Beachcomber Wedding, July 1, 2011

Here are a few pictures I wanted to share of a wedding I did last weekend at the Beachcomber in Newport Coast. This is a beautiful spot where you can get married right on the sand. http://www.thebeachcombercafe.com/_crystalcove/index.aspx

This bridal bouquet was very unique and had many flowers in it including lavender hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, antique spray roses, love in the mist (cute little blue flower), white tweedia, sage (the bride is a chef so she wanted to include some herbs in her bouquet), dusty miller, bunny tail grass, lavender, and succulents. The bouquet was hand-tied with lace and twine accents and also had family photos and a vintage brooch. We used mason jars, filled with flowers and hanging from twine, on the chairs down the aisle. The flowers included sage, hydrangea, blue thistle, lavender, bunny tail grass, and honeydrippers.

Vintage Shabby Chic Wedding~ June 18, 2011

Just wanted to share some photos and details of one of my favorite weddings I did this spring. I loved Brianna's theme and color palette of ivory, blush, and a Tiffany blue accent. She even rented vintage furniture! Every arrangement was unique in its own way and we used different containers for all the centerpieces and cocktail arrangements including birdcages, tins containers, mason jars, wood boxes, watering cans, etc. We used a wide variety of flowers including peonies, garden roses, dahlias, roses, hydrangea, parrot tulips, stock flower, lisianthus, queen anns lace, chocolate geranium, dusty miller, succulents and ivy.

The venue was also awesome! They just started having weddings here and the grounds are beautiful and perfect for a wedding. Its actually a business where they sell boulders and stones for landscaping, but it is great for an outdoor wedding. The landscape includes koi fish ponds, bridges, waterfalls, palm trees, outdoor fireplaces, and large grass areas. (http://www.southwestboulder.com/, Fallbrook, CA)

                                                   

Laguna Beach Weddings, March and April

Here are some photos from some weddings that I have done over the past couple of weeks. The first wedding, March 25, 2011, took place at The Pacific Edge Villa in Laguna Beach. They just recently remodeled this venue and it turned out beautiful. One of my favorite aspects of this venue is how close you are to the beach and ocean.

The bride wanted a clean, tropical beachy feel. The flowers and elements that we used included calla lilies, hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, dendrobium orchids, white lisianthus, various tropical leaves and beach glass. Here are a few photos of the flowers:

The other wedding took place this last weekend on April 9, 2011. It was held at the bride's home in Laguna Beach. The house is set up in the hills with amazing ocean and canyon views. She wanted to incorporate succulents (one of my faves :), sandblasted grapewood and manzanita, and ivory and blush colored flowers. The flowers we used were hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, gardenias rannunculus, ivory roses, Sahara roses, and dusty miller. Here are some photos from the wedding:

Rustic Wedding~ Padua Hills Theater, Claremont (1-8-2011)

Here are some photos and a link to the photographers blog from a wedding I did back on January 8th, 2011. Missy wanted her flowers to be rustic. Some of the flowers and elements we used were sunflowers (with petals removed), black mini calla lilies, Brazilian berries, bolsa wood flowers, artichokes, succulents Manzanita branches, burlap, and even leather accents on the bouquets and boutonnieres. I love how unique this wedding is and the images from the photographer are beautiful and really capture all the elements of this wedding...

Photography: LOGAN COLE: http://www.logancoleblog.com/padua-hills-theater-wedding-missy-david/

         

Ritz Carlton Wedding~ January 15th, 2011

Just wanted to share some photos from a wedding I did 2 weekends ago at The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Mikele came to me and wanted very rich colors: burgundies and reds, with accents of pewter and greys for the linens and other decor. I love how the reds stand out against the more neutral pewter; it really makes the flower pop! We used Black Magic roses, black and red mini calla lilies, cymbidium orchids, james storie orchids, mokara orchids, and touches of crystals and rhinestones :). My favorite things were her bouquet and the pomander ball for the flower girl.

Anemones and Lace

Just picked up some anemones the other day at the mart and made some sample wedding flowers. Anemones are one of my favorite bulb flowers and I love the varieties that they come in (purples, whites with black centers, blues, reds, pinks, etc). I usually start seeing aneomes at the mart around the middle of fall and they usually last until middle of May. I also incorporated some lace and a brooch in the bouquet and centerpiece (thought it added a nice vintage touch :)

Flowers used: Hydrangea, scabiosa, ivory spray roses, dusty miller, anemones, succulents

Laguna Beach Private Residence Wedding~ November 20, 2010

Molly Snelson of Mathieu Photography just sent me a link to their blog which features photos of a wedding that I did back in November. Their photos are beautiful and really capture the rich colors in the flowers. I love the color palette and flowers that the bride, Maureen, wanted to use...Peach garden roses, orange rannunuclus, leonida roses, versilia peach roses, and olive branch accents.

http://mathieuphoto.com/blog/2011/01/tim-maureen-pt2.html