Rita and Hayden’s wedding was the first wedding of the 2011 year, and it has finally made it on the blog!  As many of you may or may not know, we are go-go-go all year long with weddings, so when things finally begin to slow down over the Winter months, we begin to reflect back on the year, get in touch with photographers who magically captured the beauty of each event, and we start to share all of the exciting designs from the year with you!

This wedding was so beautiful, classy and timeless.  Rita was such a pleasure to work with; she was absolutely a sweetheart, and was lovely to collaborate on this wedding with, along with the girls of Fearon May Events.  Rita and Hayden were married at The Sutter Club in downtown Sacramento, a beautiful historical building that has so much character and beautiful touches! The Studio took all of the  images you see displayed on our blog, so please enjoy!

Rita’s bouquet was designed with all miniature calla lilies.  She was looking for a simple, classic look, and this was the perfect choice for her to carry.

The ceremony took place indoors underneath the doorway of two rooms adjoining.  Both Hayden and Rita’s closest family and friends surrounded them on all sides to be a part of the beautiful ceremony.  Crystals and pomanders hung from the doorway draped down over the couple during the ceremony.

With long banquet tables for guest seating, we varied tall and short centerpieces throughout the room.  Tall silver candelabras with white and red flowers were spaced evenly throughout the room with red votives and shorter versioned centerpieces.  Flowers used included white hydrangea, red anemones, and red ranunculus.

Tall silver candelabras from our inventory with crystals make for the perfect height addition to your tables.

Square silver vases were used for the short tables to save room on the banquet tables.  Red glass votives were the perfect ‘pop’ of color to the tables.

Smaller centerpieces for guest tables with white and red flowers.

I am hoping to have more lovely content to share with you all as we get more images in from events from the 2011 year, so stay tuned and hold tight for some amazing posts to come!

Location: The Sutter Club Photographer: Amy with the The Studio

Wedding Planner: Fearon May Events Photobooth: Rocket Booths

Cigar Roller: Casillas Cigars Personalized Napkins & Matches: The Knot

Place Cards, Sign and table names: Bella Vita Invitations

Florist: Botanica Floral Design

Amanda and Alex celebrated their wedding day with their close family and friends at the Old Sugar Mill this September.  It was such a pleasure and honor to work with such a sweet person!  Working with Aimee of 2Chic Events and Design, Amanda’s day came together beautifully! I think you’ll just love this modern purple-inspired wedding!  Special thanks to Jessica of Stout Photography for the gorgeous images!

You might remember Amanda’s bouquet from an early photograph I captured…

The bridesmaid’s wore beautiful orchid purple dresses.

The couple married under the arch in the back of the Old Sugar Mill.  A chandelier from The Find Rentals hung in the center of the arch.  Floral accents were placed on the arch to add some additional color.

Uplighting of purples from SJ’s Disc Jockey added a fun element to the room.

Centerpieces were created in all white glass containers with purple, magenta and green florals. Magenta crushed linens were used for the tables.

What do you think?  Do you love this look?

Photography: Stout Photography | Event Design & Planning: 2Chic Events & Design | Floral Design: Botanica Floral Designs | Cake:  Sweet Cakes by Rebecca | Linens: Mimi & Co Couture Linens | DJ/MC/Lighting: SJ’s Disc Jockey | Centerpiece Vases & Chandelier Rental: The Find | Makeup Artistry: Christi Reynolds

If you love a soft, dreamy look for your wedding, you might just be in love after seeing this styled inspirational shoot!  The overall design and idea behind this shoot was to make a ‘fantasy-like’ day.  With tulle ‘poof balls’ and hanging umbrellas… this is just the beginning!

Featured on Ruffled blog, one of my favorite places to point brides to for inspiration, the details are just so opulent!  We worked alongside Coquette Events who brought all of the details and day of planning together for these dreamy photos taken by Tinywater Photography.

Typically, tulle isn’t the most err.. modern element we see in weddings these days; however, en masse, it can make a dramatic and romantic look!  We also hung these tulle balls with the umbrellas (from fishing line) to add color above our dessert station.

The flowers for the bridal bouquet consisted of dahlias, lisianthus, brunia & ranunculus to name a few.  The overall look is texture rich and whimsical.

Small touches such as this textured pillow and the curl leaf flatware added to the opulence of this table display.  The linens… Wildflower linens, need I say more.  With a dusty blue tone and gold metallic detailing.  For reference it is called Gatsby Aqua… don’t you love that!

Photography:  Tinywater Photography | Event Coordinator: Coquette Events | Floral Design: Botanica Floral Designs | Desserts: Sugar & Spice Specialty Desserts | Video:  LoveSpun Handmade Films | Linens: Wildflower Linens | Tutus: The Little Pea | Masks: Tom Banwell | Models: Lauren & Alex from Exalt Model and Talent Agency, Kiera Shimamoto Tong | Wedding Dress: Miosa Couture | Shoes: Hey Lady Shoes by the Leung Twins | Cake Topper: Over the Top Studios by Amada Lebel | Silverware: Classic Party Rentals | Make-Up & Hair: Rona Basa, Luxe Image

Here’s a lovely little Fall Inspiration shoot to gear you up for this week’s holiday.  And, while you might not be spending your Thanksgiving outdoors, you’ve got to love the Fall color combination and woodland touches incorporated.  Special thanks to Carmen Salazar Photography for capturing these beautiful images!

