NJ Bride Interview

Look for Tina LaMorte's helpful wedding planning expertise in the next issue of NJ Bride.
I was interviewed by Molly Tully, the Editor of NJ Bride for a feature on wedding planning! Stay tuned for when this issue hits newsstands!

Is this FABULOUS or what????

I can't even speak I am so excited. We finished shooting for Platinum Weddings last week with the most scrumptious and extravagant wedding we've designed to date. The most incredible attention to detail went into this day, after 14 months of intense planning we were so pleased with the result; and so was our Bride and Groom. Daneris our gorgeous bride cried and cried and cried when she walked into the room for the first time. It was the most wonderful reward for a job well done!

Don't have individual images yet, but the always incredible Photography By Rebecca put together this slide show for us. It's just incredible!!!!!

This is going to take a lot of space to write but so much went into this event I feel the need to thank everyone on the blog!

EXTRA special thanks to The Venetian, the staff was amazing and so easy to work with. Jeanne Costello for providing the absolutely amazing lounge and ballroom draping, EventLights for the amazing custom lighting, Pary Rentals for the gorgeous chairs and chargers, Cloth Connection for the custom linens, For Your Party for the custom napkins etc., Triumph Graphics for the lounge pillows and custom place card linen, Laura Hooper Calligraphy for the PERFECT hand written place cards, My partner in crime Robin K for the most delicious and elegant invitations and stationery, my amazing staff Amy, GG, our intern Jenn and our newest team member Sharon! Jersey Street Furniture Rentals for the fabulous lounge, Diamond Entertainment for the amazing sounds, Havana Cigar Vault for the outrageous and upscale cigar bar, The Original Runner Company for the most goreous ceremony eye candy, Sari at Toppers With Glitz for the cake topper, Cakes by Stef for the AMAZING cake, Michael Gray for the cocktail hour piano entertainment, NYC Photobooth for the fun pics, Videoocassions for the
great shoot day, the crew of PW that was so amazing to work with all week AND last but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST for Floral Designs by Cindy for creating what I think was her most incredible and unique work to date, you really kicked a** (sorry no other way to say it!) and you are one of the most talented people we have had the fortunate pleasure of working with!!!

JOB WELL DONE EVERYONE! Can't wait for the show to air!!!!!!


Here is a sneak peak from Rebecca, girl you are the BEST
http://www.photography-by-rebecca.com/albumshowcase/Daneris&Hector/

Fall Fun!

Angela had a blast working with this lovely couple, Maria & Mike last weekend at The Manor in West Orange. Michelle came to us late in the game for some extra day of help and Angela got the job done.
Congrats to the newlyweds and we look forward to seeing some professional pictures!

PS: For those of you who may think our job is "easy and glamorous" Angela worked this wedding with a 102 degree fever and went directly to the hospital the morning after! Now that is commitment!

Tina

Fun With Drinks!

Recently our very own GG was hired to create some fun decor and design for a client's rehearsal dinner. As usual, GG came up with some truly fun and adorable flowers and decor. She even got the bride a custom made *prince charming* cake made from our favorite baker Cakes By Stef!The couple was SO pleased, everything looked truly amazing! Great job GG!

PLATINUM WEDDINGS! It's a wrap!

We finished our week long shooting extravaganza with Platinum Weddings yesterday, and the week ended with the most scrumptious and decadent event we have been planning for 14 months!!! We promise to upload images from the fabulous Photography By Rebecca just as soon as we get them. This wedding is out of CONTROL gorgeous!

We hope our lovely couple Daneris and Hector are reading this from their fabulous honeymoon in Hawaii!

Stay tuned for pictures!!!

A Beautiful Day at the NJ Botanical Gardens

WOW! Amy and I designed a gorgeous event on the 11th at Skylands Manor in Ringwood. I think it's safe to say that the room was COMPLETELY transformed and looked fabulous! Our clients wanted pink and purple and we gave them just that, with an infusion of butterflies in all the elements that were created by who else but Robin K Design! The weather was gorgeous, so the outdoor ceremony was really breath taking. The day was topped off with a spectacular coture cake designed by the one and only Ron Ben-Isreal. Special thanks to Joy Glenn Photography for snapping these great detail shots, Robin K Design for all the spectatular stationery, Jeanne Costello Designs for the fantastic draping and ceiling treatments, and World of Illumination for the professional lighting! And also thank you to Metropolitan Plant Exchange for stepping in late in the game to help out with flowers!

And finally a BIG thank you to Linda Pergola and staff at The Castle, Linda you know WE LOVE YOU!

**Look for this event to be a featured wedding in the Spring 09' issue of
(201) Bride**

PLATINUM WEDDINGS SHOOT! Day One!

Today was our first day of shooting for PLATINUM WEDDINGS! So exciting! It was a LONG day for all of us, especially our trooper bride Daneris who is jam packed this not only last minute wedding *stuff* but shooting literally every day for the show to boot!
Today the one and only Cindy Zack brought the most incredible floral sample you've ever seen in
your life to the shoot, these pictures do it NO justice. We are SO excited to see it all unfold on Friday at the wedding!
Stay tuned!!! Special thanks to Jimmy and staff over at The Venetian for putting up with us ALL day long! And to Robin K Design for throwing together some fabulous elements a few days pre-mature just so we could make the table setting fabulous. We can't wait to see the rest of the Day of Stationery!!!

No one does the Jersey Shore like oh so fab...

Leave it to us to turn the good ol' Jersey Shore into somewhere as chic as South Beach! We recently did a gorgeous wedding for a fabulous couple, Liz & Andy, down at Avenue in Long Branch,NJ. The day was gorgeous, and the design was so much FUN! We loved the colors and enjoyed working in a really funky beach environment. Cindy Zack of Floral Designs by Cindy created STUNNING and completely drop-dead gorgeous arrangements for the day, omg, that Chuppah!!!!! Carol from A Starry Night really kept the music pumping all night long, and it was our pleasure to work with a new vendor Rock Mellon Videography. As always, thanks to our friend Carolyn at Bella Dia Custom Invitations who created a slew of amazing day of items to bring the look together!

Click here to catch a slide show of the day from the one and only Danny Weiss
http://www.dannyweissphoto.com/Liz-Andy

Bride's Local Photo Shoot!

We just love our Bride's Local Magazines! They are always so good to oh so fab, and we wanted to return the favor! Recently Kim from Bride's NJ asked us to be a part of a fabulous project where we had to design a funky "retail store inspired" centerpiece for the up coming issue. We won't reveal which fabulous super MAKE UP haven we were selected to get inspired by, BUT let's just say it was a really girly blast to create this masterpiece! GG and I really put our heads together and designed this really fun and flirty arrangement for the shoot. The staff loved it! Special thanks to Kimberly, Amber, Leigh and Lauren for a great day! Can't wait to see it in print!

PLATINUM WEDDINGS

Yes, it's true! oh so fab will be making its debut on the most watched wedding program on tv, Platinum Weddings! We are so excited to be on the show, but even more excited that the couple's wedding we will be show casing is one of our favorites! Daneris and Hector are an amazing couple that have been such a pleasure to work with over the past year and we are just so happy that the world is going to get to catch a glimpse into their amazing day!
We tape on 10/17, stay tuned for air dates!
Tina