Jan 14, 2013

Ball and Chain; a thoughtfully curated bridal show that doesn’t feel like torture

Coming to the Plaza District of Oklahoma City on January 24th, 2013, is this labor of love from the Gibson Events team. All the info and tickets are available here. But here’s a little backstory… we’ve been working on this concept for about two years now. Traditional bridal shows aren’t generally a great fit for us, or our friends in the business. We know we have a niche market, and we’re okay with it. But wouldn’t it be fun to show what we can do to folks who DO want our aesthetic? Um, yes.

So we figured we should do a little styled shoot to support our vision. We are absolutely THRILLED that Southern Weddings are not only participating in the Ball and Chain, but are also blogging our shoot today! You can see their post here.

Below are more of our favorite photos from the day. The best part, oh the best part… is that these images were captured by not just one, but four of our favorite photographers. Everyone brings their own perspective, and the result is GORGEOUS. We hope you’ll agree.

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Photographer: Josh McCullock

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Photographer: Candi Coffman

Photographer: Greer Inez

Venue: Calvert’s Plant Interiors

Rentals: Marianne’s Rentals for Special Events

Rentals: MOOD Party Rentals

Rentals: Something Borrowed

Lighting: Innovative Event Solutions

Dancefloor: Always Greener

Catering: Abbey Road Catering

Cakes and Treats: AmyCakes

Floral: Poppy Lane Design

Printed Pieces: Chirps and Cheers

Hair and Makeup: Jennifer McLaughlin Makeup Artist

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Feb 28, 2012

Mollie Makes a Magazine!

We are tickled pink to be featured in the latest issue of Mollie Makes, a UK crafting and lifestyle magazine. This is one of our favorite photo shoots EVER featuring Josh McCullock, Poppy Lane, Cafe Evoke, Mishelle Handy, Collected Thread, 7000ft. Sweets and Marianne’s Rentals!

We threw in a few of our favorite photos from the day.

Enjoy!

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Feb 7, 2012

Hot of the press! Brides of Oklahoma 5th Anniversary issue!

We LOVE how our feature in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue of the Brides of Oklahoma turned out. Do you?

I’ve heard from more than one person that I look, “intense” in this video. I suppose that is preferable to looking, “like I’m sweating my ass off” which was the case. At any rate, the video is AWESOME. Thank you Chris Fox for putting far too many hours into figuring out the time lapse!

More photos on our FB page!

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May 9, 2011

Mark and Jennifer

One of my favorite weddings ever! Mark and I are school friends from 5th grade and I couldn’t have been more pleased to meet Jennifer. They are an absolutely perfect match. Mark is a city planner by day, but moonlights as a partner in COOP Aleworks. Jennifer does amazing work with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

Mark and Jennifer came to me shortly after their engagement with the idea to have an intimate ceremony and reception focused on hospitality and a general “warm and fuzzy” feeling. They explained that they would love for it to feel like a night at one of their favorite restaurants (and site of one of their first few dates), but that it was an hour and a half drive from OKC. I exclaimed that if they loved the place, their friends and family would too, and we should just go for it. The result was the sweetest, most heartfelt and memorable wedding I could imagine. Perfectly timed to end with a toast on the back deck as the sun set over the Oklahoma prairie. Beautiful.

We were honored to have had Mark and Jennifer’s wedding featured as one of the “Brides of the Seasons” in the latest issue of the Brides of Oklahoma.

Photos by Josh McCullock photography, cake by Sugar, flowers by Poppy Lane Design, venue is the FABULOUS White Dog Hill.

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Apr 16, 2011

A Royal Engagement as featured on Junebug Weddings

This is a long one. Stay with me, you’ll be glad you did!

We are thrilled to have had this photoshoot featured on Junebug weddings. Click here to see their whole post! We’ve also included the photos and our description below. Hope you love it!

We love William and Kate as much as our fellow Anglophiles, but feel that the posed, traditional photos released by the House of Windsor leave something to be desired when it comes to the true personality, style and character of the Royal family.

We wondered what we might see if we were to catch a glimpse of the couple and their closest friends in a relaxed, unguarded moment during this exciting time in their lives.

Here’s what we came up with!

The players:

Photographer: Todd Ballje, Beautiful Day Images www.beautifuldayimages.com

Designer/Stylist: Lindsay Gibson, Gibson Events www.gibsonevents.com

Catering: Cheever’s Catering www.cheeverscatering.com

Coffee Catering: Café Evoke www.cafeevoke.com

Floral: Poppy Lane Design www.poppylanedesign.com

Ladies’ wardrobe: Ruth Meyers www.ruthmeyers.com

Men’s wardrobe: Spencer Stone www.spencerstoneco.com

Hair styling: Rebeka Regouby for Trichology Salon www.trichologysalon.net

Makeup: Rachel Hart http://hair-n-makeup.com/

Transportation: Kings Limo www.kingslimook.com

Black Diamond www.okclimousineservice.com

Accessories: Erin Williford for Stella and Dot www.stellaanddot.com/erinwilliford

Furnishings: Notting Hill www.nottinghillokc.com

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Feb 17, 2011

Eco-trendy?

