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June 21, 2014

An Old Hollywood Style Wedding on a WWII Battleship, The USS North Carolina - Part II

Looking like Hollywood stars themselves,

Foz & Tamara held their Wedding Ceremony on

a WWII Battleship, the USS North Carolina.

It was the perfect environment

for their Old Hollywood Style Wedding!

All photos by Belinda Keller Photography

On their Wedding Day, June 23, 2012,

storm clouds gathered...

...but we decided to go forward and set up everything on deck for the ceremony!!!

Guests began to arrive -

with their umbrellas - just in case!

But as Tamara and her Bridesmaids' limo arrived,
the clouds parted and the weather was picture perfect!!!

Guests gathered on deck
for a pre-ceremony glass of wine.

There was a 40s Style Photo Op

while the Bridal Party waited for the ceremony to begin!!!

Foz & Tamara took a tour of the reception site
before the guests arrived!!!

We Divas were thrilled when Foz & Tamara came to us
asking us to do their Wedding Planning & Directing,
Floral & Event Design,
Wedding Cake, &
Videography!!!
And especially since they wanted a glamorous Old Hollywood design!!!

On the Cape Fear Riverfront property next to the ship,
the Wedding Reception was held under a white double peaked tent
with a white columned, red carpeted entrance!

Foz & Tamara's Wedding Cake
was a four tiered chocolate & vanilla buttercake
with raspberry filling, frosted in our signature Italian Buttercream.
The Art Deco cake design was created
with handmade sugarpaste and royal icing elements
inspired by an Art Deco Chandelier we had seen!

For this vintage Hollywood look, we used a color palette of
Black, White, Silver, and Orange -
incorporating the groom's favorite color!
Surrounding the dance floor, round tables for eight
with black chiavari chairs were covered with Silver Crinkle linens.

We created the floral designs with orange Asiatic Lilies,
orange Alstromeria, orange Calla Lilies,
white Calla Lilies, white Dendrobium Orchids,
and Fatsia leaves we had sprayed silver.

For a photo backdrop, we hung a black velvet curtain
with a cascade of mirrored squares,
and framed it with vases of tall, willowy bamboo leaves.

The tablescapes were created with silver chargers,
mercury glass and Art Deco crystal vases and mercury glass votives.
The centerpieces on several tables included
classic white ostrich plumes in mercury glass trumpet vases
with silver hanging amaranthus.

For the tablescapes, we used silver chargers
with black napkins in a pocket fold,
in which we tucked in a large silver fatsia leaf
that we had sprayed silver.

The sun set and the lights of Historic Downtown Wilmington
could be seen across the Cape Fear River.
It was time to get the party started!!!

First dance to Etta James' "At Last."

Rebekah capturing on film
all the right moves...

as Jennifer leads the line dancing
in all the right moves!!!

And this was just the beginning!!!...

In September,
we Divas got to bake another
Special Event Cake -
this time for Tamara's Baby Shower!!!

From what Tamara told us about her active little one,
we knew she had a
"tiger in her tank."
So we designed the cake with a cute little DJ tiger,
in honor of his Daddy,
Radio DJ - Foz of Z107.5.
But this call sign was M for Maxim and 109.12 -
his due date,
October 9, 2012!

But Maxim decided to wait it out
until the perfect birth date...
10-11-12 !!!

Oh, Maxim is going to be trouble,
he had Three Divas crying
from Day One!!!

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On our Wedding Wire site, Tamara & Foz wrote...

"On Monday June 23 I will be happily married for 2 years however it feels like yesterday . The divas have a way of making dreams come true !! With bright red lips, whole hearted smiles and a whimsical outlook these gals can do it all! The more of a challenge the more amazing the event .. Everyone is still talking about my Hollywood glam wedding . It was academy award winning . Just be careful these divas will also melt your heart and become a part of your family . Their passion is contagious!!"

And yes, this wonderful family has invited
our little family of five
to be family with them!!!

