Michigan Event Lighting

Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone loves to add dimension, color and wow to our events. With use of various lighting, different moods are created throughout the event transforming the ambiance!

There are many state-of-the-art event lighting techniques used in the event industry today. Some examples of lighting are: Up lighting, Pin Spot lighting, Intelligent lighting, Ambient lighting, Gobo Lighting, the list goes on.

Mixing the use of technical lighting with Chandeliers and the warm glow of Candles will give an overall beautiful wash of color, texture and soft light to create an oasis of sophistication.

Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone always first considers the effect we are trying to achieve; Bright, Warm, Festive, Glamorous, Formal, Chic. Also keeping in mind that warmer color tones are the most flattering to the skin, ensuring that you and your guests don’t appear ghastly.

After doing a venue site visit, we determine how the light reflects throughout the room, what type of lighting is currently at the venue, how many windows there are if any, all colors used at the specific venue and the size of the room. Next, we incorporate the colors, floral designs and decor that will be designed for the event, to provide a glistening sensation throughout.

The final result; 

a Metro Luxe Events custom-tailored environment that will welcome your guests to the enchanted celebration.















***Images provided by Metro Luxe Events and Pearl Audio Visual

What are your wedding colors?

The exciting color combinations a Bride can choose are endless and set the tone and backdrop for your entire event.

To gather ideas and begin creating your wedding colors, a great idea is to visit fabric and paint stores. View different shades of color combinations that catch your eye. If there is one particular color that you are absolutely in love with, using paint swatches and color wheels will help you decide what other colors will complement your favorite choice.

Choose colors that you love, not just what the trend is. Think about what colors you most likely wear in your clothing or decorate in your home?

Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone can help to develop a palette that makes your wedding day vision come to life.

Prepared with a color wheel and fabric swatches, the season of the year your wedding falls in, knowledge of your venue's lighting and any lighting you will use, the color scheme at the venue and ceremony site along with the personal style you want to create, Metro Luxe Events will implement your color selections and design your wedding with a personal touch and unique ambiance.

One very important decision, make sure that your color palette doesn’t compete with the venue’s design. For example, if your venue has deep rich colors and heavy brocade fabrics such as dark greens, golds and burgundy, using bright pastel pinks and purples won’t work; the colors will not blend or convey the overall look you are trying to achieve.

Next, what type of atmosphere would you like to create?

• Formal & Regal
• Romantic & Soft
• Modern & Chic
• Urban & Fun
• Rustic & Al Fresco

Lastly, what type of color scheme are you going for?

• Monochromatic: Different shades of one color. Examples are different shades of Ivory and White, Pale pink and Blush, Purple and Fuchsia. The monochromatic look can give a formal or romantic vibe.

• Analogous: Colors next to each other on the color wheel. Examples are Blues and Greens, Reds and Purples, Reds and Oranges, Yellows and Greens. Analogous color schemes produce a rich and vibrant atmosphere.

• Complementary: Colors located across from each other on the color wheel. Examples are Turquoise and Coral, Lavender and Pastel Yellow, Blush and Dusty Green, Brown and Teal,  Black and White. Complementary colors create maximum contrast and set a bold look.

Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone believes in using similar and harmonizing color schemes throughout your wedding day’s events. Have a harmonizing color scheme for the ceremony, another for the cocktail hour and finally another for the reception.  Using this approach is a great way to create separate environments; your guests will be in awe of what’s coming next!


** Images provided by Pantonecolors.com, Colorwheel.com and ModernTailor.com

Interior Design Meets Event Design

Today’s Event trends are getting away from the traditional seating and leaning more towards movement around the room.

With that in mind, Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone believes that an interior design approach is necessary to incorporate the client’s vision into a great event.


Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone was invited by Laura Rooney of Arkitekture Insitu, for a private tour of their furniture design showroom located in Birmingham, MI.

Arkitekture Insitu is now leasing their floor models for private events to an exclusive clientele.

Their furniture and decor pieces are unique and contemporary; carrying luxury brand designers such as B&B Italia, Cassina, Fritz Hansen, Poltrona Frau and Herman Miller.

From cutting edge light fixtures to ultra-luxury seating, they are the Gucci of furniture and design and will compliment today’s new Event Design concepts.

By utilizing various seating arrangements as well as specialty materials and textures, a true interior design approach, Metro Luxe Events is looking forward to incorporating their beautiful pieces into one of our next events!

**Images taken from Arkitekture

Top Chef

Bravo TV's “Top Chef” Reality TV competition show came to Michigan and held a local Celebrity Chef's competition.  The Event was held at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.  

Three Michigan local Chefs competed for Top Chef and the winner was chosen and judged by Las Vegas 'Top Chef" Ashely Merriman.

