If your heart goes pitter-patter at the sight of anything vintage… as mine does… then you are going to be so excited to know that Archive Vintage Rentals has finally arrived here in Northern California!  I am thrilled to have been asked to join the team, and will be representing their amazing inventory here in the Northern California region.  From San Luis Obipso to Fresno, to Tahoe, to the San Francisco Bay, and Napa-Sonoma, we have all your vintage wedding needs and styling!  Unique statement furniture pieces such as sofas and settees, seating & table top pieces for up to 300+ guests… what’s a vintage bride not to love?

Here is just a few samples of our inventory, and what we have to offer:

Large furniture pieces for vignettes, vintage dessert tables, cake table accent pieces.

Vintage chandeliers to hang for your ceremony, from a tree, or over a focal table.  I love this one, but we have so many to choose from!

Vintage suitcases for rent and props to add to guest book tables.

Vintage window escort card displays.

Chairs to seat up to 300+ guests.  We love the eclectic look!  We also have church pews for outdoor ceremonies… so beautiful!

From tables, to chairs, to tabletop, we’ve got it all, and doesn’t it look beautiful!

A variety of tin cans, milk glass, silver pieces, & colored glass that can all be used as floral vessels and accent pieces.

And yes, we’ll even rent you an airstream!

If you are interested in discussing how we can help connect you with all of these beauties, give us a ring at 916-673-8650.  Not only will we help you select the perfect pieces, design a cocktail lounge area, but we can also come to your wedding and style it all for you as well!

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

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!

I just love inspiration boards!  Not only do I use them as a designer, but for brides, there are many, many positives to using them!

I think it is the best way of sharing and bringing together all of your wedding ideas and thoughts into one central location.  Not only will it help keep you on track of your overall vision, but it will help you share with your vendors the overall look you want.  You can create one for invitations, one for flowers, cakes, etc.  Photos are just such a great way of communicating what you are looking for.

Here’s one I recently pulled together:

I think you can see the idea here with purple and metallics being the main thread throughout.

A great resource I love to use is Style Me Pretty’s Inspiration Board Creation center.  It is really quick to set-up an account, and you can create an inspiration board in minutes, either uploading your own images, and or using images from their database.

It’s a lot of fun, and you can get some great ideas!

Hope you enjoy this helpful tip!  So, are you a bride?  Do you already use inspiration boards?  Are you considering?  If you create one, send one on over to me, and it just might get published here on the blog!

This beautiful Sacramento wedding was held last June at The Flower Farm Inn in Loomis, California.  I love the Flower Farm Inn for a number of reasons: the luscious garden, beautiful barn, and free-range chickens!  Yes!

Shauna and Wagner were married at The Flower Farm Inn, and what a delight it was to design their gorgeous dusty pink and garden-feeling florals.  A special thanks to Maurice Ramirez Photography for providing some lovely images to share with you all.  If you haven’t checked out his website already, his work is amazing!

Alison with Alison Ulshoffer Events coordinated the day for a smooth and seamless day!

Gorgeous pink peonies, anemones, antique green hydrangeas.. ahhh, so beautiful!

I thought this was such a sweet photograph.  The flower head wreath she is wearing was created with roses and antique hydrangeas, the perfect match to her champagne colored dress.

The men wore pink cymbidium orchid boutonnieres.

Detailing treatment on the stems with rhinestone accents.  The peonies used here were stunning!

The bridesmaid bouquets were created with a soft look.  I love the combinations of pink and ivory as well as the soft, romantic florals we used to create these.

The arch at Flower Farm Inn was decorated with hanging amaranthus and lush florals for a beautiful backdrop for the ceremony.

Kissing balls lined the aisle for the ceremony site.

For the guest tables, a simple grouping of peonies surrounded by vintage glasses with peonies inside were used for centerpieces.  Sometimes simplicity speaks volumes.

Finally,  I had to leave you all with this gorgeous image!  Congratulations Shauna and Wagner!

Hopefully you enjoyed this lovely garden-inspired peony wedding.  As the weather continues to warm up, I look forward to more weddings like this around the corner!

Get The Look:

Photography: Maurice Ramirez Photography

Coordinator:  Alison Ulshoffer Events

Catering:  All Seasons All Reasons

Today, I am so excited to share Elizabeth and Justin’s wedding at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, CA!  Elizabeth’s wedding day style was sophisticated with soft tones, accents of succulents and romance!  The florals featured soft ivories with accents of greens and touches of blush pink.

Jen and Chris of Jen Stewart Photography photographed this wedding, and I was so excited to finally get to work with them!  The pictures are so beautiful!

Elizabeth’s bouquet was so romantic with white florals and accents of small green succulents and tulips.

The gentlemen wore succulent boutonnieres that were quite fun!  You can check a closer image on our FB Business page here.

Such a beautiful picture!

The ceremony took place in the Terrace room.  We placed petals on the outer edges of the aisle and had two displays of florals on either side of the bride and groom.

The reception was held in the Terrace Room at the Citizen Hotel as well, and featured tall and short centerpieces.  White hydrangea centerpieces with blush pink ranunculus, roses and green hanging amaranthus were a beautiful touch in the space!

Get this look:

Venue & Catering: The Citizen Hotel

Photography: Jen Stewart Photography

Day of Coordination: Caitlin Zick 916.949.6501

Hair Stylist: Shannon Ertel

Make-Up: Jen Craig

DJ & Lighting: Joe Kalamaras with SJ’s Disc Jockey

Bridal Gown: Bella Donna Bridal Boutique

Linens: Mimi & Company

Florals: Botanica Floral Designs