Different hues of gold painted wine and water bottles mixed in with the transparency of the clear are the perfect shaped candle holders.   White milk glass containers house perfectly happy florals of queen anne’s lace, paperwhites, tulips, daisies, monte casino, ornithogalum arabicum, and jade green trachyllium from succulentLove. DIY elements include paint your own wine bottles + hammer + nails, create mix CDs of your favorite love songs with gocco’d covers, hammer & nail place cards (spray paint blocks of wood, stamp your guests’ names on a piece of kraft paper and attach with a gold spray painted nail.  Dress it up with a bit of ribbon or tulle)

Concept & Styling:  yes, please design & bash eco events
Photography: Bonnie Tsang Photography
Florals: succulentLOVE
Cookies: Danielle Keene from Bittersweet Treats
Rentals: Fete Accompli Events

It’s always been very important to me to strike a balance in the content we offer on Once Wed. Don’t get me wrong…I love a beautifully done photo shoot just like the next girl, but if none of the details are relevant or attainable it falls into the eye candy category which doesn’t help you much when your trying to plan a DIY inspired wedding. Some elements from this shoot might be too out of reach for some, but everyone can collect old wine bottles and spray paint them or gather milk glass from local thrift stores…

Our head table background is a white on white painted Chevron pattern with a mix of gold tone hammers and nails, milky ropes , fawn and honey colored ribbons, wispy strips of golden tulle, gold rick-rack, natural twine, and glass orbs filled with sugar cubes and wheat grains. The perfect blend of feminine textures, avant garde utilitarianism, and earthy details.

The table scape is moody vintage meets modern happily ever after, a perfect juxtaposition that embodied John and Yoko.  Old jeans and untamed hair yet driving a white rolls royce. Ghost chairs are divinely invisible allowing the textures of the design to be the showcase. Ivory burlap draped across the table brings in the feel of bohemian simplicity.  Gold rimmed champagne glasses from a flea market filled with peace and love cookie favors (Bittersweet Treats), mod-white square dinnerware from England, and vintage gold flatware make up the varied place settings.

Photography by Bonnie Tsang

Last bit of inspiration coming up next!

I am so excited about today’s table-scape feature on Once Wed. Paige of Bash Eco Events and Kelly of Yes Please Design are two of the coolest and most innovative ladies I’ve been fortunate to come across in the blogging world, so I’m absolutely thrilled they both will be joining us twice a month with a brand new project based on a famous couple starting today. More from Kelly…

John and Yoko met at an art opening in London in 1966 where Yoko’s piece “Hammer A Nail” was on display.  Yoko refused to let John hammer in a nail because the show wasn’t officially opening till the next day. They began their love affair quickly after their meeting and were married in 1969. Their romance spawned numerous love songs, and they became famous for their peace activism, including their public love-in. One of their more eccentric albums together was titled “Milk + Honey”. Our color palette is a directly influenced by a “peaceful milk + honey” serenity mixed with artistic urbanity.  John and Yoko epitomized the ideal abundant life of love, music, art, community, and progressive sophistication which plays into the textures and ideas behind this wedding shoot. Our bride is looking for an eclectic, yet sophisticated take on artistic ingenuity and proper individuality when showcasing her wedding style.

Photography by Bonnie Tsang

So many more ideas and images coming up next!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I’ve got the sweetest photo shoot coming up next, but first wanted to take some time to introduce you to one of our newest sponsors, Traveler’s Joy. When I first heard of the concept of registering for your honeymoon online a couple of years ago, I was immediately smitten with the idea, but had never found come across a registry company who offered the flexibility Traveler’s Joy does. Not only is their registry site incredibly easy to navigate and use, but since they aren’t a travel agency you have complete control and freedom to choose the honeymoon trip you’ve always wanted to take…

Instead of purchasing a blender or a set of towels for your wedding, guests can gift you a portion of the cost of your honeymoon so hopefully once the wedding is over you and your partner will have an all expense paid dream vacation awaiting you. Sign up between now and April 10 and you’ll have also have the chance to win an amazing trip to Dominican courtesy of Traveler’s Joy.

*UPDATE: The DC Wedding Consortium has been rescheduled due to a snowstorm coming through DC all this weekend. The new date is February 16th, 2010 at the same location from 5-7pm. I’m working my schedule around to see if I can make it.

I am running around like a crazy woman trying to get ready to fly out tomorrow for the DC Wedding Consortium, but in the meantime I couldn’t resist posting a sneak peek of an amazing shoot designed by these two coming very soon based on the board below. I’m so excited about the month of February here on Once Wed. Not only is original content coming back full force, but we are welcoming 3 brand new monthly contributors to our lineup. Stay tuned for more loveliness coming very soon…

Top left board image c/o Make Under My Life and Top image c/o Bonnie Tsang