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nicole & zac | 6.25.16 more to come soon! vendors: Event Coordination: The Purple Orchid, Event Planning Catering: 111 Maine Dessert: Stone Fox Farm DJ: Dionne Entertainment Florist: Seasons Downeast Design Hair & Makeup: Green With Envy Salon Photographer: Paradis Photography Transportation: Luce Transportation Venue: Diamond Street Field

via Happy, happy weekend! We hope you had a great week and your weekend is even better. Here’s our fav finds from the week. Another favorite Etsy shop, perfect gifts for moms, sisters, friends, or yourself! Pineapple string lights are TOO cute to pass up. We think drinking water is that much easier when you’ve got a… Read More

Let’s talk bars. But hold the booze. We love a good cocktail bar, don’t get us wrong. But there’s a new bar making its way into the wedding scene, and it’s serving up food. We’re all in favor of this latest trend, it’s a fun and simple way to let couples’ personalities shine through. And an added bonus… Read More

via Happy weekend to you! Any big plans? This gorgeous weather has us pining for some cold brews, the beach, and all of the soft serve. We hope you have a great weekend! links we’re loving this week: Summertime sangria. Rosé, tequila, need we say more? In honor of Father’s Day, Best Dad Texts 2016. Currently… Read More

ana & josh | 6.11.2016   more to come soon! vendors: Event Coordination: The Purple Orchid, Event Planning Bartending: DeeLuxe Bartending Catering: CN Shawarma, Mutha Trucka Dessert: The Winey Baker DJ: Zeb Florist: Pooh Farm Officiant: All In One Weddings Photographer: The WildBunch Venue: Camp Waziyatah

via Happy weekend! Today kicks off our first [two] weddings of the season for us here at Purple Orchid! We are super excited to get the season started with two rockstar couples. We love, love, love everything love and wedding related around these parts and sharing our wedding related inspiration, but thought it would be fun… Read More

Each year color authority Pantone introduces the color of the year, this year we got the whimsical duo of Rose Quartz and Serenity. Pantone states “Joined together, Rose Quartz and Serenity demonstrate an inherent balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of order and… Read More

With Memorial Day Weekend in the books, we’ve hit the unofficial start to summer. Here in Maine we’ve begun to see signs of summer: flowers blooming, the warmth of the sun on our skin, the longer days, the smell of cookouts and cold Maine brews. We might be a little biased, but summer is our… Read More

  I need to warn you- this post is not about trends or glitz. It’s not sexy- but sometimes wedding planning isn’t sexy. When I stopped to reflect on what makes for the most memorable wedding- it was not the food, games at cocktail hour, the martini luge or even the open bar (even though… Read More

There is something incredibly romantic about destination weddings, and we are so lucky to be in Maine to play host to them. The intimacy and romance for Caitlin & Isaiah’s wedding was enhanced by the privacy of a gorgeous family-owned lakeside home for ceremony and reception location. The ceremony had many beautiful and unique moments,… Read More