 |
Candyland Inspired Rehearsal Dinner IdeaDecember 2nd, 2011 by Susannah VanDyke |
The night before the big day: A bride-to-be in a red dress, pearl necklace, and sparkly heels. Turquoise, blush pink, hints of gold and silver all coming together in a colorful wonderland. Lollies, licorice, chocolate, suckers. Sweet childhood memories wrapped in chic evening elegance. Gingerbread soap bar takeaway favors & DIY bouquet. Steamy hot chocolate bar. Did I mention candy? Who wouldn’t want such a sweet rehearsal dinner?
My amazingly creative friend Miriam from Miriam Corona Events dreamed up this shoot, and it was just amazing seeing it in real life this past Tuesday. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a room with so many talented & creative people – you all are awesome!!
Concept, Design & Styling, Paper Design, Candy & Dessert Bars, Cake: the super-talented Miriam with Miriam Corona Events | Superb Floral Design & Location: Primary Petals | Specialty Linens: Unforgettable Events | Chiavari Chairs: Imagine That! |Tableware: The Vintage Table Co. | Marshmallow Pops: The Marshmallow Studio | Gingerbread Soap Bar Wedding Favors: Ellia C. Naturals |Vintage Furniture: Tasteful Tatters | Glam Hair: Anna Quinn Designs | Gorgeous Make-up: Betsy diFrancesca | Fabulous Red Dress: Audrey K Boutique | Jewelry: The Jewelry Factory | Super adorable models: Josh & Michelle Wade (and Animal, too!)
December 2nd, 2011 at 8:29 am
Is it wrong to be in love with my own photo shoot? If it is, then I don’t want to be right. I am still pinching myself! These photos are a dream come true!!! It was so much fun working with you on this!
December 2nd, 2011 at 9:16 am
There are SO many great ideas here! I love the ornaments hanging on the chairs, the candy cane drink garnishes, the strung marshmallows by the windows…so creative!
December 2nd, 2011 at 9:29 am
What a wonder idea…You have given me a great idea for Candy Soap! Again just lovely and thank you for sharing!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 9:55 am
Amazing!! So cute!! I think you have more creative prowess in your pinkie than I have in my entire mind!
December 2nd, 2011 at 10:00 am
the puppy is my fav!
December 2nd, 2011 at 10:43 am
What a fabulous day that was! It was so great working with everyone (including Animal and Daphne!). Love the shots, Lukas and Suzy!
December 2nd, 2011 at 11:27 am
Great job, everyone! I’m sure working on it was a lot fun but I’m having more fun just looking at the photos!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 11:46 am
Wowzers…. what a cool and fun concept. You guys totally nailed it. Great shots and great details. Can’t thank you enough for including me in the fun Miriam
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:21 pm
so creative and mouth watering!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 pm
wow, this is amazing. the detail is over the top. I can see it took a lot of talented people to pull this off. The couple was perfect!
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I always love your photographs!! I have never seen anything like these!! So clever!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Gorgeous photos! The sweets and all the little details are UNREAL- dying over those hot chocolate shooters. Way to rock it guys
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
How amazingly sweet! The pics are beautiful and the attention to detail is stunning. Thank you so much for allowing me to play a small part…hands down the best candy-themed shoot I’ve seen!!
December 3rd, 2011 at 11:08 am
Wow…this is just amazing. They’re so genuine and real amongst all that lovely mess of candy. Utterly sweet!
December 3rd, 2011 at 11:56 am
Gorgeous images and styling! Looks like a scene straight from Candy Land, the movie.
Amazing job!!!
December 3rd, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Beautiful work. Great job Lukas!
December 4th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Michelle and Joshua knocked it out of the park on this one. The theme is adorable. Who doesn’t like candy? Detail was fabulous.
December 4th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
i JUST played candy land with some preschoolers the other week. (secretly…i just really wanted to play Candyland again). I rly love all the details in this shoot.
December 5th, 2011 at 10:34 am
I love this shoot, you all are so creative! Looking at all the pretty pictures made me hungry, I think I need to go hunt down some candy
December 5th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Stunning. Lovely. Whimsical.
Love it!
December 5th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Beautiful shoot! Brings a smile just looking through the pics! Congratulations!!!
January 25th, 2012 at 8:55 am
[...] along, and the results+originality were amazing. Since being married, we have put together a few Inspiration Shoots, which has been really fun. I know, I know, we’ve given in to the trends a little bit! But [...]
February 15th, 2012 at 5:01 am
[...] DiggSusannah VanDyke recently posted some awesome photos on her blog. The post was entitled “Candyland Inspired Rehearsal Dinner Idea“, and I can’t get over how adorable the pictures are! The concept was developed by [...]