WILDFLOWER LINEN

Wildflower Linen has finally been approved to share our excitement over having provided the linens for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Polo Match Luncheon sponsored by Tiffany & Co.  The event was held at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club in Carpinteria, CA on July 9, 2011.  The polo match and luncheon event, called The Foundation Polo Challenge, was held to support the American Friends of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Last month, we sent an email blasting  our excitement  about owner and principal designer of Wildflower Linen, Youngsong Martin, putting on her fashion show for Exquisite Event’s Terrace Tea Event in Beverly Hills.

Now, we’re happy to send you a recap of the event along with some amazing shot of the models wearing none other than Youngsong’s upcoming Wildflower Linen Fall Collection.

From Arizona to Las Vegas, Young has wowed audiences with her signature runway shows in which she instantaneously transforms her luxurious table linens into haute apparel by deftly draping and pinning them to professional high-fashion models.  Although these impromptu gowns and dresses revert back into designer Wildflower Linen rental items, it doesn’t stop fashionistas from inquiring about purchasing them to wear at their next event.

In her fashion show at the landmark Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel, Youngsong didn’t disappoint!  She unveiled Wildflower Linen’s new fall collections of designer fabrics.  While guest enjoyed this dazzlingly creative trunk show-style linen extravaganza, they also enjoyed cocktails in the Rodeo Terrace room of the Beverly Wilshire, followed by afternoon tea in the hotel’s Le Grand Trianon room.

Youngsong Martin teamed with Event Planner and Designer, Nikki Khan of Exquisite Events, to come up with an East-meets-West theme to the event, including three different design concepts evoking the Hamptons, Paris and India.  Youngsong’s newest designs in table linens and chair covers reflected both the diversity and unity of global decor motifs. “We felt the colors and fabric textures were very eclectic and uniquely of the regions,” she explains of inspirations taken from Long Island’s posh Hamptons resorts, the romance of Parisian glamour and the colorful, timeless drama of Indian culture.

The afternoon of cocktails, Wildflower Linen’s fashion show, and tea service was hosted by Radha Arora, regional vice president and general manager of the Beverly Wilshire, and by wedding and banquet planner-designer Nikki Khan of Exquisite Events.

None of this could be done without the gracious help of the following Sponsored Vendors:

Venue: Beverly Wilshire, Four Seasons Hotel

Linen and Fashion: Wildflower Linen

Furniture and tents: Revelry Event Designers

Flowers: Tic Tock Couture Flowers

Lighting: The Lighter Side

Ghost Chairs: Hire Elegance

Rentals: Classic Party Rentals

Music: Rossi Music

Photography: John Solano Photography

Video: Vidicam Productions

Invitations: Alia Designs

Sponsor Cards: Momental Designs

Another Wildflower Linen favorite (empress lace butter) hits the COVER of the latest 2011 Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine.  There are too many things to feature all in one blog so we’re splitting it up into 2 parts…  Part 1 is all about the photoshoot for the cover of the magazine designed by Victoria Canada while part 2 shows a lovely Sedona Style feature from Sedona Luxury Wedding and Events. 

Phoenix Bride & Groom Magazine from Serendipity Videography on Vimeo.

An Excerpt from Phoenix Bride and Groom

What would Marie do?If the “Marie” we’re talking about is Marie Antoinette, we know she would say “Let them eat cake!” That’s exactly what we were thinking when we set up this over-the-top elegant shoot for our Summer/Fall 2011 cover.

You don’t have to be a socialite or a princess to want to indulge in a little sweet fantasy on your wedding day.We can’t think of anything sweeter than being surrounded by these delicious delights — a spectacular cake and delectable bite-sized dreams by Honey Moon Sweets and Bedazzle My Bonbons, all elegantly displayed on pedestals by Fabulous Wedding Cake Stands. The regal Wrigley Mansion was the ideal site for our decadent fantasy, photographed by the talented Hollye Schumacher.

