Jan 1018
Something Borrowed. Something Turquoise.
A Before & After
When Analia and Tomas first contacted Design Cuisine about catering their August 2010 wedding, they had already decided on a hip Georgetown venue and a white and turquoise color scheme. Providing our design team with inspiration photos helped us imagine their modern and whimsical vision of their special day. Pictures are worth a thousand words! These inspiration photos define the couples’ idea of what “modern and whimsical” means to them. Collect lots of pictures, it helps the professionals you’ve hired design a stunning look just for your wedding. Here is our journey of Analia’s dream design…
This inspiration board was created by our bride, Analia. She brought it to our first consultation and we loved the colors. We then set off to create place settings, menu items, floral and a dessert buffet that would allow her vision to come to life.
Somewhere between cerulean and chartreuse, are vibrant teals and turquoises. These are beautifully reproduced in glass, ceramic and fabrics but hard to find in the floral and culinary world. Have you ever tasted a teal apple or smelled a turquoise rose? This was a significant challenge. We decided to present our design to the couple with a sample table setting and a tasting of desserts. They loved the colors! We also welcomed the possibilities another color would bring to our design.
Orange You Glad We Chose Orange?
Orange tones pair beautifully with rich turquoise and citrus is a knock out late-summer flavor. From saffron to honey to kumquat, orange tones are abundant in the culinary world. We can’t wait to show you what we came up with!
We followed two rules when designing this look. For orange we let the various shades shine through with the food and floral. The blue takes center stage with the glassware, lighting, accessories and linens. By following these two simple rules we showcased a spectrum of turquoise and teal colors with hints of baby blue in the delphiniums. Now Analia will let us know what she thinks …
What is a wedding without a few hearts? We love this plated first course
that highlights fabulous citrus tastes with blood orange and grapefruit.
When we design weddings and photoshoots – everyone jumps on board!
One of Design Cuisine’s owners, Bill Homan, helps create the backdrop for our place settings.
Our fun dessert sampling for our bride included coconut cupcakes, Tiffany blue petit fours,
baked Alaska brownie bites, Laudrée macaroons (in orange and blue, of course!) and
chocolate clementine cake.
We love helping brides create innovative escort card tables that are inspired by their theme.
Brightly colored clementines provide the backdrop for whimsical name cards.
Specialty drinks in shades of turquoise and orange
Robin’s egg chocolate truffles
Two of our favorite florists, Phyllis and Gina at Enchanted Florist
created a bridal bouquet that perfectly complimented our table design.
Photography by: Rodney Bailey Photography
Flowers: Enchanted Florist
Place settings & linens: DC Rental