A “runner” of mismatched and varied heights of log rounds were used as a tabletop for centerpieces, food and drinks.  The different heights and non-traditional table is quite fun, and really makes a statement.

I wanted to mix in a metallic element, so we utilized antique bronzed vessels filled with simple blooms of orange gerberas, sunflowers and foliages.

An antique tea kettle makes a perfect vessel for florals.  And, a grouping of grapes which sits a top this slab of wood is the perfect accent and doubles as a snack for your guests.

A wooden slab makes the perfect serving platter for this rustic outdoor affair.

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving with your families.  There are so many wonderful things to be thankful for!

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year!  The leaves changing color… the cool weather… boots and leggings!  I also love Fall for the warm color palettes we get to utilize for wedding design and fun decor elements!

Here’s a quick inspirational look I pulled together in the studio this morning to share with you all!  I am LOVING these glass cloches we just added to our inventory.  Anything you place inside them becomes extra special and a focal point.

Here I’ve simply arranged some orange ilex berries, succulents and moss… Aged bronze candlesticks and containers are used for vessels.  These would be perfect for tabletop decor and vintage Fall centerpieces.

I’ve utilized vintage book rentals from Archive Vintage Rentals to add some height and a little “pop” of color with the teal.

I love the look of the book under the glass!

Clusterings of these arrangements and small vignettes would look lovely down the center of a long banquet table.

More books and succulents.  I love using succulents for wedding design.  Your guests and family can take them home and plant them in their garden to keep for years after your wedding.

Hope this post gets you a little in the Fall spirit!  Keep bundled up and check back later this week for more fun ideas!

This dramatic and richly colored bouquet was designed with purple and lavender stock, tulips, lisianthus and tulips.  I love the texture and depth created with these varying flowers.

Sharing a few photos from Ashly and Joe’s Newcastle Wedding Gardens wedding!  The wedding colors were in the peach to coral shades with a shabby feel to her containers and overall design.  Hope you enjoy just a few teasers!

For the ceremony, we hung large pomander balls of carnations, roses, moss and hanging amaranthus to add a nice bright “pop” of color to the ceremony arbor.

The bouquets featured soft tones with accents of peaches, corals and sage greens.

Ashly made these beautiful escort cards that were hung with miniature clothespins on a wrought iron trellis.

The shabby table centerpieces featured white-washed containers with an eclectic feel.  Small miniature birds, and table numbers created from spools with hand-stitching were the perfect accents.

Each guest took home fabric-wrapped jams with a jute accents.  So cute!

When entertaining, one of my favorite things to do is carry out a theme or look for the table you and your guests will be spending time around enjoying dinner.  I think it’s a nice touch to add to the experience, and you can always send some flowers home with your guests. Here is something I designed for a recent dinner get-together with friends:

With a Spanish menu for the evening, I found this great runner which inspired the color theme for the table.  I loved the pattern, and thought it was a great color combo of complimentary colors.  Because blue and orange are across the color wheel from each other, they are complimentary colors.  I paired the aquamarine blue with the orange tulips and midollino sticks.  If you haven’t seen midollino sticks before, they are super cool!  You can bend them whatever way you’d like, they come in a variety of colors, and they are fun to add some movement & rhythm throughout your design as you see here.

With a modern feel to this centerpiece, I love the test tube vases which suspend from these wired racks.  I also paired this up with some clear glass modern bud vases and tied in the aquamarine color with some decorative crushed glass rocks.  Accents of green jade plant and moss “ground” these floral pieces.  I also added some candles into the mix which is always a fun touch.  Just make sure you choose unscented candles for dinner get togethers, you don’t want a fragrant candle clashing with food scents.

Each of the guests took home a map-wrapped journal with their initial on it.  I am kind of obsessed with maps lately, and I picked these up at a garage sale, so they made the perfect wrapping paper.

Hope you get a few ideas to inspire your next get together with friends!  Add in these extra touches and your guests will feel extra special and have a great time as well!

Is this bouquet not fun?!  The colors were so fun and playful.  I love the deep purple stock with the plum calla lilies, green berzelia accents, magenta stock and purple vanda orchids.  Designed for one of our lovely brides, we had to share this with you all!  Purple has been such a big color over this past year, and I love the pairings of other colors we added in with this…. perfect for Summer!

We hope you all have a fun and safe weekend!  Check back in with us on Monday, we’ll be out delivering beautifulness this weekend!

The internet is so beautiful!  One of our recent clients found us from Southern California and loved our style so much, that she had to have some of our designs for a bridal shower she was hosting in Roseville.  Yes!  We do flowers for bridal showers too! The colors were light to dark pinks with a touch of brown.  We created these simple centerpieces to add a little pop of color to their celebration.  Hope you enjoy!

To tie in the brown, we added a band of double-faced satin ribbon with a detail treatment to finish off the seam.  It’s little details like this that take the design to the next level.

Hope you are having a great week so far!  Check back on Friday for more scrumptious flowers!