Location: The Wrigley MansionPhotography: Hollye Schumacher PhotographySet Design: Victoria Canada Weddings & Events Assisted by: Lindley Carlin and Kelly GillFloral:  Petal PusherGown: Destiny’s BrideMakeup Artist: Corinna CookeHair Stylist: Will Zecco Jewelry: Fashion by Robert BlackCake: Honey Moon SweetsSweets: Bedazzle My Bonbons, Honey Moon SweetsCake Stands: Fabulous Wedding Cake StandsLinens: Wildflower LinenVideography: Serendipity VideographyModel: Danaylyn at The Agency Arizona

About Empress Lace Butter:

The Empress Lace is one of Wildflower Linen’s signature fabrics that has set the bar for what a ”designer table linen” should be.   It’s been seen in a multitude of photoshoots, features and real weddings.

Empress Lace Butter, specifically, is one of our client’s favorites as well as ours because of it’s versatility.  With just a switch of an underlinen, the whole look can transform.

From Top to Bottom, L to R: Aaron Delesie Photography, Michael and Anna Costa Photography, Megan Sorel Photography, Imagery Immaculate Photography

Photographers:

Aaron Delesie

Michael and Anna Costa

Megan Sorel

Imagery Immaculate

For more information about Empress Lace or any of our other designer table linen rentals, please call 866.965.7775 or visit any Wildflower Linen showroom location.

Wildflower Linen’s founder Youngsong Martin

to put on her signature fashion show in Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, California  June 10, 2011 – Youngsong Martin is the veteran high-fashion apparel designer who redefined special-event rental decor after founding Wildflower Linen and introducing the industry to her unique brand of designer table linen and chair covers.

From Arizona to Las Vegas, Young has wowed audiences with her signature runway shows in which she instantaneously transforms her luxurious table linens into haute apparel by deftly draping and pinning them to professional high-fashion models.  Although these impromptu gowns and dresses revert back into designer Wildflower Linen rental items, it doesn’t stop fashionistas from inquiring about purchasing them to wear at their next event.

This weekend, Youngsong will bring her fashion show here to the landmark Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel, on Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m., when she will unveil Wildflower Linen’s new fall collections of designer fabrics.  While guest enjoy this dazzlingly creative trunk show-style linen extravaganza, they will also enjoy cocktails in the Rodeo Terrace room of the Beverly Wilshire, followed by afternoon tea in the hotel’s Le Grand Trianon room.

Youngsong Martin (Wildflower Linen) & Nikki Khan (Exquisite Events)

Youngsong Martin teamed with Event Planner and Designer, Nikki Khan of Exquisite Events, to come up with an East-meets-West theme to the event, including three different design concepts evoking the Hamptons, Paris and India.  Youngsong’s newest designs in table linens and chair covers will reflect both the diversity and unity of global decor motifs. “We felt the colors and fabric textures will be very eclectic and uniquely of the regions,” she explains of inspirations taken from Long Island’s posh Hamptons resorts, the romance of Parisian glamour and the colorful, timeless drama of Indian culture.

“What we intend to show is how these regions all think alike aesthetically, even though they are so far apart from each other,” Young says. “For example, India and Paris are so different in culture, color sensibility, lifestyle and cuisine, and yet they also somehow reveal in their unique ways that they are more similar than different, and that they have been influencing each other worldwide for centuries.”

The afternoon of cocktails, Wildflower Linen’s fashion show, and tea service is being hosted by Radha Arora, regional vice president and general manager of the Beverly Wilshire, and by wedding and banquet planner-designer Nikki Khan of Exquisite Events.

For more information about Youngsong Martin and Wildflower Linen, visit the company’s website at www.wildflowerlinens.com or call (714) 522-2777.  Showrooms are available in Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Park City, Utah.

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Creations by Youngsong Martin from previous Wildflower Linen Fashion Shows

 A lovely wedding in West Hollywood, California was featured today on Style Me Pretty. 

