Cocktails and Connection: The Knot |The Bump

Campbell Studios was so psyched when Mark Kingsdorf of The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants asked us to be the Floral Sponsor for last nights sold out industry networking event held at The Please Touch Museum (PTM) by The Knot. Kim Rifici (Catering & Facility Senior Sales Manager for Max and Me Catering at the PTM) and I had such a fun time picking the rentals out to compliment Mark's "Speak Easy/1920's Art Deco Party" theme inspiration. We started with the linens that Nancy Bauman from Gala Cloths provided and it all started to come together. 

When guests entered the South Foyer, they were greeted with an Art Deco vibe..the Pluto Linen dressed the tables here and Campbell Studios used all silver toned containers in sleek designs. When I look at all the vintage wedding portraits I have collected from that time period, (aside from the masses of Plumosus Fern!) I think of classic flowers such as Baby's Breath, Chrysanthemums, Gardenias and Roses. I also think of those gorgeous Max Leverrier Deco Lamps. So as a homage to the 20's we made giant Baby's Breath spheres on trumpet vases, tulips in stylized tulip vases and roses/gardenias here and there. Ann Marie Casey was attending and graciously shot a couple set up pics for us...Thank You AMC!

The white furniture from Dave Buckley from AFR kept the design grounded and Ellen Diamond Williamson from On Q Productions Inc. highlighted all the details with her fabulous lighting team. Shutterbooth gave everyone a chance to capture the moment with complimentary photo booth fun.

When guests moved on from cocktails into Hamilton Hall we flowed from "Deco" to "Speak Easy." Bentwood chairs added just the right touch to the Waldorf Damask linens...we finished them off with cigar boxes, vintage books and ferns (I had to get the ferns in there somewhere!)

Carmen Tomassetti and the CTO Artists rocked the house while Dave Williams of CinemaCake captured it all on film for the evening! Susan Beard Photography was the official Photographer Sponsor - stay tuned for their event images!

Brian Toner from Eventions kept all the sponsors logos rolling on his video screens - like ours which recently made its debut:

Everyone wrapped up the evening with coffee that Marci Mathis from Maui Wowi provided and my favorite food group cake by Esgro's Pasticceria in the Carousel House.Thank you everyone for making this event so exciting to produce and attend!

Please Touch Museum Wedding Open House 1/20/2010

The Please Touch Museum hosted their bridal open house earlier in the month & I was happy to see so many of you there! Campbell Studios is decorated a few tables, so prospective & current clients could get a feel for the room decorated, Max and Me Catering served up good eats, answered questions and my gal pal Sofia Negron was there. She was showcasing her gorgeous wedding albums! Here are a few shots she got of my tables, enjoy!

Wedding Showcase at the National Constitution Center

Sofia joined me again for another Max and Me event last week. This time it was the winter edition of their Wedding Open House at the National Constitution Center.

These events are fun since it is such a collaboration. Max and Me work together with the NCC to decide on a color palette and they bring in all the linens, chairs, place settings etc. All the things that they can showcase from their packages that they both offer. Then Campbell Studios joins the fun and bring the ideas together with a floral table design that ties in all the elements. They like to do a display for each season - which is a little tricky since it's January & summer stuff is not in season. But I think a bold use of color gets the general idea across. When summer actually rolls around - I'll use local flowers that are in season...until then happy Gerberas will do nicely!

I got a lot of great calls and feed back from this event - so here are a few quick shots from Sofia (Thanks a million for hooking me up with such a quick turn around S!) - more to follow!

SPRING
Pink Peonies, Pink Hyacinth, Green Spider Mums, Scented Geranium and Pink Tulips

SUMMER
Magenta Gerbera Daisies, Light Pink Gerbera Daisies, Yellow Gerbera Daisies, Orange Gerbera Daisies and Preppy Grosgrain Ribbon

AUTUMN
Yellow Cymbidium Orchids, Orange Spray Roses, Orange Garden Roses, and Magnolia

WINTER
White Roses, Green Cymbiduim, Assorted Tropical Foliage

Mt. Holyoke Reunion at the NCC

Mt. Holyoke celebrated its Alumni Event at the NCC this Fall on September 3oth. Sofia Negron captured the details of their event and then stuck around to record the memories. These gift bags each hosted a little herb plant that the guests can plant once they get back home.


And with a few touches added to the Buffets, the stage was set!

Please Touch Museum Open House

The Please Touch Museum opened in the Fall of 2008 & I love it! If you haven't been, grab a kid and get over there! The design is smart, the restoration to Memorial Hall is amazing - you are definitely going to want to have your next party here. The Please Touch Museum lead the rehabilitation of this national treasure from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, and Max & Me Catering is proud to serve as the museum's exclusive culinary provider.

Max and Me Catering hosted an Open house for current and prospective clients. Campbell Studios was invited to do some table decor.


It gave us an opportunity to burst into spring with some color (finally!) and to help Max and Me Showcase their Great Hall for clients so they can get a feel for the room decked out. Michael Persico was kind enough to swing by & take these shots for us - Thank You!




I loved these vases they were so bright and I was so ready for spring. Inspired by this beautiful linen that the Total Table let me borrow I filled them with Lily of the Valley, Ladies Mantel, Viburnum and a few other bright green foliage I found growing in the garden.

Liberty Medal Award - National Constitution Center 2008

On September 18, 2008 The National Constitution Center awarded Mikhail Gorbachev the 2008 Liberty Medal Award. Campbell Studios was the decorator for the Gala celebration.

Guests made their way up to the reception through arches we designed and fabricated ourselves, that were inspired by the iconic Kremlin spires and arches.

All of the designs were inspired by his Russian heritage from Garden of Peterhof, St. Petersburg to the Hermitage and the jewels in the Diamond Vaults of the Kremlin. Colors were saturated, containers decadent...