Hi everyone!  Hope you all have been well!  I wanted to share this image of a purple garden inspired centerpiece we recently created for a themed concept for Amber with Platinum Planning Events and Design.  Amber brought me this super cute watering can in a pastel-purple shade.  She was looking for something outdoor-garden feeling, and I just love the combo of the dark and light purples mixed with the greens. Here we used ornamental kale in purple, Florigene carnations in the ‘Moonvista’ variety, lavender roses, stock and green berzelia.  Hope you enjoy!

Thought I would share this little arrangement from the studio with you all today.  I just love blue mason jars, and with pink sweet peas, ahhh, so pretty!  Hope you all are having a great week!

Today we’ve been featured on Floret Cadet! {a site you are going to love as much as I do} This flower blog features everything and anything on flowers, floral design and inspiration.  A great resource for brides and anyone who simply loves flowers!  Make sure you check it out!

This citrus and succulent inspired table setting is vintage feeling with the old antique books and worn brass vessels.  I paired it along with succulents, light yellow florals and some lovely fresh kumquats to give an earthy feel.

For the bridal bouquet, I chose to use the most gorgeous double paperwhites {which were super fragrant}, eucalyptus pods, kumquats on the vine, and other seasonal botanicals.  We finished off the stems with a jute wrap and simple yellow pearl pins.

I love these brass vessels because they look old and worn, and they don’t match.  I think the pods hanging over the edges along with the bright kumquats are fun and unexpected.

Each place setting featured a succulent which guests could take home and plant in their yards or kitchen windowsill.  If you’ve never tried this, it’s fun! Your succulent will start to grow roots and soon enough, you’ll have a new plant!

I hope you enjoy this little vignette I wanted to share with you all!

And, we’re back again with more details from Melissa and Justin’s wedding.  Today, we’re focusing on the reception!  You can read more about this wedding on Style Me Pretty, where it was recently featured.

As guests entered the reception, we cleverly made these escort cards which were attached to craspedia for each of the guests.  It was a beautiful display and fun!

Dinner was served family-style, so centerpieces were kept simple so that platters of food could be shared.

For the main head table, we lined it with flowers and wine bottle candlesticks provided by the bride.  I love how it all came together!

Table numbers were made by the sister of the bride, and were shingles from the groom’s grandmother’s home.

Napkins served a dual-purpose being favors as well.  Each was mis-matched, and made by the mother of the groom.  Tied off with a piece of jute and a tag made by the brother of the bride, what a lovely reminder of this special day!

The set-up at Scribner Bend Vineyards.

And, they lived happily ever-after!

Congratulations Melissa and Justin!

Get the Look:

Photography: Heidi Huber Photography

Flowers: Botanica Floral Designs

Event Planning:  Mindy Shock

Venue:  Scribner Bend Vineyards

DJ: Mr. DJ

Catering: Mulvaney’s B & L

Dress: Liancarlo from Destiny’s Bridal

Make-Up: Reanna Saddoris

Hair: Salon Cuvee

Band: Golden Cadillacs

I can’t wait to share the professional images from this wedding… these were just a few details I captured of Tiffany and Travis’ Carvahlo Family Winery Wedding!  Both alums of Cal Poly, SLO {Go Mustangs}, Tiffany took many of the same horticulture classes as I, and she also occasionally designs and works with us on weddings.

I’ll wait to go on and on about the details of her wedding, there are many, so I’ll just post a few teasers….

Flower Girl Purse created with live flowers, succulents and decorative touches.

Craspedia boutonnieres paired with green safflower, decorative wiring and a “pop” of orange finishings.

Bridesmaid bouquets created with green spider mums, craspedia, orange safflower, and lilygrass caging.

Tiffany and Travis’ centerpieces were created with an eclectic mix of vintage milk glass.  We added yellow sunflowers, green accents and “pops” of orange to add a fun feel to the reception.

Here’s just a little sneak peak of the exciting photos captured from the Lavish and Fabulous event we took part in last month.  I’ll be posting more images here in the future, but I just had to share a few images to get the excitement going!

This table display was centered around a rocker – industrial feel with studded metal, leather and soft touches of purple fabric and flowers.  There are so many exciting details to share about this fun table, check it out!  And, make sure you check out all of the awesome vendors’ websites who participated in this vignette!

