Your wedding centerpieces don’t have to be a single, traditional centerpiece anymore these days.  Here’s an example of some party flowers we created that we call a “break-a-way” centerpiece.  What exactly does that mean?  Instead of one large centerpiece, we created three pieces, so that at the end of the evening or party, the hostess was able to send her guests home each with flowers to enjoy for days!

The same concept can be done for wedding centerpieces, where you have multiple vases that each guest can take home with them.  It’s a fun reminder of the fun you had at the event!

These photos were kindly captured by Kristy Huston with Kristy Huston Photography.  Kristy’s work is simply amazing, she captures details with a fresh and innovative light.  Check out her website!

Florals you see above include:  ’Milva’ roses, scabiosa pods, fiddlehead ferns, ‘Flame’ miniature calla lilies, amaranthus and mokara orange orchids.

Day two of our orange and green wedding feature, and what better place for a wedding reception than an art gallery?  When Kevin with Do An Event started forming the details of this wedding, I thought, how exciting, unexpected and fun!  An art gallery for a reception, that’s just not your typical reception locale.  Held at Beatnik Studios in downtown Sacramento, the art, the fun colors and the unexpected elements made for a memorable occasion.

And, the decor, not so typical either: fish, succulents and hanging arrangements?  Right up our alley!  Here are more lovely photos from the fantastic crew with The Memory Journalists:

The tables were a mixture of tall hi boy cocktail tables, long conference style raised tables and an assortment of varying types of centerpieces, all with orange goldfish and green accents.

Succulents are a great addition to add to tables, and you can always take them home and plant them following the reception!

Hanging structures and plants provided by Do An Event were placed throughout the room adding an interesting look to the ceiling as well as all the other excitement going on in the room!

What do you love most about this wedding?  We’d love to hear!

There are so many fun Sacramento weddings we have worked on this year, and Sean + Caitlin’s wedding was definitely a highlight!  Working with the very talented Kevin Cohee of Do An Event, there was more excitement and unexpected personal touches to this fun wedding than you could imagine!  Here are just a few of the exciting wedding elements all captured by Sacramento wedding photographers, The Memory Journalists.

The Sacramento wedding ceremony took place at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.  Here are two church arrangements we created that actually had live fish in them!

Bridesmaid bouquets were created from a few miniature calla lilies which we wired and added a few green hanging amaranthus to.  These modern bouquets were not only different, but cost effective as well!

The green and orange bridal bouquet was a teardrop bouquet, created with ‘Flame’ calla lilies, succulents, orange ornithogalum, orange dahlias, string of pearls and white freesia.

The gentlemen wore boutonnieres which were created with vintage postcards, which the couple used as save the dates.  This was Kevin’s original inspiration which we interpreted into these fun pieces.  Each was different, and we accented these paper boutonnieres with decorative green wiring, orange beads to tie in with the color theme, and a single hypericum berry.  Very fun boutonnieres, modern boutonnieres… for a unique couple!  Love it!

Tomorrow, we will get into the details of the reception, so make sure you stop back in to see the fun wedding ideas we’ve got in store to share!

Here’s one of my must have wedding planning tips I share with all of my clients…. follow wedding blogs!  If you are looking for wedding inspiration, or a “pulled together” vision for your wedding decor and wedding decorations, wedding blogs are loaded with the most amazing wedding photos, wedding ideas, and expert wedding help.

From design templates where you can create a customized inspiration board, to hundreds and thousands of photos for you to browse through, there’s nothing like keeping the pulse of what the latest wedding trends are then right here on the internet.  And, a bonus, you’ll discover new bridal vendors, budget-friendly wedding ideas and free give-a-ways for your own wedding!

Here are a few of my favorite blogs to follow, I think you’ll love them too, so add them to your Google reader or RSS:

Green Wedding Shoes

Style Me Pretty

100 Layer Cake

The Inspired Bride

Ruffled

Snippet and Ink

Junebug Weddings

Ritzy Bee

I know we are all “on the go” type people… I’ve added an app on my iphone so I can catch up with any down time during the day.  If I need a little inspiration or want to see what other weeding ideas are becoming more trendy, I’ll check in and see the many talents of my peers!

Do some research and find a few blogs to follow for a little wedding inspiration for your own wedding.  There are budget wedding blogs, DIY wedding blogs, luxury wedding blogs, wedding planing blogs, and much more!

Personally, I have found that brides who follow blogs are much more confident in their overall decor, they have a more personalized wedding experience and their photos to die for!

What’s your favorite wedding blog?  Any suggestions you’d like to share with me?

Tall centerpieces are a great way to add visual interest to your wedding reception.  Here is an example of some elegant centerpieces for a recent wedding we designed at Serrano Country Club located in El Dorado Hills, CA.  Instead of using all low centerpieces, which don’t tend to bring your eye up from the tables, our clients opted to do a mixture of low and short centerpieces to add some interest to their elegant wedding decor.

Photo courtesy of Sacramento Wedding Photographer:  Gino Creglia Photography

For this tall centerpiece, we used white hydrangea, white stock, white delphinium and white lilies.  Tall brown branches added additional height to this brown and white wedding.  Loops of beargrass created movement throughout the arrangement.

To see more tall centerpieces at Serrano Country Club visit our recent post:

Fall Wedding at Serrano Country Club