The Big Wedding

Take a long divorced couple (Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton) who pretends to be married for the sake of their adopted son's mother, throw in the angry live-in girlfriend (Susan Sarandon), add Robin Williams as the priest for good measure and you have the plot for the upcoming film The Big Wedding which hits theaters Friday, April 26th. The all star ensemble cast also stars Katherine Heigl and Topher Grace along with Amanda Seyfried and Ben Barnes as the wedding couple.

Production designer Andrew Jackness and set decorator David Schlesinger shot the majority of the film on location in a charming shingle style house in Greenwich, Connecticut that required enough space for  the large cast, film crew and a large back yard for the wedding tent. The designers fortunately found a couple who spent their summers away and agreed to let their house be used for the film.

For more on the sets, ready my article in Elle Decor here.

DeNiro and Keaton

American antiques and oversized furnishings were rented from Connecticut antique shops and the color palette was primarily neutral with accents of blue

Jackness used lavender, pink and white for the wedding tables and centerpieces

Photo Credits: Barry Wetcher/Lionsgate

Window Dressing

For those of you who were unable to attend Elle Decor's  Legends of La Cienega event that honored design in film and television, here are a few windows inspired by some of my favorite films and designed by some of LA's top set decorators and designers. Thanks go to my friend Victoria Amado for taking such good pictures! (Photo above s Peter Dunham's A Passage to India at Hollyhock).

Auntie Mame set at Baker  designed by Woodson & Rummerfield

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Richard Hallberg at Navona

Melissa Levander's tribute to the musical comedies of the fifties and sixties at Dragonette

Oliver Furth's interpretation of The Fountainhead at Bausman and Company

For more see Elle Decor's Sneak Peak video here.

Legends of La Cienega

If you are in the Los Angeles area next week, be sure to attend the 2010 Legends of La Cienega event as they celebrate design in film and television. Sponsored by Elle Decor magazine, the event will feature vignettes and lectures of interior designer's work inspired by many of our favorite films along with tributes to some of the leading set decorators in the business:

Interior Designers and Showrooms:


• Auntie Mame by Woodson & Rummerfield at Baker
• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Richard Hallberg at Navona Antiques
• Dangerous Liaisons by Tim Corrigan at Reborn Antiques
• Dr. Zhivago by Dayna Lee at George Smith Handmade Furniture 
• The Fountainhead by Oliver Furth at Bausman & Co.
• Goldfinger by James Radin at Mecox Gardens
• L.A. Confidential by Kevin Corn at Maison Schembri
• Lawrence of Arabia by Philip Nimmo at Compas Architectural Stone, Inc.
• A Passage to India by Peter Dunham at Hollyhock
• Pillow Talk by Sheldon Harte at Gray Morell


Leading Set Decorators:


• A Tribute to Film Noir by Laura Richarz (True Blood, Cheers, and Three's Company) and David Smith (Cirque du Freak, Shop Girls, Imagine That, and Holiday) at Jean de Merry
• A Tribute to Black and White Television Classics by Peter Gurski and Melinda Ritz (Will and Grace) at Scalamandré
• A Tribute to Romantic and Musical Comedies of the '50s and '60s by Melissa Levander (The Conspirator,   Made of Honor, and Little Miss Sunshine) at Dragonette Ltd.
• Barbara Munch, Glee, at Jamal's Rug Collection
• Ann Shea, Big Bang Theory, at Todd Hase Furniture, INC.
• Amy Wells, Mad Men, at Paul Marra Design
• Amy Wells, The Single Man, at The Nanz Company and Remains Lighting


This is a partial list and there are many more events and vignettes planned.
For more on the event, see their website.