A twist was thrown into the competition, with one Chef drawing a knife to find out what the secret ingrediant was to be used in each Chef's dish.  The draw was 'Mint'.

We are very proud to announce that our very own Metro Luxe Events Executive Chef, Daniel Vallone was selected as Top Chef for Best Overall Dish!

Details to follow of when this local "Top Chef" Competition will be televised... Stay tuned!

** Images taken from our own camera as well as Bravo TV's Top Chef site

A Jungle Safari Party

Recently, Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone produced a fabulous Jungle Safari Birthday party for a special little boy. 

The party was held at the Detroit Zoological Society where guests enjoyed various zoo excursions and fun rides before celebrating in our Safari themed Tent for lunch, entertainment and birthday wishes. 

With only one month to plan for over 125 guests and a very large empty tent to design, we pulled out all stops to create a magical jungle escape for the birthday boy and his guests to enjoy. 

Our design inspiration came from the Zoo life itself; tropical floral and green foliage, different and unique animals, rustic outdoor elements and an imagination of going on a wild safari trip.

The invitation suite was designed by couture invitation designer Celeste Simpson of  Impress Me Designs.

 

Guests were called to the party with a beautiful   Passport Invitation, inviting them to embark on the birthday boy’s safari excursion. 

With their zoo excursions complete, guests arrived to the Tent for a delectable lunch and were greeted by various entertainment acts as well as life size Giraffes, Elephants and Water feature vignettes.

Safari Hats placed at each setting were given to further enhance the jungle safari festivities.

A candy store inspired candy buffet for guests to indulge in was   designed by our  Metro Luxe Events Executive Chef Daniel, for guests to fill their bags to take home as a memento of the day’s events.

The delicious Cake was designed using the animal print theme throughout, featuring life like edible bamboo shoots and glitter dusted fondant leafs, grass and rock boulders to accent.

To end this magical safari journey, guests joined a magician in singing and wishing the birthday boy happy birthday. Candles were blown out, with all his wishes sealed and the safari trip was complete.

Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone believes that the event stationary should all compliment and become a full stationery suite.  Using the safari themed elements from the passport invitation, we created a fun Thank You card to send to guests for gratitude in joining this wild celebration!

**A special thank you to Mari Latozas, Photography by Mari; who captured the Jungle Safari Journey and provided the above pictures.  

Styleline Magazine Features Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone

Featured in the Styleline Magazine, Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone was asked to design the decor and create a vision for an intimate Fall inspired dinner party for a very special client.

Along with using our own inventory of décor elements, we incorporated some of our client's interior furnishings and elements to bring the theme to life. Every event designed by Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone has a central theme and inspiration.

For this dinner party, the theme was based on the reunion of several couples who had traveled on several journeys together. To add some sass to the conversation by jolting memories, we utilized some of the treasures collected on these trips as a reminder of wonderful times shared together.

Our Associate Designer, Debbie Clark and I went treasure hunting throughout the client’s home and found many ecletic elements to add dimension to the decor. Because the home was modern, the biggest challenge was making the stark dining room feel warm and intimate.

The inspiration for the color scheme came from one of the client's paintings by Edgar Sanchez. The colors in the painting worked well with our fall theme and the linear lines in the painting kept with the modern flair of the room. The brush strokes in the painting are so obvious they resemble colored feathers. Using feathers became our 'Ah Ha' moment. Peacock Feathers as the anchor was set in motion, bringing in the feeling of Fall without being trite. They pop with color, texture and dimension, much like the painting. Throughout the dinner party design, we brought in all the subtle and bold colors from the feathers.

The background for the tablescape was a moss green silk textured linen. A Peacock Feather was tucked inside a cinnamon satin napkin as an accent. The buffet was draped with a coco sparkled linen to create the backdrop for the luscious chocolates, strawberries and champagne. The tablescape included the client’s own fine china, stemware and flatware along with different crystal pieces from our own collection. We completed the table decor with an elaborate floral cornicopia table runner made up of rich burgundy and deep rust toned multi-textured seasonal flowers stuffed with peacock feathers and fruit. Of course, candles glimmered from every height and angle.

The food was prepared by Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone’s culinary expert, Chef Daniel Vallone. Chef Daniel customized a 4 course dinner menu with a selection of thoughtfully paired wines, keeping in tempo with the decor and the theme. The first course was a port wine poached pear salad with black fig vinaigrette, petit crystal lettuces and a warm goat cheese soufflé. Each Poached Pear was presented on an Austrian Crystal pedestal.

Chef Daniel presented each course as an exciting culinary journey, designed to keep the excitement elevated and the conversation flowing for great friends who had shared so many good times.

Check out the Interview with Candice Vallone of Metro Luxe Events also in the StyleLine Magazine issue!