For Thea & Ben, planner Vanessa Noele began with a clean black and white palette and expanded on that to add in various shades of neutrals and just a hint of spring color. The couple wanted the classic style that black and white evokes, but with more softness and romance rather than crispness.
The ceremony was kept light and airy with whitewashed chairs and beautiful statement floral that only a March wedding can offer–hello blooming branches! The color palette between the ceremony/cocktail space and the reception space was cohesive, but also felt a bit like a journey–beginning with more effervescent softness, then formality as black in the reception space was introduced.
Multiple table designs were used with this larger guest count. The starting point was our black and white toile linen on long banquet tables. There’s a beautiful old fashioned-ness to toile that led to an interesting and beautiful juxtaposition with some of the more modern elements like the black bentwood chairs and acrylic & marble-like signage. Round tables were dressed in an oatmeal velvet to break up the toile pattern throughout the tent and the head table featured a grandiose farm table with a faux leather runner. Each table style also featured different china and flatware to compliment the linen and offer even more interest.
While the tent on the bluff wasn’t the original plan, so many guests, Thea & Ben and their parents all commented on how it really felt like plan A. Who can deny the beauty of dinner, drinks and dancing with full views of the Santa Barbara coastline?
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Planner: Vanessa Noele Events | Photographer: Lauren Scotti | Venue: Rancho Dos Pueblos | Floral Design: Jenn Sancgez | Specialty Rentals: Found Rentals | Rentals & Tent: All About Events | Tabletop & Lounge: The Ark Rentals | Lighting: Bella Vista Designs | Caterer: Field To Table Events | Linen: Luxe Linen | Bartending: Liquid Cult | Desserts: Lele Patisserie | Videography: Etch Films | Band: Bonnie Foster Productions | Ceremony/Cocktail Hour Music: Conner Cherland | Hair & Makeup: Blushing Beauty | Photobooth: Project Photobooth| Stationery: Prim & Pixie