Lennon and Ono Inspired Table-scape

February 9, 2010
Posted by Ashley

I absolutely adore this table-scape that Once Wed featured, especially because of the meaning behind it. Paige of Bash Eco Events and Kelly of Yes Please Design came up with the concept, which involves two of the most famous love-birds the world has ever known, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Kelly explains:

John and Yoko met at an art opening in London in 1966 where Yoko’s piece “Hammer A Nail” was on display. Yoko refused to let John hammer in a nail because the show wasn’t officially opening till the next day. They began their love affair quickly after their meeting and were married in 1969. Their romance spawned numerous love songs, and they became famous for their peace activism, including their public love-in. One of their more eccentric albums together was titled “Milk + Honey”. Our color palette is a directly influenced by a “peaceful milk + honey” serenity mixed with artistic urbanity. John and Yoko epitomized the ideal abundant life of love, music, art, community, and progressive sophistication which plays into the textures and ideas behind this wedding shoot. Our bride is looking for an eclectic, yet sophisticated take on artistic ingenuity and proper individuality when showcasing her wedding style.

Once Wed describes how easy all of this really is: Different hues of gold painted wine and water bottles mixed in with the transparency of the clear are the perfect shaped candle holders. White milk glass containers house perfectly happy florals of queen anne’s lace, paperwhites, tulips, daisies, monte casino, ornithogalum arabicum, and jade green trachyllium from succulentLove. DIY elements include paint your own wine bottles + hammer + nails, create mix CDs of your favorite love songs with gocco’d covers {that’s my favorite part…and I’ve got a huge, ongoing list right here!!}, hammer & nail place cards (spray paint blocks of wood, stamp your guests’ names on a piece of kraft paper and attach with a gold spray painted nail. Dress it up with a bit of ribbon or tulle).