I DO GHANA BRIDAL WINTER 2018 | Page 44

We decided to have our first bridal photoshoot this year and began to ponder on a theme. We knew we wanted lots of greenery infused with a burst of vibrant colors. There were also some statements that needed to stand out in this photoshoot (Life, Luxury, and Elegance). Having this in mind, Vie De Luxe Et Elegance, simply meaning A Life of Luxury and elegance, was birthed. The idea was to transform a blank space into a luxurious venue using lots of greenery, representing life, a variety of flowers, and accent crystal pieces and candles to represent luxury and elegance. Theme: Vie De Luxe Et Elegance Color: Greenery, with a touch of Radiant Orchid, Ivory, and Gold. Backdrop: A Flower wall filled with a variety of flowers and lots of greens was created for the background. We also pipe and draped the area to create an il- lusion of a walkway leading into a garden. Centerpieces: We designed a ta- ble scape using a mirrored cov- er table, mixture of customized vases, floral stands, candela- bras, and crystal candle hold- ers. The flower stand and vases were customized by covering them with leaves and orchids, before the flower arrangements were suspended on them. We then used candelabras, crystal and stemmed candle holders, and mirror stands to accent the flo- ral arrangements. Place setting: We customized our place setting using laser cut placemats as a base for our gold chargers and a variety of, ivory, gold, and green, dinner plates with gold cutleries. We also used a variety of colors of stem wares to express different ideas for the place settings. Gold and ivory napkins held with crystal- lized napkin rings were used and we finished it up with customized menu cards. Name Table: We created a tree and surrounded it with floating candles. We suspended name our customized laser cut name cards from the tree using crystal strands. Stationery: Customized menu cards expressing the color scheme, Laser cut name cards and a luxurious boxed invitation all in color scheme, greenery, radi- ant orchid, and Ivory.