Well YES, actually! Although we fall into the proverbial “tree hugger” category, even the most mainstream bride can save the planet on her big day. Here are few tips for ways that you and yours can help mother earth breathe a little more deeply. We were honored for these ideas to be featured in the latest edition of the Brides of Oklahoma magazine!

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Jan 8, 2011

Brides of Oklahoma design 2011

Well, we are thrilled with the way this shoot turned out. Check out the print version on pages 212-213 of the January issue, and take a look below for even more of Josh’s beautiful photos and Carpe Diem’s video. Oh, and I just have to add, this shoot was every bit as fun to make as it looks. We are so lucky to have such a talented network of vendors that are not only awesome at what they do, but are also a blast to hang out with! (a side note, this was shot on Lindsay’s birthday, and the evening ended with birthday cake!)

Thanks to:

Mood Party Rentals, Marianne’s Rentals for Special Events, Rebecca’s Silver Rose, Cafe Evoke, Mishelle Handy Cakes, Josh McCullock Photography and Carpe Diem Video Productions

A very special thanks to Lindsay’s sister, Hazel, for letting us take over her home for the shoot!

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Click on the link to see the FABULOUS video!

Brides of Oklahoma/Gibson Events Table Top Shoot from Carpe Diem Video Productions on Vimeo.

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Nov 23, 2010

As seen on Ruffled!

Library Styled Love Shoot

This bookishly sweet love shoot was sent to us by Josh McCullock, who teamed up with Gibson Events to produce a perfectly conceptualized mini-reception based on books, literature and a little bit of sparkle. You’re sure to fall in love with it just as quickly as I did.

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From the design team: We loved the idea of two bookish types tying the knot in an old library or bookstore. She isn’t the white dress type and opted, instead, for dressy separates in a light palate. He sports new frames and a bow tie for the occasion.

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Our bride incorporated hand made paper flowers into her bouquet and her décor carries a restrained, but a little sparkly, aesthetic. Stacked volumes, primitive pewter and mercury glass vessels filled with kale, lambs ear, rose hips, black dahlia, hydrangea, terra cotta and ivory roses compliment the silver rimmed china and glassware.

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Custom napkins and padded chair backs featuring Mr. Darcy’s second profession of affection from Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (possibly the most romantic passage in literature?) round out the guest table.

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The sophisticated palate of peacock, pewter, terra cotta, ivory and navy presents itself seamlessly throughout the décor and wardrobe. An old typewriter font graces the chair backs, cake, invitation and brew bar menu. Speaking of the invitation, a sweet (but fictional) story of the couple printed on a standard vellum page features the pertinent information in a larger point to make it jump off the page. The theme continues with a book page motif gracing the three layer meringue cake.

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Wedding Vendors:

Venue: Scottish Rite Temple, Guthrie, Oklahoma / Photography: Josh McCullock / Concept, design and styling: Lindsay Gibson for Gibson Events / Pour over coffee bar: Café Evoke / Cake and cookies: Mishelle Handy Cakes / Chocolate Covered Caramels: 7000 ft. Sweets for Gibson Essentials / Her Jewelry: Stella and Dot / Flowers: Kelly Long for Poppy Lane Design / Invitation: Gibson Essentials / Clutch: AO3 Design available through Gibson Essentials / His Bow tie: Beau Ties Ltd, of Vermont/ Mercury Glass birds: Gibson Essentials/ Paper flowers (in bouquet): Collected Thread/ Rentals: Marianne’s Rentals for Special Events

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Sep 1, 2010

Oh no! Not another kids party!!!

I am a firm believer that kids birthday parties can be fun for all ages. For our daughter’s 2nd birthday we kept things intimate with just 20 or so grown ups and her closest playmates. A backyard cookout featuring locally grown and produced foods and flowers satisfied both the youthful and experienced palates. For the kids we rented a snow cone machine from Marianne’s Rentals, but spiced it up a bit for the over 21 set, with the “mommy & daddy special”.

Kathleen found the template for the pennants on one of our favorite blogs, Ruffled, and Sugar made the tastiest Big Bird cupcake I’ve ever eaten!

In the end, the kids played with bubbles (which were also the favors) and chased each other around the yard while the grown ups sat back and enjoyed a snow cone, or two.

Key Elements:

Using white as a base with bold colors as accents and keeping characters to a minimum (in this case we had “Sesame Street” cupcakes), allows the birthday girl to be the star of her own party and keeps the grown ups from experiencing character overload. The cupcakes looked pretty, but still youthful, displayed on cake stands from Gibson Essentials.

Flowers make things festive. These were bought the day of the party at the local farmers market and arranged in mason jars.

Snow cones are within reach!!! The machine rental was only $45 and is SUPER easy to run. We brought home some syrups from our good friends at Cafe Evoke and the result was fantastic!

