Celebrity Wedding: Billy Martin & Linzi Williamson

I was blown away when I came across this wedding in InStyle Weddings Magazine and even more excited to see that my favorite florist, R Jack Balthazar did their floral decor. It took my breath away. I call it Gothic-Chic, R Jack calls it Victorian Vamp, but it truly is breathtaking no matter what you call it. This is the wedding of Good Charlotte's guitarist, Billy, to his longtime girlfriend, Linzi.


The bride wore a Kirstie Kelly Couture gown. Traditional in essence but given that glamourous rock edge with the hints of black.
All of the photos were taken by the husband and wife team, Miki & Sonja, who I've had the pleasure of working with before and they are great.
This amazing wedding was coordinated by the talented Kristin Banta.


The wedding was held at Stone Manor in Malibu, all outdoors for this blessed affair.
The couple named the tables after their beloved pets, like their dog Dracula.

This amazing cake was created by Cake Divas and wow does it look amazing. I've never seen a cake quite like it.

Inspiration: Phantom of the Opera

One of my absolute favorite productions and movies and soundtracks is The Phantom of the Opera. So, in honor of one of my favorite movies I have designed an inspiration filled with deep crimson red roses, black crystals, damask patterns, and plenty of romance.

This engagement ring fairly similar to the one that Christine receives from Raul.

I found these diamond earrings while exploring Polyvore.com. They are almost like the one's Christine wears when she's on stage singing "Think of Me".

Here is a stunning and even DIY invitation you could use for this special event.

I love that Christine's gowns are off the shoulder, which is just enough to be sexy but still glamourous and romantic. This gown is by Anne Barge. Wow!!!

Here's a photo of Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her now husband Pete Wentz at their wedding. One way to have a better chance of a bridesmaid wearing her dress again is to have her wear black. You can't go wrong with a classic black dress.

Or if you're really daring and love red, why not wear it. Who says you have to be in a white dress. Colored dresses are coming en vougue. This photo was taken by Sergio Photographer.

How cute is this flower girls dress? To add even more pop I would put a crimson red silk sash around the waste to add that punch of color.

As I mentioned before, you can't go wrong with a simple black dress and here's an example from Jim Hjelm.

I found a new love for Project Wedding where I stumbled across this stunning bouquet with calla lillies and roses wrapped in black satin ribbon, photographed by Erwin Photography.

You could find a location with a stunning chandalier either as a focal point on the ceiling above the ceremony, cocktail hour, or reception. This chandalier is at Paris Opera.

I would suggest making your grand entrance down the staircase of an old historic opera house like this one in the Paris Opera.

Here below is the ever so stunning Vibiana, located in downtown L.A., now a special events only location with a beautiful outdoor garden. This photo was taken by the ever so talented photographer Victor Sizemore.

Carnations aren't the insignificant inexpensive flower they used to be. The keep your budget down but keep the chicness high, you can create pomanders and cover them in red carnations or any color and they look just fabulous.
And what type of Phantom of the Opera wedding would it be if you didn't have a masquerade element to it. This photo was taken by the very talented Victor Sizemore, one of my favorite photographers.

And I just love this decor from my favorite floral designers Rene & Niki at R Jack Balthazar. They did this modern romantic goth decor for the wedding of the guitarist of Good Charlotte and his fiance.

Here's another closeup of the table decor at the same Good Charlotte wedding.

Here's a lovely and romantic centerpiece from Fleurs de France.

Now, I haven't had a chance to work this company yet, but their decor is fierce. This wedding decor below is what I would call "Pirate Chic" and it was created by An Elegant Touch.

I heart DAMASK. I really do. I love how classic and romantic it looks and it's just stunning next to a punch of color like the gorgeous red roses below. This photo was taken by Erwin Wijanto.

I love the idea of having a room with different table configurations and different centerpieces. This is from the same wedding as above where you saw a long banquet table and to add some dimension the room also has the traditional round tables.

And, to amp up the drama, lighting can do wonders...truly...it can make a blank space look absolutely fabulous.

