your wedding reception? We partnered with our Splendor Vendor, All Well Rents, to show a fun way to decorate for this spring season.

We created a centerpiece with a pink parasol anchored in a vase filled with orchids. We also placed shawls on the chairs and tied them with All Well’s chair ties and an orchid.

See it in person in their showroom: 2125 S. Platte River Dr. Denver, CO

Fun Covering for the Table

Shawl on the Chair

I recently participated in the Wedding Preview Event, a wedding showcase put on by My Big Day Planner in Denver. In addition to visiting vendor tables and chatting, the brides and grooms were able to witness actual wedding ceremonies, gorgeous gowns, and beautiful reception table designs.

I was honored to be asked to help with the reception table decor and jumped on the chance right away. We used the shawls to adorn the chairs, adding color and texture to the design. We heard some great comments about the luxurious touch. One person even said, “that’s so wonderful, every wedding should include shawls for the guests!”.

Here are some photos from the day (a huge thanks to Keri Doolittle Photography)!

What do jelly beans, cupcakes, and doughnuts have in common? They’re all fun, yummy sweets to offer guests at dessert tables. Jaclyn Webb knows this as she’s the owner of Lemon Sprinkle Events, a company completely focused on designing and creating gorgeous dessert tables. Each table is thoughtfully pieced together to best reflect the honored person or couple. Some tables include traditional sweets from childhood while others are simply inspired by favorite flavors. It was so much fun hearing Jaclyn’s excitement and passion for her work. She’s a self-proclaimed “candy aficionado”, especially regarding the 1980s era. We laughed as we remembered enjoying Pop Rocks and Rock Candy as kids.

Photo courtesy of Laura Murray
Dessert tables are a memorable, unique way to treat your guests to the sweetness in life. They offer another way to showcase your colors and theme with the fine details. Jaclyn has such creativity with desserts. Check out the funky white chocolate mustaches! Not only does she work with brides and grooms, but also loves wedding and baby showers, bachelorette parties, and birthdays. I wish I’d known about her for my daughter’s birthday – what a great way to honor someone while offering something yummy to the guests. For more dessert table inspiration, check out Jaclyn’s blog and website. You can also follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

Photos courtesy of Jaclyn Webb

Today, we are featured on CoutureColorado.com! We participated in an incredible photo shoot with one of our favorite people, Lola of Mansurovs Photography and Denver’s best event professionals. Lola had a vision to create the feel of opulence and elegance and achieved it perfectly. The rich, red colors paired with golds and ivories really make a statement. Need some inspiration? See the post.

The flowers, created by Julia of Mulberries Flowers, incorporated a variety of textures, from smooth berries to velvety roses. The stationery products pulled the colors and feel of the design together, thanks to the talents of Julie Sandusky, JS Design. The stationery designs played off the beautiful damask-design of the cake, which was created by Rachel of Intricate Icings (a Food Network Challenge contestant!). Classic Chiavari chairs from All Well Rents were adorned with two shawls from Splendor. The first, an ivory classic shawl, was placed as a backdrop in order to highlight our specialty red silk Leyla shawl. The red silk shawl, with its circle design, pops against the ivory background and adds another detail for the guests to enjoy, besides helping them stay warm. To designate the ladies’ chairs, ivory beads were strung across the shawl. A touch that adds to the opulent feel. See more details…

Venue: DoubleTree Denver Tech Center
Dress: Anna Be Bridal Boutique
Shawls and Parasol: Splendor for your Guests
Chairs and Chargers: All Well Rents
Place cards: Julie Sandusky  of JS Design
Floral: Julia Kaaren -Mulberries
Cake: Intricate Icings
Photographer: Mansurovs Photography

An incredible photographer and my good friend, Lola Mansurov, invited me to participate in a special photo shoot to provide inspiration ideas for brides. Incredibly, she pulled this shoot together in less than a week. Her motivation and tenacity astounded me. She was focused and determined, yet handled set-backs (like having to move indoors the day of the shoot) with ease and grace. I truly enjoyed working with her and the other creative people on this project. The other vendors are some of my favorites in the Denver wedding world.

In this shoot, Lola created a warm, chateau-like feel. She wanted a little bit of traditional, classic design, with bright pops of warm color. To add to the design, we included our latest shawl, the “Leyla“. It’s our cherry red silk shawl and was custom-designed by Nilufer and Lori. It has a subtle, but gorgeous circle pattern that really pops in the light. For this shoot, I chose to fold and drape the shawl over two of the chair backs to create a type of chair cover. The chairs themselves are gorgeous so we just wanted something to add some color and make a complete look. I also added strings of pearl to two of the chairs for extra adornment and to designate which chairs were for the ladies. I love how that turned out.

I’m only including a few photos here. Please read Lola’s blog post to see all photos.