Keep it earth friendly! We used our everyday dishes and white cloth napkins for the grown ups and a set of Ikea kids plates in bold colors for the kiddos.

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Aug 28, 2010

Flowers, cakestands and cool chairs. Just for fun.

Thought you might enjoy seeing some of our wares in a pretty way! Thanks to Rebecca’s Silver Rose for putting together these fun and funky arrangements and to Josh McCullock for the impeccable photographs. Cake stands and toppers available from Gibson Essentials at 1708 N.W. 16th Street, OKC!

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May 20, 2010

Style Me Pretty featured blog!

We were honored when Style Me Pretty picked up these photos from our photoshoot for Marianne’s Rentals.

Here it is!

White Wedding by Josh McCullock and Gibson Events:

When I was little, my parents took me to visit my aunt, who happened to live in a perfect apartment right on the Boston Commons. An all white, absolutely perfect apartment right on the Boston Commons. I fell in love. Not with the apartment really, but with the idea of dressing my world in white. And ever since then, that is exactly what I have done. White winter coats, white furniture, white purses, shoes, pants, even white sofas. Gasp. So when I saw this white inspired wedding shoot sent to us by Oklahoma photographer Josh McCullock, with styling and design by Gibson Events, well…I swooned even harder than usual.

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{click here to see LOTS more images}

Inspiration: Wine glass terrariums, succulents, ferns and a vintage tandem bike

Some of the highlights of this shoot included locally made butcher block cutting board as cake plateau, succulents and ferns in a collection of milk glass compotes, vintage Schwinn tandem bike and custom menus and place cards designed by Kathleen Shannon for Gibson Events. They also had an Italian Soda bar featuring vinyl decal of tandem bike and a custom wedding cake by Sugar.

And if you didn’t think it could get any better…wrong! Here is a film of the shoot so you can really see it all come to life..

Wedding Film Preview from joshmccullock on Vimeo.

Vendors: Design and Styling: Gibson Events / Photography: Josh McCullock Photography / Floral: Poppy Lane Design and Rebecca’s Silver Rose / Cake: Sugar / Italian Soda Bar: Café Evoke / Stationery: Kathleen Shannon for Gibson Events / Wardrobe: Watters (provided by JJ Kelly) and J Crew / Rentals: Marianne’s Rentals for Special Events / Hair and Makeup: Malorie Avaline for Visonary Artistry

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Feb 8, 2010

British Glam Thank You Ma’am!

We are so proud of the Gibson Events tabletop design spread on pages 88 and 89 of the brand new issue of the Brides of Oklahoma! The title of this year’s submission is British Glam. I imagined it as the reception for a couple of really hip Londoners.

Event design is pretty much one of my favorite things in the whole world. I really get into the creative process. This year my submission came complete with a playlist, that although not in the magazine, I feel enhances the visual experience. So… if you don’t mind, please amass the selections below before viewing either the spread, the video or the additional photos from the shoot featured here. Just kidding - I thought it was a cool idea though.

Cocktails:

Air – Talisman

Radiohead – Knives Out

Moby – Porcelain

Radiohead – The National Anthem

Beck – Think I’m In Love

Luscious Jackson – Faith

Dinner:

Ryan Lindsey – Friend For Life

Cold War Kids – Hospital Beds

Beirut – Postcards from Italy

Nada Surf – Inside of Love

Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

The Libertines – Music When the Lights Go Out

Dessert:

Francois Breut - Portsmouth

Celso Fonseca – Perdi

Bebel Gilberto – Samba da Bencao

Oliver Onions – Zorro is Back

Dancing:

Jimmy Luxury and the Tommy Rome Orchestra – Cha Cha Cha

Jamie Lidell – Multiply

ELO – Mr. Blue Sky

Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folks

Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb

Modest Mouse – Float On

The Flaming Lips – The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

Thanks to the vendors who gave their time, materials and expertise to make the shoot possible:

Poppy Lane Design - floral
Occasions - coffee menu
Cafe Evoke - coffee bar
Josh McCullock - photography
III Oaks - video
Oklahoma Heritage Association Museum - venue
Mood Party Rentals - furniture, chandeliers, general awesomeness
French Tulip - rentals
Party Pro - banquettes
Ideas in Ice - ice sculpture
B.C. Clark - china, flatware, stemware
Mishelle Handy - cake favor
Innovative Event Solutions - lighting

Also a huge thanks to my dad for driving all the way to Tulsa twice to pick up and deliver the banquettes!

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Jan 15, 2009

Tabletop 2009

Gibson Events was honored to be selected for the “9 Designers and Their Tabletop Decor” feature in the latest issue of the Brides of Oklahoma Magazine. I had a blast working with Tulips, B.C. Clark, Poppy Lane Design, Coles Garden and Tara Lokey to bring together my submitted design.
I really love a simple and well put together table. My personal design aesthetic is more restrained than busy. I can appreciate the quality of the pieces on this table, but I love that it looks inviting. Don’t you just want to sit down and have a drink?
A special thanks to Tara Lokey for the beautiful photos!

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