Debbie and Scott were married a few weeks earlier at an intimate ceremony in Lake Tahoe.  They celebrated last week by having a photo shoot and small reception captured by Kristy Huston with Kristy Huston Photography.  The venue where these photos were taken is at Empire Mine State Park in Grass Valley, CA.  Don’t you just love the background of this gorgeous venue!

Debbie was looking for shades of pinks with black accents for her florals.

Debbie’s bouquet was created with pink hydrangea, pink sweet peas and pink lisianthus.  The dark and light pink tones just “pop” off the green backdrop!

The bridesmaids carried shades of pinks with black accents of scabiosa in their bouquets.  I think the colors look quite fun with the zebra print gowns!

And lastly, this flower girl purse is to die for!  Finished off with a girly bow and a few rhinestones, we all loved the final look!

Let’s celebrate the 4th with a photo shoot to inspire brides and groom’s tying the knot on our country’s favorite holiday!  Themed around a Sacramento backyard wedding, this shoot has details galore to pull some inspiration from!  Featured on a blog I follow on a regular basis and draw inspiration from myself, Style Me Pretty,  we were so thrilled to have been able to share this with all of their wonderful followers!  Caroline and Daniel with Tinywater Photography took these amazing shots for the feature and Amber with Platinum Planning pulled together the details and stylizing for the shoot!  Along with some of California’s finest wedding vendors listed below, this shoot was a true ode to Vintage Americana!  Awesome work team, it was a pleasure to do this one with you all!

A short wedding dress for a warm Summer evening, red high heels, deep red lipstick and a red dahlia bouquet, what girl could ask for more?

Festive red, white and blue paper adornments hang from a vine covered arbor.  The table scape: simple, garden feeling and American at heart!

We created the centerpiece out of a wooden rectangular box which I covered in antique produce labels I found at an antique faire.  I think the red and blue on the labels bring together our theme and colors very nicely.  And, with local labels, a nod to the past.  For the flowers, we were going for a wild-garden look.  I used passion vine, red dahlias, burgundy dianthus and a mixture of green foliages in varying textures.

Guest favors included locally grown cherries and strawberries each in their own personalized baskets with flag name tags to double as place cards.  Glasses embellished with cut strawberries are the perfect elixir to quench your thirst on a hot day!

The groom wore a simple boutonniere which is an antique piece we found at the antique faire.  It symbolizes George Washington chopping down the cherry tree.

Fresh cherries and whoopie pies, yum!

A milk and cookie bar was finished off with fresh fruit and cool whip for guests to enjoy!

Annie is wearing a 40’s feeling blusher-feather hearpiece we just love!  Her bouquet was created to mimic the feel of the centerpiece with poppy pods, freeform passionvine and little stem treatment to give the feel of a “picked from the garden” look.

Special thanks to:

Tinywater Photography for taking the amazing photos you see here!  Caroline and Daniel ROCK, they are super sweet and uber talented.

Amber Novey with Platinum Planning who organized and brought together the details.  You couldn’t believe all of the goodies it takes to bring together a shoot like this!

Tina Chan with The Cookie Drop who made all of the cookies you see in our cookie bar… which were later scavenged by ants!

Herdah Warner who created all of the custom labels, soda pop flags and invitations!  So festive, so 4th!

Rona Basa with Luxe Image for the hair and make-up which looks amazing!  Rona is located in the Sacramento area and is available for travel!

Wish Bridal for the awesomely cute short wedding dress!  Isn’t it lovely!

Hair accessories by Pegasus Maiden, super cute, stylish and all customizable to you!

And of course, Callie the super cute golden retriever!

So, today I am going off topic from the traditional floral post to share with you this totally cute store I happened to walk into while on my stay in Boston for the American Institute of Floral Designers Annual Symposium.  The store is called vineyard vines – martha’s vineyard, and they carry women’s and men’s “preppy” attire.  I totally love the look of the store, which has the feel of where the store was created, Martha’s Vineyard!  And, when I saw the darling array ties for men, I couldn’t help but think of these for use in a wedding! You can definitely add a little personality to your wedding day attire by finishing off your suit with one of these funky ties.  Also available in bow ties, which are all the trend right now, you can shop these lovely designs at:  Vineyard Vines Here are a few of my favorites!

