Happy Sweet 2016! Maria’s Winter Wonderland Sweet 16 Birthday Celebration

What better way to kick off 2016 than with a fun Winter Wonderland Sweet 16 Birthday Celebration!?  Maria’s Sweet 16 Birthday Celebration was filled with lots of pretty snowflake details, different shades of blue, a sweet blue candy bar and a custom Winter Wonderland photo backdrop for guests to enjoy all night!

The event kicked off with pretty custom favor silver boxes adorned with blue ribbon and snowflake details with icy peppermint patties nestled in ‘snow’.  The cafe style tables around the room had candles nestled in snow and adorned with sparkly white snowflakes.  We went with icy blue linens to keep everything looking wintery and fresh.

The larger adult guest tables had silver branches filled with different types of snowflakes, hanging candles and crystals.  At the bottom of the glass cylinders, different types of candle holders created a pretty glow nestled in more snow.

The dessert table was filled with kid friendly desserts, including chocolate covered pretzels, cookies, brownies, Rice Krispies treats with white and blue frosting details as well as a blue themed candy bar nestled in snow.  The cake table was decorated with white crystal branches and snow to keep with the theme.

Our favorite part was the custom winter wonderland photo backdrop we created with lots of pine trees, birch poles, snow and snowflakes.  The shimmery white backdrop included shiny and sparkly silver snowflakes and lots of fun props for guests, of all ages, to take photos with, have fun and enjoy!

We wish Maria a very happy Sweet 16, filled with lots of laughter, happiness and more fun events to come!

We wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2016! Let’s have a great one shall we??

Have a great weekend everyone and stay warm!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Concorde Banquets Event Design and custom details by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy Kollias

Gabriella’s Glittering Garden Baptism Celebration

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!! We are so excited for the weekend (and the fact that there are only 8 days left until Christmas!).  What better way to start the morning than with some pretty details and images?!  Gabriella’s Baptism celebration was so much fun to create because her Mom, Anna, loves bold colors and FLOWERS!! We were asked to create beautiful full flower arrangements and incorporate butterflies into the decor.  From there, we created hanging placed cards with little butterfly details and used pops of gold throughout the decor, whether it was gold branches or gold textured vases and pedestal bowls, everything just worked perfectly with the linens Anna had picked out of deep magenta and dark purple.

The flower arrangements were made up of dahlias, deep purple hydrangeas, small garden roses in pinks and lavenders, a variety of mums, orchids and textured fillers.  We had to share lots of photos this time because we can not get enough of all the different textures.  We added butterfly details on all the glass candle holders, that looked as if they had just rested on the glass for a moment.  The candy bar was made up of pink and purple candy with ribbon and butterfly details.  Our favorite part of the candy bar was Gabriella’s initials made up of fresh flowers nestled in fresh green moss.

We couldn’t be happier for Stathi and Anna and their baby girl Gabriella, she is not only a Adorable but she brings much happiness and love!! Wishing you guys congratulations on your special day, love you!!!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Gibson’s Steakhouse Favors by the Monastery in Wisconsin, Event Design and Florals by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy Kollias

 

Maria’s Magical Holiday Baptism Celebration

 

We are definitely in the holiday mood around here!  The Christmas decor has been put up and we can’t wait to celebrate all the festivities with our families and friends.  This pretty festive Baptism celebration was created for the cutest lil’ Maria!  The custom invitations kicked off the festivities with a dark blush card stock placed over cream and gold backing with cross like images on the back.  The fun graphics were bold and made for a nice contrast to the elegant invitations.

The ceremonial candles were created with lace details, a large crochet snowflake with a crystal center and lots of pretty hanging ribbons.  The pink & gold leaves and cream berries found on the smaller candles added the perfect little holiday touch.

The overall design color palette was different shades of pink and gold with lots of holiday touches like metallic ornaments, silver crystal branches and gold and silver pinecones. The small garden roses and full size roses found in different mercury glass holders were adorned with gold berries and fresh eucalyptus.

The place card table was replaced by a tall evergreen tree.  The hanging favors of silver snowflakes with hanging Jordan almonds were found around the tree with place cards attached.  The snowflake favors coordinated with the custom snowflake witness pins.  Behind the tree a winter scene was created with birch pole branches, snow and curly white branches.

The room was set up with different food stations so small, low tables were used for guests to sit and enjoy a quick bite.  For these tables, we filled glass cylinders with different color and shaped ornaments and used votive candles to add a nice glow around the metallic ornaments.