Excerpt from Style Me Pretty: It’s one part contemporary, one part elegant, and a whole lotta gorgeous! Photographed beautifully by Samuel Lippke and designed by the talented Carolyn at The Special Day, this west coast wedding is sure to have you smitten in no time!

From Special Day Event Planning and Design: Charlene and Steve chose The London West Hollywood Hotel for their Spring wedding because of it’s very clean, modern decor, and the gorgeous rooftop tent space with views of Hollywood and Los Angeles – very fitting to their styles. They wanted their wedding to be Chic, Simple, Classy, and Romantic – streamlined, nothing fussy. It was important to Charlene and Steve that their wedding was an intimate celebration with their closest family and friends. Throughout the planning and design process, much of their inspiration came from several Style Me Pretty featured weddings.

Click HERE to read more about Charlene and Steve’s wedding.

Wedding Planner: The Special Day, Carolyn Chen / Venue: The London West Hollywood / Photographer: Samuel Lippke Studios / Floral Designer: JL Designs / Invitations and Printed Goods: Mintwich Designs / Rentals: chiavarichairrentals.com / Lighting: G2 Audio & Lighting / Linens: Wildflower Linen / Cake: Nancy Kay Confections / Musicians: Subito Strings / DJ: Dash Entertainment / Officiant: JP Reynolds / Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Rings: Tiffany & Co. / Earrings: Badgley Mischka Bridal / Shoes: Miu Miu / Groom’s Attire: Dior Homme

Congratulations to the lovely bride, Lauren Dalessio and her hubby Marc Keliman, on their wedding nuptials!  The wedding photos were amazing so we, of course, wanted to have Lauren and Marc as one of our Wildflower Linen Real Wedding Blogs. 

Take a look below as we go through the highlights of their special day, courtesy of Scarlett Lillian Photography.

It’s turning out to be an amazing and beautiful summer indeed!  Congratulations to the lovely couples that have recently been featured in the latest Summer 2011 Inside Weddings Magazine. 

We are so happy to be able to share not one, but TWO of these featured weddings as well as the amazing vendors that worked on these events!
Below is part one of the Inside Weddings Magazine features.

Here are some of the vendors listed for Ting and Che’s Wedding: (Full list can be viewed on Page 156)

Venue: The Langham Hotel, Pasadena

Event Coordinator: The Special Day

Florist:  Enchanted Florist

Table Linen and Chair Cover Rentals: Wildflower Linen

Photography:  Victor Sizemore Photography

Video: Elysium Productions

Cake: Cakes by the Pound

GET THIS LOOK:  The linens in this wedding were first shown in Wildflower Linen’s 2010 Ad, featuring the new Carolyn Collection in Champagne.  This collection consists of a solid linen base, a second layer of bustled chiffon and a delicate custom lace cap.   To top it off, there is even the most adorable chivari chair sleeve  including: chiffon bustle, mini lace cap and a silk ribbon that can be rented with the collection or on its own.  Other fabrics  and items used were crepe back satin blush, chiffon parachutes, and our signature diamond napkins ring called the Winston. 

These blush and ivory colors below would also have been great selections to add to this romanic wedding feel.

From L to R: Crepe Back Satin Blush, Diamond Chiffon Blush, Victoria Nude, Crinkle Taffeta Ivory, Shantung Tan

Stay tuned as we bring you Part 2 of the Inside Wedding Magazine featured weddings.

The moment is finally here for one lucky couple whose hard work to lose weight finally pays off, winning them their dream wedding.  Shedding for the Wedding’s FINALE airs this Wednesday, April 13th on the CW.  Find out who wins and which linens were chosen!!!

The three remaining couple in last week’s episode are now down to two!

SHEDDING FOR THE WEDDING "For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer, In Sickness and in Health..." Pictured: Allison and David, Samantha and Brooks, Dawn and Adam Photo Credit: Patrick Wymore/The CW © 2010 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved

Click HERE to see the trailer of the final event.