Thanksgiving 2012
Jennifer, Eve, Tamara, Maxim, Foz, Stephen,
Deborah and Rebekah

Christmas 2013
Eve, Maxim, Stephen
Jennifer, Deborah, Foz, Tamara, Rebekah

We love you Fosdicks!!!

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To see the entire story of our year filming these wonderful events,
CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW

Photos by Belinda Keller Photography
Cake by The Three Divas
Floral & Event Design by The Three Divas
Planning & Directing by The Three Divas
Videography by The Three Divas
Venue - USS North Carolina Battleship - Wilmington

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Deborah Place, Rebekah Hinkle & Jennifer Mattis

May 6, 2014

What is a Floral & Event Designer?

All photos by Lisa Brown of Bella Rose Photography

Because we are "Floral & Event Designers,"

we are sometimes asked,

"What is the difference between a traditional florist

and an event designer?"

As event designers, we design & decorate the entire event space

to create an overall style or theme.

To decorate the event space, we can use florals, design pieces,

lighting, wall and ceiling hangings,

furniture and other accents.

For each table, we not only use floral designs,

but we also create tablescapes.

By now you may be thinking...

"Wait, you lost me at "tablescape! What is a "tablescape?!"

The world of event design can seem a little overwhelming,

especially since it has a vocabulary all its own!

A "tablescape" is

the stylistic decorating of the entire table top.

We created this tablescape, shown in the photos above,

for the 2013 Landfall Wedding Show.

For a design that could be used for a New Year's Eve Wedding or Party,

we chose a classic elegant style with a touch of Hollywood glamour.

To achieve that effect, we used a pewter crinkle linen

and black chiavari chairs hung with silver pendants.

On the table we used florals in mercury glass vases, crystal votives,

and, for the statement centerpiece,

white ostrich feathers & ornamental plumes

in a tall mercury glass vase.

For the three floral designs at the base of the centerpiece,

we used white lilies, burgundy mums, pink spray roses,

dusty miller, and silver ting ting

in mercury glass mint julep vases.

The dinner plates were set on silver chargers.

(A "charger" is an elegant "tray" on which the dinner plate is set,

and is used for decorative purposes only.)

The eggplant napkins were folded and tucked under the charger

and topped with a decorative ornament,

our little piece de resistance,

a clock with its hands set at midnight!

The Three Divas Events

also offers our Special Event Cake service,

so we are able to design the perfect Wedding Cake

to compliment the overall design theme.

And of course, we ensure the cake is

as good as it looks!!!

Our other Tablescapes

at the Landfall Wedding Show

included...

Art Deco Inspired Theme

Dorothy Draper inspired candlesticks were

set on a silver & black damask linen overlay.

The florals were created with hot pink tulips,
white and star gazer lilies with mini green hydrangeas and lily grass.

Napkin ring decor was created from

diamond rhinestone ribbon.

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An Elegant & Whimsical Themed

Bridal Party Table

Floral designs were created with purple tulips,
pink tipped roses, dusty miller, and flowering
branches.

The tablescape was accented with

Silver Candelabras

Sparkling Butterflies, Silver Bejeweled Fans, and Silver Bejeweled Napkin Rings

on eggplant linens with silver chargers and silver napkins!

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Classic Vintage Glam

Classic red, white & black.

This tablescape was designed with a trio of mercury glass pillar holders, one filled with a red on red floral design of roses, spray roses and ranunculus. To complete the look, we used black mosaic votives, silver chargers, damask napkins with a red spray rose accent, placed on black crinkle linens.

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This was our Landfall Wedding Show Team!!!

Jennifer (Diva #3), Jill of Bella Rose Photography, Amy of Makeup by Amy Kennison, Wendy (our Honorary Diva), Rachel (our "Bride"), Kyle (our "Groom"), Rebekah (Diva #2),

front row

Deborah (Diva #1), Eve (Our Divette), Stephen (Our Divo)

(not in photo: Lisa of Bella Rose Photography, Jan of aMuse & Dan Burke of The British Taxi)