It's time . . .

to head to TSE - that would be The Special Event.  Think of it as the Mecca for all event planners, designers, caterers, anyone connected with the event business.  For me it's a time of renewing acquaintances with my fellow planners and designers as well as connecting with suppliers of all things fabulous and exciting.

This is where we are introduced to new products, new trends, the hot colors and more flowers, linens and sources than you can imagine.  It makes for long days of walking the aisles.

In addition, there are so many workshops and courses that I would have to clone myself several times to take advantage of all of them!

For all of you planning a wedding, my yearly shot of adrenaline is the Wedding Event held during TSE.  It is SO over the top.  Can't wait.  I'll post photos to Facebook.

Wedding Wishes  . . .
Lynn

Pewter and Sunshine . . .

We love the color combination so much that we designed a table for the January 2012 Tulsa Wedding Show using those colors for a bridal table fit for a very special couple.

Metallics are so very "in" this year and yellow always has a happy feel to it.  Makes me smile.  We concentrated the yellow down the center of the table with fabulous roses, ranunculas, orchids, crespedia, daffodils, calla lillies and sultry dusty miller all woven through mossy branches.  Then we added silvery succulents for some awesome texture.

The muted tones of the linen let the flowers shine as the stars of the show and our brides bouquet repeated the yellow theme.

My thanks to Party8 for the wonderful paper elements, PartyPro for the tableware and chairs and of course to the uber special Artworks Photography for capturing the images.

1940"s Black Tie . . .

It was a year’s worth of planning and dreaming for my Bride and Groom.  One of the best times I’ve had in a long time – my Bride could “see” her vision and describe it to me in detail; hence we were able to create it the way she wanted.

Early on, she asked for 1940's decor and theme to match the grandness of The Mayo.  Guests were asked to dress Black Tie or Vintage 1940's and they were totally caught up in the theme.  There were more peplums and fascinators than you can imagine!

The Mayo Hotel is beautiful but a challenge to set up when there are FOUR separate spaces involved.  For this extravagant, over-the-top wedding, we went from ceremony to cocktails to dinner to after party changing colors and metallics along the way as well as spaces. 

Our celebrity Bride chose RED for her wedding dress color – that’s right – RED.  When the curtains parted for her entrance, I swear the entire crowd of guests let out one big “ahhhhhhhhh”.  She was drop dead gorgeous going down the aisle to her handsome groom. 

And not to be outdone, the Groom was stylish in his custom tux.

Oh, did I mention the “traveling violinist” we hired to announce the beginning of the wedding and later to lead guests from the ceremony to cocktails.  She rocked!!  And the couple's English Bulldog carried the rings down the aisle.  He was mah-va-lous.

We started with red and gold, moved to gold and champagne and ended the night with the Bride in a WHITE short dress and FEATHERS everywhere in the black, white and red Club Setting on the Mezzanine of The Mayo.  Local spin DJ Azland kept the guests on their feet and fabulous photographer Lisa Dunham created award winning movie posters of the couple as famous movie stars.  My co-conspirators, Party Pro Rents, helped create a LOUNGE for guests and the one and only OMNI lit the entire event.  For the Ceremony, the draping was spectacular due to Dwayne of Parties Plus Productions.  PenWeddings recorded the entire event for posterity.   Only the BEST for this event!

Overall, it ranks right up there as a favorite – not just because of the beautiful wedding but because of the adventuresome attitude of the Bride and Groom.  Hugs to K & J!!

Wedding Wishes . . .

Lynn

What a great day for a wedding show . . .



Lynn with Jennifer and Kellie

Sunday was HOT outside but cool inside at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel  and we met lots of brides, grooms and mothers of brides all searching for ideas and inspirations at The Tulsa Wedding Show, one of THE best sources for current wedding information.









We hope we had a chance to talk to you about your VERY important day – whether it is a year away or right around the corner.  Lasting Impressions is for the BUSY bride who values her time and wants to be sure that her wedding is on time – on budget and stress free.  And that’s what we offer to our full service brides – the opportunity to have it YOUR way without spending all your time worrying about how it all gets done.

Give us a call/text/email or fill out the “What Kind of Bride Are You?” questionnaire on the website under Contact Us.  We’ll sit down with you for a no-charge evaluation and LISTEN to what you want on your wedding day.

Wedding wishes . . . Lynn 

Happy 4th of July . . .

For most of my early childhood years, I thought people celebrated with firecrackers all because of MY birthday which is so close to the fourth.    And no one in my family tried to change that impression.

Each year, there was homemade ice cream (with hot chocolate sauce and strawberries), Grammy’s fabulous banana nut cake and of course, FIREWORKS.  We lived in the country so assuming that the wheat was safely out of the field, it was the perfect spot for Roman candles and loud and colorful bursts of fire.

I can only imagine how parents today would react if their children set off firecrackers the way we did, blowing up many an ant hill or crawdad hole.  Somehow, we survived.

 

Unfortunately, with school came the inevitable history lesson and the REAL reason we celebrate the Fourth of July.  But while it lasted, it was one great time!!!

Happy fourth . . .

Lynn

Happy Brides and Grooms . . .

are our goals here at Lasting Impressions.  We love to do a "reveal" before the guests enter the room.  It's a special time for our Brides to see their dreams come true.

Check out Rachelle and Ryan's beautiful wedding at The Mayo.



Luxurious Tulsa Wedding with a Persian Flair from Von Wedding Films on Vimeo.


Wedding Wishes,

Lynn

My hero - Mabel Irene . . .

Grammy with Lynn and children, Britton and Ashley

Mabel Irene . . .

Was a HUGE influence in my life.  My maternal Grandmother lived but two miles away and was always available and on my side.  In fact, from the beginning she expected nothing short of perfection from me.  Her standard comment upon my announcement of an accomplishment was “well, I knew you could do that”.

She set the bar high.  And without fail, when I finish the setup for an event nowadays and pause to check it out, I feel her looking over my shoulder and saying those words – “I knew you could do it”.  If only she could have seen just ONE wedding that I’ve designed.  And perhaps she does.

Grammy was an accomplished gardener and ceramicist.  Her garden was always available to me and she was the one who encouraged me to mix flowers into bouquets.  Her ceramics were award winning and I still treasure the pieces that I have – details were her signature.  Many a time I watched her destroy a piece because it was not “perfect”.  Ah, it runs in the blood.  Her signature “Irene’s Ceramics, Hunter, OK”  graces her legacy ceramics and I can only hope that she would approve of the work I do.

Here’s to you, Grammy, Happy Birthday,  June 25^th, 1901.

Your first granddaughter - Lynn