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Boothbay Harbor, Maine Wedding- A perfect day on the coast!

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Boothbay Harbor, Maine is one of the quintessential coastal Maine backdrops for a perfect summer wedding. Anyone marrying along the coast dreams of blue waters, sunny skies and balmy nights. Laura and Eric’s dreams came true for their wedding celebration this past summer. A short boat ride from Boothbay Harbor is Squirrel Island where Laura’s family has been summering for generations, her mom and dad grew up next to each other in the summertime! The ceremony was on a perfect beach surrounded by Laura and Eric’s nearest and dearest with cocktails following on the Danforth’s lawn overlooking the island of Squirrel and the surrounding waters. The wedding crowd then boarded boats to Boothbay for the party to continue at the Newagen Seaside Inn. The setting was a dream…the last light of the day made the Sperry tent shine while the full moon rose over the trees. Classic seaside blues with hints of orange were the color palate with special details and decorations displayed through out the tents. Laura’s mom Janet was a crafter after my heart and her boundless energy and creativity were so inspiring! There were so many fantastic images captured by Geneve Hoffman that it was hard not to include them all!

Perfect setting!

I LOVED creating Laura’s flowers! Classic seaside with the added modern pop of tangerine orange…and the sparkly flip flops are the perfect wedding shoe for a seaside party!

It was a flip flop kind of day and the fans definitely came in handy.

Laura’s nephew (the cutest ring bearer ever!) was more interested in his truck than the ceremony – boys!

All aboard! Laura and Eric and their wedding party took the special Nellie G back to Boothbay after gathering all “Squirrels” for a group photo.

Could the day be any prettier!? The Newagen is such an amazing setting and the Sperry tents were the cherry on the top!

Details, details, details…sand dollar escort cards, more pops of tangerine in the centerpieces and table numbers, the best cake I’ve ever tasted and a gorgeous custom engagement portrait guest book by Geneve.

Did I already mention the full moon?!

The night ended with plenty of dancing, the Squirrel tradition of serenading the bride and of course bowling and late night noshing in the Pine Room at Newagen.

Congratulations Laura and Eric! It was truly an honor and pleasure to be a part of your celebration! Wishing you many more beautiful days!

Day of event coordination, flowers and design: Beautiful Days

Reception: Newagen Seaside Inn

Tents: Sperry Tents Seacoast

Photography: Geneve Hoffman Photography

DJ: Dan Debruin

Cake: Sticky Fingers

Video: McCormick Media

Guest Boat: Balmy Days Cruises

Tags: Geneve Hoffman, Newagen Seaside Inn, Sperry Tents
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Squam Lake, New Hampshire Wedding Film

Friday, January 21st, 2011

This past fall Beautiful Days coordinated and created the flowers for a gorgeous wedding on Squam Lake, New Hampshire. Lynne Valeri of VideoDesign Films captured the picture perfect moments of the day beautifully! Check out the films below and be sure to check back soon for photos and all the details from this wonderful celebration.

getting ready and ceremony on Church Island …

pictures and early reception …

dancing and closing montage …

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Beautiful Days’ Bouquet on the Cover of Seacoast Bride!

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Brides in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are so fortunate to have Seacoast Bride magazine as a resource for creating and planning stylish weddings. And how fortunate is Beautiful Days to have one of our gorgeous bridal bouquets featured on the 2011 cover!? When Whitney from Gus & Ruby Letterpress asked me to create the flowers for her summer celebration I of course didn’t hesitate! The colors, vibe, details, location – everything! that she planned were perfect! I was truly honored to be a part of her and AK’s wedding day! More fantastic photos from Emilie Sommer coming soon. In the meantime if you haven’t picked up your issue yet you can get a sneak peek here.

Tags: Emilie Sommer, Gus & Ruby Letterpress
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Maine Wedding Inspiration, Snug Harbor Farm

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Last spring Beautiful Days collaborated with some of the most amazing wedding vendors in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts on a gorgeous photo shoot. Today it is being featured on Classic Bride blog! Check it out here for some ohhs and ahhs and stay tuned for more details to be posted on our blog asap!

The Sweetest Occasion blog couldn’t resist posting it as well! Check it out here!

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Taste of the Nation, Portsmouth, NH

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

This past June Beautiful Days once again took part in decorating the VIP tent for the annual Share Our Strength Seacoast‘s Taste of the Nation fundraising event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The goal of Share Our Strength is to end child hunger in our communities. During the holidays, a time of abundance and indulgence, warmth and love, it is easy to overlook the many children who will not celebrate around a table overflowing with food and whose daily basic nutritional needs are not met.

It is truly an honor to be part of such a crucial cause in our community. The theme for the VIP tent was local, seasonal food highlighted by foods framed in old windows, a farmer’s table highlighting the offerings of the season, greens potted up from my garden and a farmer’s porch. Enjoy and be inspired to do your part to end child hunger in your neighborhood.

Be sure to get your tickets for the 2011 event! It’s a great way to start off the summer and always a fantastic gathering!

Special thanks to Geneve Hoffman for the fabulous photos!

