Galeet & Alon 9.6.09 - a teasing preview

I remember the night that I was up late and emailing Galeet back and forth about the colors of the bridesmaids dresses last October - she came to the brilliant decision of a dark graphite - mainly because she really wanted the flowers to POP against the back drop of the dresses, against the back drop of the ocean. Months of planning, emails, sketches and decisions ensued.

Yesterday - was THE day!!

David Pascolla was so generous and kind to share this photo of Galeet's bouquet with me as a preview of what is to come. Obviously, I can hardly stand it - the waiting, to see what else he caught in his view finder. He is a masterful artist and probably one of the truly nicest people I have ever met. I shall post more images when they are available.

Congratulations Galeet & Alon! Molzotov!

Viva la Autumn

If asked I will exubrantly tell you that my very favorite season of the year is, hands down Fall - or Autumn as I love to refer to it. The reasons are many, the biggest of which is that somehow my biochemicals signal the cooking and reading season. There is simply nothing better to me than a quite evening spent stirring a soup or a hearty pot of yum, then finished in front of the fire, cup of tea and book in hand, fat kitty girl beside me. It feels like harvest, celebration and cozy all rolled up together and after the non stop sun of California all summer long - I welcome the cool and the feeling of calm that fall brings.

Color - is a whole other realm of awesomeness in the fall. The warm and bold colors enhance the whole experience of this time of year. The earthy undertones with a pop of unexpected brilliance is one of my favorite approaches in design.

To that end - I always look forward to the Pantone Color report. I love to see the influences of this report trickle down in catalogs, magazines and then ultimately wedding design. I have attached some tid bits here - but for the full report - check out PANTONE color + fashion and enjoy.

7.04.09 Gema & Oscar

Some of my brides & grooms are so incredibly fabulous that when their wedding is over - I'm really so sad that I won't get to work with them any more - it's sort of like the day after Christmas - all that planning and then in a few hours - it's all over.

Gema & Oscar definitely were that for me. They are both astoundingly gorgeous and come from a proud and beautiful Mexican heritage. We worked hard to incorporate their roots into the flowers and decor of their day through color. They even brought back a bunch of authentic tela vera vases from Mexico for me to you use as one of their centerpiece versions.

Mission de Tolosa San Luis Obispo was the fitting venue for their ceremony, followed by the beautiful back drop of Vina Robles Winery in Paso Robles.

These are a few of my personal pictures of their flowers - they hired one of my favorite photographers - Colleen Rosenthal, and once we get her art work back - we'll post them.

7.11.09 Edna Valley Vineyard

These are a few pics I took at one of our weddings last weekend for Megan and James. These two Ag Majors met at Cal Poly and believe it or not have found jobs in the area are staying here - Congratulations Megan and James!

Centerpieces of scented geranium, pale pink hydrangea, chocolate artichokes and green grapes.

Bouquets of pink hydrangea and white tulips.

Ring Bearer's chocolate silk pillow

Natalie & Carson - Pt. 2

As promised, I am posting some of my favorite photos from Natalie and Carson's wedding which was just featured in Southern California Brides magazine that hit the news stands yesterday. All of these images are from Allyson Magda Photography, who's art continues to inspire long after the wedding is only a memory. Check out her site for more awe and wow factor!

Southern California Bride's Magazine - features one of our weddings

On news stands today, Southern California Bride's magazine features one of our favorite weddings and couples from last fall. Natalie & Carson were absolutely the best - super fun and great ideas. (did I mention I'm in love with their dog Ella, who accompanied them to a couple appointments).

Together they found an amazing sytle balance between ranch rustic and high style. The venue was the historic Santa Margarita Ranch - the dress, Carolina Herrara... you get the picture. The floral elements were robust and romantic; English Garden roses, large dahlias - juxtiposed against descidedly "unarranged" elements like magnolia leaves and fluffy millet (bunny tails).

I must also say that the team of which I was a part was truly a dream team - my thanks and highest recomendations to them: Trumpet Vine Catering, Allyson Magda Photography, Usonia Jazz, Bridal Hair & Makeup, Kramer Entertainment and Accompli Event Coordination. We will post more photos from this unique wedding in the coming days - stay tuned!

6.20.09 Katie & Sam Pt. 1

Thank you to Staci Welch for a sneek peek at some of the beautiful photos from Katie & Sam's wedding. Can't wait to see what else her lenses caught!