How to Personalize Your Wedding

By Lynn Ehumadu

Weddings should be memorable for both the couple and the invited guests. Every client that walks through the door at the Loft at LilyVevents is looking for something unique and creative to depict how meaningful their luxury celebration is to them. The road to defining the design of a wedding is not something that happens overnight; it takes building a relationship with a client, becoming their friend, understanding their personalities and ultimately, gaining their confidence. Ultimately, your personality should shine through your design on the big day.

Discover Your Style

We start our first session with clients asking a simple – and yet, often divisive – question: What do you want to walk into at the start of your wedding? Most times, the couple is never in agreement about what they want. After all, they are two different individuals that have a unique view of their wedding day.

My job starts here. I help them identify their personal style, discover what is memorable for them, and suggest where these details can be translated in their wedding décor. It’s popular to combine traditional and modern décor. Take the time to talk to your significant other, outline what you both agree on and the kind of experience you want your guests to have on your big day.

Your Color Story

Color defines the décor. It is also one of the very first things that helps me understand the personality of a client. It is imperative that you determine your wedding colors or theme before going into décor details, because it creates a frame for your personalized design and makes it easy to decide how you want those colors reflected in your wedding décor. I advise fusing in a metallic accent. A metallic pop brings vibrancy to any palette and enhances your décor. Overall, color ensures the details in your design are cohesive.

Wedding Invitations

Your wedding invitation is the first glimpse your guests have into the details of your wedding. Choice of color, materials used, and texture of the print should all be chosen with great care, as it is considered a preamble to what your celebration has to offer.

Consider adding a watercolor or custom monogram. In fact, monograms are one of my most adored element. Think about it as your personal emblem for your special day and apply it to not only your invitation but also place cards, a flower wall and even the dance floor.

The final invitation product should be a tell-tale of how significant the day is going to be for you, the steps you have to take to ensure the comfort of your guests and how much you are going to appreciate everyone’s presence.

Your Tables

Remember: Your family and closest friends will be seated at the tables. This is a perfect place to paint a mental experience of how you want your wedding perceived. Consider every detail that goes into each table.

Begin with the place cards, a chance to hint to your guests what they will see at the table. Use interesting materials, such as suspended crystals from the ceiling that hold the cards, spray painted leaves pinned to a rose, floorlength mirrors or fresh fruit.

Guest tables are a major part of our décor details calls, which typically last about two hours, before weddings. Along with the floor plan, we discuss the table design, floral centerpieces, charger plates, napkin folds, linen, chairs and the couple’s overall vision. This is all in effort to produce an unforgettable scenery.

Don’t Let the Trends Define You

In the age of social media exposure, I find a lot of brides focused on activities to ensure their weddings go viral. Yes, it is okay to inspire other brides with a unique approach you executed at your wedding; however, it’s all about originality. Dwell on what you have dreamt your wedding would look like, not last weekend’s bride whose dream is not the same as your centerpieces or looked super cool doing that one dance routine she almost broke a hip while learning. I tell couples to, “share a piece of you” after-all, it is your special day to cherish!

About LILYVEVENTS

LilyVevents is a full service floral, event design and production company. Lynn had designed events for 10 years before going into business with her husband, LilyVevents. Since then, the company has grown substantially in size, holding offices in Philadelphia, New York and now branching off to Atlanta. For more information, please visit lilyvevents.com.