![]() Believe it or not, this ghost-packed film could be the closest mainstream audiences come to understanding that Winchester was far from just a “crazy” lady who built a crazy house. Part historical preserve, part spooky theme park oddity, the Winchester Mystery House has now inspired a new horror movie, Winchester, starring Helen Mirren as the titular, reclusive heir to a massive rifle fortune. There have been over 12 million visitors to the house since its mysterious architect died in 1922. ![]() Picking up on some popular nicknames of the day, Houdini dubbed the building “Winchester Mystery House” after the late Sarah Winchester, the secretive woman who built and lived in it. The massive estate, partially demolished by the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, had a reputation for being haunted-and not even Houdini himself could shake the sense that something inside those walls was wrong. Though a magician by trade, Houdini was devoted, at this time in his life, to debunking what he considered a scourge of fake spiritualists and mediums. Sometimes we’ll decorate the entrance to the reception, on welcome/gift tables, or at the bar.In 1924, Harry Houdini visited a rambling architectural oddity in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley. There was more garland down the ceremony than Head Table space- so we put the remaining flowers in front of the DJ’s table. Here’s the garland from the ceremony repurposed to the Head Table Just want to reiterate how much I love garden roses! The cream ones are called “Honey Dijon” and the white is “cream abundance”Īfter setting everything up, sometimes we STILL have leftovers- and I absolute abhor waste- so we’ll use the leftovers in little forgotten spots as intentional design!įor instance, we put floating florals in the couple of fountains for added color, texture, and event cohesion.Ĭake flowers are my absolute favorite to design! So we made them corsages! They still get flowers, but it’s a cheaper option than standard bouquets. We <3 corsages!! The bride had two main bridesmaids (her two sisters), but still wanted her friends to be apart of the ceremony- but wanted her two sisters to have extra. We used leftover flowers to make the installation WAY bigger than it was originally intended to be- and these pillars got brought up to the reception space by the venue.Īs always, we love repurposing! That arrangement that sits atop the refreshments table is for the reception- but why not extend it’s usefulness, AND decorate a table at the same time? Two large candelabras with greenery adorning them.įor the cocktail hour and refreshments table- we did a large installation that I fell in love with! Originally, there was supposed to be a wood sign with their last name on it (and we were going to do flowers surrounding their name) but it didn’t ship in time.įaced with a big, empty blank wall, we decided to get funky with it. ![]() That giant white flower in the front that looks like a peony? A garden rose! And a favorite one at that, from Ella Rose Farm- a local small rose farmer who I use for almost every event (:įor the ceremony, we did two long garlands down the aisle (which were then repurposed for the sweetheart table) and two sizes of arrangements for dimension (also repurposed for the reception)įor the ceremony altar- we kept it simple. The bride wanted soft and romantic, with mainly white and greens with elements of taupe, cream, and neutrals. Planned, styled, and coordinated by the incredible Ashley at Always Flawless Productions This was a smaller pared down COVID version of our couple’s original plans! (Don’t worry, every single guest was tested before the wedding, and not one person tested positive afterwards… we are VERY serious about COVID safety and take no risks). ![]()
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