Events by Evonne on Style Me Pretty!
Today can’t get any better than this… one of my weddings is featured on Style Me Pretty this morning! Here is what Abby has to say:
Real Wedding: Michelle + Henry
If today’s earlier affair was all about simple elegance…this next one is all about the luxury. Styled by hands-down one of my favorite designers, Events by Evonne, the wedding was held this past April at the Sugarman Estate, Maui, Hawaii. Oh and the bride was a frequent SMP reader (who actually found Evonne through our Little Black Book!) so she found lots of inspiration from our site. LOVE THAT.
A few details from the lovely Evonne… Michelle contacted me last August after she saw my listing on the Style Me Pretty Little Black Book. We hit it off right away and before long, we were already discussing her wedding plans and ideas. She told me that her favorite gown designer was Pronovias, and that she would be going on a Mediterranean cruise in late August with a stop over in Barcelona. She ended up buying the dress there. Even with a few issues with the dress, she looked stunning in it on the day of.
The bridal bouquet consisted of ivory calla lilies, ivory/peach roses, freesias and peach spray roses. As for the lovely centerpieces, there were burgundy dahlias, peach and ivory roses, peach spray roses, tuberose, ivory hydrangeas all in a square vase wrapped with ti leaf inside.
Real Wedding: Michelle + Henry, II
The FABULOUS (and by fabulous, I really mean holy-cow-so-so-so-talented) Evonne of Events by Evonne sent us today’s second featured affair. And, it’s all about the beauty. The seriously spectacular seaside beauty!
From Evonne… Michelle wanted to display their travel photos in an unconventional way. So she decided to use clothes pins to hang the photos and tie them around each tree at the Sugarman Estate. Guests had fun walking around the estate looking through all the photos while having their pupus (Hawaiian word for appetizers) and cocktails. For the cocktail highboys, there were a few games for the guests such as chess, Connect Four and a few decks of playing cards and poker chips.
Another great thing that we did was the French Fry Station! Michelle LOVES fries, and I wanted to incorporate that into the reception. We were able to collaborate with the caterer to provide them with all the different types of fries from the regular ones to the sweet potato fries… they were all served in little cones with different dipping sauce. It was a huge hit! 
And along with all of these so fun details, Evonne put together a reception style that will literally make your heart skip a beat. Just you wait… you are going to LOVE what’s coming up next!
Real Wedding: Michelle + Henry, III
I mentioned in our last post that the reception from today’s affair was beautiful… but I am just not sure that the word beautiful does it justice. It’s spectacular, truly and utterly spectacular!
From Evonne, the incredible designer behind the affair…Michelle selected some of my favorite wedding colors - blush, peach and burgundy. She wanted the wedding to look romantic, and her style was simple yet elegant. To tie in with her vision, we decided to use this beautiful canvas tent with the 3 crystal chandeliers in the middle. Outside the tent were little gold lanterns hanging around the perimeter for added ambiance. It is the only Raj Tents in Hawaii.
We also incorporated a lot of elements that were Henry’s favorite. For one, he loves coffee… so for some of the smaller centerpieces, instead of putting orchids in the water, we filled the vases with coffee beans. At the end of the reception, we put all those coffee beans in a bag and Henry took it with him. Hopefully he is still enjoying his morning coffee everyday!
Tags: Events by Evonne, Style Me Pretty
June 9th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Evonne, everything about this wedding is gorgeous. The arch is perfection. I love the hints of burgundy/plum in the centerpieces.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Beautiful weddings! Congrats!
June 10th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Congrats on an awesome spread in Style Me Pretty! It looks fabulous! I really the chandeliers and the photos displayed on the tree. Great job Evonne!!!