T'DAs romantic vintage tabletop design entitled "Love Me Do" received the Best Use of Theme award at the 2012 ISES wedding showcase “Fashion meets Fantasy”, held at The Studios at Overland Crossing in Denver. A handmade wedding dress belonging to owner Wendy Foster's mother, her parents' love story, and a number one Beatles song - all celebrating their 50th anniversaries - inspired the fantasy design.
The ivory dress in jacquard rose satin, pillbox cap and veil and wedding pictures reproduced in large format frame the scene that combines layers of texture, florals, delicate fabrics, in a palette of sepia hues, mixed metals and soft neutrals to create perfect harmonies.
Vintage amber, milk, and blush glass accent the table setting. A cap of vendela rose petals, and birdcage lace surround the table’s edge. The centerpiece is structured to look like a 60’s style lamp, the “shade” was full floral including roses, football mums, and hydrangea, accented with vintage broaches. Gifts of spray roses in amber glass were embellished with feathers and pearls - a nod to the whimsy of the original wedding bouquet. The placecards were photographs from the wedding album that got the modern touch and made to look like Polaroids (refrencing the camera’s sensational popularity in 1962), each bearing the name of a Beatles girlfriend. The chairs were “dressed.” Metallic chiffon sashes were crocheted across the back and tied with a broach - with a belt of button mums on ivory lace, and finished with sweeping trains of fresh rose petals.
"Love Me Do" pays homage to an enduring marriage in the most creative way possible - why we love what we do!
