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Beautiful Days featured in Seacoast Weddings Magazine

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

How over the top excited am I to see Beautiful Days’ work on the cover of the winter issue of Seacoast Weddings?! Last spring fantastic wedding photographer Geneve Hoffman reached out to me about collaborating on a shoot at the historic Wentworth Gardner house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As soon as I saw the house there was NO way I wasn’t going to have a good time in there! The architectural details are amazing and the house was a wedding gift in 1760 - how perfect! Geneve and I gathered an amazing team of seacoast wedding professionals and created a wedding inspiration shoot that included three looks and all kinds of fabulous details. And bonus – a fantastic Beautiful Days Newagen Seaside Inn wedding is featured as well!

Meg Simone was on hand to capture all the behind the scene details - be sure to check out the film from Meg Simone here. And you can see more of the shoot here on Seacoast Weddings’ website.

The shoot wouldn’t have been such a success (and so much fun) with out all the wedding professionals who lent their time and creativity!

Beautiful Days: Design, decor, styling, flowers and select bridal accessories.

Geneve Hoffman Photography: Photography

Be Our Guest: Event rentals

Wentworth-Gardner: Venue…be sure to check out the website for info about having your wedding portraits taken there.

Models: Bear Kirkpatrick & Emily Grondine

Wedding Tresses: Hair design

Glow Bodywork & Just Bee: Makeup

Beach Pea Bakery: Cake

Puttin on the Glitz: Jewelry

Erin Flett: Stationary

Madeleine´s Daughter: Wedding gowns, veil, shoes, select accessories, tuxes

Anneke Jans & Charlie Cicero: Food concepts, preparation, and styling

Meg Simone Wedding Films: Behind the scenes film

Scallops of Portsmouth: Select table decor

Wendy Freedman: Styling assistance

Bonus! One our favorite weddings from 2011 was featured in the real weddings section of the magazine as well! Carolena and Phil’s gorgeous Newagen Seaside Inn wedding was full of beautiful details set against a perfect ocean side backdrop. Beautiful Days worked with the couple on select planning, day of coordination, design, flowers and decor…all perfectly captured by J of Emilie Inc Photography. We’ll be sure to post more photos soon!

But wait there’s more….LOVE the sweets creations in the cake feature…the detail of Beach Pea’s drop dead perfect cake from the Wentworth shoot and the spectacular croquembouche creation from Wild Orchid Baking Company for the Snug Harbor Shoot inspiration shoot Beautiful Days did along side the super talented photographer Heidi Lynne of White Loft Studio.

PS – a beautiful Days bouquet was on the cover of last years issue too! Check it out here!

Whew! That’s a whole lot of Beautiful Days…many thanks to Seacoast Weddings for putting out a gorgeous magazine and for highlighting so many of the seacoast areas best wedding professionals.

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Maine. the Magazine 2012 Wedding Issue

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

I was so excited to be asked by Maine. the magazine to design and create a wedding inspiration shoot to be featured in their 2012 wedding issue! Beautiful Days assembled a fantastic group vendors and the end result was a true collaboration of inspired wedding pros who know what is takes to create amazing celebrations in Maine. Every last detail was just fabulous…the spot on 40′s pin up inspired hair and make up, the stunning dresses, the chic table settings, scrumptious sweets and treats, the get down on it vibe of the DJ, the perfect print pieces and paper details, the eye popping estate jewelry, slammin’ shoes, the perfect raw warehouse setting, and of course the flowers and custom decor, design and details from Beautiful Days. Photographer Brea McDonald not only captured it all amazingly but also helped with resourcing details and defining the design direction. As a bonus Meg Simone was on hand to film all the behind the scenes details…be sure to check out the film as the end of the post. Make sure you have your copy of the magazine to not only check out what we produced but to also see work from more of Maine’s best wedding professionals.

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Beautiful Days: Design, styling, flowers and decorations

Brea McDonald: Photography , design support, model hunter and responsible for finding the most kick ass shoes ever!

Gus & Ruby Letterpress: Custom stationary suite (note the invite envelope liner is an old print of the Portland Company!), table number, escort cards & dessert menu

Paper Posy Designs: Custom paper chrysanthemum in bowls on dining table

Hair That Moves: Gorgeous hair – really how does she do it!?

Joya Beauty: Make up perfection

DJ Jon Tron: Salmmin’ DJ

Portland Company: The perfect venue for this imaginary party – can’t wait to throw one there for real asap!

