Monday, September 8, 2008

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!!




Sunday, August 31, 2008

I NEED YOUR VOTES!!!

The S.F. Gate's "Best of the Bay" list is out and I'm excited to say...I'm on it!!

It is thrilling for me to be on a list with other such talented wedding florists that I have heard about throughout the years.

If you have a chance please register to vote and leave a comment if you're feeling really fancy! Sorry, no surprise running mates or knowledge of foreign policies or oil drilling mumbo jumbo...just wedding flowers!

Click here to vote!

My Mom can't be the only one to vote! What a sweet Mom!

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Lucky 8's

Pretty in Pink!

080808 was a record breaker for weddings. I was lucky enough to work with a great couple that got married at the Inn Marin in Novato. The bride's inspiration came from this magazine cover.

She loved the full round bouquet, but wanted all shades of pink, and she was hooked on those great shoes! Fast forward a few weeks and I received this...my inspiration photo.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those shoes! I was on a quest to find flowers in this shade of bright pink and every pink shade that would compliment.

Because the bride was going bright with her flowers and wearing a white gown, it was decided to go all white with the bridesmaid's flowers, since they were wearing bright pink dresses. The Bride loves white spider mums, so I showcased those for the girls and complimented them with a few other white flowers. The stems were wrapped in black. Here are a few pictures of the flowers that I took and some that the bride was kind enough to send me. Enjoy!











Great hair!!!





The reception was shaded by a huge magnolia tree that held hanging paper lanterns that blew in the summer breeze.




What a great looking couple!
Here's to happy beginnings you two!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Chocaholic!!!


Colorful Maid of Honor bouquet


Guest table centerpieces in brown urns.


Wish tree.

Who doesn't love chocolate? Pair that with velvety red wine colored roses and mango calla lilies and you've got yourself a feast for the eyes! Makes me hungry just thinking about wine, mangos and chocolate...yum! On 8/16/08 I had the pleasure of decorating the wedding of Stacey and Alan at the Lodge at Sonoma. Well thought out plans by the bride and detailed descriptions led to swift executions and beautiful results. Enjoy!


The bride stood out with an all white bouquet, while everything else had intense color.


Her Grandmother's locket hung from material from her wedding gown that wrapped the bouquet.


Rose bouquets and chocolate brown organza held up eucalyptus garland that blocked off the aisle to everyone but the wedding party. Petal cones hung from the chairs down the aisle to be tossed on the married couple.



The fountain was filled with red rose petals and the pergula was adorned with fabric and flowers.




Another shot of the MOH bouquet wrapped in chocolate.


Close up of the wish tree.


The wish tree with red rose buds attached to the manzanita.


An anniversary bouquet given to the longest married couple at the wedding in lieu of a bouquet toss.


Gift card bird cage holder.


SWEET! Candy buffet.