After 3 months of continuing to shed weight at home, the couples return to face the scale one last time. Previously eliminated couples weigh-in to win the ultimate honeymoon, while the final two couples square off in one last weigh-in to win the wedding of their dreams. Wedding planner Brian Worley has just 24 hours to pull together the wedding of a lifetime for the winning couple.

In preparation for this finale, Wildflower Linen provided all the table linen and chair cover rentals that were previously selected by each of these couples in order to help Brian plan for the big event.

Click HERE to see the full episode where contestants choose their linen selections (about 11 minutes into the segment).

Shedding for the wedding will be airing this Wednesday on the CW 9/8c.   Check your local listings for channels in your area.  The CW network is home of some of our favorite guilty pleasures - Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Hell Cats… need we say more???

About Shedding for the Wedding:

Ahhh, it’s April; spring is in the air, the flowers are blooming  and a royal wedding of a lifetime is about to take place that is estimated to be viewed by over 2 billion people across the world.   Brian Worley, wedding planner for Shedding for the Wedding on the CW, showed off his version of how the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton should look like on KTLA.
Brian displayed some of our newest table linens and a sneak peek at our custom napkin ring inspired by the late Princess Diana’s ring which has now been passed down as Kate’s engagement ring.

250 of these new napkin rings are being created as a custom piece for our friends at Tres Fabu Event Planning and Design whose  client is marrying on Easter weekend, just one week before the big Royal Wedding.  The ring is a replica of the dazzling oval blue 18-carat sapphire and diamond ring once belonging to the Prince’s mother.

From a local article in TODAY (MSNBC) -

After Diana’s death, the ring reportedly came into Prince Harry’s possession, while William inherited a Cartier watch. Harry apparently then decided that the ring should be on the finger of the future queen of England and gave it to William to give to his fiancee.

“Obviously, she’s not going to be around to share in any of the fun and excitement of it all, so this is my way of keeping her sort of close to it all,” William said of his late mother in a joint interview with Middleton on Tuesday.

Before leaving on the trip to Kenya during which he proposed to Kate, William took the ring from a royal safe in what Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper described as a “cloak-and-dagger” operation.

William carried the ring around with him in his “rucksack” for three weeks in Africa before he finally popped the question.

GET THIS LOOK: (inspired by Brian’s take on the Royal Wedding details)

From Left to Right:

Charmeuse Red, Milano Red (underlay is charmeuse red), Iridescent Taffeta Merlot, French Brocade Red

Lilybelle Gold, Shantung Butter, *Natasha Gold, Milano Gold (underlay is shantung butter) .

*Natasha Gold was recently used at a White House Luncheon.

Congratulations to the Bytheways – Kasi and Thomas and the Royal Family - Prince William and Kate Middleton on their upcoming nuptials!!!

I know I know… Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2011 issue has been on newsstands for a while now but we couldn’t resist but to open the pages again.  There are so many things to see and just in case you missed any of it, we’re here to share them with you again!
It’s really true that hard work pays off.  Even with traveling around the country for her book signing tour, Grace somehow managed to find time to share the  latest styles, innovative tablescapes photoshoots  and beautiful weddings.

Keeping it short and sweet, view the amazing locations,  tablescapes and linens from our features in both the National and New England issues of Grace Ormonde Wedding Style.  

FEATURE WEDDING:

Read about the  feature wedding of Emily Shin and John Park who married at the St. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai, HI.  With the help of their wedding planner, Carolyn Chen from The Special Day, Emily and John were able to have the destination wedding of their dreams!  Florals and decor were from Martin Roberts Design and photography by Aaron Delesie.

Get this Look: We may not be able to help you with this gorgeous location, but we can help with the chair cover rentals.

Venus Chivari Chair Sleeves in Ivory with Iridescent Taffeta Stardust Chair Pad Covers.  Contact us today for more information on these and hundreds of other chair cover options!