Yeah!  It’s the end of the week!  I love Fridays, whether we are working on a wedding or not, I love to just get excited for the weekend!  Today I am sharing a few fun photos I shot this morning of a couple of lovely floral ideas to ponder….

Here we have some vintage clear bottles in a metal wired holding rack, I just couldn’t resist to use this for a photo opportunity!  Inside the vases are blue eryngium variegated geranium, oregano (which smells fantastic) and a few strings of pearls.  I just love this look!  Perfect for an outdoor wedding!

Secondly, I wanted to share this re-invented ring bearer pillow.  Don’t know about you, but I am tired of seeing the traditional stuffed pillows that are so cliche.  I think this presentation is so much more personalized and fun!  We’ll be sharing more of these ideas to come, so stay tuned!  What do you think, out with the pillows and in with personality?  I want to hear from YOU, please leave a comment and let me hear your thoughts!  Until next week, enjoy the weekend… and hopefully a little sunshine!

Photos By: Kristy Huston Photography

Just a few bold boutonnieres to start off the week… Left: A few peacock feathers finished off with decorative wiring. Middle: A couple of button mums are accented with feathers to back and gold wire accenting.  Right: Eucalyptus pod with millet and scabiosa pod.  Jute wiring finishes off the stems.

These are just a few fun examples of boutonnieres to liven up the look of your groom and groomsmen’s lapels.  More and more we are seeing a more stylized look rather than the traditional rose boutonniere.  Try using some interesting blooms when it comes to your bridal party!

With prom and wedding season in full gear, today we are going to teach you how to pin on a boutonniere so that it won’t fall off and you’ll never see a pin.  Take a look at the video and let me know what you think.  It was our first, I’d love to hear some feedback!

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{Love, love, love this dress}

Just a few weeks ago one of our good friends, Kristina with Wish Bridal Consignment was featured on Channel 13’s Morning Show.  As part of the feature, we were also showcased, providing bouquets for all of the models to carry.  It was quite a fun experience, and we were so happy to help out!

Check out the footage HERE.

Above and below are a few photos captured by the awesomely sweet and talented Carmen Salazar Photography.  Special thanks to the following people:

Wish Bridal Consignment

Carmen Salazar Photography

Definition Beauty

Beth Anderson Hair

Antiquite Maison Privee

{The gorgeous models posing with Kristina of Wish Bridal and Julissa Ortiz}

{A purple bouquet}

{Bronze with feather bouquet}

{Tropical flair with kumquats and peach to orange tones}

{The girls: Leslie with Definition Beauty, Kristina with Wish Bridal, Shelley with Pizazz Event Planning, Audrey with Botanica Floral Designs and Beth with Beth Anderson Hair Design}

Katie and Austin held their April 2009 Lodi wedding at the beautiful Berghold Vineyards and Winery.

Katie’s theme was pinks, purples, whites and polka dots.  For the ceremony, hot pink pomander balls were lined down the aisle, tied onto chairs with black and white polka dot ribbons.  Following the ceremony, these pomanders were tied into olive trees behind the bridal parties’ head table.

Hot pink carnation pomander balls with polka dot ribbon to line the wedding aisle at Berghold Vineyards and Winery.

Katie’s bouquet was created with fragrant tuberose, light blush pink roses and ‘Vendella’ ivory roses.  Light pink freshwater pearl accents were also added into Katie’s bouquet.

Katie’s bridesmaid’s carried hand-tied style bouquets created with ‘Hot Princess’ roses, hydrangea, fragrant stock and sweet pea blooms.

Photos By: Brodie Jayne Photography

Guest tables had tall centerpieces atop of glass cylindrical vases.  The bright colors tied in well with the gorgeous blooming bougainvillea in the outdoor setting.  Hanging crystals and floating candles surrounded the centerpieces to add to the atmosphere after the sun set that evening.

Congratulations Katie and Austin!  Wishing you many, many happy years ahead!

This ring bearer pillow is more than just the generic pillows we’ve seen from years past.  Created with accents of berries and a band of fluffy ribbon treatment, your ring bearer will be strutting down the aisle in style!  Of course we added a little jeweled accenting as well, as nothing says special like a little glitz!