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Sebasco Harbor Resort Wedding

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

The coast of Maine is one of the most perfect backdrops for weddings. One of the great parts of my job is that I get to explore our coastline and find myself in places I maybe never would have. In September of 2009 I was fortunate enough to provide wedding flowers for a ceremony at Ft. Popham which is such a cool spot ! The architecture of the old fort with the water all around is so unique and dramatic! The reception followed at the lovely Sebasco Harbor Resort which is another picture perfect location with the harbor waters and rocky coast line all around. The bride Liz was very creative; she had a color palate of green, purple and white and wanted flowers that were contemporary yet still reflected the natural beauty of the idyllic settings of her wedding celebration. I had a fantastic time taking her vision and running with it and I love the results! Enjoy and be inspired!

Many thanks to the super talented Jessica Weiser of Fidelio Photo for making my work look so good!

(I took the above three photos – please don’t mistake my snapshots for Jessica’s work)

LOVE this decoration for the escort card table! Fun, funky, modern!

(I took the shot of the fun cocktail table flowers on the right)

Tags: Sebasco Harbor Resort
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Nell & Dan, Newagen Seaside Inn, Southport Island, Maine

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

I adore being part of weddings at the Newagen on Southport Island, Maine! It is such a special place and a perfect backdrop for fantastic Maine seaside celebrations. Nell and Dan were such an adorable, mellow and fun loving couple and it was my pleasure to create lovely flowers and be the day of coordinator for their wedding. And it is always a joy to work with Jason and his fantastic staff at the Newagen, the always awesome Brian Wedge & Malia, and what better tent than a Sperry! Adore the extra special star tent that was used for a hang out spot!!!

A fog settled in creating a dreamy backdrop for the ceremony which included a custom white birch arbor, lovely flowers in mason jars hanging off the chair ends and white tossing petals to celebrate Nell and Dan’s marriage. I adore this perfect photo of them as they walk down the aisle !

Nell’s classic, white bridal bouquet…even though it was the end of July I was able to get my hands on perfect white peonies!

Nell’s bridal party were alot of fun! LOVED the different style dresses, so chic…and the coral roses and green hydrangeas are fantastic pops of color against the slate blue!

Nell of course had the perfect ring bearers! Too cute! Small mason jars hanging off the chair ends were a nice ceremony detail. And what beautiful bride in a beautiful dress wouldn’t want the quintessential Maine coastline framing her photos?!

Lovely table settings complete with simple and elegant arrangements of white hydrangea, green bells of ireland and coral roses and salvia; great napkin wraps made from wrapping paper and table numbers were photos of numbers. Nell and Dan’s first dance was so sweet..and the twirl factor on that dress was a 10!

What a setting! Before you knew it the party was rocking and Nell and her girls took control of the stage..more cowbell! No celebration is complete at the Newagen without a post party of bowling, pizza and beer in the Pine Room!

Congratulations Nell & Dan!!!!

Tags: Brian Wedge, Newagen Seaside Inn, Sperry Tents
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Beautiful Days featured on fantastic blogs!

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Creating gorgeous floral designs and unique and thoughtful event design is a work of love! I am truly honored when our work is recognized as lovely and inspiring by others. Some of Beautiful Days’ work has been recently highlighted in two great blogs so distract yourself for a few minutes and check them out!

The lovely Kittery, Maine seaside inspiration shoot is on the fabulous Grey Likes Weddings. Dreamy, vintage seaside story with Sara O’Brien of Griffin-vites and Brea McDonald.

And bridal shower perfection with pink and white flowers and gold accents on The Sweetest Occasion! Loved collaborating with Sam at Gus & Ruby Letterpress to help create the fantastic florals for her best friend (and business partner) Whitney’s celebration at Blue Sky in York, Maine. Captured perfectly (as always!) by Emilie Sommer.

Tags: Brea McDonald, Emilie Sommer, Griffin-vites, Gus & Ruby
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Fall foliage in Maine

Monday, October 18th, 2010

The Beautiful Days wedding season is complete and before I gear up for the fast approaching holidays it’s time to sit back and take in the gorgeous colors and textures of fall. Always collecting, I keep my eye out for the first sign of orange bittersweet vines, the perfect gourds and pumpkins to be put on display at Zach’s farm stand and the the last bits of color and interest from my garden. This fall I decorated the front of the house with a fantastic assortment of pumpkins, vines, and gourds with some of my favorite variegated grasses and some bright lights swiss chard. And the lantern shapes of the green tomatillos are perfection paired with ferns that are turning a golden brown and the last little sunflowers. Make sure to take some time on one of these gorgeous fall days to collect some seasonal color and texture for your house!

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Beautiful Days in WellWed!

Monday, September 20th, 2010

The fantastic wedding inspiration shoot I did in Kittery, Maine with Brea McDonald, Griffin-vites and Meg Simone this past spring is on newstands now! Wellwed does a spectacular job in their creative and fun layouts! I couldn’t be happier with the results and am so proud to see some of Beautiful Days’ work in print for the first time! Find the latest issue of Wellwed magazine and Vermont Vows to check it out! Special thanks to Occasions Bridal for the picture perfect dress! More photos to be posted on the blog soon…