Wedding Show in the Wine Country

What a great time this past Sunday at the Dream Day Bridal Show. I met with fabulous couples and their entourages, and networked with some of the best wedding/event vendors in Nor Cal.

Here are some shots of the bouquets and centerpieces at my booth.

This tall centerpiece stood over 3 ft.

Two of the favorites were the candelabra with crystals

and the 42" tall centerpiece with the peacock feathers.

Everyone loves a little bling!

Below are more detailed shots of the pieces.

This majestic color palette of purples, magentas and plums is a popular wedding color scheme year after year.

This tall cylinder vase held a large, fluffy ball of yumminess! The soft pinks and corals popped next to the crisp white hydrangea.

The vintage look is so romantic and still wildly popular.

The colors in this peacock arrangement were just stunning! Orchids always make a statement.

Black and white weddings are classy and elegant. Even the groom gets in on the act rocken the bling in his boutonniere.

This sparkly stem wrap is an eye catcher and completes the look.

Candelabras always add elegance to a table.

Thank you to all the couples, bridal parties and Mothers of the Brides/Grooms that stopped by to take a look and say hi!

Pièce de résistance - Vintners Inn part 2

What would be the cherry on top of a totally FAB wedding? How 'bout seeing your pro pictures before you even have time to return that rented tux! The team at Larsen's Photography sent these images on Monday from Saturday's wedding...yup, Monday.

You can see more of this gorgeous wedding on Larsen's blog here.

Special Thanks to Larsen's Photography...I look forward to working with you again!

103 degrees! Oh my!

This past Saturday I was in Brentwood where it was hoT, hOT, HOT! I was decorating the wedding of Amanda and Chris at Shadow Lakes Golf Club. Amanda was a sweetheart of a client and often emails me with funny stories about her little girl, which I love to read. It really helped me learn her personality and develop a sense of design for her dream wedding. The bride and her family did the most beautiful job with fabric, covering the rafters on the ceiling with beautiful champagne colored fabric and lights. They also did their own table coverings and chair sashes that were absolutely stunning. The wedding coordinators from Elegant Soiree were very accommodating and helpful, even made sure my associate and I had cold waters while we worked outside decorating the ceremony site. Did I mention it was hot?! I can't wait for the professional images to come in as I am sure they will have one knock-out of a family photo. Congratulations to all 3 of you!

While the brides bouquet was a statement using almost 4 dozen Black Baccara roses, the bridesmaids had a softer garden look to their orange, ivory and burgundy autumn harvest bouquets.

Some tables had low bowl centerpieces and some had bigger centerpieces with tall curly willow.

The centerpieces were made with orange roses, hydrangea, dark burgundy and golden orange dahlias, black baccara roses, berries, millet sprays and hanging amaranthus. Lots of rich, warm colors and textures.

The toss bouquet added to the decor on the cake table.

Each place setting had a favor and a shutterfly card about sharing photos.

These initials hung above the gift table.


Look at the long head table with the beautiful table coverings.

Even the chandelier was decorated with ribbon, artificial flowers and crystals.

A family friend made the cake. Can you believe that...look at how professional it is. The scroll work was beautiful and it even had shimmering pearls placed here and there. I only added a few roses to the top for color and placed the toss bouquet on the table to accent the beautiful cake.

The ceremony decor looked very romantic.

The warm breeze added to the romantic ambiance of the site.

The pomanders were a rich mix of deep burgundy and golden orange dahlias, burgundy brown berries, off white hydrangea and millet.

Congrats to the Mumfords!!