Leavitt & Parris: Just the perfect event rentals

Madeleine’s Daughter: Gorgeous dresses from Lazaro, Monique Lillieur and Jovani & stylish tux.

Tania Spinelli: Ahhh may zing! Shoes

Aurora Provisions: Superb sweets and treats

Elizabeth Porcher Jones: Calligrapher through Gus & Ruby

Nelson Rarities: Estate and antique jewelry (all real and ALL amazing!!!!!)

Models: Derek Lovely (Cosmo’s 2010 most eligible bachelor in Maine – who knew!?) and Seinin Bergman

Meg Simone: The tell all and showing all the fun and detail film

Maine Street Design Co: Dining table end chairs – the perfect finishing touch!

Be sure to also check out our post showing the Beautiful Days work highlighted in last years issue here.

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A Spring Baby Shower!

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

It goes with out saying that I love all of my brides! Designing and creating special floral arrangements and party decor for their wedding celebrations is truly an honor. It is extra special when I get to be part of more of their beautiful days! This past spring I was fortunate enough to create a bright, modern and crafty baby shower for dear bride Sarah. I had a ton of fun playing around with bold colors, a mix of fabrics and some local, handmade pottery.

The fabric swags added that extra layer of joy to the festive occasion. I worked with local potter Amy Clark of Ocean Fire Pottery to create these custom white clay vase trios for the centerpieces…perfect for highlighting simple groupings of yellow spring flowers. The vases were then given to VIPs at the end of the party.

Yup that’s me mixing up the party’s cocktail of prosecco, limoncello, and lemonade. It’s no wonder ranunculus are a favorite flower for so many – how it fits soooo many petals in one flower bud is beyond me! Guests were asked to write down some words of mama wisdom which were then read aloud after lunch -yes there were a few tears but alot of laughs too!

I had to include this photo of my gift to Sarah – my son’s gently worn Converses increase the gift wrapping cuteness factor by at least 10! The fresh lemon slices of the party cocktail fit right in with the party’s color scheme of course!

The napkins at each place setting were wrapped with strips of fabric used in the ceiling swags adding another punch of color. I LOVE how clean the vases are and that you can see the texture of Amy’s hand work in the clay from throwing them on the wheel.

The guests were invited to decorate onsesis and burp clothes which a new mama cannot have enough of!

The day really was lovely and the space at the Brixham General Store was the perfect location…sunny, bright and open…and Brixham catered a delicious luncheon for the ladies.
Congratulations to you and your beautiful family Sarah! I hope I’m around for the next celebration!!!
You can get a glimpse of Sarah’s wedding flowers here or see her and her family (pre baby) be the best models ever for a Beautiful Days inspiration shoot here.

A special thanks to Wendy Freedman of New Castle, New Hampshire for the photos, Amy Clark of Ocean Fire Pottery of York, Maine for the collaboration and perfect vases and Brixham General Store of York, Maine for the great spot and fantastic food!

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Beautiful Days in WellWed Magazine!

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Late into last winter Heidi Lynne of White Loft Studio and I bundled up and braved the elements to create a wedding inspiration shoot that was warm and romantic against the white back drop of winter. We loved what we did and are so pleased that Well Wed magazine loved it enough to put it in their 2011 Fall Winter Cape & Islands issue! Here’s a peek at the spread.

If you want to see more of the shoot you can check out my blog post from last spring here. Heidi and I first collaborated on another shoot in a green house almost two years ago- alot warmer and we didn’t have to wear our snow shoes! Check it out here! Thanks so much to Heidi for her amazing images and fantastic collaboration! Visit Heidi at White Loft Studio to see more of her beautiful work.

Beautiful Days pops up one more time in the same issue Well Wed! A dear friend of mine did the flowers for this perfectly modern preppy Nantucket wedding celebration and I had so much fun going home to be a part of her team!

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Wentworth Gardner House Wedding Inspiration

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Take a sneak peek at the amazing inspiration shoot Beautiful Days created along side Geneve Hoffman Photography this past spring! So much fun, creativity and fantastic wedding pros all at once!

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Thanks a million to the always brilliant Meg Simone for capturing the shoot! Photos and more details coming soon but just keep playing the video over and over for now!

FAB wedding pros we couldn’t have done this with out:

Event Rentals: Be Our Guest

Bridal gowns, tuxes & accessories: Madeleine’s Daughter

Food: Charlie Cicero

Cake: Beach Pea Bakery

Jewelry & accessories: Puttin on the Glitz

Hair: Jackie Norrie of Wedding Tresses

Make up: Nicole Masterson of Glow Bodywork

Stationary: Erin Flett

Film: Meg Simone

Table Accents: Scallops of Portsmouth

Models: Emily Grondine & Bear Kirkpatrick

Location: Wentworth Gardner House, Portsmouth, NH – check it out for your wedding ceremony or bridal portraits – amazing setting!