The other tables were larger tables so we created fuller looks.  A tall mercury vase held sparkly, icy like branches and had the ornaments hanging and large candle pillars on gold pedestals were placed around them with the clusters of roses.  The last look of the room had a combination of three cylinders filled with crystal berry branches, ornaments and silver and gold pinecones amongst the clusters of roses and candle pillars.  The pink and cream linens played off the gold chiavari chairs perfectly and the prettiest pink and floral cake finished off the dessert table.

Wishing Maria and her family congratulations on her special day and our very own Peggy a lifetime of love and support for her new Goddaughter!  We love you guys!!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Concorde Banquets Photography by Laura Humpa Cornerstone Photography Custom invitations, event design, florals, custom ceremonial candles, witness pins and custom favors by Limani Designs Cake by Central Continental Bakery

 

Harry’s Royal Baptism Celebration

Happy Friday!! It is virtually impossible not to be cheerful looking at these images from baby Harry’s Baptism.  Working with Joanna, his Mom, was so much fun, not only because she is so lovely but we she had some great ideas for us to work with.   Joanna reached out to us and we planned the whole event via phone and email because baby Harry’s family lives in Texas (this is the first of three Texas related events for us this year, y’all;)

The design started with Joanna wanting a Royal Celebration themed event for her lil’ Prince Harry.  She was inspired by the bright and cheerful colors of yellow and blue.  The custom invitations  and thank you card postcards we created had the banner and crown detail, all printed in the color scheme of the event.  The welcome table was full of delicious cookie crown shaped favors, candles and of course a trio of three crowns nestled in royal blue fabric in glass domes (the perfect royal touch to any event).  Keeping with the theme, we created a scroll as a seating chart.  From there, we used blue, white and yellow floral with lots and lots of ribbon details.  Small crown shaped candle holders were found throughout the room on tall gold stands to add some height and make for the hanging ribbons more dramatic.  All the vases had our signature ribbon details around them with small gold crowns.  The dessert table was adorned with an adorable cake, cake pops, Jordan Almonds in blue and yellow and cupcakes.

The colors for this event worked perfectly with the room in Greek Islands Lombard and just created a very fun and happy atmosphere.  Wishing baby Harry and his family congratulations on his special day!

Have a great weekend everyone, stay cheerful!

xoxo,

Limani Designs Team

Vendor Love: Venue Greek Islands Lombard Custom invitations, event design and florals by Limani Designs  Cake, favor cookies, cake pops and cupcakes by Sweet Fairy Desserts Photography by Peggy Kollias

Anthoula’s Adorable Baptism Celebration

Baby Anthoula’s Adorable Baptism Celebration took place in  the gorgeous ballroom at Cafe La Cave in Des Plaines. Connie, Anthoula’s Mom, wanted an elegant event with pretty girly details including lace and pearls but with natural elements of branches and burlap touches.  We used a lot of gold accents to work with the lovely room and fresh florals made up of pretty white hydrangeas, mini pink garden roses, fresh eucalyptus, berries and rice flower to add wonderful textures to the arrangements.  Connie also provided the runners that added another layer to the table decor and the lovely favors were brought in from Greece.

The welcome table included our pretty place cards with deep gold backing attached to the favors and Anthoula’s beautiful cake on a gold riser.  A cluster of floral arrangements were placed on the table along with some Jordan Almonds in a darling milk glass bowl.

The tables were divided into three looks.  We used our favorite manzanita trees to add height and adorned them with hanging pearls, lace, glass domes with mini garden roses nestled in fresh moss  and hanging candles.  The gold bowl arrangements were full and were accompanied by three candle holders with burlap, lace and pearl details.  The last look included a cluster of different vases, including milk glass, mason jars and gold vessels.  Some of the vases had burlap, lace and pearl details and together they created a beautiful eclectic mix on the table.  The candles found throughout the room added a marvelous glow in the early fall evening celebration.

Our favorite part included the baby grand piano in the room, the perfect showpiece to place Anthoula’s delightful name on.  Angie makes the prettiest custom lace and burlap flowers so a few were found on her name as well as on the gold well wishes vase.  The small eclectic mix of florals placed on the gold mirror on the piano completed this look and made for a great focal part of the room.

We wish Anthoula and her family congratulations on her special day!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Cafe La Cave Event Design and Floral by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy Kollias