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sea shell chandelier
BEACH WEDDINGS ARE often casual affairs: a simple
ceremony on the sand, a few floral arrangements here
and there a sea shell chandelier. “The bride
wanted the beach to have a ballroom feel, and the
ballroom to have a beach feel,” she explains details
of her special "sea shell chandelier".
While the bride wanted to hold the wedding ceremony on
a section of beach near local landmark the Hotel, she
didn't want guests, a few of whom were elderly, to
have to trudge through the sand. “We wanted to do
something elegant, but [the bride] didn't want a
tent,” he says. Enter the team from sea shell
chandelier Weddings' production partner, which
designed a 60-by-60-foot square deck with a raised
center platform. The design produced an “in the round”
effect that allowed guests a clear view of the
ceremony, while adding bamboo mat floor covering to
the deck and a sea shell chandelier to the overhead
canopy gave the structure a more formal look.
Following the service, the party moved inside the
hotel's ornate ballroom for the reception. “If the
couple could have had everything outdoors, they would
have,” he explains. “But they didn't want to deal with
the 10 p.m. end time required by local noise
ordinances.” Creating a beach scene inside the hotel
posed its own set of challenges. “The Hotel from the
sea shell
chandelier has a really classic feel to the
ballroom, so we wanted to erase that and bring the
whole room ‘outside,’” she says. The design called for
bringing in natural materials, including a bamboo arch
entryway and bamboo-covered stage proscenium, that
echoed the materials of the ceremony deck. Decor
elements such as miniature glass bottles filled with
seat assignment “messages” for guests and tables
covered in ecru burlap linen with floral and seashell
centerpieces added seashore chic to the space. Even
the sandcastle-shaped wedding cake and the cake table,
which was a smaller version of the outdoor canopy,
reinforced the beach and
sea shell
chandelier theme.
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