Raise a toast to Kim & Joe!

This couple was married at the romantic V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena. The vibrant hues of pink and raspberry were matched with rich dark eggplant and deep, velvety red. The dark ambiance of the wine cellar "popped" with these colors flickering in the candlelight. Take a look at the great shots Ben Davidson at Perfectdaydesigns.com captured. To see more pictures of this wedding from an earlier blog click here.






Gotta love that tie!

Break out the popcorn!

"On with the show"...take a look at a new floral slide show I put together here. It features weddings from some gorgeous wedding venues around the Bay Area, Napa, Sonoma and Livermore. To list a few - Casa de la Vista, Lodge at Sonoma, Sebastiani winery, Wente Vineyards, Ruby Hill, Murietta's Well and many more. Thank you to contributing photographers - JP Langlands, RAH Photography, Photography by Franci, Octavia Hunter, RDVD Memories, Lucie XYZ, Aaron Wilcox, f13 photo, Accents Photography, Tiffany Graphics.

Also maybe viewed on the home page of my website.

Beautiful Couple+Beautiful Venue=Rocken Party!

Must have been the stormiest day of November that day, but the warmth, love and closeness of these two families made you forget all about it. The wedding took place at the lovely Ruby Hill Golf Club in Pleasanton. The plan was to decorate the outside terrace for the ceremony with tons of brightly colored red and orange rose petals...hello Mother Nature...enter plan B. The ceremony took place upstairs in the gorgeous marble foyer under a beautiful architectural dome overlooking the huge dining area. All those brightly colored petals now adorned all the tables and added that extra pop to the floral centerpieces. Mariachi music filled the air, the bride glowed, the groom looked handsome and the guests partied...hard! Thank you to Blue Lotus Photography for these great shots.

Vah-Vah-Viansa!

On a beautiful summer day in July, I had the pleasure of traveling to the beautiful Viansa winery and Italian marketplace to do the wedding of a great couple from Southern Cal. The Bride chose a vibrant color palette of hot pink, orange, terracotta, beige and yellow. The accent color was silver. What a warm and rich color scheme this turned out to be. You couldn't help but feel festive surrounded by such happy colors. The venue is stunning and really makes you feel like you are on a hill side in Italy.

The bride carried brightly colored calla lilies in bright pink and flame.

The bridesmaids carried roses in mixed earth tones and bright pink calla lilies wrapped in silver.


The groom's flame calla lily boutonniere was wrapped in silver cord.

The ornate gates at Viansa were adorned with orange and hot pink roses and vines.

The colors really popped on the bright white linens.

The view from the patio made you dream of being in Italy. Ambiance rose petals added color to the floating candles.

The cake had a very romantic look.

Best of Show

Here are a few pictures from the bridal show at the Brazilian Room last week. There was a great turn out and the weather was perfect. They did things a little different this year. Instead of having a room full of vendors with 3 or 4 in the same category, there were featured bakers and caterers with large delicious food displays and one preferred vendor featured from each of the other categories: photographer, officiant, D.J., video, rentals, strings and me (floral).
...And now on to the show!

I absolutely love these two winter bouquets. What a beautiful choice for a wedding around the holidays. All winter white flowers would be the perfect accessory for any bride. Striking red amaryllis, tulips and berries are very happy and festive.

Don't you just love the orange orchids on the manzanita branches. They look like butterflies.

Now look close...can you spot them?

The orange butterflies really just blend in with the orchids beautifully.

FEB. 3, 2009 BRIDAL FAIR

The Brazilian Room in Berkeley puts on a bridal show every February and I am happy to be a part of the one on Tuesday, February 3rd. Enter to win your Bridal Bouquet for free ($150.00 value). There are always great caterers, bakers, photographers, officiants, musicians and the list goes on and on. It is a smaller fair and not over whelming as some of the big expo's are. Admission is free and it runs from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Hope to see you there!

Congrats Mr. President!

There is HOPE in the world again!