Over the Rainbow

Tara and Mike's Massachusetts farm wedding was full of charm, casual elegance, warm personality and yes... the luck of a rainbow!  Yesterday we were so excited to see Tara and Mike's wedding featured on Style Me Pretty.  To see SMP's beautiful post and a full gallery of photos courtesy of Kristin Studio, click here.  Arney Walker deftly handled all the planning and logistics for Pineapple, and she also provided the creative calligraphy, including the adorable apple escort cards. 

Some of my favorite photos from the day are below.

How cute are these bridesmaids dresses?

Introducing Pineapple South!

photo via Garden and Gun

Pineapple Productions is proud to announce the opening of Pineapple South, a new 2nd office headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia!

Photo via Garden and Gun 

Lauren Lanigan Davis and Jamie West, true arbiters of Southern style, will run the new office. Lauren brings years of experience in container gardening, floral design, event styling and the fashion industry to the Pineapple team. Jamie has strong training in fashion design and a past career as a fine jewelry designer. She has lived and studied extensively in Switzerland and the south of France, qualifying her to be the resident Pineapple expert on all things fabulous and chic. Both Lauren and Jamie inspire me with their talent, their resourcefulness and readiness to work hard and make events as fabulous and as pretty as they can be!

Photo via Garden and Gun

Photo via Garden and Gun

Photo via Garden and Gun

Pineapple South will be a new everyday local presence for our Southern clients planning beautiful events in Georgia plantation towns like Thomasville, Coastal Georgia and South Carolina, Florida and of course Atlanta. Welcome Lauren and Jamie!!

Secret Garden Inspired Wedding on Style Me Pretty

We are so excited to see Jessie and Louis' beautiful Secret Garden inspired wedding on Style Me Pretty today!  This wedding incorporated so many thoughtful details and is truly one of our favorites.   To view the feature and to see a gallery of amazing images captured by photographer Patricia Lyons, click here!

Jack Lucky utilized natural garden elements such as boxwood, moss, climbing vines and a bevy of flowers including peonies, sweet peas and garden roses to create drop dead gorgeous centerpieces.  Check out the garden obelisks, ball and cone topiaries and mini greenhouses.

We love escort card displays that become conversation pieces at our events.  For Jessie and Louis' wedding, Arney Walker created escort cards out of magnolia leaves lovingly gathered by the mother of the bride.

Through Just Paper and Tea, we ordered hand made stone grey paper for the invitations, engraved it with white ink and blind embossed it with the family crest.  The end result was an invitation that was as distinctive as it was timeless -- a tough balance to achieve!

Another special touch included the gift boxes we fashioned for out of town guests.   Guests received salted caramel and coconut cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes as well as a mini bottle of champagne with a whimsical custom label.

Special thanks to Patricia Lyons for capturing all the special moments and details in such a beautiful way!

Pineapple Productions and Arney Walker Calligraphy

Arney Walker joined Pineapple Productions last year as a full time event planner and in six months time has planned a beautiful farm wedding outside of Boston and a super-fabulous red, pink and blue wedding at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.  What’s more is that Arney’s amazing calligraphy and talent with all things paper and ink has really expanded Pineapple’s design services, especially for those looking for charming, handcrafted details.

Calligraphy is a way to add personal and gracious touches to events without spending a lot of money.

Below are some of my favorite Pineapple Productions-Arney Walker Calligraphy collaborations over the last year.

Sanddollar Escort Cards

Photo by Patricia Lyons

Magnolia Leaf Escort Cards

photo by Patricia Lyons

Escort Card Table
Photo by Lynne Brubaker

Dinner Buffet Labels

photo by Anne Robert Photography

Escort Card Board

Photo by Anne Robert Photography

Pashmina Signage

Photo by James Christianson

Pink Burlap Welcome Bag

Photo by Kate Headley

Apple Escort Cards

Photo by Kristin Studio

Wedding Menu Card

Photo by Lynne Brubaker

Bookmark Escort Cards
Photo by Connor Studios

Rehearsal Dinner on the Cape

In June Pineapple Productions had the pleasure of working with the very talented Benedicte Verley of MBV Photography on Lauren and Christopher's rehearsal dinner at the Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts.  Benedicte posted some beautiful photos of the event on her blog today.  We love how her photos capture the energy and emotion of the day as well as the all the fun decorative details like Arney Walker's adorable calligraphed cocktail flags and the gorgeous Sperry tent.

Karen Taddei of Lilacs handled all the floral design, from the tablescapes incorporating white and blue-green hydrangea mixed with chunky seaglass to the festive orchid garlands worn by the couple.  We have had the pleasure of working with Karen several times now, and we are just in love with her lush arrangements and use of natural elements like shells and seagrasses.

Dyane Silins of Be Our Guest provided all the specialty equipment, including the fun polka-dot linens and custom made waffle weave lobster bibs with shell embroidery.

Last but absolutely not least, uber-professional Kate Lewantowicz of the Chatham Bars Inn was responsible for providing the traditional New England Clambake.  Guests were treated to steamed lobster with all the trimmings and finished the meal with summery strawberry shortcake.  The perfect summer meal!

May in Middleburg

Check out James Christianson's beautiful photos of Coventry and Davis' spring wedding in Middleburg, Virginia. James did an amazing job capturing the spirit and beauty of the day. 

Coventry wanted a wedding at her family home in Middleburg, with all the graceful and natural touches that speak to hunt country living.  She also was sure to incorporate her family and family history in ways I absolutely adored.  Seen here in James' blog post -- a birch cross made by her parents (similar to the one they had at their own wedding) and original artwork created by the mother of the groom.

I cannot wait to see and share more photos!  Thank you James!!

Pineapple Productions on Style Me Pretty

We are thrilled that one of our favorite weddings from last year was featured this week on one of our favorite wedding blogs, Style Me Pretty. Click below to see the post about Lizanne and Joe's quintessential D.C. wedding.

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/06/02/traditional-elegance-from-pineapple-productions/

photo by Lynne Brubaker