Wine and Romance

A perfect summer evening in the wine country. The celebration took place at the beautiful castle like setting of V. Sattui winery. The sweet scent of Casablanca and pink Oriental lilies wafted through the caves of the barrel room. Candlelight flickered softly throughout the venue and the bride looked stunning.


The bride requested a traditional cascade bouquet of lilies, orchids and roses with an accent of blush pink.

The bridesmaids carried hand tied bouquets in pink with accents of white.

The boutonnieres and corsages were made with roses and dendrobium orchids.

Both mothers stepped away from tradition and took a more modern route with small nosegays to carry. This is a great alternative to pinning flowers on some of the more delicate dress fabrics.

The aisle was lined with rose petals in ivory, pink and hot pink.

Small rose bowls with bear grass decorated the place card table and the cocktail tables surrounding the beautiful fountain in the upper courtyard. The team at Quintana Events put the finishing touches on the place card table. Everything runs smoothly with the expertise of Alex and Debbie, one of my favorite Event Companies to work with.

The table centerpieces were in glass urns with clear and colored pink stones at the bottom and were filled with large open pink lilies. They really popped on the black linens at the reception.

Don't you just love the sweetheart tables at V. Sattui. That half circle shape is great.

Judy from True Confections Cakes made this beautiful 3 tier cake. She was spot on with the pattern. The cake blends in perfectly with the table linen.

Please check back for professional images from the talented Richard Cash.

Mock ups

Couples sometimes have a hard time picturing the centerpieces or bouquets that are described on the order. Even if they have a picture of something they love, they may not be able to imagine it in their color scheme. I get asked sometimes by my clients, " Do you do mock-ups?" The answer is, "Yes, I do!" It is always most important to me that any Bride or client that I work with feel comfortable and confident with their choices. It is my goal to give that WOW! factor to each client (and their guests) when they see the bouquets or the decor.

These photos are recent "mock-ups" made for clients. Please watch for them in upcoming weddings and events.

Designer wedding gown $ 4,000.00, most sought after photographer $ 9,500.00, organic caterer $ 15,000.00. Your dog as the flower girl...PRICELESS!

That's Cookie up there in all her glory! She belongs to Dawn and Tim, you know, the couple that got married. Yeah, I know, I know...Cookie kinda stold the show. Could it be those bedroom eyes, saggy cheeks, wedding tutu? All of the above...she's rock'in the look! Now, back to Dawn and Tim.
They had a romantic and intimate back yard ceremony with their closest family and friends. Guests were greeted at the red front door with a beautiful floral wreath made with hydrangea, roses, peonies and Fuji mums.

The walkway was lined with silver pails that held white and blue garden favorites, that hung from garden hooks. The pails were later used to add decor at their reception.




Dawn's bouquet was a gorgeous, fluffy white bouquet of white peonies.



To give her bouquet a personal and meaningful touch, I wrapped her Grandmother's pearl necklace around the stems. Little unique details like this, help to make each wedding personal and special to the couple.


Close up of Cookies floral necklace.


The boutonnieres were wrapped in Tiffany Blue ribbon to match the men's ties.



The table centerpieces were all white with various garden flowers.


The couple and their guests celebrated under the stars while cruising the San Francisco Bay on the Empress Yacht.


The whimsical cake topper added to the fun of the night.

Congratulations to the Happy Family!

The Color Purple

Purple and green filled the room at the beautiful Brazilian Room in Berkeley. This lovely March wedding sang of springtime with the use of all tulips.

The Bride carried all white tulips with green berries.

The bridesmaids carried cute bouquets of all purple tulips and green berries that mimicked the table centerpieces.

The Flower girl carried a dainty Bo Peep basket with both colored tulips and heather.

Going Green!

From the moment I met Kim, I couldn't wait to do her wedding. She was full of ideas and photos and swatches and on and on. Her enthusiasm was contagious. She contacted me from recommendations from two previous brides I worked with, and we hit it off immediately. She and her Fiance were getting married at Garre Vineyards in the Livermore wine valley. Their colors were green, white/ivory and chocolate and the style was clean, fresh, young and fun!


The Maid of Honor carried beautiful green parrot tulips with a touch of brown berries.

The bridesmaids carried fluffy bouquets of white sweet peas.

The bride carried a dainty bouquet of her favorite lily of the valley and white sweet peas.




One of my favorite things about this wedding was the groom's boutonniere. The bride wanted something different that reflected the winery surroundings and looked a little more rustic than most. My other favorite thing is how the couple had this cake topper custom made depicting the two of them, complete with lily of the valley bouquet and wreath boutonniere.
So Darn Cute!







Toss bouquet with a little mixture of all the flowers from the wedding.

Love it when the studio is filled with flowers like this. Smells divine!

The aisle way was strewn with ivory and green rose petals and green button mums.

The guest tables had a crisp clean look. They had the guests commenting on their whimsical nature. You could often here ..."is that real grass"?

The sweetheart table also boasted a favorite photo of their fur kid.

The complimentary entry table centerpiece looked beautiful in the glowing lime color scheme.

The guests celebrated under twinkle lights and green and white paper lanterns.

I hope to post some of the professional photos soon, shot by Dawn Stoloff photography.

Wedding coordinator was the wonderful team of Lisa and Ricardo of BV Weddings.