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Noah’s Ark Themed Event: Niko’s Baptism

Good morning and happy November friends!

We kick off the month with this fun Noah’s Ark themed event.  It was so much fun working with Denise on her second son’s Baptism, baby Niko.  The invitations kicked off the party with a super cute Greek poem at the top and then continued in Greek and English navy blue text.  In Greece, Baptism invitations are the sweetest with little poems not revealing the name of the baby until you arrive at the actual event.  This was such a nice touch since many invites were mailed to Greece as well.  Baby animals adorned the bottom of the invitations, response card post cards and table number frames.  Since baby Niko is a Leo, the baby lion was the most symbolic animal found throughout the invitation suite and decor.  By now you must all know how much we love textured paper with contrasting shimmer card stock and baby Niko’s invites were no exception, these large invitations were just the right amount of elegance and nature.

From there a pretty blue, grey and light green color palette was formed with touches of baby animal figurines, the adorable Tales of Glory Noah’s Ark toy set and lots of dark wood accessories.  We used light blue hydrangeas with pops of blue spiky thistle and vibrant blue orchids.  The burlap covered risers and wrappings around the glass vases were rustic enough that they played off the lighter ribbon details perfectly.  Denise had cute “Born to be Wild” favor boxes at each place setting and we made sure to find the perfect pale green ribbon to coordinate.

Of course our favorite looks include the tall olive branches with a hanging white dove to coordinate with the Biblical story.  A lot of clients tend to shy away from greens in their event florals but we think they add just the right amount of textural contrast and an abundance of fullness to the overall look.  We were really excited Denise was on board with all the design elements and of course with lots and lots of candles, the room at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Oak Brook was the perfect setting.  Denise also had Animal Cracker boxes for all the little guests at the event that were just the perfect touch of something sweet!

Wishing the family congratulations on Niko’s special day and wishing everyone a very happy Fall!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Maggiano’s Custom Invitations and Table Number Frames, Event Design and Florals by Limani Designs Photos by Peggy Kollias

Ioanna’s Sleeping Beauty Inspired Baptism Celebration

We start off the week with pretty images of Ioanna’s Baptism Celebration.  Eleni, her mom, wanted a beautiful pink and gold color palette and the whole design came together nicely.

We started with custom pretty pink shimmer card stock invitations with ribbon detail on the side and gold text to match the deep gold envelopes.  From there a fun Sleeping Beauty inspired theme event came to life with wooden spools found throughout the room with pink and gold ribbon details.  Each of the spools were custom made to fit the color story. Different shades of pink ribbons and even sequin details for a pop of shine were found on the gold and wood spools.

Gold candle holders and our favorite custom pink lace burlap runners completed these looks.  The room transformed to a little girls party and was so warm and cozy.  Our signature name spelling of the guest of honor on the dessert table was accompanied by the well wishes vase decorated to coordinate with the theme.

Wishing Ioanna congratulations on her special day!  Eleni it was so much fun working with you!

Have a great week everyone!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Greek Islands Restaurant Chicago Photography by Peggy Kollias Custom invitations, place cards, event design and decor by Limani Designs

 

Thalia’s Spring Garden

Spring has Sprung and what a wonderful time of the year it is!  Thalia’s mom, Tina, wanted a fun and spring event for her daughter’s Baptism celebration with a pink and teal color palette in mind and cherry blossoms.  We were excited to come up with a pretty event design for her and what better way to celebrate a Spring event than with teal and pink birdhouses and lots of spring blooms?!

The event kicked off with our custom made favors in burlap and place cards, with lace and ribbon details, placed on the welcome table with a birdhouse and tree moment. From there the room was filled with mason jars, used to create wonderful clusters of flowers around various birdhouses, in the perfect shade of teal.  Little pink birds and butterflies were placed throughout the decor and the tall cherry blossom branches added height since the main ball room at The Glen Club has such high ceilings.

Since we love custom details, we had coordinating table number frames with Japanese decorative cherry blossom fine paper backing, lace covered votive candle holders and of course lots of pretty ribbon and burlap details around the glass pieces.  The same details were found at the well wish vase and baby Thalia’s name used as a focal point on the dessert table.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue The Glen Club  Event design, floral and favors by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy Kollias

 

Tea Time – Deana’s Bridal Shower

When I first met Deana to plan her bridal shower, she had already started collecting vintage tea pieces so her tea party bridal shower themed event started with gorgeous found pieces.  The room at Belvedere Banquets is a very neutral room so we worked with a soft color palette with beautiful pops of gold and white pieces.

From there we continued the search for beautiful pieces that tied into the theme and worked with soft colored roses of all types.  We made our favorite lace and burlap runners again, to add a pop of texture to the ivory linens.  The small floral arrangements were filled with fresh moss and of course our favorite, hanging fresh green amaranthus from the tea pots.  The table number frames were replaced by vintage tea plates to add to the overall design.

Deana and her mom were so wonderful to work with and Deana looked absolutely gorgeous on her special day.  The sweetest part of the event were the individual bundt cakes found at each guest’s seat-so cute and so DELICIOUS!  The overall eclectic theme came together nicely for an afternoon tea party!

Wishing the happy couple a wonderful wedding and a lifetime of happiness and love!!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Event Location Belvedere Banquets  Event Design, Floral, Dessert Table Set Up/Rentals and Welcome Table by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy
Bundt Cake Favors by Nothing Bundt Cakes

 

Picture Pomegranate Perfect Zoi’s Baptism Celebration

 

ZoisBaptism16Photo of baby Zoi by Amber Weir

Olive branches, red pomegranates, pink and red garden roses…all of baby Zoi’s event design elements were natural and put together to create a girly picture perfect event!  The event took place at Andiamo’s with beautiful views of the Detroit riverfront.

We kicked off the event with the welcome table filled with the hanging favors of traditional Jordan Alomonds, wrapped in layers of tulle and coordinating hanging ribbons with pomegranate charms and place cards.  From there, tapper candles were used throughout the room with gold candle holders and small clusters of floral.  Vintage brass candle holders were found throughout the honor table and vintage like vases filled with red and pink roses.  The natural green runner was made of fresh eucalyptus and olive branches.

The tables around the room were all a bit different with the same idea in mind, all with fresh pomegranate fruit!  The combination of mercury vases, glass vases and candle holders added to the overall eclectic and natural event design.  All the table numbers were attached to little bottles filled with olive oil and had ribbon details.

The cake, designed by the talented Love & Buttercream bakery chef, Brooke was just PERFECT!  The sugar pomegranate on top and the whole cake itself was too beautiful to eat, but trust me, it was delicious!

The guest of honor was a perfect lady throughout her whole Baptism service and smiled throughout the reception and only took a little bit of nap to regroup:)  Wishing baby Zoi congratulations on her special day and a big thank you to our friends Eleni and Nick for having us!  Have a great weekend everyone!

xoxo,

Team Limani

Vendor Love: Event Location Andiamo Event Design, place card printing, Favors and Floral by Limani Designs Cake by Love and Buttercream Photograpphy by Peggy