Everyone loves Pinterest, especially brides to be! You can easily use the website to virtually pin your dream wedding items to a board and share them with your friends. From your bridal bouquets, centerpieces, decorations, bridesmaid dresses, gown dresses, what to serve, what NOT to serve and more can all be found on Pinterest. The Age of Pinterest The age of Pinterest has definitely changed how brides approach meeting with their wedding vendors. They now greet them with binders full of ideas from Pinterest, which is wonderful! It's always good to have an idea of what you want and to be inspired by what's online, but it becomes a challenge when certain things aren't actually feasible. As a wedding florist, I often see brides with ...
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Highlight A Wedding Vendor – Photographer
Introducing Ilze Lucero I met Ilze Lucero at our Tuesday Meet over a year and half ago but I didn’t have the chance to work with her until my barn wedding-styled shoot. She’s the one that introduced me to Leanna, the barn owner in Clarkston where we had the successful yet massive Greek influenced wedding styled photoshoot. About IlzeIlze has a background in graphic design and creates wedding invitations available on Minted, Redbubble, and Zazzle. Notably, she has a passion and love for fresh flowers. Some of her specialties include senior, baby, and family pictures, but weddings are where we come together. My Go-To PhotographerDuring our first wedding-styled photoshoot, she went above and beyond to make sure every vendor ...
Styled Photoshoot – The Barn in Clarkston
FINALLY I'm writing about this shoot, almost a year later. I’ve participated in a few styled photoshoots in 2018, some organized by me and others by someone else. However, they weren’t big enough for me and weren’t really making the impact I would have liked. I wanted something large and spectacular, something to challenge myself with. Then I Found The Barn in Clarkston When I met Leanna at a business meeting, I was immediately in love with her barn. She purchased the barn back in 2017 and was doing all the renovations herself. Leanna’s end goal was to make it a historical place where locals could hold farmer’s markets and wedding ceremonies. She was very excited when I shared my idea of my very first, big, ...
Highlight A Wedding Vendor – Makeup Artist
Introducing Rossa Alcantara Rossa Alcantara was the makeup artist that a dress vendor found during a purple and green wedding-styled shoot we worked on. (read the blog post about this shoot) I didn’t know much about her but she was such a sweetheart to work with that I was immediately drawn in. Her personality was charming and refreshing, so I liked having her on the team even before we got to see what she can do with a brush. www.ilzelucerophotography.com Makeup That Makes You Stand Out Our second collaboration together was the Alpaca styled shoot which she did amazing hair and makeup for. The setting for the wedding was outdoors, and Rossa’s style shone through. The dark lips and curly hair of the bride highlighted the ...
Magazine Featured – Dexter Horse Farm
As a Floral Designer, I’m always seeking a challenge. I always learn from the experience and feel good about overcoming any hardships along the way. Completing a task has never been an issue for me, as I can always figure out a way to get the job done. However, figuring out what I REALLY want and how I like to do things is the hard part. Believe it or not, half of the time I don’t even know what I like or want from a project. And that’s why the challenge is so fun. It forces me to take a closer look and find out the answers for myself. Consider this example below... Wreaths, Weddings and Farms So, a few months back, I wanted to make a wreath for an animal, particularly a horse. I always thought it would be a cool idea and unique ...
Magazine Featured: The Treasury
Guess what!? We were featured in a magazine! It was such an incredible surprise and honor when I received an email from Wedding Day Magazine about being featured. If you’ve been on their page before, then you know that their site is filled with so much inspiration for any bride, so I was so very happy when they reached out regarding one of the pictures on the Design Quintessentials Instagram page. The picture was then presented on one of their special Friday introduction articles. Let Me Tell You More About It The picture selected was one of my styled wedding photos, with a gorgeous bride posing with a dazzling bouquet of flowers. The bouquet was mainly composed of a variety of white flowers, but we switched it up by weaving in ...
Featured Wedding: Jen & Chris
Real Wedding: Jen & Chris Bay Pointe Golf Course - West Bloomfield, Michigan | Photographer - Fairytale Productions Jen and Chris had an absolutely lovely wedding at the Bay Pointe Golf Course in West Bloomfield. I always remember the weddings I’ve worked in very fondly, but there’s something about the way I was introduced to this couple and their wedding that I’ll always remember. A Package Deal It’s safe to say I’m usually contacted by brides, or even the brides’ mothers, when it comes to booking a consultation and working a wedding. It’s not often I’m contacted by a gentleman, and definitely not the father-in-law. John reached out to me and booked the service without an initial consultation. Not only was ...
Featured Wedding: Haley & Ben
Real Wedding: Haley & Ben Waldenwoods Resort - Hartland, Michigan | Photographer -Little Blue Bird Photography Haley and Ben’s wedding at Waldenwoods Resort was notably lovely. I’ve heard great things about the location many times before but never had the pleasure of working there until now. It was a great opportunity when they told me where the ceremony was being held, and I jumped on board as fast as I could. Who Doesn’t Love An Outdoors Wedding? I love setting up an outdoors ceremony, especially if it’s by a lake like this one was. The weather, thankfully, was beautiful for celebrating outside. That’s the challenge of deciding to do ceremonies in the outdoors well in advance. You have to plan everything a second ...
