Wedding Bits and Pieces

A few of you have asked me about my wedding photos. Oh how I wish I could share them with you, but for the moment I have to keep them under wraps! In the meanwhile, here are a view glimpses of wedding decor that have found a new home in my home. These amazing striped banners are some of my favorite pieces from the whole wedding. Created as welcome banners to flank the main entrance to the ceremony, they were custom-made by my colleague Matt Muscarella with gorgeous calligraphy by Melissa Kistler. Now they hang in my guest bedroom over the pillow-strewn daybed. The kittens seem to approve, and so do I...

Scenes from my work

I don't typically share too much about my work here, but this space is just too cute not to show off! At Terrain, we have this wonderful historic mushroom hut that is available as an event space. For larger occasions such as weddings, we might use it as an unexpected spot for a dessert table. But what it's really perfect for is a small, private dinner for maybe 10 people. Wouldn't you love to have a little birthday dinner in here with some close friends and family? It's particularly lovely at night when it's lit by candlelight and the breeze is blowing in. Here are a few shots from a special dinner party I put together recently...

Our potting sink, but cleared out so we could fill the basin with ice and use it as a makeshift wine cooler...

Casual arrangements of sunflowers in white hobnail vases...

Mismatched side tables for holding wine glasses and pitchers of water...

And you can't not have an eye-catching arrangement of bold flowers - when I saw these alliums at the flower market I knew I had to have them...

(All images by Elizabeth Nettles)

Terrain Wedding Event

I know you guys have probably heard all about Terrain, the gorgeous garden and home emporium from our friends at Urban Outfitters. It's a tremendously beautiful and inspiring space located in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, and I am lucky enough to be working there as their events specialist! In addition to the spectacular home store and nursery, Terrain also has a fantastic restaurant called Styer's Garden Cafe which is housed in an antique green house. We host weddings, baby showers, engagement parties, birthday dinners - pretty much any special event that begs for a beautiful setting! This Friday, May 14 from 6-9 pm, we are hosting our first ever Wedding and Event Services Open House. In addition to showcasing our new kitchen and super talented chef, we will feature tablescapes and other special events decor from our Design Services team, festive music and cocktails, and one-on-one event consultations run by yours truly! For those of you who live in the Philadelphia/Wilmington, DE area, I encourage you to stop by and see all that Terrain has to offer. I've attached the event information here... please stop in and say hi, I'd love to see you there!

(All images via Terrain website)