{LUCIA|PAUL DESIGN} | Luxury Florida Destination Wedding Planner + Designer

Thursday, March 21, 2013

{Before + After | Real Wedding of Jeanna + Jeff | Naples, Florida}

As promised in last weeks post, here are the before and after photos that show the progression of the set-up for Jeanna + Jeff's 'Blue Heaven' Wedding in Naples, Florida, which was recently featured in the current Spring/Summer Issue of Weddings Illustrated. One of our favorite parts of transforming a space is seeing the progression from what the space typically looks like to what it can become with a bit of imagination. In this case, after a little less than 24 hours of set-up. It took an amazing crew, of 20+ vendors, working around the clock, on a rather tight time frame, due to LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort having a few events prior to when we could start physical set-up, to transform the space.

And here was how it was done! Here is a photo story of the progression of the ballroom from what we started with, to what was created. We apologize, as the quality of the photos are rather poor as they were taken by our camera phones...but we did include a few beauty shots from the professionals at the very end, which are SOOOO much better!

Above: Day 1 | The staging and flooring being installed. Of course we walked in while the guys were on their lunch break!

Above: The staging and the carpeting being installed and the drapery and lighting going up.

Above: Day 2 - Wedding Day | After our team worked all night, we arrived to find the flooring and carpeting done, draping up and the first two of the eight custom drum shades for the chandeliers installed.

Above: The band arrived to start set-up while lighting was being tested and the rest of the chandeliers were installed. Shortly after, the furniture and decor all was installed, but we were so busy we didn't have time for photos...Sorry!

And Walla! The AFTER:

Above: The custom Ice Bar

Below: A few panorama room shots, thanks to the good 'ole iPhone!

And here are a few of the PROFESSIONAL photos of the final product! Photos by Ryan Joseph Photographs and Larry Perez Photography

Above: Our lovely and happy couple enjoying their first dance!!

Well, we hope you enjoyed seeing what we started with, which happens to be a beautiful venue on its own, but how it can be transformed into something completely different with just the right amount of imagination!!

Happy Planning!

XOXO,

The LUCIA|PAUL DESIGN Team

Thursday, March 14, 2013

{Weddings Illustrated Magazine Feature | Naples, Florida | Jeanna and Jeff}

On November 3, 2012, LUCIA|PAUL DESIGN had the distinct honor of planning and designing one of the most beautiful weddings for our client's, Jeanna Harvard and Jeff Wolfe, in Naples, Florida. They are the type of client's that a wedding planner's/designer's dreams are made of as they trusted us 100% to create the wedding of their dreams. Needless to say, it was nothing short of a "Blue Heaven", as pleasantly portrayed in the current Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Weddings Illustrated (on newsstands NOW!) We were so excited when we were asked by the Editors of Naples Illustrated and Weddings Illustrated if we had any weddings that we would like to share with them. Immediately, we thought of Jeanna and Jeff's seaside modern wedding weekend!

Here is a link to the magazine feature, along with additional images (below) from the talented Larry Perez Photography and Ryan Joseph Photographs, who beautifully captured the amazing details of this wedding that we had the honor of helping create. Also, a very special thank you goes out to the outstanding team of vendors (listed below) that worked above and beyond the call of duty to make Jeanna and Jeff's wedding dreams come true. THANK YOU!

You can also view the online publication HERE and the feature on their website and blog under Real Weddings HERE.

Want to see more??? Here are a few of the beautiful images from Larry Perez Photography and Ryan Joseph Photographs!

{Who wouldn't love a hand painted aisle runner from Momental Designs?}

{The happy couple. We just LOVE them.}

{Custom hand calligraphy escort cards (by Duaphine Press through URBANcoast) led the guests to their tables where they then found their custom calligraphy seating cards.}

{We completely transformed the space by adding staging to create an elevated dinner club feel, brought in lush white wall-to-wall carpeting, draped the entire room in a soft white chiffon fabric and hid the wrought iron chandeliers with soft white drum shades. The room went from its typical warm masculine feel to a cool, under-the-sea like haven. Guests were in awe of the transformation.}

{One of the four amazing centerpiece designs created by our fabulous floral designer, Matthew Huddleston and team at 50Fifty Creative Services. WE just LOVE his ability to bring a space to life with so much depth, texture, color and all the while, keeping everything in balance and on scale.}