brenda and aaron

this wedding took place last july and was shot by the lovely janel conlan of focus photography...the bride knew she wanted a bright, fresh color palette of fuschia, orange and lime green...so we chose florals in varying shades of her theme colors and accented pieces with green ti leaves for a modern feel...

a little rhinestone brooch accented the bride's bouquet of fuschia tulips, roses, gloriosa lilies, lime green coxcomb and cymbidium orchids...bold and LOTS of texture!

lime green kermit mum pomander balls with an orange matte satin ribbon handle...

we draped the ceremony structure in opaque white fabric and tied back the fabric panels with a simple cuff of all green cymbidium orchids...

centerpieces consisted of a trio of vases, each lined inside with green ti leaves and filled with a monobotanical arrangement of one type of theme colored flower (tulips, dahlias, reflexed roses, bells of ireland, etc.)

kiwi green matte satin linens and raspberry napkins provided by wildflower linens...

a wishing tree of chocolate brown manzanita branches held crystal garlands and hand written notes from guests...

the cake was done by great dane bakery...look how sharp those square corners are!

we created a custom apple green dupioni silk cake base, wrapped in a hot pink satin ribbon...

a special thanks to holly schoenke of beau jour events for being such a fab coordinator that day and making everything so easy! you are awesome! :)

all about bridesmaids! - a photo shoot with utterly engaged

when the girls of the super popular online magazine, utterly engaged, told me this next collaboration would be all about bridesmaids i was SO excited!

because after all...poor bridesmaids...why is it that they always get overlooked in the style department? or, if the dress is actually a killer design, it costs $300 or more? we set out to show that bridesmaids CAN have style and it CAN be inexpensive!

photographer extraordinaire, stephanie williams, worked closely with her dear friends over at ruche to come up with some hip, and affordable, dress options for bridesmaids...steph also got some awesome jewelry and accessories donated for the shoot to show that a simple dress can be jazzed up by a unique hair piece or necklace...or in my case, some floral couture that doesn't fall into the "bouquet" category!

i have decided to break this photo shoot into multiple posts, so check back frequently! in the meantime, i will start off by showcasing this adorable blue and white number (which i am tempted to buy myself!)...

sail me to the moon dress - $42.99

and now for the florals...

white and yellow pom pom daisies finished in a cuff of yellow and white gingham ribbon.

a pomander ball of yellow button mums, finished with a navy ribbon handle...

white china mums tied up with varying lengths of white and yellow grosgrain ribbons...

the last of summer's yellow ranunculas...sigh...

a floral "frame" made up of daisies, accented with a yellow grosgrain ribbon...

a little nosegay of billy balls...

we do this a lot for bridal parties wearing the same dress...give them unique bouquets! it allows for each girl to feel that she has her own personality and flair! just be sure to tie them all together with a color scheme or a texture, so that the look is consistent and not messy...