This couple met in Philadelphia. They decided to start the next chapter of their life in the city where their story began.  We love all of the Philadelphia inspired details in this beautiful wedding story.

James and Katie’s wedding was featured in the latest Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine Spring 2013, article: A Philadelphia Story.

This wedding was photographed by the Martha Stewart Weddings team and Cliff Mautner Photography.

The following images were taken by Cliff Mautner Photography and we are thrilled to share them with you.

Details. Details. Details.

TableArt collected the couples ‘Love Statue logo’  label from the designers at Two Paper Dolls to add a personal touch to each of the boxes for the bouquets.

 The Groom was pinned with a beautiful boutonniere of classic Stephanotis and one Peony bud.

The couple shared an intimate moment, as husband and wife, as they headed to the Water Works Restaurant for their reception.

Cocktails in the pavilion on the grounds at the Water Works Restaurant.

The belly band of the wedding invitation, designed and created by  Two Paper Dolls, inspired the design for the menu card for each guest.

The designers from TableArt decorated the classic cake from Brooklyn Girl Bakery with fresh Peonies and Ranunculus.

The couples desire to celebrate Philadelphia was also celebrated in the design of  the Save The Date, designed by Two Paper Dolls,  and in the Groom’s Cake, created by Brooklyn Girl Bakery.

Congratulations to the stunning Bride and Groom.

Pick up your copy of Martha Stewart Weddings Spring 2013 and take a look at the feature on MarthaStewartWeddings.com for more images of this Philadelphia Wedding.

Ceremony Location: St. Patrick’s Church

Reception Location and Catering: Water Works Restaurant

Wedding Photography: Cliff Mautner Photography 

Stationery: Two Paperdolls 

Cake: Brooklyn Girl Bakery 

Music: Dreamtime 

Videography: Well Spun Wedding Films

Decor: TableArt

Lighting and Draping: Affairs to Be Remembered 

Furniture: AFR

Hair: Amanda D’Andrea

Makeup: Béke Beau

Phillip Gabriel Photography captured every moment, every detail. We especially love this stunning
image of the bouquets packaged in their boxes, ready to be presented to our bride.

The Brides Bouquet

Our bohemian bride carried a stunning bouquet of Roses, Hydrangea, Astilbe and Scented Geranium.

The groom was pinned with a boutonniere created with a Rose, Dusty Miller and Astilbe.

Sweet Love.

Each bridesmaid carried an organic, loose and natural bouquet of blooms that complimented their gorgeous gowns.

TableArt was pleased to be involved in designing every detail of this celebration including the stunning invitation suite created by Katie Fischer Design.

Inspiration for the design for a wedding can come from many sources;  interior design, fashion or mother nature. Inspriration can also come from what might seem to be slightest detail.

In this case, the design concept for Lindsey and Danny’s Bohemian wedding was inspired by a swatch of pink ribbon; Our bride loves ribbon. The ribbon inspiration came into full focus with our stunning chuppah designed with ribbon streamers.

Lindsay found these adorable ribbon wands to give to each one of her guests. We placed them on the ceremony chairs.

Whimsical iron wire lanterns hung above the rustic escort card table.

The escort cards were custom designed seed packets, a tribute to the venue’s planting and growth program.

We loved these ribbon chandeliers that we designed to hang above some of the guest dinner tables.

 Artichokes, Fiddlehead Ferns, Hypericum Berry, Hydrangea and Roses were combined to create the enchanting centerpieces.

Thank you to our incredible Bride and Groom for letting us create this magical evening for them and their guests.

Stephen STARR Events

Phillip Gabriel Photography

Katie Fischer Design

Last week we attended the Special Occasions and Queen Street Linens Annual Linen Seminar in Lancaster, PA at the Quilt and Textile Museum. Celebrating their 30th Anniversary, Special Occasions and Queen Street Linens had close to 100 attendees. Claudia Himes revealed her newest  linens that she has added to her inventory and she shared her insights on whats trending in the world of special event fabrics.

The seminar took place at the Quilt and Textile Museum, which is a beautiful venue for special events in quaint downtown Lancaster, Pa.

Claudia is a wonderful speaker and entertaines her clients with witty and clever comments.

“You need to dress the part in order to play the part, then keep dressing the part until you start playing the part so well you actually ARE the part.”

 The first round of linens focused on fashion forward fabrics for 2013 and color blocking techniques.

She then spoke about the popular trend of incorporating reflective metallics and prints with patterns, bold colors and textures.

Claudia believes there should be “enough energy in the event linen to give a little tension and life to the party.”

Finally the third round is where TableArt brought the “jewelry” to the tabletops.

As Claudia states, “Dressing for an event is like dressing for an evening out on the town; the linens are the dress, the flowers are the jewelry, and the lighting is the makeup.”

The pink roses in the pink mercury vessels added a touch of sophistication on this beautiful pink shimmery “Rose Crush” overlay.

“Blush Pink Damask” Linen

We love this combination of cherry bark and birch bark vessels filled with roses and fresh quince.

A glass vase filled with an abundance of roses looks stunning on “Penelope” Over “Gold Satin” linen especially next to the “Confetti” linen.

Blush pink ranunculus; Simply Beautiful when placed in mercury vessels upon the “Trophy Pearl” linen with the “Powder Pink Satin” overlay.

“Staccato” Linen and Pink Peonys, Stunning!

Following the seminar, everyone was invited to take photographs and stay for a workshop to learn how to dress a serpentine table, pin linen “belts”, and create center pleats on buffet tables.

Many thanks to Claudia Himes with Special Occasions and Queen Street Linens for including us in this seminar, Nick Gould with Nick Gould Photography and Lancaster County Magazine for the wonderful images, and Andy Hartley with Shumaker PDT for the event lighting.