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A Green & White Wedding with a Modern Twist : Lichen & Luxe

July 31, 2025 by Christine

A Green & White wedding is usually thought of as classic. So what happens when you are part of a photo shoot that is green & white but anything but traditional? You break out the moss and the ferns and go all forest on it!

Once again, dear friend of BOC Alexandra Dillard, editorial director of Chicago Style Weddings invited teamBOC to be a part of the annual designers’ challenge.

We had a blast working with Alison from Designed & Detailed to transform The Gwen Hotel into a bit of an enchanted forest in the middle of the city. Many thanks go out to Anamaria Vieriu Photography for capturing it all.

To pull off this forest vibe, we started at the top by dripping Spanish moss and green & white tulips off the very modern chandelier

hanging tulips and spanish moss chandelier at The Gwen Hotel, Chicago

Then we had fun with moss and ferns to design the tablescapes. The modern gold lamps keep the look from getting too lost in the forest vibe. Menus by Adorable Stationery. Shout out to Tablescapes for the fun place settings and table

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Ester and Samuel from Bittersweet Pastry Shop had fun channeling the forest vibe with this whimsical wedding cake. I love the edible moss they dusted on the sugar ribbon.

modern green and white forest wedding cake

Personal flowers aren’t usually a part of the designer challenge but when we found out that Hugo Boss was willing to provide fashion for models we said “Oh why not?” Who doesn’t love a full floral lapel on a Hugo Boss tuxedo?Flower lapel for green & white wedding

Of course, we also need a bouquet to pick up that modern forest vibe for this green & white wedding.

modern green & white wedding bouquet

These pics are only one branch of the whole day. Many thanks go out to everyone involved. Below you will find the full credits.

Publication: @chicagostyleweddings 

Planner: @designedanddetailedweddings

Photographer: @anamariavieriuphotography

Venue: @thegwenchicago

Floral: @branchingoutchicago

Stationery: @adorablestationery
Rentals: 
@tablescapeschgo
Specialty Rentals: 
@theromelcollection

Drape & Lighting: @atmosphereeventsgroup

Cake: @bittersweetpastryshop

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A Rustic Woodland Wedding at Pinstripes, South Barrington

October 18, 2018 by Christine

A little moss, a few candles, and some amazing pink roses are sometimes all it takes to create a rustic woodland wedding vibe just about anywhere.

Erin & Joe’s wedding at Pinstripes in South Barrington was one of those times. When I met Erin, she had a very clear idea of what she wanted for her wedding, think lanterns, moss, twinkle lights and loads of green, like a woodland garden at twilight. The pops of light pink made it all the more romantic.

We used one of my all-time favorite roses, Esperance. They open so full and lush that Erin told me her guests kept touching them to see if they were real! The moss covered wood slabs, twinkle lights and those roses brought a bit of rustic woodland charm to the tables and the ceremony.

Erin had a lovely banner made for the ceremony which we accented with garland, moss and more roses. During the cocktail hour, we moved it all to the reception so they could use it as a backdrop for the sweetheart table.

Sara at Pinstripes was kind enough to capture this for us. Don’t they make the sweetest couple!

rustic woodland sweetheart table

Major shout out to Brooke Rumbold of Brooke Alaina Photography for sharing the pictures in the gallery below. You can read more of Erin and Joe’s story on Brooke’s blog.

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