Featuring:
Photography, Lola Mansurov
Location, DoubleTree Denver Tech Center
Bridal Gown, Anna Be Bridal Boutique
Flowers: Mulberries Flowers
Cake, Intricate Icings (see photo on Lola’s blog post)
Chairs, All Well Rents
Place Cards, JS Designs

Join us for Accessories Night & Sample Sale!

Find all your finishing touches for New Year’s and holiday parties, weddings and special events including shoes, bags, hair accessories, shawls, and jewelry. Shop for designer party and bridesmaid dresses at huge discounts (selling for $35-50!). Even get some of your holiday shopping done.

Wednesday, December 8th
5-8 pm
Bella Bridesmaid
300 Josephine St. Suite 120

RSVP Appreciated (denver@bellabridesmaid.com)

Featured Vendors:

• Tessa Kim Birdcage Veils and Hair Accessories
• Nina Shoes
• Ashley Schenkein Jewelry
• Stella & Dot Jewelry
• Luxury Wraps from Splendor
• Lou Lou Bell Bags
• Wedding Day Survival Kits
• Great Bridesmaid Gifts and more

Sample Sale

Bella Bridesmaid also has tons of amazing sample dresses for sale including every Vera Wang sample! Perfect for Holiday Parties, New Year’s Eve, Rehearsal Dinner or any Special Event.

Lots of style options and colors to choose from. Knee length dresses are $35, Long dress are only $50. Samples will be available at Accessories Night through December 11.

We participated in a wedding industry design competition through the International Special Events Society. In teams, we used available decor items (tablecloths, centerpiece items, tableware) to create the most awe-inspiring look.
Lola from Mansurovs Photo took some incredible shots of our table:

The other teams also had some inspiring designs:


See more photos and read Lola’s entire blog post about this event at: http://mansurovs.com/iron-ises-event

Debbie Orwat from Save the Date Events in Denver was recently asked for hot tips by The Knot Magazine. She mentioned keeping guests cozy as one of her tips. Debbie’s consideration for her brides and her brides’ guests makes her one of the most popular planners in Denver.

*Note that the article mentions our former website, “Adornyourguests.com”. We are now “Splendor”.

I had the pleasure of visiting a true Colorado castle this evening. I was first introduced to Dunafon Castle a few years ago, when I was a wedding planner.

A portion of the castle and grounds (taken with my phone)

Unfortunately, I never worked at this one-of-a-kind venue as a planner, but was recently able to help one couple protect their guests from the rain with our parasols. Here’s the story.

6:30 AM Saturday. I received a voice mail from the groom saying he’d been up all night listening to the pouring rain and hail. Their outdoor ceremony was scheduled for that afternoon and he needed umbrellas for his guests. We’d spoken earlier that week and he had decided to wait to see what the weather was like. Now that the bad weather was imminent, it was too risky to chance going without umbrellas.

1:00 PM Saturday. I delivered all available umbrellas to the groomsmen. They were an array of lilac, lemon, and pink. Luckily, the bridesmaids were wearing pink.

4:00 PM Saturday. Bridesmaids walked down the aisle, adorning parasols to protect them from the rain. According to those in attendance, it was stunning. Annie at Dunafon Castle mentioned that the guests used the umbrellas all night long while they enjoyed the outdoor portions of the estate.

A portion of the grounds

I was excited to meet Annie in person tonight. She’s extremely helpful and kind. If you’re interested in having a unique wedding, with flair, privacy, and an estately feel, Dunafon Castle is a great venue. I also got to catch-up with Mark Hayes of Mark Hayes Photography. You’ll see his work with our product closeups. He’s a favorite photographer at the Castle, working there quite often.

Thanks to Annie and everyone at Dunafon Castle for hosting me tonight. I had a wonderful time.

Worried about the Weather on Your Special Day?

Lemon Yellow Parasol with Lilac Shawl

* Are you constantly trying to predict the weather on your wedding day?
* Dying to have an outdoor ceremony?
* Don’t like your weather back-up option?
* Hoping not to spend money on a tent just for your ceremony?

Maybe we can be of service. We help brides and grooms have the day they dreamed of by renting umbrellas and shawls for their guests. If it’s cool or drizzling, your guests will be protected and you’ll still enjoy an outdoor ceremony. Use coordinating colors to add even more pizazz to your wedding. See our selection of umbrellas.

The photo to the right shows our lemon yellow parasol paired with a lilac shawl. The photo below shows our pink parasol and pink shawl. Thanks so much to superb photographer, Autum Burke of Autumn Burke Photography for these images. See more images from this photo shoot. Thanks to Alicia from Bella Fiori, top wedding florist in Denver, for the amazing bouquets!

Pink Parasol with Bouquet