A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of styling a wedding at a local restaurant and brewery here in Ottawa – Mill St Brew Pub. It is a beautiful historic building with tons of exposed stone and views of the river. The bride was referred to me by a friend, and we clicked right off the bat. She explained her vision, and I could instantly picture exactly what she wanted. In the end, we executed some seriously beautiful gold and pink wedding decor.
Ashleigh is a gorgeous redhead who loves pink. Her ring was rosegold and her cinderella dress was blush. Totes amazing.
(FYI: All photography in this post is care of Intuition Photography – Janine does phenomenal work!)
I know. Stop. Way too stunning, right?
The ceremony and reception took place in the same room, so I literally flew in there post-ceremony (with the help of my pal, Courtney) and worked with the restaurant staff to decorate my little butt off. The guests were in the room next door for cocktail hour, and the bridal party was off getting photos taken. The pressure was on to get everything done in about an hour and a half, but it happened (phew).
Across the rectangular tables, Ashleigh had rented some sparkly gold and ivory chevron table runners. Yep, I definitely wanted to take them home with me. The regular restaurant chairs were swapped out for gold ones, which TOTALLY transformed the space.
The flowers weren’t over the top, but were total perfection. White peonies (“a June bride’s dream”, according to my wedding guru pal Caroline! Ha!) and baby’s breath were placed in lightly gold-sprayed low circular glass vases. The head table had some taller vases, which the bridal party bouquets were thrown into (that’s a great trick by the way – don’t let those bouquets go to waste!).
White tealight candles were placed in low mercury glass holders and scattered along the tables.
Favours were super pretty macarons boxed and labelled with petite thank you cards. The table numbers were simple paper ones from the BRIDES collection at Michael’s (these), and the name cards were hand written on tent cards from the Kate Spade collection at Chapters Indigo (these).
The dessert table was a ton of fun. I printed out ‘love is sweet’ on the chalkboard that was already affixed to the stone wall (came with the restaurant). I wish I had have had a bit of extra time to do this drawing more perfectly, but despite my OCD perfectionist tendencies, I think it turned out alright.
Ashleigh had purchased some large gold letters from Indigo, a simple white cake stand, and gold chargers.
One clever idea (and a budget-friendly one too!) was to buy some plastic cups and bowls. The cups were turned upside down with bowl placed on top, and it suddenly became a pretty chic cake stand. I was able to place the small baked goods in there perfectly, but you could easily do candy or whatever else you wanted.
There were two sweet cake toppers, again in the gold theme.
There were two other chalkboards that I got my hands on. One said “and they lived happily ever after” and the other, in the next room, said “kick off your shoes and dance”. Just fun little sayings to help the space feel more personalized, you know?
For the seating chart area, we had a big barrel (owned by the restaurant) where gifts and cards were left and a small table with white drapery that held the seating chart. Ashleigh made the chart herself using a frame (painted gold), wire, clips, and cardboard paper. Simple and cute!
All in all, the room totally sparkled and I know Ashleigh and Rony loved it and had a great night. Seriously, just look at these two.
Want to create this same look at your wedding? Here are some links to my go-to decor items:
- gold chevron table runners
- large gold letters for dessert/guestbook table
- ‘love’ gold wedding cake topper
- ‘for like ever’ gold wedding cake topper
- pink + gold tassel kit
- wedding printables (table numbers, signage, etc)
If you are in the Ottawa area and interested in styling services for weddings or other events, just send me a note to: thesweetestdigs{at}gmail{dot}com. I do day-of styling, coordination, and also have some collections of items and props for rent.
Vendors:
- Photography: Intuition Photography
- Chevron table runners (and other linens): Moonlight Event Rentals
- Gold chairs: Party Time Rentals
- Desserts: Auntie Loo’s Treats
- Venue: Mill St Brew Pub
- Flowers: Bloomfields Flowers
- Favours: Hearty Bakery
Okay, what is your favourite element of this wedding decor? For me it was definitely the chevron table runners. They added so much glitter and glam to the space, I was dying. What about you? The chairs? Flowers? Ashleigh’s amazing dress?