FINDING SPRING MICRO WEDDING AT OTTAWA ART GALLERY

This beautiful micro wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty this past summer and was shot the week before our Canadian Covid lockdown.

Inspired by the Art Nouveau era perfume ads, we desired to create an editorial to radiate the change of the season from Spring to Summer. Wanting to use the idea of fragrance and how it evokes memories our main elements consisted of highlighting the abundance of arching florals to the essence of our delicate blooms creating fragrance in form of a parfumerie infused shoot.

Careful attention was made in the creation of crystal etched and antique perfume bottles as favors, a DIY Parfumerie bar where guests could create their own personal scent, and an art-deco inspired hand painted floral canvas which resembled European perfume advertisement in the 1920’s.

From the SMP article

“Today's stunning editorial captured by Lace and Luce, was inspired by European perfume advertisements in the 1920’s - I mean, how cool is that? Toast Events brought their vision to life with every thoughtful detail, including crystal etched and antique perfume bottles as favors and a DIY Parfumerie bar where guests could create their own personal scent.”

Photos by Lace and Luce

A Modern Wedding at The Adelina Barn #teambull

When I first met Natascha & James I knew we were a match made in heaven when they said that they wanted their wedding to be as if the were in a modern industrial warehouse in Berlin. Both Tasch & James work at Shopify so you can just imagine the creativity and design precision on demand. Secretly I knew then and there I had found my creative soulmates. The conversations alone on design techniques, subliminal visuals as we created their ultimate celebratory environment and the couples attention to the smallest details had me weak at the knees. It’s a real honor to work with clients that just get what you’re all about.

Although we worked tirelessly to provide Natascha & James visuals to convey our design intentions, they really put their trust in me to deliver an aesthetic that completely shocked them on their wedding day. It’s one thing to dream it, and another to see it, feel it, touch it and immerse yourself in it.

From the very beginning we chose The Adelina for its intimate setting, urban barn and its potential to transform into a chic modern tropical paradise. The acrylic details, custom geometric candle holders, thousands of blooms and Eiffel chairs transformed the space like no other.

As i’m typing this now- damn I get teary eyed! Because it was just so beautiful and I am so lucky to have met two of the nicest human beings i’ve had the privilege of working with. Natascha and James. If you’re reading this, I wish you were in my life everyday! Our year long planning just wasn’t enough!! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to plan and design something truly beautiful for you.

Castle Hoping in Germany

Destination Deutschland... Chateau hopping elfresco. Need we say more? 

It's hard to explain how much I love this couple and the journey we had together. I count my blessings for having the opportunity to celebrate a truly European wedding without the hassle of overly fussy details, and where sipping champagne and eating cake superseded dinner in the courtyard.

The ceremony and reception were held in two separate castles, in two separate villages near the gothic city of Dresden. The second reception castle "Schloss Scharfenberg" is a rustic medieval rock castle in the Palatine Forest built during the first half of the 12th century. 

The estate was exclusively ours with traditional accommodations conveniently located in the tallest tower with an endless spiral of stairs. As night fell and the festivities continued, the castle became illuminated by hundreds of candles with a free invitations to roam the maze of rooms and if you dared, the basement dungeon. 

This experience was like non-other I have ever had. Truly the most romantic destination wedding we’ve ever encountered. This couple and their wedding will be forever in my heart.