Little Compton, RI - one of those best-kept secret magical spots. The Bride et al moved into this rural and perfectly rough-around-the-edges-farm a week before the wedding.What’s better than milking the cows, collecting eggs and gathering grasses and wildflowers for the centerpieces with your best pals. Who’s cuter than this little guy – ready for [...]
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November8th
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December27th
What an image! And how absolutely crazy to be selected for a double-page lead-in to the “Grand Soirees” tabletop section! Gorgeous linen puddling just right on the lawn… A thousand roses in hot summer colors at their perfect peak… Even the finiky David Austin English garden roses hadn’t wilted. The brandy-new clear lucite pedestals seem to effortlessly [...]
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October19th
I’ve been going through photos from past weddings for the website and editorial – and came across this gem. What a creative and unique couple they were and are – kooky and inspirational and just irresistible… It was a gorgeous day for an outdoor ceremony at Linden Place – a grand jewel in Bristol RI. [...]
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April27th
Trash the Dress Inside Scoop!
Posted in: Photography
SHELLY CHADBURN is the creator and genius behind Shelly Chadburn Photography. Her amazing photos speak for themselves! The wonderful Shelly – you’d love her from the start – is internationally known for her perfectly captured wedding photography – but one of her unique trademark specialties is TRASH THE DRESS! TRASH THE DRESS is the end [...]
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March10th
Indian weddings are amazing events – incorporating multiple nights of traditional celebration! We shut down Wall Street for this one so the Groom could arrive on the traditional white horse to meet his bride – his family and musical entourage in tow! Pretty glam, huh? Those Indian fabrics are so completely over the top with [...]
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February25th
Never one to take the easy road, when Grace Ormonde asked me to design a table for the magazine, well…. The location was set in gorgeous Little Compton, Rhode Island. I went to scope out all of the possible backdrops and it just wasn’t working for me, you know what I’m sayin??? As I turned [...]
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February23rd
These were some tent poles!
Posted in: Corporate, Inspiration, Weddings
Sorry for the bad resolution phone pic but I wanted to share how wonderful these looked! They were so fun to make and we totally packed them with great flowers. The chandeliers fit snugly around the poles, and had about 20 shaded lights. Finished width was at least 5 feet. We used them for a [...]
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February21st
We Launch “Bliss Celebrations” Premiere Issue in John Orton Events Signature Style!!
Posted in: Celebrations
We were thrilled and honored to be asked to design BLISS BASH – the launch party for the area’s hot new guide for “Planning Fresh, Modern and Spectacular Events”! What a NIGHT! Expectations were really high for this brandy-new party resource: Bliss Publications Celebrations. No one had seen the finished product – including nervous publisher [...]
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January11th
Here we are.
Posted in: Uncategorized
And we’re off!!! Welcome, welcome! We’re so glad you found us!!! Stop back often and we promise to keep you entertained as we entertain. There are parties, inspired ideas and loads of surprises up our sleeves just bursting at the seams. You’ll quickly see why John Orton Events has been invited to design events around [...]
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