I like this cake because it's simple and chic and incorporates the star crystals mimicing Christine's costume and accessories when she sings "Think of Me".

Now, if you have a bigger budget, and are looking for a cake that will be talked about for a while you could go with this dramatic number below from a local bakery, the Cake Divas.

Or, you could infuse that damask pattern beyond the stationary and linens and have your cake showcase the beautiful pattern as well. And you can't go wrong with a little added bling. Photo by the wonderful Victor Sizemore from the same wedding with the hand painted masks you saw above. And just in case you haven't seen enough cakes, here is one last gorgeous option from a cake artist who has commissioned me for cake jewelry before, and even created a cook that made Snoop Dogg Happy, the one, the only Nancy Kay.

Inspiration: One Tree Hill

Well, they haven't walked down the aisle yet, and with Lucas' track record...we'll have to wait and see. But I'm hopeful because I think Peyton is the right choice for Lucas. After watching tonight's episode, Peyton mentioned that she wanted a rocker glam retro style wedding, which I can totally find inspiration for. So enjoy!


I forsee the wedding being at a chic but industrial location like The Fermenting Cellar in Canada.
Very chic, very romantic, and very rockstar is a bouquet of all large white calla lilies.
Here's another amazing location called The Distillery District, also in Canada.
This is a chic and modern dress by Santa Monica based designer Hanna Hartnell.

The same design in a platinum/silver color.

A traditional veil just wouldn't work for this rocker chic wedding, but an amazing floral and beaded headpiece would be fantastic. Here's one by Butterfly Enchantress Designs. Sparklers just bring a nostalgic and romantic ambiance. This photo was taken by amazing photograher, Jessica Claire.
It's not quite, Clothes Over Bros', but I think Haley & Brooke would look stunning in this Two Birds Design which comes in an array of colors and can be worn/wrapped in 10 different ways, so for the wedding it can be worn one way, and for a night out it can be worn completely different.
Here is the array of colors for the Two Birds dress. Wow.
Talk about glam rock. Here's an amazing modern yet romantic glam rock chandelier, which I could see hanging from the ceiling at the reception.
This was a wedding designed by one of my favorite floral designers, R Jack Balthazar and this wedding was actually done one the top of a building in downtown L.A. I also love the less formal feel of the banquettes instead of everyone in seperate chairs.
Another amazing wedding designed by R Jack Balthazar, with a vintage glam weddding and lots and lots of candles and rose petals, how gorgeous.

Here's an amazing black and white Great Gatsby Chic inspiration board designed by Katheryn at Snippet and Ink, one of the blog's I frequent almost every day.

This is a sample of a vintage, rock n' roll, black & white bridal bouquet. How fantastic. Here is an amazing pink and black Rocker Chic wedding inspiration board by none other than Snippet & Ink.
Here's a Vintage Hollywood Glam, red, black, and red inspiration board from Snippet & Ink.
Talk about glamorous, I love that crystal tree,
Chic and romantic bouquet for the bridesmaids perhaps, with red roses and deep purple calla lilies.
When searching on google, this inspiration board kept popping up when searching under "glam rock".

Here's a fun and unique twist on the ever popular photo booth setup they do so often at weddings. To keep costs down, you could hand a bead sheet and have disposable cameras and a frame letting people know what's going on and then developing the camera and getting a CD of the images to email to all of your guests. How Fun!!!
This wedding wouldn't be the type to have a formal sit down dinner, so my thought is to have lots of comfort food served in a chic, chic way. Here's grilled cheese and tomato soup served in shot glasses. One such Los Angeles catering company is called Bite Catering.
From Bite Catering, Bite Size Hamburgers.
We can't forget the french fries to go with the burgers.

Wow, Wow, Wow, what an amazing cake. Talk about rock glam. I love the black crystals and the black bow trailing down the cake. Looks good enough to eat.
Here's another black and white option without the bling, but with more of a romantic floral pattern. Here's a modern option for a groms cake found on The Knot. What guy doesn't like chocolate.