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

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!

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!

Faith and Andrew shared an Arden Hills Wedding earlier this year; Faith was such a pleasure to work with and so sweet!  Jaqueline Photography captured the day beautifully, so excited to share these pics with you all!

Their colors were bright green, purple and Faith’s favorite color, pink!   The look they were going for was fun and bright colors.  It turned out really fun & to see more pics, head on over to On The Go Bride where this was featured this week!

Faith loves gerbera daisies, so we used hot pink gerberas, poppy pods, hot pink spray roses, purple stock and purple florigene ‘Moonvistas’ for her bouquet.  She was also looking for a little shimmer in her bouquet, so we added some small detailing within the flowers.

The guest tables consisted of one vase that was colored glass, and three clear vases surrounding the center vase.  Faith wanted a fun and bright wedding, so they chose a teal runner for the tables and berry colored napkins.  These centerpieces were the perfect “pop” of color on these linens!

Faith put together this adorable candy buffet!  I had to share!  This is such a fun way of bringing your colors together and also making a favor station.

So beautiful!

Congratulations Faith & Andrew!  I love this photo Jackie captured!

Red calla lilies, ah yes please!  These are just stunning!  We designed this bouquet for one of our sweet brides this past weekend, and I just love how timeless calla lilies can be.  In red, they are dramatic!

If you love a little rustic mixed with elegance, Laura and Justin’s Taber Ranch wedding is just for you!  With soft, airy flowers in the ivories, yellows & peaches this wedding was so beautiful!  With the most gorgeous handmade touches, we think you’ll enjoy it just as much as we did.

Be sure to check out the full feature on Snippet & Ink’s wedding blog, featured just this week!  Molly Watson Photography captured the day beautifully, be sure to check out her website and gorgeous work as well!

Overlooking the Capay Valley, the ceremony took place atop a hill… breathtaking!

Fresh herbs, garden roses and fragrant flowers were used for the bridal and bridesmaid bouquets.

A traditional chuppah with a birch structure and foliage accents was held by close family members during the ceremony.

The interior of the barn is so charming.  For centerpieces, we used an eclectic mix of metallic containers ranging from silver footed tea pots to antique brass vessels.  Flowers flowed out of the vessels to take on the feel of the surroundings.

Laura, the bride put her personal touch to many of the details, with homemade shortbread and vintage key escort cards.

We hope you loved this little peek at Laura and Justin’s wedding!  Be sure to check it out on Snippet & Ink’s feature!

Get this Look:

Photography: Molly Watson Planner: Lauren Geissler of Downey Street Events Venue: Taber Ranch in Capay, California  Bride’s dress, veil: Atelier des Modistes Bride’s shoes: Miu Miu Hair: Shannon Dean Makeup: Christi Reynolds Makeup Artistry Groom’s suit: Sarar Floral Design: Botanica Floral Designs Officiant: Rabbi Avram Davis Harpist: Ricardo Tan DJ: Sonny Garcia of Fog City Entertainment Catering: Culinary Specialists Cake: Torino Baking Rentals:Celebrations Party Rentals

Whether your wedding taste might be a ballroom look, winery feel or clean and modern, I love it when you OWN IT!  Now what do I mean by that?  I mean, taking each part of your decor into consideration.   The feel your venue has, how that translates into your linens, your favors, your flowers…your overall decor.  The wedding I am sharing today is the perfect example!

Buena Vista Carneros Winery sits tucked back into a valley…as you enter the property, you walk down a tree covered driveway to a beautiful, historic building covered in foliages which creep up the sides of stacked rock.  Inside this structure, you will find the same stacked rock walls, and an open tasting room that leads to a mezzanine level where wedding receptions take place.

After visiting the venue with our clients, the look we had discussed all fit into place.  A rustic, natural feel was our goal, and I think it was the perfect compliment to the surroundings.

Short centerpieces were created in birch covered vases.  Flowers in a green and white color scheme enhanced the indoor and outdoor surroundings.  White hydrangea, green viburnum, hanging amaranthus and tulips were used throughout.

Birch votives were just a finishing touch to tie it all together.

Arrangements were created with a mounding-natural feel.

Tall centerpieces were also accented with a birch treatment to the vase and river rocks placed inside.  With two different heights to the centerpieces, this just helped add a little interest to the room.

Carrying into the personal flowers, the same look was carried out.  Fresh herbs, green ranunculus {which were beautiful}, and scented geranium made this bouquet extra unique!

The flower girl wore this woodsy halo we created from birch, moss and green floral accents.

Along the same look and feel, our ring bearer carried a moss and birch box for the rings.

At the reception we displayed a large manzanita wishing tree where guests filled out wishes for the bride and groom on the tags above and placed them on the tree.

Hopefully you can see how this look all ties together from the personal flowers to the reception look and feel.  Enjoy!

I had to share this super cute idea with you all.  One of my wedding friends, Kristy Huston, with Kristy Huston Photography {as seen here on the blog}, recently was married, and we were able to do her wedding flowers!  Yay!

She was looking for a very handmade accent to the floral pieces we created for her, and came to me with a bunch of fabric yo-yo’s that she had made in her colors.  I was thrilled to finish off the stems of her bouquets, boutonnieres and corsages with a few of these fun accents!

Her bouquet featured garden roses, lisianthus, sweet peas, spray roses and godetia.  Green hanging amaranthus also was added.

A simple jute wrapping adds a nice neutral backdrop for the yo-yo’s to be featured.  Since we really couldn’t bring in the blue colors int he flowers, this was the perfect accent place to do so.  We added fun coordinating pins in pinks and blues as well.

What do you think?  Do you love it?  I think it is just perfect for that handmade touch!

If you are planning a Summer wedding, and want a fun and exciting vibe, you will love this color combo!  There is so much energy that orange, hot pink and lime green give off, and we had so much fun creating these artsy centerpieces and florals.  I hope you enjoy!

Melissa, our bride is such a positive and energetic person, so these colors suited her personality perfectly!  She was looking for something fun, artsy, and just loved the idea of the wheatgrass, moss, fruit accents and fun decorative wiring.

Here, we added a fun touch by curling the decorative or oasis colored wire into little fronds.  Accents of colored pins also add a fun touch.

Melissa’s bridal bouquet was created in the same color tones with hot pink peonies, scented geranium, cymbidium orchids, green hypericum, poppy pods and other fun colors.

The bridesmaids each carried bouquets of the same colors, but a smaller, scaled back version.

Boutonnieres, again another fun look with oasis bullion wiring for the stems, and a bright pop of orange.

I love how each of our clients are unique, each personality is a new design.  We loved creating these for Melissa & Mannie’s wedding, and hope you all enjoyed these Summer colors!

To see another similar color inspiration, see our post on Get Married Event’s Summer Cocktail Lounge featured on our blog.