Creative Designer: Fearon May Events

Place Setting: Tableaux Event Rentals

Drapery: Studio B Event Designs

Lighting & Cake Display: Extreme Productions Entertainment

Linen: Mimi & Co.

Invitation & Place cards: Stephanie J Designs

Florist: Botanica Floral Designs

Metal Products: O’Hara Metal Products

Catering: Lounge on 2

Cake: Village Cake Shoppe

Designer Gown: Miosa Couture

Hair & Makeup: Salon Cabochon

Get Flipped!: San Francisco Photo booth

Metal Picture Frame Box: Created by Fearon May Events

Photographed By: XSIGHT Photography

We teamed up again with the creative ladies from Invitations Ink to put together some Fall inspired eye candy.  These girls just always seem to impress me with their drive to be creative and their sweet, giving nature.  And here we are in the giving season with more of their Friday Freebies!  If you want to create this project yourself, click on over to their website and start this little project to spruce up your table for Thanksgiving!

Nicholas Wilson with Wilson Fotografie captured the table design Jessica and Rashell put together so lovely! This was my first time having the opportunity of working with Nicholas, and I just love how he captured the details! Thanks Nicholas!

Rashell and Jessica really brought this table together with ideas that anybody can do, and by visiting their website and downloading these templates, you can simply pull together a table just like this quickly and easily!  They even have some of their yummy recipes you can download so you can look like a seasoned hostess in front of your guests!

Their color inspiration was a little on the retro side with the orange, bright green, brown and hint of deep purple.  The arrangements you see with the owl paper is created in a soup can!  Yes, something you already have in your home!  An idea that I thought was quite cute was that each place setting had a question like ‘what is your favorite holiday?’ I think these are great ideas to a conversation starter as you enjoy your meal or appetizers.  How fun!

I hope you enjoy the photos, and be sure to visit my friends, Invitations Ink and Wilson Fotografie!

These vibrant purple flowers are so fun!  The sleek black ceramic container with the soft, velvet ribbon, and bright colors is just a powerful combination.  I also love the purple bell peppers I picked up at our local produce stand.  Kind of fun and unexpected!  Hope you enjoy!

If you’ve never been to the Grand Island Mansion, let me tell you, you are missing out on a little slice of heaven!  This Sacramento wedding property just takes me to another place and time!

Genevieve and Andrew were married at the Grand Island Mansion in April of this year, and it was more than a pleasure to work with them, and their wonderful planner Amber Novey with Platinum Planning {who, might I add, does a phenomenal job!}

The images below were all captured by Jeff with Unique Photography, thanks Jeff, your work is amazing!

Genevieve’s colors surrounded around the light pink hue, accented with the subtle use of foliages. Genevieve’s bouquet was created with pink peonies, pink lisianthus, pink tulips, and white ranunculus.  We finished off the stems of her bouquet with a rhinestone treatment.

The pink bridesmaid bouquets complimented the look of Genevieve’s bouquet.

The aisle featured gold chivari chairs with hanging flower pomanders on either side.

Two styles of centerpieces added a soft touch of color to the ballroom.  Tall glass vases with light pink flowers and green hanging amaranthus were the perfect compliment to the ivory and gold embellished room.

We hope you enjoyed a few images from this real wedding, leave a comment and let us know your thoughts!

Congratulations Genevieve and Andrew!

We recently teamed up with the girls from Invitations Ink, to put together one of their Friday Freebies {which I recommend you check out!} for a Breast Cancer Awareness inspired fundraiser project.  The idea behind Friday Freebies, is that you out there can actually download useable images and graphics to use yourself! Pretty cool, right?  Oh, and did I mention they are all free?!  Gotta love it!

The images you see below were all captured by Tiffany Grace with Tiffany Grace Photography.  If you haven’t checked out her website, it is uber cute!  Tiffany specializes in children and infant photography, and might I say her images are so sweet!

This feminine table just makes me melt!  From the cute little pinwheels to the scalloped edges of the cupcake toppers, I {heart} pink!  For the florals, we were able to use one of my favorite flowers, the dahlia, which are so soft, plush and delicate feeling.

The Frosted Cake Shop made these little numbers that just look delectable!