Client Inspirations -The Drake – Inspirations

Before I meet with a client for the first time, I ask them to bring any inspirations they have for their wedding design…It doesn’t always have to be literal (like a centerpiece they saw in a magazine) – and is often times a bit more abstract…A favorite vintage purse, a piece of artwork. Something that speaks to them (they often don’t know why) or captures the essence of what the bride is looking for on her wedding day.

I’d like to share a few of my client inspirations and show how I translated their thoughts into the form of a wedding design.

A favorite client, got married in the Gold Coast Room at the iconic Drake Hotel.

She came to me with a few inspirations.

Her favorite Interior Designer: Kelly Wearstler – Goddess of Modern Glamour (The brilliant beauty responsible for chic settings in The Tides in South Beach and The Viceroy in Santa Monica, for example)
Tropical Elegance
40’s Glam

How did it all come together?

I was recently interviewed for Brides Chicago about this favorite project…

I will post a few more images of this wedding taken by the wonderful Garbo Productions.