Photography: Geneve Hoffman

Design, Flowers, Decorations & Styling: Beautiful Days, assisted by Wendy Freedman

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Spring is on it’s way!

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

The green of spring is on it’s way! Lush and lovely inspiration for your green and white Maine wedding flowers!

Beautiful photos from Geneve Hoffman Photography.

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Picture perfect wedding inspiration in Kennebunk, Maine

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

I love day dreaming about perfect wedding celebrations…when the setting, vibe, flowers, table settings, dress, food, and lighting all come together it is a flawless moment. I was so fortunate to create one of those moments at Snug Harbor Farm in Kennebunk, Maine. Balmy greenhouses filled with lush plants and trimmed to perfection topiaries, intriguing garden ornaments, exotic birds and captivating backdrops make Snug Harbor such a special and unique setting. I collaborated with some of the finest wedding and event professionals in Maine and New Hampshire who made this wedding inspiration shoot a dreamy reality! A reminder to anyone planning a celebration that you can dream all you want but to really make it come together you need to surround yourself with people who are true professionals, committed to making your inspiration come to life.

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This shoot will be featured in Maine Magazine’s wedding issue coming out in April! Yey! Make sure to grab a copy! And check out Video Design Films fantastic video of the shoot here!

Flowers,Design & Styling: Beautiful Days

Photography: White Loft Studio

Location: Snug Harbor Farm

Event Rentals: Be Our Guest

Invitation Suite, Menus, Offering Cards & Place Cards: Gus & Ruby Letterpress

Calligraphy: LoveJenna

Dress: Madeleine’s Daughter

Cake: Wild Orchid Baking Company

Hair: Hair That Moves

Make Up: Joya Beauty

Culinary Concepts: Robyn Friedman

Chocolates: Byrne & Carlson

Video: Video Design Films

Lanterns & Candle Holders: Luna Bazaar

Special thanks to Wendy Freedman for styling assistance and Sarah, Randy & Olive for being the perfect (non) models!

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One last look at winter…Maine wedding inspiration

Monday, March 14th, 2011

For some it is hard to get inspired towards the end of a Maine winter – we are ready for warmer days, sunnier skies and to see some green! But the drama, beauty and textures of winter can be captivating. Inspired by the late winter sun reflecting off of ice glazed snow fields and the tall once green wheat brown grasses that edge the rivers we created this romantic and melancholy wedding scene on a perfect winter day that hints at the spring days to come.

I care not for the stars that shine

Dare not hope to e’er be thine

Only know I love you

Love me, and the world is mine

- David R. Reed, Jr.

Floral & Design: Beautiful Days

Photography: White Loft Studio

Make up: Jen at Bernadettes Day Spa

Dress: Pure Bliss Bridals

Earings: Chouettes

Hair: Angela at Fresh Hair Studio, Newburyport

Tags: White Loft Studio
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Seaside Wedding Inspiration, Kittery, Maine

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

It’s easy to day dream about sunny summer weddings and celebrations in the middle of Maine winters but sometimes a cold day on the beach towards the end of winter is the prefect backdrop for something fabulous! Inspired by a single image that Brea McDonald had been holding onto Brea, Sara O’Brien and I came together to create a romantic, melancholy and moody scene depicting a setting that seemed as if it was washed onto shore. It was a true collaboration and half the fun was sitting around my dining room table with Brea and Sara developing our design direction! The collection of found objets, vintage treasures, barn board table top over ivory burlap, oh so fantastic invites, place cards, and vow booklets by Sara, soft and romantic flowers accented by seaweed, and a gorgeous dress from Occasions Bridal of Portsmouth, NH all came together on the perfect grey -blue day on the beach.

The day was captured on film by the very cool and adventurous Meg Simone…love a girl who’s not afraid to get her boots wet! Check out the video here!

The shoot was even published by the always inspirational Well Wed magazine – whoo-hoo!

Photography: Brea McDonald, Stationary suite: Sara O’Brien, Griffin-vites, Video: Meg Simone, Wedding dress, Occasions Bridal & Tuxedo, Table top, Longleaf Lumber

Tags: Brea McDonald, Griffin-vites, Meg Simone, Occasions Bridal
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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!